Activated Mangifera indica Saw Dust (AMSD) has been investigated as low cost and eco-friendly biosorbent prepared for the removal of Congo red (CR) in aqueous solution. Various adsorption parameters such as effect of contact time, adsorbent dose, effect of pH and initial concentr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12590
The main aim of this research is to utilize the emerging combustion process technology in order to develop the combustion process inside spark internal combustion engine which is very important factor for engine performance and emissions, which will be achieved by better understa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14755
Seismic refraction method was used to study the rock/soil conditions for civil engineering construction in Akpabuyo Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. Akpabuyo was chosen for this research because it is a rural countryside with high potentials of future rapid in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14930
Background: Many positive biomechanical effects have been attributed to the use of a shoe with unstable sole in the anterior posterior direction. When tested, however, only minor changes have been found in relation to each of the investigated joints and muscles in the lower limb....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14428
This study evaluates the proximate, mineral and antinutritional composition of slimy kolanut husk and white shell also known as obi olooyo in Yoruba language, a tribe in Nigeria. The samples were subjected to liquid and solid state fermentation and were dried, milled, sieved and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/8464
Background: Immunological and hematological alterations often occur in diabetes mellitus as a result of oxidative stress. This study investigated the effects of consumption of diets containing Vernonia amygdalina leaves on some markers of immunology and hematology in Streptozotoc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14266
Aims: This paper aims to investigate the influence of cage location on the biomechanical behavior of lumbar spine with Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF). Methodology: Firstly, a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model for L4-L5 low lumbar spine segment is establis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15576
Aims: The aim of this paper was to determine the thermal conductivity and the thermal effusivity of the compressed soil building blocks as a function of their water content. Study Design: Samples with dimensions 53x40x20 mm3 were produced for experiment. Eight containers and an o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15243
Soil water and nitrogen (N) are the two most important factors in wheat for obtaining higher grain yield. In this context, a field trial was conducted at the research farm (25â°38´ N, 88â°41´ E and 38.20 m above sea level) of the Wheat Research Centre (WRC), Bangladesh to ident...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15091
Aims/ objectives: The consideration of the three tasks, formulated below, is the aim of the given work. The first task of the paper presented is to analyse the existing viewpoints and to give the conclusion on the real photon status. To represent the clear and understandable exp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12244