Glaucoma constitutes the major burden of irreversible blindness worldwide as of today. All the modalities of treatment are focussed on lowering intraocular pressure (IOP), from medical to surgical. With the advent of new drugs, drug compliance has increased among the patients but...
Background: Gram negative bacteria accounts for significant proportion of hospital and community associated infections responsible for significant proportion of hospital admission, and associated increased level of antibiotic resistance pattern. Based on this information, we retr...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/9302
Aims: This study evaluated nutritional parameters for optimum methionine production Study Design: Methionine was assayed using the colorimetric method of Greenstein and Wintz (1961). Place and Duration of Study: Department of Applied Microbiology and Brewing, Nnamdi Azikiwe Unive...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/2444
Aim of the Study: This study aimed to highlight the barriers in Asthma and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) management in Pakistan. Place and Duration of Study: Primary health care facilities (18 in total) of rural areas in Punjab province, conducted on January 2014....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11900
The removal kinetics and mechanism of alizarin red-s dye, adsorptions on coconut shell activated carbon [CSAC] is studied. The use of low cost ecofriendly adsorbent has been investigated as an ideal alternative to the current expensive methods of removing the dye from aqueous sol...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8005
The aim of this study was to determine the levels of twelve elements (Ca, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, K, Mg, Mn, Na, Ni Pb and Zn) in samples of palm oil (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) from eight (8) towns in Abia State, South-eastern Nigeria. Samples were collected from markets in 8 towns in Jan...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11428
Aims: Religious beliefs can help the patients with cancer to cope with the physical and mental sufferings following diagnosis and treatment of the disease. The present study aimed to investigate the effect of cancer on the patients’ religious beliefs. Study Design: Descriptive cr...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7477
The first measure one usually comes into contact with in undergraduate mathematical studies is the Lebesgue measure and seeing how it is applied to the Lebesgue integral to extend considerably the Riemann integral, it doesn’t take very much else to arouse one’s interest in the st...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/10668
Aims: The study determined the effects of Jigsaw and Students’ Team Achievement Division (STAD) cooperative learning strategies on the achievements of secondary school biology students. Study Design: The research adopted the non randomized, pretest – posttest control group quasi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/9765
The purpose of this study is to perform preliminary weighing of the consequences of integration of these Central-Eastern European countries which, during the years 2004 and 2007, became members of the European Union. The elements considered in the analysis included changes observ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/10389
Aims: Vitamin B12 deficiency causes an increase in homocysteine levels which is associated with inflammatory conditions. Mean platelet volume (MPV) and red cell distribution width (RDW) are also associated with inflammation. Therefore, we aimed to compare hematological parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12040
Aim: To determine indices of insulin sensitivity and oral disposition index (DIo) derived from 30 min of glucose challenge in adults with sickle cell anaemia; a group in whom there is chronic inflammation. Study Design: Case-controlled study. Place of Study: Department of Chemica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11054
Contraceptive prevalence in Cambodia is relatively low, while maternal mortality, newborn mortality, and projected rates of abortion are high. Fears of side effects and health concerns appear to be the leading reasons for non-use of modern contraceptive methods. Data on contracep...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10908
Background: antiretroviral therapy has changed the outlook of AIDS. However, identifying factors that will strengthen its maintenance is vital to treatment success. Advocacy is growing on the need for close attention to immunological progress, prevention of excessive body weight...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11184
The need to promote and sustain a virile economy has continued to be a major concern of most governments worldwide, including Nigeria. The reason for this is not farfetched. For instance, a developed economy offers prospects for increased employment, greater efficiency and improv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/11091