The classification of rhizobia has been gone through a substantial change in recent years due to the addition of several new genera and species to this important bacterial group. Recent studies have shown the existence of a great diversity among nitrogen-fixing bacteria isolated...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5635
Aims: It is now clear that cytokines such as interleukins play a fundamental role in inflammatory processes. Cytokines now offer alternative targets for therapeutic intervention and may be useful as predictive biomarkers of disease. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the relatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8512
An experiment was conducted in the major and minor cropping seasons of 2012 and 2013 under field conditions at Bolgatanga Polytechnic, to study the effect of phosphorus fertilizer and Rhizobia inoculation on growth and yield of soybean using randomized complete block design and t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7110
Presence of farmer preferred traits and understanding their sensitivity to heterogeneous environments is important and critical to variety adoption. The study aimed at determining genotype x environment interaction (GEI) effect and heritability of farmers preferred cassava traits...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6271
This paper aims to analyze the impact of baseline and end-line surveys in terms of its inputs and achievements during three years (2009-2012) project on “student-centered and inquiry-based (SCIB) learning” sponsored by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). The activities...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/8002
Aims: To investigate a case of the mid-ventricular variant of Takotsubo cardiomyopathy (TTC), stress-induced cardiomyopathy, and evaluate if gastrointestinal pain may also contribute to this cardiomyopathy. Presentation of Case: A 73-year-old female was admitted for severe abdomi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6616
Depressed mood, with its accompanying mental and physical stresses, could affect the progression and severity of several diseases e.g. hypertension, myocardial infarction, gastritis, peptic ulcer. The present animal study was done to investigate the potential antioxidant effect o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8559
Aims: to evaluate nutrient status in Koroneiki olive trees grown in sandy soils and calculate the amount of nutrients annually removed by the olive tree. Study Design: Costate Statistical package, in order to calculate means, maximum, minimum, standard deviations (SD), with 12 re...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5521
Abstracts Aims: To assess the performance of sputum AFB smear for monitoring treatment response and outcome of anti-tuberculous drugs among newly diagnosed smear positive pulmonary TB patients. Study Design: This study was conducted prospectively among newly diagnosed smear p...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/7885
Aims: Nafamostat mesilate (NM), a protease inhibitor is available for treating acute pancreatitis and disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and it is used as an anticoagulant for hemodialysis in Japan. A plasmapheresis circuit using NM can easily be blockaded. Therefore, we inv...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/8146
Benzamide (C6H5CONH2) is the first representative of the aromatic acid amides. Its molecule contains an amide group. Amide group is the main structural unit of polyamides, peptides and proteins. This functional group plays a special role in very important vital processes. The aro...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7645
The aim of this paper is to study the superstability for the mixed trigonometric functional equation: and the stability of the Pexider type functional equation: where G is any group, not necessar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7792
Social enterprises are a pivotal tool for improving the living conditions in the Irish countryside and also to reduce the sense of remoteness in rural space by creating many job opportunities specifically towards disadvantaged people and unemployed workforce. The latter aspect is...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/8265
Radioactivity measurements were carried out in and around Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria for the naturally occurring radionuclides of 40K, 238U and 232Th. The values were used to determine the excess lifetime cancer risk (ELCR) and t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7180
Aims: This study investigates the effect of consumption of an edible seafood - Egeria Radiata (Clam) on hematological parameters in rats. Study Design: Albino Wistar rats were assigned to 3 groups of 5 rats each. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Physiology, University o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6612