The present investigation deals with the utilization of synthetic goethite and two red soils obtained from AHALA-NSAM and NKOLOFANE as adsorbent for the removal of copper from waste water. The synthetic goethite was characterized by IR, XRD and BET where the red soils were charac...
Citric acid production from hydrolysed corn starch was optimized in this study. Response surface methodology (RSM) was employed for the analysis of the simultaneous effect of substrate concentration, broth pH and fermentation temperature on the concentration of citric acid produc...
Present research is aimed towards designing and development of environmental protection plasticizers using the fractionation heavy component in the industrial production of corn stalks as raw material. The plant-based rubber oil (PBRO) plasticizers are the reactants of the dihydr...
The study evaluated high-value African cassava varieties for primary somatic embryogenesis using axillary meristems (AM) and immature leaf lobes (LL) on picloram-based medium. The study was conducted at the Central Biotech Lab, International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IIT...
Aims: This study was aimed at screening fungal isolates from degrading wood samples for β 1,4-xylosidase production, selecting the best isolate based on the screening test to produce the enzyme through solid state fermentation of some wood shavings and determining optimum product...
Because of the technical complexities involved in the plasma heating process in most reactions a simple method has been introduced by this author in ITC/12 conference, Japan. In the present approach rather colder plasmas are stimulated by using positronium atoms as stimulus eleme...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2825
Spectral line broadening in dense plasmas is investigated for lithium He-like ion based on a microscopic quantum-statistical approach. By using thermodynamic Greens function, perturber-radiator interaction, plasma correlation and screening effects are taken into account. Ions are...
Interstitial cystitis (IC) is a debilitating disease characterized by chronic inflammation of the urinary bladder. β-Adrenergic receptor blockers appear to have a beneficial clinical effect in IC. In this paper, we review the evidence of an association between β-adrenergic recept...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/2938
Aim: The aim of this in vitro study was to analyze the shear bond strength of composite resin using two different curing light sources: halogen light (control group) for 20 or 40s, and Argon laser (test group) for 10 or 15s. Study Design: This study was carried in the Department...
Aims: The microbial diversity, fermentation dynamic and the predominant micro-organisms involved in the fermentation of African oil bean (Pentaciethra macrophylla Benth) seeds to “Ugba” traditional African food in Eastern Nigeria were investigated by analyzing the microbial commu...
Aim: Plasmepsins, a group of homologous aspartic proteinases are attractive drug targets against malaria. Plasmepsin 9 (PM9) expressed in the blood stage of malaria life cycle with unknown function has been strongly considered as a potential target. However, recombinant expressio...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2013/3023
The postharvest quality of Jew’s mallow was tested using two types of plastic liners and two temperatures, 4ºC and 10ºC. The plastic liners were normally sealed low density polyethylene and modified atmosphere package. Six quality parameters (weight loss, chlorophyll content, dec...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2873
Heritability and correlation are the key components while, conducting an experiment for some specific traits on plant breeding. Keeping in view that importance this study was carried out utilizing 10 mungbean genotypes. Field Experimental was conducted in Randomized Complete Bloc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2588
Aims: This study was carried out to determine the groundwater flow pattern in order to identify the converging centres with high yield expectations. Study Design: The study area, Okigwe District in Imo State Nigeria, lies between latitude 5º30′N to 5º57′N and longitude 7º04′E to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/3133
Aims: This research is aimed at determination of the distribution, concentrations, sources and origins of petroleum hydrocarbon in sediment. Study Design: River sediment samples were collected from five sampling sites from the sediments of River Oluwa at Agbabu bitumen deposit ar...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2013/3063