Aims: To study the effect of ethanolamine on the development of broiler chickens, blood chemistry, and safety of meat of broiler chickens using ethanolamine in the incubation of eggs. Place of Study: The experiments were carried out at the Michailovsky Broiler closed joint-stock...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6729
Aims: To measure the nose of the Hausa and Yoruba ethnic groups in Nigeria and to compare same with other ethnic groups. The working hypothesis is that the two ethnic groups will have the same nose type since they share same environmental conditions. Study Design: This was a pros...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/3958
The aim of this study is to assess the concentrations of selected toxic metals (Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn and Cd) in some herbal plants sold in 3 markets within Ibadan, Nigeria. Sampling was done on a daily basis for 7 days in 2012. Blended plant samples were heated at 550ºC for 4 hours and...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5929
The study examined climate change and growth rate of food grain output in Nigeria from 1970-2010. Time series data of maize, rice, millet, sorghum, wheat, temperature and rainfall were used for the study. Data analysis involved the use of Descriptive Statistics and the annual add...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/4346
Aims: To assess Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) owners’ efforts towards the occupational health and safety scenario of their companies. Study Design: This study followed a survey approach. Place and Duration of Study: Southerton industrial area, Harare, Zimbabwe, between Marc...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6263
Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) using Ghana Research Reactor (GHARR-1) at the Ghana Atomic Energy Commission (GHAEC) operating at 15kW at a thermal flux of 5 x1011n cm-2s-1 was used to determine nine elements in honey samples from Lokoja and Suleija North Central...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5849
Aims: The aim of the paper is to study the annual and seasonal precipitation inequality over Ukraine in the last 55 years and to discuss their trends. Place and Duration of Study: Marine Hydrophysical Institute of National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine (MHI NASU), Sevastopol, Uk...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5711
The present work is a review on the geoelectrical characteristics, and a study of physico-chemical parameters of groundwater in parts of Ikwuano Local Government Area of Abia State, Nigeria. The aim was to collate, synthesize and analyse geoelectrical parameters from available li...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/6418
The Gulf of Arzew, northwestern Algeria, constituting one of the biggest petroleum area in the world, is one of the most polluted region in the Mediterranean Sea. A good way to know the degree of this pollution that undergoes this region is to assess the number of living pollutio...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/3420
The proximate and valuable minerals were determined in freshwater crabs. Samples were collected from male and female exoskeleton, flesh and whole body. The samples were subjected to proximate analysis using methods recommended by the Association of Analytical Chemists (AOAC) and...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/4440