Studies have accumulated over the years to emphasize the importance of the magnetic fields, MF, used as a safe alternative choice to improve agricultural crops. The most important applications of a magnetic field are the treatments of irrigation water, dry seeds, wet seeds and se...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/5983
Aims: Agriculture is the main source of soil degradation processes in Bulgaria. Therefore the re-cultivation of soil is an important task. The possibilities for using composted municipal waste for soil re-cultivation in Bulgaria are discussed on the case of plant processing munic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/6919
Jatropha curcas is an important plant belonging to the family Euphorbiaceae which is a potential candidate for biofuel production. Genetic transformation protocol for J. curcas callus mediated by Agrobacterium tumefaciens were optimized using a pCAMBIA1303 plasmid which carries g...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2014/7315
Aims: To investigate the phytoremediation potential of fluted pumpkin (Telfairia occidentalis) for some heavy metals (Cd, Cu, Pb, Cr and Co) in soil. Study Design: The experimental design was based on the assumption of homogeneity of points where the experimental soils were colle...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/5608
The target of this paper is to examine the average–per–observation information matrix for the truncated cosinor model. We state and prove an orthogonal decomposition of this matrix so that the total information can be obtained as a result of three particular parts. The total info...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/2725
The aim of this paper is to investigate the stability problem for the functional equation: ƒ(xy)+ƒ(xσ(y))=2g(x)ƒ(y), x,y∈G (Eg,ƒ) and the superstability of the d'Alembert's equation: ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/6548
Aims/Objectives: In this paper, we prove results on n-tupled coincidence point (for even n) for a pair of mappings without mixed monotone property satisfying a contractive condition of rational type in partially ordered metric spaces. Our main theorem improves the corresponding r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/5773
In this paper, we investigate the positive solutions of quasilinear elliptic equations of the form where is an open ball centered at origin of RN, g is an unbounded decreasing function is positive and continuous . We emphasis the effect of all these terms in the study of exist...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/6371
A study was conducted in Kumbosco, Zuarungu and Yarigabisi in the Bolgatanga Municipality of the Upper East Region of Ghana. The research sought to examine the extent to which farmers’ knowledge, perception and management practices influenced the cultivation of cowpea. In the sur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6969
This paper looked at the implementation of Digital Village Projects (DVPs) in Kenya and the constraints that hinder the successful implementation of these projects. DVPs like any other Information and Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) are projects that were initiat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6663
Aim: The goal of the study is to determine the efficiency of periwinkle shell powder and snail shell powder – two locally prepared photocatalysts in comparison with TiO2 in the treatment of wastewater polluted with chlorobenzene. Place and Duration of Study: The present study was...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/1901
Aims: This study was carried out to investigate the effects of orange peel flour (OPF) substitution with wheat flour in bread production (substitution levels of 3, 6 and 9%) on the proximate composition, phytochemicals content, baking and sensory characteristics. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6610
Carl Parson, Valerie Smith, Christopher Krauss, Hirendra N. Banerjee, Christopher Reilly, Jeanette A. Krause, James M. Wachira, Dipak Giri, Angela Winstead & Santosh K. Mandal·Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International·2013
Aim: To study the efficacy of novel rhenium compounds to treat triple node negative breast cancer. Study Design: Six (6) novel rhenium pentycarbanato compounds (PC1-6) were synthesized and triple node negative breast cancer cell lines HTB-132 and Balb/c mouse kidney cell lines we...
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Research Article10.9734/BJPR/2014/4697
Background: Research addressing knowledge on sexual health, particularly of STDs risk and perceived symptoms’ prevalence, among university students around the world, and particularly in Portugal, is scarce. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the levels of knowledge about...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2014/6850
Aims: To compare the pressure inside and outside the pig eye in relation to the location of cannulation for the injection of liquid into the anterior or vitreous chamber. Method: Eleven enucleated pig eyes were used. 46 measurements of intraocular pressure IOP were taken with a P...