The attempt to properly date the iron-age Lejja site has been the concern of some archaeologists for the past few decades. The latest archaeological investigations of the area revealed that artefacts could be found at depths below one metre. Excavation of such completely conceale...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6140
Aims: To produce concentrates at remote areas of production, where fruits are expected to be cheaper and hence compete with imported concentrates. Study Design: Factorial Experimental design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agric...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9398
In most existing buildings cooling and heating loads lead to high primary energy consumption and, consequently, high CO2 emissions. These can be substantially decreased with suitable energy concepts using appropriate integrated renewable systems. In the present study a numerical...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8772
The study examined accessibility and flow of agricultural commodity in a rural area of Nigeria with a view to determining the effect of transportation on agricultural development in the area. The data used were collected from one hundred randomly selected farmers from five major...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7253
Aims: This study was designed to determine different subsurface Geo-electric layers, the aquifer units, determination of Dar-Zarrouk parameter (Longitudinal conductance(S) and Transverse resistance (R)) as well as identifying suitable areas with poor, weak, moderate and excellent...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8175
Aims: This study is aimed to investigate the effects of maggot crude protein levels (25 %, 30%, 35% and 40%) on growth performance, feed utilization, survival rate and body composition Larvae of Heterobranchus longifilis. Study Design: The experiment was carried out in aquaria (3...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2714
This paper presents an energy analysis in support of developing an Energy Code for New Commercial Buildings for the Arab Countries. Energy efficiency of buildings is a major consideration of the architectural design. The building used for this study is a twenty-story building wit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8710
The effects of different diets on haematological parameters of different species of poultry have been examined in this review. In Nigeria, different poultry species contribute to the animal protein supply of the populace in terms of eggs laid and meat produced. Feeding poultry fo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8900
Aim: The aim of the study is to delineate the subsurface geologic layers and evaluate the aquifer potential in Anyigba and its environs. Study Design: The resistivity sounding surveys were carried out randomly within the study area with half of the total surveys carried out withi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6704
This study was conducted in coastal communities of southern Nigeria to identify the factors influencing severe poverty of farming families. Through the multi-stage sampling, 80 farming families involving 60 males and 20 females were selected and were subsequently interviewed usin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8890