The Northern region of Ghana hosts the largest number of livestock producers compared to the other regions, but output is still low despite the introduction of improved technologies which have the potential to increase livestock yields when adopted and provide better livelihoods...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15996
Introduction: Appropriate medical care-seeking could prevent a significant number of child deaths and complications due to ill health. Objectives: The purpose of our study was to assess care-seeking behaviour of mothers during childhood illnesses and its influencing factors. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2015/16088
There are numerous studies on the practice of education curriculum, problems and prospects of special education programmes. However, studies on enrolment and achievement pattern of persons with special needs in science subjects are limited. This study is therefore designed to inv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15039
Aims: The aim of this study was to elucidate the factors that influence maternal acceptance of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination for their school-aged daughters. Study Design: The survey was cross-sectional and conducted using an anonymous self-administered questionnaire. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15917
Introduction: Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan (Caesalpiniaceae) and Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) are important medicinal plants that have been reported to possess various medicinal properties including wound healing. In the present study methanolic ext...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15222
The phytocheimcal components and antihyperglycemic potential of methanol and ethanol leaves extracts of Combretum paniculatum Vent (Combretaceae) and Morinda morindoides (Baker) Milne-Redh (Rubiaceae) grown in Nigeria have been studied. The phytochemical composition was determine...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15929
I. B. Oluwalana, M. O. Oluwamukomi, B. O. Toriola & O. R. Karim·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: Despite the presence of natural antioxidants contained in palm oil, it is still susceptible to quality deteriorations if not properly stored. This study therefore evaluates the storage stability of vitamins A and E in palm oil in four prominent packaging materials (metal ca...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12092
Aim: The study was to identify superior accessions of African rice (Oryza glaberrima Steud.) for breeding to obtain nutrient-rich varieties to combat micro-nutrient malnutrition. Place and Duration of Study: Field experimentation was carried out at Soil and Irrigation Research In...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/15314
A study was conducted to evaluate the feeding value of Moringa oleifera leaf meal (MOLM) as part of feed ingredient on the growth performance, carcass characteristics, and economic efficiency of weaner pigs. A total of forty-five (45) weaner pigs of mixed sexes of age 7-8 weeks o...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15262
Aims: General well being of animals is of paramount interest in some developed countries and of global importance hence the shift to alternative housing systems for egg-type chickens as replacement for conventional battery cage system. However, there is paucity of information on...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15291
Genetic variability of 23 Napier grass clones, 22 of which were collected from Kenya Agricultural Research Institute – at Alupe in Kenya was determined using 17 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. All markers were polymorphic with the most discriminative being PSMP2267. Average...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14641
Heavy metals originating from the use of fertilizers and pesticides are toxic pollutants that limit the beneficial use of water for agricultural, domestic and industrial applications. Three vegetable production basins in the Western Highlands of Cameroon (Bafou, Foumbot and Santa...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/15726
Aims: Verification of the effect of convergent rays on coliform and total culturable heterotrophic bacteria counts (TCHBC) in River (surface water), well and borehole (underground) water bodies around Choba and Aluu communities. Place and Duration of Study: The efficiency of conv...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15696
An alarming increasing in the occurrences of antimicrobial resistance inside the existing clinical use and so the recent appearance of multidrug resistant bacteria that attempts the treatment of infections necessities to find out novel antimicrobial agents. In the attendance of C...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16263
The present work consists on an experimental characterization of non-purified clay material. The survey is focused on the chemical, physical, and mechanical properties variation during the convective drying of the material. Clay identification by atomic absorption spectrophotomet...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/15746