Abstracts The study was carried out to determine the state of adoption of yam minisett technique by farmers in Imo State. Multi-stage random sampling technique was employed to select 90 respondents (yam farmers) from the area. Structured questionnaire was used to obtain usefu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6916
With its increasing population and continuing rapid infrastructural development in order to deal with international events such as Expo 2020, The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has created a pull-in environment for a large international labor force eager to work and settle down in th...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/11300
Aims: This study analyses the production and commercialisation potential of indigenous leafy vegetables (ILV) in the Capricorn district in the Limpopo Province of South Africa. Specific objectives were to identify the socio-economic characteristics of ILVs producers in rural area...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2014/7895
Michael O. Monanu, Ernest A. Anyalogbu & Eugene N. Onyeike·Advances in Research·2014
The effect of wet heat-processing on the micronutrient composition of Canarium schweinfurthii (CS) pulps eaten as traditional snack in most parts of Nigeria was investigated. Fresh wholesome seeds of C. schweinfurthii, obtained from Aba (Abia State, Nigeria) were washed in severa...
Aims: This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis among prison inmates at Mbarara Central prison Design: A cross sectional study was carried out at Mbarara Central Prison in Mbarara district, Kiswahili cell in Mbarara municipality among female and male pr...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10676
Objective: To express a cost efficacious and environment friendly method for the green synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) from Catharanthus roseus var. alba (C. roseus var. alba) callus extract. Methodology: The aqueous solution of sliver nitrate containing Ag+ ions (1 mM)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/7785
A study of heavy metals in roadside soils is critical in assessing the potential environmental impacts of automobile emission on the soil. This study is aimed at analyzing heavy metal pollutants that may be present in roadside dust samples in Jimeta/ Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria....
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/9359
The importation and refurbishing of second-hand electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) is a major concern all over the world and Nigeria is not in exception owing to the generation of e-wastes. The assessment of the levels of Pb, Cr, Ni, Cd and Zn in the dust at dismantling si...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/7694
Hans-Hartmut Peter, Sigune Goldacker, John Haraldseide, Kay Großmann, Wolfgang Gross, Klaus Warnatz, Bodo Grimbacher, Stephan Rusch, Alexandra Nieters & Werner Vach·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: A self-reporting tool for identifying adults at risk for immune-based diseases was designed and termed immune system assessment questionnaire (ISAQ). It was the aim of this study to validate this novel questionnaire in groups of patients with defined immunodeficiency or aut...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10823
Genetic Variability in Cultured and Wild Population of Clarias gariepinus Using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) Aim: The present study was undertaken to determine the genetic differences between cultured and wild populations of Clarias gariepi...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2014/11228
Scientific Background: Non alcoholic fatty liver (NAFLD) is accumulation of fat in the liver cells of peoples who drink little or no alcohol causing mild steatosis with mostly no signs, symptoms or complication but this may progress to steatohepatitis (NASH) and may liver cirrhos...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/10240
When renting or purchasing a terrestrial laser scanner, consideration must be given to a variety of factors including ease of use, accuracy, speed and cost. The following paper considers these aspects with respect to civil engineering applications in urban areas. One particular c...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7482
Aims: This work seeks to provide information on the proximate and anti-nutritional constituents of Abelmoschus esculentus (okra) grown in Fadaman Kubanni farms where effluents from Zaria Industrial Estate are discharged, and compare it with that grown in Rafin Yashi (control) in...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9031
A four weeks feeding trial was conducted using 160 four-week old Arbor acre chickens to assess the effects of soyabean oil and garlic (Allium sativum) in-water on performance, carcass characteristics, organs weight, haematological variables and serum cholesterol content of broile...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/10542
Aims: The investigation of some physiochemical juice characteristics of 37 varieties of Citrus genus, maintained in the Department of Citrus Research in Tartous, Syria. Place and Duration of Study: Laboratory of Molecular Genetic, Faculty of Agriculture, Tishreen University, Latt...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/10505