Agricultural sector in Ghana contributes to about 60% of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and is mainly characterized by fertilizer application to improve depleting soil fertility. With the increase in population and demand for increased productivity, application of inorganic fertili...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/24165
One fundamental concern of decision-makers is focused on the need to foster sustainable economic development. In order to achieve this, there arises a need to engage in comprehensive development planning. The basic aim of development plans is to reduce the risk and uncertainty in...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/23831
A 51-year-old male patient presented with pain in the upper right quadrant of abdomen since two months, associated with weight loss and fever. Contrast enhanced computed tomography abdomen revealed gallbladder with wall thickening which was asymmetric and heterogeneous at junctio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/19834
Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) primarily affects lungs, however extra pulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB) is also common, especially in high disease load areas and mainly manifests in head and neck region. Objective: To study the otorhinolaryngological manifestations of tuberculosis i...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24088
Aims: To evaluate a tuberculosis surveillance system (TBSS) in Harare. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Harare City Health Department, Zimbabwe, between January 2013 to September 2013. Methodology: Standard CDC surveillance evaluation...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2016/24056
Unraveling the complex nature of tissue interactions is essential to generate structural and functional diversity present among craniofacial muscles. There are various distinct skeletal muscles in craniofacial region, the development of which are closely co-ordinated with other c...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/24329
After potato tomato is the second major vegetable crop consumed all over the globe as raw and processed food. Due to its high demand its genetic improvement in respect to high yielding, disease resistance, abiotic stress tolerance etc. has been done by several peoples through tra...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/22300
Background: Late Blight Disease, caused by the fungal pathogen, Phytophthora infestans, is a major constraint of Irish potato production in Kenya. The disease can destroy a crop, causing up to 100% yield loss. Small scale holder farmers in Kisii County continuously grow Irish pot...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23616
The author has developed a dynamic model (DM) to simulate the surface temperature change (ΔT) caused by the eruption of Mount Pinatubo. The main objectives have been 1) to test the climate sensitivity parameter (λ) values of 0.27 K/(Wm-2) and 0.5 K/(Wm-2), 2) to test the time con...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/23242
The adsorption of Acid Alizarin Black (AAB) dye (C.I. 21725) on zinc oxide was investigated in this study. The adsorption was carried out under different operating conditions. The operating conditions were contact time, adsorbent dosage (10, 30, 50, 70 and 100 mg), initial dye co...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2016/23251
Mathematical models for disease spread are mostly based on differential equations with an in-built threshold that determines the behaviour of the system. This study investigates student-lecturer-sex (SELEX) on campus by an epidemiological model. The dynamics of these activities a...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/20355
Background: Dopamine (DA) plays a major role in the control of epileptic seizures arising in the limbic system, through D1/D2 receptor-mediated signaling. Objective: The study was intended to investigate whether bromocriptine mesylate (BRC), a dopamine (D2) receptor agonist, has...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/24401
Purpose of Study: The purpose of this study is to correlate the presence of chronic micro bleed, patient symptoms, number of chronic micro bleeds and carotid plaque characteristics. Materials and Methods: Seventy consecutive patients (50 men, 20 women; mean age 64.5; range 45-82...
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/22819
Having a rapid expansion and huge investment in the higher education sector in Hong Kong in last ten years, especially the development of self-financed programmes, it becomes necessary to address the issue of the education quality, student satisfaction and reputation of instituti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/22958
In this article, a new analytic technique based on Parker-Sochacki iteration is introduced for computing series solution of a general nonlinear two-point boundary value problems with Dirichlet and Neumann boundary conditions. For problems with or without analytic solution, we fou...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/24365