This study examined the physical and mechanical properties of thermally and chemically modified Leucaena leucocephala wood. Sample planks were obtained from Akure and reduced to defect-free samples of 20 mm × 20 mm × 60 mm. Wood samples were oven dried to a constant weight at 103...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i229744
Lately, even in Romania, the interest in ecological homes has begun to take on proportions. Hugged by curiosity, but especially by reorienting towards a (more) healthier lifestyle, people seek to find out as much detail as possible about them - thus capturing the outline and the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i229742
Carvedilol is a β- adrenergic receptor blocker, and it has the ability to decrease the heart rate, myocardial contractility and myocardial oxygen demand. It competitively blocks β-1, β-2 and α-1 receptors. it also lacks sympathomimetic activity and has vasodilating properties tha...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i229740
Lifestyle patterns which include diet, level of physical activity, alcohol consumption, smoking and stress are capable of having both positive and negative effect on various health indicators such as anthropometric, cardiovascular and metabolic parameters of body physiology. This...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i116192
This paper investigated the effectiveness of spent mushroom compost (SMC) of Pleurotus florida in the biodegradation of crude oil contaminated soil for a period of 42 days. The crude oil contaminated soil was supplemented with different concentrations of the SMC of P. florida thr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i116188
The study aims to investigate the characterising features of off-season water supplies in the Kwahu-Abetifi Township, situated in the Kwahu-East District of Ghana. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was employed for this research. The study was conducted in the Kwahu East distr...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i116181
Anthropogenic activities around Chepalungu forest has lead to its reduction in size and has resulted in its degradation. Continued dependency on this forest may result in its total depletion despite its high biological diversity and the value of its natural resources. Farmers in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i116184
Nigeria has witnessed crises which have threatened its peace and security since independence. In the last few decades, especially from the usurpation of administrative powers by the military, Nigerian societies have been undergoing difficult times vis-à-vis ethnoreligious conflag...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v2i116172
This study was carried out to examine the adsorption isotherm (Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin, and Dubinin Radushkevich adsorption isotherm) of Pb(II) and Cu(II) in order to determine the maximum adsorption capacity of chicken feather, CF. Equilibrium sorption of Pb(II) and Cu(II)...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i413094
This paper aims at estimating the trend of climate change and examining its effect on agriculture in Egypt. The study focused on the changes in air temperature and rainfall. The monthly time series data was obtained from the World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal on tem...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i413090