Aims: This study is aimed to investigate the effects of maggot crude protein levels (25 %, 30%, 35% and 40%) on growth performance, feed utilization, survival rate and body composition Larvae of Heterobranchus longifilis. Study Design: The experiment was carried out in aquaria (3...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2714
This paper presents an energy analysis in support of developing an Energy Code for New Commercial Buildings for the Arab Countries. Energy efficiency of buildings is a major consideration of the architectural design. The building used for this study is a twenty-story building wit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8710
The effects of different diets on haematological parameters of different species of poultry have been examined in this review. In Nigeria, different poultry species contribute to the animal protein supply of the populace in terms of eggs laid and meat produced. Feeding poultry fo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8900
Aim: The aim of the study is to delineate the subsurface geologic layers and evaluate the aquifer potential in Anyigba and its environs. Study Design: The resistivity sounding surveys were carried out randomly within the study area with half of the total surveys carried out withi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6704
This study was conducted in coastal communities of southern Nigeria to identify the factors influencing severe poverty of farming families. Through the multi-stage sampling, 80 farming families involving 60 males and 20 females were selected and were subsequently interviewed usin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8890
The use of natural antimicrobial compounds, especially extracted from plants, as food preservatives is nowadays widely used, since plant matrices possesses antimicrobial and antioxidant natural products to protect themselves from microbial infection and deterioration as well as f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8902
Aim: The aim of the study is to delineate the outline of the Itobe marble using geophysical electrical survey method. Study Design: Eight (8) vertical electrical sounding surveys were carried out along a profile parallel to the trend of the marble outcrop. Place and Duration of S...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/6705
Aims: The main objective of this study is to evaluate the effects of market orientation, intellectual capital and organizational learning capability on successfulness of a new product. Study Design: The research model has been formed considering intellectual capital, organization...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/5416
The aim of the study was to improve the protein content of biscuit; a low protein but widely consumed snack by school-aged children. The study was carried out at the Department of Crop Utilization; International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), Ibadan between March, 2012...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7183
Background: Central Asian countries as Uzbekistan have a long history of opium consumption. In recent years, the use of opium and other drugs became epidemic. The article investigates the history of drug consumption with an emphasis on opium in the region of present-day Uzbekista...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8219
Aims: Titanium dioxide nano-particles (nano-TiO2) have been used in sunscreen creams to protect skin againstultra violet (UV) radiation; other applications are polarized glasses, wall paints, etc., however, the ecological risks when nano-TiO2 residues reach aquatic ecosystems is...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8696
Aims: To evaluate the role of some work factors ( shift work and monthly income) and family factors (marital status and number of dependants) in the development and aggravation of some stress related diseases such as hypertension, coronary heart diseases (CHD), diabetes mellitus...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8388
All kinds of industries like oil plants, petrochemicals and chemical industries are causing tremendous chemical pollution of environment components like air, water and soil. The first target of chemical pollution is the environment of the refinery itself. It was seen that the pro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8279
The study of nine different voltage pulses (exponential, rectangular, unit step, trapezoidal, logarithmic, triangular, quadratic, gaussian, and tangential), which approximate the unit impulse or dirac delta in finite difference time-domain (fdtd) simulation of grounded dielectric...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/8144
Aims: This study extends classification of mobile agent design patterns to involve optimization patterns. We propose two optimization design patterns for mobile agents namely: V-Agent Optimization Pattern and P-Agent Optimization Pattern. The purpose of this paper is to report ag...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/7093