Spring discharge hydrographs can provide information on karst aquifer connectivity and responses to precipitation. However, few studies have conducted time-series analyses of spring over multi-decadal time scales. We examine daily for three large springs precipitation adjoining weather stations during 1928–2019 in the Salem Plateau southern Missouri, one major regions USA. For different periods...

The applicability of classical heterogeneous nucleation theory for an inoculated Al-18.6Si (wt pct) alloy was investigated. Nucleation model proposed by Perepezko used to study heterogenous primary silicon in phosphorus-inoculated alloys. For this system, the temperature found be most crucial variable model. If a spherical cap is assumed nucleation, then contact angle changes only interfacial e...

Abia state faces severe soil erosion problem which affects agricultural production and poverty of crop farmers. The use vetiver grass strips technology (Vgt) helps control erosion, enhance yield, increase farmers’ income reduce poverty. However, there is a dearth information on the effect adoption Vgt. in State. Therefore, status adopters State was investigated. 250 farming households were rand...

Abstract Poverty is a critical factor affecting subsistence of farmers in Nigeria, especially rural areas. The study examined determinants poverty among farming households Adamawa State, Nigeria. Specifically, the research objectives were to: describe socio-economic characteristics respondents, determine status and examine respondents. Primary data used for studies generated from 255 who select...

Ending poverty in all its forms and places by 2030 is number one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). However, less than a decade to time set for actualizing this goal, still pervasive Nigeria more endemic among farmers rural areas. Entrepreneurship seen as veritable tool alleviate stimulate economic growth some developing countries including Nigeria. Howbeit, little known about rela...

Transsexuals have to face multiple medical, social and bureaucratic problems. These problems are not only encountered before the transformation, but also during and after medical procedures. In the search for improvement of transsexual individuals' quality of life during therapy, it seems desirable to supplement hormonal treatments with psychological explorations. This study was conducted with ...

BACKGROUND Canine allergen-specific IgE assays in the USA are not subjected to an independent laboratory reliability monitoring programme. HYPOTHESIS/OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to evaluate the agreement of diagnostic results and treatment recommendations of four serum IgE assays commercially available in the USA. METHODS Replicate serum samples from 10 atopic dogs were submitted t...

The efficacy of a 65% permethrin spot-on formulation (Defend EXspot, Schering-Plough Animal Health Corp., Union, NJ) against the dog louse, Trichodectes canis de Greer 1778, was studied. Fourteen dogs naturally infested with T. canis were evenly and randomly allocated to treatment with 65% permethrin administered at the label dose rate of 1 or 2 ml per dog or to an untreated control group. Lous...