Organic (poultry manure) and inorganic (Urea) fertilizers were comparatively studied with the aim of improving the performance of sweet pepper, Capsicum annum (called ‘Tatase’ in Nigeria) in two ecological zones of Nigeria (Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state and Omu-Aran, Kwara State). Poult...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14920
The present study was conducted to compare the nutritional and physical quality of egg yolk and egg white of birds from three different genotypes (domestic chicken, hybrid chicken and guinea fowl). The egg yolk and white from each of the bird were separated and analyzed for proxi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/15068
Corrosion behavior of V2AlC and Cr2AlC materials have been investigated in 0.01N Ca(OH)2 at pH=11.7 using Potentiostat to estimate corrosion parameters. The results show that V2AlC material has more noble potential and lower current density than Cr2AlC over temperatures include 3...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/14902
The marketing mix is an important strategy and consists of the marketing tools to be used to sell products. A number of different approaches have been employed by firms to achieve competitive advantage. Very few studies, however, have focused on agribusiness and the marketing mix...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14877
Career choice exerts a profound influence on an individual’s life. In Malaysia, a Year 10 student has to decide whether to take up arts or science stream and this in turn influences their career aspirations. It is believed that during these formative years, this decision is influ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14621
The paper attempts to unpack certain salient and important issues as concerns health in South Africa and Africa as a whole. It does not pretend to capture all the issues that permeate healthcare on the continent. It outlines the vision to transform South Africa’s health system in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13516
The concept of Multiple Intelligences has come out after Howard Gardner redefined intelligence. According to Gardner’s theory, human beings have different types of intelligence and based on their respective intelligence types, human beings have different skills in different areas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/15011
Faculty members constitute a significant part of the existence and operations of post-secondary institutions. They are an essential resource in the delivery of higher education. Typically, faculty members are appointed to fill a need in higher education institutions’ efforts to g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/14962
The reported research is a quantitative study examining the effect of parental discipline style and its four dimensions—Demandingness, Enforcement, Punishment and Responsiveness—on mothers' perceptions of their children's social skills and learning motivation. The sample consiste...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12647
The image of the Nigerian Police as a corrupt and inefficient institution with penchant for human rights abuse has not yet been redressed. Thus, this study investigates the public perception of the police and crime prevention within the Nigerian society. The participants in the s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12763
Aim: To reiterate the clinical course and management of the cases with anteriorly migrated encircling band. Report of the Cases: We describe two patients with the migration of a solid silicone encircling band through the insertions of rectus muscles after the successful retinal...
Aims: This paper empirically investigated the impact of major risk mitigation strategies employed in the pineapple supply chain on the chains’ performance. Study design: A survey method involving the random sampling technique was used in selecting respondents for the study. Place...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15223
This study made a comparative analysis of two extension approaches, Farmer Field Schools and Master Farmer Training with the objective of finding out the effectiveness of these approaches as regards farmer knowledge gains, skills empowerment, farmer adoption of recommended practi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/11301
For thousands of years, traditional medicinal plants have been used to control several diseases, based on traditional knowledge and experience. Nevertheless, many potential medicinal plants have not attracted attention to their useful pharmacological properties and remain to be d...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/15134
Aims: This study was undertaken to identify the optimal submerged culture conditions for four strains of Ganoderma lucidum: Ganoderma lucidum-8 (Ga-8), Ganoderma sinense (Ga-Sin), Ganoderma lucidum-0201 (Ga-0201) and Ganoderma atrum (Ga-Atr) and analyze their nutritional componen...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2015/14828