Aims: The preservative effects of hot sterile water extracts of Aframomum melegueta and Piper guineensis on the shelf life of Hibiscus sabdariffa (H. sabdariffa) and Sorghum bicolor (S. bicolor) liquors were investigated. Study Design: Factorial design was used for this study. Pl...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9935
This study highlights the relationship between the hydraulic conductivity (K) of riverbank deposits and groundwater recharge in an area adjacent to a Chalk river in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom. Three locations were mapped out for In situ permeability measurements based on geolo...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11196
Our focus in this article is the derivation; analysis and implementation of a new modified implicit hybrid block method for the direct solution of initial value problems of fourth order ordinary differential equations. In the derivation of the method, we adopted the approach of c...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11953
Aims: This study aimed to investigate the roles of neuronal (nNOS) and endothelial (eNOS) nitric oxide synthase in the nerve growth factor (NGF) response during the development of the trigeminal ganglion (TG). In addition the roles of these nitric oxide synthases following NGF wi...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12413
There wide gender disparities in education in places with high HIV and AIDS prevalence despite the support of many stakeholders. The study was to identify the psychosocial support in the area under study and establish areas of inadequacies’. The objective of the study was to esta...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9241
This paper gives a review on some basic geotechnical properties and compressibility behaviour of offshore clay in Malaysia. The Atterberg Limits of the normally-consolidated and reconstituted offshore clay, such as liquid limit, plastic limit and plasticity limit, are discussed....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12134
Oyo State lies in the south-western part of Nigeria. Underlain by three lithological units of the crystalline basement complex, comprising: (i) Migmatite-Gneiss Complex (quartzite, gneissic rocks); (ii) Low to medium grade metasediments (Green schists facies, namely quartz schist...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11569
Mineral and vitamin concentrations of heat processed Plukenetia conophora seed kernel consumed as snacks in Nigeria were investigated. The seeds which were obtained from Ojoto in Anambra State, Nigeria were washed in several changes of distilled water, divided into four lots - PC...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9450
Mass intoxication due to methanol is often heard from all parts of the world. Methanol is highly toxic substance that associated with over 25% fatality rate, irrespective of the treatment. The present article reviews clinical and pathological findings observed during clinical for...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11898
The health enhancing properties of physical activity are evidence-based and widely accepted for children and adolescents. Today many children and adolescents are engaged in specific sports and that causes great attention of coaches to use safe and appropriate methods. Volleyball...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11631
We attempted to clarify whether the suitability of three-dimensional porous barium-ion-crosslinked alginate (Ba-alginate) gels as a scaffold for cells, in comparison with calcium-ion-crosslinked alginate (Ca-alginate) gels, differed according the type of method used to induce cro...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12407
The estuary of Comoe River in Grand-Bassam is facing to a hydrosedimentary dynamics spectacular than the others estuaries of Côte d’Ivoire. The sediments deposits produce a sandbank which breaks the natural contact between Comoe River and Atlantic Ocean. This increases the concen...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12133
Edmund C. Merem, Edwin Nwaobodo, Joan Wesley, Emmanuel Nwagboso, Siddig Fageir, Peter Isokpehi, Marshand Crisler, Shayron Thomas & Coney Romorno·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Aims: This paper analyzes the changing agricultural landscape in Northern Louisiana using GIS. Study Design: Adopted a mix scale approach Place and Duration of Study: The inland parishes of Northern Louisiana from May 2011 to December of 2012 Methodology: The study uses a mixed-s...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8752
This paper attempts to make fundamental connections between the usage of intervention strategies and the instructional practice used to improve students’ performance in mathematics. The public policy demands that educational offerings be made accessible to students with disabilit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11496