Aims: The study evaluated the contributions of cover crops and no-till to the expression of crop maize yield. Study Design: To test this, experiments were conducted for two consecutive years in a randomised complete block design arranged in a split plot with four replications Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14376
Aims: Among advanced nations, the United States stands alone in its level of everyday violence, especially the number of citizens killed by gunfire. Debate about causes and cures ignores wide variances in rates of violent death among states and is focused on homicide to the negle...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16126
Aim: Sexuality education (SE) is a lifelong process of acquiring information and developing attitudes, perceptions and values about sex, sexual identity and intimacy. Schools have been acknowledged as sites for sexual health promotion, and comprehensive SE programs are known to d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15352
The study was conducted in Sodo Town and Sodo Zuria District schools of Wolaita Zone to identify factors affecting effective implementation of collegial coaching in schools. Six primary schools such as Shola Kuto, Waja Kero, Waraza Gerera and Ofa Gandaba from Sodo Zuria District...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15483
The Internet of Things is expected to bring a revolution in the way objects around us communicate with one another and human beings and the way this information will be gathered and distributed. This also means a resultant increase in internet usage and the challenges of securing...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14742
A contranormal subgroup is a subgroup whose normal closure in the group is the whole group. Hence a subgroup H of a group G is said to be totally contranormal if HK = K for each subgroup K of G. The purpose of this article is to study the influence of contranormal (totally contra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/15359
Aims: The therapeutic effect of Euphorbia heterophylla and cassava flakes mixture in treatment of Salmonellosis was studied in vivo. Methodology: Antibacterial activity of aqueous extract of Euphorbia heterophylla was first evaluated using agar well diffusion method by measuring...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/8979
Aims: To investigate cytotoxicity of pure fractions of compounds extracted from yoyo bitters on human cervical cancer cell and to characterize the compounds present in various extracts. Study Design: Experimental Study. Background: Cervical cancer is one of the leading causes o...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15913
The effect of soda cooking as an effective defibrillation technique of rice hull on its thermal stability has been investigated in this paper. The goal was to investigate the impact of the decomposition of lignin and silica during soda cooking on the thermal stability and kinetic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15893
An experimental study of natural fiber cones that were compressed is discussed in this work. One of the main objectives is to comprehend the deformation and its corresponding mechanism of composites under axial loadings. The results from this work included load-displacement plots...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15385
Background: Lime juice possesses antimicrobial and anti-proliferative property and caused reduced sperm motility in animals. This study aimed at investigating the anti-proliferative effect of lime juice on the ovarian cortex of adult Wistar rats. Methods: Twenty (20) adult Female...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2015/8709
We present a novel system which intends to avoid a current limit presented by the commonly adopted method to measure the diastolic and systolic blood pressure. In particular, the system allows acquiring the measurements without bothering the patient, as is with the traditional in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14310
Aims: To determine the effect of temperature on fertilization, hatching and survival rates of Heterobranchus bidorsalis egg and fry in Jos Plateau, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This experiment was investigated under controlled temperature hatchery. Stripping was done 9 hours a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/9505
Aim: To assess the association between socio-demographic factors and type of tobacco consumption among subjects attending a rural hospital in south India. Methods: A pre-tested questionnaire was designed for recording the relevant data pertaining to selected socio-demographic var...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15135
Hepatitis B virus is a deadly viral infection that kills slowly if not treated and could be the underlying cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Some Hepatitis B positive patients may present with symptoms while some others maybe asymptomatic hence, the need to assess their...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15491