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Assessment of Minerals and Trace Elements in Termiteria and Ten Meter (10 M) Adjacent Soils in Maiha Local Government Area of Adamawa State, Nigeria

J. A. Ndahi, O. N. Maitera, D. Kubmarawa & M. H. Shagal · Chemical Science International Journal · 2016

This work was aimed at assessing minerals and trace element contents of termiteria and ten meter adjacent surface soils during dry and rainy seasons. The study area (Maiha), was stratified into east and west sampling locations from which a termiterium and its ten meter adjacent s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2016/23195

Comparative Evaluation of Smear Layer Removal Efficacy Using QMix 2in1, Chitosan, Smear Clear and Glyde

Shaheen Venghat & Mithra N. Hegde · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aim and Objective: The effects of four endodontic irrigants and on a smear layer created by hand and rotary instrumentation were evaluated in vitro in the middle and apical thirds of root canals. Materials and Methods: Forty eight mature extracted mandibular premolar teeth with a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23185

Effect of Different Methods of Zn Application on Rice Growth, Yield and Nutrients Dynamics in Plant and Soil

Adel Mohamed Ghoneim · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2016

Zinc (Zn) deficiency is widely spread in Egyptian paddy soils and has negative impact on national rice (Oryza sativa L.) production. Field experiments were conducted at the research farm of the Rice Research and Training Center, Sakha, Egypt, to evaluate the effects of different...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2016/22607

Willingness to Pay for Organic Fertilizer by Resource Poor Vegetable Farmers in the Humid Tropic

Nsikak-Abasi A. Etim & Dumka N. Benson · Journal of Agriculture and Ecology Research International · 2016

The study was conducted in Itu Local Government Area of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria between July, 2014 and December, 2014 to assess resource poor vegetable farmers’ willingness to pay for a premium of organic fertilizer. With the aid of questionnaire, primary data were obtained from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JAERI/2016/20230

Clinical Profile of Cysticercosis in Head and Neck

Alok Rathi, Ashok K. Gupta, Ramandeep Virk, Sandeep Bansal & Shweta Gupta · International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health · 2016

Objectives: Review of the various clinical presentations of cysticercosis in head and neck and its diagnosis. Materials and Methods: Data Sources: PubMed was searched with MeSH terms Cysticercosis, Oral cavity, Tongue, Buccal, Lip  Cheek, Neck, Muscle neck, Muscle head, Parotid,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJTDH/2016/23606

Morphometry and Flood in Small Drainage Basin: Case Study of Mayogwoi River Basin in Jalingo, Taraba State Nigeria

E. D. Oruonye · Journal of Geography, Environment and Earth Science International · 2016

Drainage basin morphometric information is very important in any undertaking to control incidence of flooding in an area. In the present study, morphometrc analysis using remote sensing and GIS techniques have been carried out to examine the flood potentials of the Mayogwoi river...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JGEESI/2016/23379

About Physical Bases of Heart Acting. Case of Healthy Women in Democratic Republic of Congo

A. B. Kunyima, S. N. Lusamba, A. M. Malumba & C. N. Kabele · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2016

Background: The hypertension is probably the most important public health problem in our country. It is readily detectable and often leads to lethal complications such as heart failure if left untreated. Indeed among the multiple causes of the heart failure, the severe arterial h...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2016/22792

Variation of Mineral Micronutrient Elements in Robusta Coffee (Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner) As Measured by Energy Dispersive X -Ray Fluorescence

Pauline Aluka, Kahiu Ngugi & David Maina · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2016

Aim: Robusta coffee growing countries of the world such as Uganda, have experienced a decline in market prices since 2002 due to changed consumer preferences for other beverages. In Uganda, where Robusta coffee is the major income earner, one practical way of ensuring that coffee...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2016/23068

Evaluating Performance of IC Packaging and Testing Firms by Bootstrap Data Envelopment Analysis

Erwin T. J. Lin · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2016

Taiwan’s Integrated Circuit Packaging and Testing (ICPT) industry ranks number one in the world with 56% market share. However, facing the keen competition from global market, enhancing the operating performance becomes the most important way to be survival. As such measuring the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/23459

Yield Response Factor of Sunflower under Deficit Irrigation at Different Growth Phases

A. J. Mila & H. Ali · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2016

Field experiments were conducted during two consecutive years (2014 and 2015) on Sunflower (variety: BARI Surjomukhi-2) crop at Bangladesh Agricultural Research Institute, Gazipur and Agricultural research station, Banerpota, Satkhira, to estimate yield response factor (ky) and d...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2016/23339

Economic and Institutional Elements of Loan Repayment Capacity of Smallholder Farmers in the Transitional Zone of Ghana

Vincent Abankwah, Dadson Awunyo-Vitor & Yussif Abdul-Rahman Seini · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2016

Farmers in developing countries have been identified as the most defaulting group of credit beneficiaries. While credit remains the second largest source of farm capital, prospective borrowers are denied access to credit as a result of high loan delinquency among farmers. This ph...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21946

Ecological Risk Assessment of Ground Water Quality of Two Industrial Zones of Karachi, Pakistan

Aziz Ur Rahman & Muhammad Imran Sabir · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

The purpose of this research study is to determine the quality of groundwater in and around the two industrial zones of Karachi such as SITE (Sindh industrial and trading estate) and KITE (Korangi industrial and trading estate) by using EIRA (Environmental Impact and Risk Assessm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/23064

Quick Release Nitrogenous Fertilizer from Human Hair

Md. Mominur Rahman, Kazi Bayzid Kabir, Md. Masudur Rahman & Zannatul Ferdous · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2016

Liquid nitrogenous fertilizer was synthesized using waste human hair as the raw material. Potassium hydroxide (KOH) and Tetramethylammonium hydroxide (TMAH) were used as the non-recoverable solvents for diffusion controlled reductive cleavage of hair protein. Performance of these...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2016/23454

Recent Advances on the Role of Toll-like Receptors in Sporotrichosis – An Overview

Thais de Cássia Negrini, Rodrigo Alex Arthur & Iracilda Zeppone Carlos · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Sporotrichosis is a chronic granulomatous subcutaneous mycotic infection caused by dimorphic fungus Sporothrix schenckii species complex which is clinically and/or epidemiologically important. The fungus is present in soil and contaminated decaying vegetation and their usual mode...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/23312

Investigation of Coliform Load, Supplied Water Quality and Sanitation Status of Sherpur Municipality of Bangladesh

Selina Akhter Lira, Fatema Akter, Tawhidur Rahman, Md. Shariful Islam, Rafsan Zani Tanvir, Abu Saim Al Salauddin, Mohammed Farhad Hossain, Shoaib Mahmud Shaon, Md. Masud Rana & Shahin Mahmud · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2016

Water is indispensible for the survival of living organisms, therefore easy access of adequate and safe water is a basic need for human beings. Various health problems are caused by consumption of unsafe water. Sherpur is one of the oldest municipality of Bangladesh where about m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2016/22932