Planting of any crop is very much important as far as the crop growth and yield is concerned. Sugarcane and potato planting is a very labour intensive job and involves considerable human drudgery. India stands second in sugarcane production in the world next to Brazil. In case of...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43589
Globally, there is an increasing number of vehicles being manufactured to run on LPG due to its tendency to decrease exhaust emissions and also increase profit for vehicles users; endearing many commercial drivers. The commonest means of transportation in the Tema metropolis, Gha...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41531
This paper presents the design of a wind pumping system coupled to a reservoir of water storage. The objective functions used in the design process are the loss of power probability (LPSP) concept for the reliability, the life cycle cost (LCC) for the economic evaluation and the...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43842
A low cost manually operated single row vegetable seedling planter was developed for transplanting of plug and pot type vegetable seedlings on ridges and mulch beds. It consisted of jaw assembly, delivery pipe, lever, handle and spacing marker. Operating principle of the develope...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43833
Aims: The great challenge is how to create and secure natural component derived from natural elements that can be used as mineral fertilizer sources and have a superior "residual effect" compared with the chemical fertilizers in agricultural systems. Also, to attain high producti...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43215
This paper introduces a psychological analysis of the behavior of a group-based project. This approach is based on an experimental study of a car lab competition. Several cognitive and physical criteria have been self-evaluated by the student members of the competition teams, and...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43622
All plants require a sufficient supply of essential nutrients to reach their potential, and deficiency of any single nutrient is enough to limit yield. Supply of adequate quantities of nutrients is essential for sustainable high yield and good quality fruits over a long period. T...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42568
For fiber accommodation in tests to obtain wood strength and stiffness properties, some standards codes provide two or more load cycles, such as the Brazilian Standard ABNT NBR 7190, which establishes a number of three cycles (two previous and the final load cycle). However, redu...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43486
Aims: Machine tool remanufacturing input material, energy and Co2 emissions are assessed to help conclude feedbacks about environmental benefits and burdens, what is necessary to enable educational institutions to conduct remanufacturing of machine tools as a business to deliver...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42898
A visual basic programme that evaluates the performance of three-point linkage hitch system of agricultural tractor in vertical longitudinal plane was developed. The three-point linkage hitch performance parameters were determined by generating the locus of upper hitch point, low...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43491
Nanofluids are applied where heat transfer, drag reduction, binding ability for sand consolidation and corrosion control is of utmost priority. This paper discusses the experimental work carried out on a pre-conditioned base fluid (ethylene glycol and ethanol) with silicon-oxide...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/35139
Julio César Pigozzo, Felipe Nascimento Arroyo, André Luis Christoforo, Diego Henrique de Almeida, Carlito Calil Junior & Francisco Antonio Rocco Lahr·Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology·2018
The study of pull out strength of bonded-in steel bars in Pinus oocarpa Shiede timbers (ρ12% = 550 kg/m3) is presented. The aim was to evaluate, with the design of experiment, statistical methods and experimental works, the moisture content and anchorage areas variations effects....
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42970
Though the digital images are considered as the medium of transmitting visual information and crucial technique of modern communication, the obtained images sometimes may be corrupted by unexpected noise. However, these noisy images require further processing, which involves the...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/42217
The aim of this study was to determine the energy inputs and use a pattern per hectare for change in the scenario of sugarcane production in Narsinghpur, India, during the three year cropping pattern from 2013 to 2016. The data were collected from farmers with the help of pre tes...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/43428
The purpose of the study was to assess the significance of weather conditions on aviation transport at Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport, Abuja. Records on visibility, rainfall, cloud cover, wind speed and direction to cloud cover, and two aspects of flight operations (flight...
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Research Article10.9734/CJAST/2018/41590