Land use/land cover change studies are very crucial to understand how land conditions shifted and where changes happened. In central Ethiopia, most of the natural ecosystems have shifted to agriculture and human settlement. More recently, expansion of Eucalyptus woodlots has been...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/26606
Aims: Increasing the use of family planning (FP) is essential to reducing maternal and new-born mortality rate as well as food insecurity in Nigeria. This study analyzed the knowledge, attitude and practices of women regarding utilization of family planning methods in Ogun State...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/29104
Twenty four Pongamia pinnata genotypes were screened out at the Department of Seed Science and Technology, Professor Jayashankar Telangana State Agricultural University, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad during 2014 and 2015 to elucidate the relationship between seed physical and physiolo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27983
Two field experiments were carried out at Research Station, El-Sharkia Governorate, ARC, Egypt during 2009/2010 and 2010/2011 seasons to investigate the effect of relay intercropping cotton with some winter crops as compared with sequential solid plantings of these crops on the p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/27523
Aims: To determine the occurrence of Shiga toxin producing Escherichia coli (STEC) in faecal samples from representative food-producing bovine animals in Trinidad and Tobago. Study Design: This was a prospective cross sectional observational laboratory based study. Place and Dura...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/28207
A field experiment was conducted at Experimental Station of CSIR-IIIM, Srinagar, J&K, India during kharif 2013 and 2014. The experiment was laid in a randomized block design with 4 weed management practices viz., W0= No weeding, W1 = Hand weeding 20 and 50 days after sowing,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2016/28113
Aims: To evaluate the performance of eight potato varieties and identify the best variety under litchi based Agroforestry system. Study Design: The treatments were laid out with two factors RCBD following three replications. Place and Duration of Study: Study was carried out at A...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/28695
Introduction: Enterococci have emerged as one of the most important multidrug resistant microorganisms over the past few decades and have been reported to be the third most important hospital-acquired pathogens. Indiscriminate use of vancomycin and extended spectrum cephalosporin...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/29246
Fisheries extension is an education and communication process of delivering knowledge and technical support to the fish farmers, fishermen, and other stakeholders connected with fishing and fish farming system. This study was preceded with the aim of evaluating the effect of publ...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/28172
The objective of this study is to examine the training needs of agricultural extension workers in various provinces of Iraq. Validate them and develop a method of identification of training needs for agricultural extension agents. The data collected were analyzed by determination...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/28892
Ghassab M. Al-Mazaideh, Taher S. Ababneh, Khalid H. Abu-Shandi, Rasheed M. A. Q. Jamhour, Haya J. Ayaal Salman, Ashraf M. Al-Msiedeen & Salim M. Khalil·Physical Science International Journal·2016
Density functional theory (DFT) calculations have been performed on Mesembrine, Mesembrenone, Mesembrenol and Tortuosamine, using Gaussian 03 (G03) program with complete optimization of geometries. Quantum parameters and thermodynamic Gibbs function have been used to investigate...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28273
Background: The assessment of medical knowledge is integral to becoming a medical practitioner in Australia, and Short Answer Questions (SAQs) are frequently used in this process. This paper compares the use of Classical Test Theory (CTT) and the Rasch rating scale measurement fr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/29295
Aims: To determine the relationship between circadian preference and risk for developing alcohol use disorder among medical students and pre-university students. Study Design: An analytical cross sectional study was conducted among non-Muslim undergraduate students of a private m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/28269
Background and Objective: Cardiovascular sequelae of Carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning may be clinically occult and remains undiagnosed due to lack of overt symptoms as acute chest pain and ischemic changes in the ECG. The advent of more sensitive and specific markers capable of det...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25824
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the analgesic effects of midazolam and neostigmine co-administration with bupivacaine in pediatric inguinal hernia surgery. Study Design: Randomized, double-blinded clinical study. Place and Duration of Study: Departments of Anesthesiol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27029