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Quantification of Negative Externalities of Irrigation Well Investment of Overexploited Firka: The Case of Coimbatore District of Tamil Nadu

K. Deepika, D. Suresh Kumar, K. R. Ashok, Balaji Kannan & M. R. Duraisamy · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Aims: To study the total negative externality cost of irrigation well investment of overexploited firka. Study Design: Purposive random sampling. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the Coimbatore district of Tamil Nadu and the survey was conducted during July...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4631630

Determination and Evaluation of Heavy Metal Concentration in Surface Water and Sediment from Orashi River in Rivers State, Nigeria

N. E. Okwodu, P. U. Okorie & B. E. B. Nwoke · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

The research was intended to study the influence of human and industrial activities on the Orashi River. Three groups are observed to have impacted the environment – Oil/gas industries, tyre burning (smokes and ashes) released during roasting of slaughtered animals in abattoir, u...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4631632

Effect of Different Levels of Asparagus Root Powder Supplementation on Body Weight and Milk Composition of Lactating Crossbred Cows

Rashmi Bhinda, J. L. Choudhary, H. K. Jain & Jeewan Ram Jat · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

The present study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplement feeding of Shatavari root powder (Asparagus racemosus) on milk composition and body weight of Holstein Friesian lactating crossbred cows. Fifteen lactating crossbred cows were selected and divided into three gro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4531623

Impact of Weather Factors on Succession and Incidence of Insect Pests in Soybean Glycin max L.

Vinod Kumar & A. S. Yadav · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Soybean Glycin max L. is economically the most important crop in the world, providing vegetable protein for millions of people and ingredients for hundred of chemical products. It is severely infested by dozen of insect pests on different plant parts throughout its growth stage....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4531627

Improving the Building Energy Efficiency and Thermal Comfort through the Design of Walls in Compressed Earth Blocks of Agricultural and Biopolymer Residues Masonry

Etienne Malbila, Simon Delvoie, David Toguyeni, Luc Courard & Shady Attia · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Buildings should be assessed in their energy behaviour to identify the most suitable construction material for the climatic context. This paper studies the influence of construction materials for the wall in housing hygrothermal behavior and energy efficiency. Three types of cons...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4531624

E-Health Readiness of Healthcare Providers in Ghana: A Qualitative Comparative Study of Two Hospitals in Accra

Charles Owusu-Aduomi Botchwey, Agartha Afful Boateng, Richmond Opoku, Francis Acquah & Michael Afari Baidoo · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

E-health has become an innovation of interest in many healthcare organisations due to its numerous advantages. This study aimed at empirically assessing the nature of e-health in LEKMA Hospital and Nyaho Medical Centre and examined the factors that determined e-health readiness....

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4531625

An Empirical Analysis of Constraints Faced by the Handloom Weavers and Weaver Cooperative Societies in Virudhunagar District of Tamil Nadu

P. Flowrine Olive, K. Mahendran, S. Moghana Lavanya & Haobam Dimashree Devi · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Aim: Handloom plays a very important role in country’s economy, because of various challenges handloom weavers are migrating to other occupations. Hence an in-depth investigation was attempted to understand the constrains faced by the handloom weavers and Handloom Weavers Coopera...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4531626

Different Heat Processing Methods on Flour Yield, Nutritional Composition and Acceptability of Jack Seed Flour-based Low-fat Functional Breadsticks

Babu R. M. Ray, T. Bala Narasaiah & Challa Suresh · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.) is a popular tropical large fruit of the Moraceae family. The ripe bulbs are sweet delicious to eat besides a variety of preparations. The seeds are discarded as waste. The study was conducted with different heat processing methods like b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4431618

Level of Organochlorine Pesticide Residues in Selected Soft Drinks Commonly Sold in Benin City Markets

T. Onuoha, A. S. Aghanenu & M. O. Adeola · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

This research studied the levels and risk assessment of pesticide residues in selected soft drinks such as sprite and coca-cola commonly sold in Benin City markets. A total of twenty-five organochlorine pesticide (OCP) residues in these samples were analyzed using with gas chroma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4431619

BCG Correlation with Latent Tuberculosis Can Lead to Spurious Correlation with Reduced COVID-19 Mortality

Tareef Fadhil Raham · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Background: Many factors have been suggested to confound coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) studies, and BCG studies have been criticized for not adjusting for many confounders. We conducted this study to analyze the presumed effectiveness of the Bacillus Calmette–Guérin (BCG) v...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4431620

An Economic Analysis of Tomato Cultivation under Polyhouse Condition

K. S. Rajawat, K. D. Ameta, J. K. Tak, S. L. Jat & Mohan Singh · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

A study was conducted at Hi-Tech Unit, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur to evaluate the effect of different nutrient sources in tomato under Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse. The study comprises eight treatment combinations with four repl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4431621

Response of Organic and Inorganic Nutrient Sources on Soil Nutrient Status of Cucumber Production under Protected Cultivation

K. S. Rajawat, K. D. Ameta, Jitendra Kumar Tak, Mohan Singh & Ramesh Chand Choudhary · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

A study was conducted at Hi-Tech Unit, Department of Horticulture, Rajasthan College of Agriculture, MPUAT, Udaipur during 2017 and 2018 to evaluate the effects of different nutrient sources on post harvest soil fertility status in cucumber under Naturally Ventilated Polyhouse. T...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4431622

Exergy Analysis of Passive Solar Distillation Unit in India at Udaipur

Raj Kumar, Sudhir Kumar Jain & Kapil Kumar Samar · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

The present research involved exergy analysis of a passive solar distillation unit. A developed unit of solar distillation of 40 litres of holding capacity was optimized for desired output of 5 litres of distilled water. Performance of the developed unit was observed during 8AM t...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4331617

Combining Ability Analysis for Morpho-Physiological Traits and Grain Yield under Heat Stress Condition in Durum Wheat (Triticum durum Desf.)

Deva Ram Meghawal, Mukesh Vyas, Jagdish Choudhary, R. B. Dubey & Ashok Kumar Malav · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

Combining ability analysis for morph-physiological and grain yield traits was performed using ten selected parents in half diallel to develop forty five crosses were tested during Rabi 2016-17. Across the environments mean squares due to GCA × E and SCA × E were significant for g...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4331614

A Survey of SVC Device: Its Principle of Operation, Advantages, and Limitations

Owolabi I. Moses · Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology · 2021

This work focuses on the survey of the Static Var Compensator (SVC) device principle of operation, advantages and limitations. There has been persistent problems of blackout and brownout of the power supply in Nigeria and some other developing nation as a result of the high level...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i4331615