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
Currently, Malaysia like other Asian countries has experienced rapid expansion of urbanization. This expansion is at the expense of agriculture land at the fringe and rural areas, thus affecting the likelihood and culture of the rural communities. In order to achieve sustainable...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11034
The Sr3B2O6:Tb3+ phosphors with different concentration of Tb3+ were prepared by combustion method combination with heating at high-temperature. Results of the crystalline structure measurement indicate that the Sr3B2O6:Tb3+ phosphors have a Rhomboidal single phase. The excitatio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11591
Recent developments in computer-aided polymer processing have brought along the need for accurate description of the behavior of materials under the conjugated effect of applied stress and temperature. In order to serve this purpose, in this study, experimental data provided by u...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8036
Adverse effects of climate change such as drought continue to be a major threat to rural livelihoods. This study investigates farmers’ perceptions of climate change and adaptation process through food consumption and food habit change using a two community peoples’ perception in ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12123
Aims: The paper presents the development of mathematical model for the spectrophotometric determination of BOD along with its validation and an illustrative example of its application for sewage water treatment plant.Place and Duration of Study: The concept of determination of BO...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12372
One of the important problems in the human life is obtaining clean energy and a good candidate for this demand is proton-Boron (P-11B) fusion reaction. Hydrogen-boron fuel generates nearly all its energy in the form of charged particles, not neutrons, thus minimizing or eliminati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9678
As a result of the negative impact of transportation emissions from locomotives, trucks, passenger cars and others on the environment, people’s health as well as animals, plants and buildings, there is need to turn to a more environmental friendly fuel for the transport system On...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12193
Aim: The economic analysis of post harvest losses incurable in value addition to banana/plantain ‘due to space’ in the two major production and consumption centres in Nigeria. Study Design: Structured questionnaires were used to obtain the required information from the banana/pla...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11969
The purpose of this study is to investigate the shear strength and stiffness characteristics of high plasticity offshore clay. A series of undrained monotonic triaxial compression and direct simple shear tests was conducted on reconstituted saturated offshore clay specimens. The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12135
In this work, we briefly introduce the Stau particle and Stau catalyzed nuclear fusion method. The main parameters in this method, are Stau-atoms and molecules formation rates for fusion reactions in which calculated and the obtained results compared with each other. Since that t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9679
Unauthorized computer access is one of the most common, troublesome and potentially destructive behavior problems facing society. It is the high-tech equivalent of breaking and entering a home or business. Once the unlawful entry has been accomplished, what happens next depends o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9140
This study concerns the resistance against thaumasite form of sulphate attack on Portland cement reference with high volume ground granulated blast-furnace slag, fly ash and ground basaltic pumice exposed to tap water (5% magnesium sulphate) for ten years. The separate and interg...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11948