A number of authors have studied various aspects of fixed point theory in the setting of 2-metric and 2-Banach spaces. In this paper we prove a fixed point theorem for mappings in quasi-2-Banach space via an implicit relation. The results of this paper extend a host of previously...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9655
Aims: This work was for the first time; undertaken to study the effect of different explant types and plant growth regulators on the callus induction and plant regeneration in both Satureja species. This protocol can be successfully employed for the large-scale multiplication and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7938
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the hypoglycaemic and hypolipidaemic effects of the aqueous leaf extract of Tithonia diversifolia in Wistar albino rats. Methodology: Aqueous extracts of the leaves of Tithonia diversifolia was screened for hypoglycemic and hypolipidaem...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6142
Biosensors have emerged as new alternatives in environmental toxicity assessment. In the development of biosensors for heavy metals detection in environment, whole cells are highly favored as these cells are able to reflect the real toxicity effects of heavy metals to living orga...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9472
Aims: This study was designed to investigate the chemical composition (gas chromatography/mass spectrometry [GC-MS]) and antibacterial (Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria) activities of essential oils extracted from aerial parts of two medicinal plants, Mentha longifolia L....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7899
The field and screen house experiment was conducted at Tanzania Coffee Research Institute and Seliani Agricultural Research Institute respectively in Tanzania, between March-July 2013, to assess the effects of Bradyrhizobium japonicum and phosphorus on growth and total leaf chlor...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6736
Food safety plays an important role in public health and thus to society as a whole. Food borne illness associated with toxins, pathogens or other food contaminants poses a serious health threat all over the world. Food may become unsafe due to the presence of adulterants such as...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6218
Objective: 1. To find out the prevalence of Vitamin A deficiency (VAD) on the basis of presence of bitot’s spot and conjunctival xerosis among rural school going adolescents of District Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India. 2. To identify the associated factors and to suggest the suita...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7766
Corinne Sprong, Rick van den Bosch, Sven Iburg, Kathelijne de Moes, Elleander Paans, Sofia Sutherland Borja, Hannah van der Velde, Henk van Kranen, Henk van Loveren, Bernd van der Meulen & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
In the European Union novel foods are defined by the Novel Foods Regulation as food products and food ingredients that have not been consumed to a significant degree in the European Union before May 1997. However, there are new foods for some reason not considered as novel foods,...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8662
R. Hemalatha, Arthur C. Ouwehand, Sofia D. Forssten, J. J. Babu Geddan, Raja Sriswan Mamidi, V. Bhaskar & K. V. Radhakrishna·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of probiotics on diarrhea and fever in preschool children in a community setting in a developing country. Study Design: Double blind randomized controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: The study was performed in Addagut...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8280
Objectives: The main objective of this innovative active learning approach was to increase student’s interest in basic science subjects and to enhance student participation in acquiring the knowledge in the core and applied aspects of anatomy, physiology and biochemistry. Study D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9480
Aims: The management of relapsed/refractory Hodgkin lymphoma is challenging and new choices are needed. Brentuximab vedotin and bendamustine are two effective drugs in these cases. The aim of this study is to present the response to bendamustine after brentuximab failure. Study D...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/8834
Oreste Santoni Akossi, Théophile Lasm, Marc Youan Ta, De Lasme Omer Zephir, Fernand Kouame, Emmanuel Kouadio, Derving Baka, Kouakou Ourapa Suzane & François Assemian Yao·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2014
This study concerns an area located at central-east of Côte d'Ivoire and constituted by fractured crystalline and metamorphic rocks. In this area, problems of drinking water supply exist because of overpopulation and lack of knowledges about groundwater prospection. This study ai...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8881
Let G, R, and A be topological groups. Suppose that G and R act continuously on A, and G acts continuously on R. In this paper, we dene a partially crossed topological G - R-bimodule (A, μ), where μ: A→ R is a continuous homomorphism. Let Derc(G, (A, μ)) be the set of all (α, r)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/8943
Aims: NOAA’s (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) - LEO environmental satellites provide continuous coverage of Earth, supplying high-resolution global meteorological, oceanic and space observation data. These satellites are part of the international Search and Rescu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/8605