The nutrient composition and the acceptability of biscuit from composite flours of wheat and Pleurotus sajur-caju (PSC) mushroom were evaluated. Pleurotus sajur-caju (PSC) mushroom was dried, processed into flour and used to substitute wheat flour as composite flour. The composit...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2017/35686
The work of Abraham Maslow and his hierarchy of needs has been referred to for decades. However, his ideas and concepts regarding basic needs still require review and reflection in this current zeitgeist. This paper reviews some of the issues confronting teachers relative to Masl...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/42858
An improved charcoal stove was designed, constructed and tested in this study to evaluate the thermal performance and combustion efficiency. The evaluation was done in order to know its performance when compared with the commonly found charcoal stove in the locality. Boiling wate...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/43498
Infrared thermography offers to the distribution operators the possibility to monitor their critical equipment. Early knowing the faulty or defective equipment the operators have the ability to evaluate the faults. With this knowledge, electric power distribution companies can av...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/43672
This study assessed the impact of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) on the performance of commercial banks in Nigeria for the period 1991 to 2012 using data sourced from 11 sampled commercial banks in Onitsha, Anambra State. This study applied Ordinary Least Square a...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/25120
This study characterized 1018 steel case-hardened in processed cassava leaves. The microstructures, phases and case depths of treated samples were characterized and the effect of soaking time on case depth was determined. Standard specimens machined from 1018 steel were pack-cyan...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/42632
The performance of two-chambered low-cost microbial fuel cell (MFC) with cassava wastewater was evaluated for the effective treatment of polluting content. Two 30 L plastic containers were used to serve as anode and cathode chamber. The electrodes were made from readily available...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/42791
Aims: To profile and address matters surrounding ochnaflavone (1), derivatives and analogues. Methodology: Papers concerning ochnaflavone, derivatives and analogues were accessed from search engines such as google scholar and pubmed. Results: Ochnaflavone and derivatives are comp...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/43042
Malaria is still a great public health concern in all endemic areas despite many control interventions by the national malaria control programme (NMCP) for this last decade. Some researchers pointed out the importance of the implication of population in for the success of control...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/43009
The process of infiltration may be quite complex due to non-uniformity of the initial moisture content and soil properties and it is a process governed by force of gravity and capillary action. This process affects surface runoff, soil erosion, and groundwater recharge. It is imp...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2018/41974