Aim: The doses received by anesthesiologists and technicians from x-ray devices used in orthopedic operating theaters were measured and calculated in compliance with international standards. Methodology: Ten personal thermoluminescence dosimeters were given to ten anesthesia oper...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17594
Aims: The aims of the research was to define the level of meaning in life and the level of conscience sensitivity in groups of students with a high and low level of religious experience of God's presence, and to examine the relationship between these variables. Methodology: The s...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17535
Aims: This study investigated the extent to which the field-based, inquiry method of instruction (FBIMI) will be effective in impacting middle basic (5th grader) pupils’ science process skill acquisition as compared to the conventional strategy. Study Design: The study adopted a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18261
Introduction: The Locard's principle is based on the fact that “every contact leaves a trace”. This case highlights its application at the scene, autopsy, examination of assailant and weapon. Case Report: A dead body of 33 years old woman was found inside the kitchen, lying in a...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18240
Language is very important in our lives as it is the means by which people communicate. Effectiveness in language learning can greatly be achieved through the practice of new language structures. This paper is a report on a study that investigated the practice of new language str...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18299
This study examined the extent of climate change in Kano through rainfall data analysis. Rainfall data for one hundred years (1914-2013) of Aminu Kano International Airport synoptic meteorological station obtained from Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NIMET) was used in explaining...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17098
Membrane contactor (MC) is a cost effective solution that able to reduce the release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.The membrane applies in a MC system are highly hydrophobic, high surface porosity, low mass transfer resistance and high resistance to chemicals in the feed str...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17277
This study probed the foundations of the scientometric approach of citation metrics to evaluate research publications. The error made by Derek J. De Solla Price when he made a trivial modification of the contagion of success model is identified. De Solla Price’s Urn model was com...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18293
The Chezy’s resistance coefficient plays an important role in the calculation of the normal depth in the open channels. When using the Chezy’s relationship for the calculation of the normal depth, the main unknown parameter of the problem is the Chezy’s coefficient. There is no e...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18385
Mohamed Kaled A. Shambesh, Zeinab Elmehdi Saleh, Taher Mohamed Emahbes, Ezzadin Areaf Franka, Faisal Ismail & Malik Abdurrazag A. Elosta·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2015
Objectives: To use CHADS2 and Community Stroke Risk Classification (CSRC) scores to describe and classify the distribution of the risk factors of stroke in a population without known atrial fibrillation (AF). Study Design: Was community, cross-sectional study. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17691
Lysimetric experiments were conducted in order to determine the groundwater contributions by Black cumin. The plants were grown in 27 columns, each with a diameter of 0.40 m and packed with Silty clay soil. The factorial experiments were carried out using three replicates with ra...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17870
Due to the combined effect of urbanization and changes in lifestyle, consumption of bread in Nigeria has increased significantly over the years. On 15 July 2012, the Federal Government of Nigeria (FGN) announced the cassava bread policy mandating flour mills and bakeries to inclu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16706
Aims: The purpose of this research was to establish a five-arsenic-species separation and analysis method including arsenite [As(III)], arsenate [As(V)], monomethylarsonate (MMA), dimethylarsonate (DMA) and arsenocholine (AsC) in water sample by liquid chromatography with hydride...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16992
This paper presents a new methodology of estimating the mass flow rate of gases flowing outward from room, the mass flow rate of the outer air entering a room and the rate of combustible material gasification in building based on solving the problem of inverse enclosure fire dyna...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18212
Three varieties of Ipomoea batatas and two varieties of Manihot esculenta leaves were analysed for their proximate and major essential element (Magnesium, Calcium and Iron) contents using standard analytical methods. The nutritive values for all the samples were high ranging from...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17184