The inherent limitations of mobile database systems makes concurrency control an important problem. Several pessimistic and optimistic strategies for achieving concurrency control in mobile database systems are presented in literature. The pessimistic strategies achieve concurren...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12406
Yu- Wei Chen, Yee Ming Chen, Yi Jen Peng & Wan- Jung Leu·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: The research study is about designing and developing digital reminiscence systems that can be used by people with early-stage dementia as aiding memory tools. Methodology: The design of a lifelogging system that captures photos, timeline and spatial information to facilitat...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11588
Irina I. Rudneva, Dmitri A. Boldyrev, Ekaterina N. Skuratovskaya & Andrei V. Zav’yalov·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: The aim of the present study was to detect the level of three heavy metals cooper, zinc and lead in tissues of commercial fish species anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in six regions of Crimean coastal waters (Black Sea and Azov Sea), and to compare them with the...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/10756
Ali Fattahi, Heydar Sadeghi, Mahdi Rezaei & Mohsen Einanloo·Advances in Research·2014
Warm-up exercises are necessary before performing of explosive movement in any sporting event especially to improve performance as well as injury prevention in forceful jumping. The aim of this study was to compare effects of routine static stretch and newly dynamic movement as w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13895
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness. Both bevacizumab and ranibizumab are anti-vascular endothelial growth factors used for treatment of AMD. However the use of bevacizumab remains controversial as it was not approved for i...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13322
There are many theories and concepts aiming at describing and measuring the modern cities in the 21st century: digital city, smart city, creative city, knowledge city or global city–each of them with different infrastructure and diverse components. In the present case we combine...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12344
A rapid, simple and precise method by HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) has been developed for simultaneous determination of water-soluble vitamins as thiamine(B1), nicotinamide(B3), panthotenic(B5), pyridoxine(B6) and biotin(B8) in gum of Acacia nilotica using enzyma...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/10976
Sutapa Datta, Subhra Chattopadhyay, Asankur Sekhar Das & Chandan Mitra·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: To assess nutritional status and general health of college students of two diverse socio cultural origins with the help of anthropometric measures and social risk scores. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Human Physiology Laboratory, Tripura...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13951
Comfort I. Usoroh, Imaobong D. Akpan & Nkopuyo A. Effiong·Advances in Research·2014
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between selected Academic Goal Orientation (mastery-avoidance and performance-avoidance) and Junior Secondary School Students’ Performance in Home Economics in Uyo Educational Zone of Akwa Ibom State. Two null hypotheses w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12180
Aim: To study the effects of distributor plate shape and conical angle on the pressure drop were studied in a pilot scale fluidized bed system. Methodology: Five distributor plates (flat, concave with 5°, concave with 10°, convex with 5° and convex with 10°) were used in the stud...
Callistus B. Kuubiere, Abass Alhassan, Victor Mogre & Saeed F. Majeed·Advances in Research·2014
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and the associated demographic characteristics of hernia cases seen at the Tania Specialist Hospital in Tamale, Northern Ghana. Methodology: This retrospective study was conducted from January 2008 to December 2012 at the...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11365
Sutapa Datta, Subhra Chattopadhyay, Asankur Sekhar Das & Chandan Mitra·Advances in Research·2014
Aim: The aim of this study was to correlate the nutritional status with bone health of young adult college students of two different communities respectively by anthropometric measures and urinary indices and quantitative ultrasonography. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13438
Imran Ejotre, Boniface Makanga, Sarah Nachuha & Mouhamed Mpezamihigo·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: To explore the abundance and distribution of the common fresh water mollusks in River Kochi, with a special focus on Biomphalaria species, a vector responsible for transmitting Schistosoma mansoni to humans. Study Design: Across sectional study design was used. Place and Du...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12639
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a disease of the lungs characterised by progressive and irreversible airflow limitation associated with chronic inflammation. Despite extensive research, the immunopathogenesis of COPD is still not fully elucidated. In this review,...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12320
J. Gotosa, G. Nyamadzawo, T. Mtetwa, A. Kanda & V. P. Dudu·Advances in Research·2014
Gravel road dust has significant health effect. The study was conducted to assess road dust suppression effect of molasses stillage in gravel at a Sugarcane Estate in Zimbabwe. Three, 2 km long gravel road sections (steep, sloping and gentle) had the following dust suppression tr...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13019