Aims: The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible effects of garlic juice, as well as feed supplemented with Allium sativum, on gastric ulceration, antioxidant activity and gastric mucus cell count in wistar rats. Study Design: The albino rats were divided into s...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/8140
Aims: There is evidence that the deprivation of a sensory system at early developmental stage may lead to a functional change of the remaining one(s). Even if this process has been widely studied, results are still controversial. In particular, the auditory system might affect t...
Kwa-Ibo River watershed of Abia State, Nigeria cuts across four Local Government Areas in the State and lies geologically within the Benin Formation of Niger Delta Basin. Due to the prolific nature of Benin Formation aquifers, preliminary investigations for groundwater exploitati...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6215
A great diversity of medicinal plants have been traditionally used against gastropathy, infections and inflammatory pathological ailments. C. brasiliense (Clusiaceae) is a large tree native to the tropical forest which thrives from Brazil to Mexico. It is a plant commonly used in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8597
Aim: Determine effect of enrichment on tiger pacing in Liberec zoo. Study Design: The design of the study was a randomized one. Place and Duration of Study: The experiment lasted 60 days; 360 min per day; 9.00 – 11.00 and 13.00 – 15.00. Four tigers were monitored: two males ages...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6487
Phylogenetic analysis attempts to reconstruct the genealogical history of evolutionary change in biological organisms. If the genealogy is complex, involving so-called horizontal evolutionary processes (such as recombination, hybridization, introgression and horizontal gene trans...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8230
Aims: Phobic or handicapped patients presenting a lack of cooperation need pharmacological sedation techniques for performing dental procedures. The purpose of the study was to retrospectively evaluate the morbidity outcomes of dental patients receiving various levels of sedation...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7534
Objectives: The present study was aimed at improving the quality of fried sunflower oil. Synthetic (Magnesol XL) natural (agriculture wastes of date industry) were used to absorb the oxidation products of fried sunflower oil. Study Design: Recycling of wastes (date pits). Place a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7454
Aim: To study multiple antimicrobial resistances in Vibrio spp. isolated from river and aquaculture water sources in Imo State Nigeria. Methodology: A total of 157 Vibrio isolates from river and aquaculture water sources were analysed for multiple antimicrobial resistance during...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4896
Aims: The aim of the study was to examine market integration and price variation in local rice marketing in Osun State, Nigeria. Specific issues addressed in the study were the determination of existence of co-integration between the rural and urban markets and the leading market...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7639
The proximate, minerals, anti nutrients, functional properties and amino acid of cashew kernel were studied. The results showed that the raw sample had high crude fat (48.1±0.5%), while the defatted sample had high crude protein (31.5±0.1%) and high crude fibre (4.21±0.01%). The...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7405
Within the potential cluster model with the forbidden states and an orbital states classification according to the Young diagrams the possibility of description of experimental data for the total cross-sections of radiative neutron capture by 15N at energies from 25 to 370 keV wa...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/6753
The achievement goal framework has undergone a number of evolutions over the past three decades. The 2x2 model of achievement goals [1,2] in particular, has been researched extensively, with a recent articulation and revision of measurements that emphasize four different goal typ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/7564
Aims: This study investigated purpose in life among seminarians. This was motivated by the evident and apparent dearth of literature on research on seminarians and particularly their purpose in life. The present study therefore extended what is known in existential psychology lit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6393
Aims: Riboflavin is a B vitamin that is required for a wide variety of cellular processes. The absorbance spectrum of riboflavin was determined at different pH utilizing several buffers. The buffer at pH demonstrating stable absorbance peaks with high numerical values of molar ab...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8598