Md. Khairul Bashar, Mohammed Ibrahim, Irin Sultana, Md. Imran Hossain, Zakya Tasneem, Md. Ruhul Kuddus, Ridwan Bin Rashid & Mohammad Abdur Rashid·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aims: The aim of the current study was to undertake phytochemical screenings and evaluate antipyretic, analgesic and anti-inflammatory activities of the methanol extract of whole plant of Vernonia cinerea Less. (VCME). Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out for on...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10050
C. Chin, M. L. Veisaga, H. A. Priestap, T. Commock, K. Campbell, B. Jestrow, J. Francisco-Ortega & M. A. Barbieri·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aim: Rubiaceae is one of the largest families of plants and it includes the Jamaican genus Portlandia. This family has been used in several ethnomedicinal practices. Thus, in this study we investigated whether extracts of two species of Portlandia affect In vitro proliferation of...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10250
Monitoring and evalution of exotherms as temperature rises were investigated using various foam formulations from two types of polyols with variations in blow indices as volume of water added. It was observed that exotherms increase linearly with blow index. The results also sh...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11361
Commercial kaolin (Al2Si2O5(OH)4), a clay mineral obtained on the Upper Plateau (Jos, Central Nigeria) was characterized for physical properties such as moisture content (= 1.30%), sieved particle size (= 150µm) and (Apparent Bulk Density (= 0.40g/cm3) and compared to CaCO3, a r...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/11156
Aims: Menopause is associated with a myriad of chronic health risks. This study assessed the Cardiovascular Disease (CVD) risk profile of post-menopausal women from a semi-urban community in Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Ife Central Loc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8108
Setting: Urban, non-governmental HIV outpatient clinic in Mombasa, Kenya. Objective: To report outcomes and assess feasibility of serial clinical screening for active TB among adults enrolled in outpatient HIV care in a resource-limited setting. Design: Longitudinal analysis of s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6647
Aim: To investigate the role of platelet adrenoreactivity in development of hyperreactive platelet phenotype in patients with myocardial infarction receiving antiplatelet therapy. Study Design: Cohort prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Histology Department of Donetsk...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10630
Aim: The present paper investigates the effect on immune responses by a herbo-mineral formulation, Khamira Marwarid [KM], prescribed in the Indian subcontinent as a rejuvenator, especially to convalescing patients of typhoid fever, in murine model. Study Design: KM was administer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10445
Background: Haemophilus influenzae meningitis is a leading cause of endemic bacterial meningitis in infants and under-five children globally. H. influenza infection is severe where vaccine is not routinely used and one-third to half of the children either dies or suffers permanen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10806
The biogas production potential of animal wastes offers sustainable biogas production, cleaner environment and economic benefits. This work is an investigation into the best blend leading to higher biogas production from two major animal wastes for improved biogas production. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/10776
This study was carried out to investigate the activities of some adenosine triphosphatases (ATPases) in the radicle of maize and cowpea grown in soils contaminated with crude oil and its fractions. Total ATPase, Ca2+ ATPase, Na+/K+ ATPase and Mg2+ ATPase activities were evaluated...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7118
Zaher Khraibani, Zainab Assaghir, Hussein Khraibani, Dimitris Poursanidis, Anis Hoayek, Ghazi Bitar, Hassan Zeineddine, Argyro Zenetos & Hussein Badran·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Aims/Objectives: Mediterranean Sea is one of the most severely affected by alien marine invasions regions worldwide. The reported alien species in the Mediterranean Sea represent approximately 6% of the known biodiversity which is estimated to approximately 17000 species. The num...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8718
Aims: Climate change is one of the most important challenges for human society, which will affect ecological, social and economical systems. Because of water scarcity issues, studying the potential climate change and its impacts on climate variables and water resources is necessa...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9436
Introduction: Diabetic retinopathy as an important complication of diabetes mellitus is a common cause of blindness in diabetic people. A cure or treatment is not available yet. This study was designed to investigate the effectiveness of the intravitreal injection of Avastin on p...
The experiment was conducted during the 2012 farming season on the agricultural experimental field of the University for Development Studies, Nyankpala in the Guinea Savannah agro-ecological zone. The objective of the study was to determine the influence of Rhizobium inoculants a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10400