this study assessed the chemical and microbial contents in the water of public swimming pools in akwa ibom state, nigeria. a total of 16 public pools were selected through probability sampling from the 32 pools that existed in the five urban areas of akwa ibom state. water samples were collected from the sampled pools and tested in the laboratory for chemical and microbial contents. results sho...

stress management is considered as an important factor in nowadays landscape. therefore this research was conducted using a factorial experiment based on a randomized completely design with regulated deficit irrigation at four levels (100, 75, 50, and 25% of lawn irrigation requirement) and three replicates to evaluate some biochemical and physiological traits on four groundcover plants (lolium...

this study was undertaken to investigate the effect of long-term reduced tillage on grain yield, grain quality, and weed infestation of spring wheat. the experimental variables were three tillage systems: (a) conventional tillage (ct): shallow ploughing (10-12 cm) and harrowing after harvest of the previous crop, ploughing (25-30 cm) in the autumn; (b) reduced tillage (rt): only a cultivator (1...

gamma irradiation was used at different doses (80, 160 and 240 gy) on glycine max (l.) merrill cv. hill homogenous seeds. a single suitable m2 plant was selected and evaluated at m3 and m4 along with its parent and three other varieties as control in rcbd experiment in sari agricultural sciences and natural resources university’s experimental field. m-80-709 and m-160-3429 mutant lines were sig...

various researches have been carried out about benefits of accounting information and their influence on decision making of financial statements users. for example, many researches have examined the relationship between accounting variables and stock returns or stock price. this study determines and compares the relative and incremental content of accounting variables, too. for this purpose, th...

plants are almost reach sources of phenolic compounds such as flavonoids which are the most importantnatural antioxidants. antioxidant compounds are essential for protecting human body against oxidativestress. however use elicitors could increase the antioxidant activity of plant. the purpose of this studywas to evaluate the effects of chitosan on the content of phenolic and flavonoid compounds...

This study evaluated a WebCT course content management (CCMS) system at the University of Botswana. Survey methodology was used and questionnaires were distributed to 503 students selected from six faculties, and an in-depth interview were conducted involving (20) twenty lecturers who teach via the WebCT platform. Findings reveal that, generally, WebCT CCMS is doing well at the University of Bo...

Business models used in the software industry constantly evolve. Organizations reconfigure their business models through various means and mergers and acquisitions (M&As) is one of the way. Recent past has witnessed a high frequency of M&As in the software industry. There are some unique factors that potentially influence M&As in the software industry. Using theoretical arguments, this study de...