Aims: A commercial rapid test kit for anti-Hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV) detection was evaluated and compared for diagnosis of hepatitis C by detection of immunoglobulin G(IgG) antibodies against a third generation Enzyme Immunoassay(EIA) as gold standard. Methodology: A total of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/5518
Aim: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the antidiabetic effects of the Tamarindus indica Linn seed in normal (non-diabetic), type-I and type-II model rats and to investigate their effect on gastrointestinal motility and intestinal glucose absorption. Methodology: T. in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/4865
Aims: Chemiluminescence determination of ethylene glycol. Place and Duration of Study: Samples: Antifreeze samples purchased from markets (Erbil, Kurdistan region, Iraq), between April 2011 and August 2011. Methodology: A novel chemiluminescence (CL) reaction was based on the oxi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/4709
Aims: Selective enumeration, isolation and characterization of lactic acid bacteria from different raw milk sources with special elucidation to lactic acid production. Study Design: Serial dilution for strain isolation from raw milk samples to be done followed by complete morphol...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4860
V. Anand Kumar, Seenivasan Madhan Kumar, Shanmuganathan Natarajan, Padmanabhan T. Veeravalli, Karthigeyan Jeyapalan & Fathima Banu·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2013
Aims: People who suffer from dental anxiety often fail to visit the dentist for routine care. Apprehension prior to or during dental treatment is a normal human reaction, but higher levels of anxiety and fear can be a barrier to receive regular dental care and to maintain good or...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/4828
Aims: Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH)-A is highly expressed in diverse human malignant tumors, parallel to aggressive metastatic disease, resistance to radiation /chemotherapy and clinically poor outcome. Although this enzyme constitutes a plausible target in treatment of advanced ca...
Aim: To investigate the phenolic compounds in four Astragalus species (A. hamosus, A. ponticus, A. corniculatus and A. cicer) distributed in Bulgarian flora. Study Design: Using LC-MS, HPLC, UV, NMR and HRESIMS for identification of the compounds. Place and Duration of Study: Dep...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/4976
Mobile services are very important and useful to users for accessing desired information as well as performing some transactions. There are different kinds of mobile services which are used using the mobile devices. These mobile services are capable to mine the required knowledge...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2013/5546
Bishop Independence concerns determining the maximum number of Bishops that can be placed on a board such that no Bishop can attack any other Bishop. This paper presents the solution to the Bishop Independence problem, determining the Bishop Independence number, for all sizes of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2013/5760
The continued decline in soil fertility, high fertilizer costs and the need to implement environmental friendly agricultural systems are some of the world’s major strategic concerns. Soil microorganisms are part of the soil ecosystem and are reported to contribute in soil fertili...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/5577
4H-pyrano[3,2-c]quinoline derivatives 6a-f were prepared via reacting arylmethylenemalononitriles 2-c,g with 4-hydroxyquinolines 1a-c or 1e,f. Refluxing 6d with formic acid or acetic anhydride gave 7-(2-chlorophenyl)-5-methyl-5H-pyrimido [5'4':5,6]pyrano[3,2-c]quinoloine-6,8-(7...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/3318
Hierakonpolis archaeological site was a Predynastic occupation (3800-3500 B.C.) where the early Egyptian civilization originated. The research aims to discover the cultivated crops in this remote time to recognize life activities of early Egyptians, reconstruct weeds assemblage g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2013/4893
Aims: To understand the mechanisms of Early Growth Response Protein 1 (Egr-1) induction upon HSV-1 lytic infection and its roles in regulating viral gene expression and replication. Study Design: Rabbit corneal cell line SIRC and other cell lines were infected by HSV-1 to investi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/4817
Quantification of the rate of natural groundwater recharge is a pre-requisite for efficient groundwater resource management. It is particularly important in regions with large demands for groundwater supplies, where such resources are the key to economic development. However, the...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/4557
This study examined heads of departments’ application of knowledge management skills in university administration. One research question and one hypothesis were posed along the dimensions of knowledge management skills namely knowledge sharing, knowledge capturing, knowledge mapp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/4039