Over the last two decades, the number of higher education students in Ghanaian universities has steadily increased. The rapid changes in the lives of fresh university students, some of which are adolescents and particular challenges associated with education at this level may exp...
The national maize production levels in Kenya have been declining from an all time high of over 34 million bags to about 25 million bags over the years. The situation is made worse by agricultural reforms which have affected small scale farmers in Western Province, which is one o...
Today’s people dream of long-lasting love. Love is recognized as a central foundation on wellbeing and happiness. Simultaneously, it is connected with a topical thought that love is endangered in the modern time of selfishness and vested interest. Love is hoped and longed for but...
Plants are a source of wide range of bioactive molecules. Alstonia scholaris, a tree species of Apocynaceae family is being reported as a well known herbal remedy of various diseases. In the present investigation, n-hexane fraction of crude methanolic extract of Alstonia scholari...
Levels of noise generated from mechanic villages within Kaduna metropolis, (Nigeria) were measured in the present study. Existing noise generation sources and analysis were carried out. Noise level (maximum of 120dB) was measured at these sites. Noise dose of 104.30% and hearing...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2011/625
Aims: An edible coating “bemul-wax” developed from cassava starch (Manihot esculentum) was examined for its safety for coating agro-crops. Study design: Cross-sectional study. Place and duration of study: Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute, Chemistry/ Biochemistry Labora...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2012/617
This study elucidated the influence of harvesting height and frequency on concurrent seed and shoots production of the African Eggplant, Solanum macrocarpon L., cv. Igbagba/Igbo. The overall aim was to use the outcome to make recommendations that would enable African resource poo...
Road Traffic Noise is causing huge socio-economic losses to the nations all around the world by lowering the quality of life and property values. India, poised with the annual projected automotive industry growth of 12% to 15% for 2011-12 and ever increasing traffic on its roads...
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
Due to its favorable agronomic traits, tolerance to abiotic stresses and adverse environments, cassava is the most important source of dietary carbohydrates for 750 million people around the world, and is produced mainly by subsistence farmers in marginally agricultural land. Phy...
Cashew is one of the most important cash crops in Ghana where it is largely grown in the coastal, transitional and guinea savannah belt. Its cultivation is largely a small holder activity and serves as their main source of income. However, cashew orchards in these areas are expan...
Aim: To analyse the statistical relationship between residential land-use development and socio-economic and bio-physical variables. Study design: Case study. Place and Duration of Study: Lokoja in Kogi State of Nigeria ,which lies within latitude 7O45’N and 7O51N and longitude 6...
Two decades of intensive but quite chaotic and decentralized population studies on susceptibility to Graves’ disease (GD) provided a bulk of inconsistent data resulted in finding of proven association only for the HLA class II region that exerts a major effect in the genetics of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2011/748