Aims: This study was conducted to study effect of irrigation deficit and N fertilization on yield and water use efficiency (WUE) of forage millet cv. Nutrifeed. Study Design: Experimental design was split-plot based on randomized complete block with three replications. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9261
Aims: To investigates whether a new bio control agent Bacillus amyloliquefaciens CC09 can be used to manage the root rot disease of Rehmannia glutinosa resulting from continuous cropping. Study Design: Completely randomized block experiments with 3 replicates were conducted in th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8983
The aim of this study was to evaluate success of In vitro grafting method in three selected Kenyan papaya lines. In vitro regenerated shoots of about 20mm were used where the upper 10mm tips were excised and used as scions while the remaining portion was used as rootstock. The ro...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9494
Introduction: The median nerve is one of the most important terminal branches of the brachial plexus. Anatomical variations in the formation of the median nerve are common and have been reported by several authors. Objective: The aim of this study was to analyze the anatomical va...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9542
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of different watering regimes on selected coffee genotypes and to evaluate drought tolerance among selected coffee genotypes. The study also aimed at determining the optimum watering interval for these genotypes under high t...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9187
Aims: The aim of this work was to determine the nutritional quality of kununzaki enriched with moringa seed flour. Study Design: Analyses of variance (ANOVA). Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Osun State Polytechnic, Iree, Nigeria, between Ju...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/9841
Aims: To determine the factors that affect students’ academic performance at tertiary institutions with the view of enhancing learning. Study Design: Survey was adopted as the research method for this study. Place and Duration of Study: University of Ghana, Kwame Nkrumah Universi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/8802
Mohammad Ahmadpanah, Saeed Soheili, Leila Jahangard, Hafez Bajoghli, Mohammad Haghighi, Edith Holsboer-Trachsler, Daniela Conrad, Serge Brand & Sattar Keikhavandi·Journal of Education, Society and Behavioural Science·2014
Aims: In educational and vocational settings, people are asked to work in teams. This requires social skills but also promotes time-efficient knowledge enhancement. Aiming to support the acquisition of both, many studies investigated new teaching methods for schools, emphasising...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/8136
Aim: In this study an attempt was made to give insight in the way reading comprehension is taught in Sierra Leone. Attention was paid to the didactical strategies and the materials used during reading comprehension instruction. Methodology: Primary school teachers in Sierra Leone...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/9468
Hot water treatment presents great potential on the alternative control of seed pathogens. This research aimed to study the relation of hot water treatment to germination and vigor of tomato seeds of 3 varieties, to identify maximum combinations of temperature and exposure time o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8466
The early generation (F3 families) analysis measured the variance components of three crosses of five diverse parents. This work carried during three years 2010-13 at the experimental farm of Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh governorate, Egypt. The Data were re...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/8226
Inductively coupled plasma- optical emission spectroscopy (ICP-OES) and square wave voltammetry (SWV) were used to analyse and compare the concentrations of Cu, Cd, Hg, Pb and Zn in polluted mine water samples from Shilbottle in North Eastern England, United Kingdom. The results...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2014/8283
Background: Accurate estimation of gestational age is of paramount importance in obstetric care. The most commonly used principle for determining gestational age and duration of pregnancy is Naegele’s rule, which is supplemented by ultrasound estimation of gestational age. Aim: T...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8603
Aims: To study the variability of oil content, fatty acid composition, karanjin and total carotene content in Pongamia pinnata (P. pinnata) and its relationship with biodiesel quality Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Kasetsart University,...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/9218
Aim: To examine the association between the ability to taste PTC and falciparum malaria infection. Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osun State General Hospital and Department of Biomedi...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8844