Rheology of polymer concentrated solutions represents a cross-disciplinary field, using wide spectra of theoretical tools from physics and chemistry. They effectively thicken the oil at all temperatures, but the increase of viscosity is more pronounced at high temperatures. The l...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9271
This paper describes an experimental study of the improvement of bi-directional AC (Alternating Current) electrothermal micropump velocity by a surface modification process and the addition of a temperature bias. The work focuses on exploiting external temperature bias to enhance...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8876
Ghana is one of the thriving democracies in sub-Saharan Africa. It has held relatively free, fair, and transparent elections and in 2000 and 2008, it passed Samuel Huntington’s (1991) ‘two turn-over test’ of democratic consolidation when peaceful alternation of power occurred. Ho...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9223
Stiff Ordinary Differential Equations (SODEs) are present in engineering, mathematics, and sciences. Identifying them for effective simulation (or prediction) and perhaps hardware implementation in aerospace control systems is imperative. This paper considers only linear Initial...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9842
A food with low calorie density has high importance in managing health concerns attributed to food and nutrition. Replacing sucrose with natural intense sweeteners such as Stevia has been suggested as a way to produce foods with low caloric value. The present study has been condu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8623
Ethno-communal conflict is a major bane of the Nigerian local government system. This paper examined the social and political conditions that predispose communities and groups to conflict, the impact of conflict on the citizenry and how it vitiates development. A descriptive rese...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/9061
Tannin content of roots, stems, stem barks, leaves and peels of six species of Citrus was investigated. They include Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle (Lime), C. grandis Osbeck (Shaddock/Pummelo), C. limon (L.) Burm. f.(Lemon), C. paradisii Macf. (Grapefruit), C. reticulata...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/5832
Aims: In this study we were interested in the effect of happy and sad mood on the memory of emotional (happy and sad) and non-emotional photographs. Study Design: A 3 (mood: happy, sad, or control) x 3 (photograph type: happy, sad, and neutral) mixed factorial design was used. Mo...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8872
In the U.S., Methamphetamine (Meth) manufacture seems to follow a cycle that is in sync with unemployment rates and recessions (or slides in the economy). Correspondingly, there are alarming increases in meth lab seizure sat the start of recessions in the U.S. The recent lingerin...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8389
Every organization needs suppliers and no organization can exist without suppliers. Therefore, the organizations approach to suppliers and the selection of the appropriate supplier, its acquisition processes and policies, and its relationships with suppliers, is of vital importan...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8627
Aims: Investigations were conducted on the development of gypsum plaster used naturally by adding 1% of admixture (Superplasticizer) and reinforcing it with Barchip fibers. Methodology: Different percentages of Barchip as 0, 0.5, 0.75, 1, 1.25 and 1.5% were used. The compressive...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7356
Aims: To investigate the hydrochemical regime of Isebo River in Ibadan, South-western Nigeria with respect to its chemical quality status for drinking purposes due to its proximity to an industrial area and to also give recommendations based on the findings. Methodology: Ten wate...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7985
According to leverage and volatility feedback effects there are relationships between the return and the risk of stocks in the stock markets. Using daily and weekly data of Computer industry index in Tehran stock Exchange (TEX), this study investigates both leverage and volatilit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7965
As the U.S. immigrant population increases, a thorough understanding of the socio-economic interactions, inter-ethnic relationships, and the impacts of the host country on immigrants, is worthy of examination. Our study reviewed the literature on factors, from both home and host...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7579
Aims: Due to the combined effect of urbanization, increased population and changes in lifestyle, bread consumption in Nigeria has increased considerably. Nigeria has over the years been dependent on foreign nations, particularly the US for the importation of wheat, which has been...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8825