This paper establishes that: a formally instituted and consistently applied attendance management system significantly reduces absence levels. It further establishes that: the effectiveness of an attendance management system depends largely on the monitoring, recording, measuring...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/13634
In this paper, the concept of countably C-approximating posets is introduced. Properties and characterizations of countably C-approximating posets are presented. Main results are: (1) the lattice of all σ-Scott-closed subsets for any poset is countably C-approximating; (2) a comp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14394
Let Zn be the commutative ring of residue classes modulo n, Γ(Zn) the zero divisor graph of Zn and L(Γ(Zn) be the line graph of Γ(Zn). We have studied the point covering number and independence number of L(Γ(Zn)), for some positive integer n. We have computed edge covering number...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14436
Aims: Taking student attendance manually and maintaining it for a long time is a difficult task as well as wastes a lot of time. In this paper an Educational Time and Attendance Management System (EduTAMS) that will record and manage the time and attendance of students in a unive...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/8731
Downward movement of solid particles within a fluid in the presence of a gravitational field occurs in many industrial and engineering processes, e.g. particulate processing and two phase solid-liquid applications. Three highly viscous liquids including water, glycerin and ethyle...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14019
The neurodegenerative diseases are characterized by a progressive process of neuronal and myelin breakdown resulting in changes in the morphology and function of neurons and their death. The damage and death of the neurons is associated with an inflammatory response which involve...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14623
Aims: It was analysed with light and electron microscopy the different zones of the Mustelus schmitti`suteri along the reproductive cycle. Study Design: Histological routine techniques were used. Place and Duration of Study: Specimens of Mustelus schmitti were collected from the...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/13940
Daisaku Iwamoto, Chiaki Takahashi, Tatsuya Nakano, Ahmad. R. Al Himaidi, Masao Kishi & Kazuhiro Saeki·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
In this study, we produced chimeric embryos from a single blastomere of somatic cell nuclear transfer (SCNT) bovine embryo and in-vitro fertilized (IVF) bovine embryo, and examined the rate of blastocyst development and the contribution of the SCNT blastomere to the blastocyst in...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14839
Aims: This work investigated the antibacterial activity of selected ethyl acetate extract of Urtica dioica against Bacillus subtilis subsp. spizizenii ATCC® CRM-6633™ Strain NRS 231 (subtilin producer) based on the time-kill approach. Also for further study, the effects of the et...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/13571
Production trend, food and feeding, reproduction and distribution of clandestinely introduced African catfish Clarias gariepinus was studied in 419 grow out ponds. Hybrid African catfish was found more popular owing to its fast growth and because of recycling it with chicken and...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/13375
Faraz Akrim, Muhammad Siddique Awan, Tariq Mahmood, Muhammad Zubair Anjum, Siddiqa Qasim, Jehanzeb Khalid, Durr-e-Shahwar . & Shaista Andleeb·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aim: The aim of this study was to document threats to Red Junglefowl (Gallus gallus murghi). Place and Duration of Study: This study was conducted in Deva Vatala National Park, Bhimber Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Pakistan from May 2010 to June 2011. Methodology: The data on threats t...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/9596
Aims: This study is an endeavor to gain proper understanding about salt tolerance mechanism in plants; an attempt was made to characterize the differential expression of stress responsive genes, sodium potassium content proline content in three capsicum cultivars having different...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14107
Gynura procumbens (Lour.) Merr. is an important medicinal plants and used to treat various ailments such as diabetes, hypertension and urinary tract infection. Multiple shoot formation was induced from nodal segment of G. procumbens cultured on Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium con...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/15099
Aims: This study aims to analyze the structure of some populations and the natural regeneration potentials of Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir. According to the environmental conditions, taking into account the 5 ecological zones of Togo. Especially, it aims to: (i) Describe the geogra...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14771
Essotèbèmime Padakale, Wouyo Atakpama, Marra Dourma, Kangbéni Dimobe, Kpérkouma Wala, Kudzo A. Guelly & Koffi Akpagana·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
Aims: This study aims at assessing the impact of land use on woody species diversity and the structure of Parkia biglobosa parklands in the Sudanian zone of Togo. Place and Duration of Study: Fieldworks were carried out in April 2013 and data analysis were realized in August 2014...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/14105