Heavy dependence on the natural environment for agricultural production in northern Ghana adversely affects the availability of agrobiodiversity and in turn household livelihoods. Farmers have over the years developed strategies for adapting to reduction in agrobiodiversity but t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3807
Aims: The present study aims to evaluate the antidiarrhoeal activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts from M. oleifera leaves by evaluating its potential as antibacterial (against pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Salmonella typhi a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3952
Aim: To evaluate the effects of fertilization on the growth performance of Cedrella odorata, Entandrophragma angolensis and Terminalia superba in nursery. Study Design: A complete randomized block design was used. Place and Duration of the Study: Screen house of the Department of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4656
The aim of this study is to measure the fuel and physiochemical properties of cashew nut oil, its biodiesel and blends with diesel fuel. The oil was extracted by soxhlet extraction method and transesterified with methanol using sodium hydroxide as catalyst. The resulting biodiese...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/1680
Aims: This paper addresses critical security challenges of the smart power grid due to the tight coupling between cyber and physical systems.It features approaches to inform utilities, policymakers, researchers, and consumers about practices to reduce the risks from cyber attacks...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3682
Aims: The nutritional quality of a non-alcoholic beverage produced from sorghum stem sheath (Poporo) spiced with alligator pepper (Aframomum melegueta). Study Design: Multifactorial design was used for this study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in the Chem...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/2298
Bio-polyols are important component in polyurethane industries. The preliminary studies into the synthesis of bio-polyol products (epoxy-polyol and epoxyl-polyurethanes) from Jatropha curcas were investigated. The reactions were followed by both Infrared and nuclear magnetic reso...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3985
Lightweight foamed concrete is recently acceptable for use in low strength capacity for building and civil construction purposes as a result of its peculiar features such as low thermal conductivity, low self weight and self compacting features hence its high workability. But it...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4242
Aims: To investigate the feasibility and the kinetic of using cow hooves (CH) as a low-cost adsorbent for the removal of methylene blue (MB) from synthetic wastewater. Place and Duration of Study: Chemistry Laboratory, Afe Babalola University, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria, from October 201...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3695
Aims: Characterization of the thermal properties of natural pumice-based lightened bricks under ASTM standards, analyzing thermal conductivity to promote thermal comfort inside buildings. Study Design: The project had four stages. The first was getting the base material (pumice)....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4430