Periodontal diseases are widely prevalent diseases and negatively affecting the quality of life of young and adult population. They are inflammatory conditions result in destruction of the supporting structure of the tooth. Periodontal diseases are associated with phagocytosis an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17520
This study aimed at determining the gaps between university top decision makers in a public university in Kenya and IT personnel in accessing, analyzing and reporting data. We sought to determine an easier and quicker way to analyze data, design, and implement a solution to turn...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14774
This research explored the concept of an integrated approach to urban waste management in the Accra Metropolitan Area in Ghana. Like many cities in developing countries, the Accra Metropolis has a high urban population that contributes to the generation of massive volumes of wast...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16999
Multiplicative noise removal has been a focus of research in recent years. Aiming at solving the problem that the total variation regularization method can remove noise well but sometimes produce stair-case effect, this paper proposes an efficient variational model and gives the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17555
This study presents the exergetic analysis of steam power plant at kaduna refining and petrochemical company limited. The aim of this research is to analyze the system components separately, and to identify and quantify the sites having the largest exergy losses. The performance...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15466
This study aimed at examining some physic-chemical properties of the water samples taken from Nasarawa stream in Kaduna South Local Government Area with a view to determining its suitability as a major source of water for irrigation farming of vegetables and other crops cultivate...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13598
Aims: The function of plants litter on the soil surface in the hydrologic cycle, which is decreasing evaporation, protect of rain interception and surface runoff control. The research aim to know function of plant litter in the rain interception. Place and Duration of Study: The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17502
This paper presents reports on simulation and comparative analysis of single stage vapour compression refrigeration system performance for comparison of refrigerant fluids. A mathematical model was devised by applying the concept of energy balance in the thermodynamic cycle to th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/16778
The electromagnetics is a source of plasma generation and acceleration in magnetoplasmadynamic thrusters. The Lorentz force and the Joule heating are the momentum and energy sources which act on the flow field there. In the present study, their effects are analyzed theoretically...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17533
Based on a large span continuous rigid frame bridge in Chongqing, this paper studies the bridge linear, the vertical displacement and offset of the pier and the deformation of the expansion joints. Firstly, the deformation data of the bridge was artificially measured. And then, c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17397