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May 08, 2015Open Access
One of the most
challenging tasks faced by the pharmaceutical researchers is the ophthalmic
drug delivery. Their aim is to obtain and maintain a therapeutic level at the
site of action for prolonged period of time. Therefore, to sustain drug levels
at the target site for a sufficient time, novel drug delivery techniques should
be developed. Ophthalmic drug delivery has proved significant advancement for
future point of view. This article evaluates a variety of novel systems for
ophthalmic drug d...
May 07, 2015Open Access
This paper examines the effects of commercial bank lending on economic growth
in Nigeria for the period 1970-2013, using the rise in non-oil GDP as a measure
of economic growth. The theoretical underpinning of the role of commercial bank
lending in economic growth is based on the combination of the quantity theory of
money and aggregate production function. To determine the relationship between the two variables, therefore, a preliminary
co-integration analysis (unit root test) was carried out o...
May 06, 2015Open Access
Nigeria witnessed #Occupy Nigeria Protests in January 2012, following government’s
removal of subsidy on premium motor spirits. This study looked at the frames
employed by the old and new media respectively in the #Occupy Nigeria Protest.
The three collective action frame building tasks proposition of the framing
theory: motivation, diagnosis and prognosis were employed in the content
analysis of the samples. The three national newspapers were Nigerian Tribune,
the Guardian and the Punch while t...
May 06, 2015Open Access
Purpose: To
determine health seeking behaviour in relation to non-orthodox eye medication
use among patients attending a primary eye health center in Nigeria. Materials
and Methods: It was a cross-sectional study of consecutive respondents.
Participants’ socio-demographic profile, types and pattern of harmful
traditional eye medications (HTEMs) use were obtained using a pre-tested
questionnaire. Data analysis was by SPSS version 20.0. Results: Of the 303
patients enrolled in the study, 153 (50.5...
May 05, 2015Open Access
Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) is endemic in Pakistan ranking fifth
amongst the twenty two endemic countries. Historically, TB has been associated
with poverty and low socioeconomic status (SES). This study focuses on the
association of SES with prevalence of TB in general population of district Buner,
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Material and Methods: A cross-sectional survey
was conducted in Government and Private health care centers during 2010-2013 in
district Buner, KPK. TB rates were calcu...
May 05, 2015Open Access
Biological
control, as alternative of confrontation of vector organisms, is becoming more
necessary every day due to the development of
resistance to insecticides. The objective of this
investigation
consisted in identifying the species of copepods and fishes that inhabit in the
fluvial ecosystems of
Sancti Spíritus province, with emphasis in the species with best bio regulators qualities about larval populations
of culicids. The investigation comprised the period 2000-2011. In the case of
copep...
May 04, 2015Open Access
Background: Hepatitis B and HIV infections are serious global public
health problems. Among the estimated 40 million persons infected with HIV
worldwide, an estimated 2 - 4 million (5% - 15%) have chronic hepatitis B virus.
This co-infection is common due to shared transmission routes of the agents. In
Ethiopia, even though, HBV infection is more common in HIV infected
individuals, only little is known about the distribution as well as factors
associated with the infection. Objective: To assess ...
Apr 30, 2015Open Access
This research examines mother-daughter conflict in freshmen/first-year
female students (18 - 21 years) enrolled at the Faculty of Social Sciences
(FSS), University of the West Indies (UWI), St. Augustine, Trinidad. The concentration
on mothers in full or part-time paid employment is reinforced by Pickhardt [1] who argued that mothers are more comfortable than fathers in family conflict.
The purpose of the study was to describe the structur...
Apr 30, 2015Open Access
Asia holds massive fruit diversity. Many nutritional and functional
properties studies have been done on the fruit species. However, not many studies
were done on other aspects of knowledge that can be gained related to these
species. The aim of this study was to identify the various uses of the tropical
fruit plant species from the genus of Citrus, Garcinia, Mangifera and
Nephelium, based on the traditional knowledge and practices of the local communities.
The study was conducted through direct...
Apr 30, 2015Open Access
The task was to find out the most appropriate expandable graphite
intercalation compound GIC for intumescent seals. The application in fire seals
required GICs, which exerted high expansion at low burning rates. Therefore
graphite was treated with nitric, sulphuric, phosphoric acids and ferric
chloride. Phosphoric acid with its flame retardant properties was the
favourite, but graphite treated with it, did not exfoliate, therefore
expandable graphite was post treated with phosphoric acid. Elemen...
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