Aim: To analyze the perspectives of agriculture land use trajectories for 10 years due to peri-urbanization in the Bosomtwe district of the Asante region, Ghana. Methodology: Using a triangulation of qualitative and quantitative Design, 270 household respondents were proportionat...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13669
In most casesacute disseminated encephalomyelitis (ADEM) is characterized by monophasic course, but occurring relapses of the disease can be interpreted as multiphasic course of acute disseminated encephalomyelitis or its transformation into multiple sclerosis (MS). This work is...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14243
Indigenous soil and water conservation (SWC) technologies such as miraba (rectangular grass strip bounds that do not necessarily follow contours) and micro ridges have been used widely in the Usambara Mountains, Tanzania. However, their strengths and limitations to crop productiv...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13692
The fruits of avocado (local variety), banana (giant cavendish), cashew (yellow skin variety), mango (Julie variety) and sweet orange (improved variety) at firm ripe stage were obtained, preserved by waxing method and storage effects on biochemical properties, reducing sugar, vit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/11204
The Qaraoun artificial Lake, being one of the biggest water resources in Lebanon, is subject to pollution from different sources. The Qaraoun artificial Lake has recently become a wastewater collector from the river upstream. Human activities that exist near the lake exaggerate t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14193
Theodore Tsachalis, Emmanouil Christoforidis, Kokkona Kouzi-Koliakou, Elena Kostidou, Konstantinos Vasiliadis, Konstantinos Blouhos, Louiza Andriopoulou-Oikonomou & Charalampos N. Lazaridis·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Background: Mesenteric ischemia-reperfusion (I/R) is a well-known cause for both local and remote organ injuries. A natural inhibitor of serine proteases, Antithrombin-III, was previously shown to attenuate the tissue damage after local I/R in several organ systems. Here, we exam...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14392
Aims: The paper is aim to study the thermal performance of Boron doped Aluminium Nitride (B-AlN) thin film coated over Copper (Cu) substrate to improve surface configuration of the interface between two materials with different synthesis parameters. Study Design: Synthesis of Bor...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14232
The aim of this research was to compare perceived opportunities and challenges of co-creating educational resources, peer learning support and research within Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) subjects. Two questions were addressed: 1) What types of STEM c...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14498
The design of a six-axis F/T sensor is an important and challenging research to produce a sensor that is able to measure simultaneously the six-component force and torque accurately and efficiently. The structural design is one of the key issues to be considered to improve the pe...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14921
This paper was concerned with the effect of fluorescence whitening treatment on the UV blocking effect of 100% cotton knitted structure. UV measurement was carried out using a spectrophotometer and UVA transmission and UPF were obtained. The results revealed that fluorescence whi...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13533