Objectives: To determine if intra-articular (ia) anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) yielded benefit in patients failing ia steroid injections and determine the safety and durability of single and repeated ia anti-TNF treatment in inflammatory arthritis. Methods: Patients with infl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/805
Objectives: We have conducted this study to assess (1) the existence of prevention programmes for AR as developed by professional and health care organizations in Asia-Pacific countries; (2) any discrepancies in local guidelines in comparison to ARIA, or within and across these c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/782
Aims: The goal of this study was to characterize recently identified, non-flowering, putative tetraploid Sorghum spp. hybrids utilizing bulked segregant analysis with SSRs and compare them to S. bicolor, S. halepense, and triploid putative Sorghum spp. hybrids. Confirmed species...
This study examines strategies for enhancing rice innovation system in Southeast Nigeria. Four hundred and ninety six (496) purposively selected actors in rice innovation system were used. Information was collected using questionnaire and interview schedule for illiterate farmers...
In present paper authors have used the theoretical model for calculation of value of different model parameters of potassium halides by using the effect of Many body (Puri and Verma, 1977) (Basic model for calculation and aurthor directley used the all calculated value of many bo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/499
Aims: Against the backdrop of global and national energy crisis leading to lingering demand and supply gap of cooking energy in Nigeria, this study was designed to identify the consumption pattern of fuelwood products, profitability of fuelwood supply and the major supply determi...
Aim: Timing of postoperative review after routine phacoemulsification cataract surgery in the English National Health Service is not specified in the Royal College of Ophthalmologists Cataract Surgery Guidelines. There are wide variations in when the first postoperative review oc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/721
Various chemical compounds might be added to forage to maintain or improve the quality value of a crop ensiled. The aim of the present experiment was to evaluate the fermentation characteristics, in situ rumen degradation and Aerobic Stability of whole crop barley ensiled with...
Aims: To determine the sweet potato marketing channel, gross marketing margin and returns, marketing efficiency and state the policy implications of the study. Study design: Cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: South east agro ecological zone of Nigeria, between Jan...
Aims: In an attempt to explore novel agents for application in agriculture, the strain Serratia entomophila AB2 was investigated. Study design: Pesticidal, Fertilizing and Toxicological effects. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Botany (Microbiology Unit), Visva-Bharati,...
A suggestive relation links Fisher' information measure (FIM)Iand Schrödinger equation (SE). The connection is based upon the fact that the constrained minimization of I leads to a SE. This, in turn, is the origin of intriguing relationships between various aspects of SE, on the...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2012/777
The coastal zone of Benin is the interface between the marine environment and the straightforward continental environment. It is constituted of sandy cords, lagoon system, lakes and flood plains. This zone shelters a population of about 3 million inhabitants that is more than 30%...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2011/853
Aim: To investigate the seroprevalence of cytomegalovirus (CMV) among voluntary blood donors in University of Benin Teaching Hospital (UBTH), Nigeria with the purpose of determining whether routine CMV screening for donors is justified or not. Place and Duration of Study: Departm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/621
This work was aimed to apply the artificial neural network (ANNs) for predicting indoor air temperature in modern building, seven hours in advance in humid region, using as inputs only the outdoor air temperature and the last six hourly values of indoor air temperature. The build...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/641
The physicochemical and pasting characteristics of 18 varieties of Dioscorea alata (an underutilized yam species) were determined in comparison to pona, (a local and most preferred Dioscorea rontundata variety in Ghana) to contribute to knowledge base of D. alata for product dive...