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Effects of Planting Dates on Leaf and Grain Yield of Black-Eyed Bean Cowpea Type in Mashonaland East Province in Zimbabwe

A. Matikiti · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aims:  To determine the effect of planting date on leaf and grain yield of Black-eyed bean (BEB) of cowpea type, Study Design: A field experiment was carried out in a factorial arrangement in randomised complete block design with three replications.  Place and Duration of Study:...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/11528

Effects of Jatropha Seed Cake (JSC) and Different Inorganic Fertilizers on Growth and Yield of Two Groundnut Cultivars under Three Harvesting Periods

S. M. H. Elseed, S. O. Yagoub & I. S. Mohamed · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Aim: to investigate the effect of Jatropha Seed Cake (JSC) and different fertilizers on growth and yield of two groundnut cultivars under three harvesting periods Study Design: The experimental design was a randomized complete block in a split-plot replicated three times. Groundn...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2015/11027

Software Development Models for Computer Based Workplace Attendance Management System

Julius N. Obidinnu, Boniface Ekechukwu & Virginia E. Ejiofor · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

This paper establishes that: a formally instituted and consistently applied attendance management system significantly reduces absence levels. It further establishes that: the effectiveness of an attendance management system depends largely on the monitoring, recording, measuring...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/13634

Properties and Characterizations of Countably C-approximating Posets

Xuxin Mao & Luoshan Xu · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

In this paper, the concept of countably C-approximating posets is introduced. Properties and characterizations of countably C-approximating posets are presented. Main results are: (1) the lattice of all σ-Scott-closed subsets for any poset is countably C-approximating; (2) a comp...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14394

Fingerprint-Based Authentication System for Time and Attendance Management

Ikuomola Aderonke Justina · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

Aims: Taking student attendance manually and maintaining it for a long time is a difficult task as well as wastes a lot of time. In this paper an Educational Time and Attendance Management System (EduTAMS) that will record and manage the time and attendance of students in a unive...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/8731

Application of the Laplace Decomposition Method for Motion of Spherical/Non-Spherical Particles within a Highly Viscous Fluid

Reza Sojoudi, Mohammad Amin Salehi Tabrizi & Atta Sojoudi · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2014

Downward movement of solid particles within a fluid in the presence of a gravitational field occurs in many industrial and engineering processes, e.g. particulate processing and two phase solid-liquid applications. Three highly viscous liquids including water, glycerin and ethyle...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14019

The Brain Cholinergic System in Neurodegenerative Diseases

Giancarlo Pepeu, Cristina Grossi & Fiorella Casamenti · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

The neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by a progressive process of neuronal and myelin breakdown resulting in changes in the morphology and function of neurons and their death. The damage and death of the neurons is associated with an inflammatory response which involve...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/14623

In vitro Development of Chimeric Bovine Embryos Created by Combining a Single Blastomere of SCNT Embryos with an IVF Embryo

Daisaku Iwamoto, Chiaki Takahashi, Tatsuya Nakano, Ahmad. R. Al Himaidi, Masao Kishi & Kazuhiro Saeki · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

In this study, we produced chimeric embryos from a single blastomere of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) bovine embryo and in-vitro fertilized (IVF) bovine embryo, and examined the rate of blastocyst development and the contribution of the SCNT blastomere to the blastocyst in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/14839

Time-kill Study of Ethyl Acetate Extract of Stinging Nettle on Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii ATCC CRM-6633 Strain NRS 231

Amir Modarresi Chahardehi, Darah Ibrahim, Shaida Fariza Sulaiman & Leila Mousavi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: This work investigated the antibacterial activity of selected ethyl acetate extract of Urtica dioica against Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii ATCC® CRM-6633™ Strain NRS 231 (subtilin producer) based on the time-kill approach. Also for further study, the effects of the et...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/13571

An Appraisal of Introduced African Catfish Clarias gariepinus (Burchell 1822) in India: Invasion and Risks

A. K. Singh, Abubakar Ansari, Sharad C. Srivastava & Vinoy Kumar Shrivastava · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Production trend, food and feeding, reproduction and distribution of clandestinely introduced African catfish Clarias gariepinus was studied in 419 grow out ponds. Hybrid African catfish was found more popular owing to its fast growth and because of recycling it with chicken and...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/13375

Threats to Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi) in Deva Vatala National Park, District Bhimber, Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan

Faraz Akrim, Muhammad Siddique Awan, Tariq Mahmood, Muhammad Zubair Anjum, Siddiqa Qasim, Jehanzeb Khalid, Durr-e-Shahwar . & Shaista Andleeb · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aim: The aim of this study was to document threats to Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi). Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Deva Vatala National Park, Bhimber Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan from May 2010 to June 2011. Methodology: The data on threats t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2015/9596