The work aims to provide feasible structures for the open processes based thermal cycle as well as the regenerative open processes based thermal cycle characterised by rendering high thermal efficiency at low temperatures. Both cycles differ from the conventional Carnot-based the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13696
Aim: The objective of this work was to produce complementary foods from germinated/fermented sorghum, germinated/roasted soybean and dried roselle calyces. Methodology: Complementary foods were formulated from sorghum, soybean and roselle calyces by varying the processing methods...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14707
Research was conducted at Curtin University (Western Australia) to assess the seedling tolerance of three species Eucalyptus, gomphocephala DC (Myrtaceae) (common name ‘Tuart’), Eucalyptus marginata Sm. (common name ‘Jarrah’) and Corymbia calophylla (Lindl.) K.D. Hill & J. A....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13756
In the pharmaceutical manufacturing industry, there is a need to create an aseptic environment. Part of creating an aseptic environment is having HEPA filters installed and working properly. Many regulatory agencies, including the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) require strict...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15044
Aims: The aim of this study was to assess Aflatoxin M1 (AFM1) levels in liquid and powdered milk and other dairy products in Jordan using ELISA technique and antiaflatoxin M1 (AFM1 reduction) effect of fermentation, high heat treatments and the addition of plant extracts during m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13622
The availability of energy in wood wastes is evaluated in this work. Biomass from seven tropical wood species; Obeche (Triplochiton scleroxylon); Iroko (Melicia excelsa); Danta (Nesogordonia papaverifera); Mahogany (Khaya ivorensis); Omo (Cordia platythyrsa); Mansonia (Mansonia a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12930
Knowledge of the acid value (AV), peroxide value (PV), iodine value (IV) and iron concentration (quality-index variables) in oils is an indication of the edibility of the oil because these are parameters of oil-deterioration. The semi-processed oil is used to prepare a delicacy c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14691
The effect of residual stress of multiple welding repairs in seamless API 5L X52 on the stress corrosion cracking (SCC) susceptibility was evaluated. Four repairs of the girth weld were evaluated through X-ray diffraction (XRD) on the internal face of the pipe to measure residual...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14931
Activated Mangifera indica Saw Dust (AMSD) has been investigated as low cost and eco-friendly biosorbent prepared for the removal of Congo red (CR) in aqueous solution. Various adsorption parameters such as effect of contact time, adsorbent dose, effect of pH and initial concentr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12590
The main aim of this research is to utilize the emerging combustion process technology in order to develop the combustion process inside spark internal combustion engine which is very important factor for engine performance and emissions, which will be achieved by better understa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14755
Seismic refraction method was used to study the rock/soil conditions for civil engineering construction in Akpabuyo Local Government Area in Cross River State, Nigeria. Akpabuyo was chosen for this research because it is a rural countryside with high potentials of future rapid in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14930
Background: Many positive biomechanical effects have been attributed to the use of a shoe with unstable sole in the anterior posterior direction. When tested, however, only minor changes have been found in relation to each of the investigated joints and muscles in the lower limb....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14428
This study evaluates the proximate, mineral and antinutritional composition of slimy kolanut husk and white shell also known as obi olooyo in Yoruba language, a tribe in Nigeria. The samples were subjected to liquid and solid state fermentation and were dried, milled, sieved and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/8464
Background: Immunological and hematological alterations often occur in diabetes mellitus as a result of oxidative stress. This study investigated the effects of consumption of diets containing Vernonia amygdalina leaves on some markers of immunology and hematology in Streptozotoc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14266
Aims: This paper aims to investigate the influence of cage location on the biomechanical behavior of lumbar spine with Transforaminal Lumbar Interbody Fusion (TLIF). Methodology: Firstly, a three-dimensional finite element (FE) model for L4-L5 low lumbar spine segment is establis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15576