Aim: Choice of medical treatment option, in the event of illness, is a critical factor in determining the fate of a patient. It is influenced by several factors. The aim of this paper, therefore, is: To determine the exact factors that influence the choice, by rural dwellers, of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13505
Aims: The aim of this paper is to achieve information about surface and sub-surface layers after hard turning by mixed ceramic tool with different geometry – Wiper and conventional and to compare achieved results to find out advantages of its use. Second aim is to obtain graphs o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14506
Metal-to-semiconductor contacts are present in every semiconductor (conducting polymer) device which can behave either as a Schottky diode (rectifying junction) or as an ohmic contact. Whether a contact is ohmic or rectifying depends not only on the difference in work functions o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13337
This paper is concerned with the construction of some quadrature rules of algebraic degree of precision nine, thirteen and seventeen for the approximate evaluation of integrals of an analytic function on a line segment in the complex plane. The nodes in each of the rules construc...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/14465
This paper presents a solution designed and developed to solve the problem of recruitment experienced by the Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC) of Nigeria. Since the establishment of the Corps in February 1988, the recruitment process has been manually conducted. This has resulted...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12910
Aim: This study was carried out to check the pasting and functional properties of cowpea and soybean blends for culinary uses. Methods: The two legumes (cowpea and soybean) were combined in different percentage of 90% to 10% which serves as sample A and Sample B and C had 80% to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/11663
The work deals with thermal engine structures undergoing load based expansion-contraction processes powered by the residual heat rejected by low pressure turbines of the bottoming steam Rankine cycles. The isobaric expansion-contraction based thermal cycles at constant load refer...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12111
Aim: To test consistency and strength of residual lateritic soil of Migmatite Gneiss of the Gneiss Complex from Abeokuta and Ibadan of South-western Nigeria for utilisation as sustainable road construction materials. Study Design: A reconnaissance survey was carried out for locat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/7671
Aim: The four-stroke single cylinder diesel engine’s performance with various low heat rejection (LHR) combustion chambers was determined Critical comparison was made for various configurations of the combustion chambers with neat diesel operation. Design Parameters: Direct injec...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/13865
Literature search shows that research on feed stocks for the production of biodiesel in Africa have not been well documented. To close this gap, a research project was initiated to measure the fuel and physicochemical properties of common vegetable oils in Nigeria. The works on c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/12548