Background and Aims: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus is a systemic autoimmune disease with increased risk of thrombosis through the induction of tissue factor (TF) expression, the principal initiator of coagulation. Despite its correlation with some autoimmune diseases, including SL...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15007
Starch, one of the commonly used additives in drilling fluids, degenerates with time under cyclic temperature and pressure loads, causing changes in mud properties. This study was designed to establish the effect of temperature and aging on water base mud treated with starches pr...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14870
Aims: The main goal of this study is to minimize the function with coefficient c, which minimizes vehicles' transportation time and waiting time in supply chain centers. Study Design: Environmental pollution and shortage of nonrenewable energy resources have increased governments...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15376
The concentrations of Zn, Pb, Cu, Cd and Hg were spectrophotometrically determined in local chickens that were fed with the solid wastes for three months and dumpsite-soils in both dry and wet seasons. Dumpsite-leachates were analysed in wet season only across the sites. A total...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11651
Vegetation in cities and suburbs are important in making built environments more livable, economically and ecologically more sustainable. Urban forestry benefits include erosion control, flood control, fruits and some fuel wood supply. Urban forests play several roles such as rel...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14613
This paper is based upon a literature review. Its aim is to forward a review on the evolution of negligent misrepresentation especially in the South African jurisdiction. The birth of negligent misrepresentation stemmed from Roman law under the guise of the action legis Aquiliae....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14684
Access to post-primary school education plays significant role in the future prospect of children in any nation. However the accessibility to post-primary education depends on availability of school within minimum spatial distance to children of different economic divide in the s...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/12328
Aims: In the present study an attempt has been made to determine the effect of plastic strain on the anisotropic parameters of AISI202 series. Study Design: The parameter commonly used to characterize the anisotropy of sheet metal is the plastic strain ratio i.e. the ratio of tru...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14466
In this paper, we obtain a coincidence point result in cone metric spaces, without appealing the normality condition. These results extend and improve some known results.
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13705
Aims: The purpose of this study was to verify the influence of Kinesiotape® (KT) and exercise on functional ankle instability score measure by the Y-test in female soccer athletes. Study Design: Interrupted time series with treatment removal. Place and Duration of Study: Futebol...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15231
Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine if Streptococcus mutans have adapted to the polluted condition present among this population, adolescents 11-15 years of age with and without caries, and the resistance of this organism to grow at different concentrations of lead (...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/9282
Francilene de Moraes Feitoza, Graciane Catarina Batista Magalhães, Sílvia Regina de Lima Reis, Anselmo Verlangieri Carmo, Keyla Aparecida Pontes Lopes Dias, Maria Salete Ferreira Martins & Maria Helena Gaíva Gomes-da-Silva·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2015
Aims: The aim of this study was investigate whether a comprehensive lifestyle management is able to promote improvements in the nutritional and metabolic profiles of obese women with NAFLD. Place and Duration of Study: This study was developed in the nutrition outpatient clinic o...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15745
Chitosan grafted with acrylonitrile loaded silver nanocomposite coated alginate beads were successfully prepared first, alginate beads were synthesized with homogenous structures sized ranging from 1.5 to 2 mm. The alginate beads were then submitted to surface modification (coati...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14775
Online Social Network Sites (SNSs) have no doubt contributed immensely towards communication as well as the educational pursuit of students in higher institutions of learning. Thus, SNSs enhance relationships amongst learners and their teachers, they improve learning motivation a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13698
Aim: Bacterial vaginosis (BV) is a poly-microbial syndrome. Amsel’s criteria or Nugent’s methods are usually used for its diagnosis. The present study was conducted to compare these two techniques regarding their reliability and possible preferences in practical use. Study Design...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15033