Aims: To qualitatively and quantitatively determine and evaluate the phytochemicals and anti-nutritional components of Ganoderma lucidum. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted at Adekulne Ajasin University, Akungba-Akoko, Ondo State and Obafemi Awolowo University,...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/24261
Aims: During the last two decades, verticillium wilt of olive has spread to young olive orchards where highly susceptible crops such as potato, watermelon and tomato are cultivated near to olive orchards. It was therefore hypothesized that there is an adaptation phenomenon that d...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/23695
Aims: This study was conducted to identify cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) cultivars with high yield potential and resistance to scab disease caused by Sphaceloma sp. in Uganda. 100 cowpea genotypes were evaluated at two locations (Kabanyolo and Serere) in Uganda between April and Jul...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25138
Fish is one of major sources of dietary protein in Nigeria, as such; private and public fish ponds abound across the country. Fish pond owners across the country face multiple problems such as seepage, ponds overtopped, subsidence, dike crack, reduction and settlement and piping...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24815
This is a very short research work representing an homage to the regretted Professor George Isac, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Royal Military College of Canada, P.O. 17000, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 7B4. Professor Isac introduced the notion of “nuclear con...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24007
Tourism is one of the rapidly growing service industries. Jakarta as one of the tourism destinations in Indonesia, has a variety of unique attractions such as culture, shopping and historical attractions. One of the goals of tourism in Jakarta is the Old City. Tourism Area Develo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25435
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the protective antioxidant capacity of edible wild plants in the decreasing effect of ultraviolet B (UVB) on the skin of albino mice. Study Design: Thirty skin biopsies were taken from the mice to detect and compare the hyperplastic eff...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23989
Solar dryer was developed and comparison between using solar energy and air-sun drying methods with sliced plantain and maize (shelled corn) were assessed. The dryer consist of a solar collector panel (concentrator type), a thermal storage unit and a drying chamber. The solar cha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24682
Abdelqader Imragaa, Fateh B. Eltaboni, Khaled Edbey, Abdelkarem A. Elgazail, Abdulaziz Al Ghamdi & Ahmed Iraqi·Physical Science International Journal·2016
The preparation and characterization of poly[(3,6-difluoro-9-(1-heptadecan-9-yl)-9H-carbazole-2,7-diyl)-alt-(2,3,7,8-tetraphenyl-10-(thiophen-2-yl)pyrazino[2,3-g]quinoxaline)-5,5’-diyl] P1 and Poly[(3,6-difluoro-9-(1-heptadecan-9-yl)-9H-carbazole-2,7-diyl)-alt-(2,3-diphenyl-8-(th...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/23070
This study assesses customer perception, customer expectation of service quality and their willingness to pay for vehicle repairs and maintenance services among patrons of small scale auto mechanics services in the Kumasi metropolis. Many organisations view service quality as onl...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/24918
The purpose of this study is to analyse prospective teachers’ views about the nature of science. The study has also revealed the students’ profiles in the sub-categories of the nature of science according to some variables (gender, age and department). The study is a descriptive...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/25202
Aim: The aim of this study was to understand in depth the differences that exist between adolescents in foster care and adolescents living with their families (living with mother and father; living with mother or father; living with mother and stepfather; living with father and s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/24093
New cooling paints were developed by exploiting the vaporization heat of water. These systems were prepared using various ratios of three copolymer components N-isopropylacrylamide (NIPAAm), butyl acrylate (BA), and N,N-dimethylacrylamide (DMAAm). The homopolymer of NIPAAm dissol...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/25473
In this paper, we prove Kannan’s fixed point theorem in a cone hexagonal metric space. Our result extend and improve the recent result of Jleli and Samet [The Kannan’s fixed point theorem in a cone rectangular metric space, J. Nonlinear Sci. Appl., 2 (2009), 161 - 167], and many...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/25272
A study was conducted to determine the soil fertility status and the suitability of land for the smallholder farmers’ sustainable production of groundnut and maize in Chisamba District of Zambia. Composite soil samples (0 – 30 cm) were collected from the fields of 18 randomly sel...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25161