Because of many advantages such as all-weather work, passive imaging, high sensitivity, high frame frequency and simple structure, etc., IRFPA (infrared focal plane array) sensors have become popular in civil and military applications. However, images obtained by IRFPA suffer fro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18926
Teaching has moved away from a teacher traveling a far distance before getting necessary materials required to effectively impact relevant and effective learning to students. Nowadays, there are various tools that can be of great assistance to this end. Numerous tools are availab...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19732
Health information technology has entered the everyday workflow in a variety of healthcare providers with a certain degree of independence. This independence may be the cause of difficulty in interoperability and integration for shared Electronic Health Records (EHRs) which was o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19590
Background: Despite the benefits of Computer Aided Detection (CAD), false detection of breast tumour is still a challenging issue with oncologist. A mammography is a non-invasive screening tool that uses low energy X-rays to show the pathology structure of breast tissue. Interpre...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20039
Blends of PVA/HPC are prepared using solution casting method and are irradiated with fast neutron irradiation of fluence 1.15 x 107 n/cm2 to use as biomaterials according to their broad importance in practical and medical applications. Thermal properties and structural configurat...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20495
Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship between levels of the three forms of glutathione and the activities of detoxification enzymes in Anopheles gambiae from northwest Nigeria. Study Design: Anopheles gambiae larvae were sampled from breeding sites with m...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19851
Aims: To determine the hepatoprotective effects of concomitant administration of calcium (Ca) and magnesium (Mg) on cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) co-intoxicated rats. Study Design: Wistar rats were divided into five groups of four rats per group in metabolic cages. Group one was fed...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19787
In this paper, we further develop the study of the translated Whitney numbers by deriving more combinatorial properties such as more recurrence relations, exponential and rational generating functions and the orthogonality and inverse relations. To achieve this goal, we introduce...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19973
The air is a basic need of all life on planet earth. Unfortunately, the quality of air has fallen down and the main impact of polluted air on human is related to severe health hazards. This is a burning problem to the developing economy of countries like Sri Lanka. Urbanization a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20415
Any change in climatic conditions affects growth and productivity directly or indirectly. The present study was carried out to investigate the impact of varying climatic conditions of Tabuk region of Saudi Arabia on the performance of Teucrium polium plants. Plants were collected...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19231
This article analyzes and discusses the growth in food production in the world and the poor distribution of them. The issue is considered adequate food distribution as of paramount importance and suggests checking a methodology based on mechanics of materials that contributes to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20377
Sub-Saharan Africa is particularly vulnerable to climate change because of its dependence on natural resources, fragile economy, weak infrastructure and the already warm weather. Nowadays, food security and agricultural production in some countries in the region are getting worse...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/17665
The stem barks essential oils of three Vietnamese species of Cinnamomum grown in Vietnam were analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC/MS). The main monoterpene compounds of Cinnamomum kunstleri Rild., were 1, 8-cineole (25.3%), α-terpineol...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20442
Aims: To study the effects of fabric patterns on the properties of cotton fabric/unsaturated polyester composites made from coarse plied yarns. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Textile Science and Technology, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria, between January to D...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20006
Aims: This paper demonstrates a method for calculating electrodynamics stress in single-phase and three-phase isolated conductors. Conductors are coated with a cylindrical shield made out of the material containing a magnetic parameter. Special emphasis is placed on induced eddy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20541