Aim: The aim of study was to investigate the Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels in water samples from the Oka Creek. Study Design: Qualitative study design. Place and Duration of Study: Water samples were collected from the Oka Creek, located in Toru-Orua in Sagbama Local Gov...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4303
This study investigated the physicochemical characteristics of seawater from five locations along the northern Sri Lankan coast, encompassing areas with varying degrees of anthropogenic activity. The analysis revealed significant variations in several parameters, potentially infl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4302
Globally there is a huge attention towards natural products and in this case natural antioxidants. The attention has been driven by consumer demands and documented detrimental effects of synthetic antioxidants on human health. In view of this, this review has evaluated a range of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4301
Aims: Currently, a great alternative to try to bioremediate contaminated sites, mainly of heavy metals, is the use of natural biomass, with highly satisfactory results, among which are: fungi, bacteria, algae, agricultural waste of plants, and others. Our objective was analyzing...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i5300
Arum Chinaecherem Tochukwu, Simon Bbumba, Moses Kigozi, Ibrahim Karume, Maximillian Kato, Hussein Kisiki Nsamba, Ivan Kiganda & Muhammad Ntale·Asian Journal of Applied Chemistry Research·2024
Herein, we reviewed the synthesis methods of perovskite organic hybrid materials for high-efficiency photovoltaic devices. Perovskite material has a chemical structure of ABX3 that resembles that of CaTiO3. In this type of material, A is an organic cation, B represents a metal ca...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i5299
Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the phytochemical and antimicrobial characteristics of leaf extracts from Jatropha tanjorensis plant against some selected clinical pathogens. Study Design: Experimental Study design (Quantitative). Place and Duration of Study: Sampl...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i5298
Molecular dynamics (MD) simulation could provide details about local microstructure at atomic level, so we use this method to investigate micro-structural properties of sodium in Na2O-doped SiO2 melt. Additionally, we calculated the Voronoi polyhedrons to determine the spatial di...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i5297
Certain medicinal plants have been used to address common infectious as well as non-infectious diseases. Diabetes mellitus poses a major global health challenge, leading to significant mortality and morbidity each year. Finding side-effect-free treatments for diabetes has always...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4296
Spent oil, which contains hazardous substances that pose health risk to man and his environment, are disposed indiscriminately on land in most mechanic workshops. The waste oil find its way into farmland and water bodies causing contamination of water, plants and lands. The inges...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4295
Starch-based films have been highlighted with its biodegradability, renewable, and amalgamation with other biopolymers as an intended substitute to synthetic packaging. This study aims to add to the plethora of literature on advancing a novel source of starch (Nypa fruticans) in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2024/v15i4294