The present work was carried out to investigate the effect of a systemic fungicide metalaxyl as a seed treatment on the protein metabolism of maize during early germination. The study was carried out for 7 days after soaking the seeds in different concentrations of metalaxyl and...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12374
Soil samples were collected from three different dumpsites and a non-dumpsite (control) and used for the determination of the effect of waste dumpsites on selected soil properties. Treatments were replicated five times and data collected were analysed using ANOVA for RCBD and mea...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/12604
Assessment of Roof Harvested Rainwater in Parts of Anambra State for Environmental Pollution Monitoring Questions have been raised about the quality of roof harvested rainwater which has been shown to be temporally and spatially variable and at times not in compliance with drinki...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11876
Aims: The purpose of this case report is to present an unusual source of knee pain in a competitive breaststroke swimmer and review the clinical, etiologic, and radiographic features of the disease process. Presentation of Case: A 20-year-old collegiate swimmer presented with com...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12195
This paper looks at the need for Nigeria to adopt innovative road maintenance strategy to reduce the colossal amount expended on construction and maintenance of roads. Federal government budget to Federal Ministry of Works in 2012 is N199, 032, 816, 621 (199 billion). Federal roa...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/13166
The current research investigated whether open-street CCTV (Closed Circuit Television) system reduces crime or not. Crime data and open-street CCTV data from a Korean city were used to find the answer to the research question. The research designated all crime, serious crime, and...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/13377
Most of the investigations on the utilization of clay pozzolana are limited to about 30% of the material consideration in Portland cement. In this study clay pozzolana was used to replace cement between 30% and 50%. Clay pozzolana was analyzed to determine their chemical and mine...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9046
The objective of this study is to assess variability of land quality and soil characteristics of some of the pedons on the basement complex of southwestern Nigeria. Variation in soil properties and their relationship with crop production must be studied and understood to ensure s...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12689
Aims: Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) is among the principal occupational health hazard. To illustrate that, in order to enrich the database on audiometric status and fast dissemination of knowledgebase, data mining techniques are imperative tools. Study Design: A cross section...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12700
Aims: The purpose of this current study is to examine the relation between job satisfaction and job performance among the employees who are currently working for colleges in eastern region of Saudi Arabia. Study Design: Research Study was based on MSQ, The Employees were from Non...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9931
Purpose and Objective: To detect retrospectively the duodenal diverticula in the routine abdominal CT and MRI. Materials and Methods: Between March 2005 to June 2013, 151 incidental duodenal diverticulas were found out through 120.000 abdominal CT and/or MRI. Two abdominal radiol...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11984
This study aims at investigating the relationship between inflation and commercial real estate’ investment returns with a view to determining the inflation-hedging characteristics of commercial property investments in Akure metropolis, Nigeria. Questionnaire survey was conducted...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12918
Aim: The study aimed to assess the knowledge of community Health Workers (CHWs) on neonatal jaundice (NNJ), exploring their perceptions, knowledge and practices. Study Design: It was a cross sectional study of randomly selected CHWs who were attending a child health workshop in S...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/13024
Aim: Stroke constitutes a considerable cause of morbidity and mortality in any society. Despite the increasing effect of stroke, information about the prophylactic effect of aerobics exercise on the health disorder in Ghana is rare. The objective of the study is to investigate th...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/13014
Aim: Exergy is a measurement of how far a certain material deviates from a state of equilibrium with the environment. The aim of the study was to evaluate the energy and exergy of a syngas obtained from the gasification of wheat straw. Methodology: A pilot scale dual distributor...