The partitioning of some selected heavy metals in soil samples along the effluent channels of JEZCO Plastics industry Ekwulobia was investigated. The pH of the soils had average value of 8.07 and moisture content of 5.22%. The results revealed total metal concentration range of 0...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21491
This study aimed at evaluating the ameliorative effect of hydromethanolic fraction of C. lanatus seeds on biochemical and histology parameters of female Wistar rats administered with caffeine. Oral administration of hydromethanolic fraction of C. lanatus seeds on experimental rat...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21833
The work is aim at the determination of the proximate and mineral composition of T. occidentalis leaves consumed in the Kano metropolis. The leaves used in this study were obtained from Sabon Gari market in Kano metropolis, Nigeria. The standard methods of food analysis were used...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/20632
Introduction: Fruits and vegetables are the sources of nutraceutical compounds in human diet. However, flowers with their pigments rich in phenolics (phenolic acids, flavonoids and anthocyanins) are becoming an important source of several bioactive compounds. Objective: To identi...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/20661
The essencial elemental composition of natural potash deposits obtained in Yusufari Local Government Area of Yobe state has been determined. The samples were obtained in three areas namely; Madukuri, Kotufa and Kirba. The highly concentrated essential elements were potassium foll...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/20198
The Debye relaxation equation and its derivatives were used to analyze the experimental permittivity data of high purityPropan-1-ol and Propan-2-ol over the frequency up to 10GHz and temperature range of 10ºC to 50ºC. The plots of dielectric constant and loss factor against the...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21662
In this work, the effect of infrared drying temperatures on the physicochemical properties and antioxidant capacity of Allium sativum was investigated. The following parameters were analyzed: proximal composition, mineral content, total phenolics content, and total flavonoids con...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/19342
The inhibition effect of Ferroin solution [tris(1,10-phenanthroline iron(II) sulphate complex] as a corrosion inhibitor was analysed against corrosion of mild steel (MS) in 0.5 M HCl solution, by using weight loss method, linear polarization, electrochemical impedance spectroscop...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21414
This work devoted to the calculation and 3D visualization of the crystallization surface of Ge and immiscibility surface of alloys based on thallium and copper in the Cu-Tl-Ge system. For determining and modeling these properties were used thermodynamic equations which are solved...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21808
The goal of this review is to briefly introduce the chemistry of the topological insulators (TIs) based on thallium chalcogenides. Numerous phase diagrams of ternary Tl-BV-X (BV – Sb, Bi; X – Se, Te) systems having TlBVX2 type compounds which exhibit spin polarized topological su...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/21362
Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Monodora myristica and Monodora tenuifolia are among the plants that are been used by traditional medicine practitioners in Nigeria. They have been used extensively for the treatment of various ailments. The parts of these plants have some medicina...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/19876
This research studied the sorption capacity of Stereospermum kunthianum plant for the removal of heavy metal ions from waste water. The plant stem-bark was immobilized by entrapping or caging the bio-sorbent within a polymeric matrix of calcium- alginate to produce immobilized st...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/21516
The rural exodus and immigration contribute to the development of urban agriculture in developing countries. The unsuitable practices of this intensive farming contribute reduce soil fertility. The result is the decline in crop yields and depletion of the resource base. The aim o...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20508
The study was conducted to determine the influence of institutional factors and attitude on the use of herbicides by farmers in Edo State, Nigeria. The study was descriptive and experimental. Multistage sampling technique was used. Thus the total sample size for the study was one...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/21624
Aims: To determine and compare the equilibrium adsorption capacity and adsorption process of crude oil onto ground chicken feathers and mixture of crude oil on water onto ground chicken feathers with that of a conventional synthetic sorbent mat determined under the same experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2015/20099