A field trial was undertaken to evaluate the insecticidal potency of Levo (a. i. Oxymatrine) botanical insecticide for the management of insect pests of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L Moench). Podagrica uniformis Jacoby, P. sjostedti Jacoby, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius), and Aphis...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2016/19188
Aim: This study measures the weight gain of three esthetic restorative materials after immersion in water, Coke and Fanta for 120 hours. Materials and Methods: Three restorative materials (Visible Light Cure Composite; Prime Dental INC USA, GC Fuji IXGP; GC Corporation Japan, Ama...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/20183
The study examined the relations among perceived English as Foreign Language (EFL) teachers’ verbal aggressiveness and students’ intrinsic motivation and social-affective strategy use. The sample consisted of 148 Greek-speaking undergraduate students (aged 18-23 years old) attend...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19692
This study aims to explain the cause of prevalence of multiple sclerosis (MS) disease in the Faroe, Orkney and Sardinia Islands, by pointing the dielectrophoretic force in the etiology of MS. Initially, the geographical and geophysical specifications of these places have been inv...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19602
Aiman Albatayneh, Dariusz Alterman, Adrian Page & Behdad Moghtaderi·Advances in Research·2015
The determination of the internal air temperature of a building is pivotal to its design in the determination of heating and cooling loads and the assessment of the thermal comfort for the occupants. Autodesk CFD analysis is one of many application programs which can assist in ca...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/20223
M. A. Rakib, M. S. Akter, Mehjabin Elahi, M. Ali & Md. Babul Hossain·Advances in Research·2015
Drought is the most formidable disaster frequently reoccurring in most regions of Bangladesh. It is a natural slow onset hazard which evolves unnoticed and enhancing due to the onslaught of global climate change. It is characterized with the long periods of dryness and shortage o...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19233
The paper presents the procedure and facilities used to empirically assess the thermal performance of the window coverings subjected to the radiation from the light source. The ability of the window coverings to minimize the heat gain on the internal environment of the testing ch...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/20496
Aims: The objective of the study was to describe the Arabian Gulf University medical students’ sleeping patterns and to provide recommendations for promoting healthy and better sleeping patterns among the students. Study Design and Place of Study: A cross sectional study was cond...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17208
We describe the presentation of substantial neck thinning due to stress shielding about a well-fixed Birmingham Mid Head Resection femoral implant. Despite significant resorption of proximal peri-articular bone adjacent to the modular femoral head, secondary bone remodeling about...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/20640
Transmissible venereal tumor (TVT) is a contagious neoplasm which is common among sexually active dogs, where sexual behaviour is not under control. There are several options for treatment of the tumor and the chemotherapy is the most commonly used. In our study, we investigated...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/20017
Mariela Baldut, Silvina L. Bonafede, Luciana Petrone, Laura D. Simionato & Adriana I. Segall·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: An easy, sensitive and inexpensive volumetric method for the determination of rosuvastatin calcium in raw material has been developed. Methodology: The titrimetric method is based on the reaction of calcium with a solution of Disodium ethylene diaminotetraacetate (EDTA) - M...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19843
Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Samuel Asiedu Addo & Jonathan Annan·Advances in Research·2015
To ensure successful learning and advanced achievement, subject-specific interest is essential. While many factors and strategies may be important in building a student’s interest in mathematics, variables such as the type of basic schools attended, parents’ interest in mathema...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19889
Ahmed Karmaoui, Issam Ifaadassan, Mohammed Messouli & Mohammed Yacoubi Khebiza·Advances in Research·2015
The major concern about the oasean biome is the fear of loss of this heritage. Hence the interest to study the main factors that affect the environment of Moroccan oases. This article focuses on the identification of Major and Common Indicators (MCI) of degradation of the Biosphe...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19369
Julius U. Akpabio, Sunday O. Isehunwa & Oluwatoyin O. Akinsete·Advances in Research·2015
When reservoir pressure decreases in gas condensate reservoirs, there is a compositional change which makes the system difficult to handle. This type of system requires an Equation of State (EOS) to ensure proper fluid characterization so that the Pressure Volume Temperature (PVT...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/16000
M. A. Rakib, Mehjabin Elahi, M. S. Akter, Md. Babul Hossain, S. M. Hossain & M. E. Huda·Advances in Research·2015
Arsenic contamination and its prevalence in the environmental component appeared as a social disaster. This study focused on arsenic exposure among the local people and how lead to their daily life despite of severe arsenic poisoning in the community. A number of social factors w...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/19076