Consolidation is the reduction of soil volume with time. This phenomenon generates a stresses transfer process beginning with the application of load and subsequent increase in pore water pressure. This increase in pore water pressure generates a flow of water that reduces the vo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30219
Aim: To investigate the effect on milk yield and composition of feeding Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) seed cake as a protein source to lactating dairy cows. Study Design: Nine multiparous Friesian dairy cows in mid-lactation were assigned to a 3 x 3 Latin square design (three repli...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29682
Edge detection is a preliminary process in many image processing and computer vision applications such as object detection and object extraction. It detects important events in the image where sharp discontinuity in pixels intensity is found. Several edge detection techniques hav...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29653
Cotton samples were modified with the reactive composite with different methylolation percentage varying from 20 to 80%. The Fourier transforms infrared (FTIR) spectra of modified cotton fabrics have followed at each condition which had been prepared via graft copolymerization of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28761
It is a very vital issue for a network administrator to monitor all the devices or services. A system administrator always has to aware whether all the devices or services are running properly or not but it is too difficult to monitor when an administrator is out of his system. T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28453
Distribution losses contribute to energy shortages and therefore power outages in Nigeria’s industries. This work evaluated the technical losses in the distribution networks of selected industrial cities in Nigeria. Power flow simulation of network data collected over the period...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29910
Breakdown is an ever present risk in engineering facilities and infrastructure. Effective maintenance reduces such risks and improves reliability of facilities, plants and infrastructure. This study introduces a new method of accessing breakdown risk using fuzzy set theory. It in...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29811
The shoot apices of multiple shoots of Boucerosia umbellata under in vitro conditions were selected for encapsulation studies. Gel matrix Sodium Alginate at different concentrations was exposed to complexing agent Calcium Chloride for different durations. The seeds thus produced...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/27898
Aims: The present paper derives an expression for the frequency or wavelength of Hawking radiation emitted by spinning black holes in terms of the event horizon (λ=16πRs & v =c/16πRs), when the quantum theory of radiation ( E=hv ), energy of Hawking radiation and event horizo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28417
This study uses life cycle assessment (LCA) to investigate the environmental impacts, including the cumulative energy demand (CED) and energy payback time (EPBT) of a 20 kWel HT-PEM power plant in Brazil. The power plant investigated is a pilot that uses High Temperature Proton E...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29253