Soil is one of the most precious national resources and the knowledge of soil resources of an area is vital for optimizing land use and any developmental activities. Remote sensing and GIS have emerged as extremely valuable tools to study the soil resources, their potential for v...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27147
Aim: Tobacco remains the leading cause of preventable deaths, causing about 6 million deaths globally every year. Despite the widely known health effects of smoking, the prevalence of tobacco use is gradually increasing in developing countries including Nigeria. This study was ca...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/27278
The research study was aimed at investigating microorganisms associated with biogas production using vegetable (Telfairia occidentalis) wastes, banana peel, and pig-dung as substrates. Marian market, Watt market and University of Calabar pig farm were randomly sampled within Cala...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28294
Background: Extended spectrum beta-lactamases are the main cause of resistance to beta lactam antibiotics in members of Enterobacteriaceae. ESBL associated infections are on a rise worldwide and have become a serious public health problem. We aimed to investigate the molecular ep...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27860
In this paper, discounted cash flow analysis and Monte Carlo simulation were used to evaluate the Gas Power Plant Project for the first Gas Industrial Park in Nigeria. These methods gave maximum insight into the basis for investment decision and show the profitability of gas fire...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/27199
Field experiments were conducted in 2013 and 2014 to study the response of kenaf to early and late cropping seasons in relay intercropping system with cassava-maize based intercrop at Ibadan Research Farm of the Institute of Agricultural Research and Training (IAR&T), Obafemi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/26347
Aims: The study assesses the resilience of smallholders against future climatic shocks, through the identification of different clusters of smallholders, and their awareness and behavior about climate change. Study Design: The study has used a combination of qualitative and quant...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2016/27070
In pot plant production, balancing the air and water content in the medium is one of the largest problems. The ‘root restriction’ effects of the plug cells on seedling growth during nursery could increase after transplant and thus limits pot plant productivity. Two plug cell size...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/27825
New Ruthenium (II) complexes of mixed ligands, hydroxamic acid (L1 = AHA (acetohydroxamic acid) and L2 = BHA (benzohydroxamic acid)) and 1, 10-phenanthroline (phen) were synthesized, characterized by FT-infra red spectrophotometer, UV-visible spectrometer, ESI-mass spectrometer a...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27299
In any emerging urban territory, there are bound to be opportunities and advancements that will create alteration in the social order leading to social and economic classes. The resultant variations in socioeconomic status among the households is a critical factor in shaping indi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/27474
The adsorption of resorcinol from aqueous solutions onto activated carbon was studied. The specific surface area and point of zero charge of activated carbon were determined. Adsorption experiments were carried out in a batch process and various experimental parameters such as ag...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/27637
This study examined power supply; average installed manufacturing capacity utilization and unemployment in Nigeria from 1980 to 2013. Unemployment and unsteady power supply are two common challenges confronting most developing economies. Its impact leads to compounded social vice...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJASS/2016/27683
Introduction: Musculoskeletal pain is one of the most common complaints amongst dental healthcare professionals by virtue of the precision of work demanded from them, which leads to unnatural, static postures and repetitive precise movements. Objective: The current study was desi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27828
The objective of the present investigation was to test the validity of predictions of GCA and SCA effects from mean performance and/or heterobeltiosis for agronomic and yield traits under elevated plant density (D) combined with water deficit. Six maize inbreds varying in high-D...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28126
The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhizae (VAM) and Trichoderma harzianum against Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. cubenseTR4 on ‘Cavendish’ banana plantlets and to determine the growth performance of ‘Cavendish’ banana plantlets applied with Ves...
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Research Article10.9734/ARJA/2016/28386