The use of conventional non-biodegradable building thermal insulation has resulted in environmental issues which prompted research to focus on the use of natural fibres in many regions. The thermal insulating properties of banana fibre was investigated and compared with conventio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29070
This article represents a quantitative research which dealt with examination of the correlation between the personality parameter - self-efficacy for learning geometry, and the emotional parameters - attitudes toward geometry and classroom’s climate during the geometry lesson as...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28827
Shown in this paper is the analysis of the effects of exploitation duration and temperature on the measure of fracture resistance of constituents of a welded joint between new and exploited low-alloyed Cr-Mo steel A-387 Gr. B subjected to static and variable loads. Exploited pare...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28339
Aim: To study the effect of thermal shock on the enamel – composite restoration interface as compared to standard thermal cycling protocol. Methodology: Box shaped cavities were prepared in thirty mandibular third molars, the cavities were restored using two step etch and rinse a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/27343
One of the oil and gas hazard that associated with drilling operation is oil based drilling fluid and its associated cutting disposition. It is highly imperative for policy maker to propagate the use of environmental friendly oil based mud for drilling operation. This paper formu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21472
Aims: The effect of sodium chloride (NaCl) reduction and wheat fiber (F) addition on chicken nugget quality was analysed. Storage stability of a low sodium formulation was also determined. Study Design: Thirteen batches of chicken nuggets were produced according to an arrangement...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28032
Aims: To determine the levels of heavy metals in fall-out dust from Rehoboth town, Hardap region, Namibia. Study Design: Modified open bucket samplers were used to collect the settleable particulate. Six “ordinary” open buckets were placed at different locations (Blocks A to F)....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28436
In the Adamawa Region of the Republic of Cameroon, there exist many raw materials for building structures. Various methods of investigation were used to map these raw materials, including knowledge of the spatial distribution, inventory and the estimation of resources and the dev...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/27887
This paper is concerned with the local and global asymptotic behavior of positive solution for a system of three order rational difference equations where α; β ∈ (0;∞); and the initial values x-1; x0 ∈ (0;∞); y-1; y0 ∈ (0;∞): Finally, some numerical examples are provided to ill...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/27524
The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment of leachate from landfill through to Fenton advanced oxidation process with subsequent adsorption on the eggshell (ES) and activated carbon (AC). The project was carried out in laboratories of the Area of Chemistry and Physical...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28051