Ground investigation is currently undergoing a major transition due to changes in legislations relating to liability for damages caused during invasive investigation and code of practice and the need to reduce cost have led to the adoption of modern developments in the form of 3D...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20516
Aims: In rice-producing countries, rice husk has long been considered a waste material. This research aimed to establish a sustainable local energy system by combustion of the rice husk, as well as to evaluate the effectiveness of the rice husk ash as silica fertilizer. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/21825
Maximal aerobic power is a valuable, meaningful and motivational physiological measurement which fitness professionals and coaches use in order to the track progress of their clients. Variety of effective factors on maximal aerobic power makes it slightly unspecified to measure....
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/19882
This paper investigated the performance of coconut fibre particles as a filler material and high-density polyethylene as matrix in polymer matrix composites (PMC). Three different particle sizes of the filler material were used in formulating the composite samples and the concent...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20385
Aims: In 2014, a cholera outbreak occurred in Greater Accra region, affecting more than 1733 people, and 20 individuals died. We investigated to verify the diagnosis, identify risk factors and recommended control measures. Study Design: The study was both descriptive and un-match...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/21461
Image steganography conceals the furtive information into images in such a way that perceptually images are impossible to differentiate and visual features remains similar, but statistical features have some alteration. This method are developed for the secure communication over...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/19518
Aims: Vehicle braking system represents the most important active security system of modern vehicles. For proper functioning of additional equipment on systems such as ABS, TCS, ESP etc, it is necessary to know the changes in pressure in the entire braking installation. Study Des...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20630
The study determines the contribution of chilli pepper to household farm income and constraints associated with its production. The study was carried out in three local government areas in Kaduna state, Nigeria between August and November 2014 cropping season. Purposive and rando...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20460
Objective: The aim of our study was to evaluate role of Color Doppler ultrasound in suspected vasculogenic cause of male impotence in both erect and flaccid state of penis. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted in Department of Radiodiagnosis, Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospita...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/17929
Land use and land cover change in River Lwiro micro-catchment was assessed for the period 1987-2010 using satellite imagery of Landsat 5 and 7. Images were clustered into four categories: forest, built-up areas, wetland and small scale farmland area; using unsupervised classifica...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/15850
This study investigated the effects of Ethnomathematics-based instructional approach on pupils’ achievement in geometry. One research question and one null hypothesis, tested at 0.05 level of significance guided the study. The study adopted a quasi-experimental design. Specifical...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/19079
Weirs are utilized for measuring of discharge, diminishing the water slope in canals and dissemination of water between canals for irrigation, etc. Classical sharp crested weir is associated with increases in turbulence and bed problems in downstream resulting in scouring activit...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20256
This study provides an econometric analysis of the link between infant mortality and carbon dioxide emissions in four south Asian countries-Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh- for the period 1978-2010 while controlling other variables, inflation, trade, remittance and rura...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20350
Comparative toxicity testing of three petroleum products (Kerosene, Petrol and Diesel) were evaluated against hermit crab, Clibanarius africanus (Aurivillus) from University of Lagos Lagoon front within the Lagos Lagoon was carried out in the ecotoxicological laboratory using sem...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/19883
It has been widely documented that ENSO factors play vital rule in climate variability over many parts of the globe. In this study, used only high pressure centers and their location as a variable and found useful explanation in the variability of the Avoca River. It is clearly e...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/20613