The education domain is one of the business areas with abundant data. Nowadays, most of tertiary educational institutions have dilemmas in identifying probable secondary schools which are considered as feeders for enrollment. The data mining technique of classification has been u...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/16940
Aims: This investigation was conducted to manufacture butter oil (samin) from whey and evaluate the product physicochemically and microbiologically during the storage period as well as to study the profitability of it. Methodology: Butter oil (samin) was manufactured from whey le...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17868
Sharifah Norkhadijah Syed Ismail, Che Fauziah Ishak, Mohd. Armi Abu Samah, Erneeza Mohd. Hatta & Aini Syuhaida Abdul Wahab·Journal of Scientific Research and Reports·2015
Soil is a complex matrix and a major reservoir of contamination. It has the ability to bind many potential toxic elements such as heavy metals and they can exist in various forms. Leachate triggered soil contamination in waste landfill through sorption and migration process. This...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15102
A successful oil well drilling depends largely on a good mud Program. During drilling, mud provides sufficient hydrostatic pressure, removes drill cuttings and cools drill bits. Mud additives are always required to provide sufficient hydrostatic pressure to ensure borehole stabil...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/15095
Aims: This study addressed the effects of cognitive reasoning ability and prior exposure to content on Upper Basic two (8th grader) students’ retention in Basic Science. This focus was necessitated by the persistent poor performance in science generally and inability to meet up w...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/18260
Recently image-based rendering techniques have received much attention as a powerful method to build up 3D world for virtual reality systems. The paper describes one of the new techniques which allow a user to metamorphose a digital image into other image. The approach gives the...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/17896
Petroleum refining is accompanied by the release of toxicants into the environment, including suspended particulate matter (SPM), poisonous gaseous oxides of carbon (COx), nitrogen (NOx), and sulphur (SOx) and hydrogen sulphide (H2S), ammonia (NH3), volatile organic compounds (VO...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2015/13627
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