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Wind and solar radiation potential assessment in Kano, Nigeria using Weibull and Samani models
Published 2018“…clean, source free, environmentally friendly and renewable source of energy such as wind and solar energy can be used for providing sustainable power supply to remedy an epileptic and unreliable power supply systems. …”
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224822
Synthesis and characteristics of carbon nanotube using plasma arc discharge
Published 2018“…Carbon nanoparticles (CNP) were synthesized in arc plasma discharge using a simple, low-cost and toxic-free precursor gas. The structural and electrical characteristics were examined. …”
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224823
OpenFOAM implementation for the study of streamwise vortex-induced vibration-based energy harvester for sensor networks
Published 2018“…To implement this successfully to the streamwise vortex-induced vibration problem, which involves near-wall fluid-structure interaction, we explored the method of dynamic mesh handling in OpenFOAM for six degrees of freedom motion of a rigid body fully submerged in fluid. …”
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224824
The evolution and trend of chain code scheme
Published 2008“…The first approach for representing digital curves using chain code was introduced by Freeman in 1961, and it is known as Freeman Chain Code (FCC). …”
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224825
Status and improvement of dual-layer hollow fiber membranes via co-extrusion process for gas separation: A review
Published 2018“…Development of delamination-free dual-layer hollow fibers via co-extrusion and phase inversion technology is one of the potential solutions for the use of expensive and brittle polymers for the outer selective layer and low cost polymers with high thermal and mechanical properties for the porous inner layer.…”
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224826
Performance of sludge palm oil combustion using waste oil burner
Published 2018“…The SPO studied contain free fatty acid (FFA) content about 30 %, density and viscosity at 0.982 g/cm3 and 67.76 mm2/s respectively which is higher than diesel. …”
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224827
Numerical investigation of wind-induced interference in a random urban array
Published 2018“…Wind pressure distribution was analysed using two parameters: (a) reference pressure coefficient (Cpref) based on the pressure difference between an arbitrary and free-stream points and (b) wind pressure coefficient ΔCp based on the pressure difference between windward and leeward building surfaces. …”
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224828
Separation of CO2/CH4 and O-2/N-2 by polysulfone hollow fiber membranes: effects of membrane support properties and surface coating materials
Published 2018“…One of the main reasons is the difficulty of forming a defect-free Pebax coating layer on the outer surface of hollow fibers owing to the stickiness issue among fibers upon coating. …”
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Heated laterite as a low-cost adsorbent for arsenic removal from aqueous solution
Published 2018“…Effects of physicochemical parameters such as pH, agitation speed, adsorbent dosage, and initial concentration for optimal adsorption performance of As(III) were investigated. Gibbs free energy, enthalpy, and entropy of the adsorption were also determined, from which the sorption capacity and isotherm were estimated using Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. …”
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224830
Experimental study on TLDs equipped with an upper mounted baffle
Published 2018“…The TLD (with and without baffle), structure, and combined structure with TLD (with and without baffles) were subjected to free and harmonic forced vibrations. Results indicated that baffles could significantly enhance the energy dissipation of TLDs, thus reducing structural responses more than structures equipped with ordinary TLDs. …”
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224831
General radiographic attributes of optically stimulated luminescence dosimeters: A basic insight
Published 2018“…The X-ray irradiations were performed in free air ambiance to inspect the repeatability, the reproducibility, the signal depletion, the element correction factors (ECFs), the dose response and the energy dependence. …”
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224832
Design of steel-strapped, high-strength concrete columns subject to unequal end moments
Published 2018“…The theoretical simulations accounted for parameters shown to influence the design of strap-confined columns, such as load eccentricity, longitudinal reinforcement ratio, free concrete cover and volumetric confinement ratio. …”
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Sol-gel based thermally stable mesoporous TiO2 nanomatrix for fiber optic pH sensing
Published 2018“…Microscopic analysis shows that synthesized nanoparticles have crack-free, dense and homogeneous surface with low surface roughness (4.4–5.9 nm). …”
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224834
Classification of entomological origin of honey based on its physicochemical and antioxidant properties
Published 2018“…Physicochemical properties of moisture content, water activity, specific gravity, viscosity, pH, free acidity, electrical conductivity, colour (L*, a* and b*), colour intensity, and antioxidant properties including the DPPH free radical scavenging activity power (1/IC50), ascorbic acid equivalent antioxidant content (AEAC), ferric ion reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), and total phenolic content (TPC) were measured and analysed. …”
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224835
Elaeis guineensis leaves extracts as eco-friendly corrosion inhibitor for mild steel in hydrochloric acid
Published 2018“…Adsorption of extract onto the MS surface was shown to obey Langmuir’s adsorption isotherm while the free energy value (∆Gads) indicated that the adsorption was characteristic of physisorption. …”
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Purification and characterization of dehalogenase from Bacillus cereus SN1 isolated from cow dung
Published 2018“…Methodology and results: Cell-free extract of Bacillus cereus SN1 was purified using ion exchange and gel filtration chromatography. …”
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Capacitive and resistive response of humidity sensors based on graphene decorated by PMMA and silver nanoparticles
Published 2018“…Aqueous solution of Gr-AgNps and Gr-AgNps-PMMA was drop casted over interdigitated copper electrodes with 50 μm gap embedded in the substrates in dust free environment. The band gap obtained from the UV–vis spectra for Gr-AgNps and Gr-AgNps-PMMA based humidity sensors was 4.7 and 4.1 eV respectively. …”
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224838
Numerical simulation on foam stability and electrokinetic potential during foam injection
Published 2019“…This model was built using COMSOL Multiphysics 5.3 software to investigate fluid flow profiles in free liquid films stabilised by anionic surfactant, simulate foam progression and electrokinetic measurement with reasonable accuracy. …”
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224839
Structural analysis of floating offshore remote terminal for deep sea fishing
Published 2018“…In continuous springing freeboard reaction, the safe margin decreases from 4m to below 2m at higher wavelength ratio. …”
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224840
Characterization, optimization and stability studies on Candida rugosa lipase supported on nanocellulose reinforced chitosan prepared from oil palm biomass
Published 2018“…Thermal stability of CRL/CS-NCs was 1.5-fold greater than that of free CRL, with biocatalysts reusability for up to 8 successive esterification cycles. …”
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