Aims: Being unwed mother is a status which is culturally sensitive in Malaysia since it is against the religious principles and cultural approval of major ethnicities in Malaysia. Therefore, current study was designed to investigate the relationship between coping strategies and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/5684
Aim: To assess the impact of diabetes mellitus (DM) on the cost of the tuberculosis (TB) treatment. Study Design: Prevalence based cohort Place and Duration of Study: Penang General Hospital, Hospital USM, and– Univesiti Malaya Medical Center; 2005 – 2008. Methods: Study patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3394
Cannabidiol (CBD), a once-considered inert cannabis constituent, is one of two primary constituents of cannabis, alongside delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (∆9-THC/THC). In the last 30 years, CBD has become implicated with a range of pharmaceutical mechanisms of great therapeutic int...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2013/6192
Aims: The need for separation of calcite from other minerals has been a concern. Na-oleate has been found useful as a good adsorbate for separation of calcite from other minerals. The aim of present study is to investigate the effect of various mechanisms of adsorption of Na-olea...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/3555
PbS quantum dots synthesized at room temperature through CBD technique show a large blue shift of absorption edge due to formation of very small particle size of the order of 2nm confirmed by HRTEM measurement. It exhibits a further blue shift when synthesized in acidic medium (p...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/5502
The determination of optimum reaction temperature and time for biodiesel yield from Coconut (Cocos nucifera) oil was studied. The oil was transesterified using potassium hydroxide (KOH) in methanol as catalyst to obtain the crude biodiesel. For the reaction time, the biodiesel pr...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/3927
Aims: The research work is based on the kinetic study of the esterification reaction of benzoic acid with alcohol by using zirconium molybdo tungstate and conventional catalyst (sulphuric acid). Study Design: The study was designed to compare the results of both the catalysts und...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/4347
Cyclic voltammetric technique has been used for investigation of electrochemical parameters of antihypertensive drug, Losartan Potassium. This drug is usually used for the treatment of blood pressure, type II diabetic disease with proteinuria and stroke prevention. In this study...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/5471
Seeds are characterized by rapid deterioration during storage under humid tropical conditions of high air temperature and relative humidity. Physiological changes that occur in seeds during storage are manifested as reduction in seedling vigor index, number of germination, percen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4900
Analysis of crop-livestock integration aims at understanding the existing interactions between crops and livestock and assessing their potential for improvement in smallholders' farming systems. The objective of this study was to identify factors affecting the probability of adop...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/5481
Aims: To address the problem of low yield due to infestation of Itch grass (Rottboelia cochinchinensis). Study Design: Randomized Block Complete Design (RCBD). Place and Duration of Study: Two trials were conducted during 2010 and 2011 raining seasons on the farm of the Institute...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4786
Aims: The study was carried out to determine the price and revenue of sugarcane in Sokoto metropolis. Study Design: Purposive sampling technique was used to select. Ramin Kura market because of the high concentration of sugarcane seller in the market. That was followed by system...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/4735
A field experiment was carried out to evaluate the responses of melon plants (Cucumis melo L.) under soil salinity (S1: 0.5 dS m-1, S2: 1.0 dS m-1 and S3: 2.5 dS m-1). The irrigation water was from a drainage water channel system following the traditional and sustainable irrigati...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/4776
This research was aimed at assessing the different tillage systems adopted in rural communities of Osun state with a view to estimating soil erodibility and to determine the prevalence of erosion in the sampled communities. Nine communities were selected and fifty questionnaires...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/5591
Aim: To search for JAK2V617F mutation in patients with acute myeloid and acute lymphoblastic leukemia in south Egypt. Study Design: JAK2V617F mutation detected by amplification refractory mutation system (ARMS) -PCR. Place and Duration of Study: Department of clinical pathology a...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2014/5340