Elemental metal pollutants concentration levels and their distribution in soils obtained from farmlands along the bank of river Ngadda and Alau dam in Maiduguri, Borno State, North-East of Nigeria is presented. The study was aimed at determining the levels of contamination of soi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/27146
In this study, the thermodynamic parameters and adsorption kinetics of methylene blue (MB) onto Turkish green clay (TGC) from Gurpinar in Van, Turkey were investigated in aqueous solution through batch adsorption experiment. Turkish green clay was used in this study for the first...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/30677
Aims: The aim of the present study is to report the volatile compounds identified in the essential oils obtained by hydrodistillation from the various parts of B. orellana. Study Design: The design includes the extraction of essential oil from air-dried leaves, seeds, seed-pods a...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/30587
Adaptation comprises one of the pertinent issues related to climate vulnerable countries like Bangladesh. Bangladesh is particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change with its manifestations being felt every year in the form of various natural disasters such as...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/30623
A study was conducted to profile poverty in rural households based on income diversification. The effect of diversification of income sources on poverty was investigated. Multistage sampling procedure was employed to select the representative farming households for the study. Sur...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/29462
Gallium nitride (GaN) based semiconductor devices are expected to play an important role in developing the next-generation power converters. With some intrinsic features, e.g., low switching power loss and high breakdown voltage, GaN MOSFETs can be used to realize high power dens...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/30062
John B. Edet, Nnanake-Abasi O. Offiong, Akwaowo I. Inyangudoh, Idorenyin E. Moses, Emediong N. Ntukidem, Faith M. Umah & Owen P. Ukafiaf·Archives of Current Research International·2016
Physicochemical and microbial characterization of a groundwater source in an induction camp sited in Oyo state, Nigeria was conducted between April, 2016-June, 2016, to determine its fitness for drinking using standard analytical methods. The water quality index derived mainly fr...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/29785
Aims: The study was conducted to determine the possible use of baobab leaf meal (BLM) as a feed ingredient in livestock feeding and its effects on growth performance of the animals. Study Design: Completely Randomized Design (CRD) was used for the study. Place and Duration of St...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/29169
Mamadou Lamine Ndiaye, El Hadji Amath Diodio Ndiaye, Vieux Boukhaly Traore, Amadou Tahirou Diaw & Aboubacker Chedikh Beye·Archives of Current Research International·2016
In many Southern African countries, climate change observed these last years, had serious consequences on the environment and the well-being of urban populations. This study aims to analyze the consequences due to rainfall variability and urban dynamics in the Commune of Ouakam....
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/30214
This study determines the long run association between external debt default, domestic debt outstanding, external reserve and balance of trade over a period of thirty five years from 1981 to 2015. The secondary data covering the period of the study were sourced from the Central B...
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Research Article10.9734/ACRI/2016/29976