Oilfield wastewater which is not properly treated before being discharged has great negative impacts on the environment and aquatic life and also affects humans. It is necessary to assess the physicochemical qualities of oilfield wastewater to reduce its environmental impact. Oil...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430099
Villévo Adanhounme, Gaston Edah & Norbert M. Hounkonnou·Advances in Research·2019
We study the higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation which takes care of the second as well as third order dispersion effects, cubic and quintic self phase modulations, self steepening and nonlinear dispersion effects. Taking advantage of the initial condition, we transform t...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430098
Background: Time of planting has remarkable influence on both yield and yield components of crops and therefore identification of the appropriate planting time is essential for crop improvement. Aims: To assess the effect of planting dates on growth and yield of three cowpea geno...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430097
A field experiment was conducted with 25 hybrids and their 14 parents of cowpea to study the diversity among the genotypes which were grouped in to 7 clusters revealing the presence of considerable diversity in the material. The clustering pattern of the varieties usually did not...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430096
S. Aboglila, A. Abdulgader, A. Albaghdady, O. Hlal & E. Farifr·Advances in Research·2019
This present paper includes a detailed evaluation of specific biomarkers together with stable carbon isotope (δ13C) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and Gas Chromatograph–Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC–IR–MS). Eight crude oil samples were collected from the A,...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i330094
Aims: This study was conducted to study the effect of different types of diets on growth and reproductive performances of pigs under village managemental conditions Chandel, Manipur. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel, ICAR, Mani...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430095
This study presents comparative initial information about canonical correlation across forest stand parameters, diversity indices and soil properties in undisturbed forest sites (IFS), agriculture disturbed sites (ADS) and livestock disturbed sites (DGS). Data were collected from...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i330093
Aims: The study primarily aimed at assessing the techniques the Nigerian breweries adopts in its staff training and development for efficient performance and enhanced productivity; and its impact on national development. Study Design: The study was guided by two objectives which...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i330092
Bright Obidinma Uba, Edna Ifeoma Chukwura, Ebele Linda Okoye, Onyedikachi Ubani, Charles Onuora Chude & Ugochukwu Christopher Akabueze·Advances in Research·2019
Aims: To determine the in vitro degradation and reduction of aromatic hydrocarbons by marine bacteria isolated from contaminated marine environments of Niger Delta. Study Design: Nine treatments and nine controls designs were set up in triplicates containing 100 mL of sterile mod...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i330090
Bai Koyu, Rajkumar Josmee Singh, L. Devarani, Ram Singh & L. Hemochandra·Advances in Research·2019
The knowledge test was developed to measure the knowledge of large cardamom growers. All 32 items were primarily fabricated on the basis of indorsing rational rather than root memorization and discriminate the sound knowledgeable large cardamom growers from the ailing knowledgeab...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i330091