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Thermoluminescence Characterisation of Ceramic Mineral China Clay 陶瓷矿物陶瓷粘土的热释光特性研究

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-31 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V5.N1.P3

K. A. Rao, S. Ravikumar, N. Rao, K. Murthy

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An Evaluation of the Antioxidant Status and Antimicrobial Activity of the Methanol Extract of Ocimum Gratissimum 茴香甲醇提取物的抗氧化性能及抑菌活性评价

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-10 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V5.N1.P7

S. Souda, George Saramma, I. Goercke, Kelvin Chabaesele, N. Mannathoko

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引用次数: 1

Uptake of Heavy Metals from Urban Wastewater Contaminated Soils by Using Selected Crop Species of Mysuru City, India 不同作物对城市污水污染土壤重金属的吸收

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-10 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P18

R. AbhilashM, Shivanna Srikantaswamy, D. Shivakumar

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Relationship of Maternal Depression during Pregnancy and Risk of Preeclampsia 妊娠期母亲抑郁与子痫前期风险的关系

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-05 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P17

Sharda Ghoghre, T. Singh

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Physicochemical Properties of Three Different Tomato Cultivars of Telangana, India and Their Suitability in Food Processing 印度泰伦加纳3个不同番茄品种的理化特性及其在食品加工中的适用性

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-03 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P12

Ronanki Srivalli, B. Kumari, K. Maheswari, B. Prabhakar, W. Suneetha

引用次数: 4

Ambient and Elevated Ozone (O3) impacts on Potato Genotypes (Solanum tuberosum.L) over a high altitude Western Ghats location in Southern India 印度南部高海拔西高止山脉地区环境和升高的臭氧(O3)对马铃薯基因型(Solanum tuberosum.L)的影响

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-03 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P16

V. Suganthy, C. Udayasoorian

引用次数: 2

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Hepatitis B among two rural communities of the Anglophone regions in Cameroon 喀麦隆英语区两个农村社区对乙型肝炎知识、态度和行为的评估

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-03 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P13

Lem Edith Abongwa, Nyuydzedze Stanley Sunjo, Ndifor Glory Afah

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引用次数: 8

Assessment of Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metals Contents in Selected Dumpsites in Afikpo, Afikpo North, Ebonyi State, Nigeria 尼日利亚埃邦伊州阿菲克波北部阿菲克波选定垃圾场的物理化学性质和重金属含量评估

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-03 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P15

S. E. Obasi, N. Obasi, U. Dike, R. I. Igbolekwu

{"title":"Assessment of Physicochemical Properties and Heavy Metals Contents in Selected Dumpsites in Afikpo, Afikpo North, Ebonyi State, Nigeria","authors":"S. E. Obasi, N. Obasi, U. Dike, R. I. Igbolekwu","doi":"10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P15","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P15","url":null,"abstract":"The physiochemical parameters and heavy metals contents in refuse waste soils of selected dumpsites in Afikpo, Afikpo North, Ebonyi State, Nigeria were investigated using standard analytical methods. The results showed no significant (P > 0.05) differences in the temperature and moisture contents of the samples in all the sites. However, the pH, electrical conductivity, total organic carbon, total organic matter, phosphate (PO 4 3- ), sulphate (SO 4 2- ), nitrogen and carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N) varied significantly (P < 0.05) from one site to another and were always higher in the dumpsites compared to the control sites. The results also indicated that the mean values of Zn, Cu, Fe, Ni, Mn, and Pb varied significantly (P < 0.05) from one site to another and were always higher in the dumpsites compared to the control sites. In all cases, Mgbo dumpsite had the highest mean contents for all the metals followed by Amuro dumpsite, while Amaizu dumpsite had the least mean values for Cu, Ni and Mn only, Amaechara dumpsite had the least values for Zn, Fe and Pb only. These results showed anthropogenic input of heavy metals in the dumpsites and their ecological risks implications in biodiversity were discussed.","PeriodicalId":14487,"journal":{"name":"IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":"28 1","pages":"519-529"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"87221153","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

引用次数: 1

Comparative Limnological Studies in Mysuru City 迈苏尔市比较湖沼学研究

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-03 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P14

D. Shivakumar, R. AbhilashM, A. Nagaraju, N. Smitha, C. Shivalingaiah

{"title":"Comparative Limnological Studies in Mysuru City","authors":"D. Shivakumar, R. AbhilashM, A. Nagaraju, N. Smitha, C. Shivalingaiah","doi":"10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P14","url":null,"abstract":"Water security is emerging as an important and imperative issue for India. Many Indian cities are experiencing moderate to severe water shortages due to understood effects of industrialization and urbanization. These shortages would be further provoked by population stress and irrigation requirements that are major factors related to water insecurity. Around 1.2 billion people, or almost one-fifth of the world's population, live in areas of physical scarcity and 500 million people are approaching this situation. Another 1.6 billion people or almost one quarter of the world's population, are facing economic water shortage. Water use is growing at more than twice the rate of population increase in the last century. The water bodies, rivers, lakes, dams and estuaries are continuously subject to dynamic state of change with respect to the geological age and geochemical characteristics. The dynamic balance in the aquatic ecosystem is upset by human activities, resulting in pollution which is manifested dramatically as fish kill, offensive taste, odor, color, and unchecked aquatic weeds. Consequences of such human activities and discharge of sewage water makes the existence of the lakes more vulnerable. It is the prime necessary to take immediate remedial action to prevent all anthropogenic activities in the studied lakes or else the lakes will become biologically barren and will be lost forever. In the present study an attempt was made to know the physical, chemical, characteristic of lake water of selected lakes of Mysuru city.","PeriodicalId":14487,"journal":{"name":"IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences","volume":"252 ","pages":"506-518"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2016-10-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"91548816","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

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Screening of antinutrients in leaves, fruit pulp and seeds of Gishta (Annona spp.) of Ethiopia, North East Africa 东北非洲埃塞俄比亚Gishta (Annona spp.)叶片、果肉和种子中抗营养成分的筛选

IRA-International Journal of Applied Sciences Pub Date : 2016-10-03 DOI: 10.21013/JAS.V4.N3.P11

Harikrishna Ramaprasad Saripalli, P. K. Dixit

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