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    • Diversity of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type-1 Subtypes in Western Kenya 

      Adungo, F. O.; Gicheru, M. M.; Adungo, N. I.; Matilu, M. M.; Lihana, R. W.; Khamadi, S. A. (Scientific Research, 2014-12)
      Background: HIV/AIDS is the principal pandemic in the world today. Two viral types (HIV-1 and HIV-2), with numerous groups (M, N and O for HIV-1 and A through H for HIV-2) have emerged. These have further proliferated ...

    • Diving Deep in Employee Training to Understand Employee Engagement 

      Ahmed, U.; Phulpoto, W.; Umrani, W.A.; Abbas, S.I. (OMICS Group, 2015-12)
      Human resource practices have prominently influenced employee behaviors and outcomes at work. This conceptual paper proposes motivations to explore employee training in depth to understand how its key component including need ...

    • DNA Vaccines Approach: From Concepts to Applications 

      Pereira, Vanessa Bastos; Zurita-Turk, Meritxell; Saraiva, Tessália D. L.; Castro, Camila P.; Souza, Bianca M.; Agresti, Pamela M.; Lima, Fernanda A.; Pfeiffer, Vanessa N.; Azevedo, Marcela S. P.; Rocha, Clarissa S.; Pontes, Daniela S.; Azevedo, Vasco; Miyoshi, Anderson (Scientific Research, 2014-05)
      DNA vaccines are the third generation vaccines based on purified plasmid preparations containing transgenes that encode antigenic/therapeutic proteins or peptides capable of triggering an immune response against a wide ...

    • “Do Not Weep” (Luke 7: 13): In the Footstep of the Compassionate Jesus 

      Obiorah, Mary Jerome (Scientific Research, 2014-08)
      The divine image, which every human being bears as a result of God’s benevolence at creation, attracts us to the Divine. Human beings are religious by nature and in order to fully realise themselves as humans they have ...

    • Do We Have an Inborn Moral Sense? 

      Walker, Marilyn (Scientific Research, 2014-11)
      This paper reviews some recent work in the relationship between caring behavior among humans, an evolutionary adaptation necessary for survival of the species, and our moral sense of right and wrong. The investigation ...

    • Does Innovative Financing Increase the Firm Performance? An Empirical Investigation of Indian Manufacturing Firms 

      Vunyale, Narender; Raja, Nemi; Krishnankutty, Raveesh (Scientific Research, 2016-04)
      The firms mobilizing resources using innovative debt from market reduce dependence on the traditional banking and financial institutions. The firms raising resources by directly approaching public have some incentive to ...

    • Does Obesity Affect Early Results after Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting? 

      Aithoussa, Mahdi; Atmani, Noureddine; Seghrouchni, Anis; Abdou, Abdessamad; Moutakiallah, Younes; Bamous, Mehdi; Bellouize, Siham; Nya, Fouad; Lakhal, Zouhair; Ghadbane, Abdedaim H.; Elbekkali, Youssef; Boulahya, Abdelatif (Scientific Research, 2017-10)
      Background: The aim of this study was to quantify the effect of obesity on early results after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Methods: A retrospective cohort study of patients underwent isolated CABG from ...

    • DOF transcription factors in developing peanut (Arachis hypogaea) seeds 

      Yan, Haiyan; Huang, Jiaquan; Liao, Boshou; Lan, Xianqing; Luo, Qiuting; Tang, Junlong (Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-01)
      DNA binding with one finger (DOF) transcription factors play important roles in storage material accumulation and morphogenesis of developing seeds. Oil and protein contents varied in different cultivars in important oil ...

    • Dollarization in East Africa: Causes, Consequences, and Future Forecasts 

      Hassan Musse1, Sayid; Echchabi2, Abdelghani (2017-02)
      The dollarization phenomenon has been widespread among the East African countries for many decades. This trend results in several consequences that might be either beneficial or harmful to these countries and their ...

    • Dormancy and germination in two Australian native species (Acacia aneura and Rhodanthe floribunda) 

      Paul Theophile Epee Misse* (African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2019-04-12)
      In the laboratory of plant physiology of the University of Queensland (Gatton Campus), a seed germination experiment was undertaken on seeds of two Australian native plant species – Rhodanthe floribundato and Acacia aneura. ...

    • Drilling Operation and Formation Damage 

      Fallah, Hooman; Sheydai, Sara (Scientific Research, 2013-06)
      Transport of particle suspensions in oil reservoirs is an essential phenomenon in many oil industry processes. Solid and liquid particles dispersed in the drilling fluid (mud) are trapped by the rock (porous medium) and ...

    • Drivers of rice production: evidence from five Sub‑Saharan African countries 

      Nasrin, Sultana; Lodin, Johanna Bergman; Jirström, Magnus; Holmquist, Bjorn; Djurfeldt, Agnes Andersson; Djurfeldt, Göran (2015)
      Background: In spite of considerable rice production gains over the past 50 years, Sub-Saharan Africa is becoming increasingly dependent on rice imports as demand is outpacing domestic supply. The serious economic and ...

    • E lectrospun fibers for wound healing and treatment of hyperglycemia: A review 

      Soares, J.M.D.; Silva, J.C.; Almeida, J.R.; Quintans, J.R.; Júnior, L.J.; de Oliveira, H.P. (Academic Journals, 2016-06-22)
      The use of electrospun fibers in diabetic wound healing assays represents an extremely important topic for investigation. Electrospun fibers have been applied in the immobilization of drugs, allowing sustained and controlled ...

    • (E)-2-Benzylidenecycloalkanones XII.* Kinetic Measurement of Bovine and Human Serum Albumine Interaction with Selected Chalcones and Their Cyclic Chalcone Analogues by UV Spectrophotometry 

      Veliká, Beáta; Tomečková, Vladimíra; Fodor, Krisztina; Kron, Ivan; Perjési, Pál (Scientific Research, 2015-01)
      UV-VIS spectroscopic investigations of interaction of bovine and human serum albumin with selected chalcones (1) and their cyclic chalcone analogues: (E)-2-(4’-X-benzylidene-1-tetralones (3), benzosuberones (4) with ...

    • Early expression of the tbx22 gene in zebrafish influences positioning of pharyngeal arch cartilages 

      Silva, Tammy L.; Cox, Angela A.; Boominathan, V. P.; Jezewski, Peter A.; Ferreira, Tracie L. (Scientific Research Publishing, 2012-10)
      Mutations in human TBX22 cause X-linked cleft palate with anklyoglossia syndrome. The two zebrafish tbx22 splice isoforms, tbx22-1 and tbx22-2, encode proteins of 444 and 400 amino acids, respectively. Zebrafish tbx22 mRNA ...

    • Early Recurrence of a Cardiac Malignant Fibrous Histiocytoma 

      López, Laura R.; Bauza, Ángela G.; Cereijo, Jose M. M.; Álvarez, José R.; Názar, Belén A.; Quiroga, Juan S. (Scientific Research, 2013-09)
      Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH) is a rare tumor of the heart and the patients with these tumors usually have a poor prognosis. We report a case of MFH with an origin from the left superior pulmonary vein, involving ...

    • Early Results of Mitral Valve Replacement in Severe Pulmonary Artery Hypertension—An Institutional Prospective Study 

      Kumar, Nirmal; Sevta, Prashant; Satyarthy, Subodh; Agarwal, Saket; Betigeri, Vithal K.; Satsangi, Deepak K. (Scientific Research, 2013-06)
      Introduction: In patients undergoing surgery for mitral valve replacement (MVR) for valvular heart disease, pulmonary artery hypertension (PAH) has been considered a major risk factor. In this prospective study, we have ...

    • An Easy and Efficient Method to Functionalize Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles with Maleic Anhydride 

      Del Castillo, Pável C. Hernández; Manuel, Saúl Robles; Ruiz, Facundo (Scientific Research, 2014-07)
      In this work, titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles were functionalized with maleic anhydride (MA), using a non-polar (toluene) and polar protic (ethanol) solvents. The concentrations of MA in the reaction were varied ...

    • Eco-Friendly Farming Practices and the intensity of their adoption in the agroecosystems of Embu County, Kenya 

      Moses Kathuri, Njeru; James K, Mutegi; Moses M., Muraya (African Journal of Biological Sciences, 2020-01-01)
      This study was conducted among households of Embu County in Kenya to determine the socioeconomic factors that influenced adoption of Eco-Friendly Farming Practices (EFFPs). Earlier studies had indicated clearly that Embu ...

    • Eco-Friendly Production of Silver Nanoparticles from Peel of Tangerine for Degradation of Dye 

      Alzahrani, Eman (Scientific Research, 2015-03)
      Green chemistry methods for production of nanoparticles have many advantages, such as ease of use, which makes the methods desirable and economically viable. The aim of the present work was to green synthesise silver ...