The nature of input relationships has important consequences for regulatory policies since the impact of rate-of-return regulation depends on the extent of substitution that is offered by production technologies which are adopted by regulated firms. The use of classical regressio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/28214
Pesticides are widely used in food production to increase food security despite the fact that they can have negative health effects on consumers. Pesticide residues have been found in various fruits and vegetables; both raw and processed. In this study, the effects of household p...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/26801
This paper explores the usage of Optical character recognition (OCR) for a person follower behavior. The character on a person's uniform is captured using a network camera, which is interfaced on a Robotic system. In particular, this paper addresses the training of the characters...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28973
The use of conventional non-biodegradable building thermal insulation has resulted in environmental issues which prompted research to focus on the use of natural fibres in many regions. The thermal insulating properties of banana fibre was investigated and compared with conventio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29070
Background: Blood transfusion is a very essential part of medical practice. However, blood and blood component transfusions are associated with some adverse transfusion reactions. Some of these reactions can lead to loss of patients’ lives and hence defeating the essence of blood...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/28816
This research aimed to study the effect of waste materials from rural area as natural organic fertilizers on the soil fertility and crop production. Three natural fertilizers (defatted sesame meal; DSM, bat guano; BG and wood ash) and one commercial organic fertilizer (vedagro) w...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28704
Aims: To investigate the possibility of a difference in late response towards intravenous immunoglobulin and its efficacy in myasthenic crisis when given during an acute dengue infection. Presentation of Case: We report a 29-year old lady with myasthenia gravis diagnosed two year...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/28244
Background: Cancer is a group of more than 100 different diseases that are characterized by uncontrolled cellular growth, local tissue invasion, and distant metastases. Cisplatin is the most widely used anti-neoplastic agent for most of the tumors like lung cancer, gastric cancer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27770
Studies related to the impact of the climate changes in plants have increased in recent decades, especially those related to carbon flux in different ecosystems. Brazilian savanna (Cerrado) is the second largest biome in the country, and supports different types of vegetation suc...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/28083
This article represents a quantitative research which dealt with examination of the correlation between the personality parameter - self-efficacy for learning geometry, and the emotional parameters - attitudes toward geometry and classroom’s climate during the geometry lesson as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28827
Aims: The study examines effect of aqueous-fraction of ethanolic extract of Balanites aegyptiaca Stem-bark on enzymes of glucose metabolism in streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rats in a bid to understand its antihyperglycemic mechanism of action. Methodology: Diabetes was induced in...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/27598
One of the factors contributing to mango (Mangifera indica L) losses in Kenya and other parts of the world is jelly seed physiological disorder. It is thought to be related to imbalances of N, K, Mg and Ca supply to the fruit. The objective of this study was to establish the effe...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/28652
The symbiotic relationship between legume plants and soil bacteria has been an important focus of research for several decades because of its agricultural and environmental potential to create a variety of nitrogen-fixating plants capable of fertilizing the soil and producing cro...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/17661
Background: The aim of this study is to test with an exploratory approach the relevance of the 3 MHLC sub-scales while examining the answers of a group of 61 female students in a French context. The Locus of control is acknowledged to be a personality variable which proves to be...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/28383