This study assesses the wind energy potential of five states in North Central Nigeria: Benue, FCT Abuja, Kogi, Kwara, and Nasarawa using statistical modeling of wind speed data. Monthly mean wind speed data were analyzed with the two-parameter, Weibull probability distribution fu...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i1922
Physical techniques are used in addition to chemical analysis to characterize both pure and mixed compounds. Optical spectroscopy in the ultraviolet and visible light range (UV/VIS) is extensively utilized across nearly all industries and environments for research, manufacturing,...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2026/v30i1921
The safe ignition of cryotechnic space launchers is threatened by flow instabilities that occur before ignition, a phase that remains poorly understood. While most research focuses on post-ignition instabilities, we investigated the critical few hundred milliseconds preceding ign...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6920
In this paper, we investigate the thermodynamic behavior of a quantum harmonic oscillator with a positiondependent mass (PDM), where spatial inhomogeneity is introduced through a deformation parameter α. Using the exact energy spectrum, we derive the associated thermodynamic quan...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6919
Arum Chinaecherem Tochukwu, Simon Bbumba, Okafor Chukwuebuka Ubaka, Saifullahi Mukhtar & Chinedum Ogechukwu Emelda·Physical Science International Journal·2025
Herein, we reviewed a highly branched, amylopectin-rich biopolymer, waxy maize starch (WMS), which promises to be a good matrix for durable self-healing polymer composites. Brittle petroleum-based polymers and native starch films lack barrier properties and self-healing. Sustaina...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6918
An analytical study of the radial Schrodinger wave equation with magnetic field, nonlinear and inverted nonlinear isotropic harmonic oscillator potentials was carried out. A modified substitution technique was used to determine the energy eigenvalues of the nonlinear and inverted...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6917
Free-Space Optical Communication (FSO) has emerged as a promising solution for next-generation wireless networks, offering ultra-high bandwidth, security, scalability and interference-free transmission. However, its performance remains highly sensitive to atmospheric turbulence a...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6916
The aim of this work is to separate the convective and stratiform components of tropical rainfall in Africa without first imposing a subjective criterion on the intensity threshold. Indeed, understanding the structure of precipitation observed in the localities of Abidjan and Nal...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6915
Aims: This study assessed the use of geophysical methods in investigating aquifer properties and vulnerability Place and Duration of Study: Eti-Osa and its surroundings, Lagos, Southwestern Nigeria; between 2023-2024. Methodology: This study combined electro-geophysical and hydro...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6914
Polymers and reinforcing fibers are used in a number of applications across industries. Recently, rising environmental and global concerns have necessitated a shift towards the use of natural products to improve polymer matrices. H. sabdariffa fibre has attracted research attenti...
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Research Article10.9734/psij/2025/v29i6913