Introduction: Acute appendicitis is the inflammation of the vermiform appendix and it is the most common intra-abdominal surgical emergency. Therefore, perforated appendicitis is rarely accompanied by pneumoperitoneum and that apparent rarity of association of pneumoperitoneum an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26659
Aims: The histology of the lungs of three mammalian species were examined to explore how their histological differences may determine their functional features, which may be compared by differences in their life styles. Study Design: The histological investigations of the lungs o...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/26341
The paper has appraised the implications of abuse of water in Nigeria. Through critical review of related works the paper has discovered that Nigeria’s water resources are getting polluted daily as a result of such increased anthropogenic activities like modern agriculture, minin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26792
This paper deals with the existence and nonexistence of self-similar solutions for a nonlinear heat equation arising from electrostatic MEMS. We show that there exists a critical value A*, such that if the initial data is less than A*, then there is no global forward self-similar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26468
The effect of a multi-enzyme (Biomix) supplementation on the rate of feed passage, mean retention time, gut morphology, digesta viscosity and performance of broiler chickens was determined in a 21-day experiment between August and September, 2014. Two hundred and sixteen one-day-...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25687
Maize is cultivated throughout the ecological zones of Nigeria, and it is found with a high yield potential in savanna regions. It is cultivated under a broad range of climatic conditions. Maize is the most cost-effective and highest yield plant resource in the world. It serves a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26485
Most African soils are low in phosphorus (P) and farmers are increasingly using more P fertilizers to improve crop production. Phosphate rocks (PR) deposits which are the major source of P are unfortunately finite. This is likely to cause world food crisis, especially in Africa d...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/26171
The research paper aims to analyse the core dimensions of Organizational Culture in a R&D institution that is completely dedicated to research in Basic and Allied Sciences. The sole purpose of this research is to capture those dimensions amenable to R&D activities in this...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/25878
Aims of the Study: To investigate the general histopathological pictures found in the udder tissue of camel (Camelus dromedarius) with emphasis on different types of tumors. Place and Duration of Study: The study was undertaken in the Department of Pathology, Central Veterinary R...
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Research Article10.9734/JCTI/2016/24542
The current study assessed the impact of Information Technology (IT) on teaching and learning in some Nigerian secondary schools based on students’ perception. The Awka Education Zone of Anambra State was the geographical area of coverage. The objective of the research was to ass...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/26366
Aim: This was to ascertain the knowledge, attitude, practice and determinants of Prevention of Mother-to-child-transmission (PMTCT) of HIV among pregnant women in Abia State, Nigeria. Study Design: Comparative cross sectional study was used. Place and Duration of Study: Selected...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2016/26615
Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) is caused by two viruses; Cassava brown streak virus (CBSV) and Ugandan cassava brown streak virus (UCBSV) that are genetically distinct. The disease can cause losses of up to 100 million US Dollars and it has a big impact on cassava yields. Th...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/26879
Aims: This paper aims at bridging the gap or managing the level of overall losses between economic losses and insured losses that are usually caused by extreme earthquakes, by calculating the price of catastrophic bonds. While examining the frequency of the event, it was observed...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/26775
This study was carried out to determine the mineral composition, ash content, percentage volatile content (PVC) as well as the pH, total alkalinity and conductivity of the aqueous solution of the ashes of palm bunch and plantain peels respectively. The mineral contents of the as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22481
This study investigated Taiwanese student-athletes’ social relationship attitudes toward heterosexual, gay, and lesbian peers in Taiwan. Participants were 192 male and 156 female heterosexual student-athletes from a sports university in Taiwan. The Social Relationship Attitudes t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/26239