Advances in Research

A Study on the Estimation of Rail Passenger Queuing Time during Ticketing Service at Abuja (IDU) Railway Station, Nigeria.

Tari L. Lazarus, Fatai O. Anafi, Okolie P. Chukwulozie & Okoli K. Obinna · Advances in Research · 2018

Queuing is an unavoidable condition faced in our day to day life. In a given organisation where service is being provided, a queue or waiting line is formed whenever an existing request of customers surpasses the present capability of servers to function. In this research, an est...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/44548

Impacts of Ogbese River Irrigation on Soil and Vegetable (Celosia argentea) Crops Grown in Ogbese with Special Reference to Heavy Metals

O. O. Olubanjo & O. O. Olanrewaju · Advances in Research · 2018

The bank of River Ogbese during the wet and dry season is influenced by anthropogenic activities such as wastes disposal, dumping of sewage, runoffs from an artificial application of fertiliser on farmlands. Runoff of rainwater could carry various ionic species along with heavy m...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/42497

The Profile and Behaviour of ‘Digital Tourists’ When Making Decisions Concerning Travelling Case Study: Generation Z in South Jakarta

Budi Setiawan, Ni Luh Putu Trisdyani, Putu Pramania Adnyana, I. Nyoman Adnyana, Kadek Wiweka & Hesti Retno Wulandani · Advances in Research · 2018

Generation Z is predicted to be tourism’s main target market in the next five to ten years. This generation’s social behaviour is relatively different from that of its predecessors, especially as they grew up and developed in the technological era. Market behaviour concerning tou...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/43872

Design and Production of Palm Nut and Fibre Separating Machine

Okolie, Paul Chukwulozie, Oluwadare, Benjamin Segun, Ezenwa, Obiora Nnaemeka & Azaka, Onyemazuwa Andrew · Advances in Research · 2018

Palm nut and fibre separating machine have been designed, constructed and tested. The essential components of the machine are the feeding chute, separating unit, pulverizing unit, discharge outlets for nut and fibre, and the prime mover. The power required for operation of the ma...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/44549

Physical Planning Inputs in Managing Desertification: A Case Study of Jibia Local Government Area in Nigeria

Hadiza Tanimu Ahmed, Muhammad Isma’il & Mohammad Ahmad Falaki · Advances in Research · 2018

Jibia Local Government Area falls within the arid zones of the desert. This region is characterized by low amount of rainfall, high temperature, low humidity which has caused frequent drought in the area thereby making the area vulnerable to desertification. This has adversely af...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/11849

Could Co-Administration of Panax Ginseng and Vitamin E be More Effective in Reversing Nicotine- and Chronic Stress-induced Reproductive Toxicity in Male Albino Wistar Rats?

Bisong, Sunday Agba, Ukoh, Imoh Emmanuel, Odey, Paul & Ebong, Patrick Ekong · Advances in Research · 2018

Exposure to the nicotine-based product through smoking or other means to douse the effects of societal stress is on the increase among young male adults of reproductive age. Reports have it that either of nicotine or stress alters male reproductive functions. This study assessed...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/45085

Digit-Pair Stimuli as a Measure of Speech Reception Thresholds during Hearing Testing in the Paediatric Population within a Multilingual Context

Katijah Khoza-Shangase & Talia Singer · Advances in Research · 2018

Aims: This study aimed to investigate whether digit-pair stimuli offered a more precise measure for Speech Reception Threshold (SRT) testing in the paediatric population, in comparison to the phonetically balanced kindergarten (PBK) list during hearing testing in multilingual con...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/12130

A New Dynamical Theory of Decompression

Pierre Boudinet · Advances in Research · 2018

We present a new way of taking in account the dynamics of the gas phase during decompression. This preliminary study, although being potentially capable of dealing with extreme dives, far from the no-stop limit, is not developed as a practical tool yet. It is based on the analysi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/44062

Development of a Motorized Sheet Metal Rolling Machine

Olunlade Bankole Adeoye, Ogundola Jide, O. Odiba & Obaje Onuche · Advances in Research · 2018

This paper presents the design result for the development of a motorized sheet metal rolling machine. The aim of the research is to design a rolling machine that can roll metal sheets of up to 3 mm thickness. Sheet metal rolling is a process of converting a sheet of metal into a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/32027

Efficacy of Plant Oils against Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae

A. Chowdappa, S. Kousalya, A. Kamalakannan, C. Gopalakrishnan & K. Venkatesan · Advances in Research · 2018

Pomegranate is an important tropical fruit crop, and the juice from the pomegranate is one of the most powerful antioxidants. Since 2002, pomegranate is severely affected by bacterial blight disease caused by Xanthomonas axonopodis pv. punicae. The occurrence of bacterial blight...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2018/45031