I. B. Oluwalana, M. O. Oluwamukomi, B. O. Toriola & O. R. Karim·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: Despite the presence of natural antioxidants contained in palm oil, it is still susceptible to quality deteriorations if not properly stored. This study therefore evaluates the storage stability of vitamins A and E in palm oil in four prominent packaging materials (metal ca...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12092
The quality of tomographic images formed from diffracting waves deteriorated due to the limitations in capturing evanescent waves. The waves carried detailed information about the body being imaged. Metamaterials were being recently used to amplify and focus evanescent waves. Her...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14996
Tanvir Hossain, Md. Tajuddin Sikder & Jussi Dayna Biswas·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: To find out the major occupational health issues among the goldsmiths and its’ causative factors, The study also aims to identify the study populations’ health risks in line with their work type, and to estimate the proportion of the goldsmiths vulnerable to those health ri...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15164
Aim: Acetylated potato starch (APS) is commercially available and used widely in the food industries. It is imperative to study the physical and functional properties of acetylated cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) cultivar Tropical Manihot Series (TMS) 30572 and industrial star...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14405
Google Earth images were widely used to remotely collect qualitative as well as quantitative data about rivers. The use of this free source of data to explore the Nile River was discussed in this paper. The route of the two branches namely Rasheed and Domiat were defined on Googl...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15336
Background: WHO recently recommended the collection of two sputum smears and that these specimens can be collected in an accelerated scheme called front-loaded or same-day microscopy. We studied the feasibility of same day sputum smear microscopy in rural refugee settlement in So...
Ana Muñoz-van den Eynde, Maria Cornejo-Cañamares, Irene Diaz-Garcia & Emilio Muñoz·Advances in Research·2015
Aims: In this paper, we describe the design and validation of the Radiography of Innovation Culture-Multidimensional Questionnaire (RIC-MQ), aimed at studying innovation culture in organizations from the perspective of individuals in addition to taking context into account. It ha...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15533
Aim: Ecological Footprint Assessment (EFA) is one of the suitable indices helping decision makers and authorities in general and environmental scientists in particular in assessing sustainable development. Schools are one of the educational institutes, where measuring this index...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13042
Marine sport tourism in Taiwan has become one of the popular intensive tours in recent years. However, related research has focused on the economic and social issues, which overlooks factors contributing to the successful development of sport tourism. The main purpose of this stu...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/15031
Internal fixation is a common treatment for bone fracture. Bone fracture occurs due to different reasons such as motor vehicle accidents, falling,…etc. The treatment is performed by fixing plate and screws to the fracture site. Lack of stability of the implants (plates and screws...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14189
Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the level of the E3 SUMO-Protein Ligase (NSMCE2) and their relationship to Ecto-5'-nucleotidase, ADA and AMPDA enzymes in patients with atherosclerosis compared to control group. Method: Five ml of venous blood was drawn from sixt...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/14224
A. O. Adeniji, A. D. Ologhobo, O. A. Adebiyi & I. O. Adejumo·Advances in Research·2014
Aim: Nutrient metabolisability and gut morphological response of broiler birds fed diets supplemented with methionine and methionine hydoxy analogue with or without formic acid were investigated in a 56-day feeding trial. Methodology: One hundred and ninety-two one-day old unsexe...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13840
A literature survey of Flue Gas Treatment Unit for Packaged Gasoline Generators is reported. Due to shortfall in power supply from National Grid of most developing nations, most businesses relied on package generators for electrical power supply for their economic activities. Flu...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/12401
The subject of this paper addresses how the academic world depends upon peer reviews of scholarly narratives. The goals of this paper are to present a challenge to how such narratives are usually performed subject to a strict set of rules and regulations that have become formulai...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/13050
Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Compounds (HOCs) to microorganisms could be a limiting factor during the biodegradation process. Application of surfactants to contaminated soil and water, at concentrations above their Critical Micelle Concentration (CMC) values, can potent...
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Research Article10.9734/AIR/2015/11933