Aim: Acetylated potato starch (APS) is commercially available and used widely in the food industries. It is imperative to study the physical and functional properties of acetylated cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar Tropical Manihot Series (TMS) 30572 and industrial star...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14405
A high charged density sodium fluorophlogopite mica Na-4-mica, ideal chemical structure Na4Si4Al4Mg6O20F4.xH2O, was prepared by a simple and economic method using kaolinite as a source for SiO2, Al2O3 and MgO. The prepared mica was characterized by using XRD, DSC and SEM. Na-4-mi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/15191
Aims of the Study: This study was to determine the amino acid profile of two newly developed quality protein maize varieties and to develop variety-diagnostic molecular markers. Methodology: Two new maize varieties, named MUDISHI 1 and MUDISHI 3 have been developed by breeders an...
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Research Article10.9734/BBJ/2015/15729
Steeping of dormant jute mallow (Corchorus olitorius L.) seed in hot water at high temperature for enhanced germination, seems to be the most favoured of all other methods. Literature however, appears to be silent on the cooling protocol to adopt to ensure high quality after a se...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/12517
Aims: Marine environment is a vast but represents a largely untapped source for isolation of new microorganism having ability to produce novel bioactive compound(s). The present study was designed with an aim to discover and identify marine bacterial strain producing antibacteria...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15907
Aim: To evaluate the anaerobic microbial activities and souring potential of a Nigerian onshore oil production facility that uses zero sulfate underground water for injection. Methodology: Key functional group activities such as the ability to reduce sulfate and generate sulfide...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/13564
Aim: A ten – year retrospective study was conducted with the aim to determine the prevalence of Newcastle Disease (ND) in relation to other poultry diseases diagnosed in the State area veterinary clinics. Study Design: Retrospective study. Place and Duration of the Study: This st...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/15955
The purpose of this project is to develop a functional PN semiconductor device simulator that is modular in nature in order to allow for flexibility during programming and to allow for future development with relative ease. In addition, the program’s main goal is to provide a too...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/14434
Aims: We tested the proposed mechanism for potential sanctions, that the plant would reduce viability of non-fixing rhizobia inside nodules, performing viable Bradyrhizobium japonicum counts from co-occupied and single-occupied nodules in co-inoculated soybean plants. Study Desig...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15510
The study investigated the effect of financial wealth on private consumption in Nigeria using Modigliani-Brumberg’s [1] life cycle hypothesis and permanent income hypothesis of Freidman [2] as theoretical basis for the empirics. The data were collected from Central Bank of Nigeri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2015/13289
The study navigated insights and foresights of adolescents towards sexuality and HIV/AIDS, premised on Zimbabwean context. 147 secondary school learners (72 females, 75 males, age range 13-20 years) were the randomly sampled participants. Questionnaires based on a 5 point Likert...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/11360
Aims: To explore and identify the barriers and enablers of music provision in Australian schools, as seen through the eyes of four Melbourne-based school principals, to inform policymakers and other school leadership teams. Study Design: The study used an exploratory design. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2015/16090
Aim: Deposition of undoped and nitrogen doped amorphous diamond like carbon films and investigation of improved electrical, optical, field emission as well as structural properties of the films due to nitrogen doping. Materials and Methods: Nitrogen doped diamond like carbon (N-D...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2015/15698
An empirical study was undertaken to analyze economic resource constraints facing Ruembe outgrowers’ sugarcane and paddy production scheme by measuring quantitatively scheme’s productivity and profitability using Cobb-Douglas production function model and Gross margin. The study...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/14190
Coffee is the fifth GDP earner employing over 600,000 households in Kenya. Coffee farmers are elderly averaging 51 years and a few young; this has had an influence in adoption of new technologies and reduced coffee production from 130,000 MT in 1989 to 50,000 MT in 2012 despite i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJAEES/2015/15702