This study investigates the effects of viscous dissipation on an unsteady two-dimensional magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) natural convection through an inclined plate. The governing partial differential equations together with the boundary conditions are transformed into a dimensionle...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/35008
Phosphoric acid impregnated activated carbon has been successfully prepared from readily available agro waste (peanut shell) and applied in the treatment of industrial wastewater for reduction of organic matter contributing to the chemical oxygen demand (COD). Functional groups i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34988
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of mango leaves for their ability to remove Cd2+ ions from aqueous solution by batch experiments. The adsorption of Cd2+ ions onto mango leaves were characterized by using various analytical techniques: Fourier transform infrare...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34356
Aims: CaSO4 doped with one or two rare earth elements dysprosium (Dy) and thallium (Tm) was studied using thermoluminescence (TL) technique with different annealing temperatures and different concentrations. Study Design: In the present paper, stored and fresh sample synthesis ef...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34938
The effects of environmental temperature differentials on the flow of soil mineral salt water in a bifurcating green plant is presented. The problem involves a set of non-linear differential equations tackled by means of a regular perturbation method. Expressions for the velocity...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/32621
Zinc chromite nano particles (NPs) have been synthesized via Citrate-gel auto combustion method using citric acid as chelating agent. Structural characterization of the prepared sample was carried out using X-ray diffraction analysis, FESEM and EDS analysis, dynamic light scatter...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34683
Aims: This paper presents preliminary results on the characteristics of different marbles from Libya and Jordan. Several samples were collected and analyzed using thermoluminesence (TL) technique. Study Design: Study the effect of annealing temperature on the nature and the kinet...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34624
Aims: The formation constants of histidine complexes of Fe (III), Co (II), Ni (II), Cu(II), Zn (II) and Pb (II) at temperatures of 25, 30, 37, 45°C were determined potentiometrically, utilizing modified Bjerrum's method. Potentiometric titrations were carried out in 30% and 70%...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/34102
In this study four varieties of mango fruits were irradiated with Gamma ray from Cobalt-60 source at different dose points of 50 Gy, 100 Gy, 300 Gy and 800 Gy in order to investigate the effect of irradiation on vitamin C, titreable acidity and moisture content. Studies indicate...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/32297
Aims: To check the effect of soil environment on chemistry of potassium and calcium nutrients in wheat plants with varying soil conditions. Study Design: Energy Dispersive X-ray Fluorescence (EDXRF) measurements on plant/soil samples. Study of fluorescent X-ray spectra and data p...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/33674
A simple one-dimensional gas-piston kinetic model gives the interaction potential between two colliding heavy ions. In the frame of the classical, thermodynamical approach, the colliding heavy ions are not submitted to friction, but produces an irreversible phenomena with cause a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/32131
Computational simulations of hydromagnetic dissipative heat transfer of variable electric conductivity of micropolar fluid flow and non-uniform heat absorption or generation with joule heating have been studied in this work. The flow past an inclined surface with an unvarying hea...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/31889
The aeromagnetic data (High resolution) over part of Bornu Basin NE was interpreted using spectral analysis to estimate the sedimentary thickness of the study area. The study area is covered by four aeromagnetic data sheets covering latitude 12°N and 13°N and Longitude 12°E and 1...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/32302
The inhibitory effect of Eremomastax polysperma leaf extract on aluminium corrosion in hydrochloric acid solution was investigated using weight loss and thermometric methods. Analyses of the experimental data show that the inhibition efficiency increased with increase in Eremomas...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/32021
The present work attempts to build up and categorize morphometric surface of distinct identities and potentialities considering 16 morphometric parameters as spatial data layers in GIS environment. For constructing the morphometric diversity model relative importance of the selec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJOPACS/2017/31098