Research Paper Archive
Mg:ca And Esp Of Irrigation Water Sources Of Ebonyi State Southeast Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Agriculture | Aug,2014
Productivity is sometimes reported to be low or high in magnesium soils or on soils being irrigated with high magnesium water even though infiltration problems may not be evident. An investigation to evaluate the magnesium and sodium ration, total hardness, exchangeable sodium percentage Percent base saturation of the surface and
Effect Of Credit Risk Management And The Value Of Bank Loans Guaranteed Under The Nigerian Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Commerce | Aug,2014
This study examines the impact of credit risks management on the value of the loans guaranteed under Agricultural Credit Guarantee Scheme Fund (ACGSF), over the period 1996-2012. Thirty six states and the Federal Capital Territory, of Nigeria constitute the population of the study. Using a sample selection formula, 30 states
An Efficient Probabilistic Algorithm For An Important Np Complete Problem In Mathematics | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Aug,2014
In this article I describe an efficient, randomized algorithm (section 3) that I think solves the 3- SAT problem (known to be NP complete) with high probability in polynomial time, and a bit of the history of the problem under consideration. In the last section I present an interesting application,
Afis Fingerprints Quality Assessment Using Self-organizing Maps | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Aug,2014
The biometric method, Automated Fingerprints Identification System (AFIS), is widely used to manage fingerprints and identify people. The identification performance of an AFIS is very sensitive to the quality of the captured fingerprint image. In this paper, the researcher performs an assessment of the quality of fingerprints in AFIS using
Demographics That Significantly Influence Fingerprints Quality In Afis | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Computer Science | Aug,2014
Research in the domain of Automated Fingerprints Identification Systems (AFIS) is advancing speedily. This study investigates the demographics that significantly influence the quality of fingerprints in AFIS of National Identification System (NIS) of Ghana. Demographics comprised of gender, date of birth (which was converted to age), region of birth, the
Determinants Of Adoption Of Conservation Agriculture In Zimbabwe's Gokwe District: A Duration Analysis | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
Since the introduction of conservation farming in Zimbabwe, adoption behaviors are still diverse and not properly documented. It is thus important to analyze adoption patterns of farming households. This study applied duration analysis model to analyze factors influencing adoption of conservation agriculture in Zimbabwe's Gokwe district.The results show that the
Willingness To Pay For Safe Water In Surulere Local Government Area Of Oyo State, Nigeria | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
There is need to access safe water because of its implications on public health and quality of life. A multistage sampling technique was used to select 80 respondents. Data used for this study was analysed through descriptive statistics and logistic regression. The logistic results revealed that marital status have a
Trade Liberalization And Profitability, Competitiveness As Well As Comparative Advantage Of Uganda’s Cotton Industry | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
This study uses Policy Analysis Matrix to investigate the impact of trade liberalization on profitability, competitiveness and comparative advantage of Uganda’s cotton industry following liberalization of the cotton industry. The results in this study are obtained from estimate of net profit margin, net output value and domestic resource cost ratio
Determinants Of Uganda’s Lint Export Following Trade Liberalization | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
This study uses imperfect substitution model to investigate determinants of Uganda’s lint export in the period following trade liberalization. The results in this study are obtained from estimates of Granger causality test and Vector Error Correction Model. The study discovered that trade liberalization has positive effect on Uganda’s lint export
Capital Market And Performance Of The Nigerian Industrial Sector Between 1970-2012 | | Researchjournali's Journal Of Economics | Aug,2014
The study investigated the relationship between capital market and performance of the Nigerian industrial sector between1970-2012. Using secondary data and employing the econometrics data analysis techniques of ordinary least square (OLS), co-integration/error correction model and granger causality test. The study revealed that capital market indices had not impacted significantly on
