Aim: Assessments of phytodiversity at two abandoned solid waste dumpsites in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Study Design: A systematic sampling approach comprising three line-transects of 5 m and 10 m interval was used. Methodology: At each of the sites, an area of 15 m x 30 m was measu...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14750
Potential links between irrigation water microbiological quality and fresh vegetables quality in subsistence farming in Tono in the Upper East Region of Ghana were investigated. Water samples from Tono and Nanglakinia dam and six different types of vegetables (collected from Nang...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/8273
Aims: In this paper we investigate whether the abundance of epiphytic bromeliads growing in cloud forest was affected by: (1) phorophyte family; (2) phorophyte size; and (3) the abundance of other epiphytes. Study Design: The abundance of bromeliads was compared on 35 random tree...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/16044
Aim: The present study hypothesizes that recurrent insulin induced hypoglycemia (RIIH) elevates renal interstitial ATP levels which in turn enhances AngII production. This interrupts the normal tubuloglomerular feedback (TGF) mechanism by stimulating afferent arteriolar vasoconst...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/16184
Aim: Estimate the economics of surgical cotton production in the natural home of G. arboreum cottons and advice the surgical cotton enterpreneurs. Methodology: Field experiments, on farm trials, gin/surgical cotton unit surveys were conducted and economics was calculated from the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11236
Cardiac Troponins are an extremely important indicator of myocardial injury and American College of Cardiology (ACC) and American Heart Association (AHA) guidelines include Cardiac Troponins as one of the major diagnostic criteria for myocardial damage. However in some instances...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11941
The objective was to assess the effects of routine intramuscular injection ofoxytocin in crossbred milked cows in days to first service (DPS), number of services per conception (SC), percentage of abortions (PA), cumulative percentage of pregnant cows(PAVG) length of the embryo (...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15902
Aim: The study was undertaken to evaluate the effects of climatic factors on the outbreak of Cerebrospinal Meningitis (CSM) in the Obuasi Municipality of Ghana. Significance: The project provides a validated climatic pattern and serves as reference point to: 1. Health administrat...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15448
The mode of blood lipid and cortisol expression in simulated microgravity has been poorly understood. This study determined the influence of simulated microgravity (prolonged inversion) on the level of expression of serum cortisol, lipid profile and haematological parameters in b...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15870
The effect of magnetic field strengths (5, 10 and 15 mT) for 15, 25 and 35 min, on seed germination, vigor and seedling growth of two cabbage cultivars (Golden Acre and Green Ball) was evaluated through germination test. Higher germination percentage and vigor index was recorded...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15654