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Comparative Effect of Pig Manure and NPK Fertilizer on Agronomic Performance of Tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)

O. E. Awosika, M. A. Awodun & S. O. Ojeniyi · Journal of Experimental Agriculture International · 2014

Field experiments were performed to investigate the effectiveness of pig manure (PG) used alone and combined with NPK fertilizer on nutrients composition, growth and yield of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.). Treatments were replicated three times in a randomized complete b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJEA/2014/3959

Efficient Frequent Pattern Mining Using Auto-Associative Memory Neural Network

Suhasini Itkar & Uday Kulkarni · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

Aims: Frequent pattern mining is one of the imperative tasks in the data mining. The soft computing techniques such as neural network, fuzzy logic have potential to be used in frequent pattern mining since these powerful tools efficiently model data which is also an essential par...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/10707

Effect of Annealing Process on Porous Aluminium Filled with Graphite

Amel Lafi Al-Otaibi, Muneera Abdullah Al-messiere & Taher Ghrib · Physical Science International Journal · 2014

Thermal properties of porous thin films formed by anodization of thin aluminum films in sulfuric acid. The obtained pores at the surface are filled by sprayed graphite which the role is to improving its optical and thermal absorption giving a structure of an assembly of three dif...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/PSIJ/2014/9648

Early or Selective Invasive Strategy in Patients with Non-ST-segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome According to the Risk Factors at Presentation? An Outcome Study

Nikolay Dimitrov, Iana Simova, Boicho Boichev & Hristo Mateev · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2014

Aims: Patients with acute coronary syndrome without ST segment elevation are a heterogeneous group with respect to the risk of having a major adverse cardiac event (MACE). History of diabetes mellitus (DM), chronic kidney disease (CKD) and elevated GRACE risk score are all factor...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2014/10483

Antimicrobial Studies of Aqueous and Ethanolic Extracts of Enantia chlorantha Leaves and Stem Bark and Their Combined Effect on Selected Bacteria and Fungi

C. P. Atukpawu & P. T. E. Ozoh · European Journal of Medicinal Plants · 2014

Aim: To revalidate the antimicrobial effects of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Enantia chlorantha leaves and stem bark against Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Salmonella Typhi, Shigella sonnei, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus vulgaris and Candida albicans; and to check...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/EJMP/2014/10418

Hypobaric Pressure Effects on Gene Expression, as a Physiological Response of Canola Varieties

Bilge Çelik & Ercan Arıcan · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: The main purpose of our study was to determine the expression levels of genes, which respond to low pressure in canola (Brassica napus L.) varieties Californium, Orkan, Jura and Elvis. Study Design: Canola (Brassica napus L.) varieties (Californium, Jura, Orkan and Elvis) p...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/10821

Synthesis and Characterization of Polyaniline/Fe3O4 Magnetic Nanocomposite as Practical Approach for Fluoride Removal Process

Mahmoud Jokar, Reza Foroutani, Mohammad Hassan Safaralizadeh & Khalil Farhadi · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

In order that removal of excess fluoride from water a novel magnetic nanocomposite has been synthesized. Magnetic nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by chemical co-precipitation method. Afterwards, polyaniline containing magnetic nanoparticles were prepared by in-situ do...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/9108

Photosynthetic Differences in Mustard Genotypes under Salinity Stress: Significance of Proline Metabolism

Noushina Iqbal, Shahid Umar & Nafees A. Khan · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aim: To determine the importance of proline in protection of photosynthetic capacity under salt stress in mustard cultivars (Brassica juncea L. Czern and Coss.). Design of the Study: Mustard plants were grown with or without 100mM NaCl treatments. Place and Duration of Study: The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/10564

Variability of the Precipitation and Its Connections with Dry Years in the Central Anatolia, Turkey

Osman Yildiz · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

This study presents an evaluation of the variability of the precipitation and its connections with dry years in the Central Anatolia of Turkey, a semiarid region subjected to frequent and widespread drought events. The statistical parameters of major historical drought events in...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/10391

“Toxic Butts”: Key Performance Indicators from a California Statewide Social Media Campaign for Tobacco Control

Joseph Smyser, Thomas Novotny, Shanna Dayan & Timothy Rodwell · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: The “Toxic Butts” campaign was funded by the California Tobacco Control Program as part of a tobacco product waste toolkit. The campaign was to function as a case study, helping to establish best practices for social media use by tobacco control while at the same time...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10650

Gender Related Differences in the Prevalence and Correlates of Modifiable Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors among Seemingly Healthy Adult Nigerians–A Cross Sectional Study

Segun Johnson Showande, Olubukunola Adewunmi George & Omobolanle Olufunke Adekunle · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2014

Background: Mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is on the increase globally and the presence of multiple CVD risk factors is related to poor CVD outcomes. Most studies in Nigeria described the prevalence of CVD risk factors in populations with hypertension, diabetes, met...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8737

Uptake and Accumulation of Aluminium, Copper and Cobalt in Tissue Cultured Melastoma malabathricum Linn. Plantlets

Wilson Thau Lym Yong, Joan Li Jett Chang, Vun Yee Thien, Harry Lye Hin Chong & Janna Ong Abdullah · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2014

Aims: This study was carried out to investigate the metal tolerance levels of Melastoma malabathricum Linn. plantlets. Study Design: The metal tolerance levels of M. malabathricum L. were examined using an in vitro approach. The ability of the plant to survive in tissue culture m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2014/10253

Success Comes in Many Dimensions: The Critical Role of the Human Capital and Preparing for the Future in Every Organizational Scorecard

Alan C. Maltz, Aaron J. Shenhar, Dov Dvir & Haoyu Gao · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Our paper synopsizes our empirical research over the past twenty years on the components of success across the organization. While many articles detailing multi-dimensional models of success have been published, few of these articles have studied success across all structural lev...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/9574

Delirium Due to Datura stramoniun Ingestion: A Case Report

Muhittin Serkan Yilmaz, Bahattin Işık, Murat Ongar, Cemil kavalci, Alper Gorkem Solakoglu, Miray Baba, Gulsum Kavalci & Omer Salt · Advances in Research · 2014

Introduction: Datura stramonium, known as devils apple or tatula by Turkish people. It is a plant known as a member of belladonna alkaloid family contains atropine, hyoscyamine and scopolamine that are having hallucinogenic and anticholinergic effects. In our study we described a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2014/10167

Suspected Microvascular Coronary Spasm Diagnosed by Spasm Provocation Test with High Dose of Acetylcholine

Shigenori Ito & Tatsuya Mizoguchi · Cardiology and Angiology: An International Journal · 2014

A 71-year-old Japanese man was admitted to our hospital complaining of chest oppression on exercise, such as cycling uphill, which had continued for 9 years. We diagnosed him as having microvascular spasm according to the results of coronary angiography with an acetylcholine prov...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/CA/2014/11128