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Influence of Annealing Temperature on the Physical Properties of Cu2SnSe3 Thin Films Prepared by Thermal Vacuum Evaporation Technique

Mohd Amirul Syafiq Mohd Yunos, Zainal Abidin Talib & Wan Mahmood Mat Yunus · Physical Science International Journal · 2016

Ternary compound of semiconductor polycrystals Copper Tin Selenide, Cu2SnSe3, thin films have been prepared by vacuum thermal evaporation technique on well-cleaned glass substrate and annealed in purified nitrogen atmosphere from room temperature to 500°C for different annealing...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2016/29024

Plasmodium knowlesi Infection: Should Africa be Prepared for a New Human Malaria Threat?

Kenneth Ikenna Onyedibe, Michael O. Iroezindu, Emmanuel Tumininu Obishakin, Mark Okolo Ojogba, Emmanuel Olushola Shobowale, Ita Okokon Ita, Ubong Aniefiok Udoh, Samson Ejiji Isa & Daniel Z. Egah · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Background: Human malaria was always believed to be caused by any of four species of Plasmodium namely; Plasmodium vivax, P. falciparum, P. ovale and P. malariae. However, a few years ago, it was observed that Plasmodium knowlesi could naturally infect humans especially in South...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/29180

Assessment of the Performance of Out-patient Acute Malnutrition Management in Children under 5 Years in the Northern Benin Setting

Moussiliou Noël Paraïso, Victoire Agueh, Charles Sossa Jerome, Colette Azandjeme, Kokou Pascal Agbehonou, Virginie Mongbo Ade & Michel Makoutode · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Aims: To assess the performance of out-patient acute malnutrition management in children under 5 years. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Northern Benin, health district of Djougou-Ouake-Copargo, from 1st to 30th June, 2014. Methodology: Fifteen fu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27752

The Role of Community Involvement in Malaria Control and Prevention in Abia State, Nigeria

O. R. Ezeigbo, N. G. Agomoh & I. C. Ezeigbo · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Community engagement and participation have played a critical role in successful disease control and elimination campaigns in many countries. Although malaria is endemic in many parts of the country, the knowledge, attitude and practice of the community about the disease preventi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28518

Iterative Approximation of Solutions of Hammerstein Integral Equations with Maximal Monotone Operators in Banach Spaces

M. O. Uba, M. A. Onyido & P. U. Nwokoro · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2016

Let X be a uniformly convex and uniformly smooth real Banach space with dual space X*. Let F : X → X* and K : X* → X be bounded maximal monotone mappings. Suppose the Hammerstein equation u + KFu = 0 has a solution. An iteration sequence is constructed and proved to converge stro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2016/28691

Effect of Different NPK Levels on the Growth and Yield of Three Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) Varieties in Sri Lanka

H. A. S. L. Jayasinghe, L. M. H. R. Alwis & H. K. S. G. Gunadasa · Asian Research Journal of Agriculture · 2016

Experiments were conducted from June to August, 2016 in fields at Attampitiya and Walimada in Sri Lanka. The aim was to obtain growth and yield parameters of three tomato varieties under three levels of NPK fertilizers. Treatment consisted of two tomato varieties (Roma, Thilina,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARJA/2016/29444

Temperature and pH Relation to Nutrient Uptake by Immobilized Cells of Pseudomonas aeruginosa

O. B. Akpor, F. T. Otitolaye & C. O. Adetunji · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2016

Nutrient enrichment of aquatic ecosystem can lead to increase in algae and aquatic plants and the loss of component species and ecosystem function. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship of temperature and pH to nutrient uptake from nutrient media by immobilize...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/29116

Status of Medium-sized Mammals in Mbi Crater Game Reserve, North West Region, Cameroon Case Study of: Blue Duiker (Cephalophus monticola) and Bushbuck (Tragelaphus scriptus)

Tsi Evaristus Angwafo, Fotang Chefor & Billa Samuel Fru · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2016

This study was carried out in the dry season between the months of November 2013 and February 2014. The goal was to contribute to the conservation of mammals through the establishment of base line information on mammal population in Mbi Crater Game Reserve (MCGR). The recce- tran...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/28427

Resistivity Contouring and Plume Mapping of Municipal Solid Waste Landfills Leachate in Warri Metropolis Using Electrical Resistivity Method

Mamuyovwi Odia, Ify L. Nwaogazie, Gregory O. Avwiri & Eunice O. Nwachukwu · Archives of Current Research International · 2016

Electrical resistivity method was used to study the movement of municipal solid waste landfills leachate of Niger-Cat, Donparkar and Orhuwhorun dump sites in Warri Metropolis, Southern Nigeria. Both Electrical Resistivity Profiling and Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) were carr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACRI/2016/29577

Problems of Domestic Water Supply in Dutsen Kura Gwari, Chanchaga Local Government Area of Niger State, Nigeria

A. B. Adegbehin, Y. O. Yusuf, E. N. Anumonye & A. U. Shehu · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

The aim of this study was to identify the problems of domestic water supply in Dutsen Kura Gwari Area of Chanchaga Local Government Area, Niger State, Nigeria and to determine the major source of domestic water supply in the area, while finding out the extent and challenges encou...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/27973

Plant Regeneration and Its Functional Analysis within Transgenic Rice of ASG-1, an Apomixis-specific Gene Isolated from Apomictic Guinea Grass

Lanzhuang Chen, Liming Guan, Daiki Toyomoto, Toru Sugita, Takuro Hamaguchi & Reiji Okabe · Biotechnology Journal International · 2016

Aims: To analyze the function of the ASG-1, an apomixis-specific gene has been isolated from apomictic guinea grass, the combination of Agrobacterium-mediated transformation system and pSMA35H2-NG binary vector were used for transformation of ASG-1 to ‘Nipponbare’ of rice, and it...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJI/2016/29146