Cuphea is a potential new oilseed crop for temperate regions of the USA. It produces and stores in its seeds medium chain length fatty acids, which currently are derived commercially from seeds of tropical palms. Cuphea seeds contain more than 30% of oil rich in medium-chain fat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2021/v8i230186
Finding a catalyst system that is effective and consistent for the selective reduction of NOx during lean exhaust conditions has been a predominant challenge to both industrial and research institutions, despite the large number of reported catalysts tested. The selective catalyt...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2021/v8i130185
The hydroxamic acid was prepared by the partial reduction of p- nitro toluene to give N-p-tolyl hydroxyl amine which was coupled with benzoyl chloride to give N-p-tolyl-N-benzohydroxamic acid.The hydroxamic acid prepared was identified by their characteristic colored reaction wit...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2021/v8i130184
Obesity is a global problem and numbers are rising at a fast pace in developing countries and it becomes a major public health concern. Economic costs associated with obesity are high and increasing with the rate of obesity. Obesity is a state of body fat being accumulated in exc...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2021/v8i130183
This work describes a rapid, selective, and sensitive method by using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) to detect melamine (MEL) in milk and dairy products. The optimal conditions of liquid chromatographic separation extraction and mass spectroscopy of MEL...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2021/v8i130182
This study was focused on cyclohexene (CH) mid-chain functional polymer of polystyrene (PSt-CH-PSt) because of its potential application in nanotechnology and its possible usage in hierarchical structures. Molecular and nano scale structural characterizations and thermal behavior...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2021/v8i130181
In Bulgaria is observed a great variety of spring waters. They are mineral and mountain spring waters. According to their temperature they can be cold (up to 37° С), warm (from 37° C to 60° C) and hot (over 60° C). This is Bulgarian standard, European Union. The mountain spring w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i230180
Aim and Objectives: Nowadays, the fixative substance from natural materials is gradually replacing the fixative substance that has been synthesized from chemicals. The purpose of the study in this research is that we created a natural fragrance from Vietnamese raw material with a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i230179
Diabetes mellitus is group of a metabolic desorder caused by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. It is a major public health problem in all countries of the world. In Africa, it was predicted that the continent, will see the greates...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i230178
Soap is sodium or potassium salt of fatty acid produced by saponification reaction. The physicochemical properties of soaps determine their quality and hence determine their efficiency. Four toilet soaps from local markets in Saudi Arabia were analyzed for moisture, pH, free caus...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i230177
The concentration of heavy metals (Cd, Pb, Ni, As, Cr, Mn, Cu, and Zn) in sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas), yam (Dioscorea ssp), and cassava (Manihot esculenta) in four farm locations in some local government areas of Enugu North District was determined. Samples were prepared follo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i230176
Air pollution is reported to have reduced to a level that has not been recorded since the end of World War (II), and this is largely due to the global lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the novel Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) across the globe, hence the need for a review, in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i130175
Aims: Evaluate possible application of African Star Apple seed oil as industrial raw material geared towards possible conversion of waste to wealth with no negative impact as it borders on food scarcity. Also unveiling the possibility of a sustainable environment via the eradicat...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i130174
This study investigated the potential of some agricultural wastes viz; African Star apple seed shell (ASS, plant source), crab shell (CS, animal source) and chicken egg shell (ES, animal source) as eco-friendly and low-cost biological materials for the removal of heavy metals fro...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i130173
Aim: To analyze mango fruit juice samples for their nutritional value. Mango fruit is perishable in nature and cannot be stored for long time. It can be made available during off season, by processing in to juices, jams, squashes, nectars, chutney, pickles, toffees and canned ma...
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Research Article10.9734/ajacr/2020/v7i130172