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Solid Waste Management through Neibhourhood Cooperative Society in Onitsha, Nigeria

Onugu Charles Uchenna & Taiwo Abdulahi Olabisi · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Urban waste management, collection and disposal have always been a universal problem. Extant literatures have documented the importance of solid waste management to the urban environment. Yet the performance of the authorities charged with the responsibility of solid waste manage...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/16382

Commonly Used Plants for Various Health Conditions in Mlangali Ward, Ludewa District, Tanzania

Edmund J. Kayombo · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Background: Although most rural communities in developing countries (DCs) use medicinal plants (MPs) for various health conditions, not enough studies have been conducted to ascertain their vernacular and scientific names, and their specific indications. Aim: The present study ai...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/10081

Knowledge, Attitude and Use of Female Condoms among Female Undergraduate Students in University of Dar-Es-Salaam

Regina Mtayangulwa & Edmund J. Kayombo · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Background: Women are vulnerable to HIV infections because of their biological make up and present means used for HIV and STIs prevention. At first was male condom of which women had no control as a strategy of HIV and AIDS prevention as well as prevention of unwanted pregnancy....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/10891

Comparative Study of Ultrasound Guided Foam Sclerotherapy and Surgical Management for the Treatment of Varicose Veins

Pankaj Sharma, Ashwani Mishra & Rajiv Ranjan · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Objective: Varicose veins of the lower limb are being treated with a number of modalities, mostly by surgical methods. Present study was conducted to compare foam sclerotherapy with surgical treatment of varicose veins. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Deen Dayal...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/17932

Perceptions and Truism of Climate Variability within Smallholder Farming Communities in Meru County, Kenya

Mwoga Muthee, Joy Obando & Fuchaka Waswa · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Aims: To assess actual and perceived climate variability within smallholder communities in Meru county. Study Design: A cross-section survey to obtain data on farmers’ perceptions and using Long term hydro-climatic records. Place and Duration of the Study: Targeted smallholder fa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/20239

An Appraisal of the Vicarious Liability of Juristic Persons (Minister of Police) in the Law of Delict with a Constitutional Developmental Imprint of K. v Minister of Safety and Security

Nico P. Swartz & Eric Ozoo · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

The common-law principles of vicarious liability hold an employer liable for the delicts committed by its employees, where the employees are acting in the course and scope of their duty as employees. The principle of vicarious liability ascribes liability to an employer where its...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/19190

Effect of End Step Shape in the Performance of Stilling Basins Downstream Radial Gates

Gamal H. Elsaeed, Abdelazim M. Ali, Neveen B. Abdelmageed & Ahmed M. Ibrahim · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Stilling basins are in common use when designing heading-up hydraulic structures such as barrages, dams, weirs …etc. This research paper investigates the effect of stilling basin shapes with different heights of end step on the characteristics of submerged hydraulic jump and the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/21452

Climate Change and Green Hotel Efforts: Evaluating Successful Green Hotel Interior Design

Yen-Cheng Chen, Hsin-I Chen, Pei-Ling Tsui & Ching-Sung Lee · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

The recent development of green building and green operations have reached hotel industry, that more and more travelers demand hotels to make green policies. In response, hoteliers devoted their resources into making hotels greener. This study intends to provide an FAHP evaluatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2016/20106

Thermal Diffusion Effect on Convective Heat and Mass Transfer of High Speed MHD Flow over a Stretching Sheet

Md. Mohidul Haque & Ujjal Kumar Sarder · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

A numerical study of thermal diffusion effect on a mixed convective heat and mass transfer transient flow along a stretching sheet with constant heat and mass fluxes is completed under the action of a uniform magnetic field. A mathematical model related to the problem is develope...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/18075

Cancer, Molecular Basis and Nutrition: A Review

Adegbusi Halid Sheriff · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

This article reports some eating habits that should be avoided and those to be encouraged in order to preventing the development of cancers. Cancers are multifactorial in origin but the likelihood of their development are predisposed by some such risk factors as tobacco smoking,...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/15564

Application of Linear Programming Knowledge and Skills to Real Life Contexts by Secondary School Students in Kenya

Shikuku Beatrice Nakhanu, William Wanjala Toili & Kennedy Nyongesa · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

Linear programming is a specific class of mathematical problems, in which a linear function is maximized (or minimized) subject to given linear constraints. Linear programming can be used in a variety of business problems including: transportation and distribution, production sch...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/18300

Susceptibility Pattern of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase (ESBL) Producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. and Enterobacter spp. to Ciprofloxacin, Amikacin and Imipenem

Jogendra Nath Sarker, Sheikh Muhammad Abu Bakar, Ripon Barua, Hafiza Sultana, Shaheda Anwar, Ahmed Abu Saleh & Sharmin Afroza Sultana · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2015

This study was carried out to determine the susceptibility pattern of Extended-Spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL) producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. and Enterobacter spp. to ciprofloxacin, amikacin and imipenem. A total of 100 ESBL producing Escherichia coli, Klebsiella spp. an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/16933