Aim: To explore the ability of GRNN as a tool of structural elucidation in predicting the substituent types on myrcane, one of the representative skeletons of monoterpenoids. Methodology: Generalized regression neural network (GRNN) was used in the study. Carbon-13 (13C) NMR chem...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11441
Laboratory synthesized 1-phenyl naphthoic acid systems (substituted naphthalenes or lignans) were evaluated for their antioxidant and antimicrobial potential. All the phenyl naphthoic acids showed significant to moderate antioxidant activity in DPPH (2, 2-diphenyl- 1-picrylhydra...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/7460
Heavy metal contents of some crops and farm soil irrigated along the Bindare stream in Chikaji Zaria were investigated. The results of the analysis indicate that the crops contained substantial amount of heavy metals (Pb, Cr, Zn and Fe) compared to similar crops irrigated far d...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11858
The corrosion inhibition of mild steel is of technological importance due to the increase of industrial requirements. This study reports the corrosion inhibition of mild steel in acidic solution of 0.1 M H2SO4 using Anarcadium occidentale gum, also known as Cashew gum by way of g...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/9499
The flow problem presented in the paper is a study on boundary layer flow of a nanofluid through a porous medium subjected to a magnetic field, thermal radiation, viscous dissipation and chemical reaction effects. The effects of porosity, thermal radiation, magnetic field, viscou...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11082
Monitoring and evalution of exotherms as temperature rises were investigated using various foam formulations from two types of polyols with variations in blow indices as volume of water added. It was observed that exotherms increase linearly with blow index. The results also sh...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/11361
Aim: To assess contamination of borehole water by heavy metals (Fe, Zn, Pb, Cr, Cu, Ni, Mn). Study Design: Water samples collected from fifty two boreholes in twelve Local Government Areas (L.G.A) of Nasarawa State were analyzed for the heavy metal concentrations. Place and Durat...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10553
An age-old question remains as an open research problem in the field of chemoinformatics, which is how much could the proposed approach enhance the effectiveness of lead-discovery programmes? Answering that question is a target of any new virtual screening approach. The current r...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10175
In this work, the structural, surface potential, and antimicrobial aspects of a set of recently synthesized and published complexes of five transition metals(II) are investigated using the semiempirical PM6 and B3LYP/6-31G* methods. The complexes ML2 [M = Ni, Cu, and Zn] are main...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10427
Interaction of 5,6-dimethyl-3,4-dihydrothieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine-4-one (1), -thione(2) with alkylation agents (methyl-, ethyl-, n-propyl-, n-butyl iodides, allylbromide, benzyl chloride) in different conditions (in the presence of catalyst and/or without catalyst) were investigated...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10495
Aims: The research is to study the Optical Conductivity, Extinction Coefficient and Dielectric function using deposited CdO films Place and Duration of Study: The research place is at the Material Science and Nanotechnology Unit, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/6958
In order to investigate new ionic plastic crystals, differential-scanning-calorimetry (DSC), nuclear-magnetic-resonance (NMR), and electrical conductivity measurements were carried out in NR4BBu4 (R = Me, Et, Pr, Bu, Pen) salts. DSC measurements showed a low entropy change of 29....
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10339
Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) power plants offer a green source of renewable energy. Since India is a tropical country and a peninsula, the prospects of OTEC power generation are extremely bright in India. Among the three modes of operation (open cycle, closed cycle and...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10306
Aims: This study is aimed to determine the distribution of detergent contamination in the Code River and the ability to remove it from laundry wastewater samples by using photocatalytic degradation and coagulation methods. Place and Duration of Study: The study was located at the...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/9583
Karoline de N. R. dos Santos, Cleydson Breno R. Santos, Adriana M. Ferreira, Francinaldo S. Braga, Cleison C. Lobato, Alexandro C. Florentino, José Carlos T. Carvalho & Roberto M. Bezerra·Chemical Science International Journal·2014
Aims: Determine the concentration of trace-metals (Na, K, Mg, Ca, Pb and Zn) in sediments and plant Cenchrus echinatus L. species on Canal of Jandiá and Igarape of Fortaleza in the municipality of Macapa, Amapa, Brazil. Study Design: The sediment samples were collected (0.3kg) at...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2014/10589