Mongla upazila (sub district) of Bangladesh has the traditional practice of agriculture but now is extremely vulnerable due to frequent and intensive recurring phenomenon of natural hazards such as salinity intrusion, water logging, flood, cyclone and tidal surges. Therefore, thi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26007
Field surveys using questionnaires administered among cotton producers semi-openly were done in three cotton zone of Cameroon, Laïndé Massa in the North, Kilwo in the Far North and Tapi in the Adamaoua regions. The objective of this study was to evaluate the degree of appropriati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25509
Aim: To evaluate the influence of an adhesive on the bond strength between feldspathic ceramic and two resin cements. In addition the interface between the resinous materials and the feldspathic ceramic was evaluated microscopically. Methodology: Forty-eight feldspathic ceramic d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25600
Aims: To suppress the emission of CO2 to the environment and to save the consumption of fossil fuels, CO2 was converted to CH4 by a newly developed hydrogen shower method with a hydrogen pulse plasma. Study Design: Research study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was perfo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26169
Recent interest in using calcium (Ca) as a reinforcement metal in Al/Ca metal-metal composites prompted this study of the mechanical properties of high-purity Ca metal. Previously reported measurements of Ca’s mechanical properties were performed on Ca of relatively low purity (~...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26293
Excellent flowability is one of the important characteristics of concrete for easier handling and placing and it facilitates the removal of undesirable air voids by introducing superplasticizer (SP). But due to environmental issue related to the waste during SP production, altern...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20738
In any power generation and distribution system, a continuous balance must be maintained between electrical generation and varying load demand, while the system frequency, voltage levels, and security must all be kept constant and the cost of generation maintained at minimal leve...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24347
Silver nanoparticles are widely studied and the antibacterial activity is well-known. Although several methods of synthesis have been described, this article reports the simplest procedure using low cost reagents and a low consumption of energy, where silver nitrate is reduced by...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25686
This study employed excels graphic tools to model and evaluate the reliability of production system using Eleme Petrochemical in Nigeria as a case study. The mean time between failures (MTBF) is the reliability parameter used. The exponential distribution function model was used...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20813
There is need for engineers to search for alternative power source as it is important due to need for a cleaner source of power that is environmental friendly. Fuelless power generator as fuelless generation is a device that is understood to function without the need for internal...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23160