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Vibration and Temperature Decreasing Through the Material Damping and Tool Path Strategies Applied for Milling the Difficult-to-machine Materials

Zuzana Murčinková & Jaromír Murčinko · Advances in Research · 2015

The paper is contribution to research of vibration and temperature elimination in machining. It focused on milling the difficult-to-machine materials. The milling is characterized with complex vibrations regarding changing machining forces in milling and the difficult-to-machine...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15944

Career Counseling and Life Trajectories in France: Research and Perspectives for Single Parenthood

Marcel Lourel, Ofélia Petric-Tatu, Frédérique Gros, Caroline Closon, Liliane Rioux, Pascale Desrumaux & Virginie Prud'homme · Advances in Research · 2015

The work–family literature is abundant, and there are a considerable number of manuscripts in the field. The main goal of this note is to discuss the fact that certain social, affective and economic aspects can impacts a single woman’s life trajectory. We try to examine the psych...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/16166

Assessment of Particulate Air Quality in Ho Municipality, Ghana

B. B. K. Keteku, N. Bakobie, R. Adongo, A. B. Duwiejuah & S. Sovoe · Advances in Research · 2015

Aims: The study was to assess particulate air quality in some selected areas in the Ho municipality. Study Design: Thirty (30) samples were collected from ten (10) different sites in the Ho municipality using Mini Vol air sampler. Place and Duration of Study: Samples were collect...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/16031

Effect of Sinusoidal Excitation on Fluid Flow across a Cu-Mica Micro-Channel

Sandeep Arya, Saleem Khan, Harneet Kour Khajuria, Sonakshi Sharma, Santoresh Kumari & Parveen Lehana · Advances in Research · 2015

Micro-fluidic devices integrated with on-chip control circuitry have been widely used in various biological and chemical synthesis applications. The objective of this paper is to investigate the effect of gravity, temperature, pulse width modulation (PWM) and sinusoidal excitatio...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15197

Does Tourism Development Bring Positive Benefit to Indigenous Tribe? Case by Dongpu in Taiwan

Hui- Chuan Huang, Liu Chia-Hao & Hsiao- Ming Chang · Advances in Research · 2015

Indigenous tourism in Taiwan in recent years has become a favorite way to in-depth travel, but in this development process, whether it is for the tribe to bring positive benefits? In this study, Dongpu tribe as object located at Nantou County, Taiwan, qualitative research method...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15030

Waste-to-Wealth Applications of Cassava–A Review Study of Industrial and Agricultural Applications

A. R. Adetunji, D. A. Isadare, K. J. Akinluwade & O. O. Adewoye · Advances in Research · 2015

Cassava plant and its products have long been used as food and feed but lately as industrial ingredients. The present study unveils various agricultural and industrial applications of cassava especially the waste cyanogenic component which hitherto has constituted a huge agricult...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15417

Properties of Particleboard Manufactured from Commonly Used Bamboo (Bambusa vulgaris) Wastes in Bangladesh

D. M. Nazmul Alam, Khandkar- Siddikur Rahman, Sourav Bagchi Ratul, Arifa Sharmin, Tania Islam, Md. Abu Wabaeid Hasan & Md. Nazrul Islam · Advances in Research · 2015

Aims: This paper explores the properties of single layer particleboard produced from bamboo wastes and branches. Experimental: Three types of single layer particleboard i.e., branch-waste mixed particleboard (WBPB), bamboo branch particleboard (BPB) and bamboo wastes (shavings ob...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15581

Influence of Packaging Materials and Storage Conditions on the Vitamins A and E Storage Stability of Palm Oil in Nigeria

I. B. Oluwalana, M. O. Oluwamukomi, B. O. Toriola & O. R. Karim · Advances in Research · 2015

Aims: Despite the presence of natural antioxidants contained in palm oil, it is still susceptible to quality deteriorations if not properly stored. This study therefore evaluates the storage stability of vitamins A and E in palm oil in four prominent packaging materials (metal ca...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/12092

Expanding Microwave Confocal Microscope Method through Metamaterials and Modality of Object’s Physical Properties

Ahmed M. D. E. Hassanein & Alonso Corona Chávez · Advances in Research · 2015

The quality of tomographic images formed from diffracting waves deteriorated due to the limitations in capturing evanescent waves. The waves carried detailed information about the body being imaged. Metamaterials were being recently used to amplify and focus evanescent waves. Her...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/14996

Assessment of Health Hazards of the Goldsmiths in Tantibazar Area of Dhaka, Bangladesh

Tanvir Hossain, Md. Tajuddin Sikder & Jussi Dayna Biswas · Advances in Research · 2015

Aims: To find out the major occupational health issues among the goldsmiths and its’ causative factors, The study also aims to identify the study populations’ health risks in line with their work type, and to estimate the proportion of the goldsmiths vulnerable to those health ri...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15164

Effect of Acetylation on the Physical and Functional Properties of Industrial and Laboratory Cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) Starches

A. S. Adeoya, A. A. Badejo & T. N. Fagbemi · Advances in Research · 2015

Aim: Acetylated potato starch (APS) is commercially available and used widely in the food industries. It is imperative to study the physical and functional properties of acetylated cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar Tropical Manihot Series (TMS) 30572 and industrial star...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/14405

Using Google Earth Images in Studying the Rasheed and Domiat Branches

Ahmed M. D. E. Hassanein · Advances in Research · 2015

Google Earth images were widely used to remotely collect qualitative as well as quantitative data about rivers. The use of this free source of data to explore the Nile River was discussed in this paper. The route of the two branches namely Rasheed and Domiat were defined on Googl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15336

Feasibility for Same Day Tuberculosis Diagnosis Using the Smear Microscopy Approach in Rural South Western Uganda

Joel Bazira, Bashir Mwambi & Winnie Muyindike · Advances in Research · 2015

Background: WHO recently recommended the collection of two sputum smears and that these specimens can be collected in an accelerated scheme called front-loaded or same-day microscopy. We studied the feasibility of same day sputum smear microscopy in rural refugee settlement in So...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/9752

Measuring Innovation Culture: Development and Validation of a Multidimensional Questionnaire

Ana Muñoz-van den Eynde, Maria Cornejo-Cañamares, Irene Diaz-Garcia & Emilio Muñoz · Advances in Research · 2015

Aims: In this paper, we describe the design and validation of the Radiography of Innovation Culture-Multidimensional Questionnaire (RIC-MQ), aimed at studying innovation culture in organizations from the perspective of individuals in addition to taking context into account. It ha...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2015/15533