The paper describes a simple, small scale and low cost yet comprehensive approach to quantifying the Coefficient of Rolling Resistance/Friction (Crr) also known as the Rolling Resistance Coefficient in automobiles. Crr is usually defined as the amount of force required to overcom...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/3199
Aims/ Objectives: To prepare activated carbon from poultry droppings using H3PO4 as an activating agent and to determine the uptake of BOD from dye effluents at different contact time. Study Design: Experimental study on the effectiveness of the activated carbon at various contac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/1216
Aims: To compare the neonatal outcome in patients with PROM at and beyond 34 weeks, who had expectant management and progressed to spontaneous labour and those who had induction of labour. Study Design: Retrospective study of patients presenting with PROM at and beyond 34 weeks g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3428
We report the 1st case of severe, symptomatic hypocalcemia after denosumab (RANKL inhibitor) treatment in a peritoneal dialysis patient with secondary hyperparathyroidism and osteoporosis. A 58-year-old Caucasian female has been receiving chronic ambulatory peritoneal dialysis fo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2989
Aims: The dengue vector Aedes aegypti is currently a target for control by entomopathogenic fungi. We have previously shown the susceptibility of both larvae and adult A. aegypti to fungal infection by Metarhizium anisopliae and strategies are being developed for control of both...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3638
Aims: To identify novel antibiotic-producing microbial strains with unprecedented pertinence. We hypothesize that site-specific soil samples will contain a variety of antibiotic-producing species (APS) with diverse specificity of molecular elements. Place and Duration of Study: L...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3205
Consumption of fresh vegetables is very common in Nigeria. One of the methods of increasing the availability of vegetables all year round is drying. There is need to determine the microbial quality/safety of the dehydrated vegetables in order to determine the risk of food borne d...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3139
Non-expansion of Nigerian grid network resulted in Increasing loading of the existing power equipment. Attempt to reduce life cycle costs resulted in decrease maintenance expenditures and postponement of investments. These resulted in higher failure rates and increasing risk of m...
Aims: I present the derivation of some important scaling relations in galactic bulges by using a simple model of bulge formation. Methodology: If the radiation pressure of the bulge suppresses its accretion of mass, together with the bulge luminosity-mass relation and the superma...
Primary health care as stated in the Alma Ata declaration underscores the importance of health education as one of the key methods of preventing and controlling prevailing health problems. This study seeks to test the effect of health education on perception and treatment seeking...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3408
Alassan Kouamé Mahassadi, Aboubacar Demba Bangoura, Henriette Ya Kissi, Dorcas Akadjé, Stanislas Doffou, Mamert Fulgence Yao-Bathaix, Alain Koffi Attia & Thérèse Aya Ndri-Yoman·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Background: The in-hospital mortality is a major concern in Africa. The study is aimed at providing the determinants of in-hospital mortality of patients admitted in the gastroenterology and medicine unit (GMU) of the teaching hospital of Yopougon (Abidjan, Ivory Coast). Patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2630
Aims: The purpose of the study was to examine the effects of a moderate dose of commercially available fish oil on lipid variables in non-hemodialysis, chronic kidney disease patients. Study Design: The study utilized a double-blind, randomized, and placebo-controlled experimenta...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3273
Aims: This paper evaluates the use of percentage of micronucleus (MN), polychromatic erythrocytes (PCEs), chromosomal aberration (CA) and mitotic index (MI) frequencies in mice bone marrow smears as a method for assessing the ability of docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, is an omega-3 fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3752
Aims: To characterize gender differences in the ophthalmic findings and clinical outcomes of patients with open globe (OG) injuries. Study Design: Retrospective case series. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital, New Jersey Medical School b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3333
Whereas deletions involving the long arm of chromosome 5 are among the most common chromosomal abnormalities in myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS), isolated del(5q) MDS, which includes the 5q- syndrome, is rare and characterized by hypoplastic anemia and a moderate risk of transforma...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2013/3234