Aim: This study aims at documenting the prevalence and complications of male infant circumcision and compares the complication rates between various circumcisers. Study Design: A prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: 300 consecutive male infants attending the infant imm...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2013/3351
In this study the sand deposits from River Niger in Anambra State, South Eastern Nigeria, were characterized for its potential utilization as industrial raw materials for ceramics and enamel wares. Physical, chemical and mineralogical characteristics of the sand sample (A) were d...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/3250
Mohammed A. Hussein, Abd EL-hafeez El- Seheimy, Mohamed El Sayed, Mahmoud M. El haloty, Wael M. Kamel, Yasser H. Mohamed & Noha E. Ibrahim·Chemical Science International Journal·2013
Aims: The aim of this study to evaluate the effect of huwa-san and chlorine as disinfecting agents on heavy metals during water treatment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Pharmacy, October 6 university (Medical Unit IV) and Inorganic laboratory...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/2711
Aims: To recover silver from industrial waste and use its solution in silver oxide deposition. Study Design: Extraction, electrodeopsition on different substrates, XRD and topographical characterizations. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: x-ray films were collected from Anambr...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/3214
Aims: To evaluate the effects of staking and planting dates on the seed/tuber yields of African yam bean (AYB). Study Design: The fields were laid out in split-plots in randomized complete block design Place and Duration: Field experiments were conducted at Ebonyi State Universit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/3767
Aims: Bottle gourd is a useful crop to include in climate change adaption strategies for agronomy. However, diversity in plant and seed forms makes it difficult to predict performance under field management. There is a dearth of knowledge on the relationship between seed morpholo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/4114
Aims: To evaluate the efficacy and economic benefits of selected pre-emergence herbicides for weed control in cowpea. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with four replications was used. Place and Duration of Study: Research and Teaching Farm of Ambrose Alli Universi...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/3902
The gear pair assembly remains one of the major noise and vibration sources in power transmission systems typically used in automotive, aerospace and industrial applications. The gearbox structure vibration and noise signatures are often dominated by several high-level tonal peak...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3277
This study investigated the superior mechanical properties of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), its polymer nanocomposites using 0.5% and 1% loading of raw and purified SWCNTs in an epoxy matrix and the degree of dispersion. The extent of load transfer between the nanotube...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4052
Ditch samples recovered from interval 2216 to 2716m of Nzam-1 well in the Anambra Basin, Nigeria were investigated for sedimentological, palynological age dating and paleoenvironment reconstruction. The stratigraphic successions in the well include intercalated gypsiferous shale,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/2664
Aim: To analyze the active sites of various prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA polymerases and propose a plausible mechanism of action for the polymerases with the Escherichia coli DNA polymerase I as a model system. Study Design: Bioinformatics, Biochemical and X-ray crystallographi...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2013/3777
Manganese is the most 12th prevalent element on Earth that occurs in 11 oxidation states (from -3 up to +7). An essential element present in all living organisms, manganese is required for growth, development and maintenance of health. It is naturally present in soil, plants, wat...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/3748
In this investigation, first, substrate coupons of commonly used alloys of Aluminum, which are 2024, 6061 and 7075 alloys, were immersed in solutions of inhibitors such as gluconate esters having the formula of (M)x(hydroxyacid)y(M‘aOb)z combining constituents that are already kn...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2013/3823
Small farms are particularly important for local food production in the Mississippi Delta, a region identified as having substantial food deserts. In order for small farms to survive, however, management strategies are needed that simultaneously yield high value fruits and vegeta...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/3664
Aims: This work was carried out to identify the optimal time of supplemental irrigation on a traditional rainfed olive orchard. Study Design: Randomized complete block design with three replications where the variable factor was water regime. Place and Duration of Study: Experime...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/3348