The Nigerian garment industry plays an essential role in reviving the economy, luring direct foreign investment and means of livelihood to the masses. However, due to the rapid growth of the industry and less awareness of green supply chain management, there is a major concern in...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/45017
Soro Songuimondenin, Kouadio T. Martin, Binaté Siaka, Kouassi K. Appolinaire, Konan K. Hubert & Kouadio E. Jean Parfait·Advances in Research·2018
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of boiling time on functional properties of flour from the wild yam Dioscorea praehensilis tuber. For this purpose, six (6) flours were produced with different boiling times of the wild yam tubers: 5 min (YT5), 10 min (YT10), 20 mi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/45146
Solar energy keeps increasing its potential to replace conventional sources of energy. However, the need for initial investment requires careful planning and efficient use of financial resources. The most vital part of such in-depth analysis is dependable...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/44629
Background: In the everyday understanding of communication between patients and health professionals, emphasis should be on effective communication in providing effective health care. This, therefore, leads to a special relationship in the health setting. The nature of the relati...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/44704
Tari L. Lazarus, Fatai O. Anafi, Okolie P. Chukwulozie & Okoli K. Obinna·Advances in Research·2018
Queuing is an unavoidable condition faced in our day to day life. In a given organisation where service is being provided, a queue or waiting line is formed whenever an existing request of customers surpasses the present capability of servers to function. In this research, an est...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/44548
The bank of River Ogbese during the wet and dry season is influenced by anthropogenic activities such as wastes disposal, dumping of sewage, runoffs from an artificial application of fertiliser on farmlands. Runoff of rainwater could carry various ionic species along with heavy m...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/42497
Budi Setiawan, Ni Luh Putu Trisdyani, Putu Pramania Adnyana, I. Nyoman Adnyana, Kadek Wiweka & Hesti Retno Wulandani·Advances in Research·2018
Generation Z is predicted to be tourism’s main target market in the next five to ten years. This generation’s social behaviour is relatively different from that of its predecessors, especially as they grew up and developed in the technological era. Market behaviour concerning tou...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/43872
Okolie, Paul Chukwulozie, Oluwadare, Benjamin Segun, Ezenwa, Obiora Nnaemeka & Azaka, Onyemazuwa Andrew·Advances in Research·2018
Palm nut and fibre separating machine have been designed, constructed and tested. The essential components of the machine are the feeding chute, separating unit, pulverizing unit, discharge outlets for nut and fibre, and the prime mover. The power required for operation of the ma...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/44549
Hadiza Tanimu Ahmed, Muhammad Isma’il & Mohammad Ahmad Falaki·Advances in Research·2018
Jibia Local Government Area falls within the arid zones of the desert. This region is characterized by low amount of rainfall, high temperature, low humidity which has caused frequent drought in the area thereby making the area vulnerable to desertification. This has adversely af...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/11849
Bisong, Sunday Agba, Ukoh, Imoh Emmanuel, Odey, Paul & Ebong, Patrick Ekong·Advances in Research·2018
Exposure to the nicotine-based product through smoking or other means to douse the effects of societal stress is on the increase among young male adults of reproductive age. Reports have it that either of nicotine or stress alters male reproductive functions. This study assessed...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/45085
Aims: This study aimed to investigate whether digit-pair stimuli offered a more precise measure for Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) testing in the paediatric population, in comparison to the phonetically balanced kindergarten (PBK) list during hearing testing in multilingual con...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/12130
We present a new way of taking in account the dynamics of the gas phase during decompression. This preliminary study, although being potentially capable of dealing with extreme dives, far from the no-stop limit, is not developed as a practical tool yet. It is based on the analysi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/44062
Olunlade Bankole Adeoye, Ogundola Jide, O. Odiba & Obaje Onuche·Advances in Research·2018
This paper presents the design result for the development of a motorized sheet metal rolling machine. The aim of the research is to design a rolling machine that can roll metal sheets of up to 3 mm thickness. Sheet metal rolling is a process of converting a sheet of metal into a...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/32027
A. Chowdappa, S. Kousalya, A. Kamalakannan, C. Gopalakrishnan & K. Venkatesan·Advances in Research·2018
Pomegranate is an important tropical fruit crop, and the juice from the pomegranate is one of the most powerful antioxidants. Since 2002, pomegranate is severely affected by bacterial blight disease caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae. The occurrence of bacterial blight...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/45031
Agrobacterium tumefaciens is responsible for causing crown gall disease which causes major economic losses and increases the host’s susceptibility to opportunistic pathogens. Although there has been much research on the effectiveness of Allium sativum (garlic) against human patho...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2018/44151