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Methanol and water soluble extract of Detarium microcarpum Guill and Perr effect of Roo-knot nematode (Meloidogyne javanica) were studied in Laboratory of the Department of Crop Protection, Modibbo Adama University of Technology, Yola in 2014. Root-knot nematode (M. javanica) juvenile mortality in the Laboratory and chemical compound responsible were ascertained.

Asia is the largest populous continent on earth with 30% of the world's land area and 60% of the world's current population as of 2013. It also has the highest growth rate today, and its population almost quadrupled during the 20th century. Asia has the two most populous countries in its borders: China with an estimated population of 1.36 billion and India with 1.26 billion in 2013. The present paper is concerned with the study of the nature of demographic transition in Asia across the countries.

The research on asset volatility in financial market is the foundation of finance. To measure and predict asset volatility accurately, Bollerslev built a generalised ARCH (GARCH) model based on the ARCH model. The GARCH process is often preferred by financial modelling professionals because it provides a more real-world context than other forms when trying to predict the prices and returns of financial instruments. It is the general process for a GARCH model involves three steps.

The sociology of leisure has always drawn the attention of the academicians. In particular, the discussion on the leisure activities of the older adults has moved to the front burner in the developmental sciences such as applied gerontology in the recent years. That’s because the later years are relatively seen as free time for the individual despite the body constraints due to aging. However, the planning and management of leisure time are extremely considered by the aged regarding their cultural habits.

The objective of this work is to examine the harmonization mechanism trough the creation process of a new food and wine law in Bosnia and Herzegovina, combining domestic wine regulations and European legislative frameworks. The aim is to understand the genesis of the conflict that hinders the development process and represents a barrier to trade liberalization. This paper analyzes criteria and implications of Europeanization and integration process, focusing on mechanism of assistance to pre-candidate countries. The EU’s model of quality food legislation (PDO and PGI) is taken as example.

The recreation types of individuals started to vary with the changing world, depending upon the regional differences or their country conditions. The effects of recreation activities becoming the requirement of the changing world on people by active and passive participation arouse interest. Starting from this point of view, in this study, the benefits perceived from leisure by people actively and passively participating in recreation activities were examined from physical, psychological and social aspects.

A shift in emphasis toward language learners over the last two decades has generated a great interest of research focusing on learners’ individualities and language learning. In most EFL context, particularly in Yemen, teaching of English language is still dominated by the teacher-centered approach that almost ignores learners’ different characteristics. The use of instruction that is not responsive to learners’ needs results in ineffective learning. Multiple intelligences (MI) theory stimulated teachers to adopt teaching activities that accommodate learners’ needs.

Agriculture is the lifeblood of majority of people in southern Africa. It has been the mainstay of development path for years in the region, and it remains the most important sector for food, income and employment for many southern Africans. Whilst subsistence farming is historically the most practiced form of agriculture in southern Africa, there are many parts of southern Africa where agriculture demonstrated its possibility of becoming a growth sector in economic terms. The case in point here is the ‘granary economy’ of Lesotho in the 19th Century.

While ever increasing demand for healthcare services after allowance of 100% FDI under automatic route in health care sector, on one hand, brings enormous opportunities and huge potentials for profits causing foreign players and non resident Indians to enter the Indian healthcare market. On another hand, this huge potential and profit making opportunities has been a constant pressure on health care providers and administrators to meet as well as to satisfy the ever increasing expectation of patients.

Background and Objectives: The body mistakenly considers some parts of its own system as pathogen and attack them, are known as autoimmune diseases. The auto-immune diseases are Rheumatoid Arthritis(RA), SLE, etc. are growing day by day worldwide. Till date no aetiological agents are documented for this disease. This study is carried out to with objective to find out the screening accuracy of RF and AntiCCP. Method: The study is based on 290 clinically suspected subjects. Cross-sectional cohort study design was used.