The purpose of this study is: (1) To determine and analyze the effect of individual characteristics on employee’s motivation to transfer: (2) To determine and analyze the effect of individual characteristics on learning transfer; (3) To determine and analyze the effect of superv...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13132
This study examines the impact of the volatility of oil price on economic growth in 20 sub-Saharan African countries from the period of 1986-2012. These countries were divided into group A and group B. Group A consists of 10 oil exporting countries, while group B consists of non...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/12921
Aims: To show how and why seedling growth parameters and different cytological characters of the roots of different wheat species may vary during osmotic stress conditions. To identify species that are tolerant to a lack of moisture in the early stages of ontogenesis. Study Desig...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11825
Ogugua N. Victor, Anaduaka G. Emeka, Agba J. Chukwuka, Apeh O. Victor, Egba I. Simeon, Agu C. Victor & Ogbu N. Patience·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2014
This work evaluated some phytochemical constituents and radical scavenging activity of the flower samples of Allamanda carthica, Delonix regia, Hibiscus rosasinensis, Plumeria rubra and Tercoma stans. Methanol extracts of different flower samples were used for the phytochemical a...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2015/11188
Comfort I. Usoroh, Imaobong D. Akpan & Nkopuyo A. Effiong·Advances in Research·2014
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between selected Academic Goal Orientation (mastery-avoidance and performance-avoidance) and Junior Secondary School Students’ Performance in Home Economics in Uyo Educational Zone of Akwa Ibom State. Two null hypotheses w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12180
This work studies the physical properties of ceiling boards produced from waste paper. The ceiling boards were produced using waste paper, fire retardant and cement of varying quantities. The compression of the boards was done using hydraulic press. From the results, it was obser...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/11627
Aims: A dissolved oxygen controller was designed to optimize photovoltaic energy and maintain minimum DO variations in the fish tanks, independent on environmental conditions. Study Design: Software critical parameters have to be tuned including discontinuous routine (DR) interva...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13034
Aim: Conflict management is a factor that determines whether farmers production level increases or not since conflict is an inevitable phenomenon in the society. Oke-Ogun areas have been witnessing several violent conflicts of which farm settlements, properties and lives were des...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/10746
Monodispersed silica nanoparticles (SNPs) were synthesized by cost effective aqueous-ethanolic route. The particle size was controlled by optimizing the synthetic conditions. The synthesized different size SNPs were used to study the corrosion protection efficiency on aluminium (...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13318
This research work compares the chemical, nutritional and anti-nutritional compositions of shea nut (Vitellaria paradoxa) with cocoa (Theobroma cacao), and the effect of roasting on these properties. The ash, crude fibre, fat and carbohydrate contents of the two seeds showed some...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/8555
Aim: To assess the comparative susceptibility of five cowpea varieties to field insect pest infestation. Study Design: The design used for this study is the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) in which the varieties are the treatments and were replicated four times (4x). Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/5780
Aims: To investigate AFLPs for suitability as potential markers for identification of sources of Pythium resistance in bean genotypes preferred by poor small holder farmers. Place and Duration of Study: Department of biological sciences Masinde Muliro University of Science and Te...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/9843
Leaf epidermal micro morphological features were studied in five verities of Capsicum annum L. both quantitatively and qualitatively to evaluate the reliability of these characters for taxonomic consideration. These varieties are difficult to be recognized by using their dry samp...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12825
The bulk of coffee soils in southwestern and southern regions of Ethiopia are classified as Nitto sols, which are highly weathered and originate from volcanic rock. These soils are deep and well drained having a pH of 5-6, and have medium to high contents of most of the essential...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12510
Aims: Benzylaminopurine (BAP) sprays have been shown to increase leaf size and leaf appearance rate, as well as biomass accumulation in pot-grown Epipremnum aureum L. BAP-mediated enhanced growth could either be the consequence of a higher investment of dry weight in leaf area de...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/13398