Radiation defect formation processes in silicon crystals for the cases when concentrations of electrical non-active impurities (oxygen, carbon) prevail over main impurities determining silicon conductivity, are being covered in this paper. The role of interstitial atoms and vacan...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/11458
Examination, an integral part of the teaching and learning process, has been used for ages as a means of ascertaining the status of achievement of individual learners. However, for some time now, some individuals have avoided the rigours of study and instead depended on fraudulen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/11162
The development of the oral proficiency of EFL learners is facilitated when conversation textbooks contain two key features: contextualization and realism. The seven critical guidelines for the selection of such textbooks are the students' backgrounds, meaningful activities, cult...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/11920
Aim: To evaluate the in vitro antioxidant potential and total phenolic contents of the methanolic extract of Swertia chirata. Place and Duration: Department of Botany, Dr. H. S. Gour University (HSGVV), Sagar, between February 2010 to July 2010. Methodology: The plant material (a...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8933
Aims: The present studies were initiated to develop a cost effective protocol for micropropagation, as a mean for conservation of medicinal plant- Tylophora indica (Burm f.) Merill. The plant is threatened and needs immediate conservation, therefore, the study was undertaken with...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10801
The aim of this work is to study a class of problems for continuum models in mechanics. We construct the MAC model for the parabolic equation which could include the physical solution appying Newton’s law of cooling. A notion of a generalized solution is introduced. We apply Gale...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/11716
It is reported that 0.4 to 0.8% of the world’s population suffers from epilepsy. About 30% of epileptic patients are intractable. Controlling their seizures is very important for society because many patients can participate in gainful employment. In this case study we report how...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2014/12011
O. Akintunde Olajumoke, I. Ayolabi Christianah, I. Opara Morrison, A. Akanmu Sulaimon, S. Bamiro Babajide, A. Adeleye Isaac, O. Adeoye Grace & T. Seriki Abiodun·International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health·2014
Abstracts Background/Aims: Opportunistic infections such as Cytomegalovirus (CMV) and Rubella virus that pose no threat to healthy individuals can be life threatening in those with impaired immune systems. The aim of this study was to determine the sero-prevalence of human Cy...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/10465
Knowledge, and its application, is perceived as one of the key sources of competitiveness and growth in the global economy. In actuality, all kinds of intangible resources available to a country or region can offer a relative advantage and, in combination with others, yield futur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/8543
The major purpose of this study is to critically examine decision theory with a view to identifying and evaluating its relevance to real estate development decisions. The theoretical research approach was adopted for this study. The study revealed that real estate development inv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5574
This paper assessed the comparative advantage of walnut production in Iran and determined that how far the current set of policies is consistent with the comparative advantage. The domestic resource cost (DRC) has been applied. DRC method relies on production cost data to compare...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9896
The purpose of this study is to examine the perception of commercial property occupiers’ towards their lease structures, terms and duration (LSTD) in Ede, Nigeria. Questionnaire survey was carried out to elicit for information from the occupiers’ in the study area. The targeted p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/5575
Aims: Recent investigations correlated early menarche to cardiovascular risk factors in adulthood, whereas others underlined relationship of menarcheal age to body mass index (BMI) and dysmetabolic conditions. Our aim was to assess whether early menarche could indicate an increas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7006
Background: Oxidized low-density lipoprotein (OX-LDL) is believed to be a key trigger factor in the genesis of atherosclerosis. It has been postulated that it can activate inflammatory mediators such as high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP), interleukin 6 (IL6), and tumour n...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2014/11341
Aims: A series of N,1-diphenyl-1,4-dihydrothiochromeno[4,3-c]pyrazole-3-carboxamide 5,5-dioxide derivatives (6a-m) were synthesized and evaluated for anticancer, antibacterial, and antifungal activity. Methodology: Reaction of 2,3-dihydro-4H-thiochromen-4-one 1,1-dioxide 2 with d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6155