Aim: The aim of the study was to explore the nutraceutical potential of bambara groundnuts (Vigna subterranea L. Verdc) commonly grown in Zambia based on the phenolic phytochemical profiles. Methodology: Two market classes of bambara groundnuts (red and brown) commonly grown in Z...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14780
Based on the statistical thermodynamics and quantum mechanics, a simple mechanism for superconductivity has been proposed. With the method described in this paper, the transition temperatures can be easily determined, as a result, the efficiency in searching new superconductivity...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13530
Aim: Investigate the possible mechanism (s) of the poor bioavailability of a lipophilic compound in rats using the physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling approach. Methodology: A rat PBPK model was constructed using data from intravenous administration, and verifie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13527
The animal skins and hides (wet salted/fresh goat skins, sheep skins and cow hides) were tanned using a rotating drum after it was aged for four days by enclosing it in an air tight environment using polyethylene bags. The properties of goat skins, sheep skins and cow hides studi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12938
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate Anopheles gambiae larval tolerance, density- as a function of survivorship- and the response of their detoxification enzymes to levels of various physico-chemical environmental factors present in their breeding sites. Study Design: Mos...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13268
This study investigated the coag-flocculation performance of alum, pulverized snail shell coagulant (PSSC), and their blends under varying pH and coagulant dosage in removing turbidity from quarry effluent (QE) at room temperature. A laboratory bench-scale jar test was employed f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13631
Aims: To ascertain the suitability for consumption of some selected refined vegetable oils commonly found and sold in most of the markets located in Nigeria. Study Design: Five different brands of vegetable oils commonly sold in Nigeria market, namely; Grand ground nut oil obtain...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12940
This paper presents the results obtained during the development and implementation of two distributing motion control algorithms as part of an X-Y cutting table. One algorithm issues commands to the motor drivers on every sample cycle while the other does it only when a control p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13429
Weight loss and electrochemical (open circuit potential (OCP), linear sweep voltammetry (LSV) and Potentiodynamic polarization (PDP)) techniques were used to assess the effectiveness of Gnetum africana leaves extracts as corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in 1.0 M hydrochloric ac...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13605
Aims: This work aims at finding out the effectiveness of a commercial micro-switch as the base component for building bump sensor for a design of a robotic fish. Methodology: A pair of micro switch (the type commonly used in computer mouse and similar devices) were assembled betw...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13768
Background: High cost of fishmeal (FM) adversely affects growth performance of African catfish fingerlings. There is need for alternative ingredients from affordable and available sources like plant proteins to meet growing feed demands in the larviculture of African catfish. Bam...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12886
The effect of intracellular level of GSH on the cytotoxicity and interaction of four environmentally relevant metals arsenic, cadmium, mercury and lead (As, Cd, Hg, and Pb) was investigated. L-Buthionine Sulfoximine (LBSO) was used to inhibit the intracellular level of GSH in MCF...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13509
The article gives an overview on the study that critically analysed the effect of azimuthal orientation of current electrodes on the detectability of angular disposition of vertical electrical anisotropy caused by geologic features. This is very useful in ascertaining the correct...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12957
The main objective of the network security is to prevent DDoS (Distributed Denial of Service) attacks in inter-connected systems. Generally, DDoS attacks are attempted by hackers and explicitly block an authorized user from accessing their account and deny them the services they...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13386
The current study was conducted to evaluate the quality of groundwater around Ibb in the Republic of Yemen. Groundwater samples were collected from ten different boreholes. The physico-chemical parameters of groundwater samples, as major anions and nitrogenous compound which incl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12282