A. R. Adetunji, D. A. Isadare, K. J. Akinluwade & O. O. Adewoye·Advances in Research·2015
Cassava plant and its products have long been used as food and feed but lately as industrial ingredients. The present study unveils various agricultural and industrial applications of cassava especially the waste cyanogenic component which hitherto has constituted a huge agricult...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15417
The boundary values of problem that are determined from observations play a decisive role in solving any problem in mathematical models of dynamic systems. They lead to the search of answer to the following questions: From observations, is it possible to find such boundary values...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15327
D. M. Nazmul Alam, Khandkar- Siddikur Rahman, Sourav Bagchi Ratul, Arifa Sharmin, Tania Islam, Md. Abu Wabaeid Hasan & Md. Nazrul Islam·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: This paper explores the properties of single layer particleboard produced from bamboo wastes and branches. Experimental: Three types of single layer particleboard i.e., branch-waste mixed particleboard (WBPB), bamboo branch particleboard (BPB) and bamboo wastes (shavings ob...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15581
I. B. Oluwalana, M. O. Oluwamukomi, B. O. Toriola & O. R. Karim·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: Despite the presence of natural antioxidants contained in palm oil, it is still susceptible to quality deteriorations if not properly stored. This study therefore evaluates the storage stability of vitamins A and E in palm oil in four prominent packaging materials (metal ca...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12092
The quality of tomographic images formed from diffracting waves deteriorated due to the limitations in capturing evanescent waves. The waves carried detailed information about the body being imaged. Metamaterials were being recently used to amplify and focus evanescent waves. Her...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14996
Tanvir Hossain, Md. Tajuddin Sikder & Jussi Dayna Biswas·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: To find out the major occupational health issues among the goldsmiths and its’ causative factors, The study also aims to identify the study populations’ health risks in line with their work type, and to estimate the proportion of the goldsmiths vulnerable to those health ri...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15164
Aim: Acetylated potato starch (APS) is commercially available and used widely in the food industries. It is imperative to study the physical and functional properties of acetylated cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar Tropical Manihot Series (TMS) 30572 and industrial star...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14405
Google Earth images were widely used to remotely collect qualitative as well as quantitative data about rivers. The use of this free source of data to explore the Nile River was discussed in this paper. The route of the two branches namely Rasheed and Domiat were defined on Googl...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15336
Background: WHO recently recommended the collection of two sputum smears and that these specimens can be collected in an accelerated scheme called front-loaded or same-day microscopy. We studied the feasibility of same day sputum smear microscopy in rural refugee settlement in So...
Ana Muñoz-van den Eynde, Maria Cornejo-Cañamares, Irene Diaz-Garcia & Emilio Muñoz·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: In this paper, we describe the design and validation of the Radiography of Innovation Culture-Multidimensional Questionnaire (RIC-MQ), aimed at studying innovation culture in organizations from the perspective of individuals in addition to taking context into account. It ha...
Open access
Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15533