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Photovoltaic Energy Source for Street Lighting in Hebron/ Palestine Using GSM Technology

Abdel-Karim Daud & Sameer Khader · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

This project presents a new approach of a street lighting system that uses a photovoltaic produced energy controlled by a GSM (Global System for Mobile Communication). The case study was conducted in an open area of Al-Hesbah Street in Hebron. This system is based on installinga...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/10152

The Impact of Information and Communication Technology on Internal Auditors’ Independence: A PEST Analysis of Nigeria

James O. Abiola · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

The spread of electronic and mobile business transactions across the globe has transformed e-commerce a great deal as it has impacted the macro environment as well as the human actors. This paper presents an exploratory study of the impact of Information and Communication Technol...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/9634

Electric Vehicle Magnetic Fields and Their Biological Relevance

N. G. Ptitsyna, A. Ponzetto, Yu. A. Kopytenko, V. S. Ismagilov & A. G. Korobeinikov · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Public expectations to move towards electric mobility are driven by various factors such as climate policy, high oil prices, and pollutants due to internal combustion engines. On the other hand, there is extensive public concern about the possible adverse health effects of electr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/9736

Nutritive and Anti-nutritive Composition of Locust Bean Tree Emperor Moth Larvae Bunaea alcinoe (Lepidoptera-saturniidae Stoll 1780) from Gurara Local Government Area, Niger State, Nigeria

B. E. N. Dauda, J. T. Mathew, Y. B. Paiko & M. M. Ndamitso · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

The analysis of proximate, mineral, fatty acids and anti-nutritional composition of Bunaea alcinoe were carried out. Results showed that Bunaea alcinoe had moisture 5.03±0.12, crude protein 44.23±0.62, crude lipids 10.85±0.65, crude fibre 11.80±0.27, carbohydrate 22.16±1.09 g100g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/7574

Knowledge and Perception of Sexual Health Education and Condom Use among STI Patients in India

Koustuv Dalal, Jahan Shabnam & Shu-Mei Wang · International STD Research & Reviews · 2014

Aims: To explore the knowledge of STI, HIV/AIDS and condom use behaviour among men and women who have been medically treated and not treated for STIs in relation to socio-demographic factors. Furthermore, the study will explore the perceptions of adolescent sexual health educatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ISRR/2014/10888

Near-fatal Fellatio: A Case of Necrotizing Fasciitis after Oral Sex

James J. Douglas, Sherrill R. Brown, Andrew Martowski & W. David Hardy · International STD Research & Reviews · 2014

A 35-year-old man was admitted to hospital 2 weeks after rough oral sex with Streptococcus pyogenes bacteremia, toxic shock syndrome and extensive necrotizing fasciitis of the abdominal and pelvic walls requiring debridement. His partner was diagnosed with strep throat shortly af...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ISRR/2014/10911

Osteogenic Osteosarcoma of the Orbit: A Case Report

Rahmi Duman, Sibel Özdoğan, Mehmet Balcı, Ercan Kahraman & Olcay Kandemir · Ophthalmology Research: An International Journal · 2014

Osteogenic osteosarcoma of the orbit is a rare and aggressive type of osteosarcoma. Head and neck osteosarcomas occur most commonly in the third and fourth decades and have equal sex predisposition. A 56-year-old male patient was admitted to our clinic with proptosis on the left...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/OR/2014/10334

Performance of Stress Indices in Assessing High Yield Potential of Rice Genotypes in Sulfur Deficient Soil

M.V Sriramachandrasekharan, R. Manivannan & M Ravichandran · International Journal of Plant & Soil Science · 2014

Aim: To recognize the rice genotypes based on stress indices which would give higher yield both under sulfur stress and non-stress conditions. Design Factorial Randomized design with two factors Place and Duration of Study: It was conducted in the farmers field( Chidambaram and K...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/IJPSS/2014/10145

Differences in Perceptions among Managers, Academics, and Students of the Importance of Various Aspects of Marketing Knowledge and Skills

Tina Vukasović · Journal of Economics, Management and Trade · 2014

Aims: Knowledge and skills needed to be possessed and used by marketing practitioners in order to improve marketing management and firm performance are identified in this paper. Study Design: The data from a survey, where marketing managers, academics and senior students in Slove...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJEMT/2014/10300

Stability and Antimicrobial Activity of Transition Metal (II) Complexes with SNO and ONO Functionalized Ligand: A Computational Study

Fakhr M. Abu-Awwad & Nabil M. El-Halabi · Chemical Science International Journal · 2014

In this work, the structural, surface potential, and antimicrobial aspects of a set of recently synthesized and published complexes of five transition metals(II) are investigated using the semiempirical PM6 and B3LYP/6-31G* methods. The complexes ML2 [M = Ni, Cu, and Zn] are main...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10427

Thieno [2, 3-d] Pyrimidine-4-Ones. Part 4.* Directions of Reactions of the 2-Oxo-, -Thioxo-5, 6-Dimethyl-3, 4-Dihydrothieno [2, 3-d] Pyrimidine-4-Ones with Electrophilic Reagents

I. S. Ortikov, B. Zh. Elmuradov & Kh. M. Shakhidoyatov · Chemical Science International Journal · 2014

Interaction of 5,6-dimethyl-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4-one (1), -thione(2) with alkylation agents (methyl-, ethyl-, n-propyl-, n-butyl iodides, allylbromide, benzyl chloride) in different conditions (in the presence of catalyst and/or without catalyst) were investigated...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10495

Combined Effect of Insufficient Watering, Moderate Cooling, and Organophosphorous Plant Growth Regulator on the Morphology and Functional Properties of Pea Seedling Mitochondria

Irina Zhigacheva, Elena Mil, Vladimir Binukov, Inna Generozova, Aleksandr Shugaev & Ludmila Fatkullina · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

Aims: In nature, plants are exposed to not one but several environmental factors. In this connection, the problem of studying the rearrangements of plant cell metabolism under exposure to several abiotic factors is of special importance. Various stresses lead to dysfunction of mi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/10255

Biological Control of African Rice Gall Midge (Orseolia oryzivora, Harris and Gagné) in Nigeria: A Review

Emmanuel O. Ogah & Francis E. Nwilene · Annual Research & Review in Biology · 2014

African rice gall midge (AfRGM), Orseolia oryzivora Harris and Gagné (Diptera: Ceccidomyiidae) is a serious insect pest of lowland rice in Africa, and is capable of causing total crop failure in endemic areas. Of all the control measures adopted in the management of African rice...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ARRB/2014/9527

Screening of Rhizobium Strains Isolated from the Root Nodules of Vigna mungo Cultivated in Rice Fallows for Their Phosphate Solubilizing Ability and Enzymatic Activities

T. Satyanandam, K. Babu, G. Rosaiah & M. Vijayalakshmi · Microbiology Research Journal International · 2014

Aims: The present work is aimed to find out the enzymatic activities and phosphate solubilizing efficiency of indigenous rhizobia confined to rice fallows. Study Design: In this experiment we maintained random block design (RBD). Place and Duration of Study: This work was carried...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BMRJ/2014/10512

Sustainable Study of Local Lateritic Soils Compressibility

Robert Medjo Eko, Lezin Seba Minsili & Etone Maka Alexandre Dodo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2014

An investigation on the compressibility and settlement duration of a lateritic soil of Yaoundé, Cameroon, was performed to check on its ease to carry loads of civil engineering structures. The increase in settlement with water content is more accentuated with a stronger load than...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJAST/2014/10281