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The shea tree is an indigenous and exclusive asset in West and Central Africa and particularly abundant in the Northern Savannah areas of Ghana where shea butter constitutes a key source of income for local women. The objectives of this research were to describe the capacity level of women as traditional shea butter processors and to analyze factors which affected women’s capacity in processing shea butter as a traditional home industry.

Three different artificial substrata (Luffa egyptica, Leaf palm and artificial fibers at each habitat) were used as artificial substrates and fixed on a stainless-steel frame model. Luffa egyptica recoded the highest individual numbers, while the artificial fibers did not record any individuals, with no evidence of any amphipod individuals attached. The most common algal habitats were Sargassum dentifolium and Cystosaira crinite. Moreover, the highest number of the individuals of C.

The study was conducted to investigate the effect of cypermethrin and diazinon on haematology of Labeo rohita (H.) in glass aquaria. Twelve batches of fish were exposed to two concentrations of cypermethrin (0.15 and 0.30 l/L) and diazinon (0.002 and 0.004 ml/L) for 96 hours and three batches of fish were treated as control. The blood parameters viz., total WBC and RBC count, Hb, PCV, MCV, MCH and MCHC values were analyzed using standard methods. A decrease in WBC and RBC count, Hb and PCV values were found in both concentrations of cypermethrin exposure (P<0.05).

Climate change is essentially a long term phenomenon and is supposed to be gradual in its impact for most part. Integrated assessment combining insights of many disciplines is used as a primary tool in order to follow the causal chain of events from perturbations in the environment to the final outcomes. This can be done by first assessing the vulnerability of different regions to climatic change and then quantifying its impact on agriculture using the long term data.

The agricultural input market in Nigeria is inefficient, which constitutes a major constraint to achieving national food security. Policies for developing agri-input market must adopt a demand-driven process; thus, this paper aimed at identifying the factors that determine the demand for improved agricultural seed as a basis for the formulation of agri-input policy for Nigeria. Data were obtained from National Bureau of Statistics, and farmer survey covering 300 farmers selected by stratified random sampling from the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria.

The organizational climate or work environment is the key to corporate success since it determines the attitudes and behavior of workers. Therefore, corporations and institutions need to count on periodic measurement mechanisms of their organizational climate. The primary objective of this research was to investigate the relationships between some characteristics of organizational Climate and employee Satisfaction in Bharti Airtel India Ltd at Shimla head office.

Marketing is an applied science that tries to explain and explore how firms and consumer behave in markets. Usually Marketing models are formulated and applied using standard economic theories relying on strong assumptions of rationality of consumers and firms.  Recently marketing researchers are increasingly exploring consumer behavior.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the awareness of dental problems and the referral system adopted by medical officers working in PHCs of Solapur district, Maharashtra, India.

Background: Behavioral disorder is a condition that is caused by individuals experiencing changes in their thoughts and emotions which manifest as challenging behaviors.
Objectives: To find out the prevalence rate of behavioral disorders and emotional disorders among school children and the relationship of these disorders with personal variables as well as to socio-demographic factors of the child's family.

In cases of acute appendicitis, when considering that typical symptoms are observed in only 60% of the patients, preoperative definite diagnosis carries some difficulties even for the most experienced surgeons. The necessity for diversification of diagnostic methods is a requirement to decrease the rate of negative appendectomy risk of the surgeon. The present study aimed to investigate the patient characteristics of cases who had undergone appendectomy due to acute appendicitis.