The research herein presented, focuses on the extraction of natural fibre from plantain (Musa paradisiaca) pseudostem its modification and application for the production of reinforced polymer composite. Plantain fibres ...

Plantain is a popular fruit in tropical countries and can be processed ripe or unripe for consumption. There are many species of plantain in Nigeria some of which are Musa paradisiaca (M.AAB) and cooking banana (MABB). ...

The cerebral electrogenic Na+/K+-ATPase (sodium pump) is an important enzyme that plays a major role in the maintenance of cellular electrolyte homeostasis as well as the physiological propagation of nerve signals. In the ...

In this thesis, spectral estimation methods are applied to the variation in the time interval between heart beats called heart rate variability (HRV) and further to estimate the degree of accuracy of diagnosis according ...

Indoor radon (222Rn) has been identified as the second leading cause of lung cancer after tobacco smoking. In this study, one hundred solid state nuclear track detectors, CR-39 (Poly Allyl Di- Gycol) purchased from Track ...

Clarias gariepinus were selected from four earthen ponds in Ijoka, Shagari, Agape and Oyemekun Akure in Ondo State. The head and edible tissues (flesh) of the fish, water as well as the bottom sediments and fish feeds were ...

Digestibility of underutilized legumes (African yam beans, Bambara groundnut, Fava beans, Limba beans and Pigeon pea) was studied and related to their proximate compositions, functional and rheological properties. The aim ...

This research project investigated the level of Organo-Chlorine Pesticides (OCPs) residues in in cocoa farms from three major cocoa-producing Local Government Areas including Akure-South, Ifedore, and Idanre, in Ondo State ...

African locust bean and African oil bean are widely consumed when processed into various forms. The raw and fermented African locust bean and African oil bean were analyzed for their proximate composition, mineral content, ...

Water, sediment and fish samples from river Ose in Owo local government area of Ondo State, Nigeria were collected; physico-chemical parameters and minerals were determined using standard analytical procedure. Results from ...