To develop an acceptable manure management and pollution prevention plan in poultry production, accurate accounting of waste generation and concentration of the waste need to be ascertained. In view of this, a study was conducted in Minna, Nigeria to assess quantity of waste gene...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8525
Dietary supplementation of lactating dairy cows with fat has long been used as a management tool to increase the energy density of feeds, improving milk production, reproduction and alleviating the menace of postpartum negative energy balance. In this paper, we show that while at...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7689
Aims: The objective of this descriptive study was to compare time to medical evaluation, intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV tPA) use, and short-term outcomes in illicit drug users compared to non-users presenting with acute ischemic stroke (AIS). Study Design: This is a...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2014/7708
Aims: Dietary acidifiers appear to be a possible alternative to feed antibiotics in order to improve performance of broilers. It is generally known that dietary acidifiers lower gastric pH, resulting in increased activity of proteolytic enzymes, improved protein digestibility and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8210
Aims: This article aim is three-fold: (1) first, it intends to depict the profile of food consumption in the poorest district of STP, Caué, before and after distribution of land; (2) second, it aims to screen the evolution of food security in the district Caué facing the emergenc...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/8164
Aims: In this research, the protective effects of this multicomponent vaccine were investigated using the BALB/c mice model. Place and Duration of Study: This study was performed in Laboratory of Bacteriology, University of Tarbiat Modares, Tehran, IRAN, 2011 and 2012. Methodolog...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/5160
Aim: Childhood diarrheal diseases are common clinical episodes seen among children under 5 years old in the developing countries of sub-Saharan Africa and Asia. Epidemiological information of enteropathogens associated with childhood diarrhea will provides clinical information t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2014/4737
The radiation produced by nanosecond repetitive pulsed discharges in nitrogen, air and argon was studied, including its study with a CCD camera. It is shown that within the first nanosecond, diffuse plasma covers the lateral surface of a conical cathode at relatively low electric...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/8589
Distance education and the use of digital information technologies are growing rapidly throughout the world, in cities as well as in remote areas. Distance education and distance learning refer to a variety of different learning methods. However, communication can be conducted on...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6997
Aims: This study investigated the awareness of Nigerian students and those of Nigerian teachers about potential use of cell phone as a teaching aid. Study Design: A survey research design. Place of study: Kogi State College of Education (KSCOE), Ankpa, a state owned higher instit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/7754
Currently there are two divergent views about the role of common sense in science learning. Educators who side with the notion of restructuring view science learning as an incremental process based upon the student’s prior knowledge of everyday physical phenomena. On the other ha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/6995
In this study, removal of heavy metal ions including cadmium and lead from wastewater were studied. Adsorption process was carried out using simple multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) and functionalized MWCNT with the carboxyl agent (MWCNT-COOH) prepared by CVD (chemical vapor d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8384
Zr4+ doped carbon coated LiFePO4 cathode [C-LiZrxFe1-xPO4 (where x=0.02)] material were synthesized by a one pot solid-state synthetic route for its use in rechargeable lithium-ion battery. The carbon coating over the phosphate material was done using a natural precursor, camphor...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7959
Aim: To investigate outbreak of IBD in Zaria, Nigeria. Study Design: Prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Poultry Unit of the Ahmadu Bello University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria between March 2009...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6118
Aims: Quantitative information is limited pertaining to riparian forest and stream shallow groundwater interactions particularly in karst hydro-ecosystems. Study Design, Place and Duration: Spatiotemporal variability of shallow groundwater flow was monitored along two stream reac...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7711