The aim of the present study is to propose a generalized formulation of physical exergy property for a system interacting with a generalized reservoir consisting of independent reservoirs at constant temperature and constant pressure respectively. Physical exergy components are t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7727
Aims: The aim of this study was to examine the physicochemical and functional properties of cassava flour and in composite with wheat flour for bakery products. Study Design: A 3 x 3 factorial design of High Quality Cassava Flour and levels of inclusion in wheat flour were design...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7987
We investigate the relation between codimension two smooth complete intersections in a projective space and some naturally associated graded algebras. We give some examples of log-concave polynomials and we propose two conjectures for these algebras.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/8659
Aims: This paper focuses on some relevant aspects of a banking anti-money laundering (AML) system (training, information and regulatory development) in order to understand their impact on the enhancement of the customer risk assessment process. Study Design: Research based on que...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7266
Parameter estimation is an important part of computational systems biology – especially in studies on biological networks. Numerous stochastic search methods have been applied in parameter estimation in biological networks. In this paper, a constrained stochastic space search (CS...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7800
We use the SIR model Kermack and Mckendrickand for hepatitis B with vaccination. The main goal is to use existing clinical hepatitis B data from the biostatistics Department of the Tano North District Health Directorate to formulate a mathematical model to understand the dynamics...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4682
Aims: This paper presents a design for a custom Application-Specific-Integrated-Circuit (ASIC) VLSI continuous time recurrent neural network computer suitable for use in Evolvable Hardware (EH) applications. Study Design: Extensive testing of a fabricated device will be used to d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7691
Aim of Study: To assess changes in microbial population in palm oil mill effluent (POME) polluted soil amended with chicken droppings and cow dung. Study Design: 32 plots measuring 4 m2 were mapped out in a randomized complete block design of five main plots with three replicates...
In this study, 11members of human low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein (LRP) sequences was retrieved from UniProtKB/ SWISS-PROT protein database and was analyzed for information about their structural, functional and phylogenetic features. This was achieved by using m...
Background: Ophthalmopathy, or thyroid eye disease (TED), is more often associated with Graves’ hyperthyroidism than Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. In the latter disorder, the pathogenesis of the eye signs may be different and the influence of well-known risk factors for the developmen...
Aims: To hypothesize the mechanisms of herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO) related ophthalmoplegia by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Case Presentation: A 61-year-old Chinese man diagnosed with right sided HZO and a positive Hutchinson’s sign, subsequently developed right eye comp...
The objective of this study is to predict the presence of heart disease with reduced number of attributes using data mining techniques. The term heart disease is related to all diverse diseases affecting the heart. The exposure of heart disease from various factors is an issue wh...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7786
Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate some biochemical changes in field grown lettuce (Lactuca sativa L. cv Romaine) plants in terms of importance of the accumulation of anthocyanins, flavonoids and photosynthetic pigments as well as photosynthetic limitations whi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6638
Acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT) is a critical enzyme involved in the last committed step of triglyceride synthesis. DGAT has two known isoforms that are expressed in various tissues being crucial to energy homeostasis in mammals. DGAT inhibits the accumulation of d...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6557
Recent studies have shown that wild birds may act as potential barometers of environmental pollution. We studied the effects of two environmental toxicants, cadmium (Cd) and paraquat (PQ), on the skin fibroblasts of three wild birds including, green-winged teal (Anas carolinensis...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8478