Aim: The study evaluates the flood resilience measures in buildings on flood-plains of Ogbaru, with a view to establishing the extent of its incorporation into the design and construction of Buildings. Study Design: It was a survey research, questionnaires were distributed to hea...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i430131
Adediji Isaac Oluwole, Babatope Stella Adesola, Ezeibe Chiamaka Chris, Adelakun Ayodele Ademola, Oluremi Adeolu Sunday, Adepoju Paul Olusegun & Faloye Taiwo Gideon·Advances in Research·2019
Aim: This study evaluated the effect of Ganoderma lucidum on selected biochemical indices for cardiometabolic risk. Study Design: Case-control study. Place and duration of Study: This study was carried out in the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Babcock University betwee...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i430130
Ahmed H. Abdel-Kareem, Ahmed S. Debaiky, Mohamed H. Makhlouf & M. Abdel-Baset·Advances in Research·2019
This paper presents the experimental results of investigations the shear behavior of strengthened reinforced concrete beams by using glass fiber reinforced polymers (GFRP) rods. The strengthening system used GFRP rods were done by Near Surface Mounted technique (NSM), NSM techniq...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i430129
In this paper, we introduce a new kind of closed sets called α* -closed sets in a topological space and investigate their properties. These closed sets are compared with the closed sets and the generalized closed sets. We also introduce the α* -homeomorphisms and develop their pr...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i330127
Oluwaseyifunmitan Osunade, Iyanuoluwa A. Oloyede & Titilayo O. Azeez·Advances in Research·2019
User authentication is one of the most significant issues in the field of Information Security. The most common and convenient authentication method used is the alphanumeric password which has significant drawbacks. To overcome the vulnerabilities of traditional methods, graphic...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i430126
The effect of government expenditure on economic growth in Nigeria for a period of thirty-six (36) years that is, from 1981 to 2016 was the focus of this study. This study was inspired by two leading controversial issues in theoretical literature and empirical studies regarding t...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i430128
Akiki Nyabongo’s novel, “Africa answers back”, reveals that religious syncretism in Africa is a reality that has persistently painted Christianity as an offshoot of traditional African religions. Using qualitative content analysis that looks at the text for themes, meaning and un...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i330125
Aflatoxin contamination is a qualitative problem in groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) occurring at both pre-and post-harvest stages. These aflatoxins are secondary metabolites produced by Aspergillus flavus and A. parasiticus and have carcinogenic, hepatotoxic, teratogenic and immu...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i330124
The stresses caused by the traffic load on the canal embankments were investigated. Conventional methods of slope stability provide a constant value of safety factor for the slope, providing no information of slope displacements and possible variations of safety margins along the...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i330122
Toko Yemin, A. Sarkar, P. Pal, P. Biswas & Y. J. Singh·Advances in Research·2019
Being purposed at understanding the utilization efficiency of excavated and/or reclaimed ponds as newly created assets under the MGNREGS, the present study was conducted at Dhalai district of Tripura state (India) with the objectives to: i) comprehend the physical performance of...
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Research Article10.9734/air/2019/v19i230120