Proven- Adzri Emmanuel, Nana Ama Browne Klutse, Dickson Adomako, Prosper Kofi Ashilevi & Eric Aggrey·Advances in Research·2014
Ghana Space Science and Technology Institute, in collaboration with Square Kilometre Array (SKA) -South Africa, is currently converting a redundant 32-metre telecommunications antenna at Kutunse, Ghana into a radio telescope. The aim is to add this antenna to the Africa Very Long...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/12228
In this paper, we establish some hyperstability results concerning the Cauchy - Jensen functional equation $$ f\left(\frac{x+y}{2}\right)+f\left(\frac{x-y}{2}\right)=f(x) $$ in Banach spaces.
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/12847
The aim in this paper is to present the comparison of results from the present study and published results for sand with fines (clay or silt) contents. The stress ratio and normalized peak deviator stress for sand-clay specimens are discussed, while the stress path and stress rat...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/12109
A study is herein presented aiming to detect structure cohesion failure before its appearance in form of cracks on precious painted canvas surfaces subjected to transportation. Transportation is of prime importance for the deterioration mechanisms that disintegrate the structural...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/11388
The effect of the pipe wall temperature on the heat transfer and the internal solidification phenomena during the pouring of pure molten iron in a pipe is studied in this work. A mathematical model consisting in the motion, mass balance and heat equations is proposed. The Reynold...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/11625
In this work, the use of a cost-effective biosorbent Lawsonia inermis was investigated for removal of Zn (II) ions from aqueous solutions. Different operational parameters such as the effect of pH, biomass dose, equilibrium time, temperature and initial metal ion concentrations w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/12314
Hamed Abshari, M. Reza Emami Azadi & Madjid Sadegh Azar·Advances in Research·2014
There are various theoretical methods and procedures to evaluate instability of members in steel frames, in which effects of overall buckling and also geometrical nonlinearity are considered. In the first part, aims are to compare these conventional methods and investigate the po...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/11358
Purpose: This study aimed to explore possible factors which may influence the implementation of new-born and infant hearing screening programmes at Primary Healthcare Clinics in South Africa at Maternal Child Woman’s Health (MCWH) immunisation clinics. Participants: Thirty primar...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/11387
This narrative review paper briefly and anecdotally discusses the current reality and future requirements across nations to invest in public health prevention strategies to ensure global health. Many novel public health campaigns have been underway and much of the research litera...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2014/10279
The effect of lunar phases on natural disasters has been discussed from time to time. In the present work we have made an attempt to investigate the impact of lunar phases on the natural disasters viz. cyclone, earthquake, slides and floods. We have observed the increasing trend...