As a part of natural interfaces the sign language recognition (SLR) is considered an important area of research. Such systems are considered useful tools for assisting the deaf. For example, one of the applications of sign language recognition is transcribing notes and saving sig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7956
Aims: To investigate the inhibition performance of hydroxyethyl cellulose on the acid corrosion of copper. Study Design: This study was designed to investigate the corrosion inhibition efficiency of hydroxyethyl cellulose, as well as ascertain how the additive modifies the corros...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5463
Aims: To investigate the prevalence and factors associated with development of metabolic syndrome among people with HIV on antiretroviral treatment (ART) in Botswana. Study Design: Cross-sectional study design Place and Duration of Study: Princess Marina Hospital in Botswana (Afr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5117
Aims: The aim of this study is to analyse the clinical data and management of patients with temporal bone carcinoma and to discuss the management outcomes. Study Design: Retrospective study Place and Duration of Study: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre (academic terti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6983
Background: Abdominal obesity once considered an aesthetic rather than a pathological condition is now recognized as a principal risk factor for metabolic syndrome and magnifies the risk of cardiovascular diseases. As the case detection rate of abdominal obesity increases in Nige...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7971
Aims: This study investigates the impact of privatization on fiscal policy and its interactional effects on macroeconomic aggregates in Nigeria. Study Design: Case Study (Nigeria). Place and Duration of Study: Nigeria, Time Series Data ranging from 1986 to 2012. Methodology: The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/6607
Objective: The present study is to evaluate antiepileptic activity of some fluoro benzothiazolo oxadiazolo quinazoline and sulfonamido quinazoline derivatives. Background of the Study: Epilepsy is a chronic disorder of the brain, characterized by the periodic and unpredictable oc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/6876
The experiment was carried out to determine the replacement value of plantain and mango peels combination for elephant grass, using haematological indices and serum biochemical profile by dwarf goats. Eighteen West African dwarf goats with average weight of 6.00±0.57kg and aged b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5976
Non-human primates (NHPs) are distributed worldwide and have several unique features that may account for opportunistic and pathogenic zoonotic bacteria. Aim: To evaluate the incidence of enteric organisms with zoonotic and biohazard potential in captive NHPs in a zoo setting. St...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/5807
Exopolysaccharides (EPS) synthesized by lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a major role in the manufacturing of fermented dairy products such as yoghurt, drinking yoghurt, cheese, fermented cream, milk based desserts. The demand of consumers for natural dairy products with a smooth...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6948
Aims: The salty taste modality is modulated by epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) and Transient Receptor Potential Vanniloid (TRPV1) ionic channel and more recently, the gastric hormone ghrelin and its signaling system are also thought to play a role. Taste perception plays an impo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/5906
Background: Fruit consumption helps to promote health and prevent chronic diseases. Adequate knowledge of the determinants of fruit intake is necessary in order to be more effective in promoting its intake among adolescents. Objective: This study aimed to examine the determinants...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/5087
Bioavailability of calcium, phosphorus and Zinc from probiotic dairy foods and other food sources has been an important issue of studies over recent years. The aim of the present study was designed to asses and to compare therapeutic effect of milk yoghurt and soy yoghurt contain...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6856
Recent development of widely reported incidents of dangerous levels of pesticides in food, fertilizer contamination of ground water and the occurrence of livestock diseases attributable to the production methods of large scale agriculture have stimulated the demand for organic fo...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2014/6498
The effect of chronic exposure to petroleum hydrocarbon (PHC) pollution on the concentrations of glucose, serum and liver malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyl and the histology of liver tissues of the native fowl (Gallus domesticus) from Egbema in the Niger Delta Area (NDA)...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/7336