In this paper, we present an algorithm for approximating the eigenvalues of Sturm-Liouville problems with parameter-dependent boundary conditions. The algorithm is based on the Chebychev method. A few examples shall be presented to illustrate the proposed method and a comparison...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7670
Soil and water are precious natural resources on which rely the sustainability of agriculture, industrialization and the civilization of mankind. Unfortunately, they have been subjected to contamination due to anthropogenic activities leading to the release of heavy metals into t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6579
Aims: Dietary vitamin D intake is difficult to assess as it is irregular. In Sweden, main sourcesare oily fish, fortified dairy products and margarines. This relative validation study intends to investigate the agreement in dietary vitamin D intake between a short vitamin D quest...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/7192
Sheu Kadiri Rahamon, Mabel Ayebatonyo Charles-Davies, Kehinde Sola Akinlade, John Ayodele Olaniyi, Adesoji Adedipe Fasanmade, Oyediran Emmanuel Oyewole, Mayowa Ojo Owolabi, Jane Roli Adebusuyi, Olufunke Olayemi Hassan, Babatunde Muhammed Ajobo, Maria Onomhaguan Ebesunun, Kehinde Adigun, Unyime Aniekpon Fabian, Omolara Olutosin Popoola, Wemimo Okunbolade, Olatunbosun Ganiyu Arinola & Emmanuel Oluyemi Agbedana·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aim: This study assessed the impact of dietary modification on cardiometabolic, inflammatory and oxidative stress indices in Nigerians with metabolic syndrome (MS). Subjects and Methods: Sixty participants with MS were selected using the International Diabetes Federation criteria...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6604
Liliana François, Miriam L. Haaksma, Astrid S. M. van der Harst, L. Cristobal Monraz Gomez, MaartjeA . C. Schreurs, Roderick Gielis, Nick Vos, Renger Witkamp & Hans Verhagen·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2014
Aims: Grey literature covers all reports from public research institutes, which are not peer-reviewed scientific papers. The aim of this article is to explore the amount and extent of grey literature in the field of nutrition, health and food safety, the retrievability and the vi...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/8527
Aims: To study the effect of radiation process on nutritional quality of raw and processed flour of a high tannin sorghum cultivar (Karamaka). Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, University of Khartoum, Sudan between De...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7978
The vegetative growth and yield response of five accessions of Amaranthus cruenthus to treatments of poultry manure (PM), arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) consisting of a mixture of Glomus and Acaulospora species, combination of AMF-PM, and NPK, was evaluated at the teaching an...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5439
At the pressures 0.5-3 atm of the air, nitrogen, argon and sulfur hexafluoride (SF6) an appearance of the nanosecond discharge in the nonuniform electric field is investigated. In all gases at the negative polarity of the voltage pulses, supershort avalanches electron beam (SAEB)...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/8590
This paper explores the impact of political changes on an older Polish generation, which has led to their migratory journey to the UK. The study was conducted with 35 participants throughout the UK using an oral history approach. Thirty were over the age of 45 when they migrated,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/8151
Aims: Today, the use of nanoparticles has been studied in various fields of science. One of the sectors that is perhaps less dealt with is the physiology of medicinal plants. The present study is aimed at investigating the phytotoxicity or beneficial effects of titanium dioxide (...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/7641
Joseph A. Anejo-Okopi, Harris Onywera, Augustine O. Ebonyi, Oche O. Agbaji, Patricia A. Agaba, Ameh James, Kennedy Were, Newton Otecko, Preston Owiti, Samson E. Isa, Solomon A. Sagay, Stephen Oguche, David E. Jatau, Steve O. Olonitola, Lohya Nimzing & John A. Idoko·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: To determine the prevalence of non-B HIV-1 subtype specific mutations in the protease gene among antiretroviral drug-naive individuals in Jos, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study in which randomly selected blood samples of HIV-1 positive anti-retroviral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7449
Aim: To examine potentials to improve solute flux of selected uremic toxins across EXELTRA Plus 210 membrane. Methodology: Scanning electron microscopy was used to measure the inner and outer fenestrations of the membrane. We selected endothelin, β2-microglobulin, and complement...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8197
Workers in printed circuit boards (PrCBs) industry have a long history of occupational exposures to toxic substances, however little is known about the long-term health consequences of such exposure. Aims: To determine the prevalence of some health problems among manufacturers...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7903
Time series analysis and forecasting has become a major tool in different applications in meteorological phenomena, such as rainfall, humidity, temperature, draught and environmental management fields. It has two goals, perception or modeling random mechanism and prediction of fu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7722
Chronic lungs disease such as relapsed tuberculosis of the lungs could lead to complications that could alter the gross anatomy of a region of the body. Many complications have been reported due to chronic and relapsed lungs infections such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, when the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6956