Aims: To determine the effect of cooking on proximate, phytochemical constituents and their changes in hematological parameters. Study Design: Determination of proximate and quantitative phytochemical constituents of the cooked and raw T. conophorum (CTC and RTC respectively) nut...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11352
It is well-known that coronary artery disease (CAD) is the most cause of death in all over the world and generally been considered as a disease of elderly people and occasionally middle-aged men. Emerging data displays an important sex-based difference in CAD. Therefore CAD in th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11912
We present the case of a 6-week-old male infant with Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) in which DonnatalTM (phenobarbital, hyoscyamine, atropine, hyoscine) Elixir was used as an adjunct therapy. The infant was born to a mother taking 130mg of methadone per day since conception....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12419
Background: Genetic backgrounds play an important role in susceptibility to and protection against Guillain Barré Syndrome. Certain human leukocyte antigens have been found to be associated with Guillain Barré Syndrome. Aim of Study: This study aimed to study the relationship bet...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10283
Aims: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prevalence of falls among older people with plantar changes in order to preserve their autonomy and independence. Study Design: A cross-sectional, descriptive, analytical study was conducted based on a sample of elderly people....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10882
Aims: The prevalence of syphilis has been reported to be on the increase worldwide as a result of the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Maternal syphilis puts the fetus at risk of congenital syphilis with the attendant health risks including intrauterine death. This study was carried out to det...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11242
There has been an increased advocacy on food legume cultivation as an economical and sustainable means of soil fertilization due to the inherent problems of inorganic fertilizers such as unavailability, high cost, environmental hazards and soil degradation. This study was therefo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6506
The study sought to determine the effects of factory labour costs on annual returns to tea growers in Kenya. A case study design was adopted and data was collected through questionnaires. The research was conducted between September 2013 and March 2014. Descriptive and inferentia...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11538
To implement a farm of computer system which compiles source programs using the computers connected in the farm. A build farm can be defined as a set of computers (distributed systems) that work together to compile software. Distributed Compiling is a special type of compiling ac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/10885
Soya beans are an important cash-crop, grown worldwide because of their use as a raw material in various industries involved in the production of sauces, mayonnaises, chocolates, baby-food, bakery, etc. Soya bean products are not only consumed by humans, but by pets too. They are...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/11973
Aim: This study aims to understand the distribution of Pomacea spp. in various rice fields of Peninsular Malaysia. Place and Duration of study: The study was conducted at twenty five rice fields from five states in Peninsular Malaysia (Selangor, Perak, Penang, Kedah and Kelantan)...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11398
Cranberries are small, dark red fruits that are widely consumed as juice. Nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is a condition that may progress to end-stage liver disease. Rats were classified into four groups as follows: normal control group, NASH rats fed high fat diet, nonalcoh...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6492
Aim: This study examined food crop farmers’ supply responsiveness to selected price and non-price variables. Study Design: Cross-sectional design Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Ejura Sekyeredumasi District in the Ashanti Region of Ghana and data was col...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11238
Enterococcus faecalis possesses the unique properties such as production of serine protease and specific gene Ace, which aid in binding to extra cellular matrix protein like collagen, aggregation substances that help E. faecalis adhesion to recipient bacteria; helps to form biofi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/12027
Aim: This study was designed to investigate the possible curative effect of Rhodotorula glutinis (R. glutinis) and its two mutants (Col-1R1 and Col-1R3) against hepatorenal toxicity induced by ochratoxin (OA) in rat. Methods: The strains of yeast Col- 1R1 and Col- 1R3 have been g...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10805