The safe delivery of operations in offshore province is dependent on the availability of high fidelity information of the geological state of the sea floor. Sediments and sedimentary processes determine the sea bed composition and bathymetry. The study was done in the inner shelf...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i313069
Background and Purpose: Spastic cerebral palsy is accompanied with an increase in calf muscles’ spasticity and a decrease in the ankle range of motion. The purpose of the study was to compare muscle inhibitory with functional corrective Kinesio taping applications on children wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i313059
This study introduces a new, better, class of ratio estimators for the estimation of population variance of the study variable by using the coefficient of quartile deviation of auxiliary variable. Bias and mean square error of the proposed class of estimators are also derived. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i313065
Although known for its role in clogging arteries and pathogenesis of heart diseases and stroke, cholesterol (and similar lipids) is also useful in the bio-synthesis of sex and adrenal hormones. Studies have shown three forms of cholesterol-carrying proteins in the blood: high-den...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i313055
Conflicts within continental Africa have been a recurring decimal in the socio-political, economic, and cultural history of the people of Africa from time immemorial. In the last few decades, especially from the mid-twentieth century, African societies have been undergoing diffic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i213049
The experiment was carried out in the Experimental Area of the Plant Genetic Improvement Sector of the Agricultural Sciences Center of the Federal University of Alagoas (SMGP-CECA-UFAL), in the year 2013, where periods of control and weed coexistence of sweet potatoes were eval...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i213044
The increasing quest for economic development and demographic demand has led to rapid forest decline and degradation of the forests in Nigeria. Forests are lost yearly through the industrial, commercial and other urban-related activities. This is currently impacting on the enviro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i213038
A geoelectric investigation of groundwater prospect at Omitogun Estate, along Benin/Ilesha express way Akure, within the basement complex of southwestern Nigeria was carried out with a view to providing information on the geoelectric characteristic of the subsurface sequence, bed...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i213043
The objective of this study is to develop a cattle monitoring system for tracking cattle combating rustling in extensive grazing areas, grazing reserves, grazing routes and ranches. The system is majorly made up of a collar that consists majorly of a GSM & GPS module. This sy...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i213035
Studies on housing quality have focused on urban and rural areas with no consideration of coastal areas, especially on how residents perceive it. This paper, therefore, examines the importance coastal dwellers attached to housing quality and the level of satisfaction derived from...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i113031
The investigation reveals the stratigraphic sub-division of the site within the depth explored. Basically, though at some depths the lithology is similar, they are different sediments as revealed by the laboratory tests. Essentially, the site consists of silty clay on the surface...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i113017
Adequate information of the raindrop size distribution is very significant for the prediction and evaluation of attenuation signal due to rain. In this study, an analytical approach is adopted to determine the peak diameter where the specific rain attenuation is maxima in Durban...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i113014
Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is constellation of contractions of multiple joints present at birth with fat or fibrous tissue partially or totally replacing muscles. Aetiological cause is from the interplay of genetic and environmental factors. It affects approximately...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i113010
Aims: This paper presents a Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) model which includes a power budget analysis, availability analysis and signal performance analysis of the system. Study Design: A Gigabit Passive Optical Networks (GPON) model. Place and Duration of Study: Depar...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i112996
This investigation examines the Applicability of the Rule in Rylands v. Fletcher to Petroleum activities in Nigeria. For many years the Nigerian Government had laid emphasis on the need for exploitation of oil for developmental purposes without making adequate provisions for the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i129788