The need to reduce the use of fish-derived oil in aquaculture to enhance the production of low-cost feeds cannot be over emphasized considering the pressure these puts on fish species and numbers. This paper reports findings of an investigation into the nutritional significance o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2015/14393
Tarkwa-Nsuam Municipality in the Western Region of Ghana has a long history of mining activity. In the Tarkwa area, small-scale mining is found all around; both in the forest and along the rivers. The study aimed at ascertaining the level of heavy metal pollution of water resourc...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14136
We obtain the rogue waves with a controllable center in the generalized nonlinear Schrödinger equation by using a direct method. The position of these solutions can be controlled by varying different center parameters. We study the effects of different parameters on rogue waves a...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13972
Based on several previous works on fractional statistics using the symmetry Uq(sl(2)), we focus in this work to present some properties of the fractional supersymmetry by using the Orthofermion algebra.
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/13072
A literature survey of Flue Gas Treatment Unit for Packaged Gasoline Generators is reported. Due to shortfall in power supply from National Grid of most developing nations, most businesses relied on package generators for electrical power supply for their economic activities. Flu...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12401
Polymorph, co-crystal and salt screening experiments were carried out to identify novel solid forms with the improved physicochemical properties, particularly water solubility in the present case. Co-crystal formation was evaluated with urea and nicotinamide. These coformers do n...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/13578
A reverse phase-liquid chromatographic method with UV detection is developed for simultaneous estimation of ceftriaxone sodium and sulbactam sodium in rat plasma. A simple protein precipitation technique was employed for the extraction of drugs from blank plasma. Chromatographic...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/12177
Thermostable enzymes play a major role in the food industry. Two isolates (named as TGS1 and TGS2), which were later identified as Bacillus sp., were able to produce alpha amylase at a higher temperature (45-60⁰C). The enzymes from the microorganisms were characterized at differe...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14970
HPLC method was developed for resolution of racemic clopidogrel into its chirally pure enantiomer of interest. Screening experiments were performed using amycoat and cellucoat analytical chiral stationary phases in organic solvent based polar and nonpolar eluents in various combi...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14075
The characteristics of metal macronutrients absorption (K+, Ca2+, Mg2+) over Na+ in the rhizosphere of sodic soils of Puccinellia chinampoensis Ohwi (P. chinampoensis) was investigated and compared with barley and oat. P. chinampoensis is a tolerant plant for sodic conditions. In...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13699
African oil bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla) is an important multi-purpose tree crop. However, bottleneck in seedling production to fully domesticate this crop has not been resolved. This study was carried out to compare the effect of three different soilless media on the producti...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12739
Aims: One of the current crises of the society is prevalence rate of viral co-infection of hepatitis B and C among HIV patients.HIV, HBV, and HCV are major public health concerns. Because of shared routes of transmission, HIV-HCV coinfection and HIV-HBV coinfection are common. HI...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2015/13282
Aim: To study the effect of sowing dates on growth and yield of three pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) R. Br) cultivars. Study Design: The treatments were arranged in split plot design with four replicates. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiments were conducted for tw...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14068
Screening and introducing landrace varieties (as useful cultigens) is important for cultivation under abiotic stresses in temperate regions with low precipitations. To evaluate the response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) landraces to post-heading drought stress, two types of cul...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14960
The study was conducted during the 2011/2012 dry season at two locations simultaneously, to evaluate the effect of cow dung rates on some selected soil chemical properties and performance of sweet potato. The trials were conducted at Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto vegetable...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14471