This paper reviews the mechanistic and genetic effects of spilt crude oil and associated drill site chemicals on some Nigerian plants. Methods that range from morphological and physical observations, physico-chemical, anatomical, cuticular to cytological and cytogenetic analyses...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v4i130103
Marriage partner selection, though something very close to us, has not been as simple and straight forward as the name denotes. Rather, it involves a lot of specialty and competence to accomplish. In fact, it has been a very serious and contentious subject of discussion amongst s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v4i130102
It is a common practice to dispose the peel or rind of fruits. Interestingly, some parts of fruits humans find unacceptable to eat actually possess bioactive nutrients that can be used for medicinal purposes. The effect of methanolic extract of Citrullus lanatus rind on liver fu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v4i130101
The purpose of this paper is to examine the cohort effect on different stages of the financial life cycle and the extent of planning for a financial safety net. A total of 990 questionnaires were distributed randomly in the Klang Valley of Malaysia which is the largest and most c...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v4i130099
This research paper examined the relationship between corporate governance and the commission of corporate fraud among quoted companies in Nigeria. The research utilized a sample of eighteen (18) companies whose data were collected through content analyses on the basis of the ava...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v4i130098
The study determined the effectiveness of each of Mastery Learning and Peer-to-peer Learning Strategies on students’ performance in Basic Science. It also examined the effectiveness of the learning strategies in enhancing retention Basic Science concepts; and established their ef...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i430092
Estimating the amount of fuel consumption of an agricultural tractor during various tillage operations will help the selection of the best conservation practices for farm equipment. Draft requirements often dictate the size of the power unit required on a particular farm and, the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i430093
The aim of the study was to compare the indoor levels of airborne bacteria and fungi of air conditioned (AC) buildings and naturally ventilated (NV) buildings using a Supermarket, a Laboratory and an Eatery as a case study. The predominant bacterial isolates were Staphylococcus,...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i430095
Chronic lung diseases (CLD) including asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and their occurrence in multiple sclerosis (MS) remains of interest. Increasing awareness of the possible adverse effect of CLD on...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i430096
Aim: This study was undertaken to assess the heavy metals contamination level in rice grains (Oryza sativa) from Nasarawa West, Nigeria. Study Design: To estimate the contamination factor, degree of Contamination and Pollution load index of rice samples from Nasarawa west using t...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i430097
The study examined the contributions of adult vocational education programmes to community development in Gokana and Khana Local Government Areas of Rivers State. Adult Vocational education programmes as a practise, is an important element that should not lacking in the community...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i330094
Port Harcourt acquired the name “Garden City” for its neatness, beauty, organisation of the buildings and well constructed road networks across the entire city; but this once beautiful city has been overtaken by garbage. Hence, the objectives of this study were to find out why th...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i330091
In this paper, we have analysed the non-Darcy MHD flow of a Casson fluid over a nonlinearly stretching sheet in a porous medium. In the mathematical model, using similarity variables, the momentum equation is transformed to non-dimensional ordinary differential equation. And then...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i330090
We study the nonlinear parabolic Fisher’s equations for travelling wave solutions. The analyses focus on to describe the analytic solution in the spatial pattern of travelling wave solutions; especially the solutions are characterized in invariant with respect to translation in s...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i330089
The future of climate lies on the hand of individual who is an active member that contributes input in the biosphere. The amount of climate change will largely influence the water flow in the river through the emission of solar radiation, increase in temperature, heat-trapping ga...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v3i330088