Adel M. Ghoneim, Awais Ahmad, Muhammad Afzal & Azza Ebid·Advances in Research·2015
An experimental study aimed to investigate the effect of saline stress on rice (Oryza saliva L.) germination and early seedling characteristics, and genotypic differences in response to saline stress was conducted under lab conditions at College of Food and Agricultural Sciences,...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/16740
The low soil fertility status of many soils in Morogoro area and non-use of fertilizers by small scale farmers contributes to the low yields of most annual crops, including maize. This study was carried out in 2014/2015 cropping season at the Mazimbu, part of SUA farm Morogoro, T...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17979
The objectives of this research were to analyze and evaluate the effect of releasing flow discharges on river meandering in addition to estimating the local scour at 13 bridge piers distributed on 3 bridges located on Rosetta branch. The meandering length was 3.5 Km (from km 145....
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17380
In many countries there are no laws that address the necessary legalities about necrophilia. This legal incapacity hinders states to prosecute individuals who are caught having sex with dead bodies. As a result necrophilic sex acts are not illegal. The lethargy of the law in rega...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14731
A retrospective study covering a period of seven years (1997-2003) was conducted to assess the extent of damage of Cinara cupressivora on Cupressus lusitanica Orchard and determine any correlation with climatic factors in Dedza, Malawi. Furthermore, the study was also aimed at de...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18609
Sabuj Sarker, Dae- Kee Min, Timothy R. Black & Hyun J. Lim·Advances in Research·2015
The Cox multiplicative model is used widely in survival analysis, where the covariates act multiplicatively on unknown baseline hazards. However, the Cox model requires the proportionality assumption, which limits its applications. The additive hazards model has been used as an a...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18021
Iasmim Lucas da Silva, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coel & Leonor Alves de Oliveira da Silva·Advances in Research·2015
The Caatinga biome is a unique Brazilian biome predominant in the Northeast of Brazil and situated in the Semiarid Region. The rhizosphere comprises the narrow zone of soil that is directly influenced by the roots of plants and associated soil microorganisms. It is a dynamic envi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17426
A. A. Abioye, P. O. Atanda, S. B. Majolagbe, D. A. Isadare, O. P. Abioye, K. J. Akinluwade & A. R. Adetunji·Advances in Research·2015
This paper presents the selection of suitable candidate materials for thermal barrier coating of gas turbine blade using GRANTA software. There have been reported cases of gas turbine blade failure in service due to the extreme service conditions. Such failure could possibly have...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15769
Grace O. Solomon-Wisdom, Michael H. Ramsey & Elizabeth A. John·Advances in Research·2015
The spatial heterogeneity of soil constituents is known to have significant impacts on plant growth and plant uptake of nutrients and contaminants, yet studies have rarely used patterns of heterogeneity based on those found in the field. Heterogeneity refers to how lumpy material...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17975
The reinforcement construction of the structure in the presence of initial loads, which always results in the effect of a secondary load. However, the calculation method and formula on bearing capacity of normal section of reinforced concrete beams has not been clearly stated whe...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17399