Aim: An eco-friendly protocol for the synthesis of gold nanoparticles (GNPs) using submerged liquid fermentation of fungus Pleurotus ostreatus was established. Methodology: Treatment of tetrachloro-auric acid (HAuCl4) solution with the free cell filtrate (FCF) of the fungus led t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28030
The study analyzed an investigation of soil surface conditions and their runoff generation potential by means of field experiment and model predictions. The field experiment was carried out during the period January 2012 – September 2013 at the Botswana University of Agriculture...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27719
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the residual effect of herbicides on the flow of emerging plants over time, at different depths of soil in an area of cane sugar over a oxisol. Study Design: In the field, the design was a randomized block with six treatments and four r...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28406
A hydrodynamic model of the flow in a bifurcating stream is presented. The problem is modeled using the Boussinesq approximations, and the governing nonlinear equations solved analytically by the methods of similarity transformation and regular perturbation series expansions. Sim...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/26410
Ngoc The Nguyen, T. T. Thuy Nguyen, Phuong Do, T. T. Chau Nguyen, Van Toan Nguyen, Dai Hai Nguyen, Cuu Khoa Nguyen & Ngoc Quyen Tran·Advances in Research·2016
Several kinds of anticancer drugs have significantly contributed in cancer therapy but these drugs exhibited several side-effect. There has recently been an emerging approach in drug development by which efficient exploitation of using nanocarriers. The drug delivery nanocarriers...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/28869
The synthesis of novel 1-amino-7-methyl-2,4,6,8,9-pent-azaphenoxazine (13) and 2-aldehyde-7-methyl-4-phenyl-3,4,6,8,9-pent-aza phenoxazine (17) is reported. The pent-aza compound (13) was prepared by suspending acetamidine hydrochloride (8) in ethanol and treated with anhydrous h...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/25008
Aims: To derive formulae and analyze the roles of ocular components of human eye on the refractive power in various applications. Study Design: Gaussian optics analysis. Place and Duration of Study: Taipei, Taiwan, between May 2015 and August 2016. Methodology: An effective eye m...
Mathematical models of control systems are mathematical expressions which describe the relationships among system inputs, outputs and other inner variables. Establishing the mathematical model describing the control system is the foundation for analysis and design of control syst...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJOM/2016/28948
The main aim of this research was to create awareness on the negative effects that indiscriminate disposal of sachets and plastic bottle waste have on the agricultural land at Ada East district of Ghana. The study was conducted in the Ada East district of Ghana., between February...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28461
This paper uses stochastic subsampling of the dataset to provide a frequentist approximation to what is known in the Bayesian framework as the posterior inclusion probability (PIP). The distinct merit of this contribution lies in the fact that it makes it easier for typically non...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/27023
In this paper, a new concept of the fuzzy stability set of the first kind for multi-level multi-objective fractional programming (ML-MOFP) problems having a single-scalar parameter in the objective functions and fuzziness in the right-hand side of the constraints has been introdu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/28531
Downsizing popularly is a situation in which a firm reduces its workforce tremendously as a measure to improve profit by cutting down operating and overhead costs. In this study, we explored the relationship between downsizing and financial performance of five selected commercial...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEBA/2016/28925
The distribution of precipitation on runoff, evapotranspiration and groundwater recharge and the change of this distribution in response to human activities plays rather important role in the availability of water resources, especially in areas of Mediterranean climate. This stud...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/28027
Aim: To determine the perceived public concerns on the introduction of maize related agro-biotechnology including genetically modified (GM) maize in Kenya specifically with regard to biosafety, public health and religious ethics. Study Design: Household survey. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28794
China will account for around 50% of the global built up area by 2020. To curb the energy demand and environmental conservation the government launched several programs and policies. Combined, the increase in construction activities and stringent enforcement of the green laws, ha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28983