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
Aims: In this study a survival mixture model of three components is considered to analyse survival data of heterogeneous nature. The survival mixture model is of the Exponential, Gamma and Weibull distributions. Methodology: The proposed model was investigated and the Maximum Lik...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15014
This study was focused on flooding hazards and its negative consequences at the Bandaler char area in Bangladesh. It was performed to make out the local views, long term experiences and health impact perspective to regional feature. It was observed that, people perception and obs...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13706
Aims: This study was set to investigate the content of tannin in fresh, blanched vegetables and juiced extracts from the commonly consumed vegetables in South-Western Nigeria. Place and Duration of Study: Chemical science department, Redeemers University, Nigeria. Research work w...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14245
Aims: Dynamic joint stiffness (DJS) is used as a joint stability indicator. The objective of the present study is to verify the influence of footedness in ankle joint stability during the gait stance phase. Study Design: Comparative study. Place and Duration of Study: MovLab/ CIC...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14745
Technology has the potential to extend the boundaries of collective intelligence. However, there are also some negatives associated with technology. This research explored the extent and forms of cyber-bullying in Zimbabwean schools. It was a mixed method survey of a purposive sa...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/12508
This paper investigated the effect of moisture management treatment on the UV protection effect of cotton knitted fabric with different structures. UV measurement was carried out using a spectrophotometer in accordance with standard testing method and the results revealed that mo...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13947
Improvement of biogas production from Pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) stalk waste through its blending with cow dung and alkaline sodium hydroxide pretreatment was investigated. Untreated pumpkin stalk waste (Un-PST) acted as the control. Initial verification carried out using t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/10838