Keshavulu Kunusoth, Krishnasamy Vadivel, Raman Meenakshi Sundaram, Razia Sultana, Passoupathy Rajendrakumar, Sheshumadhav Maganti, Lella V. Subbarao & Sebastian Reyes Chin-Wo·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2015
Assessment of genetic variability of the crop varieties is essential to assure selection of genetically divergent lines useful for the future breeding programmes. Thus, genetic diversity assessment of 24 elite Indian rice varieties was performed based on 24 agro-morphological tra...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14863
Aims: To evaluate the effects of various treatment combinations of water contaminated with faecal sludge on the growth and microbiological characteristics of lettuce (Lactuca sativa L.) cultivated around the river Avo'o discharged zone. ...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14517
Nine male grower West African Dwarf (WAD) goats with an average weight of 9.30 kg, aged between 5-7 months were used in a completely randomized design to assess the growth performance and blood profile of WAD goats fed shea butter (Vitellaria paradoxa) leaves and supplemented wit...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/11314
Edward Mare Muya, Violet Kirigua, Victor Wasike, Leonard Simiyu Nafuma, Esther Macharia, Elias Gitonga Thuranira, Peter Onyango Owenga, Haron Goro, Benard Kariuki Waruru, Alla Lusi Chek, Jeremiah Kimigo & Peter Mbindio Maingi·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2015
Aims: To study the impact of land degradation on soil quality Study Design: Comparative analysis of soil quality indicators in year 2002 and 2013 in Mosiro Irrigation Scheme. Methodology: Changes in soil indicators determined in 2002 and 2013 were analyzed using ANOVA at 95% conf...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/10659
Background: In order to compare the three combinations of trace elements for correction of hyperglycemia, hyperlipidaemia, glycogen content in liver and activities of some important carbohydrate metabolic enzymes in diabetes mellitus, the anti diabetic effect and acute oral toxic...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/13479
Purpose: To determine the prevalence of Left Atrial Septal Pouch (LASP) and assess the association with Patent Foramen Ovale (PFO). Materials and Methods: We retrospectively reviewed 275 cardiac-gated CT examinations at Indiana University from January 2010 to June 2012, 160 cardi...
A Group of mathematical and statistical designs collectively known as Response Surface Methodology (RSM) are increasingly being used to optimize a product or process. The present study attempts to evaluate the efficacy of the mathematical model Central Composite Design (CCD) and...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14821
Aims: The current study aimed to determine the prevalence and multidrug resistance of non-typhoid Salmonella in patients with gastroenteritis at Minia, Egypt. The presence of tetB gene and cat gene was determined by PCR to have a clue of the resistance mechanisms to tetracycline...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14322
In Pothwar area of Punjab Pakistan (33º N to 74º E), intensive soil tillage, soil erosion and low crop residue input are the reasons which have lead to the deterioration of soil structure. Structurally unstable soils are more susceptible to erosion which, in turn, leads to poor c...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14410
The object of the article is to examine the view of students at Tel-Hai College regarding the phenomenon of copying amongst their fellow-students. The question was raised as to whether the learning process really affects the students' views and whether the phenomenon of copying b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14776
Identifying mathematically talented children and working with them in various forms to help them achieve their full potential has been a priority in many countries around the world in the last 50 years [1-3]. In the last 20 years, special attention has been paid to this in North...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14809
In the present paper, we extend the results of [1] by applying hypergeometric series. We study local and global properties, Voronovskaja type asymptotic formula and error estimation for modified Beta operators. We also derive some other characteristics of these operators.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14080
Consider the machine interference problem with an unreliable server under multiple vacations. There are M similar machines that are subject to breakdowns with a single server who is responsible for repairing the failed machines. Each machine fails completely at random with rate λ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14799
In this paper, we derive a new quarter-step hybrid block method for the solution of first-order Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs). We employ the approach of interpolating the power series and collocating the differential system within a quarter-step interval of integration....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14139
The paper is intended to use mathematical models for controlling fluctuations in the price of maize by employing a nonlinear continuous time delay differential equation derived from linear demand and nonlinear supply functions of price. The delay parameters reflect the realities...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14892