Aims: This study examines the consumption pattern and the existing methods of kunun production in some selected states of Central Nigeria. Study Design: Field data collection using structured questionnaires on the demography, geographical spread, production and consumption patter...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/5000
Aims: This paper describes a fast-lock, low-power, low-jitter and good duty-cycle correction capability delay locked loop with double edge synchronization which is mainly used in clock alignment process. A clock aligner’s task is to phase-align a chip internal clock with a refere...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3857
Aim: A study of energy and exergy analyses was carried out on a thermal power plant in order to investigate the interaction effects of coupling sections of the plant and overall system. Study Design: Simulation, energy and exergy analyses were used. Place and Duration of study: T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4802
Aim: To examine the organoleptic and microbial quality of three fish species namely African red snapper(Lutjanus agennes), Mullet (Mugil cephalus) and Catfish (Chrysichthys walkeri) smoke-dried using rubber wood (Hevea brassillensis). Study Design: Factorial experiment laid in co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4087
Human gait is a non-linear complex process requiring appropriate mathematical measuring tools. Entropy is a measure that quantifies regularity in time series: the more predictable a series is the lower the entropy value. The mathematical methods used to estimate entropy have evol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4698
Aims: To investigate the levels of some physicochemical parameters in sediments collected from seven dams in Katsina State and establish possible explanations for the observed trends. Study Design: It is an analytical Study. Place and Duration of the study: The study was carried...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4181
This study was carried out to investigate the correlation among municipal solid waste pollution, fecal coliform water pollution and water-borne diseases such as; typhoid and diarrhea in Juba city, South Sudan. Water samples were collected from the river Nile, boreholes and a well...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/4240
Aims: This research investigates the influences of low methoxyl pectin (LMP) and sorbitol on the morphology and secondary structure of beta-lactoglobulin (BLG). Methodology: The effects of pH and temperature on the structure of the nano-complexes containing BLG, BLG-LMP and BLG-L...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/2261
Heavy dependence on the natural environment for agricultural production in northern Ghana adversely affects the availability of agrobiodiversity and in turn household livelihoods. Farmers have over the years developed strategies for adapting to reduction in agrobiodiversity but t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3807
Aims: The present study aims to evaluate the antidiarrhoeal activity of aqueous and methanolic extracts from M. oleifera leaves by evaluating its potential as antibacterial (against pathogens like Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeroginosa, Salmonella typhi a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2013/3952