Aims: To characterize the various clinical presentations of TB diagnosed in HIV/AIDS patients in the post-conflict Northern Uganda. Study Design and Setting: A prospective cohort study was conducted on 320 TB/HIV/AIDS co-infected patients at St. Mary’s Hospital, Lacor which is a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12191
This study examined socio demographic predictors of different forms of environmental attitudes (ecocentrism, anthropocentrism, and environmental apathy) among students from a variety of academic fields at a liberal arts institution. Apathy toward the environment was predicted by...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12152
Luis Felipe Cesar Bolognesi, Felipe Azevedo Borges, José Luiz Ferreira Cinman, Rosângela Gonçalves da Silva, André Gonzaga dos Santos & Rondinelli Donizetti Herculano·Chemical Science International Journal·2014
In order to create a new sustained drug delivery system applied for tissue regeneration, this study beget a natural rubber latex (NRL) film with Casearia sylvestris extract and ciprofloxacin. Manipulated from the biomaterial latex obtained by the rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, t...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/12263
In order to improve the mechanical properties of acrylic films, Poly methyl-methacrylate (PMMA)/Aluminum oxide (Al2O3) films are prepared following solution casting technique. The mechanical behavior of prepared films has been analyzed by employing Ultrasonic Pulse Echo method. T...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/12031
The corrosion inhibition of carbon steel in petroleum environment by ethanolic extract of pumpkin peels has been studied in relation to three concentrations of the inhibitor include 3, 5 and 7mL/L at four temperatures over the range 50–80°C using electrochemical measurements (ope...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/12594
The current study was carried out to compare the external leaf structure of tissue culture-derived and conventionally-propagated Cocoyam [Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L) Schott] plantlets and to develop an efficient acclimatization protocol for these plantlets. Acclimatization studi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10379
The study examined the determinants of fluted pumpkin production and profitability in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Data collected through a multi-stage sampling technique from a sample of 60 respondents in the 2013 planting season were analyzed using the profit function, gross margi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10738
The present study was undertaken for adaptability and sustainability of sweet potato with respect to climate change in Odisha, India. Climate change contributed to erratic rainfall pattern, shift of sowing and harvesting period of crops, incidence of diseases/pests in crops. So,...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10224
This paper investigated the arable crop farmers’ perception of youth roles in agricultural innovation management system in farming communities of Osun State. Specifically, problems militating against the effective participation of youths in innovation management system among the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11608
This study was conducted during 2012 and 2013 season to investigate the effect of IBA on rooting of citron stem cuttings (Citrus medica Linnaeus) Corsian cultivar. The cutting referred to the location from which it was taken (tip, medial and bottom). Cuttings were taken and expos...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10973
Aim: The analysis of efficiency of resources used in value addition to cassava and enterprise economic efficiency for the two products obtained from cassava processing: gari and fufu. Study Design: Structured questionnaires were used to obtain the required information from the ma...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12018
In Vivo Safety Assessment of the Plant Growth-Promoting Rhizobacterium Bacillus cereus RS87 and Rhizo-product Aims: To assess the acute toxicity and skin irritation potential of a rhizobacterium Bacillus cereus RS87 and the rhizo-product in rats and rabbits. Study Design: Adult...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/13507
International labor migration as determinant of the current stage of world economy progress, as a symbol of labor market globalization and industrial relations universalization has been actively studied by representatives of different scientific schools and directions of economic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12601
The study investigated the factors influencing the use of poultry droppings by female farmers in Anantiga vegetable site, Calabar-South Local Government area of Cross River State, Nigeria. A two stage sampling technique was used to select sixty female vegetable farmers for the st...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/12602
In this research, desertification hazard has been analyzed by resilience range over eastern north of Iran. In this research was assumed that resilience of ecosystem refers to inherent properties of ecosystem. Soil erodibility, rainfall erosivity, topography and land cover- a refl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2014/12353