The determinants of demand for fish in Rivers State were isolated in this study. Structured questionnaire was used in eliciting information from the respondents. Cross sectional data were randomly collected from 210 respondents from the three senatorial zones. Multiple regression...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/6428
Magnetic water is considered one of several physical factors affects plant growth and development. Magnetic water fields are known to induce biochemical changes and could be used as a stimulator for growth related reactions. The seeds of broad bean (Vicia faba, L. cv. Giza 3) wer...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2014/7468
Aims: The main objective of this paper is to assess the opinion of the direct stakeholders (i.e. Promoters, Donors, Financial Institutions and Group itself) of SHGs regarding the parameters (like design, governance, operational, impact etc.) to be considered while assessing the q...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7570
Using a random effect regression, this paper examines internal and external factors that may explain the differences of transparency across banks. Our sample is an unbalanced panel data of 69 commercial banks operating in seven emerging countries (Egypt, Lebanon, Malaysia, Morocc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/6167
The paper estimated the loan repayment index and examined the determinants of loan repayment from a sample of 80 rural women fish traders obtained through a multi-stage sampling in four selected markets in Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Data were collected in May, 2013 and analyzed us...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/6330
The evidence of climate change is very crucial in finding alternative solutions to dealing with its effects on agricultural productivity. This study analysed the empirical evidence of climate change and its effects on rice production in the Northern Region of Ghana. The study use...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7474
This study determined the perception of consumers on the acceptability of tomato-based fruit pulp mixes with a view to establishing the commercial viability of the production process. Three product alternatives earlier established in the laboratory were considered for the study....
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7309
With the new era of industrialization and urbanization, the use of renewable energy is a solution to resolve the impacts of the current dependency on fossil based fuels and hike in fuel prices in the world. The rapid economic development in recent years has led to the energy incr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7589
Aims: To mark the environmental health status in the vicinity of a steel recycling facility in southwestern Nigeria using Nickel and Chromium levels in the top soil and leaves of Chromolaena odorata. Methodology: Conventional methods were used to determine some soil parameters (p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5733
This study was conducted to examine the socio-economic determinants of e-banking in Abia State of Nigeria. The specific objectives were to (a) examine the level of awareness of the various products of e-banking (b) examine the socio-economic determinants of users (c) identify the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7373
Aims: To determine the effects of dietary supplementation of vitamin E and selenium on infection rate, pack cell volume (PCV) and white blood cell (WBC) of T. brucei brucei infected rats. Study Design: Feeding of rats with varying levels of vitamin E and selenium to determine the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5732
The kinetics of reaction of methylene green with ascorbic acid was carried out spectrophotometrically in mixed solvent system by using aqueous 2- propanol ratios as a solvent in the presence of hydrochloric acid. The pseudo-first order rate constants were proposed on the basis of...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7136
Transition metal substituted heteropolymetalates exhibit different chemical and electrochemical properties. The complexes of transition metal ions with polyoxanions such as polytungstates are well known as outer-sphere electron transfer reagents. 12-tungstocobaltate (III) has th...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6880
Aims: The study was designed to assess the changes in knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of preschool teachers before and after 3 months of attending a nutrition education intervention program. Study Design: Place and duration of the study: Nine governmental and 13 private sc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6872
Aim: This study was aimed at understanding the earlier findings involving chronic, low-level cyanide exposure resulting from eating poorly processed cassava products associated with the development of goitre as seen in cassava endemic regions of Nigeria. Study Design: 30F1 female...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6944