It is important to evaluate how the climate has varied and changed in the past. Mean historical temperature and precipitation data can be mapped to show the baseline climate and seasonality by month for specific years. The information presented shows mean historical monthly tempe...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39951
Vegetative growth of China aster (Callistephus chinenesis (L.) NEES) cv. Powder Puff as influenced by pinching, planting density and nutrient sprays was evaluated in a biannual (2016 and 2017) field experiment and the data was presented in pooled form. The experiment comprised of...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/40510
Inadequate supply of energy to buildings has informed the use of service items like generators that depend on different types of fuel for its operations which are sources of pollution to various components of the environment. The objective of this study was to assess the impact o...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39810
Since the 70’s, when offshore oil exploitation advanced, submarine pipeline design has been the subject of many researcher studies. Pipeline free spans are common and frequently assessed. In spite of this, up to this day, there is no simple and specific formula to calculate the e...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39377
A random survey was carried out on the preponderances of roof failures and possible causes in Ibadan, a city in Oyo State of South-Western Nigeria. The survey was carried out using structured questionnaire, interview schedule; focus group discussion (FGD) and personal observation...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/12078
Aeromagnetic data has been used by many authors worldwide in evaluation of subsurface basin configuration. This study covers parts of five basins (Niger Delta, Calabar Flank, Anambra Basin, Mamfe Basin, and Lower Benue Trough) in Nigeria. The study utilized twenty aeromagnetic ma...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39330
The effect of polyethylene glycol (PEG) was observed on the quality of trivalent chromium electroplating. The thickness and the current efficiency of the Cr3⁺ deposit were decreased with increasing the concentration of PEG, whereas the optical reflectivity and the corrosion resis...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39200
Aim: To assess the effects of date of sowing and topping on seed production of tossa and white jute. Design: Split plot. Place and Duration of Study: Field experiment was conducted during Kharif season of 2014 and 2015 at Regional Research Sub-station, Raghunathpur, Bidhan Chandr...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39685
Community vulnerability to climate related disasters and environmental degradation is a concern for social workers. This concern accentuates when the physical environment from which communities derive livelihoods cannot sustain their subsistence. Social work is a profession that...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/38850
Exposure rates, gamma dose rates and excess lifetime cancer risk around saltwater lakes in Okposi Okwu and Uburu town, Ebonyi State, Nigeria were carried out, in situ, using two nuclear radiation meters (Radalert – 100 and Digilert – 50) and geographical position system (GPS). Me...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39145
Modern agriculture exclusively depends on chemicals, hence, the study was carried out with the objective of reducing dependency on chemical fertilizer, to find out best integrated dose of inorganic and bio-fertilizer for successful rainfed rice cultivation and analyses the effect...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/40129
The purpose of this study is to assess concentration of selected metals (Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb, Cd and Fe) in the muscle, flesh and bone of Tilapia nilotica fish and in the water of Fitri Lake. It was carried out in Maguite Island of Fitri Lake, Batha region in Chad. Samples were collec...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39384
Evaluation of geostatistical tools was used for assessing top soil variability in Gopalapur micro-watershed, Gundlupet taluk, Chamarajanagar district, Karnataka, India to explore a scientific basis for predicting soil properties from unknown locations and to derive site-specific...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/38787
Ellen Abreu da Cruz, Sibelli Passini Barbosa Ferrão, Rebeca de Carvalho Rosas, Vinícius Souza Rotondano, Gabriel Chaves Figueiredo & Sérgio Augusto de Albuquerque Fernandes·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2018
Aim: The present study sought to identify and quantify the contents of cholesterol and 7-ketocholesterol in cheese samples (Mozzarella, Prato and Minas Frescal). Study Design: The study used a completely randomized design in triplicate. ANOVA was used for the HPLC results compari...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/39656
The opportunistic pathogen Aspergillus flavus infects a vast range of agricultural crops and products, before and during harvest, handling, shipment and storage and can produce aflatoxins out of which Aflatoxin B1 was classified as group I human carcinogens by International Agenc...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/38825