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Coreceptor Usage of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Strains in Ibadan, Nigeria

E. Donbraye, G. N. Odaibo & D. O. Olaleye · International STD Research & Reviews · 2015

Aims: To evaluate HIV-1 Coreceptor usage in Nigeria. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Virology, College of Medicine, University College Hospital, Ibadan from January 2004 to December 2006. Methodology: Genomic DNA was extracted from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ISRR/2015/16131

Location of a Competitor and the Regional Innovation Activity of Industrial Systems in Transition Country–Poland’s Case Study

Arkadiusz Swiadek · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

Aims: Spatial proximity with competitive enterprises is a factor influencing the acceleration of the technological progress in industrial systems in the most developed countries, but is it like that also in Poland? The main objective of the conducted studies was the identificatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/14355

An Empırıcal Investigation of the Contributıon of Agriculture, Petroleum and Development of Human Capital to the Economıc Growth in Nıgeria, 1970-2012

Charles Uche Ugwuanyi & Matthew Abula · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

An empirical investigation of the contribution of agriculture, petroleum, human capital to the economic growth in Nigeria were carried out in this paper by employing cointegration test, Granger causality test and ordinary least square techniques, using the data of annual time ser...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/14856

Resurgence of Pandemic A/H1N1 2009 Viruses during Influenza Season 2013-2014

Omar Mestoui, Mohammed EL Mzibri, Sanaâ Lemriss, Amal Barakat, Saâd EL Kabbaj & Abdelkarim Filali Maltouf · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2015

In April 2009, the world has known an emergence of a triple-reasserting influenza virus, pandemic A/H1N1, causing a pandemic around the world. The virus has continued to circulate during influenza seasons from 2010 to 2013, but with low frequencies. However, during the influenza...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15781

Organics to Enhance Emergence and Growth of Oil Bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth) Seedlings

N. C. Onwubiko, C. A. Uka, A. A. Ngwuta, G. C. Onyishi & R. E. Keyagha · Journal of Advances in Biology & Biotechnology · 2015

Insufficient seedlings supply caused by poor seed germination is one of the major problems in the propagation of tropical fruit tree crops. Pre-sowing seed treatment has been known to improve germination and seedling production under different environmental stressed conditions. F...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JABB/2015/15131

Yield Stability of Newly Released Wheat Varieties in Multi-environments of Bangladesh

Md. Ashraful Alam, Zahidul Islam Sarker, Md. Farhad, Md. Abdul Hakim, Naresh Chandra Dev Barma, Md. Israil Hossain, Md. Mokhlesur Rahman & Rabiul Islam · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2015

Varietal adaptability to environmental fluctuations is important for the stabilization of crop production on both region and season. In this context, one thousand six trials with four wheat varieties viz., BARI Gom 25, BARI Gom 26, BARI Gom 27 and BARI Gom 28 were conducted in fo...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14824

Analysis of the Pattern for Icon Selection and Relation to Positive/Negative Actions in Desktop Applications

Eglė Radvilė, Živilė Bičiūnaitė, Antanas Čenys & Simona Ramanauskaitė · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

The paper presents an experiment on selecting and identifying an icon in desktop applications. The aim of this work is to get more specific guidelines for improvement in the design of a natural user interface. By conducting an indirect survey and handling different tasks to users...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/15841

Bayesian Optimal Filtering in Dynamic Linear Models: An Empirical Study of Economic Time Series Data

Olushina Olawale Awe & A. Adedayo Adepoju · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

This paper reviews a recursive Bayesian methodology for optimal data cleaning and filtering of economic time series data with the aim of using the Kalman filter to estimate the parameters of a specified state space model which describes an economic phenomena under study. The Kalm...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/12415

On Alexandroff Shadow Spaces

Hisham Mahdi, S. Nada & Riyad Muamar · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

Each Alexandroff space X has a corresponding shadow space [X] which is T0 Alexandroff space. In this paper, we study Alexandroff spaces and their properties via their shadow spaces. The definitions and the concepts such as Artinian, Noetherian, maximal points and minimal points,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/16315

An Assessment of Factors Influencing Adaptation of Special Rice Project Technology Package by Farmers under the Rice Value Chain in Niger State, Nigeria

U. Mohammed, R. S. Olaleye, I. S. Umar, M. A. Ndanitsa & S. Jibrin · Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology · 2015

The study was designed to identify “An Assessment Factors Influencing the Adaptation of Staple crop Special Rice Project (SRP) Technology among farmers in Niger State. The objectives of the study was to determine the level of awareness of the Staple Crop SRP technology, levels of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15608

Large Eddy Simulation of Turbulent Channel Flow Using Smagorinsky Model and Effects of Smagorinsky Constants

M. Ashraf Uddin & M. Saiful Islam Mallik · Journal of Advances in Mathematics and Computer Science · 2015

A large eddy simulation (LES) of a turbulent channel flow is performed by using the Smagorinsky subgrid scale model and the effects of Smagorinsky constants in LES are discussed. The computation is performed in the domain of 2πδ x 2δ x πδ with 32 x 64 x 32 grid points at a Reynol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMCS/2015/15962

The Impact of International Remittances on the Nigerian Economy

Joseph Chukwudi Odionye & Okwudili Beede Emerole · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

The study investigated the impact of international remittances on the Nigerian economy. The recent global surge in remittance flows and the twin consequences of migration and remittances on economic development have become contemporary topical issues. Thus the need to obtain evid...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13290

The Significance of International Financial Reporting Standards to Emerging Economy of Nigeria

Jones Osasuyi Orumwense · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2015

This paper explores the relevance of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) to emerging economies in general and Nigeria in particular. The research uses evidence from interviews conducted with senior officers from two Big Four accountancy firms in Nigeria and prior s...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13198