Aim: Using fluoride releasing materials such as Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC), can control the demineralization around brackets. In this study, the shear bond strength of resin reinforced GIC modified by Nano-hydroxyapatite (NHA) on ceramic bracket debonding is evaluated. In additio...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8560
A very simple, ultra-sensitive and highly selective non-extractive spectrophotometric method is present for the determination of manganese at trace level using bis(2-hydroxy-1-napthaldehyde) orthophenylenediamine (HNA-OPD-HNA) has been proposed as new analytical reagent for the d...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7313
Kinetics of palladium (II) catalyzed oxidation of D-(+) galactose by cerium (IV) have been studied titrimetrically in aqueous acidic medium in the temperature range 308-333 K. The reaction has been found to be first order with respect to D-(+) galactose in catalyzed reactions. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7223
In this paper the current density J(r) and safety factor q(r), profiles are obtained for circular cross section HT-7 tokomak. For this purpose discrete poloidal magnetic probes along with the diamagnetic loop can be utilized for the measurement. Here Plasma internal inductance i...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/8138
Aims: The study aim was to develop the perceived support for innovation scale, and compare the students from only child and multiple children families in a Chinese university on this scale. Study design: This was a cross sectional survey design. Place and Duration of Study: Schoo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/7219
The immune system consists in part of a functionally competent T-cell repertoire that is reactive to foreign antigens but tolerant to self-antigens. The repertoire of T cells is primarily formed in the thymus through positive and negative selection of developing thymocytes that a...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6481
Patrícia Trevisan, Rafael Fabiano Machado Rosa, Rosana Cardoso Manique Rosa, Dayane Bohn Koshiyama, Giorgio Adriano Paskulin & Paulo Ricardo Gazzola Zen·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Introduction: The importance of cytogenetics in neoplastic processes such as leukemia is known. In 1914, Theodor Boveri suggested that chromosomal abnormalities were cellular alterations that cause the transition from normal to malignant proliferation. Over the course of several...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7989
Aims: To investigate the biochemical changes that occurred when T. occidentalis seedlings are exposed to some heavy metals [mercury (Hg), lead (Pb) and cadmium Re(Cd)] at varying concentrations: 50, 80 and 100 μg/dm3 respectively over a period of time. Study Design: Randomized co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7063
Aims: This study aimed to assess the levels of dental anxiety among dental, medical, and pharmacy students at AL Quds University and to find out the sources of dental fear among them. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of Study: AL Quds University, between June...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6405
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and usage of ITNs among pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in a referral health facility in Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out at the antenatal clinic of the Federal Medical Ce...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8400
Aims: To evaluate the hypothesis that sporadic Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (sCJD) may be transmitted through ocular tonometry. Background: The infectious agent of sCJD may be present in the cornea prior to clinical symptoms. Cornea infectiousness has been documented by cornea trans...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7247
Aim: This study aimed to identify predictors of delayed enrolment to HIV care in Calabar, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross sectional observational study. Place and Duration: This study was carried out in a tertiary level hospital in Calabar, Nigeria between February 1st, 2...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7963
Aim: To measure respiratory burst enzymes, pro-oxidants, antioxidants and red cell indices in Nigerian children with sickle cell disease (HbSS) below five years of age and compared with apparently healthy children with normal haemoglobin (HbAA). Method: A total of 45 subjects wer...
Aims: The study was conducted to compare the presence of different phytochemicals and biological activities like cytotoxicity, anthelmintic activity, antioxidant and free radical scavenging activities between aqueous and ethanolic extract of Momordica charantia L. Fruits. Methodo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7364
Petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol extracts of the whole plant of Artemisia maritima Linn were studied in vitro and in vivo for antitrypanosomal activity against Trypanosoma brucei brucei in Swiss albino mice. The extracts were also screened for phytochemicals/secondary met...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7631