We investigate the so called Biefeld-Brown effect in terms of dimensional analysis and in the frame of classical electrodynamics. These general considerations apply when addressing electromagnetic propulsion devices.
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29799
Background of the Problem: Heat exchanger is a device in which heat transfer occurs from hot fluid to cold fluid and vice versa; It is used for many applications particularly for process industries. Plate type heat exchanger gives better solution in terms of heat transfer, when c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28438
The reaction kinetics for oxidation of phenanthrene, with peracetic acid, into 2,2’-diphenic acid, was investigated. A laboratory scale completely mixed reactor was used for the study. By using the orthogonal test and mathematic ways, such as Runge-Kutta’s integral and revised si...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/28230
The present research was implemented to analyses the seedling tolerance of three species Eucalyptus gomphocephala DC (Myrtaceae) (common name 'Tuart'), Eucalyptus marginata Sm. (common name 'Jarrah') and Corymbia calophylla (Lindl.) K.D. Hill & J. A. S. Johnson (common name '...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30185
Aims: The objective of this study was to research the learning motivation and learning attitude of cosmetology students in vocational high schools in Taiwan. With the attitude of learning through practice, students can achieve their study objectives and improve their learning att...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29058
A graph labeling is a mapping that carries a set of graph elements onto a set of numbers called labels (usually the set of integers). In this paper we prove the existence of graph labeling such as cordial, total cordial, product cordial, total product cordial, prime cordial, odd...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29134
Triangular ditch irrigation may be used to raise the downstream water surface. In this paper hydraulic jump in a sloped triangular channel of 90° central angle has been studied and analyzed using field experiments. The paper aims to determine the effect of the triangular channel’...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30033
Landsat 7 ETM Satellite imagery for 1987 and 2013 were used in a geographic information system to map and model changes in the Landuse and Landcover along the freshwater Riparian corridor of the New Calabar River. Percentage change in six Landuse-Landcover (LULC) features, namely...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30023
Aims: In order to meet the increased global bovine meat demand, reduce losses due to diseases and improvise current cattle husbandry techniques, it is necessary to develop a wearable sensor node which measures parameters such as the temperature of the animal and monitors its acti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30141
Hydrogeological studies and groundwater flow of Emure Ile located in the crystalline basement area of Emure, near Owo, Southwestern Nigeria, has been done. The local geology of the area is predominantly granite-gneiss and migmatite. Hydrogeological measurements were determined fr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29608
eCommerce systems have been targeted by cyber criminals as they receive and use the money, rely on technology, outsourced services and use of payment technologies like mobile money and online banking channels to carry out their day-to-day transactions. This study sought to invest...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/30312
Finance is a major obstacle to software ownership in Nigeria and indeed most developing countries. This paper advocates the adoption of software rental/subscription as a way of ameliorating the problem of Computer Aided Design (CAD) software ownership among engineers in Nigeria a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29812
An investigation was conducted of mechanoluminescence of aqueous suspension of SrAl2O4:(Eu2+, Dy3+) phosphor fine-disperse powder in the process of water crystallization (liquid-crystal phase transition) under fast cooling in liquid nitrogen. At the instant of water crystallizati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29871
This work focuses on enriching the already available theory concerning public sector management. Experiential validation of employing the Balanced Scorecard for the public sector organisations is examined. An interpretive paradigm in combination with an action research strategy w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/29531
Natural resources (land, water, biodiversity and genetic resources, biomass Resources, forests, livestock and fisheries) – the very foundation of human survival, Progress and prosperity, have been degrading fast, and the unprecedented pace of their Erosion is one of the root caus...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/16055