Aim: To investigate the effect of baking temperature on the quality characteristics of baked sweet potato crisp samples. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Technology, Federal Institute of Industrial Research, Oshodi, Lagos Nigeria, from February to October, 2013. Me...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10432
Aims: Atherosclerosis is latent precursor of clinical cardiovascular disease. The present study aimed to assess modifiable and non-modifiable atherogenic risk factors in both sexes. Study Design: Cross sectional design. Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted at Exserviceme...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/11306
The concern of this study is to find out if Montessori curriculum for early childhood education has any difference with National Preschool curriculum in Malaysia, in terms of growth skills of preschool children. Research methodology was comparative research design. There were two...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/9853
This experiment was carried out to investigate chemical properties of Moringa oleifera and the effects of dietary levels of Moringa oleifera leaves on the growth performance and feed utilization for Clarias gariepinus fry. The study was carried out in aquarium tanks, for a period...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10399
Aims: To determine fungal and bacterial populations under white lupin (Lupinus albus) - maize (Zea mays L) cropping system amended with Minjingu Phosphate Rock (MPR). Study Design: A randomized complete block design with four replicates was used. Treatments were; (i) control i.e....
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2014/11036
Introduction: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a regularly appearance number of symptoms during luteal phase of menstruation. The purpose of this study was, determination the effect of Vit B6 on treatment this syndrome. Method: Two hundred girls who had moderate and severe form of...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10181
Emeka U. Ejeliogu, Stephen Oguche, Augustine O. Ebonyi, Sylvanus E. Okpe, Esther S. Yiltok, Olukemi Ige, Martha O. Ochoga, Placid Ugoagwu, Christy Dady, Lucy Ogwuche, Oche O. Agbaji & Prosper Okonkwo·Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2014
Aims: To determine the incidence and severity of zidovudine-induced anaemia in HIV-infected children initiated on anti-retroviral therapy in Jos, Nigeria. Study Design: This was an observational cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: AIDS Prevention Initiative in Nigeria (API...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2014/11241
Aims: An improved Clinical Decision Support System is developed to classify the tumor and identify the different stages of the breast cancer. Methodology: In this paper, we analyze and compare the performance of a developed system that takes the breast density information into ac...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9882
Background: Dilated cardiomyopathy is associated by radial and longitudinal contractile cardiac dysfunction. Left ventricular (LV) thrombus is a frequent finding in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy. The main purpose of our study was to evaluate the role of mitral annular plan...
Successful establishment of plants largely depends on successful germination. This study investigated the effect of ascorbic acid (1 and 2mM) on germination percentage, germination rate, seed stamina index, hypocotyl and radical length, seedling fresh and dry weight of sunflower...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9971
Aim of the Study: The aim was to evaluate the effect of extracts of the leaves of Lippia graveolens in streptozotocin-induced mildly diabetic (MD) and severely diabetic (SD) miceand on the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs). Study Design: Diabetes has emerged as...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/11159
The aim of this study is to understand the soil profile of coastal and near coastal region of Kachchh and their surrounding vegetation giving the green coverage as well as useful for many purposes. In Gujarat and Kachchh, distribution of salt tolerant vegetation (halophytes) is c...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10086
One of the major goals of firms is maintaining and increasing market share, yet there are some barriers to achieving this important goal. It can improve those barriers using on time managing of opportunities and market needs, and the internal and environmental factors' analysis....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10111
Aim: This study was aimed to evaluate the possible anti-inflammatory and analgesic properties of the ethanol extract of fruit of Alpinia nigra (Zingiberaceae). Study Design: Assessment of anti-inflammatory and analgesic activity. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharma...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8703
Background: For decades there has been a prominent gender gap in the number publications among physicians in academic medicine. Increased recruitment of women into medicine and a new generation work force that emphasize work-life balance can contribute to narrow this gap. Aims: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10799