Biostratigraphic work using palynology was undertaken in order to re-assess the lithofacies, chronostratigraphy and paleoenvironment of deposition of sediments in Murshe-1 well, Bornu Basin, northeastern Nigeria. Two hundred and ninety ditch cutting samples obtained from the expl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2665
Aims: This study was conducted to assess the risks connected to effluents released by laboratories performing biomedical analyses in four sanitary training units of Abomey Calavi and Sô-Ava area in Benin. Study Design: It is a transversal and analytical study. Duration of Study:...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2296
This paper considers a condition-based maintenance optimization for continuously degrading systems under continuous noise response in terms of sound pressure level monitoring. After maintenance, the states of the system are randomly distributed with residual damage. An optimizati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2341
Organic nonlinear optical single crystals of 4-methoxy benzoin were grown by slow evaporation technique. The X-ray diffraction analysis revealed that 4-methoxy benzoin single crystals belong to orthorhombic crystal system with a space group Pca21.Optical absorption range of the g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2587
Aim: A 56 days feeding trial was conducted with 225 Marshal Broiler chicks to evaluate the effect of activated coconut charcoal on their growth performance and nutrient digestibility. Study Design: The design of the experiment was completely randomized design (CRD). Place and Dur...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2085
Aims: The influence of extrusion cooking variables on the residence time and throughput of a single screw extruder were investigated using blends of African yam bean (AYB) and cassava flour. The main purpose was to optimize the throughput and residence time of AYB/cassava extrusi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2252
Aims: This research is aimed at determination of heavy metals concentrations in water (surface and ground) and aquatic macrophyte and to compare the values with the standard recommendations. Study Design: Water (surface and ground) and aquatic macrophyte (Ceratophyllum demersum)...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2619
Chronic pancreatitis (CP) is a chronic progressive inflammatory disease of the pancreas. Tropical chronic pancreatitis is a severe form of CP with multifactorial aetiology. In addition to the growing evidence of attributes of genetic factors, the environmental factors may also pl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2193
The control of insect pests in agriculture, forestry, stores, animal husbandry, poultry and in human hygiene are still considered a challenge. Widespread use of chemical pesticides represents a potential risk to human and the environment. Therefore, the search for alternative str...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2205
Aims: To investigate the effect of aerobic exercise on post menopausal women with major depression. Study Design: A clinical controlled trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Neuropsychiatry, Polaq Hospital-Cairo, between July 2011 and April 2012. Methodology: Thirty p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2667
Aim: Is to extend our study on the number of locally available sorbents that can be used in oil/chemical spill clean-up. Study Design: Carbonized and uncarbonized sorbents were separately encased in a sac like booms of 2cm x 2cm x 1cm dimension and used to mop up spills of differ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2343
From existence of analogies between problems of integrating Linear differential equations (LDE) in quadratures and solution to algebraic equations in radicals and based on studying properties of the latter in the article we have found one special differential equation. By studyin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2361
This work was aimed at determining the effects of planting date on the yield and proximate composition of pumpkin fruits. The experiment was a randomized complete block design. In the study was used four planting dates (1- 1st of April; 2- 15th of April; 3- 1st of May; 4- 15th of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2201
Aims: The study is aimed to evaluate the concentration of trace elements and irrigation quality of the groundwater of Winder, Balochistan, Pakistan. Study Design: The ophiolitic rocks of the study area upon weathering, contributed a large amount of certain trace elements to the g...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2561
This paper covers not linear differential equations (LDE) with variable coefficients but respective Riccati type equations which play a similar role to a characteristic equation during integration of LDE with constant coefficients. We have established a certain analogy of problem...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/2358