Ozone (O3) phytotoxicity is a serious concern all over the globe. O3 can cause both biochemical and physiological changes to plants that could lead to reduction in growth and yield. Its effect on agricultural crops is usually detected as foliar injury. Although foliar injury has...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24821
The potential of using Moringa oleifera seed cake to increase the rate of the microbial degradation of crude oil-spilled soil was investigated. This investigation was carried out at the National Research Institute for Chemical Technology, Zaria, Nigeria, within a 28 day period in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/9358
The focus of the research was to assess the impact of the Warri Refinery operations on the outdoor air quality within the refinery and its environs. The Warri Refining and Petrochemical Company (WRPC) is an industrial complex of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23688
This article reports the synthesis of iron (Fe) encapsulated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) prospective to the formation of magnetic semiconductors, by the arc discharge method. Morphology of the samples was studied from transmission electron microscope (TEM) and scanning electron micro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/18853
Aims: This research is aimed at investigating the corrosion behaviour of welded austenitic stainless steel (ASS) immersed in an alkaline sodium hydroxide medium. The tensile properties of the structure were also determined. Study Design: Weight loss method, Factorial Design of Ex...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23837
In the last 30 years there has been growing interest in additive manufacturing technology. Co-authorship of published papers plays such an important role in scientific development. The collaborative research social network on the field of additive manufacturing is paid particular...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24462
If two non isomorphic graphs are Tutte-equivalent then they are chromatic-equivalent. The opposite is not always true. We give a case of chromatic-equivalence implying Tutte-equivalence.
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24262
The role of banks is very vital in the overall development of a given country. While Credit risk is one of the main risks of banks and affects the development of the financial system, little study is done to examine its determinants. This study was conducted to investigate the fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23563
Production-tabular knowledge bases are widely used in commercial expert systems. One of the main problems arising from the operation of such knowledge bases is their correctness. The reliability of the inference mechanism and the robustness of the expert system at “paradigm shift...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22737
Aiming at the traditional Gaussian mixture model has poor adaptability to the complex scenes, we proposes an improved moving object detection algorithm based on Gaussian mixture model and HSV space. The motion region is first extracted by the improved three-frame difference metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24249
Aims: To investigate the potential pulp reclamation from easy care treated cotton waste garments for potential paper making and regeneration of fibres. Study Design: This is an experimental laboratory research project. Place and Duration of Study: School of Materials, University...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24390
The aim of this study was to evaluate the state of metallic pollution of the sediments of the three main Lakes (Mevia, Ossa and Mwembe) of the Ossa lake complex by the analysis of some heavy metals from May to July 2011. Copper, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium and Iron were measured...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24001
The issue of climate change highlighted the dynamics of the global ecosystem especially in the atmosphere component. The perception of this phenomenon at the local level, in the villages, from serious scientific studies conditioned decisions on land use. Yet, these scientific tru...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24098
The aim of this research is to assess groundwater quality of Dashen and environs for irrigational and domestic purposes using multivariate techniques. Twelve water samples were collected from boreholes and hand-dug wells. The water samples were analysed for major cations: Na+, Ca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24069
The study was designed to determine the effects of Structured and Guided Inquiry Instructional Techniques on Technical College students’ academic achievement in Basic Electricity. Four research questions raised and 3 Null hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental research d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23828