The main objective of this paper is to determine the non-Abelian finite groups which contain only Abelian and Hamiltonian subgroups and to obtain some of their fundamental properties. Two exceptional groups of orders 16 and 24 were examined and are completely determined using GAP...
The study is on the issues of noise pollution through professional music practice and its sociological impact on the environment in Nigeria. The study examines noise pollution through excessive sound pressure levels of music production by way of music merchandising, products prom...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/25819
Amir Bastaminia, Omran Kohzadi, Morteza Omidipour, Eisa Miri & Hamid Partoo·Advances in Research·2016
The aim of this study was to develop a method for spatial zoning and the establishment of rural service centers in the central zone of Indica county with consideration of environmental, social, and economic criteria. The research type is applied and the research method is descrip...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/28727
The arganeraie is a traditional agro-ecosystem based on a balance between resources and human exploitation. The argan tree plays an important role in the subsistence of the people of the south east region of Morocco through its multi-use (its ecosystem services), and its role in...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/21353
E. Posi Aduroja, O. Olubukola Isola, Olufunso Akinboye & O. Dora Akinboye·Advances in Research·2016
Aims: To determine prevalence of visceral obesity, compare association of visceral obesity to Blood Pressure (BP) with association of Body Mass Index (BMI) to BP. Study Design: Research was a cross-sectional survey study design. Place and Duration of Study: The study took place i...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27342
Plasmonics has arisen as an interested research field in nanoscience and nanotechnology with many potential applications in fields ranging from bioscience, information processing and communication to quantum optics. It is based on the generation, manipulation and transfer of surf...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27351
Aims: The aims were: i) To ascertain the applicability of a model for the determination of the effect of calcium depletion, to the effect of the presence of the calcium chloride, ii) Quantify the thermodynamic activation parameters for unfolding of the enzyme with increasing temp...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27650
Mohamed R. Ghazy, Mohamed A. Basiouny & Mahmoud H. Badawy·Advances in Research·2016
Aims: The main objective of this work is to evaluate the performance of biofilters with different agricultural wastes media, which widely exist in many regions without being economically used, namely rice straw, date palm fiber and wood chips of orange trees. Using agriculture wa...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27926
A total of seventy five Shaver Brown hens in their 4th week of lay were used in a study conducted to determine the effect of different relative humidity conditions on the performance of Shaver Brown hens under humid tropical environment. Hens were housed individually in separate...
An Assignment Problem mainly deals with allocation and scheduling. In this work Intuitionistic Fuzzy Assignment Problem (IFAP) with the Trapezoidal Intuitionistic fuzzy numbers (TIFNS) is solved by using three different methods namely Intuitionistic Fuzzy Reduced Matrix Method (I...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/28088
Scale formation and deposition is a recurring problem in many oil producing fields leading to operational problems, problems in reservoirs, pumps, valves and topside facilities. Scale is described economically as a menace to an oil-field because its build-up clogs the flow lines...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27008
In order to effectively manage all pertinent production risks, the concept of Safety culture has evolved to include Health and environment facets in line with international best practices. Nonetheless the safety facet seems to be most considered in literature to the detriment of...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27065
Recently the traditional calculus of variations has been extended to be applicable for systems containing nonsmooth function. In this paper, we have investigated the generalized derivative of nonsmooth functions. The obtained results were applied to investigate the generalized Eu...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/27621
Ernest R. Mbega, Cornel R. Massawe & Ambonesigwe M. Mbwaga·Advances in Research·2016
Aims: To document the occurrence and effect of Alectra vogelii on bambara groundnut yield in Tanzania. Place and Duration of Study: Singida and Dodoma regions, Tanzania between 4th to 20th April 2014. Methodology: The number of A. vogelii and of bambara groundnut plants per 2 m...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/11478
Phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) optimization is crucial for achieving high yields of rice. This study objective was to establish optimum rates and critical concentrations of P and K in soil and rice shoots using soils from Kilombero district, Tanzania. Two-screen house experimen...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/26368