Rosmarinus officinalis Albus is a woody, perennial herb with fragrant, evergreen, needle-like leaves and white flowers grown in many parts of the world. It is widely used in the treatment of genitourinary conditions, liver diseases and scalp treatment. The present study was performed to highlight the micro-anatomical, physiochemical and phytochemical aspects of the plant. The thin transverse se...

This research investigates how the properties of the Nigerian crude residue can be improved on to enhance its local usage. Chemical treatment was carried out on Nigerian crude residue and its rheological properties were tested. The physiochemical propertiesspecific gravity cum viscosity measured after the treatment gave 12.44% improvement in specific gravity and 17.92 times improvement in visco...

Nanochitosan is a nanoparticle of chitosan with size between 100-400 nm. has higher antibacterial ability than ordinary chitosan. The manufacture into nanochitosan can be done by ionic gelation method, namely the complexation polyelectrolyte positively charged and negatively sodium tripolyphosphate. morphology in form whole sphere typical functional groups such as amine, hydroxyl carboxyl group...

With the recent rapid growth of technological comprehension in nanoscience, researchers have aimed to adapt this knowledge to various research fields within engineering and applied science. Dramatic advances in nanomaterials marked a new epoch in biomedical engineering with the expectation that they would have huge contributions to healthcare. However, several questions regarding their safety a...

Vermicomposting is a non-thermophilic, boioxidative process that involves earthworms and associated microbes. This biological organic waste decomposition process yields the biofertilizer namely the vermicompost. Vermicompost is a finely divided, peat like material with high porosity, good aeration, drainage, water holding capacity, microbial activity, excellent nutrient status and buffering cap...

Malnutrition in children remains a major public health challenge developing countries. The local un-availability of the necessary ingredients and lack knowledge on how to prepare food for malnourished are among primary causes child malnutrition. study sought determine use locally available material (maize, millet peanut) formulating product address rampant protein- energy malnutrition Kenya. li...