Moshood Liman Ibrahim, Henry Olawale Sawyerr & Aliyu Nda Isiaku·Advances in Research·2019
Introduction: The use of Dual Purpose Kerosene (DPK) as a means of cooking and power supply in Nigeria cannot be overemphasized especially among the over 70% of Nigerians living in poverty. It is a highly hazardous product and the adverse environmental health effects from the use...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i530104
Awe Djongmo Victor, Noiha Noumi Valery, Zapfack Louis, Vroh Bi Tra Aimé & Saïdou Aliou·Advances in Research·2019
The vegetation and the afforestation of agricultural land non-forest represent a potential increase in carbon stocks which could, under certain conditions and within certain limits, compensate part of the emissions resulting from the use of fossil fuels and deforestations. Quanti...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i530100
Spentwash is a rich source of organic matter and nutrients like nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium and sulphur. The effect of different levels and methods of spentwash application on soil enzymatic activity was examined through a field experiment. The field experiment was c...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i530101
Oilfield wastewater which is not properly treated before being discharged has great negative impacts on the environment and aquatic life and also affects humans. It is necessary to assess the physicochemical qualities of oilfield wastewater to reduce its environmental impact. Oil...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430099
Villévo Adanhounme, Gaston Edah & Norbert M. Hounkonnou·Advances in Research·2019
We study the higher-order nonlinear Schrödinger equation which takes care of the second as well as third order dispersion effects, cubic and quintic self phase modulations, self steepening and nonlinear dispersion effects. Taking advantage of the initial condition, we transform t...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430098
Background: Time of planting has remarkable influence on both yield and yield components of crops and therefore identification of the appropriate planting time is essential for crop improvement. Aims: To assess the effect of planting dates on growth and yield of three cowpea geno...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430097
A field experiment was conducted with 25 hybrids and their 14 parents of cowpea to study the diversity among the genotypes which were grouped in to 7 clusters revealing the presence of considerable diversity in the material. The clustering pattern of the varieties usually did not...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430096
S. Aboglila, A. Abdulgader, A. Albaghdady, O. Hlal & E. Farifr·Advances in Research·2019
This present paper includes a detailed evaluation of specific biomarkers together with stable carbon isotope (δ13C) by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) and Gas Chromatograph–Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC–IR–MS). Eight crude oil samples were collected from the A,...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i330094
Aims: This study was conducted to study the effect of different types of diets on growth and reproductive performances of pigs under village managemental conditions Chandel, Manipur. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Chandel, ICAR, Mani...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i430095
This study presents comparative initial information about canonical correlation across forest stand parameters, diversity indices and soil properties in undisturbed forest sites (IFS), agriculture disturbed sites (ADS) and livestock disturbed sites (DGS). Data were collected from...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i330093