Smallholder farmers in western Kenya who plant maize (Zea mays L.) intercropped with beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) face many challenges associated with nutrient-poor soils and weather-related crop failures. In regions where temperatures are favorable, crops are grown twice per ye...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14476
In recent years thematic mapping has undergone a drastic change due to advances in technology, as the result of this different aspects of field of study begin to emerge while others has been transformed. Soil mapping is an example of these aspects. Soil information is one of the...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14789
Lúcio Fábio Lourençato, Nerilde Favaretto, Fabrício Augusto Hansel, Agnes de Paula Scheer, Luiz Fernando de Lima Luz Junior, Luiz Cláudio de Paula Souza, Jeferson Dieckow & Andressa Cristhy Buch·International Journal of Plant & Soil Science·2014
Poor soil management and intensive use of pesticides causes serious damage to soil and water quality in Brazil. To confirm this, two studies were conducted in an area with intensive farming in Southern Brazil with objectives to evaluate the level of pesticides in the river adjace...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14419
A unique feature of the Ghanaian Parliament as compared with other democratic institutions of State is the establishment and development of recognized caucuses. The objective of these caucuses is to promote the development of the ideals of society and democratic principles within...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14119
A field trial was conducted to evaluate the effects of composted rice husks plus poultry manure rates on the soil chemical properties, morphological growth and yield of three varieties of cucumber (Cucumis sativus). The experiment was a 3 × 4 factorial laid out in a randomized co...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13603
With the growing population and subsequent increasing demand for energy in Nigeria, coupled with the under-developed electrical energy platforms and the vast problems of the convectional energy sources such as continuous gas flaring, energy crisis is still lingering and enormous....
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/14333
Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds (HOCs) to microorganisms could be a limiting factor during the biodegradation process. Application of surfactants to contaminated soil and water, at concentrations above their Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) values, can potent...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11933
The speciation of metals in environmental samples is a serious factor in appraising the potential environmental impacts, before their disposal. The six step extraction procedure previously proposed by Obasi et al. was used with modification to systematically study the speciation...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14179
Richard O. Ongowo, Francis C. Indoshi & Mildred A. Ayere·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: The study aimed at investigating gender and school type differences in perception of Biology constructivist learning environment. Study Design: The study adopted a survey design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in Siaya County in Kenya between October...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13843
Sunil J. Ramlall, Khalid M. AL-Shuaibi & Mohamed A. Yaghmour·Advances in Research·2014
Countries across the world are constantly pursuing access to timely and appropriate primary healthcare for people living in, even those with universal healthcare systems. This paper addresses the need for transformation and a more integrative approach to delivering healthcare to...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15026
It has been acknowledged that small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play essential for contributing economic growth. Previous findings indicated that networking among SMEs with business partners becomes a determinant factor for improving growth. The coordination capability among ch...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13714
The Unexpected Hanging Problem is also known as the Surprise Examination Problem. We here solve it by isolating what is logical reasoning from the rest of the human psyche. In a not-so-orthodox analysis, following our tradition (The Liar, Dichotomy, The Sorites and Russell’s Para...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12913
This paper is concerned with the construction of some quadrature rules of algebraic degree of precision nine, thirteen and seventeen for the approximate evaluation of integrals of an analytic function on a line segment in the complex plane. The nodes in each of the rules construc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14465
Background: Perinatal morbidity and mortality rates are indicators of the level of perinatal care. Aims: To study perinatal morbidity and mortality at Souissi maternity hospital, Rabat, Morocco. Material and Methods: Prospective study of all cases of perinatal morbidity and morta...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14167
The present investigation assesses the larvicidal effect of Pistia stratiotes (water lettuce) against early 3rd and 4th instar larvae of Aedes aegypti in the laboratory. Mosquito larvae were sampled and larval population was monitored before and after application of plant aqueous...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13667