This study is aimed at delineating the aquifer systems in the study area and hence determining the parts with higher aquifer yield. To achieve this, 120 Vertical Electrical Soundings (VES) were carried out in Okigwe District of Imo State of Nigeria, using the Schlumberger electro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7798
The present paper aims to evaluate the actual relevance of the application of metrological criteria for the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis using Comparative Cervical Tuberculin (CCT) inoculation tests. The present work involves the following steps: identification of the instrum...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12830
This work investigated the performance of Okra seed (Hibiscus esculentus L.) extract in removal of suspended dissolved particles from brewery effluent by coag-flocculation process at room temperature using various doses of okra seed extract. The study was carried out using nephel...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9887
Soil samples from all the active landfills in Lagos were analyzed for some physiochemical parameters in order to determine their suitability for use as compost. Of the assessed depth of 100 cm; from the surface to a depth of 20 cm, the concentrations of metals in the soil samples...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12964
A study has been conducted to develop safe swimming conditions along the North-West coast of Egypt. Investigations have been made for the perched beach approaches. Both numerical models and actual scale field data have been employed in this study. Attention has also been given to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12497
Aims: The main objective of this study was to investigate the influence of subjective factors in the tendency to shop online. Study Design: The research model was formed using some variables such as raw data collection, perceived benefits of web-surfing, perceived risks of online...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6344
This study aimed at investigating agricultural water use technologies adoption by smallholder farmers in Lare Division Nakuru County Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design and was carried out between February and March 2014. It involved smallholder farmers who had...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12323
Aims: Environmental degradation associated with greenhouse gases (GHG) including methane and carbon dioxide which causes global warming is one the challenges facing global environmental sustainability. This study was designed to assess the possible contribution of palm oil mill e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10698
The failure of the country’s intervention strategies to satisfactorily ameliorate the sufferings of flood victims and speed-up the recovery processes justify the need for the adoption of a more efficient and innovative response plan to tackle flood emergency conditions in Nigeria...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11844
An important part of health care involves upkeep and interpretation of medical databases containing patient records for clinical decision making, diagnosis and follow-up treatment. Missing clinical entries make it difficult to apply data mining algorithms for clinical decision su...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11744
Aims: To design, develop and fabricate a portable optical instrumentation system for the measurement of Biochemical Oxygen Demand. Place and Duration of Study: The design and fabrication of the portable optical instrumentation system was conceptualized at Department of Chemistry...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12373
Aims: This study was undertaken to know the effect of different preservatives on the nutritional and microbial quality of wheat flour cakeStudy Design: To assess the effect of sodium propionate, food grade alcohol (Brandy) and sodium bicarbonate on the nutritional and microbial l...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12472
Aims: This study addresses the issue of diversification of dankuwa in order to increase its nutritional quality and to determine the nutritional and microbial load of dankuwa sold by vendors and laboratory produced dankuwa. Study Design: To produce dankuwa using other cereal such...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11857
The chemical analyses of the vegetables; Abelmoschus esculentus, Ceiba pentandra, Cissus populnea andCorchorus oliterious were investigated to evaluate their nutritional potentials. The edible parts of the fresh and dried vegetables were pretreated and analysed for moisture, ash,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12241
This paper presents detailed modelling of a grid-connected photovoltaic (PV) system components. The study is helpful to understand the working principles of the PV system. The performance of the system has been discussed by means of a Matlab/Simulink Toolbox. The results show tha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10983