Aims: The effects of pre-cooking and particle size distribution on the pasting and functional properties of trifoliate yam flours were evaluated. Study Design: 2 x 2 x 5 factorial experimental design was used for this study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3299
Aims: 1) To study the effect of some formulation variables on drug load, encapsulation efficiency, swelling ratio, mucoadhesion and drug release. 2) Optimize the mucoadhesion capabilities for targeting drug absorption and release-controlling capabilities of alginate beads. Method...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/3020
Aim: To assess the awareness of periodic blood glucose test and its relationship with diabetic retinopathy among adult diabetic patients attending a tertiary ophthalmic centre. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Al...
Aim: Endophytic bacterial population and their diversity in soybean were investigated. Study Design: Endophytic population was assessed during different growth stages of soybean (CV JS 335) viz., vegetative and reproductive stages. Place and Duration of Study: Microbiology Resear...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/2302
Pitiakoudis Michael, Zezos Petros, Kouklakis Georgios, Fotakis Stelios, Romanidis Konstantinos, Nagorni Eleni-Aikaterini, Tsalikidis Christos, Botaitis Sotirios, Iatrou Christos & Simopoulos Constantinos·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Background: Bile leak is a complication of hepatopancreatobiliary surgery and results from injury to the bile ducts. Treatment usually consists of percutaneous drainage combined with the placement of a biliary stent or a nasobiliary draining tube in the biliary tree via endoscopi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2581
Aims: Learning disabilities represent the most significant cause of lifetime morbidity in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) patients. The cognitive phenotype of NF1 pediatric patients is not well understood. The purpose of this study was to examine the cerebral glucose metabolic pat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4069
Aims: The present study was conducted to evaluate the hepatoprotective effect of hydroalcoholic extract of Drynaria quercifolia fronds (Dq), its fractions and isolated compound (Dq-4) from ethyl acetate (EA) fraction. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Pharmacognosy and D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/3620
Aim: To determine the efficacy of the ALMANAC model in simulating leaf canopy growth and biomass production of a plant functional group, specifically “exotic warm-season perennial grasses,” represented by buffelgrass [Pennisetum ciliare (L.) Link] and “Old World Bluestems” (Bothr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/4313
Susceptibility of eight date cultivars (namely Barhi, Barni Al Madina, Deglet Noor, Rushodia, Sukari, Ajwa, Mabroom and Nabtat Ali) to an attack by saw-toothed grain beetle Oryzaephilus surinamensis (L.), was estimated under laboratory conditions. Physical characteristics (textur...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3181
Bananas are susceptible to the highly damaging black Sigatoka disease (BSD) caused by the fungus (Mycosphaerella fijiensis). The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of leaf pruning frequency on the control of the BSD and the yield of banana. The study was carried o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/3509
Smallholder commercialisation may be broadly defined as the situation where farmers of small individual and family farms have greater engagement with markets, either for inputs, outputs, or both. A key premise of commercialization as a development strategy is that markets provide...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2868
The chemical parameters of glucose syrup produced from five different weight ratios of sorghum malt and sweet potato flour using sorghum malt as a source of enzyme hydrolysis were studied. There were variations in the chemical parameters of the samples as a result of the differen...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2013/2247
Background: Prisoners endure some of the worst health outcomes of any population group in the community. Smoking rates among prisoners remain high despite a significant reduction in smoking rates among the general public. This protocol describes a study in which we will assess th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3354
The aim of the work is to develop a technology for Basic Events (BE) probability assessment at a given predictive interval, with consideration of the situation at potentially hazardous facility (plant, factory, storage; armory) at the beginning of the predictive interval. With th...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3047