In many countries there are no laws that address the necessary legalities about necrophilia. This legal incapacity hinders states to prosecute individuals who are caught having sex with dead bodies. As a result necrophilic sex acts are not illegal. The lethargy of the law in rega...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14731
A retrospective study covering a period of seven years (1997-2003) was conducted to assess the extent of damage of Cinara cupressivora on Cupressus lusitanica Orchard and determine any correlation with climatic factors in Dedza, Malawi. Furthermore, the study was also aimed at de...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18609
Sabuj Sarker, Dae- Kee Min, Timothy R. Black & Hyun J. Lim·Advances in Research·2015
The Cox multiplicative model is used widely in survival analysis, where the covariates act multiplicatively on unknown baseline hazards. However, the Cox model requires the proportionality assumption, which limits its applications. The additive hazards model has been used as an a...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18021
Iasmim Lucas da Silva, Luana Cassandra Breitenbach Barroso Coel & Leonor Alves de Oliveira da Silva·Advances in Research·2015
The Caatinga biome is a unique Brazilian biome predominant in the Northeast of Brazil and situated in the Semiarid Region. The rhizosphere comprises the narrow zone of soil that is directly influenced by the roots of plants and associated soil microorganisms. It is a dynamic envi...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17426
A. A. Abioye, P. O. Atanda, S. B. Majolagbe, D. A. Isadare, O. P. Abioye, K. J. Akinluwade & A. R. Adetunji·Advances in Research·2015
This paper presents the selection of suitable candidate materials for thermal barrier coating of gas turbine blade using GRANTA software. There have been reported cases of gas turbine blade failure in service due to the extreme service conditions. Such failure could possibly have...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15769
Grace O. Solomon-Wisdom, Michael H. Ramsey & Elizabeth A. John·Advances in Research·2015
The spatial heterogeneity of soil constituents is known to have significant impacts on plant growth and plant uptake of nutrients and contaminants, yet studies have rarely used patterns of heterogeneity based on those found in the field. Heterogeneity refers to how lumpy material...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17975
The reinforcement construction of the structure in the presence of initial loads, which always results in the effect of a secondary load. However, the calculation method and formula on bearing capacity of normal section of reinforced concrete beams has not been clearly stated whe...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17399
Emmanuel Appoh Andam, Christopher Adjei Okpoti, William Obeng–Denteh & Evans Atteh·Advances in Research·2015
This paper is an action research which involves a sample of forty (40) second year students of Mansoman Senior High School. The study was aimed at using the constructivist approach to enhance students’ competence in solving word problems involving algebraic linear equations. Prio...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13932
Abstract: An optimum design of non-linear steel frames using an effective artificial intelligence algorithm is presented. To consider the actual behavior of steel connections, the studied steel frames were designed as semi rigid connections. The Frye and Morris polynomial model i...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/16831
J. T. Mathew, M. M. Ndamito, E. Y. Shaba, S. S. Mohammed, A. B. Salihu & Y. Abu·Advances in Research·2015
The proximate, selected minerals, amino acid profile, functional properties and anti-nutrient composition of edible frog (Pelophylax esculentus) were determined using standard analytical methods. The crude protein was 31.17±1.36%, carbohydrate was found to be 29.02±1.16% while th...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12059
Andréa F. S. Santos, Luciana A. Luz, Emmanuel V. Pontual, Thiago H. Napoleão, Patrícia M. G. Paiva & Luana C. B. B. Coelho·Advances in Research·2015
Moringa oleifera Lamarck (Moringaceae family) is a plant native from the Western and sub-Himalayan parts of Northwest India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. This species is widely cultivated across Africa, South-East Asia, Arabia, South America and Caribbean Islands. M. oleifera cultur...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/18177
Regeneration of base oil from spent engine oil (SEO) has been studied and the parameters involved were optimized using Response Surface Methodology. A mathematical model was obtained for the dependent variables, base oil yield (Y1) and ash content (Y2) while effects of solvent to...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/16795
Esther Gyedu-Akoto, Daniel Yabani, John Sefa & Dominic Owusu·Advances in Research·2015
Consumer demand for natural and organic personal care products has increased steadily due to the fact that some synthetic chemicals have been proven to be harmful to human health. Soaps are general personal hygiene and general cleaning products and they can either be natural or s...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/17029
J. A. Anejo-Okopi, A. E. J. Okwori, G. Michael, O. J. Okojokwu & O. Audu·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: The study was aimed at determining bacterial prevalence and their susceptibility to commonly used antibiotics. Study Design: The research was a cross sectional study which cuts across all age group and gender. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out at the Ba...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15234
A. R. M. Towfiqul Islam, Z. M. M. Sein, Victor Ongoma, M. Saidul Islam, M. Foysal Alam & Farid Ahmed·Advances in Research·2015
The study presents geomorphological and land use mapping of the north western part of Ishwardi Upazila under Pabna district, Bangladesh. The objective of the research was to identify geomorphologicalunits and to prepare geomorphological and land use mapping based on remote sensin...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14149