This study reports on the availability, use and information seeking behaviour of farming communities with specific reference to Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) in Eastern Ghana. It fills a research gap by examining what people do with a medium when they have acc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7661
Earthquakes have been seldom associated with reported non-seismic phenomena observed weeks before and after shocks. Non-seismic phenomena are characterized by unusual sounds and light emissions as well as degassing of vast areas near the epicentre with chemical alterations of sha...
Background: Decaying stem juice of Musa acuminata × balbisiana is commonly used by local communities and traditional herbalist in Central Uganda in the management of cardiovascular conditions like hypertension. Aims: The study investigated the ionotropic and chronotropic effect o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6529
Ficus deltoidea (Mas Cotek) is one of the commonly used medicinal plants in Malaysia and it belongs to the family of Moraceae. It is a shrub that reaches a height of six feet, used as an ornamental plant in the tropics or in the home and conservatories. This plant is native to So...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8281
Mohammad Taher Hallajian, Hafiz Muminjanov, Sepideh Sadat Jamali, Mohammad Reza Naghavi & Mostafa Aghamirzaei·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Major regions of rice cultivation in Iran and Asia are affected by drought stress, especially at the end of the flowering stage. Therefore, it is inevitable to develop efficient crops by water utilization. The technique of proteome analysis by 2D-gel electrophoresis is useful to...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8159
Aims: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the antidepressant action of Elatostema umbellatum and Urtica dioica as well as comparison them with conventional antidepressant drugs and to determine the possible mechanism of its antidepressant action using two methods of stud...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9986
The aim of this study was to examine English professors and Ph.D. students' opinions on the scientific -educational and economic opportunities of effective English teaching to Persian learners. This descriptive survey was done at Isfahan University between 2011 and 2012 years and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/8875
Aims: To determine whether antenatal administration of low-molecular-weight-heparin (LMWH) reduces the recurrence of adverse pregnancy outcomes (APO). Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of the Study: Inova Alexandria Hospital, Alexandria, VA and Georgeto...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/9703
Uterine didelphys or duplication of uterus is a rare congenital anomaly, which constitutes approximately 5% of mullerian duct anomalies. There is failure of the fusion of mullerian ducts resulting in the duplication of uterus and cervix. We report a case of uterine didelphys, whi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7887
This paper is concerned with the numerical solution using sinc-collocation method of nonlinear Fredholm integro-differential equations. The algorithm is based on replacing the exact solution by a linear combination of sinc functions. The resulting nonlinear equations are treated...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/8247
Background: Prostate specific antigen (PSA) is useful in the diagnosis of prostate adenocarcinoma. Aims: Our study sought to establish possible effect of age and BMI on serum PSA levels in Ghanaian men with genitourinary complaints. Methods: In this non-randomized, cross-sectiona...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7569
This article proposes a numerical model of Permanent Magnet Linear Synchronous Motors (PMLSMs) for use as a tracking mechanism for the transport system. This paper studies the behavior under operating two types of linear motors to analyze and compare the system of forces and vibr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9233
Aims: To probe the knowledge, insight and attitude of students who had previously taken a traditional microbiology class and those who had not been exposed to any relevant knowledge of microbiology. Methodology: A total of 228 undergraduate students participated in a survey conta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9315
The responses of forage sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] varieties to salinity and irrigation frequency were studied from January to December 2009. Two salt tolerant varieties of forage sorghum namely Speedfeed and KFS4 were grown under salinity levels of 0, 5, 10, 15 dS m-1...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5738
Aim: To study the toxicity and histopathological effects of Cypermethrin on the gill and liver tissues of the Clarias gariepinus. Place of the Study: It was carried out at the toxicology section of the of Water Resources, Aquaculture and Fisheries Technology Department, School of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/3259