Archives-October 2017

This paper reported the marketing of wooden doors in Abeokuta Metropolis. Data were collected through the use of structured Questionnaire administered to the traders in identified locations in Abeokuta metropolis. Descriptive statistics and budgetary techniques were used for the analysis of data collected. The results showed that marketing and trade in this product is male dominated and involved people in their active age of 26-35 years (59%). Majority of the respondents were married and most of them had formal education, at least up to secondary level. Most of the respondents were fulltime marketer and some of the marketer purchase wooden doors from Ijebu-ode and Ibadan at wholesale price. The common wood species used for doors are Gmelina aborea, Tectona grandis, Mansonia altisima, mahogany (khaya spp), Cordia millenii, Nauclea diderrichii. Majority of the respondent started the trade as apprentices. The analysis of cost and returns showed that the marketing of wooden doors is a very profitable business, the rate of returns on investment as a producer was (36.08%) and it was (16.20%) as a wholesaler/retailer. The results of Pearson chi-square showed that age, marital status, other occupations, source of capital, years of experience were the major factors by which variation in monthly profit can be explained and predicted; they were significant at 5% level. It can be concluded from this study that trade in wooden doors is a profitable venture and can provide fulltime employment. However, as the marketers depend on trees planted by the government, they might soon run out of business when the plantations are exhausted. Informed suggestions were offered towards the sustainable management of forest plantation and continued availability of raw materials for production.

Co-precipitation method was employed to synthesize the ZnO-ZnS nanocomposites with different ZnO:ZnS ratios. These prepared nanocomposites were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Scanning electron microscope (SEM), and Thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). The characterization results reveal that particles in all nanocomposites have similar size of about 30 nm. Zinc oxide may exist in the form of composite with ZnS and free from which can be seen in the XRD patterns. Though zinc oxide may exist in the different form, particles in all samples are relatively similar in size. The presence of ZnS in the composites can be seen clearly in the TGA curves.

Water quality monitoring has been high priority to determine the current conditions of the water system. Water quality indices provide the first hand assessment in a simplified manner on the quality and possible uses for irrigation. Many indices are required for specifying the quality of water for irrigation purposes as a single parameter can be restrictive at times. The intent of this paper was to put forth a quality profile of irrigation water. As a case studied, the water of Jhelum was studied. Samples were collected during the period from October 2016 to April 2017. pH, conductivity, total hardness, nitrite, alkalinity, sodium, magnesium, DO, TDS etc were analyzed. Permeability Index (PI), Kelly’s ratio, Sodium Adsorption Ratio (SAR), Magnesium Hazard (MH) was calculated based on the analytical results. It was observed that water quality profile was good and normal for irrigation purposes.

This article proposes a framework for evaluating the effectiveness of academic courses delivered over the Internet or Internet-based Distance Education (IDE). It first examines the standards set for teaching in the traditional face-to-face setting; it then reviews experiments that examined whether those same standards can be applied to IDE. Finally, it offers a series of measures that can be applied to determine the degree of success resulting from IDE. This article draws upon theoretical and empirical work in distance education, learning, instructional design, information technology, and empirical studies. The intended results are to enable a more informed evaluation of IDE and to establish a series of guidelines for effectively utilizing this media to meet or exceed established standards.

Copepods are the most abundant metazoans in marine ecosystems. They can be regarded as a keystone component of biogeochemical cycles and functioning of pelagic food webs. Their dynamic changes may affect the biomass of many fish stocks. Therefore, it’s critical to assess their distribution in this changing climate. The aim of this study was to assess the copepods distribution patterns in relation to environmental factors in the most productive upwelling ecosystem in the world: Canary Current Ecosystem (CCLME) between Cape Blanc (21°N) and Cape Bojador (26°N). Overall, we counted 19 mesozooplankton groups. Copepods constituted the highest fraction in all sampled layers during both investigated seasons (autumn and summer) since they represented at least 65% of the total mesozooplankton community. A cluster analysis allowed the definition of five main species assemblages during each season. The total copepods abundances projected on T/S, T/DO and T/chl-a diagrams showed no clear pattern in densities variation. However, when dominant species were individually projected on T/chl-a diagrams showed different distribution patterns according to their thermic and diet preferences. Multiple Analysis Factorial analysis performed between dominant species densities and major environmental factors revealed a clear positive correlation between most of species and chl-a concentration during both seasons; most of these species were phytophagous. Our finding shows that temperature and chl-a concentration seem to be the most important environmental factors and thus strongly influence the distribution of the copepod population in the CCLME. To further investigate the relationship between copepods and environmental factors we suggest adding upwelling index, which may be responsible for the major changes found in copepod distribution.

DWe are very happy to announce that from 12th October 2017, Dr. Pankaj Sharma has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He/She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Mathematics. Dr. Pankaj Sharma working as Assistant Professor, Dept. of Mathematics, Noida International University, Gautam Budh Nagar, India. The appointment of Dr.Pankaj Sharma as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. 

We are very happy to announce that from 13th October 2017, Mr.K.Hari Krishna has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He/She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Management. Mr.K.Hari Krishna working as Assistant Professor, Sphoorthy Engineering College, Naderul, Hyderabad, India. The appointment of Mr.K.Hari Krishna as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to elixirpublishers@gmail.com.

We are very happy to announce that from 14th October 2017, Dr. Rohit Bansal has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He/She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Management. Dr. Rohit Bansal working as Assistant Professor, Department of Management Studies, Vaish College of Engineering, Rohtak, India. The appointment of Dr. Rohit Bansal as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. 

We are very happy to announce that from 14th October 2017, Dr. José Luis López-Bonilla has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He/She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Mathematics. Dr. José Luis López-Bonilla working in School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering, National Polytechnic Institute, Mexico. The appointment of Dr. José Luis López-Bonilla as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal.

We are very happy to announce that from 31st October 2017, Prof. Massoud Kaykhaii has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He/She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Analytical Chemistry. Prof. Massoud Kaykhaii working as professor of analytical chemistry, University of Sistan and Baluchestan, Zahedan, Iran. The appointment of Prof. Massoud Kaykhaii as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to elixirpublishers@gmail.com.