Trado-medical practice variously referred to as ethno-medicine, folk medicine, native healing, and alternative medicine, is an ancient and culture-bound method of healing used against various diseases threatening human existence and survival. The aim of this study was to investig...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9477
The study was carried out to assess contamination and seasonal variations in bioavailable forms of trace metal (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, Ni, Zn, Mn) concentrations in bed sediment. Sediment samples were collected from five sampling points during dry and rainy seasons along Mada River,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10521
The research work is focused on novel feasible structures of non condensing mode trilateral thermal cycles which differs from the recently known trilateral thermal cycles in that the conversion of heat to mechanical work is performed undergoing closed process transformations alon...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10074
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of temperature on sulphate removal from wastewater by selected bacterial (Pseudomonas spp., Klebsiella spp., Staphylococcus spp. and Lysinibacillus spp.) and fungal (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Fusarium spp. and Absid...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10677
Aims: The operation of a single screw extruder under the influence of locally available raw materials (African yam bean (AYB) and cassava products were determined using the measures of torque and specific mechanical energy of the extruder. The specific mechanical energy (SME) is...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8500
Aims: To evaluate the effect of different concentrations of corn flour on the quality of gilthead sea bream patties, and their refrigerated storage stability under aerobic conditions. Study Design: Completely randomised block design. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Fis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10612
Aims: The aim of this paper is to investigate group decision making based on induced generalized uncertain linguistic aggregation operators Study Design: In this paper, we propose some new operational laws of linguistic variables and uncertain linguistic variables on the basis of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10169
Aims: This study was performed to detect the effects of certain environmental conditions mostly physical ones on the biosynthesis of secondary metabolites produced by Streptomyces spp. Study Design: Interventional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of biology, Col...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8614
Bed-form characteristics have been investigated because of the close relation to hydraulic friction. Pool is one of the most important bed forms in coarse-bed rivers. The form friction factor should be considered in determining many river engineering projects including stable cha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10026
Background: In medical research, statistical tests have become more important. Several parametric procedures are available but each of them requires normality assumption. As normality violation may affect interpretation and inferences reliability and validity, so importance of no...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8921
The polyurethane foam industry in Nigeria depends largely on imported feedstocks based on fossil sources at exorbitant cost and high foreign exchange. Furthermore, emissions from some of these chemicals during processing have been reported to cause negative environmental impact e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7396
Recognizing the vital importance of nuclear knowledge and that human capacity building is the first step in the effective planning and implementation of a successful nuclear power program, in 2006/2007 Jordan made the decision to establish a nuclear engineering education progra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17091
There is no doubt that in Nigeria, the change to mis-using and counterfeiting of the paper bank notes have given cause for concern by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), prompting the introduction of the polymer bank notes to address some of these problems. This research work inve...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7395
Aims: To determine the level of radioactivity due to naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORM) and also assess the radiological hazards to both workers and the public. Place and Duration of Study: Centre for Energy Research and Development, Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8619
Aims: To determine the effect of land cover change and local temperature variation on the thermal comfort of inhabitants of the town while carrying out their outdoor activities. Study Design: Application of satellite imageries, meteorological data and questionnaire for the study....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6515