Introduction: Bronchial asthma is one of the common diseases encountered by the physicians which leads to morbidity and mortality. Therefore it is important to know the quality of life in these patients. So that necessary measures can be taken to improve it. Objectives: To assess...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5985
Aims: The study was carried out in order to determine the plasmid profile, antibiotic susceptibility pattern and the type of antimicrobial resistance (whether it is chromosomal or plasmid mediated) among producers of extended spectrum beta-lactamases of uropathogens in children....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6243
Aims: The aims of this study were: a) prepare crude extracts of commercial teas Syzygium sp by different methods (maceration, decoction and infusion) in different proportions (1:20, 1:50 and 1:100) and b) submit them the inhibition assays digestive enzyme alpha-amylase before and...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/6781
Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) belongs to the family of transglutaminase, a large group of intracellular and extracellular enzymes that primarily catalyze the Ca2+-dependent post-translational modification of proteins. Discovery of the first transglutaminase in the early 1920s, has sub...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/6363
Phosphorus (P) fractions are important forms of P in the soil which determines P availability, an important ion in the soil for plant use. Incubation study was conducted in the laboratory for ten weeks to study the changes in selected P fractions in an Alfisol (Iwo soil series) i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/5539
Stéphane Vidry, Jeljer Hoekstra, Andy Hart, Bernhard Watzl, Hans Verhagen, Katrin Schütte, Alan Boobis & Alessandro Chiodini·European Journal of Nutrition & Food Safety·2013
BRAFO, Benefit-Risk Analysis for Foods, was a European Commission project funded within Framework Six as a Specific Support Action and coordinated by ILSI Europe. BRAFO developed a tiered methodology for assessing the benefits and risks of foods and food components, utilising a q...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2013/7007
Aims: To design a LC tuned circuit to levitate a ferromagnetic material by magnetic levitation technique. Study Design: To eliminate the drawbacks of position sensors, self sensing system needs to be developed. AC excitation with LC tuned circuit was found as an alternative. To f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6731
Aim: This study was undertaken to examine the phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial activity of leaf-extracts of Pterocarpus santalinoides, a plant with wide application in Igede people’s traditional medicine against microbial infections. Methodology: Successive extraction...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/5455
Consumers’ preference to natural colours for edible purposes is of general interest. Annatto dye also called as poor man’s saffron is widely used in the food industry. Annatto is obtained from the thin resinous aril portion of seeds of Bixa orellana - a tropical plant of great ag...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5870
Knowledge of aquifer parameters is essential for the assessment, management and protection strategy of groundwater resources. The values of these parameters are best estimated through pumping tests but are costly and time consuming. Data from Electrical resistivity survey carried...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/4429
The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of yoghurt supplied to the consumers from retail outlets in Sabaragamuwa province Sri Lanka. Set yoghurt samples (50), which represent yoghurt samples from five manufacturers and fruit yoghurt samples (30), which represent yoghurt...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6512
Aims: The presence of natural or synthetic compounds that interfere with the absorption of nutrients called antinutrients causing itching in the mouth has, resulted in the underutilization of cocoyam and therefore requires some processing methods to reduce these limiting factors....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5925
This work we present the synthesis, microstructure, surface alkaline-acidic behavior and photo catalytic property of the cobalt zine ferrite Co1-xZnxFe2O4 (x=0–1.0) nano-particles. The oxidation-reduction potential of methyl blue aqueous solution in presence of the ferrite nano-p...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6827
The ever increasing incidences of occupational diseases among workers have continually drawn the attention of researchers towards ameliorating the situation. Investigation was launched to assess occupational diseases among artisans and factory workers in Ifo, Nigeria. Structured...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5554
The Real Time Graph program is capable of generating, as an output, a spectral panel and a power panel, that change in terms of shape and size in response to back-scattered incoherent radar signals. A spectral shape criterion and a power profile criterion are used to evaluate and...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5695