In the recent, there has been massive development in the use of mobile phones, especially in developing countries. But electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emissions from various mobile transceiver stations (MTS) have raised debates on whether they are hazardous to human or not. In th...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/38409
Aims: To investigate spectral characteristics of a high-frequency barrier discharge plasma of atmospheric pressure on mercury diiodide vapor with neon mixture. Study Design: A small cylindrical radiator with a single dielectric barrier of capacitance Cd = 40 pF made of a quartz...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/42211
The curvature of spacetime represented by Einstein field equation has many physical implications, including gravity. As light is deflected by the curvature of spacetime, a magnetic field will also be influenced by the curved spacetime. A permanent magnet is generally known to mai...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/40648
This study measured the electric field from high tension 11 KVA power line by varying the distance between 5 m to 30 m respectively using electrosmog meter. The results revealed that the highest amount of radiations of 1.601 V/m, 1.568 V/m, 1.451 V/m, 1.345 V/m, 1.238 V/m, 0.996...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/41825
When the pressure of a fluid changes without the addition of heat, the temperature of the fluid changes; the rate at which the temperature changes with pressure is called the adiabatic lapse rate. According to thermodynamic equations, the adiabatic lapse rate is positive if the t...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/41720
The project centers on the development of viscosity measuring device using vibrational techniques. The instrument consists of a variable power supply, two solenoids each with plungers, needle with a pendulum bob attached, switching circuit, current – voltage sensors, microcontrol...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/40600
Based on a plausible electro-gravitational scaling factor of nature, this paper proposes a relatively simple “digital” vacuum toy model (DVTM) based on a quantized 3D space composed of space voxels with quantized energetic states. DVTM contains a relatively small set observations...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/41391
Aims: To compare surprisingly high plasticity in compression at low temperature of high-quality compacts prepared by spark plasma sintering from atomized Fe-30.8Al-0.35Zr-0.11B (at%) powder with tensile tests at the same conditions. Study Design: Compressive tests and tensile tes...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/41673
In thermodynamics, there is a relation that connects the thermal expansion coefficient and the isothermal compressibility. It has been supposed that it was a universal identity. However, it is shown here that this identity is not appropriate for condensed phases. Experimental mea...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/41102
The effects of meteorological parameters on the tropospheric radio refractivity and field strength variability cannot be overemphasised especially at the lower troposphere. The variability of tropospheric radio refractivity and field strength over selected fourteen stations in no...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2018/41320