Sample preparation is an important step of any analytical procedure. Considering low budget and limited unsophisticated technology available in small laboratories, it is necessary to carefully evaluate and optimise the efficiency of the conventional wet digestion method. The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19717
In many developing countries, with very high population densities, co-infection with both HIV and HCV is fairly common [1-3]. This is perhaps because, in such situations, people live in close proximity and generally, are not well cared for. Medical facilities are minimal, so that...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19921
Africa has great intensity of chemical exposure and high level of infertility. Functional disorders of the male germ cell and endocrinopathies have been attributed to exposure to mixed chemicals. Data on the mixed chemical exposure on reproductive hormones are sparse in Nigeria....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19790
Aims: To investigate the knowledge, attitudes and lifestyle practices of hypertensive patients to help educate them to properly manage the condition and help reduce incidence among the populace. Study Design: A cross-sectional descriptive survey. Place and Duration of Study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19891
Insufficient water, weak sanitation and poor hygiene practices create a serious burden of diseases in low-income regions and is affecting susceptible groups such as the poor. Although water and sanitation programs have been initiated in many local communities; Water, Sanitation a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19998
Aim: The research aimed to reveal the effect of liquid and solid fermentation on the mineral and amino acid contents of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum). Design of the Study: A comparative effect of liquid and solid fermentation on the mineral and amino acid contents...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19980
Recent brain studies show the emerging importance of glia (and, in particular, of astroglia) in cognitive abilities like learning and memory. A new, hypothetical area of research is described to enriching the poverty of cognitive studies on glia. This methodology has been used be...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/20247
A novel complex with nitrilotriacetamides (abbreviation L) has been synthesized. Single-crystal X-ray diffraction analysis determined the molecular formula as C12H28N8Na2NiO10. The crystal belongs to the triclinic system with P-1 space group. In this molecule, the L ion exhibits...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/20173
Aims: Simulation and optimization of hot forging of Titanium alloys with validation. Study Design: Modeling, simulation of the process using super forge package and analytical study Place and Duration of Study: University of science and Technology and Islamic Azad University, Sha...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/20398
Implementing an effective solid waste management program has become a difficult challenge in many developing countries. In most cases, local authorities lack the capacity to collect all the waste generated, let alone facilitate appropriate disposal. Street littering, illegal dump...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/20346
The U-Shaped channel is a high performance structure widely used in practice. Currently, the problem of the critical depth in such profile does not have a direct solution. Current methods of calculation are based on complex mathematical procedures or optimal fitting methods, ofte...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/20056
A field trial was conducted at the CSIR-Crops Research Institute (CRI) experimental fields to evaluate the effects of organic and inorganic fertilizers, and time of harvesting on the yield and quality of white yam (Dioscorea rotundata). The experiment was a 4x3 factorial arranged...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/5522
Two soil bacterial isolates (Bacillus sp. and Staphylococcus sp.) were isolated from agricultural soil and used in the decolourization and degradation of two synthetic textile azo dyes blood red and turquoise blue. Of the two bacterial species employed, the isolate b (Staphylococ...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19993
Painful shoulder is a very common condition that results from periarticular lesions involving the rotator cuff, the biceps tendon, and the subacromio-subdeltoid bursa. Ultrasonography [1] (USG) has advantage of offering a dynamic examination enabling an assessment of both the ran...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17674
Aims: We introduce a new estimator for population mean by using coefficient of variation as prior information in ranked set sampling (RSS). Then we compare it with the estimator of the mean in RSS, the estimator of the mean in simple random sampling (SRS) in the sense of mean squ...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19675