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Assessment of heavy metals in Ulasi River sediments, Okija, Anambra State, Nigeria 尼日利亚阿南布拉州奥基贾乌拉西河沉积物重金属评估

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2023-06-30 DOI: 10.47721/arjst20230402012

J. Ogah, K. Ubaka, C. Ogueri, E. Nleonu

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Development of fatty acids as feedstocks for biofuels from Gmelina arborea waste leaves 从绿木犀草废叶中提取脂肪酸作为生物燃料原料的研究

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2023-04-30 DOI: 10.47721/arjst20230401029

H. Ibrahim, I. Bugaje, Patrick Nwosibe

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Biochemicals synthesis from dead leaves of Acacia auriculiformis over zinc chloride and sodium hydroxide 金合欢枯叶在氯化锌和氢氧化钠上的生化合成

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2022-10-31 DOI: 10.47721/arjst20220303022

H. Ibrahim, S. Jibia, I. Mohammed, S. Magaji

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Importance of continuous monitoring GPS permanent station at Multi-Parametric Geophysical Observatory (MPGO), IMPHAL, Manipur (India) 印度曼尼普尔邦英帕尔多参数地球物理观测站(MPGO) GPS永久站连续监测的重要性

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2022-07-31 DOI: 10.47721/arjst20220302021

L. Singh, Arun Kumar

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Analysis of the nature of violence in Kaduna, Nigeria 分析尼日利亚卡杜纳的暴力性质

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2022-03-31 DOI: 10.47721/arjst20220301011

S. Aro

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Production and performance evaluation of drilling mud using specific locally sourced materials 使用特定的当地材料进行钻井泥浆的生产和性能评估

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI: 10.47721/arjst20200201018

F. E. Otitigbe

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Estimation of Cooling Load of a Residential House using TRNSYS 基于TRNSYS的住宅冷负荷估算

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2020-12-31 DOI: 10.47721/ARJST202001016

K. Laxmi, V. Rao

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Models validation and forecasting for drought risk reduction in developing countries 发展中国家减少干旱风险的模型验证和预测

Applied Research Journal of Science and Technology Pub Date : 2018-12-31 DOI: 10.47721/arjst20180101014

B. K. Adeogun, U. A. Abubakar, M. Nwude

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