An interest in natural products from plants has been increased due to the disruption of natural biological control systems, undesirable effects on non-target organisms, environmental hazards, and the development of resistance to synthetic insecticides, which are applied in order...
Aim: Many of the studies that have been carried out to investigate the toxicity of kerosene have been large-dose, acute-setting experiments. Although the hepatic and renal damage as a result of kerosene exposure has been demonstrated in an earlier study in female Wistar rats, gen...
This paper analyses different assessment techniques used for power outage costs evaluation. Socio-economic analyses to quantify the effects of power cuts are essential for energy policy and to provide a rationale for investments in electricity supply security enhancing measures....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3167
Aim: To investigate the use of Nigerian cow hooves for the removal of chromium VI from aqueous solution. Place and Duration: Chemistry Laboratory, Federal University of Technology, Akure and Chemistry Laboratory of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, from September 2011...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/2405
Aims: The etiology of nail shedding in an 85-year-old man as well as predisposing and precipitating factors were evaluated, focusing on whether nail loss was secondary to infection or not. Presentation of Case: An 85-year-old man was examined for complete detachment and loss of t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3519
Aims: This study was undertaken to assess the influence of seed treatment (soaking in water) on nutritional and microbiological composition of two cowpea cultivars. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Food Biochemistry and Tropical Products Technology, and the laboratory o...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/2511
The effects of food hazards have been felt in various forms over the years by consumers globally. This study attempts to assess and evaluate pertinent hazards inherent in the local production of wara (West African soft cheese) which is traditionally produced in small scale by Ful...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2013/3147
We present a new class of the black hole solutions of Einstein-Maxwell-Yang-Mills theory. These solutions have both U(1) charge and Yang-Mills hair. We also investigate the thermodynamic properties.
Aims: The present study concerns the environmental behaviors of farmers active in the Zohreh-Jarrahi, Maroun and Gotvand irrigation networks regarding water management in the farm. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: This cross-sectional study was con...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2451
This study was conducted in Delta Central Agricultural Zone to determine the effectiveness of the leadership of farmers’ self-help groups through attendance to meetings, regularity in the payment of dues and participation in group activities. Farmers’ groups are ubiquitous, yet t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2013/2869
Aims: To evaluate the antitumor potential of metal silver and polyvinilpyrrolidone nanoparticle-encapsulated silver on L5178Y-R murine lymphoma cell growth and survival of tumor-bearing mice. Study Design: In vitro and in vivo (pre-clinical) study. Place and Duration of Study: Un...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3108
Aims: To determine the tolerability of adding docetaxel to radiation therapy in patients with a rising PSA post prostatectomy for prostate cancer. Study design: Phase II study of the combination of docetaxel and radiation therapy. Place and duration of study: University and Veter...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3406
Recent increases in the immigration of persons from Latin America into North America, particularly from regions endemic for Chagas disease, suggest the possibility that pregnant women may be latently infected with Trypanosoma cruzi. This study was undertaken to assess the magnitu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/3136
The paper is using a two period model of consumption and current account balance and tries to determine the dynamics of the exchange rates by taking into consideration the increases in oil prices, national debts, budget and trade deficits, the global uncertainty, and the enormous...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/3232