The Fix Bed Nuclear Reactor (FBNR) is a pressurized water reactor but its fuel elements are made of Tristructural-Isotropic (TRISO) type particles. Its spent fuel elements may be used as a source of radiation for irradiation purposes in medicine, industry and agriculture. Thereaf...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2016/25287
Aim: Bacterial growth and petroleum hydrocarbon degradation kinetics was studied under controlled laboratory conditions, to determine and numerically simulate the fate of hydrocarbon pollutants. Study Design: A 35-day study was setup to investigate crude oil degradation and bacte...
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Research Article10.9734/BMRJ/2016/25956
A series of soils of the Mayo-gwoi flood plain in Jalingo Nigeria were classified and characterized to develop a baseline for soil improvement and increase agricultural productivity. Seven pedons were dug in the area marked Soil units 1, 2 and 3 and were examined with regards to...
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Research Article10.9734/IJPSS/2016/25665
This article selects the city of Hangzhou as a sample to explore how the China’s municipal government established its diplomatic image through discourse features in government English work reports. The research extracts the six years’ government’s English work reports from Hangzh...
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Research Article10.9734/BJESBS/2016/26418
Hao Wang, Jianbo Zhan, Zhenhua Yu, Jiang Yu, Yafeng Ji, Ying Zhang, Tao Wang, Yao Yu, Muyan Li, Danfeng He, Hongkui Zhang, Rongrong Fu, Na Zan, Wei Ding, Liang Cheng, Baoshan Yue, Liwei Li, Han Zheng, Zhiqiang Li & Li Gao·Chemical Science International Journal·2016
Deformation scheme and pre-heat treatment of Al-5.2%Zn-2.3%Mg aluminum alloy is chosen, homogenizing annealing at 415℃ for 1h, cooling to 200℃ in furnace at a cooling rate of less than 30℃/ h and then cooling to room temperature to make Al-5.2%Zn-2.3%Mg aluminum alloy annealed fu...
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Research Article10.9734/ACSJ/2016/26486
The present review is focused on the nutraceuticals which are present in our surroundings having an excellent impact over the health of humans but are not known for their pharmaceutical use. Nutraceuticals include vitamins, minerals and other dietary supplements, which may be her...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/25467
Aim: Oral health knowledge and practices shown by preschool children determine their oral health status in the future. This in turn depends on the knowledge and practices engraved into them by their mothers. Study Design: Cross-sectional Observational Analytic study. Subjects: Mo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/26113
Joachim T. Haug, Nicole R. Rudolf, Philipp Wagner, Paula T. Gundi, Lara-Leonie Fetzer & Carolin Haug·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2016
In eumalacostracan crustaceans the thoracic appendages usually have seven elements along the main axis of the appendage. Mantis shrimps are an exception: their raptorial sub-chelate maxillipeds (anterior thoracopods) have only six such elements. Hence it has been speculated which...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/25938
This study to investigate the crude extracts effect of Barleria longiflora against fourth instar larvae of Spodoptera litura and Helicoverpa armigera. Antifeedant, larvicidal, and the inhibitory activities of B. longiflora were observed with different solvent extracts of petroleu...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/23691
Background: Methodological ground for compromise – rent strategy of loan debt management was settled by N.E. Egorova and A.M. Smulov (Businesses and banks: interaction, economic analysis, modeling, 2005). Article takes point of view on compromise – rent strategy as a time-sensiti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2016/25861
Cadmium nitrate occurs as a colorless solid. It is soluble in dilute acids and ethanol, acetone, water, diethyl ether, and ethyl acetate. This study examined the effects of Oral Administration of cadmium nitrate on histomorphology of the heart of adult wistar rats. Twenty (n=20)...
A generalized analysis of electrical installations in a flood prone city was carried out. Much attention was paid to both security of the equipment and the safety of the personnel. The range of voltage envisaged here was 33/11KV for a non-specific city. The objective was thinned...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19379
The ecological diversity in Turkey has a great role on formation agricultural systems. Turkey has been the fourth largest vegetable producer after China, India, and the United States, with 29.522.290 million tons of production over an 809.000 ha agricultural area. Even though pro...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/25778
Turkish farmers who engage in soil cultivation have to face a number of serious problems, ranging from the loss of agricultural land to the climate change. Moreover, they cannot earn a living from agriculture due to high production costs, intermediation system in the trade of agr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/24629
Sverdruv Munk Bretschneider (SMB) methods is a semi-empirical method that has been used for the prediction of the significant wave height – Hs in global watersheds. Indonesian waters are surrounded by thousands of islands and wind movement has different nature with the waters of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJAST/2016/19669