Ethnobotanical study to investigate the ethnomedicinal uses of plants by the Batswapong tribe, Eastern Botswana was done. This revealed a wealth of traditional knowledge on uses of medicinal plants. Thirty six plants distributed across twenty two families were recorded to treat s...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/1871
Aims: Although the increasing importance of traditional medicinal system (jamu) in Indonesia, there are no studies regarding the perceptions of the clients with respect to the risk of consuming jamu products. The paper addresses this gap by examining the perceptions of jamu and r...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/1813
Muyideen T. Haruna, Chinedu P. Anokwuru, Abosede A. Akeredolu, Adenike A. Akinsemolu & Okunola A. Alabi·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2012
The antimicrobial activity of the leave of Acalypha wilkesiana methanolic extract and its four derivative fractions were determined on human pathogenic bacteria namely strains of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Enterococcus faecalis, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2013/2220
In Umuahia-South Local Government Area of Abia State Nigeria, some cases of boreholes failure and groundwater discolouration have been observed. An investigation in order to determine the hydrogeological conditions of the area was carried out using geoelectrical, drill-hole and h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/1645
José Dimas López-Martínez, Enrique Salazar-Meléndez, Héctor Idilio Trejo-Escareño, Enrique Salazar-Sosa, Jesús Luna-Anguiano & Cirilo Vázquez-Vazquez·Journal of Experimental Agriculture International·2012
Aims: The work was established with objective of evaluating organic fertilizer doses and its effects on soil physical properties and forage yield. Thus, solarized manure and corn variety were used. Study Design: Randomized strip-split plot design with three replications. Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/2018
Aim: To investigate the determinants of technical efficiency of rice farmers at Tono Irrigation Project. Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration: The Kassena-Nankana District of Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2007/2008 cropping season. Methodology: One-step estimatio...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/1448
Aims: In the present investigation mutations were induced by EMS in rain fed mulberry genotype RFS135 and evolved mutants were evaluated for crop improvement by morphometric and phytochemical studies. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/1446
Aim: To investigate the factors influencing technical efficiency of tomato farmers at the Irrigation Company of Upper Region (ICOUR). Study Design: Cross sectional. Place and Duration: Kasena-Nankana District of the Upper East Region of Ghana in the 2007/2008 cropping season. Met...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/1447
Aims: To determine whether the exogenous application of glycinebetaine (GB) can ameliorate the effects of water deficit on maize growth and physiological processes. Study Design: Split plot design with water deficit being the main plot factor and GB application being the subplot...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/1730
Aims: This study was aimed at identifying high yielding Ruiru 11 sibs in varying growing conditions. The study also intended to measure the extent to which cherry yields of Ruiru 11 are affected by the environment. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design with three replica...
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Research Article10.9734/ajea/2013/2064
Aims: This study was to assess victim’s environmental and behavioural risk factors that promote bites from two viperid snakes. Study Design: A case control study. Place and Duration of Study: Medical wards, General Hospital, Kurunegala, Sri Lanka, between June to December 2010. M...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2012/1904
Aims: The principal objective of this research is to discern the perceptions of Indian financial institutions towards corporate social responsibility and also attempts to be acquainted with the opinions of employees, customers and general public. Methodology: This paper reviewed...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2012/1977
This paper attempts to investigate the impact of investment in telecommunications infrastructure on economic growth in Nigeria. A multivariate model of simultaneous equations was deployed. The paper also deploys three-stage least squares method to capture the transmission channel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2012/1886
This paper applied the ARDL and VECM test techniques on economic growth, CO2 emissions, energy consumption and the employment ratio to establish the long run and short run relationships between these variables in Saudi Arabia. The results show that there are long run and short ru...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2012/1673