Carbon storage potential of windbreaks in the United States by William Ballesteros Possú, James R. Brandle, Héctor Ramiro Ordóñez

“…Carbon storage potentials for farmstead windbreaks ranged from 0.8 Mg C 300 m-1 yr-1 for a three-row of mixed tree species windbreak in the Rocky Mountain North to 12.7 Mg C 300-1 yr-1 for a ten-row of mixed tree species windbreak in Delta States region.…”
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Effects of Rearing Density on Survival, Growth, and Development of the Ladybird Coleomegilla maculata in Culture by Eric W. Riddick, Zhixin Wu

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Chromosome-scale genome assembly of the pink bollworm, <i>Pectinophora gossypiella</i>, a global pest of cotton by Amanda R Stahlke, Jennifer Chang, Sivanandan Chudalayandi, Chan C Heu, Scott M Geib, Brian E Scheffler, Anna K Childers, Jeffrey A Fabrick

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Does a Change from Whole to Powdered Food (Artemia franciscana eggs) Increase Oviposition in the Ladybird Coleomegilla maculata? by Eric W. Riddick, Zhixin Wu

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On old relations of Lie theory, classical geometry and gauge theory by Rolf Dahm

“…Here, the major result is the identification of the symmetric 20 of SU(4) comprising nucleon and Delta states as related to the quaternary cubic forms discussed by Hilbert in his work on full invariant systems. …”
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Genome and Genetic Engineering of the House Cricket (<i>Acheta domesticus</i>): A Resource for Sustainable Agriculture by Aaron T. Dossey, Brenda Oppert, Fu-Chyun Chu, Marcé D. Lorenzen, Brian Scheffler, Sheron Simpson, Sergey Koren, J. Spencer Johnston, Kosuke Kataoka, Keigo Ide

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Anatomical study on <i>Commelina diffusa</i> burn F. and <i>Commelina erecta</i> L. (Commelinaceae) by C Ekeke, J.U. Agogbua

“…Voucher specimens collected from different parts of Abia, Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States were analysed. The samples were fixed in FAA, dehydrated in series of ethanol (50%, 70% and 90%), peeled/sectioned, stained in 2% aqueous solution of Safranin O, counter stained in Alcian blue for about 3- 5 minutes, mounted in glycerine, viewed and micro-photographed using Leica WILD MPS 52 microscope camera on Leitz Diaplan microscope. …”
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SPATIAL DATABASE DEVELOPMENT FOR OIL SPILLS POLLUTION AFFECTING WATER QUALITY SYSTEM IN NIGER DELTA by H. A. Umar, H. A. Umar, M. F. Abdul Khanan, A. Ahmad, M. J. Sani, M. Z. Abd Rahman, A. Abdul Rahman

“…Results of spatial spill distribution from the Kernel density and Getis-Ord G* statistic revealed that three states of the Niger Delta namely, Bayelsa, Rivers, and Delta states are the hottest spots for oil spill occurrences and distribution. …”
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Agricultural Information Needs of Women Farmers in South-Western Nigeria: Lessons for Effective Extension Delivery by T. O Banmeke, T. A. Olowu

“…A stratified andmulti-stage random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 347 women farmers that were duly registered with the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Delta States. Frequency counts, percentages, chi-square analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in analyzing the generated data Findings reveal that 43.3% of the respondents are between 41 and 50 years, and that 83.4% are married. …”
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Agricultural Information Needs of Women Farmers in South-Western Nigeria: Lessons for Effective Extension Delivery by T. O Banmeke, T. A. Olowu

“…A stratified andmulti-stage random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 347 women farmers that were duly registered with the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Delta States. Frequency counts, percentages, chi-square analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in analyzing the generated data Findings reveal that 43.3% of the respondents are between 41 and 50 years, and that 83.4% are married. …”
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Estimating malaria burden in Nigeria: a geostatistical modelling approach by Nnadozie Onyiri

“…The highest prevalence rates were found in the Niger Delta states of Rivers and Bayelsa, the areas surrounding the confluence of the rivers Niger and Benue, and also isolated parts of the north-eastern and north-western parts of the country. …”
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Agricultural Information Needs of Women Farmers in South-Western Nigeria: Lessons for Effective Extension Delivery by T. O Banmeke, T. A. Olowu

“…A stratified andmulti-stage random sampling technique was adopted in selecting 347 women farmers that were duly registered with the Agricultural Development Programme (ADP) in Ogun, Oyo, Ondo and Delta States. Frequency counts, percentages, chi-square analysis and analysis of variance (ANOVA) were used in analyzing the generated data Findings reveal that 43.3% of the respondents are between 41 and 50 years, and that 83.4% are married. …”
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Induction of avirulence by AVR-Pita1 in virulent U.S. field isolates of Magnaporthe oryzae by Yuntao Dai, Eugenia Winston, James C. Correll, Yulin Jia

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Efficacy of Chicken Litter and Wood Biochars and Their Activated Counterparts in Heavy Metal Clean up from Wastewater by Isabel M. Lima, Kyoung S. Ro, G. B. Reddy, Debbie L. Boykin, Kjell T. Klasson

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Biofilm formation and potential virulence factors of Salmonella strains isolated from ready-to-eat shrimps. by Abeni Beshiru, Isoken H Igbinosa, Etinosa O Igbinosa

“…The ready-to-eat shrimps were obtained from open markets between November 2016 and October 2017 in Edo and Delta States, Nigeria. The occurrence of Salmonella strains in this study was 210/1440 (14.58%) of the ready-to-eat shrimp's samples. …”
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Obesity prevalence in adults and patients with hepatitis C: results from screening a population of 50 million in Egypt by Gamal Esmat, Hala Zaid, Mohamed Hassany, Wael Abdel-Razek, Magdy El-Serafy, Wafaa El Akel, Aysam Salah, Ehab Kamal, Galal Elshishiney, Islam Ammar, Khaled Kabil, Mohamed AbdAllah, Ramy Saeed, Tarek Saad, Yasser Omar, Hany Dabbous, Manal H. El-Sayed, Yehia El Shazly, Wahid Doss, Imam Waked

“…Obesity increased with age, was more prevalent in females, was more prevalent in the Nile Delta states and in urban areas. Detailed district-level prevalence for the whole country is identified. …”
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An integrated investigation of hydrocarbon pollution in Ahoada area, Niger Delta Region, Nigeria by Umar, Hafiz Aminu, Abdul Khanan, Mohd. Faisal, Shiru, Mohammed Sanusi, Ahmad, Anuar, Abdul Rahman, Muhammad Zulkarnain, Md. din, Ami Hassan

“…The GIS mapping shows that the most polluted areas in the Niger Delta Region are Rivers, Bayelsa, and Delta states. Results of the geophysical images revealed contaminants’ presence to depths beyond 20 m at some locations in the study area. …”

The quality of public sources of drinking water in oil-bearing communities in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Omosivie Maduka, Benson Ephraim-Emmanuel

“…Methods: A total of 13 samples were collected from the major sources of drinking water in six communities in Rivers, Bayelsa and Delta States, Nigeria. These were stored and transported in line with International standards to a certified environmental laboratory where physical, chemical, bacteriological and petro-chemical assessments were conducted for 27 parameters. …”
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Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of pipeline transport interdiction in Niger Delta, Nigeria by Umar, H. A., Abdul Khanan, M. F., Ogbonnaya, C., Shiru, M. S., Ahmad, A., Baba, A. I.

“…The major hotspots for oil spills in the Niger Delta region are Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states.…”
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Environmental and socioeconomic impacts of pipeline transport interdiction in Niger Delta, Nigeria by H.A. Umar, M.F. Abdul Khanan, C. Ogbonnaya, M.S. Shiru, A. Ahmad, A.I. Baba

“…The major hotspots for oil spills in the Niger Delta region are Bayelsa, Rivers and Delta states.…”
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