Skip to content

All published articles 1699

Computational Method for the Simulation of Duffing Oscillators

J. Sunday, D. J. Zirra & S. E. Gandafa · Advances in Research · 2017

A one-step computational method is proposed for the simulation of Duffing oscillators in this research. In achieving this, power series was adopted as a basis function in the derivation of the method. The integration was carried out within a one-step interval, where the interval...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/36133

Cordyceps the Fungal Gold - A Review

Sangeetha Panicker · Advances in Research · 2017

Cordyceps is an entomophagous medicinal mushroom that commands a price close to that of Gold or even more, it is believed that the price of this fungus reached USD $20,000 to 40,000 per kg in the international market. Cordyceps spp  is mainly endemic to the Tibetian plateau inclu...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35923

Prevalence and Associated Factors of Functional Disability in Activities of Daily Living and Instrumental Activities among Institutionalized Tunisian Elderly

Manel Mellouli, Jihène Sahli, Manel Limam, Jicem Toumi, Meriam El Ghardallou, Thouraya Ajmi, Ali Mtiraoui & Chekib Zedini · Advances in Research · 2017

Aim: We conducted this study to assess the functional disability of institutionalized elders and to identify its associated factors. Place and Duration of the Study: This study was conducted during a period of 3 months from the first January to 31 March 2015 in the long-stay inst...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35889

Estimation of Heterosis for Yield Attributing Traits and Fruit Borer Incidence in Round Brinjal (Solanum melongena L.)

Ravi Kumar, Randhir Kumar, Amit Kumar & Divakar Kumar Bharati · Advances in Research · 2017

Heterosis is widely utilized for the selection of superior cross combinations. Since the heterosis has become commercially feasible in developing hybrid brinjal. In the present investigation, six parents were selected on the basis of divergence and crossed in diallele design. The...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35385

High Hardness Nickel - Carbon Nanotubes Composite Electroplating

Bui Hung Thang, Nguyen Xuan Toan & Phan Ngoc Minh · Advances in Research · 2017

In this paper we present some results on making Ni/CNTs composite by electroplating technique. The work aims to create an advanced nano-composite coating surfaces by taking superior mechanical properties of the CNTs. The Watts solution was used for nickel plating experiments. We...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35922

Screening and Characterization of Dipteran Specific cry Genes from Native Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates of Western Ghats, India

M. Sivaji & D. Girija · Advances in Research · 2017

Many studies have been done to control lepidopteran by the biological insecticide Bacillus thuringiensis crystal protein (Bt protein). But in the current study, we concentrated more on identification and characterization of cry genes specific to dipteran insects from twenty nativ...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/32920

Uptake of Knowledge and Technologies for Adaptation to Climate Change in Crop Production Systems in Uganda: A Review

John Stephen Tenywa, Margaret Nabasirye, Revocatus Twinomuhangi & David. Mfitumukiza · Advances in Research · 2017

Knowledge and technology uptake in the context of climate change adaptation is critical in ensuring that communities vulnerable to climate risks, respond effectively with appropriate actions, and particularly to its extreme events that are increasingly bedeviling agricultural nat...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/34892

Development of Visual Basic Program to Design Front Mounted Three-Point Linkage for Higher Power Tractors

Naseeb Singh & K. P. Pandey · Advances in Research · 2017

In higher power tractors, to fully utilize the available power and for timeliness of tillage operations, front mounted three-point linkage is another option. With this view, a user friendly computer program is developed in Visual Basic environment to design of front mounted three...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35767

Normal Electrochemical Deposition of NiFe Films

Tikhonov Robert Dmitrievich · Advances in Research · 2017

The electrodeposition of Fe-Ni alloys was performed galvanostatically in chloride solutions of pH 1.5–2.5 at 70°C, and the deposition behavior was investigated. The presence of hydroxide iron in the electrolyte was the main cause of anomalous codeposition. Hydroxide iron precipit...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35714

Effect of Relative Storability on Primed Seed Lots of Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.)

Sunil Kumar, O. S. Dahiya, Pradeep Singh & V. S. Mor · Advances in Research · 2017

The present research was carried out on two genotypes of fenugreek viz. HM-57 and HM-103 with two seed lots of each genotype including fresh and one year old seed lot were stored under ambient condition and the observations were recorded at the interval of 3 months. In this exper...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35500

Service Implementation Framework in Manufacturing Firms: A Case Study

Roberto Panizzolo & Alberto Maria de Crescenzo · Advances in Research · 2017

The culture and the operational methods of service management have become a formidable competitive weapon even for manufacturing firms. The term "service factory" has been proposed for identifying that particular integration of products and services, achieved by the excellent man...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/34520

Valorization of Orange Zest by Lactic Fermentation to Increase the Nutritional Value of Millet Products in Côte d'Ivoire

Camara Fatoumata, Bouatenin Koffi Maïzan Jean-Paul, Tra Bi Youan Charles, Kouamé Kohi Alfred & Djè Koffi Marcellin · Advances in Research · 2017

In order to exploit and control the technological properties for transformation of substrates tropical and other waste of household (orange Zest) in a food improved, a study of the technological properties of Lactobacillus plantarum and Lactobacillus coprophilus isolated from gra...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35038

Budget Evaluation against Fiscal Rules: The Case of Nigeria Using a Fiscal Rascality Index™

Enobong Udoh, Bernadette Kouame & Uwem Essia · Advances in Research · 2017

This study investigated if Nigeria’s economic managers’ complied with expenditure budgeting and disclosure laws as contained in the Fiscal Responsibility Act. For the purpose of this analysis, an index of fiscal rascality was used to establish evidence of adherence (or non-adhere...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35138

Stability Analysis for Grain Yield and Micronutrients in Bread Wheat Genotypes

Ramandeep Kaur Jhinjer, Gurvinder Singh Mavi, Akhil Malhotra, Neerja Sood, Baldeep Singh, Binder Kaur, Vineet Kumar, Indoo Bhagat & Virinder Singh Sohu · Advances in Research · 2017

This study was carried out in order to determine stability of some traits like plant height, days to heading, 1000-grain weight, grain Zinc and Iron concentrations and grain yield of fifty bread wheat genotypes. The experiment was conducted at three environmental conditions durin...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AIR/2017/35461