Vinyltrimethoxy silane and aminopropyl triethoxysilane were used for surface functionalization to enhance the textile performance of cotton. The process was carried out in an ethanol-water medium, which accelerated the cross-linking reaction between fiber and silane monomers. The...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130346
Well logs, biostratigraphic data, seismic data and semblance map which together form a multidisciplinary data approach, were utilized in the geological evaluation of hydrocarbon prospect FOB-Field, onshore Coastal Swamp Depobelt in the Niger Delta Basin. Structural interpretation...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130347
An ongoing field experiment established in 2012 at Agronomy Research Farm, Chaudhary Charan Singh (CCS) Haryana Agricultural University, Hisar, India was selected to evaluated the effect of three tillage practices (zero tillage, furrow irrigated raised bed system and conventional...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130348
Over the past decade there has been a deeply troubling increase in the number of vehicle traffic fatalities involving children. Owing to this, many researchers have contributed to research and development on car booster seats for children. In view of this, the current work encomp...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130345
National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (NREGA) aimed at providing direct employment to the deserving rural people has been in operation for last many years. The present study had conducted to assess the role of NREGA programme with the following specific objectives: (i) To study...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130344
Litchi is distinctly a delicate, delicious summer delight, juicy, flavoured and attractive bright red colour fruit having good source of minerals and vitamins. India and China account for about 91 percent of the world’s litchi production but it is mainly marketed locally. Despite...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130342
This study was planned to find the changes occurring in rural family institution in Punjab and its major consequences. This study was done in Sangrur and Ludhiana district of Punjab to analyse the changes occurring in family institution and it was found that structure of family s...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130343
Epilepsy is considered as a stigma in our society. This becomes more prominent among those who are in marriageable age. In this paper 21 PWE who attended an outpatient epilepsy clinic at a secondary-level hospital in Northwest India between 01.01.2015 and 31.03.2015 formed the ca...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i530341
Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dilution ratio and pasteurization on physico-chemical parameters of Saba senegalensis pulp in the context of its recovery. Study Design: The experimental set-up was of a completely randomized design. Place and Durati...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i530340
The present study aims to determine the residual effects of organic manure (biochar and cowdung) growth of P. osun under a screen house condition. Implementing the use of biochar and different organic sources has been proposed as an option for improving soil fertility, restoring...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i530336
Crop rotation is one of the major agricultural practices in sustainable farming. A proper crop rotation can increase nutrient uptake and improve soil health along with the decrease in pest and weed infection. In Punjab, usually wheat rice cropping system is followed by the farmer...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v38i130349
Since Independence, India has made impressive progress in terms of growth, education, caste system and untouchability etc. Caste and untouchability have been much studied subjects of Indian social setting. Dalits comprised a group of people traditionally regarded as untouchables....
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i530307
An investigation was undertaken to study the effect of micronutrients and sea weed sap on nutrient availability and leaf nutrient concentrations of mango cv. Dashehari in the year 2014-2015. The experiment was conducted in a randomized block design with three replications and ten...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i530305
In this paper, we describe an experimental activity involving the water treatment steps using the activated carbon made from coconut fibre and grape pomace packaged in a filter constructed with low-cost material to adsorb chemical elements present in the underground saline water...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i530306
Multi-junction photovoltaic cells composed of III-V semiconductor materials are widely used in photovoltaic systems. They offer very high efficiencies compared to single-junction photovoltaic cells. Knowledge of the behavior of their electrical parameters in real operating condit...
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Research Article10.9734/cjast/2019/v37i530304