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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the keywordsWhat Accounts for Growth in African AgricultureGuy B. Nkamleu, Kalilou Sylla, Abdoulaye ZononEmpirical relationships between the rates of growth and total factor productivity growth, physical input accumulation, as well as institutional and agro-ecological change is evaluated using an international panel data set on 26 African countries and covering the period 1970-2000. The analysis employs the broader framework provided by empirical growth literature and recent developments in TFP measurement. Results suggest a positive … …American Journal of Agricultural and Biological Sciences, Vol. 3, Issue 1 · 31 Mar 2008 · 7,464 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEffectiveness of Cultural Parameters on the Growth and Sporulation of Colletotrichum gloeosporioides Causing Anthracnose Disease of Mango (Mangifera indica L.)Ashutosh Pandey, Lallan Prasad Yadava, Muthukumar Manoharan et al.Colletotrichum gloeosporioides causing anthracnose which is a serious post harvest disease in mango accounting for 15-20% loss. The variation in nutritional and physiological characteristics among five isolates of C. gloeosporioides collected from different agro-climatic regions of India was investigated. All the isolates showed differential response in requirements of media, temperature and media pH for growth and sporulation. Malt Extract Agar … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 12, Issue 4 · 28 Jan 2013 · 7,917 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPractitioner and Faculty Perspectives on the Career Preparation Of Entry-Level Public AccountantsKathryn Simms, Enrique ZapateroEntry-level public accountants in the U.S. must satisfy a litany of historically unparalleled requirements and demands. This unique set of challenges calls forth new questions about how effectively entry-level accountants are navigating the divide between their conceptual educations and the practical rigors of public practice. To examine these questions, we relied on qualitative analysis predicated on a theoretical framework of … …American Journal of Economics and Business Administration, Vol. 4, Issue 2 · 18 Jun 2012 · 7,606 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractComputable General Equilibrium Techniques for Carbon Tax ModelingAl-Amin, Chamhuri Siwar, Abdul HamidProblem statement: Lacking of proper environmental models environmental pollution is now a solemn problem in many developing countries particularly in Malaysia. Some empirical studies of worldwide reveal that imposition of a carbon tax significantly decreases carbon emissions and does not dramatically reduce economic growth. To our knowledge there has not been any research done to simulate the economic impact of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 5, Issue 3 · 30 Jun 2009 · 6,950 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractRole of Cytokines in the Regulation of Glioma Tumour Growth and AngiogenesisChristina Piperi, Athanasios Zisakis, Robert W. Lea, Anastasios KalofoutisMalignant glioblastomas are the most common type of primary brain tumors accounting for more than 50% of all intracranial gliomas. Due to their aggressive nature, recurrent growth, and their extremely poor prognosis for survival, research approaches have made little progress in advancing treatment of these tumours which have the ability of both modulating host immune function and neutralizing immune-based therapies. … …American Journal of Immunology, Vol. 1, Issue 3 · 30 Sep 2005 · 6,868 accessesView PDF Cite

Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractStructural Analysis of Furniture Hardware Industry in TurkeyTuncer DilikFurniture hardware plays an important role in the appearance, comfort and function of the furniture. In this study, Turkish furniture hardware companies were examined for their technical and economical characteristics, production materials, standards and surface treating methods, legal structures as well as foreign and domestic trade policies. Altogether, 67 companies accounting for 80% of the hardware production were examined. In … …American Journal of Applied Sciences, Vol. 2, Issue 7 · 31 Jul 2005 · 7,057 accessesView PDF Cite