An age-old question remains as an open research problem in the field of chemoinformatics, which is how much could the proposed approach enhance the effectiveness of lead-discovery programmes? Answering that question is a target of any new virtual screening approach. The current r...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10175
Zhohreh Shahmirani, Shiva Irani, Seyed Mohammad Atyabi, Shahriar Mirpour, Sasan Shadpour, Mahmood Ghorannevis & Morteza Daliri Joupari·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aims: Cell culture can be used to study of cell proliferation, viability and apoptosis. Purposeful treatment by cold atmospheric plasma is a new approach in cell culture system. Plasma is an ionized gas that has reactive and energetic particles and can be produced by different me...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7419
The incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is steadily increasing worldwide. According to the Globocan 2008, NHL is ranked as the 12th most common cancer worldwide and the 4th most common cancer in Sudan. Sudan is endemic with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Objectives: The o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/10180
Aims: The aim of the study was to identify a novel interaction partner of PML and to study the localization of the novel protein complex in cells. Study Design: Isolation of PML and interacting protein complexes by co-immunoprecipitation using a PML antibody and subsequent mass s...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8998
Aim: From time past till date, proper documentation of the use of medicinal plants are helpful in drug development and research. The objective of this study is to evaluate several plant extracts of Bangladesh for their thrombolytic activity. Study Design: There are seven differen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6854
Aims: The aim of the present work was to develop and validate a sensitive, simple, accurate, precise & cost effective UV spectrophotometric method for the estimation of haloperidol in prepared pharmaceutical formulations of solid lipid nanoparticles. Methodology: The differen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/10153
Cassia tora Linn. (Caesalpinaceae) is a semi-wild annual herb grown widely in different places of south-east Asia including India, Northern Australia and Americas. This plant species is well known for having potential in traditional medicine practices for the treatment of a varie...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8549
Aims: To screen for the antibacterial activity of Carissa spinarum L. crude extracts against Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. The phytochemicals that are responsible for the bioactivity were also screened. Study Design: In vitro assay of antibacterial properties. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8236
Atsang A. Kiki Gisèle, Dzeufiet Djomeni Paul Désiré, Foyet Harquin Simplice, Dimo Théophile & Kamtchouing Pierre·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aims: Dichrostachys glomerata is a plant found in the humid areas of Africa and widely used for the treatment of many ailments including rheumatism and snake bite. The present study has been undertaken to assess the analgesic and the anti-inflammatory properties of aqueous extrac...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10471
This literature review highlights the psychological and social impact of epilepsy, as well as the behavioral problems in school children with epilepsy. From the study of the literature it is found that children with epilepsy have an increased risk of psychological disorders and h...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9798
In this paper, we study the positive solutions of nonlinear singular two-point boundary value problems for second-order impulsive differential equations. The existence of positive solutions is established by using the fixed point theorem in cones.
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/10981
Aim: The study seeks to improve the livelihoods of farm families by deploying appropriate storage and grain protection methods to reduce on-farm storage losses. Place and Duration of Study: Multi-location experiments were established at 4 communities of the Upper East Region of G...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2014/10704
Aims: The aim of this work was to determine the biochemical and phytochemical properties of Cola acuminata varieties. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Nigeria, between August 2012 to June 2013. Methodology: The...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2014/10223
Aims: Even though screening of videos to create awareness about agricultural technologies may not be a novelty, adaptation of a motor tricycle for that purpose is an innovation. The study therefore, sought to identify the awareness creation technique that is most preferred by far...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2014/9959
The pathogenesis of Graves’ ophthalmopathy is poorly understood, but there is evidence for the involvement of calsequestrin (CASQ1) as an autoantigen. Aim: To compare the frequency of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) rs3838216 (located in intron 1 of CASQ1) in patients wi...