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Health Status of Spring Barley Grown on Alfisol as Affected by Catch Crop

Grzegorz LemaÅ„czyk & Edward Wilczewski · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of field pea grown as a catch crop and used for green manure on the health of spring barley grown in cereal crop rotation. Study Design: The experiment was carried out in the randomized block design with four replications. Pl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/10416

Incidence of Lasiodiplodia theobromae and other Fungi in Kolanuts (Cola nitida and Cola acuminata) in Nigeria

Sunday O. Agbeniyi · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aim: A study was conducted to determine the frequency of occurrence of fungi associated with kolanuts (Cola nitida and Cola acuminata) at processing and storage. Methodology: Healthy and infected kolanuts (Cola nitida and Cola. acuminata) collected randomly during processing and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/11180

Potential of Azadirachtin and Neem (Azadirachta indica) Based Saponins as Biopesticides for In vitro Insect Pests Cellulase (Beta-1,4-Endoglucanase) Enzyme Inhibition and In vivo Repellency on Tribolium castaneum

Amtul Jamil Sami & A. R. Shakoori · Biotechnology Journal International · 2014

Aims: The work was undertaken to identify the role of Neem derived compounds (saponins and azadirachtin) on the digestive cellulose hydrolyzing enzyme activity of red flour beetle   (T. castaneum), rice grasshopper (Oxya chinensis) and red pumpkin beetle (Aulacophora foveicolis)....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BBJ/2014/6903

Dietary Intake and Health Risk Assessment of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers in the Netherlands Based on Data Collected in 2004 and 2008

M. J. Zeilmaker, B. G. H. Bokkers, J. D. TE Biesebeek, M. J. B. Mengelers & C. W. Noorlander · European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety · 2014

Brominated flame retardants, like polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs), are environmental contaminants which have entered the human food chain. In this context the concentrations of several PBDEs were measured in food items commonly available in the Netherlands in 2004 and 2008...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6756

Heat Transfer Aspects on Rotating MHD Two-phase Convective Flow through an Inclined Channel in the Presence of Electric Field

P. Sri Ramachandra Murty & G. Balaji Prakash · Physical Science International Journal · 2014

Steady, laminar, incompressible and fully developed fluid flow of two immiscible electrically conducting fluids between two infinite inclined parallel plates has been studied when the two plates are maintained at different constant temperatures T_w1 and T_w2. A constant magnetic...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2014/11471

Improvement Germination and Conversion of Somatic Embryos and Production of Normal Plantlets in Ferula Assa-foetida L. (A Rare Medicinal Plant)

Shirin Roozbeh & Mahmoud Otroshy · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2014

Secondary somatic embryogenesis leads to the formation of abnormal somatic embryos and produces abnormal seedlings. Normal plants are difficult to obtain from these embryos, due to the asynchronous maturation of the embryogenic tissues and low germination and conversion rates. Th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2014/10215

Cardiac Arrest Following Inadvertent Intravenous Administration of an Oral Antiacid: Hydrotalcite

Süleyman Ersoy, Fevzi Yilmaz, Bedriye Müge Sönmez, Murat Ongar, Miray Ozlem & Ebru Can · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Emergency department overcrowding combined with shortage of experienced and knowledgeable healthcare staff may lead to fatal, albeit rare, malpractice cases in developing countries. We report herein a patient with cardiac arrest as a result of inadvertent intravenous injection of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12509

Home Management of Diarrhoea by Caregivers Presenting at the Diarrhoea Training Unit of a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Nigeria

Boma A. N. Okoh & Balafama A. Alex–Hart · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Diarrhoea is a leading cause of under – five morbidity and mortality. Diarrhoea deaths can be prevented by adequate case management of diarrhoeal episodes in children. With majority of cases being treated initially or completely in the home and community, the level of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11340

A Case of Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome Superimposed on Behcet’s Disease

T. Sakaci, E. Ahbap, M. Toprak, M. Sevinc, T. Basturk, Y. Koc, S. Akpinar, A. Ozagari, Y. C. Koksal, E. Kara, C. Akgol, Z. Atan Ucar, T. Sahutoglu, F. Bayraktar Caglayan & A. Unsal · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2014

Behcet’s disease is a disorder that involves oral aphthous with genital ulcer, skin lesions, gastrointestinal, vascular, neurological diseases and systemic symptoms such as arthritis. Thrombophilia and vasculitis which may involve any vessel play a role in pathogenesis. aHUS is a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11938

Giant Hydronephrosis Containing Eighteen Liters of Fluid in a Child: A Case Report

Sani Ali Aji, Sani Usman Alhassan, Sharfuddeen Abbas Mashi & Muzzammil Abdullahi · International Journal of Medical and Pharmaceutical Case Reports · 2014

Giant hydronephrosis is defined as the accumulation of more than 1L of fluid in the collecting system of the kidney. We present a case of giant hydronephrosis containing 18 L of fluid in a 13- year- old girl resulting from neglected PUJ obstruction. She had a single stage nephrec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/11826

Shock Transmission between Export Expansion and Technological Change in Developing Economies: Evidence from Nigeria

Ayeni Raphael Kolade · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Nigeria export earnings especially from oil, makes up over 25% of its GDP and over 90% of its annual budget. This makes the economy an attractive case study in the field of trade. This study investigated the short-run shock transmission and long-run multiplier analyses between ex...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9510

Acute Toxicity of Chloroform Extract of Artemisia macivera Linn in Swiss Albino Mice

A. C. Ene, S. E. Atawodi & M. Y. Fatihu · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2014

The acute toxicity of chloroform extract of Artemisia maciverae Linn was studied in Swiss albino mice. The mice were randomly distributed into four groups of three animals each. The groups were respectively administered both intraperitoneally and orally chloroform extract of Arte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJPR/2014/7865

Development of a Validated HPLC Method for the Estimation of Metformin HCl and Propranolol HCl

Venkata Srikanth Meka, Janaki Ram Battu, Senthil Rajan Dharmalingam, Adinarayana Gorajana & Venkata Ramana Murthy Kolapalli · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2014

The present investigation targets to develop a simple, specific, sensitive and accurate reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method in human plasma for the estimation of metformin HCl and propranolol HCl from bulk drug and also from the marketed product...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJPR/2014/10826

Salt Leaching in Sulphatic Soils of Palomas, San Luis Potosí, Mexico

E. I. Sánchez Bernal, M. A. Camacho Escobar, N. Y. Ávila Serrano, A. Can Chulim & H. M. Ortega Escobar · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

The aim of this study was to evaluate the initial salinity and the type and amount of salt evacuated from soils of palomas, san luispotosí in a leaching process. These soils present primary and secondary salinization problems, induced by irrigation which affects their productive...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/11847

Addition of Clidinium-C to the 14-Day Proton Pump Inhibitor Based Triple Therapy for Helicobacter pylori Eradication

Mohammadreza Seyyedmajidi, Saba Homapoor, Elahe Zanganeh, Mohammad Dadjou, Shahab Eskandari Nejad, Mohammad Hadi Tajik Galayeri, Tajik Galayeri & Jamshid Vafaeimanesh · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: To assess the effect of clidinium-C on H. pylori eradication with a triple therapy including omeprazole, clarithromycin and amoxicillin (OCA) in patients with peptic ulcer disease (PUD). Also, to investigate the efficacy and safety of clidinium-C in prevention of drugs' sid...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/11357