Using causal diagrams and an axiomatization of causality, we examined the well-known claim that conditioning on confounders (“adjustment” for confounders) is sufficient to remove confounding bias. We show that this advice is poorly stated and is incomplete. To remove confounding...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/19751
The mechanism of iodate oxidation by methylthioninum chloride in acidic medium was investigated at 29±1ºC. The oxidation reaction is first order in both oxidant and reductant. The rate of reaction was unaffected by increase in ionic strength, dielectric constant, added cations an...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/17482
Undried coir cellulose was prepared by chlorite bleaching method and hydrolyzed by 50% sulphuric acid to obtain highly crystalline nanocellulose. The proximate analysis of the coir fibre such as; moisture, ash, crude fibre, protein and its mineral composition were investigated us...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/18766
Temperature is one of the indicative factors of climate change which is one of the very important issues discussed in the recent two decades. The present research aimed at studying temporal and seasonal variation in temperature over North-eastern Nigeria, during the period 1981–2...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18512
Groundwater quality prospective zones of Tindivanam Taluk, Tamil Nadu were investigated and delineated by an integrated approach of remote sensing and geographical information system (gis). Various thematic maps like geology, geomorphology, lineament, drainage, land use/land cove...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18994
Changes in water quality caused by industrialization and technological advancement, affect fishery resources. The Warri River like many other water bodies in the Niger Delta are experiencing side effects in terms of pollutant build up and destruction of fishes resources. Samples...
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Research Article10.9734/JGEESI/2015/18636
Tobin's one-fund theorem states that, when a portfolio is consisting of some risky assets and a riskless asset (with return rc), then every ecient portfolio in the Mean-Variance optimization is a combination of the tangency portfolio and the riskless asset. We introduce the notio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19469
Two di erent approaches are applied to solve high-order integro-di erential equations (IDEs), based on Radial Basis Functions (RBF). The rst approach, which is called the direct approach (DRBF) is based on di erentiation, and considers the solution as a nite linear combination of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/19199
Poultry is challenged by microbial infection owing to the restrictions in the use of synthetic antibiotic growth promoters. This study investigated the use of ginger, Zingiber officinale Roscoe (family Zingiberaceae) for the control of infections in poultry. Aqueous extracts of f...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/18600
Aim: To identify, characterize and compare the cellulolytic potentials of strains isolated from the gut of Odontotermes and Heterotermes species. Methodology: Termites were collected, identified, surface sterilized and used as source of cellulase producers. Enrichment of cellulos...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/20001
Indigenous people of the Niger Delta region in Nigeria depend on fisheries as the main protein source. The mesocarp of raffia palm is used by the indigenous people to stupefy and catch fishes. The mechanism of action of the raffia palm mesocarp is not well understood. Hence, this...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/19065
The H3PO4-promoted reactions of benzaldehydes, active methylene compounds and urea are reported. Benzaldehydes, ethyl acetoacetate and urea react in the presence of H3PO4 to give substituted pyrimidin-2-ones in 49-84% yields. The three-component reaction failed when either ethyl...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/20189
With the development of modern logistics, logistics and financial services have a huge space for development and market potential, it can be further benefit financial institutions, logistic companies, finance companies tripartite. Therefore, how to innovate logistic finance busin...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17363
Wound healing is characterized by how a dynamic physiological process must maintain the integrity of the lesion. This study aimed to evaluate morphometrically and histologically, through in vivo assays, the healing of skin wounds with topical use of an ointment formulated by a po...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17440
The effectiveness of indigenous daily collector system in terms of security and growth of savings of smallholder agribusiness entrepreneurs has attracted the brilliant minds of Economists. This study investigates the effectiveness of Indigenous Daily Deposit collector system in s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16878