Aims: The scope of the model lies in its applicability in the management inventories of time-quadratic demand. It is also seen that large pile of goods displayed in a supermarket will motivate the customer to buy more. So the presence of inventory has a motivational effect on the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1180
The influence of NPK fertilizer on the incidence, severity and gravity of cassava mosaic disease (CMD) was investigated using eight genetically improved cassava varieties and eight local farmer’s varieties. The study was carried out in a savannah region (Gandajika) in D.R. Congo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1211
Aims: To determine menstrual pattern and disorder associated with it among female medical students. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: College of Medical Sciences, University of Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria between February – September 2010. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1018
Aims: To evaluate farmer’s perceptions about the environmental and vulnerability impact of bush burning. Study Design: Field survey. Place and Duration of Study: Southern Guinea savanna of Adamawa State, Nigeria, between 1995 and 2010. Methodology: The respondents interviewed w...
Aim: Effects of gamma irradiation on amino acid profile, proximate and anti-nutritional compositions of selected landraces of pulses were investigated. Methods: Seeds of Brown “Fiofio”, White “Fiofio” (Cajanus cajan) and “Olaudi” (Vigna unguiculata) were exposed to gamma irradia...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1209
Aim: This study investigates the scientific literacy level of Nigerian university undergraduates paying special attention to the science knowledge, science process and skill, thinking/reasoning skill, as well as application of science to technology. Study Design: Descriptive rese...
Aims: Depressive symptoms in children and adolescents are commonly treated with serotonin re-uptake inhibitors like fluoxetine. Astrocytes expressing different serotonin receptors (5-HTRs) and the serotonin transporter (5-HTT) are affected by fluoxetine administration. The study...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1099
Aims: To review and analyse Australian general practitioner’s workforce data for the 2000 to 2010 period by comparing this to Australian population trends and to make informed recommendations about GP workforce planning. Study Design: Descriptive analysis of the available Austral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2012/1075
Pollination of oil palm tree is mainly entomophilous. The inflorescences of this plant lodge many insects. The identification and quantification of these insects have proven ability to hold their pollination. The entomofauna of female and male inflorescences was inventoried and q...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2012/1128
Aims: It is utmost desire for plant breeders to know the extent of relationship between yield and its various components, which will inevitably facilitate selection of desirable characteristics. This research focused on computing the correlation coefficients and path coefficients...
Aims: To examine the relationship between self-esteem and attitudes to education among orphaned and non-orphaned adolescent secondary school girls in Kampala. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Institute of Psychology, School of Education, Makerere...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1194
Aim: This study was conducted in order to provide information and evaluate the epidemiology of cutaneous leishmaniasis, incidence, geographical distribution and clinical spectrum of the disease for the period 2001- 2010 in Salfit district (Northwestern West Bank). Study Design: A...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1204
Aims: To elucidate the structure-activity relationship of snake venom phospholipase A2, the primary structures of two phospholipase A2s from V. aspis venom were analyzed, and the three-dimensional conformation models were compared. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and D...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2012/1074
The Wahlquist-Estabrook approach which has been applied to investigate the prolongation structure of many nonlinear systems is introduced. The theory which results is applied to the Burgers-KdV equation which is shown to have a nontrivial prolongation algebra. It is shown that th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2012/1141
This study analyzed the loan demand requirements of rural staple and poultry farmers in Owerri Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria. Also, the factors affecting loan size were analyzed. In carrying out this cross-sectional study, data were collected with stratified sampling te...