Aims: This research aimed to assess the extent to which public investment in industrial paddy processing increases local rice competitiveness in Benin Republic, and to discuss policy implications of the findings. Study Design: The study was conducted in the Glazoué district using...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/20015
The main aims of this paper is to fill the gap in monetary economics literature of whether money demand function is static or time-variant overtime and whether money supply is exogenous or endogenous during hyperinflationary episodes in less developed countries setting. It employ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19110
Aim: The study aims at modeling automotive energy demand in Ghana as well as predicting the long term energy demand and its implication on the Ghanaian economy. Research Design: The research design deployed in order to achieve the aim was explanatory. Research Duration: The resea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/18378
The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness of the management of electronic records at Africa University. Effective management of electronic records implies effective creation, distribution, use, storage, securing, backup, and disaster recovery systems and procedure...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/15460
Introduction: Inhaled & systemic steroids are one of the well-documented risks factors for Candida esophagitis. However, the role of gastric acid suppression remains controversial. Methods: We conducted a retrospective case-control study of 420 patients consisting of 84 cases...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/20171
Cardiovascular disease is a major health concern globally. Genetic testing is an attractive tool for cardiovascular disease prediction because it is a low-cost, high-fidelity technology with multiplex capability. Developments in genomic discovery have yielded valuable new candida...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19089
Introduction: Assessment of expertise in regional anesthesia techniques is traditionally based upon quota fulfillment of procedures during training. Validation of practitioner proficiency in performing procedures in surgical specialties has moved from simple measurement of techni...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19502
Introduction: Asthma is a common chronic disease and it is a cause of attending the emergency department, hospitalization, and school absences in children. Several studies recorded in various countries report the increased prevalence of about 50% per decade for childhood asthma....
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/17370
Background: Cognitive function including decision making and short term memory are affected by environmental factors including physical activity. Data showed that sustained physical activity can improve learning and memory. In the present research, cognitive functions of the Iran...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/18702
Aims: The main objectives of the study were to establish the current production practices, constraints, and identity of the different landraces of Livingstone potato (Plectranthus esculentus) that are grown in Zimbabwe as well as the potential for improvement of the indigenous tr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/19612
Background: Anemia is an underestimated but important condition to reckon with among HIV infected people especially as it affects their morbidity and mortality. Aim and Objective This study was therefore aimed at determining the prevalence, burden and risk factors associated with...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/19657
This study is aimed at investigating the level of environmental pollution and the potential impacts of municipal solid wastes on public health. The health risk assessment was determined through a survey of the present facilities used for solid waste management in the metropolis....
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/20023
Visualizing volumetric datasets using real-time volume rendering technique involves a large number of interpolation operations that are computationally expensive. This situation used to restrict real-time volume rendering methods to be used only on high-end graphics workstations...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19044
This paper solves a stochastic three-level decision maker’s model. This approach uses stochastic parameters in the objective function to solve a three level quadratic programming problem. The probabilistic nature of the objective functions is converted to an equivalence determini...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19962