The study investigates the acquisition of English copula be by adult L1 Arabic speakers learners of L2 English. It sets out to test two competing hypotheses with respect to the characterization of L2 acquisition in post-critical period non-native interlanguage (IL) namely, the Fu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/5248
Aquaculture represents the most efficient and sustainable way to guarantee that there is enough protein to feed the world with increasing population. Since carp farming is a promising enterprise, study on the economics and technical bottlenecks on regional basis is highly necessa...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/26953
A 49-year-old woman has had several episodes of syncope with pallor and diaphoresis since she was 13 years old. She had been diagnosed with rheumatic heart disease and was submitted to mitral and aortic valve replacement for mechanical prosthesis. She was submitted to a tilt tabl...
In this manuscript, firstly, Kannan contraction type mapping is universalised. Secondly, the unique fixed point of the universalized Kannan contraction type mappings in universalized metric space is verified. Furthermore, we clarify that it can not have a fixed point in metric sp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25443
The aim of this paper is to introduce and study the class of sĝ-closed sets, which is properly placed between the classes of semi-closed sets due to Crossley and Hildebrand in 1974 and gs-closed sets due to Arya and Nour in 1990. Also, we investigated the relations of anew notion...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/25602
Background: Rh (Rhesus) blood group antigen especially D antigen plays a pivotal role in provision of safe blood and safe pregnancy. Antigen mismatch between blood donor and recipient or pregnant woman and the foetus sets the stage for immunohaematological complication such as ha...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/27534
This study was conducted to investigate the microbial enumeration and biomass of soil samples in the vicinity of dye pits in Zaria City, Northern Nigeria. A total of 90 soil samples were collected from five different dye sites with one location from non dye site. The pH of the no...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/26426
The elucidation of Bombax brevicuspe wood was analysed for thermal and physico-chemical techniques. The results obtained were as follows: afterglow time 253.67 sec, flame duration 113.33 sec, flame propagation rate 20.3x10-2cm.s-1, ignition time 2.33 sec, thermal conductivity 51....
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27047
Wang Hao, Zhan Jianbo, Yu Zhenhua, Yu Yao, Cheng Liang, Yu Jiang, Yue Baoshan, Zhang Ying, Li Muyan, Ji Yafeng, He Danfeng, Chen Shuzong, Wang Li, Fu Rongrong, Zan Na, Perin Deniz, Yu Tingting, Xie Jiao, Zheng Han, Zhang Jing, Wang Tao, Ding Wei, Gong Weimin, Gui Yongfa, Ding Haiyan, Li Liwei, Li Tinghua, Liu Xin & You Junheng·Archives of Current Research International·2016
Effect of cigarette draw resistance between 860-1130Pa on deliveries of phenol in mainstream cigarette smoke（MCS）was investigated, and contribution degree of cigarette hazard index was proposed for the first time to study how the contribution degree could be affected by 7 harmf...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27349
Research data on taxonomy of the members of the family Palmariaceae (Palmariales, Rhodophyta) from the Russian Pacific coasts are presented. Special attention is paid to taxonomic status of two genera of palmarialean algae inhabiting the area: Halosaccion and Devaleraea. The gen...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/27267
The aim of this study was to determine the effects of lactic fermentation of Moringa oleifera leaf powder at young and mature stage of development. This is to improve the organoleptic quality of Moringa oleifera leaf powder. The work was performed in the laboratory of high School...
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Research Article10.9734/EJNFS/2017/29627
Microtubules are composed of a heterodimer of alpha and beta tubulins and performs many diverse functions. The genes encoding these microtubule constituents are members of the tubulin superfamily. Studies shown the existence of genes from the alpha, beta and gamma tubulin familie...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/26641
Aims: To evaluate the potentials of marine mercury-resistant bacteria isolated from the coastal water of Niger Delta region of Nigeria and examine their ability to tolerate, utilize and biodegrade Bonny light crude oil. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at On...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/27328
Aim: To determine nutrient balances in a sorghum based cropping system, following integration of legumes and phosphorus application. Study Design: Two field experiments were set up. They comprised either white lupin or chickpea, and are subsequently referred to as lupin-sorghum a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26938
Microbiologically-influenced corrosion (MIC) is defined as the deterioration of metals as a result of metabolic activities of microbes. The biological harmful activities modify local chemistry and render it more corrosive to the metal. The aerobic iron and manganese bacteria are...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2016/27049