Roald A. Lambrechts, Balaji Srinivasan, Edzard M. Geertsema, Gerrit J. Poelarends, Ody C. M. Sibon & Marianne De Villiers·Chemical Science International Journal·2014
Pantetheine, a low molecular weight thiol, has been found to ameliorate symptoms in various disease models but specifically in Pantothenate Kinase-Associated Neurodegeneration (PKAN). Pantetheine is usually administered in its disulfide form (i.e. pantethine) since pantethine is...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7335
For many companies today, the environments in which they operate have changed dramatically over the last decades. The atmosphere of corporate environment relies heavily on aspects concerning its workers and in particular its knowledge workers. Companies worldwide, in order to sta...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8107
Aims: To investigate any physical evidence of ongoing environmental impact of historic landfill sites by assessing the characteristics of vegetation on these sites. Place and Duration of Study: Welwyn and St. Albans district in Hertfordshire were mapped for this environmental ass...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8843
Aim: The study was carried out to evaluate the biophysical properties of samples contaminated by abattoir wastes. The study aims to determine the physico-chemical properties of samples contaminated by abattoir wastes in order to create public awareness about the state and health...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7907
Fish is an important source of food, income, employment, and recreation for people around the world and it is a very important source of animal protein for both man and livestock in developed and developing countries. In Nigeria, the current demand for fish is about four times th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/8082
An experiment was carried out at the nursery of the Cocoa Research Institute of Ghana, Tafo, to determine the influence of nut weight and depth of sowing on the emergence and viguor of cashew seedlings. The factorial experiment was laid out in a split plot with four replications....
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9656
Most soils in sub-Saharan Africa are depleted and lack important nutrients for proper plant growth and development. The declining trend of soil fertility pronounced in different parts of Africa is attributed to different factors such as continuous cropping without soil replenishm...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8412
Lead (Pb) and cadmium (Cd) can be absorbed and transported effectively by rice plants and could easily enter into the food chain. This research aimed at identifying rice germplasm with low Pb and Cd concentrations, and to assess their potential risks to human health. A 2-year pot...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8993
Aims: The goal of this paper is to understand suitable behavior in social media, by first investigating the purpose of social media, followed by the various ways people use social media, and finally the boundaries for suitable behavior on social media. Study Procedures: This stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/10082
Aims: This Briefing Paper aims to know mergers and acquisitions activity in banking sector all over the globe. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Selecting Countries of the World with different time period. Methodology: The analysis has been made on...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7709
Aim: This study examined the nutritional knowledge, infant feeding practices of mothers and the nutritional status of children in Lagos State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross sectional survey design was used. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in three selected L...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7604
This paper uses a data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) from Nigeria and World Bank to analyze how the receipt of international remittances (from the rest of the world) affects the National Household Disposable-Income in Nigeria being one of the top 10 remittance-rece...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/4879
Aims: Considering competition concept changed from an inter-organizational concept to competition in Supply Chain level and made organizational competition concept to have competitive and survival ability in its activity area in current complicated environment by planning marketi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/8864
The goal of this work is to provide a new outlook on the possibilities of water-resource management in the Republic of Croatia. Water resources and water supply systems are of vital and strategic significance for Croatia. Therefore, it is essential to develop a sustainable model...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9545