Conventional 5052 aluminium alloysare known to exhibit characteristics response to deformation having a rebound effect on their corrosion propensity. This study investigates this phenomenon with a view to establishing the appropriate processing method that confers enhanced corros...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16681
This research deals with the development of predictive model for the concentration distribution of Nigerian crude oil in porous soil media. Three (3) different soil media were considered: sand, loam and clay. Oil spillage has been the most prominent source of ground water contami...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14472
Climate change has been described as among the major challenges of the twenty-first century. However, this trend cannot be completely halted but can only be slowed down through the development and adoption of adaptation practices especially among the rural people whose major sour...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13193
This paper presents genetic algorithm based on K-means clustering technique for solving multi-objective resource allocation problem (MORAP). By using k-means clustering technique, population can be divided into a specific number of subpopulations with dynamic size. In this way, d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16570
Introduction: The palm beetles, Oryctes rhinoceros L. (Scarabaeidae: Coleoptera) and Termites, Macrotermes nigeriensis Sjostedt, (Termitidae: Isoptera) are prominent edible insects in Nigeria. Aim: Nutrient analyses were carried out on the winged reproductive termites, M. nigerie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15344
Aim of Study: To optimize a triplex real-time PCR assay developed elsewhere and to evaluate the performance characteristics of two different multi-channel real-time PCR systems on the newly optimized assay. Methodology: A triplex real-time PCR assay developed for three key genes...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2015/12939
Aim: The objective of this study was to describe the spatial patterns of selected soil properties and biomass yield at fine and coarse scale in a switchgrass field to determine the appropriate sampling approach to enable the calculation of means with minimum variance. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16727
The overall aim of this paper is to evaluate potential new modifications to methods for re-creating heathland habitats. Heathlands need acidic soils so the specific objectives are to evaluate the effectiveness of a new method for heathland re-creation by soil acidification using...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14519
Objective: The low phosphorus content and fixation by oxides in acidic soils is an important yield-limiting factor to common bean production in Brazil. The study was conducted to evaluate the common bean yield rate, leaf area development, level of phosphorus in the leaf, variatio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/16532
Aims: To assess 50 students of the third grade of high school in a state school of the city of Calçoene-Amapá-Brazil on the concepts physico-chemical and biological characteristcs of water and environmental conception of the students on the subject. Place and Duration of Study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16034
After years of neglects, late President Yar'Adua eventually came up with a step of redressing the social problems amidst the Deltans. He introduced a five years amnesty program starting from year 2009 through 2014 with the aim of alleviating poverty, stopping deprivation and also...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/9601
Staff development is crucial as it equips workers with life long survival skills on their jobs. Staff development also bridges the gap between the teachers’ available acquired skills and the new teaching skills required in the curriculum. Staff development is therefore concerned...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14557
The global movement for the transformation of governance has brought about sundry innovations in public administration. One of such innovations is the Public-Private Partnership (PPP), which is fast becoming an attractive menu in the list of global best practices. The initiative...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/8895
Early Childhood serves the critical role of preparing young children for subsequent levels of Education. The study sought to determine the factors that affect the implementation of Early Childhood Development Education (ECDE) Programme in Imenti South District. Data were collecte...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16187
This study sought to establish the effectiveness of sports administrators in Zimbabwean secondary schools. The main focus of the study was on sport administration expertise in the running of sport in secondary schools in Hwange District. The study employed the quantitative paradi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14558