Background: Fertility is declining in many countries and there has been substantial interest in the potential adverse effects of exposure to environmental hazardous chemicals, including pesticides on male reproduction, and it was evident that using pesticides play as the major re...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/4925
Aims: Adolescents and young adults engage in risky sexual behaviors that may expose them to risk of contracting sexual transmitted diseases. The aim of this study is to assess the attitude, sexual practices and risk perception to STIs including HIV/AIDS among students of the Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6103
The aim of this study is to assess the concentrations of selected toxic metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd) in some herbal plants sold in 3 markets within Ibadan, Nigeria. Sampling was done on a daily basis for 7 days in 2012. Blended plant samples were heated at 550ºC for 4 hours and...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5929
Let f6(x, y, z) be a symmetric homogeneous polynomial of degree six. Based on cancelling the high coefficient of f6(x, y, z), we give some practical sufficient conditions to have f6(x, y, z) ≥ 0 for any nonnegative real variables x, y, z. Some applications are given in order to e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7062
This paper sought to study and examine the need to investigate with quantitative data whether the objectives of higher enrolment has been met with the introduction of School Feeding Programme in the Ashanti region of Ghana. Time series analysis was used to analyze the data obtain...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/4949
Aims: The study was aimed at isolating, identifying and assessing the effectiveness of indigenous rhizobia nodulating P. vulgaris in Lake Victoria Basin (LVB). Study Design: Randomized complete block design. Place and Duration of Study: Soil and nodule samples were collected from...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5757
Transparent Conducting Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) and Zinc Oxide (ZnO) thin films were deposited with Pulsed Laser Deposition PLD at 300°C. The ITO films have small grain size of 5-10 nm and a high value transmission (95%) in the wavelength range from 300 to 700 nm with a low resisti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6812
Buruli ulcer (BU) is a tropical disease caused by Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) but with “unknown” means of transmission. In order to help reduce this disease, many preventive and treatment measures have been recommended and used in the past years around the globe. This ai...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6245
Luigi Menghini, Claudio Ferrante, Lidia Leporini, Giorgio Pintore, Annalisa Chiavaroli, Rugia Shohreh, Lucia Recinella, Giustino Orlando, Michele Vacca & Luigi Brunetti·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2013
Aims: Oxidative stress is an imbalance in the pro-oxidant/antioxidant homeostasis, characterized by excess accumulation of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species (ROS/RNS) and free radicals that can be toxic for cells by initiating disruptive peroxidation reactions on cellular substrat...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7150
Ion nanobeams are used to write data bits of nanometer diameter into storage materials and photon near-field technology is employed to read this novel kind of digital memory.
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/6711
This article discusses the importance of innovation and knowledge as a sustainable competitive advantage in the value chain of avocado exporters located in Uruapan, Michoacán. The measurement of these dimensions is made to indicators used in this research model, in bringing the m...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6493
Aim: This study was aimed at providing empirical information on key drivers of soyabean production in northern Ghana and factors that determine farmers’ willingness to pay for inoculum use in the production of the crop. Research Design and Methodology: A total of 240 grain legume...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6011
Aim: The study aimed at evaluating in vivo wound healing effect of herbal ointment formulated with 15% w/w Trichodesma zeylanicumm methanolic root extract, plant commonly used as traditional medicine. Methodology: The wound healing potential of T. zeylanicumm was assessed using e...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6741
Aims: To find out a scientific validation for the traditional knowledge of tribals of Chittoor District, India for their usage of Caralluma umbellata Haw to cure stomach disorder and pain. Methodology: Antibacterial activity of Caralluma umbellata Haw was studied on a few Gram po...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/6401
This paper reviews and examines causes behind the challenges towards achieving national integration in Nigeria. Today the country is in the grip of various destructive forces that are deteriorating the unity among its citizens such as Boko Haram and ethno-religious crises. This p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6339