The modern manufacturing environment is dynamic and uncertain. In line with the global trend in manufacturing, this project is carried out to explore into the potentials of robots in manufacturing, service industry, and domestic use. The robot was designed and constructed to inco...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2014/10840
Aim: Extraction and analysis of the physicochemical properties of vegetable oil from Irvigna gabonesis and Citrullus colocynthis were carried out to predict possible applications. Study Design: It was designed to extract oil from the seeds and investigate the properties to indic...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/5863
A total of 12 soil samples from four different sites across the United Republic of Tanzania (URT) were collected and analysed for heavy metals (metalloids) (V, Cr, Ni, Cu, Zn, As, Cd, Hg and Pb) concentration. The technique used was Energy Dispersive X-Ray Fluorescence (EDXRF). R...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11072
The cost of nitrogen (N) fertilizers continues to rise besides the fertilizer’s role as a potential pollutant. Amelioration and/or improvement in the fertility of poor soils using such inorganic fertilizers prove less feasible as such. The rhizobium-legume symbiosis is, therefore...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/11391
Soil quality protection under intensive land use and fast economic development has become a major challenge for sustainable resource use in the developing countries such as Nigeria. Conventional tillage practice is commonly practiced at land preparation and effect of this on soil...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2014/9402
Aims: Simultaneous measurement of groundwater 222Rn concentrations in Krasnodar territory (South Russia) and in southwest Turkey for seismological application (earthquake predict) was began. Study Design: Simultaneous measurement of 222Rn concentration in groundwater samples on t...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12366
Inhibition of corrosion of copper in aerated 0.5M sulphuric acid solutions containing various concentrations of Dialium indium extract was studied at a temperature range of 30 - 50ºC using weight loss and gasometric techniques. Results showed that Velvet Tamarind concentration ra...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9434
O. T. Mélanie Levasseur, Thérèse Audet, O. T. Isabelle Gélinas, Michel Bédard, O. T. Marie-Ève Langlais, O. T. France-Hélène Therrien, O. D. Judith Renaud & Monia D’Amours·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2014
Declines in driving ability may jeopardize the safety of older drivers and other road users. Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate an awareness tool to foster and maintain the mobility of older drivers through safe driving. Methods: A scoping study was conducted to...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/12261
Aims: To quantify and model mathematically the effects on the subjects’ sleep-wake cycle, alertness, and performance of the sleep phase shift due to working at times of the day when sleep propensity is high. Methodologies: Thirty-seven police officers working on a fast counterclo...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/11420
The present study investigated the corrosion inhibition of Al alloy in 0.75 M KOH solution at room temperature using X. aethiopica seed extract. Gravimetric technique was employed in the study. It was revealed that the presence of the spice extract in the test solution retards th...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/9928
Image contents play a vital role in various images. In this paper, genetic algorithm has been investigated for the content enhancement of the natural images. The algorithm was effective as the contents of the images became clear with the successive iterations. The algorithm was a...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2014/6891
This paper discusses the role and impacts of resource availability in driving rural development in Nigeria. Particular emphasis is focused on understanding how the availability of specific resources in Nigeria’s rural areas have shaped policy discourses, initiation and implementa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/11280
This study concerns the effects of Concept Mapping-Guided Discovery Integrated Teaching Approach on the Learning Style and Achievement of chemistry students. The sample comprised 162 Senior Secondary School (SS 2) students drawn from two Science Schools in Nasarawa State, Nigeria...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2014/11596
Albizia lebbeck is a tree widely distributed in India and is also found in South Africa, South America and Australia. As in Indian traditional system as folk medicine, this plant is used to treat several inflammatory pathologies such as asthma, arthritis and burns. Study of other...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/11743
Introduction: Aloe vera is known from centuries as a medicinal plant. It’s a wonder plant with a lot of health benefits and hence often been called the 'natural healer'. It is a tropical plant that flourishes in warm and dry climate and looks like a cactus with fleshy thorny leav...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/10843