In the paper, in view of a railway ballasted track, a new concept of transition curve of linear form of curvature along its length and smoothed extreme regions is presented. For this purpose use has been made of an original, universal method for identifying transition curves by m...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/35006
Corrosion susceptibility of Al6063-SiC based composites is attracting unceasing concerns among researchers. The motive of this work was to investigate the influence of zinc content on the corrosion resistance and mechanical responses of Al6063-SiC composites. Zinc was incorporate...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/34886
In the design of experiments for estimating statistical models, optimal designs allow parameters to be estimated without bias and with minimum variance. Optimal designs are experimental designs that are generated based on a particular optimality criterion and are generally optima...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/34937
Radiation properties of biconical antenna of unequal cone angles have not been widely reported as compared to equal angle biconical antennas. Biconical antennas with cone of angle 90° have been widely reported. In this paper a compact biconical antenna with upper cone of 90° and...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/34742
Aim: This work was carried out to determine the radiation risk from background ionizing radiation exposures of selected hospitals in South-South, Nigeria. Study Design: This study was purely an experimental work. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out at Universi...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/34239
In this paper, we have checked Stern-Gerlach experiment with the aim to study generic effect of an applied magnetic field onto transversely directed beam of hydrogen-like atoms. The ultrarelativistic phenomenon of spin of a Dirac particle (especially, electron spin) producing a c...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/34194
Large meshed gillnets having mesh sizes of 13.5 cm, 14 cm, 14.5 cm and 15 cm and Hooks No.5,6,7 and 8 were chosen for determining the selectivity and fishing power of the gears to capture the larger carangidCaranx heberi of Kanyakumari coast of India. The catch data were analys...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/34630
Impact of drought stress on chlorophyll, chlorophyll fluorescence (Fv/Fm), chlorophyll stability index (CSI), soluble protein, abscisic acid (ABA), yield and quality of tomato (Solanum lycopersicum) genotypes was investigated for the assessment of drought tolerance under field co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/34347
Direct seeded rice (DSR) is gaining momentum in India due to acute labour shortage during the peak period of transplanting and shortage of water. Weeds are the major biological constrain in DSR and its management contributes a major share in cost of production, as crop and weed e...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2017/34088
The municipal solid waste which is a threat to the environment can be effectively utilized to boost the economic prosperity of where this waste is being generated. One of the way by which it can be utilized is energy production. The results generated in the proximate and ultimate...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2017/32953