African Journals Online
Discovery and Innovation

Volume 10, Number 3/4, December 1998

EDITORIAL

An Overview of Africa's Marine Resources: Their Utilization and Sustainable Management Keto E Mshigeni. Page 121.

NEWS AND REPORTS

Taking a Stand: Cultivating a new Relationship with the World's Forests. Janet N Abramovitz Page 127.

Olara A Otunnu Appointed to Carnegie Corporation's Board. Page 131.

From Structure to Meaning - An Overview to Understanding Architecture in the non-western Societies. Crispino Ochieng Page 133.

SHORT COMMUNICATION

Influence of Temperature and Solar Radiation on the Degradation of 14c-Dichloro-Diphenyl Tricholo-Methane (DDT) in Nigeria. J I Olaifa, G J Adetunji, L A Tubosun, A Olayinka and J A Adedokun. Page 137.

Science and Technology-based careers for African students: Perceptions. Ike Sikakana Page 141.

REVIEWS

Economic Analysis of Production Relationships Among Cash and Food Crops: The Case of Maize, Sunflower and Cotton Production in Machakos District, Kenya. M M Kavoi and S G Mbogoh. Page 144.

Excavation Water Harvesting in Sudano-Sahelian Nigeria: Problems and Prospects. John Onu Odihi. Page151.

RESEARCH

Incidence and Distribution of Banana nematodes and weevils in Kenya. Waudo, S W, Seshu Reddy, K V and Lubega, M C. Page 164.

Air Pollution Studies of the Highest point of the Dar es Salaam City by X-Ray Fluorescence Analysis. Yusuf Koleleni. Page170.

Charactersitics of Bacteria from Medicine Dispensing Bottles Sold in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. T G Sokari and L T Kigigha. Page 178.

Synthesis of Novel Exotic, Inorganic Complexes. Part III: Platinum (II) Complexes of Some Bidentate Imidazole, Benzimidazole and Benzothiazole Ligands. A C Ukwuzee. Page 183.

A Case for Modified Free Survey for Small-Scale Farming in Developing Agriculture. A O Ogunkunle and A S Umweni. Page 187.

Space-Time Characteristics of the Maximum and Minimum Radiation Power values in Kenya. L A Ogallo and P K Runamu. Page 193.

The Effect of Ammonium Sulphate or Sodium Nitrate on Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) in Kalanchoe Species I: Titratable Acidity, Water Potential, Malate and Nitrate Content. M N Makobe, A K Misra and J N Macharia. Page 208.

The Effect of Ammonium Sulphate or Sodium Nitrate on Crassulacean Acid Metabolism (CAM) in Kalanchoe Species II: Phosphoenol pyruvate carboxylase activity, soluble protein content and CO₂ exchange. M N Makobe, A K Misra and J N Macharia . Page 217.

Effects of Partial Replacement of Cement in Lightweight Concrete (Sandcrete) Blocks by a Known Pozzolan. E H Alabo, C A Dike and S P Ikechi. Page 225.

Fatty acid composition of the catfish - 1: Heterobranchus longifillis (Pisces: Clariidae) and Chyrsichthys nigrodigitatus (Pisces: Bagridae) reared in tropical fresh waters. Idoniboye-Obu, T I E and V Omuaru. Page 233.

Household Food Security, Dietary Intake Adequacy and Nutritional Status of a Rural Population in South-Eastern Nigeria. E C Okeke and D O Nnanyelugo. Page 240.

The Role of Lipids in Iron (II) and MPTP-Induced Hepatic Cell Death in Mice. Akubugwo, Iroha, E and Nwanze, E A C. Page 245.

Positive Inotropic Effect of the Extract of Adansonia Digitata (Linn) on Isolated Atrial muscle of the Rat. Ashorobi R B and Joda A O. Page 250.

Physico-Chemical Studies of 1-Phenyl-3-Methyl-4(P-Nitrobenzoyl) Prazolone-5 and its Mg(li), Ni(li) and Cu(li) Complexes. M O C Ogwuegbu. Page 255

Further modification of Rosin-Rammler distribution function. F T Olorunsogo. Page 264

ANNOUNCEMENTS Page 270.