Unauthorized computer access is one of the most common, troublesome and potentially destructive behavior problems facing society. It is the high-tech equivalent of breaking and entering a home or business. Once the unlawful entry has been accomplished, what happens next depends o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/9140
This study concerns the resistance against thaumasite form of sulphate attack on Portland cement reference with high volume ground granulated blast-furnace slag, fly ash and ground basaltic pumice exposed to tap water (5% magnesium sulphate) for ten years. The separate and interg...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11948
A small-scale rice parboiling system, developed in the National Cereals Research Institute (NCRI), was modified by a combined team of engineers of NCRI, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), DESFABENG Co. Ltd and the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources,...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11585
In a view to bring to light Cameroon’s rich vegetative potential, optimisation of gum extraction from a local plant Beilschmiedia obscura (B.O.) was studied. Extracts of this plant are being used as food improvers in some Cameroonian dishes, but are not yet exploited for industri...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12258
Poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA)/hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) (100/0, 80/20, 50/50, 20/80 and 0/100 wt/wt%) blend films are prepared by solution casting method and subjected to fast neutrons irradiation for fluence 1 x 107n/cm2. The effects of different HPC concentrations on the optica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12723
Manufacturing is the transformation of ideas, designs, materials and information into products for satisfaction of human needs. However, advanced manufacturing technology is the application of advances in production methodologies to increase productivity, improve existing product...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10597
Flours and starches from three Nigeria rice varieties CISADANE (Faro51), OS6 (Faro11) and NERICA 19 were evaluated for their pasting, thermal and gel texture properties. Their thermal properties were evaluated with Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) andpasting properties wer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12273
Aims: Rice husk was chemically treated to be used as bio sorbent for removal of humic substances from peat swamp runoff. The spent bio sorbent was then applied as soil conditioner for enhancing plant growth. Study Design: Randomized Complete Block Design. Place and Duration of St...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12572
The present paper involves a detailed comparison between the salt tolerance and physiological responseof three eucalypt species occurring within the Swan Coastal Plain, Western Australia. Eucalyptus gomphocephala DC (Myrtaceae) (common name ‘Tuart’) is restricted to the calcareou...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/11008
The present work is focusing on characterizing the films of poly (vinyl alcohol) (PVA) and poly (vinyl pyrrolidone) (PVP) with various mass fractions of NiCl2/CdCl2 by different techniques. XRD scans revealed the semicrystalline nature of the prepared films and demonstrated that...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/12317