Production-tabular knowledge bases are widely used in commercial expert systems. One of the main problems arising from the operation of such knowledge bases is their correctness. The reliability of the inference mechanism and the robustness of the expert system at “paradigm shift...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22737
Aiming at the traditional Gaussian mixture model has poor adaptability to the complex scenes, we proposes an improved moving object detection algorithm based on Gaussian mixture model and HSV space. The motion region is first extracted by the improved three-frame difference metho...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24249
Aims: To investigate the potential pulp reclamation from easy care treated cotton waste garments for potential paper making and regeneration of fibres. Study Design: This is an experimental laboratory research project. Place and Duration of Study: School of Materials, University...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24390
The aim of this study was to evaluate the state of metallic pollution of the sediments of the three main Lakes (Mevia, Ossa and Mwembe) of the Ossa lake complex by the analysis of some heavy metals from May to July 2011. Copper, Nickel, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium and Iron were measured...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24001
The issue of climate change highlighted the dynamics of the global ecosystem especially in the atmosphere component. The perception of this phenomenon at the local level, in the villages, from serious scientific studies conditioned decisions on land use. Yet, these scientific tru...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24098
The aim of this research is to assess groundwater quality of Dashen and environs for irrigational and domestic purposes using multivariate techniques. Twelve water samples were collected from boreholes and hand-dug wells. The water samples were analysed for major cations: Na+, Ca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/24069
The study was designed to determine the effects of Structured and Guided Inquiry Instructional Techniques on Technical College students’ academic achievement in Basic Electricity. Four research questions raised and 3 Null hypotheses guided the study. Quasi-experimental research d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23828
In recent years, much attention has been emphasized on research to produce thin films using pulsed laser deposition. Therefore, the main objectives in this review were to address some important points such as the influence of different growth conditions on the properties of films...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/22778
Poverty was present in all human communities and all times. The various methods used to measure poverty are consist from the dividing lines between the poorest and the least poor. Individuals or families enjoying a standard of living below this line conventionally called poverty...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23825
Due to its drought resistant nature, high nutritional content and ability to produce with few inputs, finger millet is one of the crops that can combat food insecurity in arid and semi-arid lands like eastern Kenya. Against this backdrop, a survey was carried out in Kalama and Ka...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/16075