Aims: To evaluate the opinions of the automotive trainers on the extent to which their training programs were futuristic in content and organization. To establish whether the training was in line with changes in technology in industry; the main emphasis of training and suggestion...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25391
The drive to ascertain the paleodepositional environments of the inland sedimentary basins of Nigeria, necessitates a detailed biostratigraphy studies of limestone-shale sequences of Gboko Formation; Middle Benue Trough, Nigeria. A total of 26 representative samples were collecte...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/10869
Production of methanol from methane was investigated by a low pressure impulse discharge on the surface of the water without using catalysis. Methane was introduced above the water surface and mixed with steam generated by the heat supplied by the discharge. Discharge parameters...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26682
In this paper, the energy dependence of saturation thickness for Sn target has been investigated at different gamma rays photon energies of 122, 511 and 662 keV using backscattering technique. The back scattered photon spectra for different thicknesses (0.2 – 2.13 cm) of tin (50S...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26514
The effect of dietary fortification of two levels of bakers yeast and yeast plus Lactobacilli against negative control and positive control (antibiotic) was assessed on in vitro gas production (IVGP) kinetics and methane production at 24 hours incubation. A concentrate diet was f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19166
Aims: Is building a model for assessing students’ research competence. Study Design: Experimental testing of the assessment model for students’ research competence. Place and Duration of Study: Students (n=648, 2009, 2010 и 2011 enrolment years) at technical university – Kuban St...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26339
Arsenic and lead have been reported to have toxic effect on human and animal health. Wooden electric and telephone poles have been known to be treated with chromated copper arsenate (CCA) in an effort to preserve them from decay, termites, insects, and rot. Thus, those who work o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26255
Aim: To evaluate and compare the Effect of Different Surface Treatments and Varying Alloy Percentage on The Elemental Composition of Ni Cr Base Metal Alloy. Study Design: The elemental composition of Ni Cr alloy with different surface treatments (oxidation, sandblasting, silane c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26204
Aims: To assess buildings and their subsequent impact on land and energy use to validate campus sustainability. Study Design: A survey. Place of Study: Department of Vocational & Technical Education, University of Cape Coast. Methodology: A questionnaire was administered t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25553
Hybrid photovoltaic-thermal solar system (PVT) which generates electricity and heat simultaneously is well known technology; however they are still need more development and collaboration. The proposed combination can offer economical advantages compared to a combination of separ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26151
All as obtained glasses in the system 24.5 Na2O-24.5 CaO-6 P2O5- xV2O5 (45-x) SiO2 (x ranges from 0-15 mole %) are transparent and have an amorphous network structure. Glasses containing up to 6 mol% V2O5 still transparent upon heat treatment at 660°C for 4 hours. On the other ha...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26683
In this research, the production of glass-polymer-concrete (GPC) composite and comparing of its mechanical, chemical and thermal properties with the reference concrete have been investigated. The present work deals with study of ternary blended concrete with glass waste and polym...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/25779
This article shows the experimental and numerical results of thermal comfort of two models of traditional habitats. The traditional habitat is bilobate and rectangular model. In the bilobate model, I obtained the following air temperatures by measurement: 29.6-31.6°C the day and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26286
In a developing company or industry where there is availability of machines to keep the industry running effectively, a need always arise to consider the accessories and the spare parts which will enhance the production planning and also affects the economic growth of the company...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/23025
Epoxy resin modified with nanofillers cannot be used alone for high performance structural applications due to their low-mechanical properties. Therefore, the main objective of this work is to hybridize composite laminates with different fiber configurations by 1.0 wt% multi–wall...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/26663