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Investigation of the Effect of Highway Runoff along Lagos-Badagry Expressway Using Electrical Resistivity Tomography and Physiochemical Methods

A. S. Ogungbe, O. O. Olajuwon, R. B. Adegbola, A. A. Alabi, E. O. Onori, C. O. Ogabi & T. O. Afolabi · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2020

Geophysical and physiochemical investigations were carried out along Lagos-Badagry Expressway, Southwest, Nigeria on three locations dominated by highway runoff, with a view to monitoring the effect of highway runoff on nearby groundwater. The locations were: Iyana Isashi, Iyana...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2020/v3i130114

Self Potential (SP) and Resistivity Methods of Discriminating Lithologies in a Landslide Areas of Ohafia Town, Nigeria

Cyril N. Nwankwo & Godwin O. Emujakporue · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2020

This research presents the application of geophysical self-potential (SP) and resistivity methods in evaluating subsurface phenomenon in Ohafia Area. Two communities were covered with three profile lines of 200 m spread occupied in each location. The data were acquired using ABEM...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2020/v3i130113

Structural Investigation of Udi LGA of Enugu State, South Eastern Nigeria Using High Resolution Bouguer Gravity and Landsat Data

C. N. Nwankwo & E. C. Ene · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2020

The focus of this study is to investigate the structures peculiar in Udi, Enugu State, Nigeria. This was achieved by delineating the regional from the residual, determining the lateral and sedimentary thicknesses of causative structures with their lateral boundaries and correspon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2020/v3i130112

Evaluation of Radiation Hazard Indices in Mining Sites of Nasarawa State, Nigeria

U. Rilwan, I. Umar, G. C. Onuchukwu, H. A. Abdullahi & M. Umar · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2020

This work evaluates the radiation hazard indices from some selected mining sites in Nasarawa West, using Sodium Iodide Thallium Gamma Spectrometry. Raeq ranged from 100.39-197.40 Bq/Kg with a mean 161.44 Bq/Kg, which is lower than the average of 370 Bq/Kg. The GADR ranged from 44...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2020/v3i130111

Assessment of Gamma Radiation 232Th, 226Ra and 40K in Nassarawa, Nigeria

U. Rilwan, I. Umar, A. Z. Ngari, H. A. Abdullahi & H. O. Aboh · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2020

This study assessed gamma radiation from 232Th, 226Ra and 40K. Twelve soil samples collected from the study area were analyzed using Nal (TI) detector. Mean concentration for 40K, 232Th and 226Ra were found to be 483.97±7.32 Bq/kg, 28.43±5.30 Bq/kgS and 66.84±2.02 Bq/kg respectiv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i430109

Evaluation of Wind Potential for the Generation of Electricity in Aliero, Kebbi State

A. A. Yahaya, I. M. Bello, N. Mudassir, I. Mohammed & M. I. Mukhtar · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2020

One of the major developments in the technology today is the wind turbine that generates electricity and feed it directly to the grid which is used in many part of the world. The main purpose of this work is to determine the wind potential for electricity generation in Aliero, Ke...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2020/v3i130110

Effect of Deformation on the Mechanical Properties of Sn-5wt%Sb Alloy

Sadiq H. Khoreem, Abdo M. Meftah & T. T. Alnahari · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

Sn–5wt%Sb is one of the materials considered for replacing Pb-bearing alloys in electronic packaging. The mechanical response of Sn–5wt% Sb solder alloy has been tested under different strain rates and three deformation temperatures. The behavior of true strain–time of Sn–5wt% Sb...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i430108

Study of (p,n) Reaction in a Wide Energy Range

N. A. El-Nohy, M. N. El-Hammamy, S. Diab & A. M. El-Shinawy · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

In this paper, the quasi-elastic scattering (p, n) reactions are studied for a wide range of target nuclei 13C, 14C, 48Ca, 90Zr and 208Pb and different incident energies (35-160 MeV). The phenomenological Optical model potential and density independent approaches are used for the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i430107

A 19-Years Period (2000-2018) Dataset of Annual and Monthly Spatial Distribution of Rainfall and Average Air Temperature in a Temperate Region for Climate Change Studies

Marco Pellegrini · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

Aims: Temperature changes in the air, land and ocean together with the hydrological cycle and changing precipitation patterns are some of the topics assessed by scientist all over the world in order to study the signals of a changing climate. As the impacts of climate change are...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i430106

Study of Energy of Formation for FexNi1-x Liquid Binary Alloys

M. S. S. Chowdhury, Mohammad A. Rashid, M. A. Rahman & A. Z. Ziauddin Ahmed · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

In this present study we have systematically calculated the free energy of formation for FexNi1-x binary alloys at a thermodynamic state T = 1920 K. A microscopic theory bases on first order perturbation theory along with a reference hard sphere liquid has been applied. The inter...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i430105

Assessment of Indoor and Outdoor Background Ionizing Radiation Level in School of Marine Technology, Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria

Oghenevovwero E. Esi, Ovie Edomi & Peter O. Odedede · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

The ionizing radiation has the tendency of causing damage to man and its environments, hence the assessment of indoor and outdoor background ionizing radiation level in Delta State School of Marine Technology, Burutu, Delta State, Nigeria, was carried out using well calibrated an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i330104

Matched Filter Based Detection over Time Varying Fading Channels with Reduced Complexity

Mohd Israil · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

Challenges in high speed data transmission technology over time varying fading channels is addressed in this paper. More precisely, the signal processing at the receiver side has to be analyzed for such systems, as it is well known that the mobile radio channels are characterized...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i330103

On the Role of Squared Neutron Number in Reducing Nuclear Binding Energy in the Light of Electromagnetic, Weak and Nuclear Gravitational Constants – A Review

U. V. S. Seshavatharam & S. Lakshminarayana · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

With reference to authors recently proposed three virtual atomic gravitational constants and nuclear elementary charge, close to stable mass numbers, it is possible to show that, squared neutron number plays a major role in reducing nuclear binding energy. In this context, Z=30 o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i330102

Assessment of Vegetables and Soils from Minjingu Village-Tanzania using WDXRF Technique

Yusuf I. Koleleni & Seriver Tafisa · Asian Journal of Research and Reviews in Physics · 2019

Wavelength dispersive x-ray fluorescence (WDXRF) spectrometer was used to analyze heavy metal concentration in soils and vegetables. The soil and vegetable samples were randomly collected from Minjingu village of Manyara region in Tanzania. The results indicate the soils to be co...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajr2p/2019/v2i330100