Aim: The present study was conducted to improve the β-mannanase production from Aspergillus glaucausand Rhizopus japonicus using UV mutation. Study Design: The first experiment, spore suspensions of A. glaucaus and R. japonicus was exposed to UV irradiation, while in the second e...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/6762
In order to apply compost to fulfill the nutrient requirements of a crop, knowledge of the amount of nutrients mineralized following application is needed. The objective of this study was to compare the effect of different cocoa pod husk based composts on soil nutrient status as...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/10609
Aims: With a previous observation of pathogenic drug-resistant microorganisms in raw milk samples, current investigation further endeavored to determine the presence of Salmonella spp. and portrayed a complete map of the overall microbiological feature of milk and milk based prod...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/11010
Poor soil fertility management has been one of the major factors constraining potato productivity on farmers’ field in Ethiopia, creating a wide gap between the actual yield and potential yield. A study was conducted in West Shoa Zone, Ethiopia to investigate the reaction classes...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13405
Aims: The process parameters influencing enzyme production were optimized to ascertain the optimal cultural and nutritional conditions for β-mannanase production by Penicillium italicum in submerged state fermentation. Study Design: Five stages of experimental processes were desi...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/6887
The accurate estimation on crop evapotranspiration (ETc) and crop coefficients is of assistance infield proper irrigation and water management. In present study, experiments were carried through out two years (i.e., 2012 and 2013) to determine water requirements (single and dual...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14098
Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is one of the most important pathogenic bacteria causing hospital infections, which has intrinsic resistance to many antibiotics. One of the reasons for the emergence of drug resistance in P. aeruginosa isolates is the production of ESBLs (exten...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13360
Aims: A field experiment had been carried out to study the effect of partial substitution of the mineral nitrogen (N) fertilization by using the compost on the peanut productivity in sandy soil. Study Design: Each experiment was carried out in a complete randomized block. Twelve...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/13065
Aims: To investigate the effects of combined application of NPK fertilizer and poultry manure on the nutrient composition and functional properties of flours from aerial yam (Dioscorea bulbifera). Study Design: The experiment was a single factor trial in a randomized complete blo...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/14208
In learning, motivation influences the direction, intensity, persistence and quality of learning behaviors in which students engage. To measure the motivation of students enrolled in undergraduate organic chemistry courses, a survey was developed to gauge student attitudes about...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13790
This article presents the findings from a 5-week exploratory research project on micro-finance in Ghana. The aim of this project was to develop initial hypotheses that can be tested in a follow-up systematic research project. Our preliminary findings are that informality is a maj...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/12281
Aims: Tourism is a social phenomenon and a kind of measure of quality of life. Polish domestic tourism is developing along with the recreation since the very start of the process of dynamic development and mass popularization of recreational activity. It is also a rapidly growing...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/13374
The Basic Matrix Modular Cryptosystem (BMMC) is a public-key cryptosystem, which uses some matrix modular exponentiations in the matrix ring over the residue ring modulo n. The aim of this article is to decrease the number of these exponentiations and consequently to accelerate t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/14321
Reut Gantz, Mor Levi, Elinor Idan, Kobi Idan & Amir Elalouf·Advances in Research·2014
This article will examine whether adding a marketing intermediary can increase a manufacturer's profits, as compared with marketing the product directly to the consumer. Previous studies suggest that cooperation between manufacturers and retailers provides both parties with benef...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/10742
Aims: In this paper three-layer hybrid particleboard was fabricated from kadam (Anthocephalus chinensis) and kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus L.) as a function of particle mixing ratio based on oven dried weight. Experimental: Three types of three-layer hybrid particleboards i.e., HBPB...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14229