Aim: To identify the different types and relative abundance of insect species on the nine genotypes of pepper, as a guide to instituting control measures against unacceptable crop damage. Study Design: The experimental treatments were deployed in a Randomized Complete Block Desig...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12150
This paper presents detailed modelling of a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system components. The study is helpful to understand the working principles of the PV system. The performance of the system has been discussed by means of a Matlab/Simulink Toolbox. The results show tha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10983
Aims: To assess the responses of the larval parasitoid Bracon brevicornis, exposed as larvae parasitized on Spodoptera littoralis larvae, to two neonicotinoids. Study Design: The immature and adults stages of the larval parasitoid B. brevicornis were investigated on the treated 2...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12469
Currently, Malaysia like other Asian countries has experienced rapid expansion of urbanization. This expansion is at the expense of agriculture land at the fringe and rural areas, thus affecting the likelihood and culture of the rural communities. In order to achieve sustainable...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11034
Carried out to Assess the roles of informal credit to small scale maize farmers in Jema`a Local Government Area of Kaduna State. The data were obtained primarily by administering questionnaires to 75 farmers that were purposively selected from 4 villages in Jema`a Local Governmen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12099
Aims: The goal of this work was to confirm the results of leaching and dissipation of the imidacloprid obtained with intact soil columns and draining lysimeters. Methodology: A study on the distribution of imidacloprid (insecticide) residual deposit was carried out on two potatoe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11955
This study examines factors affecting the involvement of women in income generating activities. Data for this study were obtained by the use of structured questionnaire. A total of 120 respondents were interviewed consisting of 60 women involved in income generating activities an...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11132
Javier Santander, Caitlin Otto, Dave Lowry, Mauricio Cuellar, Marco Mellado, Cristian Salas, Francisco Rothhammer & Carlos Echiburu-Chau·Microbiology Research Journal International·2014
Background: Resistance to antimicrobial drugs has become an increasingly global problem, and is the main reason for an extended search for new drugs to treat microbial infections. Senecioneae is one of the largest tribes of Asteraceae, comprised of about 150 genera and 3000 plant...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11934
Aim: Preliminary experiment on the effect of liquefied Jellyfish on seedling growth and the digested solution of jellyfish as insecticides. Place and Duration of Study: Natural Products Research Department, National Center for Radiation Research and Technology, Atomic energy auth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12196
Aims: Emergence of antibiotic resistance in bacterial strains has always remained a crucial concern. Mutations in antibiotic target sites, over expression of efflux pump are the major modes of development of bacterial antibiotic resistances. The present study was conducted to det...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12342
Aims: India is one of the most densely populated, developing and industrially fast growing country of the earth that not only facing the problem of water scarcity, but also the mismanagement of tremendous amount of wastewater (WW) produced every day. Therefore a study was conduct...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/9293
Aims: Isolation and characterization of multiple antibiotic resistant Escherichia coli serotypes in cow raw milk and traditional dairy products in Osun state, Nigeria was reported. Study Design: Experimental based study of raw milk of lactating cows, local cheese and yoghurt. Pla...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/12868
Aims: The aims of this study were to determine diversity and community structure of benthic insects in fish farm ponds. Study Design: Monthly samplings have been conducted from December 2007 to November 2008 in five fish farms (Layo, Banco, Azaguié, Anyama I and Anyama II) in sou...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/2718
The effect of humour in literature has of recent times attained a cynosure, carving out such a decent class for comedy. The knowledge of this nascent trend of development has not eluded budding creative writers who seem to be slugging it out with tragedy in literary works. Ariyo'...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/9010