Geoelectric investigation for underground water in some part of Ohafia was done using the Vertical Electrical Sounding (VES) method. Twenty vertical electrical sounding data were acquired within the locations in the study area. These were used in delineating the geoelectric secti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/600
Nigeria is ranked the seventh largest exporter of crude oil in the world. On a daily basis, it produces over two million barrels of crude Oil from hundreds of Oil wells drilled in the Niger Delta area. Not a single of these Oil wells are drilled without the use of Bentonite. Bent...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/445
Aim: To assess the energy, iron and zinc densities of ten selected commonly consumed traditional complementary foods in Nigeria. Study Design: Survey and Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Hotel and Catering Management, Yaba College of Technology, Lago...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/553
Aims: Study on the antimicrobial resistance pattern and plasmid screening of some clinical strains of Escherichia coli isolated from urine of some urinary tract infection out patients. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: General hospital Lagos Island...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/627
A Geoelectric survey involving Vertical Electrical Sounding was carried out with the aim of using the results to delineate aquifer and assess its sustenance for adequate water supply for irrigation work in Fadama parts of some villages in Igabi Local Government Area, Kaduna state...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/463
Production rate from oil fields is reduced due to various parameters with time. So it is necessary to use some methods to compensate the reduction of production rate. Artificial lift refers to use of artificial means to increase the flow of liquids, such as crude oil or water, fr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/585
The suitability of a Nigerian bentonitic (Ubakala) clay material to be used as drilling mud for oil well drilling was investigated, with Wyoming bentonite being used as a standard. Particle size distribution, Cation Exchange Capacity of the sample were determined and compared. X-...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/407
Twenty-seven boreholes in Umuahia South Local Government Area were studied using standard field and laboratory techniques of water resource investigation to assess the quality status of groundwater in the area. This was done to appraise the suitability of the water for domestic u...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/549
Malaria caused by plasmodium parasite is at the moment the highest killer disease in the tropics, killing mostly pregnant women and children under the age of five years. Efforts are on to developing more potent antimalarials from plants’ sources that will be cheaper, without adve...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/273
The heat transfer coefficient between the absorber plate and air can be considerably increased by using artificial roughness on the underside of the absorber plate of the solar air heater. An experimental study has been carried out for enhancement of heat transfer coefficient of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/265