The step-stress accelerated life tests allow increasing the stress levels on test units at fixed time during the experiment. In this paper, accelerated life tests are considered when lifetime of a product follows a Kumaraswamy Weibull distribution. The shape parameter is assumed...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7560
The problem of minimizing the dynamic response of an anisotropic rectangular plate of variable thickness with minimum possible expenditure of force is presented for various cases of boundary conditions. The plate has a principal direction of anisotropy rotated at an arbitrary ang...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMCS/2014/7515
Background: The use of insecticide-treated bed nets (ITNs) is one of the main strategies to control malaria in Uganda. The Uganda’s Ministry of Health had set a target of 50% of households to be covered with ITNs by the year 2007. This study aims at determining ITN possession, at...
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Research Article10.9734/IJTDH/2014/6496
Aims: This study operationalized a theoretical framework, the “brand-choice sequences” theory, to empirically measure and analyze consumers’ loyalty to brands of bottled water in Nigeria, using Awka, a capital city of Anambra State, Nigeria and six bottled water brands as study s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJEMT/2014/7104
The Prolactin (PRL) hormone, a very ancient hormone, first discovered by Oscar Riddle and his colleagues in the late 1920s, is a 199 amino acid multifunctional polypeptide hormone, that has been found in all vertebrates to influence more than 300 physiologic functions of the body...
Background: In the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region, nearly one million deaths are caused by cardio-vascular diseases every year. During the last decade, the number of deaths caused by stroke increased by 23%. Most cardiovascular diseases can be prevented by addressing behavioura...
The paper explained how seasoned timber can be preserved against fungi and insects attack. Types of wood and the causes of wood deterioration is also explained in the paper. It discussed Methods of applying preservatives and ways of seasoning timber. Methods of calculating moistu...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8796
Aims: Organizational commitment (OC) is one of employees’ attitudes toward their organizations. The study aims at comparing the organizational commitment level of employees across four sector organizations to explore whether OC is influenced by organizational characteristics (typ...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7613
Aims: Financial factors are significantly related to the performance of construction firms. Moreover, total failure of the construction firms is higher than the percentage of failures of firms in other industries. Therefore, this study was conducted to achieve three objectives. F...
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/8418
In this paper, we study the Schur geometric convexity (concavity) of the ratio of difference of means. Also established some inter related mean inequalities related to the ratio of difference of means.
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Research Article10.9734/JSRR/2014/7152
A. O. Ojewale, O. S. Ogunmodede, O. T. Olaniyan, A. M. Akingbade, B. J. Dare, O. A. Omoaghe, L. A. Enye & W. S. Nnaemeka·European Journal of Medicinal Plants·2014
Aim: The study investigated the modulating roles of ethanolic roots extract of Crossopteryx febrifuga (CF) for its antihyperglycemic, antihyperlipidemic, glycosylated hemoglobin effects and cytoarchitectural changes on pancreatic beta cells in alloxan-induced diabetic rats Study...
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Research Article10.9734/EJMP/2014/7922
Background: Immunology laboratories carry out researches and training coupled with accurate diagnosis and prognosis of diseases for effective treatment and elimination of diseases. Information on the patterns of research activities in Immunology laboratories in developing countri...
Examination of endocrine disruption in tilapia fish (Oreochromis spp.) after exposure to sub-lethal concentrations of endosulfan, lindane, diazinon and malathion was evaluated by the quantification of 17-β-estradiol, progesterone and testosterone in fish. Female tilapia (96-110 g...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/9006
Background: Alcohol consumption accelerates the progression and worsens the outcomes of hepatitis C viral (HCV) infection in heavy and moderate drinkers. Our aim was to investigate the effects of two modes of oral ethanol feeding on induction of oxidative stress, impaired methyl...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2014/9689