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  1. The current study underlines biotechnological valorization of the accumulated and the non-efficiently utilized agro-industrial orange peel waste to produce polygalacturonase (PGase), an industrially important ...

    Authors: Amira M Embaby, Aliaa A Masoud, Heba S Marey, Nadia Z Shaban and Tayssir M Ghonaim
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:327
  2. Constructed root-channel wetland (CRCW) is a term for pre-pond/wetland/post-pond complexes, where the wetland includes plant-bed/ditch landscape and root-channel structure. Source water out of pre-ponds flows ...

    Authors: Baoling Wang, Yu Wang and Weidong Wang
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:326
  3. In trials with binary outcomes, assessed repeatedly at pre-specified times and where the subject is considered to have experienced a failure at the first occurrence of the outcome, interim analyses are perform...

    Authors: Sameer Parpia, Jim A Julian, Chushu Gu, Lehana Thabane and Mark N Levine
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:323
  4. Use of mercury (Hg) for gold-mining in French Guiana (up until 2006) as well as the presence of naturally high background levels in soils, has led to locally high concentrations in soils and sediments. The pre...

    Authors: Valérie Laperche, Jennifer Hellal, Régine Maury-Brachet, Bernard Joseph, Pierre Laporte, Dominique Breeze and François Blanchard
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:322
  5. Basil (O. gratissimum L) is a aromatic and medicinal plant widely used in traditional medicine in Morocco. The aim of this work was to study the effect of three plant growth regulators gibberellic acid (GA), indo...

    Authors: Zakaria Hazzoumi, Youssef Moustakime and Khalid Amrani Joutei
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:321
  6. Issues relating to confidentiality and consent for physical and mental health treatment with minor clients can pose challenges health care providers. Decisions need to be made regarding these issues despite th...

    Authors: Margot Karen Jackson, Katharina Kovacs Burns and Magdalena S Richter
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:320
  7. Young people face many barriers in accessing health services that are responsive to their needs. The World Health Organization has led a call to develop services that address these barriers, i.e. youth-friendl...

    Authors: Dagmar M Haller, Françoise Narring, Patty Chondros, Daliborka Pejic, Ana Sredic, Senad Huseinagic, Nicolas Perone, Lena A Sanci and Anne Meynard
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:319
  8. In this paper, we studied the existence theorems and techniques for finding the solutions of a system of nonlinear set valued variational inclusions in Hilbert spaces. To overcome the difficulties, due to the ...

    Authors: Yong-Kun Tang, Shih-sen Chang and Salahuddin Salahuddin
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:318
  9. Therapeutic role of Nigella sativa (NS) seed oil fractions, methanolic extract (ME) and volatile oil (VO) and their constituents, thymoquinone (TQ) and limonene (LMN) in relation to lipidemic-oxidative stress in ...

    Authors: Shafeeque Ahmad and Zafarul H Beg
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:316
  10. Hepatic lymphangiomas, malformations of the liver lymphatic system, are extremely rare conditions in adults. A 41-year-old man presented with right upper abdominal pain for 6 months was introduced in this repo...

    Authors: Qu Liu, Cheng-Jun Sui, Bao-Shan Li, Ang Gao, Jian-yue Lu and Jia-Mei Yang
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:314
  11. This experiment was conducted with the aim to define the weaning age of camel calves managed with pastoral farmers in eastern Ethiopia. Twenty camel calves (11 males and 9 females) were randomly assigned into ...

    Authors: Merga B Chibsa, Yesihak Y Mummed, Mohamed Y Kurtu and Mengistu U Leta
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:313
  12. One of the main constraints hindering the increase of animal production in semi-arid regions of Africa is the inadequate supply of nutrients during the dry season. Incorporation of alternative feed resources i...

    Authors: Miguel A M Rodrigues, Ana L Lourenço, John W Cone, Fernando M Nunes, Ana S Santos, José M M Cordeiro, Cristina M V Guedes and Luis M M Ferreira
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:311
  13. The aim of this study was to develop a method for standard laparoscopic access to the pudendal nerve in pigs to implant an electrode for chronic neuromodulation studies.

    Authors: Elena E Foditsch, Bogdan Hoinoiu, Günter Janetschek and Reinhold P Zimmermann
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:309
  14. The present study aimed to measure the thickness of the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) at the site of the surgical incision for axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and to record potential anatomical varia...

    Authors: Emerson Wander Silva Soares
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:306
  15. Insect pests are among the most important constraints limiting sweetpotato (Ipomoea batatas) production in Africa. However, there is inadequate information about farmers’ knowledge, perceptions and practices in t...

    Authors: Joshua Sikhu Okonya, Robert OM Mwanga, Katja Syndikus and Jürgen Kroschel
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:303
  16. Paullinia pinnata Linn (Sapindaceae) is a medicinal plant, locally used in the West Region of Cameroon for the treatment of typhoid fever. This work was designed to evaluate the antityphoid and antioxidant activi...

    Authors: Paul Keilah Lunga, Jean de Dieu Tamokou, Simeon PC Fodouop, Jules-Roger Kuiate, Joseph Tchoumboue and Donatien Gatsing
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:302
  17. Chemotherapy is a common treatment for leukemia. Ruthenium complexes have shown potential utility in chemotherapy and photodynamic therapy. The identification of new chemotherapeutics agents is critical for fu...

    Authors: Flávia de Castro Pereira, Aliny Pereira de Lima, Cesar Augusto Sam Tiago Vilanova-Costa, Wanessa Carvalho Pires, Alessandra de Santana Braga Barbosa Ribeiro, Lucas Carlos Gomes Pereira, Luiz Alfredo Pavanin, Wagner Batista dos Santos and Elisângela de Paula Silveira-Lacerda
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:301
  18. Still there is no scientific report about the proximate analysis of seeds and characteristics of oil produced from brebra seed. Objective of this study was to determine proximate and antinutritional characteri...

    Authors: Berhanu Andualem and Amare Gessesse
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:298
  19. Allergic asthma is an inflammatory disease of the airways mediated by Th2 immune responses and characterized by airway hyperresponsiveness (AHR). Fungi of the genus Ganoderma are basidiomycetes that have been use...

    Authors: Chia-Chen Pi, Hui-Yi Wang, Chiu-Ying Lu, Frank Leigh Lu and Chun-Jen Chen
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:297
  20. Poverty and lack of a predictable, stable source of food are two fundamental determinants of ill health, including HIV/AIDS. Conversely, episodes of poor health and death from HIV can disrupt the ability to ma...

    Authors: Lance S Weinhardt, Loren W Galvao, Thokozani Mwenyekonde, Katarina M Grande, Patricia Stevens, Alice F Yan, Lucy Mkandawire-Valhmu, Winford Masanjala, Jennifer Kibicho, Emmanuel Ngui, Lindsay Emer and Susan C Watkins
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:296
  21. The human kallikrein-2 (hK2) protein and two single nucleotide polymorphism (SNPs) (rs2664155, rs198977) of the gene are associated with prostate cancer risk. We examined whether hK2 protein and gene SNPs pred...

    Authors: Raj Satkunasivam, William Zhang, John Trachtenberg, Ants Toi, Changhong Yu, Eleftherios Diamandis, Michael W Kattan, Steven A Narod and Robert K Nam
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:295
  22. Gemcitabine/taxanes-based combination shows anti-tumor activity for the treatment of metastatic breast cancer, but there is a debate regarding the advantages of gemcitabine and taxanes regimens as a first-line...

    Authors: Qian Hu, Jun-xia Jiang, Long Luo, Xing Yang, Xiao Lin, Xiao-xiao Dinglin, Wei Zhang, Jun-yan Wu and He-rui Yao
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:293
  23. Inexpensive raw materials have been used to prepare ZSM-5 zeolites with SiO2/Al2O3 molar ratios in the range 20 – 40. Kaolin or Bolivian diatomaceous earth was used as aluminosilicate raw materials and sodium hyd...

    Authors: Wilson Aguilar-Mamani, Gustavo García, Jonas Hedlund and Johanne Mouzon
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:292
  24. Fungi isolated from environmentally challenging habitats can have adaptations of potential value when developed as insect pest-controls. Fungal isolates collected from Antarctica, Geomyces sp. I, Geomyces sp. II,...

    Authors: Steven Edgington, Emma Thompson, Dave Moore, Kevin A Hughes and Paul Bridge
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:289
  25. The abnormal expression of microRNAs (miRNAs) is implicated in various human diseases, including cancers. Accordingly, miRNA expressions have been examined in many cancer tissues and blood, but there have been...

    Authors: Yoshifumi Takei, Naomi Ohnishi, Mayumi Kisaka and Keichiro Mihara
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:288
  26. Increased antibiotic resistance against Staphylococcus aureus and low penetration into bone requires regimen optimization of available drugs.

    Authors: Christian Garzoni, Ilker Uçkay, Wilson Belaieff, Dominique Breilh, Domizio Suvà, Elzbieta Huggler, Daniel Lew, Pierre Hoffmeyer and Louis Bernard
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:287
  27. Methylphenidate is a piperidine derivative structurally and pharmacologically similar to amphetamine. Methylphenidate is indicated for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children aged 6 years o...

    Authors: Thierry Trenque, Emmanuelle Herlem, Malak Abou Taam and Moustapha Drame
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:286
  28. To overcome cytochrome P450 2D6 (CYP2D6) mediated tamoxifen resistance in postmenopausal early breast cancer, CYP2D6 phenotype-adjusted tamoxifen dosing in patients with impaired CYP2D6 metabolism and/or the a...

    Authors: Kristin Dickschen, Thomas Eissing, Thomas Mürdter, Matthias Schwab, Stefan Willmann and Georg Hempel
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:285
  29. Pentoxifylline (PTX), a methyl xanthine derivative, is a phosphodiesterase inhibitor with anti-inflammatory and renoprotective effects in diabetic patients, among other properties. We studied PTX actions and m...

    Authors: Francisca Adilfa O Garcia, Sofia F Pinto, Andrezza F Cavalcante, Lívia T Lucetti, Silvana MS Menezes, Cícero Francisco B Felipe, Ana Paula NN Alves, Gerly Anne C Brito, Gilberto S Cerqueira and Glauce SB Viana
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:283
  30. Despite evidence supporting at least five years of endocrine therapy for early breast cancer, many women discontinue therapy early. We investigated the impact of initial therapy type and specific comorbidities...

    Authors: Anna Kemp, David B Preen, Christobel Saunders, Frances Boyle, Max Bulsara, Eva Malacova and Elizabeth E Roughead
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:282
  31. Familial Urothelial cell bladder cancer is rare. We report two families with urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC) of bladder with family history in other relatives, displaying probable autosomal dominant inheritanc...

    Authors: Robin Brown, Deirdre E Donnelly, Derek Allen, Maurice B Loughrey and Patrick J Morrison
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:281
  32. Allogeneic stem cell transplant recipients are prone to infections by various organisms. Tuberculosis (TB) represents a rare infectious complication, especially in countries non-endemic for TB.

    Authors: Benjamin Nils Ostendorf, Christian Friedrich Jehn, Lam Giang Vuong, Hendrik Nogai, Philipp Guido Hemmati, Bernhard Gebauer, Olaf Penack, Igor Wolfgang Blau, Ioannis Anagnostopoulos and Renate Arnold
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:278
  33. Djungarian hamster (P. sungorus) and Roborovskii hamster (P. roborovskii) belong to the same genus of phodopus. Roborovskii hamster shows high locomotor activity and low level of dopamine (DA) in the brain. Admin...

    Authors: Hiromi Ikeda, Takahiro Kawase, Mao Nagasawa, Vishwajit Sur Chowdhury, Shinobu Yasuo and Mitsuhiro Furuse
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2014 3:277