Water, sediments and catfish (Clarias gariepinus) samples obtained from two fishing settlements along River Kaduna at Shiroro and Zungeru in Niger State, Nigeria were analyzed for some selected heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn) using Buck Scientific Model 210 VGP a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19001
José James Lima da Silva-Segundo, Karinne Sousa de Araújo, Jadson Lener Oliveira dos Santos, Marina Bezerra Couto, Jainara Delane Silva Pinheiro, Walter Borges Leal Filho, Ísidra Manoela Sousa Portela Santos & Antônio Luiz Martins Maia Filho·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2015
Smoking has become a major cause of diseases worldwide. Cigarette smoking is associated with an increase in the development of a number of conditions which represent significant impact on public health. In this light the problem arises: Does exposure to cigarette smoke cause morp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18069
Aims: To study the effect of soaking in 0.20% NaOH for 8 h, followed by fermentation for 16 h on tannins content and protein fractions. Study Design: Factorial Experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Un...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19492
Noise, it is said, is any sound that is unpleasant to the ear. Medically, when it persists, it can damage the ear. Considering the ear organ, it has been said that human ears were designed to process naturally-occurring sounds, and they are beautifully adapted to handle that task...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18466
This work studies feasible trilateral thermal cycles which undergo controlled isothermal expansion path functions. The interest of the study focuses on choosing some working fluids that exhibit operating characteristics such that, first, fulfil the necessary conditions to yield h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19147
A livestock dewatering machine was designed, fabricated and evaluated to improve on-farm management of animal waste. This is in response to the need to reduce and eliminate the many challenges of improper waste handling in livestock production farms in Nigeria. The machine consis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17858
Because of the importance of fiber Bragg grating in designing new devices to meet a need range of optical communication systems, it has attracted a great deal of attention. Fiber Bragg gratings have become a key technology in many applications. They are widely used in optical com...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18898
Chemical modification of cassava starch was carried out by acetylation and the resultant modified cassava starch was blended with high quality cassava flour and wheat flour as composites for bread production. High quality cassava flour (HQCF) and cassava starch were produced from...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14309
The supply of stable power supply of electricity to consumers is the backbone of socio- economic growth of any nation and Nigeria is not an exception. The Power sector in Nigeria has multidimensional problems such as: use of overloaded power transformers in the grid substation, A...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17043
The study analyzed the inclination to superstitious knowledge in decision making among the Annangs in farming communities of Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria. Primary data from 150 randomly selected respondents from Ikot Okoro, Ikot Ubo, Ikot Ekang and Ikot Okubara villages of Abak and O...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19363