Aims: The present study aimed to identify the factors of social isolation among aged males and females within their families. Study Design: The mixed approach technique was applied in the present research. Place and Duration of Study: The present research was conducted in Multan...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6267
Aims: The purpose of this research paper is to explore the most critical unanticipated challenges facing business people in the UAE and to explore ideas and strategies to overcome these problems. Study Design: Semi-structured interview. Place and Duration: UAE business organizati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10135
Aim: This study aims at providing information on the morphology, physico-chemical and pasting properties of the ginger starches prepared by air drying, oven drying, freeze drying and microwave drying methods with a view to improving their utilization. Place and Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/10499
Aim: The current study aims to examine the balance between glutathione and glutathione sulfide and how this was disturbed in patients with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) level. The study also included 8-hydroxy-2’-deoxyguanosine to provide a more comprehensive picture of the over...
Field experiments were performed to investigate the effectiveness of pig manure (PG) used alone and combined with NPK fertilizer on nutrients composition, growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Treatments were replicated three times in a randomized complete b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/3959
Aims: Frequent pattern mining is one of the imperative tasks in the data mining. The soft computing techniques such as neural network, fuzzy logic have potential to be used in frequent pattern mining since these powerful tools efficiently model data which is also an essential par...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10707
Thermal properties of porous thin films formed by anodization of thin aluminum films in sulfuric acid. The obtained pores at the surface are filled by sprayed graphite which the role is to improving its optical and thermal absorption giving a structure of an assembly of three dif...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/9648
Aims: Patients with acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation are a heterogeneous group with respect to the risk of having a major adverse cardiac event (MACE). History of diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and elevated GRACE risk score are all factor...
Aim: To revalidate the antimicrobial effects of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Enantia chlorantha leaves and stem bark against Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhi, Shigella sonnei, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris and Candida albicans; and to check...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10418
Aims: The main purpose of our study was to determine the expression levels of genes, which respond to low pressure in canola (Brassica napus L.) varieties Californium, Orkan, Jura and Elvis. Study Design: Canola (Brassica napus L.) varieties (Californium, Jura, Orkan and Elvis) p...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10821
In order that removal of excess fluoride from water a novel magnetic nanocomposite has been synthesized. Magnetic nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method. Afterwards, polyaniline containing magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by in-situ do...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9108
Aim: To determine the importance of proline in protection of photosynthetic capacity under salt stress in mustard cultivars (Brassica juncea L. Czern and Coss.). Design of the Study: Mustard plants were grown with or without 100mM NaCl treatments. Place and Duration of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/10564
This study presents an evaluation of the variability of the precipitation and its connections with dry years in the Central Anatolia of Turkey, a semiarid region subjected to frequent and widespread drought events. The statistical parameters of major historical drought events in...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10391
Background: The “Toxic Butts” campaign was funded by the California Tobacco Control Program as part of a tobacco product waste toolkit. The campaign was to function as a case study, helping to establish best practices for social media use by tobacco control while at the same time...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10650
Background: Mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is on the increase globally and the presence of multiple CVD risk factors is related to poor CVD outcomes. Most studies in Nigeria described the prevalence of CVD risk factors in populations with hypertension, diabetes, met...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8737