Malaria and Tuberculosis are diseases of poverty with oftentimes fatal outcome especially amongst the very poor. The possible chemotherapeutic effect of some Anti-tuberculosis drugs (Isoniazid, Rifampicine, Pyrazinamide and Enthambutol) on the malaria parasitemia of Tuberculosis...
This project investigated genomic epidemiology of congestive heart disease, the clinical and non-invasive techniques for diagnosis and the modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors associated with the disease were explored. Trends in the morbidity and mortality of CHD revealed a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/629
Selected traditional Nigerian diets: Garri with afang soup, pounded yam with edikang ikong soup and ekpang nkukwo alongside a reference diet, plantain with beans porridge, were investigated for their efficacy for use in management of diabetes mellitus. The proximate composition o...
A set of embryonic proteins - potential markers for ovarian tumors is presented. More than ten new embryonic proteins have been tested, but no one strictly specific protein marker for diagnosis of ovarian tumors has been revealed. SOVA-1 is the most perspective marker for today....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/344
In the present era, due to industrial revolution in the developing country like India, the ground water system has been largely polluted, especially with heavy metals like chromium. The removal of such heavy metals from industrial effluents and from wastewater has become a subjec...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2011/262
Objectives: The science of chemistry has matured, and green chemistry emphasizes the creative use and design of chemicals. The main objective of this work is to carryout Fisher esterification reactions using silica sulphuric acid ionic liquid in such a way that they have little o...
Objectives: Removing organic solvents in chemical synthesis is important in the drive towards benign chemical technologies. Organic solvents are high on the list of toxic compounds due to the problems in containing volatile compounds and the sheer large volume of them used in ind...
Due to gradual depletion of world petroleum reserves and the impact of environmental pollution of increasing exhaust emissions, there is an urgent need for suitable alternative fuels for use in engines. The heightened awareness of green house gas emissions and global warming comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2011/359
Field trial was conducted at the upland rice experimental field of the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), Badeggi, Nigeria (lat 09045΄ N Long 6007΄ E) in 2008 and 2009 to determine the efficacy of different methods of weed control and their profitability in inter-speci...
In this study 18 new corn varieties consist of 15 foreign early and mid-mature single cross hybrids and 3 Iranian commercial hybrids (KSC704, KSC647and DC370) were evaluated at two sowing date (5 and 20 June) based on RCBD with 3 replications at Khorasan Razavi Agricultural Resea...
Background: Sexually transmitted infections are a major public health problem especially with the advent of HIV/AIDS. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Syphilis among HIV seropositive persons. The study population was seropositive persons accessing antiretro...
Objective: Energy drinks are popular and widespread and raising concerns about implications on human health. Hepatological, histological and renal function tests of Sprague-Dawley albino rats were investigated in rat liver, brain and kidney by administering “power-horse” energy d...
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different levels of chemical fertilizers (CF) alone or in combination with farmyard manure (FYM) under lime or no lime amelioration on biological properties of the rhizosphere soil of peanut, grown as intercrop with sabai gra...
Asset-liability management is a means of managing the risk that can arise from the changes in the relationship between assets and liabilities. Value-at-risk (VaR) and tail conditional expectation (TCE) have also emerged in recent years as standard tools for measuring and controll...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2011/355
The aim of this study was to investigate the anti-diabetic and wound healing properties of Cissus multistriata leaf extract. Diabetes mellitus was induced with alloxan and graded doses of methanol leaf extract of Cissus multistriata were administered orally to the experimentally...