Volume 15, No 2 October, 2006

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Contents

An Evaluation of the Artesian System of the Anambra Basin Southeastern Nigeria                             140-150
B.N. Nfor, L.O. Chukwuemeka, J.E. Ogala and S.B. Olobaniyi

Analysis of Farmers’ Tree Growing Objectives in Claveria, Philippines                                                     151-158
Abedullah, Abdul Ghafoor and Asif Maqbool

Characteristics of Centrifugal Pump Handling Stable Oil-in-Water Emulsions                                         159-168
A.H. Hammoud and M.F.Khalil

Using the Young Farmers’ Club (YFC) Scheme to Stem the Spread of Cultism in
Our Secondary Schools in Delta State, Nigeria                                                                                                 169-179
George M.M. Ugbomeh

Farmers Perception on Mining Activities and Environment in
Iwajowa Local Government Area of Oyo State, South-Western Nigeria                                                     180-189
M.G. Olujide

Fire Resistance Testing of Concrete Beams Reinforced by GFRP Rebars                                               190-200
Amr W. Sadek, M. El-Hawary and Amr S. El-Deeb

Attitude of Nigerian University Students Towards Entreprenureship Education                                     201-206
Raymond Uwameiye and Bridget Esele Uwameiye

Physicochemical Characterization of Starches from Jamaican Yams (Dioscorea SPP.):
Potential for Pharmaceutical Exploitations                                                                                                         207-219
Cliff K. Riley, Andrew O.Wheatley andHelen N. Asemota

Identification of Nitrogen Sources in the Groundwater of Kuwait Using Nitrogen Isotopes                 220-234
H. Naseeb, A. Akber, A. Alhadad, E. Al-Awadi and A. Bushihri

Independent Effect of Water Content in Rockwool® on Water Use,
Growth and Production of Greenhouse Sweet Pepper                                                                                     235-244
A.M.R. Abdel-Mawgoud, Y.N. Sassine, Y. Ghora and E. Heuvlink

Analysis of the Heat Equation with Non-Local Radiation Terms in a
Non-Convex Diffuse and Grey Surfaces                                                                                                             245-254
Naji A. Qatanani

Testing the Persistence of Growth Rates in Some European Countries
Using Fractional Integration                                                                                                                                     255-261
Luis A. Gil-Alana and Michal Nazarski

Modeling the Contribution of Desalination Plants of Saudi Arabia to
the Salinity of the Red Sea Waters                                                                                                                         262-269
H.H. Al-Barwani

Screening and Molecular Characterization of Xylanase-Producing Bacteria from Damp Straw         270-276
SMR Islam, MR Islam, MA Hakim and Md. Shahjahan

Application of Non Linear Height and Diameter Growth Models for
the Management of Nauclea diderichii (De Wild & Th. Dur.) in a Tropical Rain Forest                             277-286
U.N., Ureigho and J.S.A., Osho

Cellobiose Octaacetate (COA) Enhance the Production of Cellulase by Aspergillus Fumigatus         287-294
M. N. Nipa, S. Sultana, SMR Islam and M. A. Hakim