The research was aimed at determining the anti-bacterial effect of different fractions of acetic acid leaf extract of Parinari curatellifolia. The research was conducted in laboratory unit of peace specialist hospital, Yola, Nigeria between May and November, 2011. Different solve...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/1772
Aim: To carry out qualitative determination of phytochemicals and evaluate antioxidant potential of Euphorbia heterophylla Linn. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Government College University Lahore, Pakistan, between October, 2011 and February, 2012. Materia...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/1925
Aim: To investigate some neuroprotective effects of aqueous extract of Neem leaves against damaging actions of lead acetate induced neurotoxicity in the superficial layers of the superior colliculus of adult wistar rats. Study Design: Histological and Biochemical study. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/2344
Aims: Prasarani Sandhan (PRS) is an Ayurvedic formulation approved by the “National formulary of Ayurvedic Medicine 2011”, of Bangladesh. It is traditionally used in arthritic pain, lumbago and sciatia. Sparse scientific evidence is available to support the efficacy of this prepa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/2310
Aims: This study investigated the effect of exposure to arginine (ARG) and glutamate (GLU), or its variant, monosodium glutamate (MSG) on the prostate function and testis histology of rats. Study Design: Exposure to either ARG, GLU, monosodium glutamate (MSG), ARG plus GLU or ARG...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/2172
Azo dyes are extremely important in variety of industries for variety of technical purposes. Hence, a series of naphtholic azo dyes 1-9 were synthesized via diazotization of substituted aniline derivatives followed by azo coupling with 2-naphthol. In similar manner, diazotization...
Indiscriminate use of chloroquine (CQ) has resulted in chloroquine resistance in Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) in almost all regions of India. Due to the emergence of resistance to CQ in India, the current recommended first line of treatment for Pf has been the combination of artesu...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/2806
Objective: To improve the dissolution of poorly soluble Piroxicam (PRXM) by solid dispersion technique using water soluble carriers with or without the addition of sodium lauryl sulphate (SLS) as surfactant. Methods and Materials: Solid dispersions of Piroxicam were prepared usin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/2534
Aim: The roots of the plant Eriosema chinense Vogel (Leguminosae-Papilionoideae) is taken in the form of vegetable and is traditionally used for the treatment of diarrhoea by the tribal people of Meghalaya, India. Therefore, the present study is an attempt to assess the antioxida...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/2661
Aims: Hypochlorous (HOCl) and hypobromous (HOBr) acids are among the most powerful oxidants produced by the innate immune cells. Albumin is the predominant protein in most body fluids and is considered the most important antioxidant of blood plasma. Study Design: Oxidation of bov...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2013/3066
Aims: This study was conducted to assess the risks connected to effluents released by laboratories performing biomedical analyses in four sanitary training units of Abomey Calavi and Sô-Ava area in Benin. Study Design: It is a transversal and analytical study. Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2296
This paper considers a condition-based maintenance optimization for continuously degrading systems under continuous noise response in terms of sound pressure level monitoring. After maintenance, the states of the system are randomly distributed with residual damage. An optimizati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2341
Organic nonlinear optical single crystals of 4-methoxy benzoin were grown by slow evaporation technique. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that 4-methoxy benzoin single crystals belong to orthorhombic crystal system with a space group Pca21.Optical absorption range of the g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2587
Aims: Sesquiterpene lactones are one of the most important groups of bioactive substances in Achillea millefolium, a perennial herb cultivated because of its medicinal interest. We sought to determine if the use of inorganic mulches for weed control in A. millefolium crops could...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2648
Aims: This paper aims to describe the popular use of medicinal plants by the Baka Pygmies settled in the periphery of the Ipassa Reserve, analyses their relative importance and characterizes the medicinal flora. Study Design: Gathering data on the popular use of medicinal plants...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2550