606 articles for “Growth Effect”

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordPetroleum Hydrocarbon Pollution of Mangrove Swamps: The Promises of Remediation by Enhanced Natural AttenuationF. A. Orji, A. A. Ibiene, O. C. UgboguProblem statement: The Remediation by Enhanced Natural Attenuation (RENA) is currently being used as a cleanup technology in polluted environments in the Niger Delta and other parts of the globe. The effectiveness of RENA as a remediation technology in the most recent time has been challenged by few authorities. The deleterious effects of pollutants on the environment have led to … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 2 · 12 May 2012 · 8,225 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordDetection of Aberrant Data Points for an effective Effort Estimation using an Enhanced Algorithm with Adaptive FeaturesS. Malathi, S. SridharProblem statement: The spiraling growth of IT industry has witnessed an unprecedented change in the software development paradigm, from algorithmic models to machine learning techniques. At present, there are no standard methods to predict the accuracy of software cost estimation, which is an important goal of the software community. Approach: This study proposes a simple and systematic algorithmic procedure for … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 8, Issue 2 · 21 Nov 2011 · 7,094 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordAn Effective Contributory Re-Keying Approach to Compute Conference KeyD. Thilagavathy, M. RajaramProblem statement: With the explosive growth of and internet and web applications many emerging group-oriented distributed applications such as tele/video-conferencing, multiplayer games are based on group communication model that need security services such as privacy and data integrity Hence a secure distributed group key agreement is required to establish and authenticate a common group key for secure and private communication. … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 7, Issue 8 · 15 Jul 2011 · 6,643 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordEffects of Extractants on the Yields and Selected Chemical Characteristics of Humic Acids Isolated from Tropical Saprists PeatLee Jia Huey, Osumanu Haruna Ahmed, Nik Muhamad Ab. MajidProblem statement: Humic acids are beneficial to soil aggregation, binding of heavy metal, plant growth and many more. However, the isolation of Humic Acids (HA) from its origin is not only time-consuming, but the isolation is also affected by factors such as temperature and the types of extractants and their concentrations. Different concentrations of extractant are said to alter the … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 7, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2010 · 7,503 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordProduction and Roles of Glial Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 in Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1-Associated Dementia Neuroinflammation: A ReviewC. Chao, A. GhorpadeProblem statement: Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1) and its cognate targets, the Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMPs), were differentially expressed in human brain samples with or without HIV-1 infection or HIV-1 Encephalitis (HIVE). Approach: A through literature review demonstrated that cell culture models of Central Nervous System (CNS) cell types had been used to illustrate the intricate temporal patterns of TIMP-1/MMP expression, … …American Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol. 5, Issue 4 · 31 Dec 2009 · 6,953 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessAll words, across the recordTropospheric Ozone Effects on the Productivity of Some Crops in Central Saudi ArabiaAkram Ali, Ahmad Alfarhan, Ernest Robinson et al.This study was conducted to evaluate damaging degree of ambient ozone (O3) levels in certain economically important crops in typical areas of the central KSA (Riyadh). Daily mean ozone concentrations were recorded by portable O3 analyzers in the center of Batha, Naseem, Oleya and Industrial City, from the beginning of October, 2006 to middle of June, 2007. Maseef area was … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 4, Issue 6 · 31 Dec 2008 · 7,247 accessesView PDF Cite