Aim: The purpose of this study was to analyze the surface roughness of three mechanically polished feldspathic ceramics by using two different polishing systems after simulated occlusal adjustment. Methodology: Thirty feldspathic ceramic discs were fabricated: 10 with Duceram, 10...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20589
The temperature effect of 25, 50, 70 and 80ºC on the dissolution of copper in different concentrations of Lithium Bromide (LiBr) from 3x10-2 to 9M was investigated. Three types of corrosion have been detected: General dissolution due to the formation of soluble complex of CuBr2- ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20045
The wild yam species (Dioscorea bulbifera), known as edu in Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, has two types of edible tubers (underground tubers and aerial bulbils) produced by the same plant. The yam species is highly neglected in the region and all over the world such that it i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20249
In this paper, an efficient method for compressing color image is presented. It allows progressive transmission and zooming of the image without need to extra storage. The proposed method is going to be accomplished using cubic Bezier surface (CBI) representation on wide area of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20480
The phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) is a lipid transfer glycoprotein that binds to and transfers a number of amphipathic compounds. In previous studies, the focus of the scientific community was on the specific role of PLTP in high-density lipoprotein (HDL) metabolism. Both...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20124
In this work, an attempt was made to study the effect of organic loading rate (OLR) on biogas yield using cow slurry as a single substrate at mesophilic (37°C) temperature in a long time experiment with Continuously Stirred Tank Reactor (CSTR). The reactor was loaded at OLR of 1....
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/18040
This paper presents the results of the key non-destructive tests performed on the self-consolidating high-strength concrete (SCHSC) mixes including palm oil fuel ash (POFA) as a pozzolanic supplementary cementing material. Twenty (20) SCHSC mixes were produced with several water-...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19991
This paper deals with the 3D time-dependent intersecting plasma beams model using Magnetohydrodynamics and Monte Carlo methods under the conditions of high pressures (from 0.01 MPa up to 0.1 MPa) and high current (100 kA). After the detailed presentation of model, two methods hav...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20264
Aims: To develop composite flour from Ghana’s underutilized tigernut and evaluate its physicochemical and functional properties. Place and Duration of Study: Samples for the tigernut composite flour were obtained from the Madina market in Accra, Ghana, in May, 2014. Laboratory an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19972
Monitoring patients with heart failure, atrial fibrillation and under anticoagulant agent by using telemedicine systems is a potential means for optimizing the management of these patients. The HOCAS project is developing an “intelligent” communicative platform enabling the home...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19746
The effects of Aspergillus niger and Trichoderma viride on the nutritional composition of 2 M NaOH pre-treated groundnut husk (GH) were studied. The pre-treated groundnut husk (GH) was subjected to monoculture fermentation using A. niger and T. viride. The lignin and cellulose co...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/15889
Background: Blood vessel appearance is an important indicator for many diagnoses, including diabetes, hypertension, and arteriosclerosis. Aims: Blood Vessel edge detection in retinal images is very important in medical image processing. A lot of algorithms have been suggested for...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19967
his paper highlights on different models of load estimating and the factors affecting the load. Various methods were discussed on forecasting the minimum and maximum load demand for the Kingdom of Bahrain; these methods are linear, exponential and polynomial. Using the three meth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20317
The incidence of occasional flooding of an estate, a tank farm in Bonny Island, Niger Delta was investigated. The study was carried out to identify the remote causes of flooding and in turn proffer a solution. Detail field investigation involved identification of thirty one road...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/19376
This paper presents a new method called ‘Dynamic Biplot’ that applies to the representation of 3-way data. The Dynamic Biplot method is undertaken in two stages: First, it carries out a biplot analysis of the situation that is considered more representative in our analysis, the r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2015/20289