Task Scheduling deals with the set of tasks assigned to parallel multiprocessor system and the execution order of the schedule so that the total execution time is minimized. The role of a good scheduling algorithm is to efficiently assign each task to a processor depending on the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17171
One challenge is to make food consumption healthful and sustainable. Tools to achieve this include science-based documented dietary advice (here: 'dietary guidelines'), and policy-based initiatives and legislation (here: 'dietary guidance'). These two scientific and political too...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2015/17435
Immigration is the movement of persons through national borders for various reasons. Some studies on the immigration phenomenon have focused on curriculum development and delivery issues as well as cross-cultural adjustment issues; other researches focus on barriers that disenfra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18007
The study which aimed at examining the attitude and willingness of teachers when entrepreneurship education is integrated into secondary school curriculum adopted a descriptive survey and was guided by three research questions. The population of the study comprised all the 5687 t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18270
Aim: Present study aims to screen some of the commonly used medicinal plants (Mangifera indica, Moringa oleifera, Pisidium guajava, Murraya koenigii and Ficus infectoria) and determination of minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) against enteric human pathogen Vibrio cholera. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17973
Aim: The wound healing ability of Carica papaya latex in excisional wound of alloxan induced diabetic wistar rats was investigated. Methodology: The excisional wounds of 24 diabetic rats in four equal groups were dressed respectively with latex (LD), gentamicin (GD), normal salin...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/17758
This experiment is carried out on Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.), Spanish class (Viki) in one of the fields for the period from 05/03/2013 until 18/06/2013, where the shoots are sprayed after period of 65 days of its cultivation with 25 and 50 ml/l of nanosilver, 0.75 and 1.5 g...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/17898
The vertical electrical sounding (VES) method has been used to characterize the aquifer in part of Abak Local Government Area, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Thirteen (13) electrical sounding were taken in three transect using ABEM Terrameter (SAS1000). The maximum current electrode s...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/17832
Four common tubers namely Colocosia and Xanthosama (Cocoa yam), Manihol eaculenhis (Cassava), Dioscoreu rolundata (White Yam) and Ipomoea batatas (Sweet potato) were grown within Enyigba lead-zinc derelict and samples of their leaves (aerial part) and roots (underground part) alo...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18543
This study investigates key elements in the Smartphone gratifications among Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) undergraduates, the relationship between these gratifications and student academic achievement, and any discernible differences. The research applied a mixed-method approach...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18753
Rural-urban migration is a phenomenon that most developing nations of the world are experiencing due to the gross neglect of the rural areas. In Nigeria, the issue of rural-urban migration is quite alarming owing to the discriminatory centralization of facilities in the cities as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15420
Application of manures at appropriate rates could sustain the chemical quality of floodplain soils under intensive continuous cultivation. Thus, a study was carried out at the Department of Soil Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto to ass...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/16016
IgA nephropathy (IgAN) is the commonest form of glomerulonephritis worldwide and 15–30% of patients will ultimately develop end-stage renal failure. IgAN can be primary (in most cases) or secondary (associated with seronegative arthritis, cirrhosis, coeliac disease, vasculitis, H...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17097
Aim: This study is aimed to investigate the success rate and clinical outcome of placed implants in reconstructed alveolar ridges using iliac cortico-cancellus bone graft compared to normal non-augmented alveolar ridge. Materials and Methods: In this clinical trial study, 30 pati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18216
Aims: To explore experiences of elderly people on reproductive decisions made by couples living with HIV in rural southern Malawi. Study Design: This was a qualitative exploratory descriptive research. Place and Duration of Study: The informants were recruited from two districts...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/18758