Aims: Berberis lycium (Sumbal) is abundantly available in the northern areas of Pakistan and extensively used in local practice for the treatment of several human diseases. The objective of this study was to explore pharmacological basis for its use in gastrointestinal disorders....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2678
Lesions of the brachial plexus are most commonly caused by traumatic injuries. Other causes include infiltration by tumors, intrinsic or extrinsic compressions, damage from radiation therapy, or neuralgic amyotrophy (Parsonage-Turner syndrome). Less frequent causes of brachial pl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3031
Aims: To determine the 10-year overall survival (OS) in triple-negative (TN) and non-TN breast cancer (BC) patients, and to identify associated independent prognostic factors. Study Design: Descriptive and survival. Place and Duration of Study: Pathology Division at National Canc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2544
Aims: Few data exist on kidney dysfunction (KD) and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors (GPI) in acute coronary syndrome (ACS) patients treated by percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) and whether they impact on long-term outcome since most frequently patients with various degree...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2764
Purpose: Injury rates and injury risk factors were examined for the first time among cadets undergoing Summer Warfare Annual Basic (SWAB) training at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy (USCGA). Methods: Participants were 778 men and 286 women from four years of SWAB training. Before SW...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2877
Aims: The present study on management practices, productive performance and profitability of indigenous chickens evaluated the existing indigenous rearing practices with the objectives to pave the way for improvement of this variety into sustainable income in favour of the small-...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2846
Aims: Growth and foliar yield responses of waterleaf (Talinum triangulare Jacq) to complementary application of organic and inorganic fertilizers were studied in a Ultisol. Study Design: The experiment was laid out in a randomized complete block design with three replicates. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2599
Hydrogen (H2) is considered as the future fuel. The present work on “Bio Hydrogen Production from Pharmaceutical Waste Water Treatment by a Suspended Growth Reactor Using Environmental Anaerobic Technology. This is an appreciated approach at wealth generation through value additi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/2649
Aims: To analyze the nature and peculiarities of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Zimbabwe chemical industry with reference to safety and environmental risks. Study Design: This study took a survey approach. Place and Duration of Study: Graniteside (GR), Willowvale (WV), So...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/2759
Aims: The present work aims to study the effect of aromatic structure on the inhibition of biogas biosynthesis, and more specifically the comparative study of benzenediols, methylphenols and chloroanilines isomers on the inhibition of acetoclastic methanogenesis by digested pig m...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/2491
Aims: The study is aimed to obtain acylated derivatives of polyprenols which were isolated from leaves of grape Vitis vinifera L. Study Design: Modification of natural compounds. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Organic Chemistry, Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Sub...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/2916
Weed management in lowland rice production is a major constraint leading to low yields. Studies were conducted during the wet cropping seasons of 2009 and 2010 at Rokupr Agricultural Research Centre (RARC) in the lowland ecology to assess the competitiveness of different rice var...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2791
To better understand the genome by environment (G x E) interactions that need to be accommodated in order to better predict hybrid performance for a high breeding value vegetative parthenocarpy trait sensu stricto. An analysis of the possible environmental signals contributing to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/1714
Cocoa (Theobroma cacao Linn.) is single most important agricultural export crop and major source of foreign exchange to Ghana. This study examines the socioeconomic factors affecting adoption of CODAPEC and Cocoa High-Tech Technology packages introduced by Ghana government into c...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/1969
Aims: The study examined the determinants of access and demand for credit among poultry farmers in Ikot Ekpene area of Akwa Ibom State in Southern Nigeria. Study Design: A multi-stage random sampling technique was employed to select 90 poultry farmers. Structured questionnaires a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2013/2810