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Innovation and Incubators: A Qualitative Description of St. John’s Innovation Centre

Hanadi Mubarak AL-Mubaraki, Ali Husain Muhammad & Michael Busler · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Aims: The aim of this paper was to describe and identify key indicators of St. John’s Innovation Centre located in Cambridge, United Kingdom (UK). Methodology: The methodology was mainly qualitative based on a literature review and one semi-structured interview in the UK, along w...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/SRR/2015/11373

Socio-economic and Environmental Impacts of Stone Mining in Shivpuri District, Madhya Pradesh, India

Vishwambhar Prasad Sati · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

This paper examines the socio-economic and environmental impacts of stone mining in Shivpuri district. A large number of people are dependent on stone mining activities for carrying their livelihoods as stone mining is one of the most economic activities after agricultural practi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/12972

Does Future Really Matter? Future Anticipation as an Antecedent of Market Performance

Jony Oktavian Haryanto & Sony Heru Priyanto · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs/UMKM) are the backbones of national economy. Batik Pekalongan, Solo and Lasem are examples of successful SMEs to stimulate local economy while creating products that are competitive in the national and international level. The purpose of...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/8374

An Assessment of Occupational Noise Levels in a Plastic Manufacturing Industry in Zimbabwe

Dudu Violet Patricia & Jeche Tatenda · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

The aim of the study was to assess occupational noise levels in a plastic manufacturing industry in Zimbabwe between April 2014 and July 2014. The research followed an experimental design set up. Three sites were selected (1, 2 and 3) and each site had three sampling points rando...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/12884

Effect of Alkali, Esterification and Silane Surface Treatments on Properties of Flax Fibres

J. Zhu, J. Brington, H. Zhu & H. Abhyankar · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

In the recent decades, flax fibres can be used as laminate reinforcements with polymer matrix materials to form natural composites, providing outstanding environmental benefits and other characteristics such as reduced cost and light weight. The composite properties are limited b...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2015/12347

Overview of Neurogenesis Growth and Glia Cell to Cloudle Architecture in Cloud Manufacturing

N. Norazlin, A. Y. Bani Hashim & M. H. F. M. Fauadi · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

By realizing on future view of manufacturing, demand intelligent became a challenge for any manufacturers. Many manufacturing concepts emphasize rapid responses to demand change or fluctuation demand in the current market. Cloud manufacturing offers better service between a suppl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/9828

Edible Seafood –Thais coronata (Rock Snail) Extract Boosts RBC, PCV, Hb, Platelets, WBC and Lymphocytes Counts in Rats

A. N. Archibong, A. A. Akwari, S. U. Ukweni, O. E. Ofem, V. O. Oka & A. E. Eno · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

This study sought to elucidate the impact of consumption of crude extract of an edible seafood, Thais coronata (rock snail), on hematological parameters in male rats of albino Wistar strain. Crude extract of T. coronata was prepared from fresh edible samples, and its protein cont...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/12583

Micellar Solubilization of Carbamazepine

Majda Srabovic, Melita Poljakovic & Ekrem Pehlic · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Aims: An important property of micelles with particular significance in pharmacy is their ability to increase the solubility of poorly soluble drugs in water thus increasing their bioavailability. It was of interest to increase the solubility of carbamazepine (CBZ) in aqueous med...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/12362

The Effect of Feeding Angle on the Performance of a Two-way Application of Cutting Fluids

S. O. Yakubu, S. Y. Aku & M. J. Apochi · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

An investigation was carried out to see how a change in the angle of cutting fluid’s (CF) feeding affects the performance of a two-way cutting fluid application. The motivation for this research was based on the fact that little or no works have been done on a two-way CF applicat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/12061

Cobalt-doped Titanium Dioxide Photochemical Fuel Cell for Wastewater Purification

Ahmed M. Harara, Jialun Wang, Michael J. Nguyen, Kristian P. Morales, Yong X. Gan & Yan Liu · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

In this work, a photovoltaic electrochemical fuel cell consisting of a cobalt-titanate (CoTiO3) anode and a platinum (Pt) cathode was utilized for the decomposition of environmentally hazardous materials in wastewater. The CoTiO3 nanotubes (NTs) were prepared through electrochemi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/13408

Religion and Human Rights Violation in History: The Women and Witch-hunts in Medieval Europe

N. Okoro Kingsley & I. Osunwokeh Clement · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

What constitutes human rights and its protections or/and its violation have re-emerged in all socio-political, legal and religio-philosophic discussions of the contemporary period. The interest in human rights is an outgrowth of the atrocities committed against humanity during th...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/10352

Quantity and Quality of Water in the Salfit District and the Role of the Salfit Primary Health Care Center in Monitoring and Supervising Drinking Water

Shadi Hilmi Abd Allah Adawi · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

Aims: To determine and give an overview about the bacteriological, physicochemical, quality, and quantity of public drinking water sources in Salfit District, and also to demonstrate the role of Salfit Primary Health Care Center (SPHCC) in monitoring and saving drinking water res...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/10626

A Review on the Use of Stress Absorbing Membrane Inter Layers (SAMIs) as Remedy for Reflective Cracks in Pavement

J. O. Aribisala, O. M. Ogundipe, O. O. Akinkurolere & O. L. Oke · Journal of Scientific Research and Reports · 2014

This paper looks at the need for Nigeria to adopt innovative road maintenance strategy to reduce the colossal amount expended on construction and maintenance of roads. Federal government budget to Federal Ministry of Works in 2012 is N199, 032, 816, 621 (199 billion). Federal roa...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/JSRR/2014/13166