This study provides an econometric analysis of the link between infant mortality and carbon dioxide emissions in four south Asian countries-Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh- for the period 1978-2010 while controlling other variables, inflation, trade, remittance and rura...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20350
Weirs are utilized for measuring of discharge, diminishing the water slope in canals and dissemination of water between canals for irrigation, etc. Classical sharp crested weir is associated with increases in turbulence and bed problems in downstream resulting in scouring activit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20256
This study investigated the effects of Ethnomathematics-based instructional approach on pupils’ achievement in geometry. One research question and one null hypothesis, tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. Specifical...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/19079
Land use and land cover change in River Lwiro micro-catchment was assessed for the period 1987-2010 using satellite imagery of Landsat 5 and 7. Images were clustered into four categories: forest, built-up areas, wetland and small scale farmland area; using unsupervised classifica...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/15850
Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate role of Color Doppler ultrasound in suspected vasculogenic cause of male impotence in both erect and flaccid state of penis. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Department of Radiodiagnosis, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospita...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/17929
Background: Women are vulnerable to HIV infections because of their biological make up and present means used for HIV and STIs prevention. At first was male condom of which women had no control as a strategy of HIV and AIDS prevention as well as prevention of unwanted pregnancy....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/10891
Background: Although most rural communities in developing countries (DCs) use medicinal plants (MPs) for various health conditions, not enough studies have been conducted to ascertain their vernacular and scientific names, and their specific indications. Aim: The present study ai...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/10081
Urban waste management, collection and disposal have always been a universal problem. Extant literatures have documented the importance of solid waste management to the urban environment. Yet the performance of the authorities charged with the responsibility of solid waste manage...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/16382
Stilling basins are in common use when designing heading-up hydraulic structures such as barrages, dams, weirs …etc. This research paper investigates the effect of stilling basin shapes with different heights of end step on the characteristics of submerged hydraulic jump and the...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/21452
The common-law principles of vicarious liability hold an employer liable for the delicts committed by its employees, where the employees are acting in the course and scope of their duty as employees. The principle of vicarious liability ascribes liability to an employer where its...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/19190