In this paper, we further develop the study of the translated Whitney numbers by deriving more combinatorial properties such as more recurrence relations, exponential and rational generating functions and the orthogonality and inverse relations. To achieve this goal, we introduce...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19973
The air is a basic need of all life on planet earth. Unfortunately, the quality of air has fallen down and the main impact of polluted air on human is related to severe health hazards. This is a burning problem to the developing economy of countries like Sri Lanka. Urbanization a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20415
Multiple drug resistance bacteria in solid and liquid wastes in public and private hospitals were investigated between December, 2013 and February, 2014. Solid and liquid wastes were collected from discharged sites from different wards of both hospital environments. The antibioti...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/17384
Aim: Dhaka is a flood-prone city with a high prevalence of diarrhoeal diseases. This study investigated the natural reservoirs and diversity of coliphages in Dhaka to establish phage strains of potential use in antidiarrhoeal therapy. Materials and Methods: 296 surface water samp...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/20392
Aim: The study aimed to ascertain the effect of different fermentation methods and time on the proximate and reduced the anti-nutrient contents Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum). Design of the Study: A comparative effect of different fermentation methods on the proxima...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/19735
This research empirically investigated the relationships between knowledge transfer, knowledge dissemination capability and inter-organizational dynamics in public and private sectors organizations. The research employed a quantitative methodology to investigate the effects of as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/19168
A dynamic model of the product lifecycle of (nearly) homogeneous durables in polypoly markets is established. It describes the concurrent evolution of the unit sales and price of durable goods. The theory is based on the idea that the sales dynamics is determined by a meeting pro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/20395
This is an empirical research report. The research problem was on poor academic performance in Primary Health Care Examinations. From available data in 3 years (2011 – 2013), the overall percentage of 87.2% in the year 2011 dropped to 67% in 2012 and 62.7% in 2013. The study soug...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/20648
This study investigated the age, gender and parental socio-economic background as predictors of Nigerian students’ aspiration to travel abroad. The study adopted a survey research design of the ex-post facto type. Oyo State Command Passport Office of the Nigeria Immigration Servi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/18901
The most commonly used approach for ranking fuzzy numbers is ranking indices based on the centroids of fuzzy numbers. In this paper, we introduced a new ranking method which is based on multi-index such as relative dominance, priority weight and decision-makers preference. In add...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/20110
Leaf area is an important indicator of crop growth and productivity. There are different instruments besides mathematical empirical models to estimate leaf area of crops, vegetables and fruits. This study investigates an Artificial Neural Network (ANN) model in prediction cotton...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/19686
Using high-analysis fertilizers lacking adventitious sulfur (S), coupled with traditional cropping-systems that mine S from native soil, leads to S deficiency. However, under field conditions, S deficiency symptoms are not easily identifiable in cereals, because they are mistaken...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/20513
Emmanuel N. Koffi, Ibrahim Cissé, Amian B. B. Kassi, Paul R. Lozano, Augustin A. Adima, Emmanuel N. Assidjo & Yves- Alain Bekro·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2015
Aims: This study aims to apply central composite design to optimize ultrasound-assisted extraction conditions in order to maximize simultaneously total polyphenols and antioxidant activity from aqueous leaves extract of Tectona grandis. Study Design: Young teak leaves were collec...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/20338
Background: The Management of drug toxicities is increasingly becoming a crucial component of human immunodeficiency virus infection and improvement of antiretroviral therapy in developing countries like Ethiopia. The severity of hematological abnormalities in children who are ta...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2015/20197
Aim: The research aimed to reveal the effect of liquid and solid fermentation on the mineral and amino acid contents of Kersting’s groundnut (Macrotyloma geocarpum). Design of the Study: A comparative effect of liquid and solid fermentation on the mineral and amino acid contents...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/19980