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Influence of Mulching Materials on the Growth and Yield Components of Green Pepper at Busia County in Kenya

Ocharo N. Edgar, Joseph P. Gweyi-Onyango & Nicholas K. Korir · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2016

Aims: Green pepper (Capsicum annuum) also named the bell pepper or sweet pepper is one of the most important and remunerative vegetable crops in the world. Due to the increased pressure on land, climate change and increased demand for the crop, there is need for better agronomica...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2016/29909

Mobile Devices Enable Antenatal Care in Remote Areas of Nigeria

Boukari Souley, Ali Muhammad Usman, Mohammed Gazali Abdulhamid, Bala Yahaya Zakariyau & Balogun Oladimeji Lookman · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2016

Nigeria is among the developing countries in the world with almost 60% of its population residing in remote areas where health care facilities are insufficient. The latest advancements in the field of computing and information technology especially mobile devices provide a signif...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2016/28418

Out-of-plane Equilibrium Points in the Photogravitational Restricted Four-body Problem with Oblateness

Jagadish Singh & Aguda Ekele Vincent · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2016

The restricted four-body problem consists of an infinitesimal particle which is moving under the Newtonian gravitational attraction of three massive bodies, called primaries. The three bodies are moving in circles around their common centre of mass fixed at the origin of the coor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2016/29698

Bio-efficacy of a Combination Fungicide against Blast and Sheath Blight Diseases of Paddy

D. Pramesh, Maruti ., K. M. Muniraju, G. S. Guruprasad, K Mallikarjun, K. Mahantashivayogayya, B. G. M. Reddy, S. B. Gowdar & B. S. Chethana · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

A new combination fungicide Nativo 75 WG composed of Trifloxystrobin 25% (Strobilurin) and Tebuconazole 50% (Triazole) was tested against rice blast and sheath blight diseases under field condition during Autumn 2014 and - 2015. The combination fungicide Trifloxystrobin 25% + Teb...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JEAI/2016/28893

Influence of Socio-demographic Factors on Adolescent’s Sexual and Reproductive Health and Behaviour

Adebisi Temitayo Moyosore · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2016

Adolescents form a significant portion of the population whose health must be safeguarded in order to ensure a future healthy population. Adolescent sexual development comprises a variety of physical, biological, social and psychological changes which give rise to a mature adult...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29439

Some E-Cordial Labelings on Extended Duplicate Graph of Comb Graph

K. Sutha, K. Thirusangu & S. Bala · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2016

A graph labeling is a mapping that carries a set of graph elements onto a set of numbers called labels (usually the set of integers). In this paper we prove the existence of graph labeling such as E- cordial, total E- cordial, product E-cordial, total product E-cordial, Prime E-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2016/29083

The Series Expansion of the Greens Function of a Differential Operator with Block-triangular Operator Potential

A. Kholkin · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2016

Aims/ objectives: In this paper we consider the Sturm-Liouville equation with block-triangular, increasing at infinity operator potential. For him, built a fundamental system of solutions, one of which is decreasing at infinity, and the second is growing. We present asymptotics t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2016/29890

Decomposition Analysis of Technological Change in Rice Production in Ghana

Edward Tsinigo, Kwasi Ohene-Yankyera, Simon Cudjo Fialor & Isaac T. Asante · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

The study was conducted in Ejura-Sekyedumase Municipality of the Ashanti Region and the Atebubu-Amantin Municipality in the Brong-Ahafo Region of Ghana, in May 2013, to investigate the technological change in rice production in the two municipalities in Ghana using the output dec...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/29805

Intellectual Property Rights and Innovation: Implications for Added Value Creation in Africa

Laurent Oloukoï & Modeste Senou · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2016

This paper analyses mainly the type of relation existing between intellectual property rights (IPR), innovation and added value in six (06) countries of Africa namely Benin, Côte d’Ivoire, Senegal, Kenya, South Africa and Tunisia. The Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2016/28053

Assessment of Organic Farmers’ Knowledge and Adaptation Strategies to Climate Change and Variability in Central Kenya

O. H. Ndukhu, N. R. Onwonga, G. R. Wahome, G. Kironchi & H. H. Jensen · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

A survey was carried out to determine the causes of low vegetable production by looking at the challenges faced by organic based smallholder farmers and the potential coping strategies employed and their experiences, coping and adaptation strategies to climate change and variabil...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/16270

Nutritional Factors Associated with Breast Cancer in Gaza Strip - Palestine: A Hospital Based Study

Jehad H. El-Hissi, Dayana M. El-Batrokh, Ihab M. Al-Masri, Mazen A. El-Sakka & Adham I. Ahmed · Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences · 2016

Aim: To reveal the relationship between nutritional factors and dietary behavior and the occurrence of breast cancer in Gaza Strip. Materials and Methods: A retrospective case-control study that consisted of 150 participants, conducted in Al-shifa hospital at Gaza Strip. A seven-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAMPS/2016/24778

Identification of Candidate Biomarkers and Cancer Genes AHNAK2 and EPPK1 in Pancreatic Cancer

Alex Smith, Logan Poole, Kavita Dhanwada & Nalin C. W. Goonesekere · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aims: The lack of specific symptoms at early tumor stages, together with a high biological aggressiveness of the tumor contribute to the high mortality rate for pancreatic cancer (PC). Improved screening for earlier diagnosis, through the detection of diagnostic and prognostic bi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28034

Management of Ankylogossia by Frenectomy- A Case Report

Meghna Singh, Ashish Saini, Pranav Kumar Singh, Charu Tandon, Snehlata Verma & Tanu Tewari · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: The tongue is an important oral structure that is responsible for speech, swallowing, positioning of the teeth, and taste. Ankyloglossia or “tongue-tie” is due to an abnormally thick and shortened lingual frenum causing difficulty in speech articulation and breast-fee...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28162

A Rare Presentation of Signet Ring Squamous Cells in Ectocervical Squamous Epithelium Causing Diagnostic Difficulty in Reporting Cervical Intra-Epithelial Neoplasia

K. M. Rajyaguru, Ahmad Zakuan & S. I. Shahruddin · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

We present a case of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia Grade II having many areas full of signet ring squamous (SRS) cells in 6-7 parabasal layers, covered by the layers of koilocytotic changes in outermost layers, with a brief review of the literature. Such presentation is extr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29591