This work investigates the components of Kaolin (nzu) in the five South Eastern states of Nigerian and the possible health benefits by using Neutron Activation analysis. The results of the investigation show the concentration of eighteen elements. These elements are Mg, Al, Ti, V...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25418
This paper presents the effectiveness of Principal Component Analysis (PCA) technique in analyzing iris texture by performing dimensionality reduction and extracting unique feature codes of images for efficient ethnicity classification using iris images from African and two Asian...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26131
Aims: To evaluate the opinions of the automotive trainers on the extent to which their training programs were futuristic in content and organization. To establish whether the training was in line with changes in technology in industry; the main emphasis of training and suggestion...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25391
The drive to ascertain the paleodepositional environments of the inland sedimentary basins of Nigeria, necessitates a detailed biostratigraphy studies of limestone-shale sequences of Gboko Formation; Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria. A total of 26 representative samples were collecte...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/10869
Production of methanol from methane was investigated by a low pressure impulse discharge on the surface of the water without using catalysis. Methane was introduced above the water surface and mixed with steam generated by the heat supplied by the discharge. Discharge parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26682
In this paper, the energy dependence of saturation thickness for Sn target has been investigated at different gamma rays photon energies of 122, 511 and 662 keV using backscattering technique. The back scattered photon spectra for different thicknesses (0.2 – 2.13 cm) of tin (50S...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26514
The effect of dietary fortification of two levels of bakers yeast and yeast plus Lactobacilli against negative control and positive control (antibiotic) was assessed on in vitro gas production (IVGP) kinetics and methane production at 24 hours incubation. A concentrate diet was f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19166
Aims: Is building a model for assessing students’ research competence. Study Design: Experimental testing of the assessment model for students’ research competence. Place and Duration of Study: Students (n=648, 2009, 2010 и 2011 enrolment years) at technical university – Kuban St...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26339
Arsenic and lead have been reported to have toxic effect on human and animal health. Wooden electric and telephone poles have been known to be treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) in an effort to preserve them from decay, termites, insects, and rot. Thus, those who work o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26255
Aim: To evaluate and compare the Effect of Different Surface Treatments and Varying Alloy Percentage on The Elemental Composition of Ni Cr Base Metal Alloy. Study Design: The elemental composition of Ni Cr alloy with different surface treatments (oxidation, sandblasting, silane c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26204