Aims: To develop aloe based packagings films and evaluate the antimicrobial activity, physicochemical and mechanical properties at different proportions of Aloe debrana extract, papaya leaves extract, gelatin and glycerol. Study Design: Completely randomized design (CRD) Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4201
Nutrients assay of raw and fermented African Star Apple seeds were evaluated. The proximate analyses differ (p<0.05) significantly between the raw (RSA) and processed (FSA) Chrysophyllum africanum seed in crude protein, lipid, dietary fibre and soluble carbohydrate. Protein va...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/2977
Aims: This study examines the consumption pattern and the existing methods of kunun production in some selected states of Central Nigeria. Study Design: Field data collection using structured questionnaires on the demography, geographical spread, production and consumption patter...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/5000
Aims: This paper describes a fast-lock, low-power, low-jitter and good duty-cycle correction capability delay locked loop with double edge synchronization which is mainly used in clock alignment process. A clock aligner’s task is to phase-align a chip internal clock with a refere...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3857
Aim: A study of energy and exergy analyses was carried out on a thermal power plant in order to investigate the interaction effects of coupling sections of the plant and overall system. Study Design: Simulation, energy and exergy analyses were used. Place and Duration of study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4802
Aim: To examine the organoleptic and microbial quality of three fish species namely African red snapper(Lutjanus agennes), Mullet (Mugil cephalus) and Catfish (Chrysichthys walkeri) smoke-dried using rubber wood (Hevea brassillensis). Study Design: Factorial experiment laid in co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4087
Human gait is a non-linear complex process requiring appropriate mathematical measuring tools. Entropy is a measure that quantifies regularity in time series: the more predictable a series is the lower the entropy value. The mathematical methods used to estimate entropy have evol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4698
Aims: To investigate the levels of some physicochemical parameters in sediments collected from seven dams in Katsina State and establish possible explanations for the observed trends. Study Design: It is an analytical Study. Place and Duration of the study: The study was carried...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4181
This study was carried out to investigate the correlation among municipal solid waste pollution, fecal coliform water pollution and water-borne diseases such as; typhoid and diarrhea in Juba city, South Sudan. Water samples were collected from the river Nile, boreholes and a well...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4240
Aims: This research investigates the influences of low methoxyl pectin (LMP) and sorbitol on the morphology and secondary structure of beta-lactoglobulin (BLG). Methodology: The effects of pH and temperature on the structure of the nano-complexes containing BLG, BLG-LMP and BLG-L...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/2261