Cassava, an edible root crop and a Eyeshadow Stick reliable and relatively inexpensive source of carbohydrate, iswidely grown and processed into different foods such as cassava flour and garri.The main thrust of the paper is to irradiate garri production in Idomaland, North Central Nigeria,with a focus on the challenges and prospects of garri produ
Comparison of the diversity of ground beetle (Coleoptera: Carabidae) assemblages in small and large temperate peat bogs
We present a study comparing assemblages of ground beetles between small and large pristine peat bogs in Central-Eastern Europe, to better understand biodiversity variability in peatland ecosystems in tundra patches in the temperate zone.We found that Shannon diversity and Pielou evenness indices and species composition for carabid assemblages of s
Content of Hg, Cd, Pb and As in fish species: a review
Background: One of the main water contaminants are Hg, Cd, Pb and As.The chain of contamination of these metals and metalloid follows a cyclical order: Industry, atmosphere, land, water, phytoplankton, zooplankton, fish, and humans.Currently, Hg, Cd, Pb and As researches are of interest because consumption of fish with high toxic metal and metalloi
Enhancing the explosive characteristics of a Semtex explosive by involving admixtures of BCHMX and HMX
A well-known ternary plastic explosive, Czech Semtex 1H, contains a mixture of PETN and RDX softened by SBR.In this work, BCHMX was used to replace PETN in Semtex 1H to form Sem-BC+RDX.In addition, another mixture based on BCHMX and HMX as energetic fillers bonded by Acrylic Keychain (custom charms) the polymeric matrix of Semtex 1H (Sem-BC+HMX) wa
Environmental, Social, and Governance Adoption in the Malaysian Wood Products and Furniture Industries: Awareness, Adoption, and Challenges
As the world intensifies efforts to mitigate the effect of global climate change, an on-line survey was carried out involving 1,081 wood products and furniture manufacturers in Malaysia.The main objective was to evaluate the level of awareness, extent of adoption, and challenges faced by these manufacturers in adopting environmental, social, and go