Cu1-xZnx+yZryFe2-2yO4 (Cu-Zn-Zr ferrite) series of compositions with x= (zero, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1) when y= (0.05, and 0.1) nanoparticles were synthesized using citrate sol-gel method. The prepared nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission electron...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/33042
Previously, in the calculation of the internal energy of the ideal gas in statistical mechanics, it has been supposed that the volume is a constant, which does not depend on any arguments. However, the volume depends on pressure and temperature and its partial derivative is not e...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/32822
The use of enhanced oil recovery methods to improve oil productivity has grown and come to stay in the industry. This is as a result of its ability to improve productivity and sweep efficiency. Waterflooding, the most widely used method to recover oil becomes less effective when...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/30805
Advances in the field of Nanotechnology has shown great promise to enhance the photoconversion of photovoltaic cells and hence improved electrical output. This breakthrough in terms of efficiency seems meager when compared to the crystalline silicon solar cells. However, Quantum...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/32757
Interference effect that occurs when two or more waves overlap or intersect is a common phenomenon in physical wave mechanics. A carrier wave as applied in this study describes the resultant of the interference of a parasitic wave with a host wave. A carrier wave in this wise, is...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/31687
Aims: The aim of this study is to measure the natural radioactivity levels in surface water from coastal communities in order to assess the radiological health hazards associated with the use of such water. Study Design: This study was purely an experimental work. Place and Durat...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/31782
Thermal diffusivity variations of different soil types in a tropical location, Akure, Nigeria at three different depths over dry and wet seasons are presented. The time lag method was used to estimate the thermal diffusivity (D) of the experimental site using the hourly and mean...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/24135
The aims of this research are to carry out statistical and geostatistical analysis of geothermal data and to determine the spatial variation of geothermal gradient and heat flow of parts of Niger delta sedimentary basin. Corrected Bottom hole temperatures from 18 deep oil wells w...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/31581
The notion of pentaquark was coined about thirty years ago. During the progress of time the original meaning of pentaquark has been extended and now it is used for describing particles that belong to several distinct classes. The objective of this work is to arrange pentaquarks i...
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Research Article10.9734/PSIJ/2017/32396