The compound semiconductors of zinc-blende structures (ZBS) are the promising materials for numerous experimental and theoretical investigations. These investigations are the consequences of efforts devoted to understand the interesting crystal properties and interaction mechanis...
Introduction: Citrinin is a mycotoxin originally isolated from Penicillium citrinum. It has been found to be produced by a variety of other fungi (Aspergillus niveus, Aspergillus ochraceus, Aspergillus oryzae, Aspergillus terreus, Monascus ruber, Monascus purpureus and Penicilliu...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2012/1269
Aims: To determine the socio-demographic factors associated with mortality in hospitalized under-5 children in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Paediatric unit of Mariere Memorial Central Hospital Ughelli, Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1491
Wheat dried distillers' grain (WDDG) as a co-product has a high content of neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and crude protein (CP), due to the selective removal of starch during the production process. Therefore, it has been proposed to use this by product as a good source of non-fo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1046
The present study was made to develop a suitable procedure for selecting the most sustainable maize genotype to grow by considering genetic variability for vegetative, yield and yield components under irrigated farming. The experiment was conducted at the experimental farm, Colle...
Ceramic samples of Zirconium substituted Bismuth Sodium Barium Titanate of composition (Bi0.5Na0.5)0.94Ba0.06(Ti1-xZrx)O3 with x = 0.0,0.04,0.08,0.1 and 0.2 have been synthesized following solid-state method. X-ray diffraction studies indicated the formation of phase pure materia...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2012/1502
Francisca Obiageri Nwaokorie, Akitoye Olusegun Coker, Folasade Tolulope Ogunsola, Patricia Omowunmi Ayanbadejo, Kehinde Adesola Umeizudike, Elerson Gaetti-Jardim Junior, Mario Julio Avila-Campos & Kofoworola Olaide Savage·Microbiology Research Journal International·2012
Aims: To isolate, identify and evaluate the genetic diversity and antimicrobial susceptibility of F. nucleatum recovered from Nigerian patients with chronic periodontitis. Study Design: Cross-sectional design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medical Microbiology and Pa...
Aims: To determine the value of constructed wetlands for water reuse projects. Study Design: Replacement/Avoided cost modeling and benefit transfer. Place and Duration of Study: George W. Shannon Wetlands, Texas. Methodology: Two approaches are compared, replacement costs and wil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2012/1397
Aims: To produce a robust starch hydrolyzing enzyme (improved catalytic and non-catalytic properties) by the adsorption of the soluble enzyme on micro bead silica gel. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, Graduate School of Life and Environ...
This paper examines the equilibrium removal of Zinc, Copper, Nickel and Cobalt ions from aqueous solutions by cation exchange resins synthesized using orange mesocarp extract. The percentage metal ion exchange of Carboxylated-Toluene Di-isocyanate Orange Mesocarp Extract Resin (C...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2012/1462
Aims: Streakline and its visualization and production techniques are one of important indices for fluid dynamics, civil engineering, material engineering, and so on. In chaotic or turbulent flow field where global mixing occurs, fluid trajectory exponentially expands in particula...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2012/1550
A trough station (Ouagadougou station) of African Equatorial Ionization Anomaly sector foF2 long term trends are carried out after the elimination of solar cycle long term variation part. For this part, foF2 is expressed as a third degree polynomial function of Rz. We analyzed di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1552
Nine hundred and seventeen inter-specific rice lines were subjected to field screening for African Rice Midge Resistance in both Rainfed and Irrigated lowland ecologies at Badeggi and Edozhigi experimental fields respectively in 2009 cropping season, to determine the levels of Af...
The aim of this study was to examine the role of students’ five psycho-academic variables in predicting their academic achievement in mathematics. Participants included a total of 853 9th grade students (407 males and 446 females) randomly sampled from 20 secondary schools in Akw...
Aim: Child abduction by one parent and their transport to a foreign country is increasing worldwide but has not received adequate scientific interest. When inter-marital relationships reach the point of break-up and divorce, one of the parents abducts his/her child/children. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1137