Aims: We evaluated the responses of tree sap flow to wind speeds in coniferous and broad-leaved plants under steady and unsteady wind conditions. Study Design: We performed sap flow and micro-meteorological measurements on two conifers, Chamaecyparis obtusa var. formosana and Ara...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2013/3842
This study assessed the determinants of Choice of Indigenous Climate Related Strategies by Smallholder Farmers in Northern Ghana using primary data obtained through community focus group discussions and household survey, and subjected to the Multinomial Logit regression model. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2013/2495
Interest in forestation is rising with increasing recognition that global changes can negatively affect plant diversity and ecosystem function. It is known that forests influence climate through physical, chemical, and biological processes and ecohydrology need substantially more...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2013/2147
Unsealed roads and tracks are acknowledged as the major sources of sediment pollution in forested catchments. In particular, road to stream connectivity via gullied pathways as well as via diffuse overland flow can contribute to significant fine sediment inputs to forest streams....
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2013/3174
A study to assess changes in the physical and chemical properties of soil in timber saw mill dumpsite was carried out in Abakaliki between 2007 and 2008. Results showed that soil textural class remained sandy loamy. The lowest soil bulk density of 1.34 and 1.20 g cm-3 were obtain...
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Research Article10.9734/BJECC/2013/2038
Aims: This paper describes a fast-lock, low-power, low-jitter and good duty-cycle correction capability delay locked loop with double edge synchronization which is mainly used in clock alignment process. A clock aligner’s task is to phase-align a chip internal clock with a refere...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3857
Aim: A study of energy and exergy analyses was carried out on a thermal power plant in order to investigate the interaction effects of coupling sections of the plant and overall system. Study Design: Simulation, energy and exergy analyses were used. Place and Duration of study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4802
The level of metals (Zn, Fe, Pb, Cu, Mn, Cr, Na, Mg, Ca and K) in water, sediment and fish samples from Itapaji dam for both dry and wet seasons in two years were determined using standard analytical methods. The concentrations of metals were higher in dry season than those of we...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/4988
The effect of budget deficits on the economy is one of the most important unresolved issues in public economics and macroeconomics. Based on a simple loanable funds model that describes the relationship between budget deficits and long-term interest rates, this study empirically...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/5146
This article specified a semiparametric stochastic frontier function using generalized additive models that accounts for random noise in the sample data. We estimated the parameters of the model by applying the generalized spline-smoothing approach to measure technical efficiency...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/5149
Aims: The study empirically analyzed consumers’ preference for mobile telecommunication attributes in Nigeria, using conjoint analysis. Study Design: Survey design, through 200 dedicated mobile phone users, were conveniently sampled in Yaba and Akoka environs of Lagos State for t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/3427
This paper empirically analyzes the impact of China’s monetary policy on stock price in different economic backgrounds by constructing the SVAR (Structural Vector Auto Regression) based on the standard VAR (Vector Auto Regression). The results show that: (i) In different economic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/4527
Entrepreneurship becomes more important nowadays in the strategic management process, in particular, in the company’s ability to increase profitability over time. From the view of entrepreneurship, entrepreneurs notice opportunities from where they act and create new hierarchies...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/4585
This study analyzed credit worthiness and loan repayment performance of cassava and yam farmers in cross river state. Specifically, the study assessed credit worthiness of borrowers, identified factors that discriminate between credit worthy and non credit worthy farmers and anal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/5006
Although, a vast amount of literature has emerged on determinants of FDI across the globe, yet research in a Saudi Arabian context remains limited. This study is an attempt to fill this gap where determinants of resource-seeking FDI are analyzed over a period of 30 years. The stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2013/3739