Aims: The aims of this research paper is to investigate the role of the informal waste recovery and recycling sector in Douala, Cameroon in alleviating poverty, environmental pollution and unemployment. Study Design: The design consisted of a survey of 72 randomly picked waste pi...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/4436
Aims: To determine the levels of Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn in fruit juice and soft drinks bought from retail markets in Accra as heavy metals contamination has become a matter of public health concern but this has not received much research attention in Ghana especially fruit juice and...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3377
Self-compacting concrete (SCC) is a complex material and modeling its workability is a complicated task. To evaluate the workability of SCC, five different tests have been conducted, which are slump flow, V-funnel, J-Ring, L-box and U-box. In fact, executing L-box and U-box tests...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/4027
Aims: This study investigates the convergence of prices to fundamental value of stocks to deepen the insights of investors about the market mechanisms. The paper checks the value relevance of accounting and financial reporting information and addresses the usefulness of V/P ratio...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/4088
Aim: It has been observed that Diabetes Mellitus (DM) cause altered acid secretion and increased rate of ulceration. Ocimum gratissimum (OG) have been reported to possess hypoglycemic properties. This study therefore set out to determine the effect of DM on ulcerogenic indices an...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/4236
The study was aimed at modeling rate of mass (diffusing particles) transfer during bio-coagulation/flocculation of coal-rich wastewater at different operating conditions. Diffusion equation was developed from law of conservation of mass and partial differential equations were use...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3492
This study attempted to show the distribution of fishery incomes between fishers and fishing gear owners with particular focus on Lake Tanganyika. The study was cross section case study. Field work took place in Kigoma, Tanzania along the lake from May 2010 to August 2011. Partic...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3794
Aims: The aims of this research paper is to investigate the elimination rates of chemical oxygen demand in 5 days (COD5), biochemical oxygen demand in 5 days (BOD5), suspended solids (SS or AFS) denoted as “food” (F) to biomass (M; microorganism) ratio (F:M), by targeting varying...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3714
Aims: In order to assess the milk sector in Cameroon, the research and development sector is being questioned about the global quality of milk, as well as the specificity of the breeding context, since the milking activities are essentially based on rudimentary practices. The pre...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/4198
The aim of the work is to develop a technology for Basic Events (BE) probability assessment at a given predictive interval, with consideration of the situation at potentially hazardous facility (plant, factory, storage; armory) at the beginning of the predictive interval. With th...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3047
Aims: Optimization of neem oil production and its characterization using Response Surface Methodology (RSM) was carried out in this study. The effects of three factors: sample mass, particle size and extraction time on the response, neem oil volume extracted, were investigated St...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3705
Objective: Studies have found a frequent co-occurrence of psychological symptoms such as anxiety and depression with addiction. This pilot study examined the effect of EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques), a widely practiced form of energy psychology, on 39 adults self-identified w...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3500
This paper analyses different assessment techniques used for power outage costs evaluation. Socio-economic analyses to quantify the effects of power cuts are essential for energy policy and to provide a rationale for investments in electricity supply security enhancing measures....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3167
Aim: To investigate the use of Nigerian cow hooves for the removal of chromium VI from aqueous solution. Place and Duration: Chemistry Laboratory, Federal University of Technology, Akure and Chemistry Laboratory of Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, from September 2011...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/2405