The electrical parameters of Schefflera arboricola as a function of time and plant water uptake were monitored and reported here. Electrodes clamped and attached to the plant leaf, stem and soil along with a temperature sensor, a light sensor and a 10 GHz microwave sensor were us...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/19174
Aims: This study investigates the determinants of participation in life insurance scheme by artisanal fishermen in Ghana. Study Design: Cross-sectional study design was employed in this study. Field surveys, interviews, questionnaires (semi-structured mostly closed) were employed...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20600
Aim: The aim of the study was to screen the market classes of common beans popularly grown in Zambia for their polyphenolic phytochemical profiles. Methodology: Three market classes of common bean (red, grey mottled and brown) were investigated for their polyphenolic phytochemica...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2015/21608
Aim: This study investigated the influence of an aqueous stem bark extract of Terminalia catappa on pregnant wistar rats and brain glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G-6PDH) activity. Study Design: Forty-five adult female wistar rats at proestrus sexual cycle were caged overnight...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2016/21425
Aim: The literature does not include sufficient data on the hematological inflammation markers in acne vulgaris. The present study aimed to investigate potential of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, platelet/lymphocyte ratio, and mean platelet volume as inflammatory markers in acne vu...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/21905
Aims: The purpose of the study was to assess the attitudes of mango growers towards the pesticide risk reduction. Study Design: Eighty four (84) respondents were selected as sample from a recent list of 335 mango growers using multi-stage random sampling method. The population si...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/21567
Bac Giang province, Vietnam has potential for growing lychee. However, the price of lychee is low and unstable. Consumers are seeking higher quality lychee by accessing international standards and control systems. In order to improve the quality of lychee, Good Agricultural Pract...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/19948
A baseline survey was conducted in the Upper East Region of Ghana to assess current postharvest practices and factors influencing long and bulk storage of maize. The research tools employed were field survey, farm visits and key informant interviews. Twenty farmers were randomly...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/14959
Male factor abnormalities account for 30 to 50% of all infertility cases [1]. Nowadays it is clear that genetic abnormalities are a significant cause of male infertility, with about 20% of patients with sperm defects presenting gene mutations [2]. Next-generation sequencing (NGS)...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/20263
Due to its laxative effects, senna (Cassia angustifolia) has been used frequently in our country and the whole world. We aimed to present a case in which a probable hepatotoxicity and death occurred because of senna used in large quantities for a long time due to its laxative eff...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/21923
At two isotherm temperatures, 323°C and 408°C, and two thermal scans the kinetics of thermolysis of powder-free laboratory safety gloves (LG) was studied by thermogravimetric analysis. Three methods was used to determine the fraction of reactants and hence the related kinetics pa...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/20740
Aim: This study evaluated the effects of oral administration of varied doses of methanol root bark extract of Cussonia arborea on some serum biochemical markers of kidney damage and renal histomorphology of alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Methodology: A total of Seventy two (72) m...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22121
The determinant of a given square matrix is obtained as the product of pivot elements evaluated via the iterative matrix order condensation. It follows as the by-product that the inverse of this matrix is then evaluated via the iterative matrix order expansion. The fast and strai...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/21918
This paper presents a typewritten characters recognition system using Hidden Markov Model (HMM). Character recognition systems convert images of printed, typewritten or handwritten documents into computer readable texts that can be easily edited or searched. Character recognition...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/20376
The present study describes variational finite element method for one dimensional heat transfer model based on time independent sweating responses. The Penne's model with mixed boundary condition is considered for describing comparative temperature profiles of human females lutea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/20068