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Geoelectrical Investigation of the Groundwater Potential in Mowe, Ogun State, Nigeria

L. Adeoti, O. M. Alile, O. Uchegbulam & R. B. Adegbola · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2012

Electrical resistivity survey was carried out to delineate subsurface layers and to determine the ground water potential in the study area. The study was carried out using the ABEM SAS 1000 terrameter which worked on 16 vertical electrical sounding (VES) points within the area. A...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2012/677

Kinetic Study of Utilizing Groundnut Shell as an Adsorbent in Removing Chromium and Nickel from Dye Effluent

S. Idris, Y. A. Iyaka, B. E. N. Dauda, M. M. Ndamitso & M. T. Umar · Chemical Science International Journal · 2012

Aims: To determine the adsorption of nickel and chromium in dye effluents using activated carbon prepared from groundnut shell and to determine the adsorption capacity at different contact time. Study Design: Adsorption capacity of the adsorbent. Place and Duration of Study: Depa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2012/908

Health-Seeking Behavior of Rural Dwellers in Southern Nigeria: Implications for Healthcare Professionals

Godfrey B.S. Iyalomhe & Sarah I. Iyalomhe · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2012

The Nigerian rural people demonstrate undesirable health-seeking behavior because of their cosmological and nosological notions which ascribe etiology of diseases and ill-health to entities far beyond the realm of the stethoscope. The present review is therefore solicited to enha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2012/973

X-ray Diffraction Analysis to Clarify the Unusual Origin of an Intraocular Foreign Body

Francisco J. Ascaso & Javier Blasco · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2012

Purpose: To clarify the origin of a metallic intraocular foreign body (IOFB) due to a firecracker injury and to show the utility of X-ray diffraction analysis in the identification process. Methods: Interventional case report using X-ray diffraction technique. Results: We report...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1016

Harmattan Dust: Composition, Characteristics and Effects on Soil Fertility in Enugu, Nigeria

Ifeanyi C. Enete, E. A . Obienusi, I. N. Igu & R. Ayadiulo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2012

Aim: This study examines the characteristics of harmattan dust and its composition in Enugu, Nigeria. Study Design: Survey Study. Place and Duration of Study: Enugu urban between October – April of 2009/10 and October – April, 2010/11. Methodology: Five different sites were selec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2012/950

On Almost Asymptotically Statistical Equivalent Sequences of Fuzzy Numbers

Ayhan ESI & M. Kemal ÖZDEMIR · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2012

This paper presents the following definition which is a natural combination of the definitions for almost asymptotically equivalence and almost statistical convergence of fuzzy numbers. Let θ =(Kr) be a lacunary sequence. The two sequences  and  of fuzzy numbers are said to be as...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1053

Effects of Neem (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) Products on Aphis craccivora and its Predator Harmonia axyridis on Cowpea

P. K. Baidoo, D. Baidoe-Ansah & I. Agbonu · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2012

Aims: To assess the effectiveness of two neem formulations in the control of cowpea aphid, Aphis craccivora and how these affect its predator Harmonia axyridis. Study Design: The experiment was conducted in a Randomized Complete Block Design in which cowpea was planted on raised...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2012/928

An Analysis of Cameroonian SMEs Performance in Foreign Markets

Bello Pascal & Oloua Edene Ayissi Barnabe Alain · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2012

The goal we are pursuing in this work is to make understand and explain the performances of Cameroonian SMEs in foreign markets though considered by the literature as outmoded and traditionalist. To conduct our work, we have used the hypothetico-deductive method. Thus, from the e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2012/696

Nutritional Composition of Ten Ethnobotanicals Used for the Treatment of Anaemia in Southwest Nigeria

I. T. Gbadamosi, J. O. Moody & A. O. Yekini · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2012

Aim: Ethnobotanical investigation revealed that Parquetina nigrescens, Sorghum bicolor, Terminalia catappa, Trema orientalis, Mangifera indica, Waltheria indica, Theobroma cacao, Harungana madagascariensis, Tetracera alnifolia and Detarium microcarpum are used traditionally for t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2012/1025

Toxicity Induced Histological Changes in Selected Organs of Male (Wistar) Rats by Lawsonia inermis Leaf Extract

Mosaid A. Z. Alferah · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2012

Aim: To describe the adverse effects of the leaf extract of Lawsonia inermis plant (Henna), extensively used for medicinal benefits in traditional Arab/African culture, on the histology of liver, kidney and spleen of male rats. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Durat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2012/1061

Synthesis, Spectral and Theoretical Studies of Macrocyclic Cu(II), Ni(II) and Co(II) Complexes by Template Reaction of Malonic Acid with Metal (II) Chloride and Urea or Thiourea

Omar Hamad Shehab AL-Obaidi & Abdalhady R. H. Al-Hiti · Chemical Science International Journal · 2012

Six new macrocyclic complexes were synthesized by template reaction of urea or thiourea with malonic acid and metal (II) chloride. The metal to ligand ratio of the complexes was found to be (1:1). The Co(II) and the Ni(II) complexes are proposed to be square planar and Cu(II) com...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2012/1063

Conversion of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE) and Polypropylene (PP) Waste Plastics into Liquid Fuel Using Thermal Cracking Process

Moinuddin Sarker, Mohammad Mamunor Rashid, Md. Sadikur Rahman & Mohammed Molla · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2012

In every sector of the world today energy is essential. Energy has many forms such as electricity, transportation fuel and so on. A large amount of energy is produced from crude oil, which is used to produce petroleum and petroleum to produce daily usable plastics. The solution t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2012/994

The Environmental Quadrupole: Forest Area, Rainfall, CO2 Emissions and Arable Production Interactions in Cameroon

Epule Terence Epule, Changhui Peng, Laurent Lepage, Zhi Chen & Balgah Sounders Nguh · International Journal of Environment and Climate Change · 2012

Aims: This paper evaluates the interactions between forest area, CO2 emissions, rainfall and arable production at a national scale in Cameroon. Methodology: The data used for this analysis was essentially time series data for all the variables spanning the period 1961-2000. It us...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJECC/2012/1035