Aims: To create a single disability variable in 332 children with different disability severities, ICD-10 diagnoses, and ages by employing the WHO ICF-CY body functions coding system. Study Design: Open field pilot research study. Place and Duration of Study: H. C. Andersen Child...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19635
Lake Katwe is the largest of the eight saline crater lakes in the pleistocene Katwe-Kikorongo volcanic field situated in the western arm of the great East African Rift system in southwestern Uganda. The salt lake is hydro-chemically of a carbonate type with its brines representin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20598
This experimentally-controlled designed study compared the effects of low- and high-glycemic index diets on biochemical variables and organ histology in alloxan-induced diabetic rats (DR).Effects of low-GI (fried yam)and high-GI (roasted) diets on organ and body weights, pancreas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11075
This work has focused on the analysis of minimum dimensions of housing while its occupants maintain a proper comfort within it according to several requirements: proxemics, ergonomics, anthropometry as well maintaining an energy efficiency of the house. The current analysis is re...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18170
Antioxidants, important chemicals that combat uncontrollable oxidation processes in the living cells, occur naturally in plants in the form of phenolic compounds such as phenolic acids and flavanoids. The total antioxidant capacity and total phenolic content of different wild edi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18249
Background: Laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) is an atomic emission-type spectroscopy that can analyze any sample successfully and can be applied to gas, liquid, and solid samples. It can provide nonintrusive, qualitative and quantitative measurement of elements in vari...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18852
For real-time management of power distribution systems, when rapid operational adjustments are required to cope with intermittent power generation which is typical of renewable-based units, it is imperative that the optimization of the overall power distribution system be address...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19043
Introduction: The temperature, as one of the essential factors affecting the growth and survivability of all microorganisms, may have an impact on them in two opposite directions: the change in the temperature (its increase and decrease) may have a positive impact on the growth r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18950
Aims: To determine the impact of leachate from septic tank on proximate well-water quality in two different residential areas and the variation in the physico-chemical parameters of the well-water that are associated with spatial geographical location. Study Design: Randomized mo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12452
The decision of whether to repair (restore) or demolish-and-reconstruct a severely damaged building is not always obvious. Such decisions require not only regular inspection and design calculation, but rather long experience and practical judgment that needs to consider safety, s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19513