120 sediment samples collected along a 47 km transect from Ikot Abasi to Eket, Akwa Ibom State were subjected to granulometric analysis to determine their textural characteristics and depositional processes. Standard sedimentological methods involving sieve analysis were utilized...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/27919
Human skin segmentation is fundamental to a wide range of computer vision applications ranging from face recognition, facial expression recognition and gesture analysis to various human computer interaction domains. In this paper, we propose a multistage skin segmentation method...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/26412
Aim: To investigate the effects of gravidity (primigravidae and multigravidae) and trimester on the co-infection with P. falciparum and geo-helminth parasites in pregnancy. Study Design: The research was a cross sectional study of pregnant women attending antenatal care at Nandi...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27805
Background: Exercise intensity has a significant impact on the levels of several hormones such as cortisol, adrenalin and testeseron. Purpose: To compare between the effect of low intensity (40-60%) and high intensity (65-80%) aerobic exercises training on serum cortisol level, k...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26574
Aims: To investigate the relations between total polyphenols content, antioxidant power and Manuka honey cytotoxicity towards MCF-7 cells. Study Design: In vitro study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemistry, University of Crete in partnership with the School of Bio...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27899
The research study was aimed at investigating physicochemical and bacteriological characteristics of auto-mechanic and none auto-mechanic workshop soil samples. Auto-mechanic and non auto-mechanic workshop environments were randomly sampled within Calabar Metropolis. The study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23596
It has recently been shown that nitrogen radicals electrochemically deposited on carbon nanotube paper can catalyze reactions at the cathode of fuel cells. Density functional theory (DFT) is used to show that O2 and HO2 could adsorb on nitrogen radicals such as N2-, N4-, and N8-....
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27627
A suggested procedure was studied for recovering of uranium selectively from the Abu Zaabal impure phosphoric acid assaying about 46% P2O5 and about 3% iron. This procedure involves the application of an alcoholic precipitation step for most impurities by using isopropyl alcohol...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27448
A total of seventy five Nera Black hens in their 4th week of lay were used in a study conducted to determine the effect of different relative humidity conditions on the performance of Nera Black hens under humid tropical environment. Hens were housed individually in separate cage...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/18980
The amount of environmental issues related to the loss of forest cover resulting from anthropogenic perturbations leading to low levels of production, and in consequence, intensification and increased deforestation are serious concerns in Ghana, especially in the Savanna Agro-eco...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27761
Introduction: The vegetative state (VS) is a condition which can occurs after a severe brain injury. After hospital discharging Responsibility of caring of patients in vs is transferred to their families, which cause high burden for them. Religion and spirituality help people to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26300
Aim: Nurses face plenty of challenges as a result of their workplace interactions pertaining in part to morality and in part to their individual rights. Nevertheless, having effective professional ethics, even when the nurse has faced a challenge, is part of their competency as a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27417
Total anthropogenic greenhouse gases have continued to increase with municipal solid waste dumpsites contributing immensely to the high concentrations of greenhouse gases with high warming potentials. This study is aimed at determining the global warming potentials of municipal s...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2016/24126
Aims: Phytochemical investigation of phenolic content in Mesembryanthemum forsskaolii Hochst. Ex. Boiss (family Aizoaceae). Methodology: Chromatographic isolation of the total alcohol extract of the herb followed by the spectroscopic identification of the isolated compounds was p...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/27794
Pairs trading are standard approaches for statistical arbitrage detection. The logic behind pair trading approach is to construct a portfolio of two financial assets with special weights where this portfolio has zero value in time zero and creates positive value with a high proba...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJOM/2016/27315