A generalized analysis of electrical installations in a flood prone city was carried out. Much attention was paid to both security of the equipment and the safety of the personnel. The range of voltage envisaged here was 33/11KV for a non-specific city. The objective was thinned...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19379
Sverdruv Munk Bretschneider (SMB) methods is a semi-empirical method that has been used for the prediction of the significant wave height – Hs in global watersheds. Indonesian waters are surrounded by thousands of islands and wind movement has different nature with the waters of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19669
This work is devoted to study the effect of applying a hybrid encoding/decoding algorithm to textual data. The sole purpose is to analyze the effect on the size as well as the complexity of the output encoded data. The proposed combination is that of Huffman and Run-Length algori...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25712
This paper presents a quantitative design procedure for electromagnetic interference (EMI) filters and investigates the effectiveness of the designed EMI filters in a digitally controlled boost power factor correction (PFC) converter. In most modern electrical equipment, the probl...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26301
Over the years, there had been increase in the use of offshore structures. This might not be unconnected with the awareness of the importance of the maritime sector as well as the rise in energy demand. Consequently, the construction, transportation of offshore structures has dra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25704
This simulation study has been conducted to evaluate the performances of six different multivariate normality tests under different experimental conditions. Obtained results of 50,000 Monte Carlo Simulation showed the most reliable when the Royston (Roy), Srivastava-Hui (S-H), an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26256
The seasonal behaviour of thermospheric zonal winds speeds between geomagnetic latitudes 30-40 degrees north and south from 2006 to 2007 has been studied using zonal wind data recently generated from CHAMP measurements using an iterative algorithm. The period, which falls under t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26096
Hearing loss is known to be a worldwide common problem caused by noise, aging, disease, and heredity. The aim of this study was to investigate how hearing thresholds evolve over time and how this evolution depends on age. Hearing thresholds were measured on 226 subjects the at di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25948
In this study, the Rumkale Archaeological Region and its vicinity located in Gaziantep City, Turkey, were examined in terms of potential value for ecotourism activities. The region has high historical reputation and natural beauty which avails magnificent structures for visitors....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25679
Evaluation of risk of Invasive Alien Species (IAS) with uncertain and imprcise data is a challenging task. In the present work, mathematical model for risk assessment is developed by using interval multiple linear regression analysis in which mimic unceratin and imprecise data....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25901