Aims: Investigations were carried out to determine the mycoflora and moisture content of garri sold in Anyigba, Kogi State. Methodology: Samples of white and yellow garri collected from two major open markets namely; Garage and Anyigba old markets were used for the study. Enumera...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23670
Zygophyllum coccineum L. (Family Zygophyllaceae) was collected from two habitats namely Wadi Hagul and Nile Delta coast. Plant leaves from both habitats contained appreciable content of total phenols and total flavonoids. The contents of these compounds were remarkably higher in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24540
Fish is one of major sources of dietary protein in Nigeria, as such; private and public fish ponds abound across the country. Fish pond owners across the country face multiple problems such as seepage, ponds overtopped, subsidence, dike crack, reduction and settlement and piping...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24815
This is a very short research work representing an homage to the regretted Professor George Isac, Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, Royal Military College of Canada, P.O. 17000, Kingston, Ontario, Canada, K7K 7B4. Professor Isac introduced the notion of “nuclear con...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24007
Tourism is one of the rapidly growing service industries. Jakarta as one of the tourism destinations in Indonesia, has a variety of unique attractions such as culture, shopping and historical attractions. One of the goals of tourism in Jakarta is the Old City. Tourism Area Develo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25435
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the protective antioxidant capacity of edible wild plants in the decreasing effect of ultraviolet B (UVB) on the skin of albino mice. Study Design: Thirty skin biopsies were taken from the mice to detect and compare the hyperplastic eff...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23989
Solar dryer was developed and comparison between using solar energy and air-sun drying methods with sliced plantain and maize (shelled corn) were assessed. The dryer consist of a solar collector panel (concentrator type), a thermal storage unit and a drying chamber. The solar cha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24682
Information, now a day, is considered equally valuable as monetary resources. Extension communication media disseminate precious information that can change the life of many rural poor farmers. This study was progressed with the purpose determining shrimp farmers usage and prefer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24637
This paper is going to deal with the topic of trust within real existing leadership relations. The design tries to test trust and trustworthiness in ongoing relations of leaders and followers in existing companies in order to gain more validity of data than other designs, often u...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25073
The article presents a system, including a multi-sensor instrument, for measuring, recording, processing and displaying the level of biologically active UV-B radiation. The multi-sensor instrument comprises of solar erythemal UV detectors distributed on a spherical (faceted) dome...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24334