C. V. Nwidembia, O. O. Odikamnoro, A. U. Nnachi, C. C. Egwuatu, I. N. Aghanya, O. I. Ezejiofor, I. Mbachu, C. O. Ukaegbu, A. M. Efunshile & P. O. U. Adogu·Journal of Applied Life Sciences International·2016
Aims: The investigation of faecal coliform contamination of domestic water sources in Ebonyi Local Government Area, Ebonyi State, Nigeria was undertaken. Study Design: This was a descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Ebonyi Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/27231
Aims: Human papillomavirus (HPV) infections are associated with benign and malignant lesions of the female and male anogenital tract. Currently, the possible role of HPV infections in prostate carcinogenesis is a subject of great controversy. The aim of this study is to investiga...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27283
In this note, we model various types of graphs, relational systems and multisets as coalgebras over Set×Set and use the theory of coalgebras over arbitrary categories to conclude properties of the category of graphs. This point of view forces the formulation of a Co-Birkhoff like...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/24498
To accelerate the acclimation of novel crops for bio-energy feedstock supply chain, a pilot study focused on Miscanthus giganteus was conducted in the piedmont area of North Carolina to determine region specific productivity. The main aim of the study was to determine the growth...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26907
In this paper, the wind energy potential in Ibadan is statistically analyzed using daily wind speed data for 10 years (1995-2004) obtained from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA) and 1 year (2006) obtained from Nigeria Micro-scale Experimental (NIMEX) Ibad...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/27050
This study was carried out during two winter seasons of 2014/2015 at the Experimental Farm of Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, Egypt to investigate the effect of spraying with Saccharomyces cerevisiae NCAIM Y 00216 and commercial nutrients (super b...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27177
Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) optimization is crucial for achieving high yields of rice. This study objective was to establish optimum rates and critical concentrations of P and K in soil and rice shoots using soils from Kilombero district, Tanzania. Two-screen house experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/26368
Idiris Mehamud, Jegan Raj, Cheru Zeleke & Thomas Gebre·Advances in Research·2016
Banana and false banana fiber is important by-product of Ethiopian country farmers. The current work explains the characterization of different weight of a composite, natural fiber epoxy composites, by using hand lay-up technique and mechanical testing machine. Depending on the p...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/26991
This study investigated the prevalence of taeniasis among school-aged children in Odeda area of Ogun state, Nigeria. Four hundred and twenty-eight school-aged children were recruited and demographic information were obtained using a simple questionnaire. Faecal samples were also...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27084
Bagasse is a natural fibre obtained as a by-product of sugarcane milling process. As with other natural fibres it has the drawback of being hydrophilic; this research seeks to explore the use of chemical modification on the fibre surface as a possible remedy to this. The chemical...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/24912
The aim and objective of this work is to synthesize a greener alkyd resin by substituting petroleum based epoxides in alkyd resin modification. Chemical transformation of the existing functional group present in neem oil via epoxidation, epoxy functionality was inserted and used...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/26431
Aims: To synthesize some isoniazid-derived imines by the condensation of isoniazid (INH) with some substituted benzaldehydes as well as pyridine carboxaldehydes and to determine their structures by spectroscopic methods. Methodology: Isoniazid was mixed with equimolar amounts of...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/27100
A portion of neem oil was epoxidized using per acid generated in-situ. Polyesterification of crude neem oil (CNO) and epoxidized neem oil (ENO) was carried out using glycerol and phthalic anhydride to synthesize two different alkyd resins; crude neem oil modified alkyd resin (CNO...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/26098
The study was an expo-facto research type that adopted cross sectional survey approach to explore the extension service programming needs as preconditions towards strategic improvement of women involvement in agro-preneurial organizations in Akwa Ibom State. Specifically, the soc...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/27256
Aims: To assess weather variability and climate change impacts on the mental health of a small fishing community in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Study Design: To this study, a fishing community strongly familiarized with the region was selected. Interviews were held with the most active fi...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26194