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2017 | Indo-Iranian Journal of Scientific Research | Pp. 123-131
This project is designed to automatically supply continuous power to a load through one of the four sources of supply that are: solar, mains, thermal, and wind when any one of them is unavailable. The four switches represent the four causes. The switches are...
2017 | International Journal of Scientific Engineering and Science ISSN (Online): + 2456-7361 | Pp. 47-52
This study was to investigate the relevance of mobile applications in enhancing the agricultural knowledge of smallholder farmers in Kura local government, Kano State - Nigeria. These are guided by assessing the relevance of mobile phones applications in agri...
2017 | International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering ISSN: 2277 128X | Pp. 315-321
Cyber-space refers to the boundless space known as the internet. Cyber-security is the body of rules put in place for the protection of the cyber space. Cyber-crime refers to the series of organized crime attacking both cyber space and cyber security. The Int...
2017 | European Centre for Research Training and Development UK | Pp. 21-28
 The obvious bellow-the-mark performance of Nigeria’s 774 local governments is a key reason for the call from various quarters of the Nigerian society that it be scraped. Today this third tier of government in Nigeria is synonymous with wanton corruption a...
2017 | Journal of Ethnopharmacology | Pp. 323–327
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Preparations of Olax subscorpioidea have been used traditionally for the management of pains, inflammatory diseases, yellow fever, cancer and rheumatism. Previously, the analgesic activity of its leaf extract have been reporte...
2017 | Journal for Studies in Management and Planning ISSN: 2395-0463 | Pp. 414- 427
Lack of leadership skills, management and business knowledge in core business areas of commercial banks is an area of great interest and concern. And this has affected the performance of employees in most commercial banks of  Illala District in Tanzania. T...
2017 | European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pp. 972-983
The toxicological evaluation of aqueous and methanolic leaf extract of Cannabis sativa (marijuana) was investigated in liver and brain of male rats. Twenty seven (27) male albino rats were divided into three groups (A, B and C) comprising nine rats each. Anim...
2017 | International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences ISSN 2006-9723 | Pp. 19-26
Several risk factors including hypertension are common complications of pregnancy with preeclampsiaparticularly associated with substantial risk to both the mother and fetus. This cross-sectional studyinvolving quantitative approach was conducted in Same Dist...
2017 | Journal of Diabetes Mellitus ISSN Online: 2160-5858 | Pp. 71-85
Diabetes mellitus has remained one of the serious health problemsin the world; and oxidative stress has been reported to be a root cause forthe progression and development of diabetes mellitus and its associated complications.Aim: This study investigated the...
2017 | American Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences | Pp. 345-349
The aqueous root extract of Citropsis articulata (C. articulata) has been shown to increaseserum testosterone levels and intromission frequency. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the effect of aqueous rootextract of C. articulata on the levels of cyc...