C. K. Rajesh, K. K. Kumar, C. Kavitha, G. Karthikeyan & K. Soorianathasundaram·Advances in Research·2020
The study involved two auxins viz., 2,4-D (2,4-Diclorophenoxyacetic acid) and picloram at three different concentrations (1,2, 3 mg/L) in full strength MS media to study their comparative influence on induction of somatic embryogenesis from immature zygotic embryos of two gynodio...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i430196
Isaac Sonful Coffie, Bans Bandoh Frempong & Eric Appiah·Advances in Research·2020
Aim: Considering the technological age that we find ourselves in this 21st century, it would be expected that, the number of students willing to study physics will increase exponentially. However, reports indicate a sharp reduction of students in physics classrooms. This study th...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i330192
The Murzuq Basin, in Southwestern Libya, is one of Libyan’s most productive petroleum basins, with reserves estimated at 23 billion barrels recoverable of hydrocarbon equivalent within giant oil fields. Four crude oil samples collected from A1-NC186, E1-NC101, E2-NC101, H10-NC115...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i330193
Artemise Portela de Sousa, Kaio Filipe Jorge Abadia, Ellen Fernanda Klinger & Daniela Ponciano Oliveira·Advances in Research·2020
Edge of cliff addresses an even little explored theme, but that every day has become common in society, self-aggression and suicide among young people. In this sense, the objective of this research was to analyze self-aggressiveness and suicide attempt, as well as to verify the m...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i330190
Aims: The study investigated the critical success factors for adopting an e-procurement in public sector procurement activities in Ghana. Study Design: The study used descriptive survey design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out among some selected public sect...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i330191
Objective: Nectar is a sweet sustenance substance which organization, shading, flavor, and kind of nectar depend primarily on the blossoms, land districts and atmosphere and bumble bee species. We analyzed physicochemical and sensorial qualities attributed to different honey bee...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i230187
The main objective of the study was to determine the farmers’ attitude towards production and utilization of biochar as ecofriendly practice. Data were collected through personal interview from 104 randomly selected farmers at Nawabgang Upazila (sub-district) of Dinajpur district...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i230189
Camila Rocha de Oliveira, Ellen Fernanda Klinger, Daniely de Sousa Prado & Larisse Aires Moreira·Advances in Research·2020
Alzheimer’s disease is the most common dementia among the elderly, but unfortunately, the early symptoms are mistaken for natural aspects of age. Thus, knowledge is an excellent tool to get a diagnosis still in the early stage. Aims: Therefore, this article addresses the psycholo...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i330188
The study was conducted to understand the energy involves in cassava stem cutting in order to optimize design of cutting elements in cassava stem cutting. The cutting energy is measured using pendulum type test rig and it works under the principle of law of conservation of energy...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i230186
Thaís de Souza Rosa, Raissa Carvalho Marinho, Wemerson Davi de Miranda, Brisa Gomes Cangussú, Laís Tonello & Eduardo Fernandes de Miranda·Advances in Research·2020
Introduction: Mental disorders are changes in psychological, mental or cognitive functioning, in which there is impairment, or suffering that impairs life habits, family, social interaction, among others. Objective: To trace the epidemiological profile of psychiatry patients of G...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i230185
Aims: This study examined administrators rating of school counsellor’s competencies in information, counselling and follow-up service delivery. Three purpose statements, three research questions guided the study, while one null hypothesis was tested at 0.05 alpha level. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i230184
The modeling of BLDC motor and performance analysis under diverse operating speed settings has been presented in this paper. BLDC motors gaining more & more attention from different Industrial and domestic appliance manufacturers due to its compact size, high efficiency and r...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i230183
Self-efficacy and social support according to various researches have shown to be important factors in the initiation, recognition and enactment of behavioural changes. This study examines the influence of self-efficacy and social support on the intention to quit drug use among c...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i130182
Chika O. Duru, Nsirimobu I. Paul & Immaculata Tunde-Oremodu·Advances in Research·2020
Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the echocardiographic findings of stable HIV positive children on Highly Active Anti-retroviral Therapy (HAART) attending routine Paediatric Infectious disease clinics in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria. Methods: Over a 3 mon...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i130179
Alex Amerh Agbeshie, Simon Abugre, Rita Adjei, Thomas Atta-Darkwa & Joseph Anokye·Advances in Research·2020
Land use conversion significantly impact on sensitive soil quality parameters such as microbial biomass and soil microbial quotient. Therefore, soil microbial biomass and physicochemical properties were compared under three different land use systems namely agricultural land, deg...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2020/v21i130180