» ABSTRACT Determination of the cyanide contents of cassava tubers harvested the same day and a day after has been carried out. The results of the analysis indicates that the level of cyanide in cassava tuber reduces with time, the freshly harvested cassava tuber has more cyanide content than the cass…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The seeds of pawpaw and orange are generally discarded. However, in order to make a more efficient use of pawpaw and orange, it is worth investigating the use of the seeds as a source of oil. In this work oil was extracted from the seeds of both pawpaw and orange. The specific gravity, iodi…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Extraction of neem seed oil was carried out using solvent extraction (n hexane). 200g of neem seed yield 40ml of oil which is 80% yield. The neem oil is dark brown in colour, it has a strong odour that is said to combine the odours of palm kernel and garlic. The extraction of neem seed oil …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT In this course of project research, aquarium which is used to house aquatic laboratory animals was refurbished. Refurbishment of aquarium was necessary due to dilapidation of the laboratory equipment used for observation and scientific research. Major parts replaced were the glass used to e…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT This bioassay of five vegetable oils: Palm oil, groundnut oil, coconut oil, sheanut oil, and palm kernel oil on sitophilus seamais were collected from pure insect culture maintained in the laboratory and introduced into each of eleven jars containing 40g each of five white varieties, five y…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT As its title suggests, this project is geared at presenting the reader with the investigation and biochemical parameters among diabetic adult. Diabetes as a chronic disease, that causes serious health complication like heart diseases, increased urination, increases hunger and increased t…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The ascorbic acid (vitamin C) of fruits (orange) and vegetable (pumpkin) was estimated after storage for three days under different temperature. The storage conditions were deep freezing temperature, domestic refrigeration temperature, storage in dark cupboard and open shelf both at room te…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Bacterial contaminants associated with commercial poultry feeds from three different companies in Enugu (Ave investment, Phinomar and Bora feed producing company) were studied. Four types of poultry feeds which include starter, grower, finisher and layer were examined using pour plate…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Antimicrobial activities of fruit extract from Capsicum annuum (chilli pepper) were examined against two organisms namely Staphylococcus aureus andEscherichia coli. These organisms are gram positive and gram negative bacteria respectively. The antimicrobial property was investigated …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The write up details the design and construction of an Induction coil which was capable of producing a high voltage in the secondary winding so as to produce a spark between the adjustable terminals of the secondary winding. The manual method of winding a coil was used to produce the primar…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Extraction and analysis of Monodora myristica (ehuru) oil was investigated, the result of the proximate analysis carried out on the seed reveals the presence of moisture, crude protein, crude fat, ash, crude fibre, and carbohydrate in the sample. The moisture, protein, fat, ash, crude fib…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Malt is non alcoholic drinks are popular in many countries. These drink are prepared in a manner. Similar to beer, but without fermentation and generally produced using barely malt. In this study, the malt, drinks that was used in this work is Guinness Malt, Amstel malt and maltina. Sugar c…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The extraction and proximate analysis of fatty acids was carried out in this study using soxhlet extractor. Palm oil is currently the largest edible oil in terms of global production and it is a largest single oil that is exported. It contain 50% saturated and 50% unsaturated fatty acids…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The effects of spawning with water from bore hole without treatment and treatment on egg hatching of Dutch Clarias gariepinus was studied. Broad stock of males and females of Dutch Clarias gariepinus were transported from reputable fresh farms from wari and Ibadan respectively. The broa…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Isolation and identification of bacteria associated with dental caries (Tooth ache) and bleeding gum and the effect of some tooth pastes (Macleans) was evaluated using a mouth swap collected from a patient at dental school Trans Ekulu Enugu, and three tooth pastes collected from Ogbete main…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Bacteria blood infection (bacteremia) is the presence of viable bacteria and their toxic chemicals in the blood. Blood stream is normally a sterile environment. Therefore the presence of pathogenic organism in the blood is abnormal and can be referred as blood poisoning. Bacteremia occur wh…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The isolation and identification of moulds in baked food (Bread and Cake) was carried out in the laboratory. The sample (Bread and Cake) was bought from a fast food shops, put in a sterile container and sent to the laboratory. It was prepared by grounding 20g of the sample (Bread and Cake) …Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Food handlers with poor personal hygiene working in a food service establishment could be potential sources of infection due to pathogenic organisms. This study reports the pathogenic microorganisms isolated from the palms of food handlers at the Institute of Management and Technology ca…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The microbiological examination of underground water source (well water) at campus 111 of I.M.T Enugu was carried out by using ten samples of water. The presence of coliform groups and Escherichia coli were examined using presumptive coliform test, confirmatory and complete test techni…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT The phytochemical analysis of CH3OH;H2O(4:1) extract of Anthocleista djalonensis was carried out using standard method. The results showed that the Anthocleista djalonesis extract contained tannins, saponins, glycosides and alkaloids. Glycosides are muscle relaxers and stimulant. Earlier…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT Nutritional analysis was carried out on Musa spp. The result of the proximate analysis showed the following moisture (24.50%), ash (9.64%). Crude protein (7.16%), crude fat (2.26%), crude fibre (14.76%) and carbohydrate (41.68%), Vitamin c (10.98%) and qualitative analysis of phytoche…Continue Reading »
» ABSTRACT A 12v battery was produced with the lead oxide stripe, one of the electrode coated (positive electrode), while the other electrode, lead stripe is not coated (negative electrode). The electrolyte used for the formulation is dilute tetraoxosulphate (iv) acid (H2SO4). The lead oxide stripe…Continue Reading »
