Aim: In-Vitro and In-Vivo safety and anti-asthmatic activity of stem bark extracts of Prunus africana and Warburgia ugandensis against induced asthma in BALB/c mice. Methodology: Cytotoxicity on Vero E6 cells were investigated using MTT assay. Acute toxicity was determined by adm...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/3669
Celosia isertii, a small genus of edible and ornamental plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, has been investigated for a number of properties, such as anti-diabetic activity, hepatoprotective property, anti-diarrheal property and lots more. Aims: This study investigates...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/3257
The adsorption of phenol which is one of the most important organic pollutant was studied using carbon from maize tassels. The effect of contact time, adsorbent dosage and temperature on the adsorption capacity was investigated. The maximum phenol adsorption was obtained as 54% a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/3086
Aim: Surface Quick, an alcohol-based solution has been prepared by HELVEMED Company and various advantages have been mentioned for it; however all these claims have not been assessed scientifically. This study evaluated the antifungal efficacy of Surface Quick solution on candida...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3410
This paper aims at advocating the integration of green chemistry principles for sustainability into the existing senior secondary or high school chemistry curriculum. Researches and training in this all important area had been targeted towards university level education and resea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2013/3606
The study determines factors that affect food consumption expenditure of agro based firm workers in Cross River State, Southern Nigeria. Cross-sectional data were collected from 250 randomly selected workers of five rubber estates in the region. Descriptive statistics and two-sta...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2013/2919
Aims: To understand the exposure experiences of tea consumption in community male adult population of urban China and its potential beneficences in cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Communities in Shanghai, C...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3412
Aim: To investigate the antioxidant and antimicrobial potential of Chloroform and Pet ether extracts of Manilkara zapota (MZCE, MZPE), Polyalthia longifolia (PLCE, PLPE), Abroma augusta (AACE, AAPE) Ficus hispida (FHCE, FHPE), Vitex negundo (VNCE, VNPE) plants. Study Design: In v...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3012
Aim: To illustrate the thyroid hormone profile in young adult students at moderate altitude in Rwanda. Study Design: A population-based cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted among healthy university students living at Butare, Rwanda (altitude...
Aims: The effect of petroleum exploration and exploitation activities on the phytochemical and nutritional composition of African breadfruit (Treculia africana) and Bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranean) harvested from polluted and unpolluted environment were studied. Study Desi...
Aims: To conduct a study on the antibacterial activity, phytochemical constituents and antioxidant properties that identify the medicinal potency of medicinal plants on the methanolic and ethyl acetate extracts of the leaves of Anogeissus leiocarpus. Antibacterial activity was de...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2013/3349
Aims: The study is aimed at analyzing soil samples from various sampling points of the Kazaure glass sand deposit for the levels of lead, cadmium, chromium, nickel, iron, zinc, copper and manganese in order to ascertain the environmental impact of the mining activity. Study Desig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/3369
Aims: to enhance the anti-inflammatory effect as well as oral absorption of prednisolone (PR), through formulation of colonic targeted microspheres prepared from a blend of time and pH- dependent polymers and loaded with PR. Study Design: In Vitro and In Vivo Evaluation of Combin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/3195
Aims: To design a two degree of freedom compensator for the DC motor, verify the stability of the proposed algorithm as well as the noise sensitivity are carried out. Study Design: The design of the present algorithm is to compare no load and load static parameter dependence. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/3389
The effectiveness of a Cutting Fluid (CF) depends to a large extent on the method of its feeding. Therefore, a new device was developed to feed cutting fluids to the cutting area under lathe machining and specifically for turning process. The device can be used as a two-way or mu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/1982