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This study assessed the constraints to effective delivery of agricultural extension services in Lagos State, Nigeria. A sample size of forty (40) respondents was interviewed. Data …

<p>Urbanization as one of the demographic features in the world comes with lots of challenges and associated risks, one of which is flood disaster risk, while flood d…

The bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) is the most frequent congenital anomaly of the heart in adults. BAV is composed of two cusps, morphologically and functionally. BAV are often associ…

Generic introduction to computer aided design class in industrial/engineering technology involves the introduction to sketches, three-dimensional model development, and the generat…

Objectives: To investigate the association between sitting time (daily total, and occupational and leisure-time periods) and musculoskeletal pain in different body regions among wo…

As everybody knows, glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness worldwide. Most of glaucoma patients are elderly but congenital glaucoma (CG) and glaucomas of childh…

Background: A significant survival prolongation was recently reported by adding idelalisib to rituximab (IR) compared with rituximab (R) in the treatment of relapsed/refractory chr…

Oral ulceration is routinely encountered by dentists in their daily practice. Painful ulcers hamper dental treatment besides rendering patient incapacitating, in terms of dental p…

Obesity is a challenging public-health problem worldwide and policy-makers are continually seeking for relatively lowcost but broad-reaching policy interventions which could influe…

Introduction: Exclusive breastfeeding is an important public health strategy for improving child and maternal health conditions. However, the practice of exclusive breastfeeding is…

In this paper, the scientific demands of forensic evidence were introduced. The quantitative analysis methods and processes of forensic evidence were proposed, and the feasible qu…

Introduction: Sex determination using skeletal fragments presents a great difficulty to forensic investigators. The teeth are resistant to all conditions due to relatively high de…

Population density during the different stages of larval growth and development is one of the crucial issues for successful commercial cocoon crop of silkworms. Using appropriate p…

For decades, the wound dressing was purely presented as-, and provided a physical barrier against external injuries and contaminants - a ‘passive’ yet elemental part in wound heal…

<p>Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most aggressive and common neurological tumor and presents with a dismal prognosis. Currently treatments to treat GBM …

<p>Enzymes are the biocatalysts of the living world, but their properties render them also exploitable in many applications that range from industrial catalysis to therapeuti…

Prolonged incubation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG culture in stationary phase induces a true dormancy generating nonculturable (NC) cells. Recovery of …

Behcets disease (BD) is considered a chronic relapsing multisystem inflammatory disorder. It has a worldwide distribution, but it is more prevalent in Mediterranean countries. Alth…

<p>Cell walls are complex structures surrounding plant cells. They provide not only mechanical support and protection against environmental changes, but also a mean for cell-…

Objective: Vitiligo is an ever increasing problem in all age groups globally. Different regimens are in practice including sun exposure, UVR, Oral & Topical psoralens. Our …

It was shown 32 years ago that the sea star axial organ cells (AO cells) produced a spontaneous cytotoxicity against mouse cancerous cells. Recently, we discovered a sea star Ig ka…

Background: With the growing prevalence of obesity, bariatric surgery has become increasingly popular. Despite this, studies have shown that a number of patients fail to achieve su…

Ambient conditions in buildings are called to assure a delicate balance between environmental pressure and a so variable human response, the first expressed by the level and the co…

This study aimed at developing a process for using local Ghanaian rice varieties to produce Aboloo; a traditional sweetened snack normally prepared from maize. Ten traditional pro…

Indirect bonding of lingual brackets is crucial to the success of lingual orthodontic treatment. Transferring brackets to the pre determined position in a precise manner to patien…

Background: Since advancement of science and technology in the area of laboratory medicine in 21st century the design of laboratory should be organized into high flexibility zones …