Municipal solid waste (MSW) is becoming a concern as population in urban area is increasing. Several disposal methods (landfill and biochemical) have been used. However, waste to energy (WTE) particularly gasification technology is a potential technology for energy recovery. The...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1831441
Studies on seasonal incidence of sucking insect pests carried out with three dates of sowing viz., early (July 15th), normal (July 30th) and late (August 15th) revealed that the incidence of leafhoppers, aphids and thrips started from 5 to 14 DAS (days after sowing) and continued...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1831440
Viola A. Nwachukwu Nicholas-Okpara, Adaeze Joy Ubaka, Maryam Olanshile Adegboyega, Ifesinachi Anastacia Utazi, C. E. Chibudike & H. O. Chibudike·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2021
The food industry has continued to evolve in terms of technologies employed in food processing. These advancements are because of increasing demand of food. Many industries are beginning to explore new technologies to enhance maximum efficiency and productivity across the food va...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1831439
Background: This paper highlights empirical evidence on how COVID-19 has caused havoc for food security and health in Liberia. With the alarming rise in poverty, low agricultural production and poor health among Liberians, the presence of COVID-19 further intensified the magnitud...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731438
Indian economy is a fifth largest developing economy. It has been grown in between the periods of time (1991 – 2016) India’s GDP stood at Rs 5,862,120 million in 1991 and in 2016 it was at Rs 1,35,760,860 million economy with 2, 216 percent growth. At the same time, global dispar...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731436
Analyzing the spatio-temporal growth of the built-up areas of any urban place is incredibly much vital for the proper planning and development of the urban areas. The present study emphasizes determining the rate and pattern of spatio-temporal growth of Rangpur City Corporation (...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731437
Early years are important for the emotional intelligence development and self-regulation of young children because of rapid brain development. Early years are time of pretending, blending fact and fiction and learning to think of world using language. There is specific attainment...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731434
The research article of Gillett et al. was published in Nature Climate Change (NCC) in March 2021. The objective of the NCC study was to simulate human-induced forcings to warming by applying 13 CMIP6 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase 6) climate models. NCC did not acc...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731433
Banana is one of the most important fruit crops cultivated worldwide and its cultivation is hampered by infestation by nematode and Fusarium wilt complex. A pot culture experiment was conducted to study the change in biochemical constituents due to the inoculation of nematodes fo...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731435
Sex Sorted Semen gives the liberty of producing offspring of the desired sex - in farming animals by using it in conjunction with other assisted reproductive technologies such as Artificial Insemination and In-Vitro Fertilization after selecting the healthy sperm and separating i...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731432
Remediation of oily waste using soil-organic (goat dung, poultry dropping) and inorganic (NPK fertilizer) nutrients was assessed for twelve weeks using culture-dependent microbiological technique and chemical procedures. The results indicate increased counts of Hydrocarbon-utiliz...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731430
The demography (3.4%) and the development of anthropic activities in the city of Sarh, constitute a risk of groundwater pollution. That is why a vulnerability map is determined to contribute to the protection of groundwater resources against possible pollution for future decision...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731428
This study profiled actors and analysed the risks associated with cashew supply chain in Kogi State, Nigeria. It specifically profiled actors in the cashew supply chain by socioeconomic indicators, identified the risks associated with the cashew supply chain, ascertain the severi...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731429
Dairy farming has become one of major sources of income for farmers. To maintain a large dairy farm, fodder must be available in palatable form at every point of time in sufficient quantity. To ensure that the ready fodder is available for cattle, a high-capacity chaff cutter is...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1631425
The paper is a historical presentation of the development of television and presents chronologically the evolution of the use of plasma in television. The first inventors who proposed the use of plasmas together with imagined solutions and patents related to plasma display panel...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1631426