Prostheses in the oral cavity are constantly attacked by microorganisms. Bacteria and fungi colonize these surfaces concurring in the material’s biodestruction; the corrosive action generates debris of different size, with particles ranging from few micrometers to nanometers. Tra...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20290
Aims: To characterize the fatigue parameters of some stainless steels at a wide range of temperatures, and also to evaluate the influence of temperature on their mechanical properties. Methodology: Two ferritic stainless steels and one austenitic stainless steel were tested. Tens...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20658
The depth of cut is one of the important parameters of machining. It influences a great number of factors of machining like the surface finish, the tool wear, the temperature/heat, energy/power consumption etc. It is of course obvious that the depth of cut affects the rate of hea...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/18856
Red amaranth (Amaranthus tricolor) was grown in tunnels covered with partially UV-blocking films (<340, <350, <360, and <400 nm) for five weeks after sowing, and plant growth, anthocyanin concentration, and insect burden were compared with those of UV-transmitting fil...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20803
River Beas is an important river of India, originating in the Himalayas and merging into river Sutlej in Punjab, at Harike, a Ramsar wetland. Twenty two soil characteristics including eight heavy metals were studied at four sampling sites in the vicinity of the river for pre-mons...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21611
Energy flows and energy efficiencies in the operation of a modern automobile are development expressed and corresponding on reduction of pollutant emission from spark ignition (SI) engines is desirable due to reduce the highly impact on the green environment, the trend toward h...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21685
Shell and tube heat exchangers (STHEs) are the most common type of heat exchangers and are applicable for wide range of operating temperatures and pressures. Numerical analyses on thermal-hydraulic performance of three sets of shell and tube heat exchangers (STHEs) with different...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20021
The patterns of retinal blood vessels play major role in many different applications, such as diseases diagnosis and human identification. The accurate segmentation of vessels body appeared in retina images is vital to make successful human identification decisions. This paper pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/20116
Occupational stress is inevitable in the workplace and has become a global issue which has attracted much research in recent times. The current study aims at finding the relationship between occupational stress and demographic variables (gender, age, qualification, experience and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/21460
Anthony Ajuluchukwu Ngokere, Tobias Peter Pwajok Choji, Samuel Ifedioranma Ogenyi, Peterside Rinle Kumbish, Gyang Davou Moses, James Saidu Ahmed, Isa Suleiman, Ruth Idzi Zamfara, Simon Mshelbwalaa Bukar & Victoria Davou Gwong·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2015
Aims: To utilise the laboratory microwave as an instrument for a faster, cheaper and reliable tissue processing in the paraffin technique, to establish a processing schedule that eliminates xylene and replace it with a suitable alternative. To check the effect of microwave proces...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19710