An actual scale model of a groin was designed and constructed to investigate the impact of the gap width on the shoreline changes in the close vicinity of the groin. The Surface water Modeling System (SMS) model has been used to simulate the wave hydrodynamics around the groin fo...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13379
Aims: This study aimed to examine differences in corresponding rates of fall risk survey items among 3 groups of elderly females categorized on the basis of knee pain. Methodology: Total of 392 subjects completed the fall risk survey, which comprised 50 items representing 5 risk...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14362
Malaysia is a country that since its independence has endeavoured to practice democratic governance. In line with this, it seeks to ensure that the Malaysian government is representative of the will of the people. To achieve this, there must be in place numerous mechanisms to ens...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11688
Aims: Foods are analyzed for their content for important reasons that include: Adherence to government regulations, nutritional labeling, authentication, inspection (for grading), safety, quality control and detection of adulterants. Study Design: Inductively coupled plasma mass...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13579
This study examined the determinants of stock market development for the period of 1977-2010. The study further investigated the long run and short run relationship between the variables, using ex-post facto research design and the utilization of Johansen Co-integration and Erro...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12912
The inherent limitations of mobile database systems makes concurrency control an important problem. Several pessimistic and optimistic strategies for achieving concurrency control in mobile database systems are presented in literature. The pessimistic strategies achieve concurren...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12406
Yu- Wei Chen, Yee Ming Chen, Yi Jen Peng & Wan- Jung Leu·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: The research study is about designing and developing digital reminiscence systems that can be used by people with early-stage dementia as aiding memory tools. Methodology: The design of a lifelogging system that captures photos, timeline and spatial information to facilitat...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11588
Irina I. Rudneva, Dmitri A. Boldyrev, Ekaterina N. Skuratovskaya & Andrei V. Zav’yalov·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: The aim of the present study was to detect the level of three heavy metals cooper, zinc and lead in tissues of commercial fish species anchovy Engraulis encrasicolus in six regions of Crimean coastal waters (Black Sea and Azov Sea), and to compare them with the...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/10756
Ali Fattahi, Heydar Sadeghi, Mahdi Rezaei & Mohsen Einanloo·Advances in Research·2014
Warm-up exercises are necessary before performing of explosive movement in any sporting event especially to improve performance as well as injury prevention in forceful jumping. The aim of this study was to compare effects of routine static stretch and newly dynamic movement as w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13895
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of visual impairment and blindness. Both bevacizumab and ranibizumab are anti-vascular endothelial growth factors used for treatment of AMD. However the use of bevacizumab remains controversial as it was not approved for i...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13322
There are many theories and concepts aiming at describing and measuring the modern cities in the 21st century: digital city, smart city, creative city, knowledge city or global city–each of them with different infrastructure and diverse components. In the present case we combine...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12344
A rapid, simple and precise method by HPLC (high performance liquid chromatography) has been developed for simultaneous determination of water-soluble vitamins as thiamine(B1), nicotinamide(B3), panthotenic(B5), pyridoxine(B6) and biotin(B8) in gum of Acacia nilotica using enzyma...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/10976
Sutapa Datta, Subhra Chattopadhyay, Asankur Sekhar Das & Chandan Mitra·Advances in Research·2014
Aims: To assess nutritional status and general health of college students of two diverse socio cultural origins with the help of anthropometric measures and social risk scores. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Human Physiology Laboratory, Tripura...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13951
Comfort I. Usoroh, Imaobong D. Akpan & Nkopuyo A. Effiong·Advances in Research·2014
The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between selected Academic Goal Orientation (mastery-avoidance and performance-avoidance) and Junior Secondary School Students’ Performance in Home Economics in Uyo Educational Zone of Akwa Ibom State. Two null hypotheses w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12180
Aim: To study the effects of distributor plate shape and conical angle on the pressure drop were studied in a pilot scale fluidized bed system. Methodology: Five distributor plates (flat, concave with 5°, concave with 10°, convex with 5° and convex with 10°) were used in the stud...