Objective of the Study: Evaluate changes in Pre ejection period (PEP) and left ventricular ejection time (LVET) during head up tilt (HUT). Methods: Twenty healthy male subjects were involved in this study, with mean age 29.3±5 years, mean body mass index (BMI) 21.3±0.2Kg/m2. Meas...
Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench), though ranked as the third most important staple food crop in Kenya, farmers still experience periodic crop failure and this is a threat to food and income security. This paper attempts to find the underlying factors responsible for low produc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/12107
Potentials of two indigenous plants powder derived from Acmella oleracea, Linn and Lantana camara, Linn were evaluated in the laboratory at ambient temperature and relative humidity (28±20C; 75±5% RH) for the control of stored maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch). Powders ob...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10475
Aims: The paper presents the development of mathematical model for the spectrophotometric determination of BOD along with its validation and an illustrative example of its application for sewage water treatment plant.Place and Duration of Study: The concept of determination of BO...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12372
One of the important problems in the human life is obtaining clean energy and a good candidate for this demand is proton-Boron (P-11B) fusion reaction. Hydrogen-boron fuel generates nearly all its energy in the form of charged particles, not neutrons, thus minimizing or eliminati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9678
As a result of the negative impact of transportation emissions from locomotives, trucks, passenger cars and others on the environment, people’s health as well as animals, plants and buildings, there is need to turn to a more environmental friendly fuel for the transport system On...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12193
Aim: The economic analysis of post harvest losses incurable in value addition to banana/plantain ‘due to space’ in the two major production and consumption centres in Nigeria. Study Design: Structured questionnaires were used to obtain the required information from the banana/pla...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11969
The purpose of this study is to investigate the shear strength and stiffness characteristics of high plasticity offshore clay. A series of undrained monotonic triaxial compression and direct simple shear tests was conducted on reconstituted saturated offshore clay specimens. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12135
Standard soil survey was carried out in Western Kenya to establish representative research sites on the basis of landforms and other physiographic attributes. Soil profiles were characterized at Emalomba (Nambale District) designated (EMA-P1) and at Bukhalalire (Butula District)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/11880
Among the various soil erosion processes threatening sustainable agriculture, soil losses due to root, tuber and bulb harvesting are poorly documented, particularly in tropical environments. A study was thus conducted in two villages with contrasting agro-ecological conditions on...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12479
Studies on Immobilization of Cutinases from Thermobifida fusca on Glutaraldehyde Activated Chitosan Beads Aims: To evaluate and optimize the activity and stability performance of two recombinant cutinases of Thermobifida fusca, Cut1 and Cut2 on glutaraldehyde activated chitosan...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/12558
Physicochemical, Trace Metal Analysis and Fatty Acid Profile of Python regius Fat Physicochemical properties, metal analysis and fatty acid profile were carried out on Python regius fat with a view to ascertaining the immense therapeutic claim by traditional medical practitioners...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11677
J. M. A. Hannan, O. O. Ojo, L. Ali, B. Rokeya, J. Khaleque, M. Akhter, P. R. Flatt & Y. H. A. Abdel-Wahab·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aim: This study investigated mechanisms by which O. sanctum leaf extracts ameliorate hyperglycaemia using animal and cellular models of diabetes. Place and Duration of Study: Diabetes Research Laboratory, University of Ulster, Coleraine, United Kingdom and Research Division, BIR...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/11840
Aims: This study assessed the neuroprotective effect of the aqueous extract of Garcinia kola on monosodium glutamate- induced toxicity in the cerebellar cortex of adult Wistar rats. Study Design: Twenty-five adult Wistar rats were randomly assigned into five groups (n=5): A, B, C...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/4499
A new dielectric material, barium neodymium titanate (BNT) ceramic can provide good thermal and frequency stability on the dielectric properties. The synthesis of BNT ceramics with x=0.15 and 0.25 was carried out using wet solid state method. The ceramics were characterized by X-...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/12908