Carbonized particles of saw dust using maleic anhydride as coupling agent have been incorporated into high density polyethylene and polypropylene in the range of 10 – 50 wt % and injection moulded into rectangular sheets. The mechanical properties of the sheets were determined. T...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15500
Normal depth plays a significant role in the design of open channels and in the analysis of the non-uniform flow as well. Currently there is no analytical method for calculating the normal depth in the open channels. Current methods are either iterative or approximate and conside...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16682
The presentations of researchers who have carried out studies on the “Stabilization of metal laden hazardous wastes for disposal in to Secured Land Fill” are reviewed and documented in this paper. The importance of protecting ground water aquifers from getting polluted by leachat...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/16290
Historically, drug discovery from natural products has been a time and resource-intensive process. Bioassay-guided isolation of natural products often leads to already known compounds of limited, or no chemical or pharmacological interest. Some bioactive compounds are unstable an...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/14458
The concentrations of phenol in natural waters were determined so as to ascertain water quality as water intended for human consumption. Total phenols were determined by molecular spectrophotometry, after steam distillation, complexation with 4-aminoantipyrene and extraction into...
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Research Article10.9734/IRJPAC/2015/17160
Aims: Water is one of the most valuable resources for the survival of civilization. Assured supply of water is necessary for sustainable agriculture. Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) is an important staple food crop in India and is cultivated in different agro-ecological regions of n...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2015/14316
Aims: Staphylococcus aureus is a causative agent of nosocomial infections. Methicillin is one of the most important antibiotics that is used in treatment of S. aureus infections; however, resistance to this antibiotic has occured in recent years. The aim of this study was detecti...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/14296
The field of mosquito vector symbiosis is largely unexplored and yet it is likely that in the near future it will provide valuable opportunities for malaria control. Symbiont based malaria control approaches are gaining acceptance worldwide and there is need for detailed review t...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2015/16172
Nitrogen remained in soil and distributed along the soil profile of virgin sandy soil after sesame, maize and wheat were examined using 15N isotope dilution concept. A field experiment was conducted on virgin sandy soil at the farm station of Soil and Water Research Department, N...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2015/15387
“Lakh vzla” is one of the most interesting food flavour enhancer used for notabilities amongst Mafa people from Northern Cameroon. With the aims at valorizing this African food enhancer, we studied artisanal processing production and investigated the principal microbiological act...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2015/16158
The lack of empirical data and practical advice on thermal performance and efficient use of energy in our buildings are gradually becoming a burden to the country. Amidst the recent development in the usage of curtain walls for office buildings, high utilization of energy and poo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16700
This study explored the conversion of bio waste into a valued bioceramic material for potential tissue regeneration application. Calcium silicate (β-CaSiO3) nanomaterial was synthesized from waste egg shells (CaCO3) and silica (SiO2) precursors using noninvasive but sustainable a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16811
The research is concerned with the development of a mathematical model for estimating the body weight of human beings in relation to some of their anthropometric parameters (height and waist sizes). The model was optimized to know whether it is possible for humans to have a maxim...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/10987
In this paper we study the action of A on f ( the spline of order n with nodes az+) and on its wavelet coefficients, where A = is a double infinite matrix operator in a Hilbert space l 2(z+). Also, we make an attempt to find frame conditions for A-transform of f.
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/4843
Let R be a ring and I an ideal of R. We define and study I-pure submodules , I-FP-injective modules, I-flat modules , I-coherent rings and I-semihereditary rings. Using the concepts of I-FP-injectivity and I-flatness of modules, we also present some characterizations of I-coheren...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2015/16451