Aims: To increase the production of secondary metabolites of P. odontadenius using gamma radiation in order to amplify those with In vitro antimalarial activity. Study Design: Laboratory experiment tests; Identification of plant material, Irradiation of seeds, In vitroculture of...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8631
Aims: This study aims to investigate the sensorial and physicochemical suitability of sweet potato to be processed into gari. Study Design: TiB1 potatoes variety were grated and the obtained paste was left to ferment for 0, 1, 2, 3 or 4 days. Different fermented pastes were roast...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10335
This research project presents the result on the study for the use of Cow Dung Ash (CDA) as partial replacement in production of concrete. The experiments were designed to study the effects of adding Cow Dung Ash (CDA) in various percentages by weight (10%, 20% and 30%) of cement...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6447
Aims: To evaluate the growth performance, their rates of transpiration and water-use efficiencies under different moisture levels. Study Design: A randomised complete design of three tree species, four treatments and three replicates. Place and Duration of Study: Screen house of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10854
Electrical resistivity prospecting method was used in evaluating the groundwater potential of Ita-Eku, southeastern part of Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria using the vertical electrical sounding technique. A total of seven electrical soundings were conducted using the Schlumberge...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10769
Aims: Two diagnosing faults of the vehicle’s parts, an old and modern method, mechanical or electronic methods, before or after faulty occurring, One of methods which can be used before faulty occurring is Acoustic Emission (AE) for parts producing sound, this give an indication...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10763
This paper investigates the problem of -disturbance attenuation for robot manipulator with model uncertainty and input time delay. With the idea of shaping potential energy and the method of pre-feedback, a delayed Hamiltonian system structure is obtained for both full actuated a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/10905
The paper seeks for a good forecast model that can accurately represent the inherent characteristics of Internet traffic and forecast the desired traffic load to satisfy the performance target using Artificial Neural network technology. We developed a computational tool in Visual...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/5984
Nadeem Abbas Shah, Raees Abbas, Muhammad Hammad Raza, Sulman Atta, Tanvir Ali & Babar Shahbaz·Advances in Research·2014
Peri-urban areas are situated at the urban margin. The mass migration of people from rural to urban areas makes a high saturation due to industrialization. Hence, there is immense requirement of food commodities like meat, milk and highly perishable vegetables and fruits for feed...
Background: Primary frozen shoulder is a condition characterized by painful and limited active and passive range of motion. Although the etiology is still uncertain, synovial fibrosis and adhesion were shown in glenohumeral joints of frozen shoulders. The messenger RNA expression...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10328
Aims: To detect the prevalence of biofilm producers among Gram negative bacilli and Gram positive cocci bacterial pathogens along with their antimicrobial susceptibility pattern. Growth and adherence on catheter eluates and in the presence of antibiotics. Methodology: From labora...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/9908
Aims: To develop, validate and quantify the content of flavonoids luteolin and apigenin in aerial parts of methanol leaf extract of Bacopa monnieri (B. monnieri) by reverse phase liquid chromatography. Study Design: High Performance Liquid Chromatography Place and Duration of Stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/9009
NK cell dysfunction is observed in a variety of physiological and pathological conditions and cytotoxic assays allow to evaluating in vitro the lytic activity of NK cells against tumors or transformed target cells. Since the earliest cytotoxic tests based on the direct visualizat...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10968
Aims: QTL mapping not only presents useful information about number and loci of controlling genes, but also assist breeder to Marker Assisted Selection (MAS). The aim of this research is to show genetically map and complete the saturated maps and improving the barley cultivars by...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7760
Aims: The objective of this study was to assess the current state of continuous auditing in the state departments in Kenya and to adapt a framework to implement continuous auditing by the Public Sector Audit Organization. Study Design: Adoption of existing model and survey using...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10123