Aims: Malnutrition causes a huge burden on health and social services; wastage of hospital food is high and intake poor, particularly in older patients. This study looks at the lunch choices of older patients and considers how hospital meals could be altered to improve consumpti...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i130113
The “Type of Article” of this paper is “Letter to the Editor”. This paper discuses about: “Relationship between the Characteristics of Staplers and Malformation of Staples”. No formal abstract is available. Readers are requested to read the full article.
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i130112
Chakrapani Pegu, A. Sarkar, A. D. Upadhyay, P. Pal, P. Biswas & Y. J. Singh·Advances in Research·2019
The study was conducted in two purposively selected districts of Indian north-eastern state of Tripura viz. West Tripura and Gomati, during September, 2017 to February, 2018 with objective to examine the functional status of fishermen's cooperative societies in the light of finan...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i630111
Nnabuk Okon Eddy, Inemesit Udofia, Edward Okey, Anduang O. Odiongenyi & Patrick Udofia·Advances in Research·2019
Anacardium occidentale gum exudate was analyzed for physicochemical, spectroscopic and rheological characteristics. Physicochemical analysis revealed that the gum is mildly acidic, ionic, extremely rich in carbohydrate and calcium. GCMS spectrum revealed the presence of some carb...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i130109
This paper presents the numerical study to simulate the fatigue crack growth of artificially damaged steel Broad Flange I- beams section by single edge notched repaired with carbon fiber reinforced polymer CFRP strips. The study is carried out using ANSYS classic modeling approac...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i630108
Sônia Regina da Cal Seixas & João Luiz de Moraes Hoefel·Advances in Research·2019
Aims: Megaprojects development has generated changes in the socioeconomic and environmental structure of several regions. This paper aims to analyse socioenvironmental changes in 10 municipalities located along the D. Pedro I - Tamoios road axis, São Paulo state, Brazil, chosen f...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i630107
Mathematical programming techniques are commonly used by decision makers for achieving efficiency in agricultural production planning. Due to increasing demands of growing population of world, one needs to utilize the limited available resources in the most efficient and economic...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i630105
Background: Like most of countries, medical education in Iran consists of undergraduate, postgraduate, and continuing medical education (CME). The use of Internet technologies, have been integrated into all three level of medical education. The effect of Electronic medical educat...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i630106
Moshood Liman Ibrahim, Henry Olawale Sawyerr, Adeolu Adedotun Timothy, Wasiu Temitope Shehu, Khadijat Otubela & Lateefat Oladimeji·Advances in Research·2019
Introduction: The continuous trend in the increase of diseases and death associated mostly with hazards from the use and transportation of kerosene; coupled with tens of millions of Nigerians depending on it - as a substitute for stoves, cooking and an erratic electric power supp...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i530102
C. F. Onyeanusi, S. C. Nwigbo, N. B. Anosike & C. A. Nwajude·Advances in Research·2019
Friction and wear control of movable parts in machines remain a critical challenge in the industries. Determination of measurement to control this often involves both the material and the lubricant. A wear test experiment using pin-on-disk apparatus to determine the wear pattern...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v18i530103