Mohamed Osman Mohamed Abdalla, Saniya Saleem Jabir Ahmed & Siham Abdalla Rahamtalla·Advances in Research·2017
Aims: This investigation was conducted to evaluate the physicochemical and sensory characteristics, fatty acid and cholesterol contents of butter processed in Khartoum State, Sudan. Methodology: Butter was manufactured traditionally by farmers in Khartoum North (T1) and Omdurman...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/33140
An attempt was made to control dry root rot using consortia of bioinoculants. A total of 10 fungal (Trichoderma) and 30 bacterial (Pseudomonas and Bacillus) isolates were collected and screened for their antagonistic activity against mycelial growth of Rhizoctonia bataticola unde...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/33195
Shrinking oil resources increases the importance of substitutes in the form of biofuels. A variety of extraction processes for the generation of biodiesel out of vegetable based oils have been established in the last decades. This research investigates in the implementation of hy...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32179
The leachate was analyzed for physicochemical parameters and Total Organic Carbon (TOC). The pH and electrical conductivity (EC) levels were determined using pH meter and EC meter respectively, whilst TOC analyzer and Palintest Photometer were used to collect TOC and Ammonia (NH3...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/29620
Nishu Lohmor, Mujahid Khan, Kiran Kapoor & Nitin Tanwar·Advances in Research·2017
A uniformity trial for the determination of optimum size and shape of blocks was conducted at CCS Haryana Agricultural University research farm, Hisar, Haryana from February 2014 to June 2014 on sunflower hybrid 66A507 Pioneer, on a field of size 35 m × 40 m, which reduced to 32...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/31573
Aims: i) To show that attractive electrostatic interaction is essential to stable enzyme-substrate formation, ii) to determine the minimum interparticle distance for maximum attractive interaction, iii) to determine the duration and the velocity of transit before enzyme substrate...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32676
An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of sorghum-legume intercrop on quality and rumen degradability of sole sorghum stover, sorghum stover with lablab or with groundnut intercrop at different stages of growth. The experimental design was randomized complete block de...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/30851
Parvaze Ahmad Wani, Akinware Najimdeen Olamide, Idris Adegbite Wasiu, Nusrat Rafi & Shazia Wahid·Advances in Research·2017
Aim: Hexavalent chromium (Cr (VI)) is toxic due to its high solubility in water and permeability through biological membranes and Cr (VI) interacts with proteins and nucleic acids which makes it more toxic and carcinogenic than trivalent. Microbes converting toxic chromium Cr (VI...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/31986
The aim of the present study is to know about the effects of pulse electric field on food and compare it with other thermal methods of food processing. Food quality, food safety, convenience, freshness, healthy food, natural flavor and taste with extended shelf-life are the main...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32343
Aims: To access the awareness and attitude regarding roundworm infection among pet owners of Punjab, India. Study Design: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey was conducted. Place and Duration of Study: The present study was conducted on randomly selected pet owners who v...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32810
Odo Stephen Idenyi, O. Elom-Obed Favour, O. Nwachukwu Johnson & O. Okoro Thomas·Advances in Research·2017
This study investigated the relationship between unemployment and inflation in Nigeria from 1980-2015. The model specified unemployment as a function of inflation, money supply is a % GDP, total government expenditure % of GDP. The statistical tests used were causality test, VECM...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32218
Sushma Parmar, Sanjay Kumar Sharma, Debabrata Nath, Ranjeet Singh Chaudhary & Narendra K. Patidar·Advances in Research·2017
In order to weatherproof the region and prepare befitting contingent crop planning, the rainfall patterns, magnitudes, probabilities of Indore region of Malwa plateau of Madhya Pradesh were assessed systematically. The study revealed that probability of receiving annual rainfall...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32275
An epidemiological model with existence of disease and pollutant has been proposed and analyzed, the formulation of the model is described and the uniqueness and boundness of solution of the system are discussed. The stability analysis of the non-negative equilibrium points is pe...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32272
Z. I. Buhroo, M. A. Malik, N. A. Ganai, A. S. Kamili & S. A. Mir·Advances in Research·2017
Twelve popular bivoltine silkworm (Bombyx mori L.) breeds viz., CSR2, NB4D2, SK-1, CSR4, DUN6, SH6, SK-6, CSR19, SK-28, DUN22 and SK-31, were evaluated for their performance during spring 2012 and 2013. The data generated in respect of different traits during two years was record...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/32853
Deen Dayal Singh, Sachin Tyagi, Shashank Singh & Pankaj Kumar Ray·Advances in Research·2017
In the present study, twelve varieties of CHRYSANTHEMUM collected from the National Botanical Research Institute, Lucknow were evaluated under irrigated condition at Main Experiment Station, NDUA&T, Kumarganj, Faizabad during winter season (2011-12). A wide range of variation...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2017/31467