Comparative assays were conducted to assess the biogas and biofertilizer production efficiency from anaerobically codigested goat manure (GM) and harvest residues: corn stover (CS) and rice straw (RS). All digesters were operated simultaneously under mesophilic temperature of 40°...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i330231
Globally, many educational institutes are focusing on implementing sustainability goals by encouraging the use of compostable products over the plastics, reducing waste, conserving water and others. The study performs a financial assessment of using Compostable food service ware...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230229
Nutritive, less bulk and low cost complementary flour blends were produced from maize, carrot and pigeon pea. Five different blends of flour were formulated from maize, carrot and pigeon pea in the ratio of 100:0:0 (A), 90:5:5 (B), 85:5:10 (C), 80:5:15 (D) and 75:5:20 (E) while c...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230228
Aims: To evaluate the effects of organic amendment in the rehabilitation of two moribund cacao plantations at Ibadan (Oyo State) and Owena (Ondo State) using organic materials that included Cocoa Pod Husk (CPH) and Neem Leaf powder (NL). Study Design: The experiment was laid out...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230227
The oil refining process is energy-intensive since every aspect of the process consumes energy. The need to minimize energy consumption when raising steam in boilers using Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) burner was the focus of this study, to proffer techniques for improving optimu...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230226
The prevalence rate of stillbirth is ten times higher in developing countries relative to developed countries with a 2016 rate of 18 percent in Ghana. This study employed the Quadratic Discriminant Function for discriminating and classifying of pregnancy outcomes based on some pr...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230225
Background: Currently, dolutegravir (DTG) based fixed dose combinations (FDC) of tenofovir/ lamivudine/dolutegravir (TLD) and Abacavir/lamivudine/dolutegravir (ABC/3TC/DTG) is now recommended by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the preferred first-and second line antiretrov...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230224
Alex O. Orimogunje, Babatunde A. Ogundeji, Tolulope I. Ademola, Shamsudeen T. Balogun, David J. Awodumila, Rosemary T. Olorunmota & Kehinde O. Oyeledun·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2020
Aims: This study sought to identify the personal characteristics, climate adaptation/coping strategies and enterprise characteristics of cocoa farmers in Ogun State, Nigeria. The study also aimed at determining constraints faced by the cocoa farmers in the course of carrying out...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230223
Brushless DC Motor (BLDC) is gaining more and more popularity as one of the best electrical drives nowadays due to advantages like high efficiency, low maintenance, good reliability & wide dynamic response. The traditional brushed motor speed regulation is essentially effecti...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230222
Aim: This research work investigated the bioaccumulation of metals in selected edible vegetables from the soils on which they were grown. Place of Study: Two (2) different study locations were chosen from Etsako-West Local Government Areas of Edo State of the Federal Republic of...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230221
This study aims to examine the types of response strategies employed in the interactions between Jordanians and the employees of the call-centre-customer service (CCCS) of a major tele-communications company in Jordan. It focuses on their linguistic behaviours upon responding tak...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230220
Introduction: The creation of the Mutual Health Insurance within the University of Kisangani is justified by the deterioration of the country's socio-economic situation, with unfortunate consequences for the sectors of life, with a view to improving the provision of medical care....
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i230219
Pertussis is an acute human respiratory tract disease caused by Bordetella pertussis, a known international pathogen that affects infants, children and adults. This study is aimed at investigating the changes in haematological parameters and histopathological changes of the lungs...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i130216
Candidate Maximum Flooding Surfaces (MFS) identified on Rho-1, Rho-2 and Rho-3 were the basis of correlation across the wells for sequence Stratigraphic analysis in the field. Three (3) candidate MFS which include MFS-1, MFS-2 and MFS-3 were identified using the method adopted by...
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Okenwa-ani Chioma, Okafor Alexander, Kanayochukwu Ugochi, Anieze Erasmus, Egbujor Melford, Chidebelu Innocencia, Ugwu Joshua, Okoye Ifeanyi & Edenta Chidi·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2020
Aims: To extract and characterize oils from Glycine max L. (soya bean seed), Elaeis guineensis (palm kernel seed) and Cocos nucifera (coconut) using ethanol and n-Hexane. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Industrial Chemistry, Renaissance University, Ugbawka, between Dec...
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Research Article10.9734/jsrr/2020/v26i130218