This study was carried out to determine the microbiological quality of borehole water in Mosimi area in Ogun state. Microbiological and physic-chemical analyses of eleven boreholes in the area were determined and mean standard error was used to compare the results obtained. The s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16941
Optical tomography is non-invasive diagnostic technique. Mathematically, it is related to the evaluation of optical parameters from the equation of radiative transfer with diffused boundary measurements. Since the radiative transfer equation in expressed in the form of phase spac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16526
Aims: To investigate the effect of incorporating soy-flour and Aframomum danielli on quality characteristics and keeping qualities of deep-fried cowpea products (akara). Study Design: Two-way ANOVA. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Federal U...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16478
The lack of empirical data and practical advice on thermal performance and efficient use of energy in our buildings are gradually becoming a burden to the country. Amidst the recent development in the usage of curtain walls for office buildings, high utilization of energy and poo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16700
This study explored the conversion of bio waste into a valued bioceramic material for potential tissue regeneration application. Calcium silicate (β-CaSiO3) nanomaterial was synthesized from waste egg shells (CaCO3) and silica (SiO2) precursors using noninvasive but sustainable a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16811
Waste management remains a matter of concern even in the most industrialized countries. The symbiotic relationship between industrialization and population growth on one hand and waste generation on the other hand, is undeniable. In developing counties the scourge of waste manage...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/11224
The norm of elastic constant tensor and the norms of the irreducible parts of the elastic constants of potassium, Sodium and Rubidium compounds are calculated. The relation of the scalar parts norm and the other parts norms and the anisotropy of these compounds are presented. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12563
Aim: To compare the effects of Botulnium Toxin A injection of hip adductor muscles (adductor longus and brevis) and gracilis muscle on motor function, balance and gait parameters of the children with diplegic cerebral palsy. Study Design: Prospective, randomized controlled study....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16313
The use of dumpsite soils as organic manure is wide spread in developing countries like Nigeria. This study investigates the concentration of some heavy metals in vegetables grown in a farm treated with dumpsite soils in Kuru Jantar, Nigeria. Soil samples and vegetables from the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14779
In this work, we have realized an efficient implementation of stream cipher algorithm for speech data encryption and decryption. The design consists of a 128-bit non linear feedback shift register (NLFSR), a 128-bit linear feedback shift register (LFSR) and a Boolean function. Fi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14744