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  1. Bacillus subtilis B25 was isolated from banana rhizosphere soil. It has been confirmed for B25 to have stronger antagonism against Fusarium oxysporum f.sp.cubense, Additionally B25 has good inhibitory to plant p...

    Authors: Zhiqiong Tan, Baoying Lin and Rongyi Zhang
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:543
  2. Organophosphate pesticides have destroying properties on male reproduction and chlorpyrifos adversely affects the male reproductive system. Emblica offcinalis Garten plays a vital role to challenge many diseases ...

    Authors: Abir Lal Dutta and Chitta Ranjan Sahu
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:541
  3. The objectives of this study were to compare coarse root (diameter > 2 mm) and fine root (diameter < 2 mm) biomass, as well as distribution of soil carbon stocks in 3 types of riparian land uses across 4 sites...

    Authors: Julien Fortier, Benoit Truax, Daniel Gagnon and France Lambert
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:539
  4. The purpose of this clinical study is to assess the safety and efficiency of a novel lithotripsy method for endoscopic treatment of urinary stones throughout the urinary tract via semi-rigid and flexible endos...

    Authors: Alexander Gudkov, Vacheslav Boshchenko, Alexander Petlin, Vladimir Afonin, Valery Diamant and Marat Lerner
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:538
  5. Cadmium (Cd) has been found as an environmental pollutant in Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand. Prolong exposure to high levels of Cd of the resident increases high risk of Cd toxicity especially to kid...

    Authors: Werawan Ruangyuttikarn, Amnart Panyamoon, Kowit Nambunmee, Ryumon Honda, Witaya Swaddiwudhipong and Muneko Nishijo
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:533
  6. The objectives of this study were to examine the effect of 4-week moderate- and high-intensity interval training (MIIT and HIIT) on fat oxidation and the responses of blood lactate (BLa) and rating of perceive...

    Authors: Shaea A Alkahtani, Neil A King, Andrew P Hills and Nuala M Byrne
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:532
  7. The thermodynamic parameters viz. the standard free energy (∆Gº), Standard enthalpy change (∆Hº) and standard entropy change (∆Sº) were determined using the obtained values of distribution coefficient (kd) of U (...

    Authors: Ajay Kumar, Sabyasachi Rout, Malay Ghosh, Rakesh Kumar Singhal and Pazhayath Mana Ravi
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:530
  8. Breast cancer is characterized by late presentation and significant morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Breast screening aids in early detection of breast cancer. Nurses are uniquely placed to pro...

    Authors: Miriam Mutebi, Ronald Wasike, Ahmed Mushtaq, Aideed Kahie and Stephen Ntoburi
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:528
  9. Audio classification acts as the fundamental step for lots of applications like content based audio retrieval and audio indexing. In this work, we have presented a novel scheme for classifying audio signal int...

    Authors: Arijit Ghosal, Rudrasis Chakraborty, Bibhas Chandra Dhara and Sanjoy Kumar Saha
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:526
  10. The use of medicines is an essential component of many public health programs (PHPs). Medicines are important not only for their capacity to treat and prevent diseases. The public confidence in healthcare syst...

    Authors: Dorothy Oqua, Kenneth Anene Agu, Mohammed Alfa Isah, Obialunamma U Onoh, Paul G Iyaji, Anthony K Wutoh and Rosalyn C King
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:525
  11. Landslide hazard assessment is an important step towards landslide hazard and risk management. There are several methods of Landslide Hazard Zonation (LHZ) viz. heuristic, semi quantitative, quantitative, prob...

    Authors: Sudhakar D Pardeshi, Sumant E Autade and Suchitra S Pardeshi
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:523
  12. The present study explores the potential of directly linking phylogenetic identities obtained by cloning and sequencing of ITS sequences to dominant ribotypes of molecular community fingerprints to give furthe...

    Authors: Ann-Kathrin Liliensiek, Dwipendra Thakuria, Nicholas Clipson and Narayan C Talukdar
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:522
  13. Hamstrings injury is a common occurrence in athletic performance. These injuries tend to occur during a deceleration or landing task suggesting the negative work may be a key component in hamstrings injury. Th...

    Authors: Johnny Padulo, Alessandra Tiloca, Douglas Powell, Giampietro Granatelli, Antonino Bianco and Antonio Paoli
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:520
  14. Terlipressin, as a prodrug of vasopressin, has agonistic effects on the V1 receptor and partial agonistic effects on renal vasopressin V2 receptors. However, its effects on serum sodium concentration are contr...

    Authors: Yeo-Jin Kang, Eun Jin Bae, Kyungo Hwang, Dae-Hong Jeon, Ha Nee Jang, Hyun Seop Cho, Se-Ho Chang and Dong Jun Park
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:519
  15. The use of novel rehabilitative approaches for effecting functional recovery following stroke is controversial. Effects of different but effective rehabilitative interventions in the hemiplegic patient are not...

    Authors: Satoshi Ikeda, Akihiko Ohwatashi, Katsuhiro Harada, Yurie Kamikawa and Akira Yoshida
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:517
  16. The purpose of this study was to determine if race is a factor on overall survival when stage at diagnosis is compared. In this study, a total of 93 women with triple negative breast cancer (TNBC) were evaluat...

    Authors: Athena Starlard-Davenport, Katherine Glover-Collins, Issam Mahkoul, Laura Hutchins, Kent Westbrook, Soheila Korourian, Kimberly Enoch, Michael Preston, Shakia N Jackson, V Suzanne Klimberg and Ronda Henry-Tillman
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:516
  17. Haemodialysis is a form of renal replacement therapy but is a catabolic process that not only filters toxins but is also known to lead to amino acid losses. Patients with chronic kidney disease often have a po...

    Authors: Louise Jackson, Benjamin Sully, Judith Cohen and Steven Julious
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:515
  18. Shochu wastewater (SW; alcoholic distillery wastewater) contains large amounts of organic compounds (25,000 – 60,000 COD mg/L), nitrogen (1,000 – 6,000 T-N mg/L), and phosphorus (500 – 1,000 T-P mg/L). Despite i...

    Authors: Takashi Watanabe, Haruyuki Iefuji and Hiroko K Kitamoto
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:514
  19. The primary problem with lung sound (LS) analysis is the interference of heart sound (HS) which tends to mask important LS features. The effect of heart sound is more at medium and high flow rate than that of ...

    Authors: Ashok Mondal, Parthasarathi Bhattacharya and Goutam Saha
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:512
  20. In a previous work we have demonstrated the antimicrobial activity of ferrocenyl or phenyl derivatives of diphenyl butene series. This finding has opened a new area of applications of organometallic compounds.

    Authors: Karim Jellali, Pascal Pigeon, Fatma Trigui, Siden Top, Sami Aifa, Gérard Jaouen and Mehdi El Arbi
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:508
  21. Proteolytic enzymes have occupied a pivotal position for their practical applications. The present study was carried out under shake flask conditions for the production of alkaline protease from Bacillus lichenif...

    Authors: Palash Kumar Sarker, Saimon Ahmad Talukdar, Promita Deb, SM Abu Sayem and Kaniz Mohsina
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:506
  22. Rodenticide poisoning remains a major public health problem in Asian countries. Nevertheless, very few data are available in world literature regarding the outcomes of these patients. Therefore, the purpose of...

    Authors: Hsin-Ying Yu, Ja-Liang Lin, Jen-Fen Fu, Jui-Hsiang Lin, Shou-Hsuan Liu, Cheng-Hao Weng, Wen-Hung Huang, Kuan-Hsing Chen, Ching-Wei Hsu and Tzung-Hai Yen
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:505
  23. The purpose of this study was to determine if marital status, including specific types of single status categories, is associated with length of survival in lung cancer patients.

    Authors: Stacey L Tannenbaum, Wei Zhao, Tulay Koru-Sengul, Feng Miao, David Lee and Margaret M Byrne
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:504
  24. Acalypha manniana (Euphorbiaceae) is a plant popularly used in Cameroon and in several parts of Africa for the treatment of various microbial diseases like diarrhea and skin infections.

    Authors: Jaures AK Noumedem, Jean de Dieu Tamokou, Gerald Ngo Teke, Rosine CD Momo, Victor Kuete and Jules Roger Kuiate
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:503
  25. As an edible fruit and source of traditional medicine, D. longan is grown in most areas of Southern China. Identification of D. longan cultivars by using molecular markers is important genetically. In this study,...

    Authors: Luquan Yang, Shelly Fu, Md Asaduzzaman Khan, Weimin Zeng and Junjiang Fu
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:501
  26. The water-insoluble 25/45 fraction and non-sedimenting membrane fraction (NSMF) are two membrane preparations isolated from the ocular lens. The fractions are postulated to represent distinct subdomains of the...

    Authors: Joseph K Whitman, Abigail F Alviar, Charles R Fleschner and Melissa K Stuart
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:500
  27. In previous studies, we showed that the size of apatite nanocrystals in tooth enamel can influence its physical properties. This important discovery raised a new question; which factors are regulating the size...

    Authors: Elnaz Ghadimi, Hazem Eimar, Benedetto Marelli, Showan N Nazhat, Masoud Asgharian, Hojatollah Vali and Faleh Tamimi
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:499
  28. The aim of present study was to determine the LC50/96 h value of copper sulfate and determine the growth performance of Caspian Sea kutum) Rutilus frisii kutum (fingerlings during 60-days sub-lethal copper (Cu). ...

    Authors: Esmail Gharedaashi, Hamed Nekoubin, Mohammad Reza Imanpoor and Vahid Taghizadeh
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:498
  29. Although Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC) is recognized as the most metastatic variant of locally advanced breast cancer, the molecular basis for the distinct clinical presentation and accelerated program of m...

    Authors: Fredika M Robertson, Emanuel F Petricoin III, Steven J Van Laere, Francois Bertucci, Khoi Chu, Sandra V Fernandez, Zhaomei Mu, Katherine Alpaugh, Jianming Pei, Rita Circo, Julia Wulfkuhle, Zaiming Ye, Kimberly M Boley, Hui Liu, Ricardo Moraes, Xuejun Zhang…
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:497
  30. Student awareness levels are frequently used to evaluate the effectiveness of educational policies to promote scientific literacy. Over the last years several studies have been developed to assess students’ pe...

    Authors: Maria João Fonseca, Patrício Costa, Leonor Lencastre and Fernando Tavares
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:496
  31. Two furanones, furaneol (4-hydroxy-2,5-dimethyl-3(2H)-furanone) and mesifuran (2,5-dimethyl-4-methoxy-3(2H)-furanone), are important constituents of flavor of the Alphonso cultivar of mango (Mangifera indica). To...

    Authors: Ram Kulkarni, Hemangi Chidley, Ashish Deshpande, Axel Schmidt, Keshav Pujari, Ashok Giri, Jonathan Gershenzon and Vidya Gupta
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:494
  32. The enzymatic starch hydrolysis and bioethanol production from a variety of sweet potato developed for bioenergy purposes (K 9807.1) on the basis of its high starch yields, was studied. Drying at 55°C and 95°C...

    Authors: Claudia Lareo, Mario Daniel Ferrari, Mairan Guigou, Lucía Fajardo, Valeria Larnaudie, María Belén Ramírez and Jorge Martínez-Garreiro
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:493
  33. Comparative study of synonymous codon usage variations and factors influencing its diversification in α - cyanobacterial descendant Paulinella chromatophora and β - cyanobacterium Synechococcus elongatus PCC6301 ...

    Authors: Rahul Raveendran Nair, Manivasagam Bharatha Nandhini, Thilaga Sethuraman and Ganesh Doss
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:492
  34. Accurate identification of cyanobacteria using traditional morphological taxonomy is challenging due to the magnitude of phenotypic plasticity among natural algal assemblages. In this study, molecular approach...

    Authors: Tomofumi Kurobe, Dolores V Baxa, Cécile E Mioni, Raphael M Kudela, Thomas R Smythe, Scott Waller, Andrew D Chapman and Swee J Teh
    Citation: SpringerPlus 2013 2:491