The inhibitive performance of hydroxypropyl cellulose (HPC) and and its combination with potassium iodide (KI) on mild steel corrosion in 0.5 M H2SO4 acid solution was studied using the potentiodynamic polarization, gravimetric measurement technique and theoretical computations....
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/28250
Aims: To analyze the combined factors for safety and optimal efficacy for UV-light-initiated corneal collagen cross-linking (CXL). Study Design: Modeling and analysis of CXL. Place and Duration of Study: New Vision Inc, Taipei, between Oct. 2015 and July 2016. Methodology: Analyt...
Background and Objectives: Porcelain restorations are often ground for recontouring and occlusal adjustments. This removes the surface glaze layer and causes flaws that can grow in wet environments due to stress corrosion cracking and decrease the strength of porcelain and subseq...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/27619
Aims: Synthesis of Aluminium oxide (Al2O3) thin films on Al substrates by CVD method and study their structural parameters and surface properties for various processing time. Study Design: Synthesized thin film samples were post processed with various temperature. The structural...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2016/28155
The main goal of the article is to explore two unusual numeral systems, which alter radically our ideas on the positional numeral systems. We are talking on the numeral systems with irrational bases. The first of them is the binary (0,1) numeral system with the irrational base ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2016/28262
The objective of this study was to assess performance, heterosis and combining ability parameters and their interrelationships in six maize inbreds and their 15 diallel F1 crosses under different plant densities (D). Three experiments were carried out in each season of 2013 and 2...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/28067
Aim: To detect Mtb rifampicin drug resistance mutations in Zimbabwe by rpoB gene sequencing. Study Design: This was a retrospective study. Place of Study: The study was conducted in Zimbabwe in 2015 using archived Mtb isolates previously isolated throughout Zimbabwe during a nat...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/28510
Aim: Studying Phospholipase A2 is increasingly needful because of the enzyme’s biotechnological potentials and involvement in the pathogenicity of Trypanosoma species. This work was therefore designed to study some of the structural features of putative PLA2 from T. brucei. Plac...
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Research Article10.9734/JABB/2016/28443
Background: Citrus blast and black pit caused by Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae occur in several citrus growing regions around the world. However, the sources of inoculums of Pseudomonas syringe responsible for this disease are not well defined. Aims: To determine the survival...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/27954
Background: Psychological well-being and metabolic control in pediatric patients with diabetes mellitus type I (T1D) could be negatively influenced by adolescence current age, age at the diagnosis, lower economic condition and lower education status and by higher family conflict....
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Research Article10.9734/INDJ/2016/28553
Gamma spectroscopy was used to determine the activity concentration of 238U, 232Th and 40K and radiation dose estimates in water resources of Abua/Odual Local Government Area in Rivers State of Nigeria. A total of 19 water samples (7 borehole water, 6 river water and 6 hand dug w...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/28033
Aim: Filipino farmers need a crop which provides affordability and food security at the same time. Pigeonpea (Cajanus cajan) is a valuable crop with quality protein which can be grown successfully in the Philippines. It is ideal for home gardening, can generate additional income,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAERI/2016/27072
Background: Gonorrhea is becoming a health concern globally due to its susceptibility to resistance of antibiotics, and this is a concern particularly for Black women in South Africa. Vulnerability among Black women leads to unsafe sexual practices, and this qualitative study exp...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2016/25517
This study focused on the assessment of leadership from the perspective of accountability in the Nigerian public sector. The study thus investigated the extent at which leaders in the Nigerian public sector are accountable for their actions and performances. The study used survey...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEBA/2016/28124
Aims: Serotonin syndrome is a potentially life-threatening drug interaction caused by excess serotonin concentration in the central nervous system and/or peripheral nervous system leading to cognitive, autonomic and somatic effects ranging from barely perceptible to fatal. A numb...
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Research Article10.9734/IJMPCR/2016/28356