Journal of Advance Research in Applied Science (ISSN 2208-2352)
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<p><em>Pulmonary tuberculosis (TBC) is a disease caused by an aerobic germ, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, which can live mainly in the lungs and various other organs of the body. The type of research is quantitative descriptive. The population in this study was 53 patients of Pulmonary TBC patients who underwent hospitalization at Sondosia Hospital. Sampling in this study used a total sampling technique where the study used the entire population into a research sample, so that the number of samples in this study was 53 people. This research was conducted at Sondosia Hospital, Bima Regency in January - June 2023. The results of this study showed that patients with the most gender were male 66% and female 34%. Based on age, the most age category is the age of >60 years, which is 43.3%,. Based on education, the highest level of education is elementary school level 34%. Based on occupacy, the largest category was working as a farmer 35.8%. Symptoms of TBC disease experienced by patients, most experienced cough as much as 100%, those who experienced shortness of breath was 56.6%, patients who experienced fever was 17%, who experienced night sweats 22.6% while those who experienced weight loss was 11.3%. Based on disease status,it was found that 75.5% new cases, 13.2% dropped out and 11.3% relapsed. Based on comorbidities, type 2 diabetes mellitus was 13.2% and hypertension 11.3%. Based on smoking history, patients with a history of smoking as much as 50.9%. Based on the most nutritional status with normal nutritional status 79.2%.</em></p>
ArticlesTBCcomorbiditiescoughcharacteristicsAmandha Rizky Taufika
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2023-09-162023-09-161610.53555/jrm0ej38AN ASSESSMENT OF SCIENCE PROCESS SKILLS AMONG SCIENCE STUDENTS IN RIVER STATE, NIGERIA
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<p><em>The present study assessed junior secondary school students' basic and integrated science process skills. The study was conducted during the 2021/2022 academic year in the post-primary education zones of River state, Nigeria. The participants completed a self-report measure of the SPS. A descriptive research method was adopted in the study. The percentage analysis conducted on the data revealed that most respondents (66.2%) were more familiar with the concept of basic science process skills than (33.8%) of their counterparts. Conversely, the result revealed high unfamiliarity with integrated science process skills among the students (84.4%). The finding revealed a gap in science teaching and learning in River state's post-primary education system. It is recommended that teachers improve their pedagogical strategies in the science classroom. The result has implications for developing science education.</em></p>
Articlesscience process skillsscience studentsbasicintegratedjunior studentsOlowu B. Mirian
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2023-03-172023-03-171510.53555/nnas.v9i3.1591EFFECTIVENESS OF VITAMIN A IN THE PREVENTION OF COMPLICATIONS OF PREMATURITY : SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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<p><em>The phrase "vitamin A" refers to a group of chemicals that are fat-soluble and include retinol, retinyl palmitate, and beta-carotene. Vitamin A is a generic name. The numerous metabolites of this compound are required for normal vision, cellular development, epithelial barrier function, and immunological function. In the eyes, periocular glands, respiratory system, gastrointestinal tract, and genitourinary tract, a lack of vitamin A leads to the development of stratified, keratinizing epithelium, which eventually replaces normal epithelium. An excessive amount of vitamin A has immediate as well as long-term negative consequences on one's health. A disorder known as bronchopulmonary dysplasia is something that frequently occurs as a direct result of premature birth. BPD is a disorder that affects around twenty percent of babies who have a very low birth weight and more than fifty percent of infants who have an extremely low birth weight. BPD is a condition that affects approximately twenty percent of newborns who have a very low birth weight. It has the potential to cause a significant amount of morbidity. According to the findings of this research, the impact of vitamin A supplementation on the risk of BPD may be more pronounced in infants who had a lower birth weight than those who had a greater birth weight when compared with the general population. It was associated with a decreased incidence of type 1 retinopathy of prematurity, and it may also have a positive impact on reducing the prevalence of bronchopulmonary dysplasia. It was discovered that supplementing with vitamin A might reduce the severity of VA deficits in extremely preterm babies.</em></p>
ArticlesBronchopulmonary dysplasiaComplicationsrematurityVitamin AStevenie
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2023-02-072023-02-0781310.53555/nnas.v9i2.1540ASTHMA EXACERBATION IN CHILDREN : A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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<p><em>According to the definition provided by the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA), asthma is a chronic inflammatory illness of the airways. This disorder involves the participation of a large number of cells, most notably mast cells, eosinophils, and T lymphocytes. People who are susceptible to the condition have frequent episodes of wheezing, chest tightness, shortness of breath, and coughing, typically late at night or first thing in the morning. These symptoms are typically related to extensive but variable airway blockage, which is at least partially reversible both on its own and with treatment. This obstruction can occur either spontaneously or as a result of treatment. A hyperreactive response of the airways to a variety of stimuli has also been linked to the inflammation. Wheezing is one of the most common symptoms. It is characterized by a high-pitched, whistling musical sound that is produced by turbulence in the airflow. The wheezing heard on the patient's dying breath is the least severe type. Wheezing does not occur during the most severe episodes due to the restriction of airflow that is connected with the narrowing of the airways and the tiredness of the respiratory muscles. A beta2 agonist, azithromycin, inhaled corticosteroids, and antimuscarinic may be recommended to patients under the age of 18 who are experiencing acute exacerbations of their asthma.</em></p> <p><em> </em></p>
ArticlesAirflow retrictionAsthmaChildrenCorticosteroidsExacerbationStevenie
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2023-02-032023-02-031710.53555/nnas.v9i2.1533IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON NEONATAL OUTCOMES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
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<p><em>The COVID-19 infection is a pandemic that is still continuing strong and is marked by significant morbidity and fatality rates. In order to make effective use of the resources that are available, it is imperative that clinical and biochemical predictors of the severity and mortality associated with COVID-19 infection be identified as quickly as possible. Although it is impossible to be certain, there is a possibility that the SARS-CoV-2 virus can be passed on from mother to child. This transmission, however, has not been confirmed. This relationship discusses the potential interpretation of these results in terms of the effects of SARS-CoV-2 on the placenta and the pathophysiology of pregnant women. It also shows the spectrum of pathological findings from pregnant women with COVID-19 based on the infection status of their infants. Significant variation may be seen in the spectrum of pathological abnormalities between the placentas of pregnant women infected with COVID-19 and those of newborns who were not infected. The severity of maternal sickness or foetal impairment does not entirely explain the high frequency of preterm births and caesarean deliveries as well as the low incidence of breastfeeding that was found in this study. The maternal and perinatal results of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy are not marked by a severe clinical course and are, in fact, rather favorable. At this time, there is no convincing evidence that COVID-19 can be passed from person to person by the vertical route.</em></p> <p><em> </em></p>
ArticlesCOVID-19NeonatalOutcomesPlacentaTransmittedStevenie
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2023-01-252023-01-251710.53555/nnas.v9i1.1521SYNTHESIS AND CHARACTERIZATION OF CROSSLINKED POLYMER BASED ON CYCLOPENTANONE CONTAINING ZINC METAL
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<p><em>Two novel crosslinked polymers are synthesized using the crosslinker 2,6 – bis (4- methacryloyloxy benzylidene) cyclopentanone (BMACP). The crosslinker is prepared using the reaction between the cyclopentanone based arylidine compounds with the methacryloyl chloride. The two crosslinked polymers were prepared using commercially available monomers Styrene (s) and N-vinyl-2-pyrrolidone (NVP). The crosslinking polymerization is prepared in the presence of zinc acetate to make the novel copolymer as metal incorporated copolymers. The product indeed formed. The formed BMACP and crosslinked polymers were well characterized using the available techniques like FTIR, NMR and TGA analysis. The formed crosslinked polymers can be highly useful for the organic compound synthesis as a heterogeneous catalyst</em></p>
ArticlesCyclopentanonearylidinestyrenecopolymerA.ArunK. Karthikeyan
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2022-12-262022-12-2611010.53555/nnas.v8i12.1486PROBLEMATIQUE DE LA CONSOMMATION DE L’ENERGIE BOIS DANS LA VILLE DE KINDU
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<p><em>Le Larousse illustré définie l’énergie comme étant une force ou une puissance à mesure de produire des actions (Larousse illustré, 2009). Elle est considérée comme source de la vie ou de l’existence tant pour les humains, les animaux que pour les végétaux. Il existe deux types d’énergie dont les énergies non renouvelables (exemple les énergies fossiles) mais aussi celles renouvelables parmi lesquelles l’on retrouve les énergies traditionnelles comme le bois énergie. On compte jusque là quatorze sources d’énergies renouvelables, bien que les recherches d’identification d’autres sources continuent. Il s’agit des énergies solaire, hydroélectrique, éolienne, géothermique, marémotrice, thermique, de vague, de chutes bitumées, de sables asphaltiques, de force physique, biomasse, de bois de chauffe, de charbon de bois et de la tourbe.</em></p>
ArticlesLundimu Kabingwa Cyprien
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2022-11-082022-11-081510.53555/nnas.v8i11.1401DEMENTIA: A REVIEW
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<p><em>Dementia is any decline in cognition that is significant enough to interfere with independent, daily functioning. The </em><em>aim</em><em> of this review is to summarize the current findings in the field and address the important contributions of cerebrovascular, physiologic, and cellular alterations to cognitive impairment in these human dementias. Dementia is best characterized as a syndrome rather than as one particular disease. </em><em>The causes of dementia constitute </em><em>two broad categories of disease: those that are“neurodegenerative”(originally called "irreversible")and non-neurodegenerative (potentially "reversible")</em><em>. Lastly. The treatment modalities of these dementias and their management is discussed.</em></p>
ArticlesDementiaClinical CareCognitive ImpairmentAlzheimer’s Disease Mashal JamilZarghuna KhanMashal ZamanLaraib AminHaleema Sadia
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2022-08-232022-08-23222510.53555/nnas.v8i2.1365GENERAL SOLUTION TO THE GASCA-MAEZTU HYPOTHESIS
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<p><em>The article provides proof of hypothesis for any n points and uses a fundamentally new approach to proof. The proof is based on the following two propositions: first, that any line passing through two points coincides, and second, that at least two lines pass through any point in the given situation. And the new approach is that the number of binary combinations of the mentioned n points is limited.</em></p> <p><em>That is, after removing a point, when the remaining points are covered with straight lines, matching lines appear because the binary combinations of points are already repeated. Consequently, there will </em><em>already be (n + 1) points on some straight lines.</em></p>
Articleshypothesispointlinebinary combinationsline coincidencemissing pointSlavik Avagyan
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2022-08-192022-08-19152110.53555/nnas.v8i2.1362EFFECT OF TEACHER'S LIKABILITY ON STUDENT'S ATTITUDE TOWARDS PHYSICS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY OF SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
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<p><em>Physics is one of the most important scientific disciplines taught in Nigeria's secondary school curriculum. Students' poor performance in physics has become a growing concern. The purpose of this study was to see if teacher likability could have an impact on students' views about physics. A cross-sectional survey was used in this investigation. The survey's participants are secondary school students from Enugu State, Nigeria. Male and female senior secondary school students took part in the study. The majority of them came from science class. A total of 139 students were involved in the research. A Teacher's Likability Scale and the Physics Attitude Scale (PAS) were used to collect data. The results revealed that the majority of respondents had a negative attitude toward subject (M = 0.87, SD = 0.35), while only a handful (M = 0.18, SD = 0.39) had a favorable attitude. A linear regression model was used to test the main hypothesis. The findings revealed that teachers' likability statistically significantly influenced students' attitudes toward physics F(1,137), 40.16 p.05. According to the findings, a teacher's likability strongly predicts students' attitudes about physics. As a result, it is suggested that teachers act more as facilitators than harsh educators. </em></p>
Articlesteacher's likabilitystudentsattitudephysicsMargaret N. Ede
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2022-08-192022-08-1971410.53555/nnas.v8i2.1341APPLICATION OF EXPERIMENTAL SIMULATION SOFTWARE TO IMPROVE STUDENT'S ENGAGEMENT IN CHEMISTRY PRACTICAL EXPERIMENTS
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<p><em>The increasing development in technological innovations has offered opportunities that foster teaching and learning at every level of the education system. Computer simulation tools have increased students' motivation, interest, and engagement in science education. The present study examined ChemLab simulation software as a tool that could influence students' engagement in chemistry laboratory experiments in secondary school. Two hundred and nine senior secondary school students enrolled in the science classes participated in the study. The result established a statistically significant effect of ChemLab simulation software on the respondent's intention to engage in chemistry lab experiments at F (1,207), 4.60 P< .05 with adjusted R<sup>2</sup> indicating that ChemLab simulation software contributed about 9.11% of the variance in student's intention to engage in a chemistry lab experiment. The finding has implications for developing chemistry laboratory experiments in secondary schools.</em></p>
ArticlesChemLabsimulationchemistrysecondary schoolstudentsBertrand Ezenwa Ekwe
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2022-08-192022-08-191610.53555/nnas.v8i2.1340INVESTIGATION OF THE MICROBIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF FRESH VEGETABLES FROM RURAL MARKETS IN ENUGU STATE, NIGERIA
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<p><em>Several disparate studies have identified vegetables as an essential part of plants that contributes immensely to health and wellbeing. Importantly, vegetables represent a ubiquitous source of nutrients and dietary fiber required for proper health maintenance. However, growing insinuation suggests that vegetable consumption is associated with several pathogenic organisms that are of public health concern. The present study was conducted to identify and isolate the bacterial composition of </em><em>fluted pumpkin, bitter leaf, and scent leaf frequently sold at various markets in Enugu State. The bacteria were evaluated with the standard microbiological procedure using the serial dilution method. The result showed that the samples collected from different vendors contained various microbial loads. It was indicated that the bitter leaf had a higher bacteria load, while the pumpkin leaf held a moderate load of bacteria, and the scent leaf recorded the lowest plate count. Most importantly, Pseudomonas species, Bacillus, Erwinia spp, and Streptococcus were the primary bacteria isolated. Accordingly, the paper concluded that most vegetables obtained from the rural markets are likely to be loaded with numerous bacteria beyond the acceptable recommendations of the world health organization. The study has implications for health maintenance and wellbeing. </em></p>
ArticlesEsther C. Ikwuegbu
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2022-06-092022-06-09283310.53555/nnas.v8i1.1273EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL AND BIOACTIVE POTENTIALS OF TELFAIRIA OCCIDENTALIS ON MICROORGANISMS
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<p><em>The intensification of numerous deadly diseases like infections by multidrug-resistant bacteria suggests re-inventing the wheel on drug discovery. Indeed, countless disparate studies have underscored substitutes for combating the effects of antibiotic resistance. For many decades, plants have assumed an essential alternative medicine, demonstrated to be effective in human healthcare. The use of plants as alternative antibiotics in controlling some illnesses has attracted considerable research attention. Th</em><em>e present paper investigates the phytochemical contents and the antimicrobial action of </em><em>T. occidentalis </em><em>on microorganisms. In particular, the study examined its effect on Candida albicans, Staphylococcus aureus, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The outcome of the phytochemical analysis performed on the seed and leaf of </em><em>T. occidentalis </em><em>indicated the presence of tannin, alkaloids, steroids, flavonoids, saponins, and phenol. However, it was found that phenol and tannins were primarily deposited in the plant's seed. Similarly, the antimicrobial analysis showed that S. aureus was more susceptible to the acetone, ethanol, and hot aqueous extracts of </em><em>T. occidentalis</em><em>. Furthermore, Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa showed sensitivity to acetone and ethanol but did not react to the hot aqueous extracts. The study's findings reveal that the biological responses elicited by T. occidentalis aqueous extracts support the plant's historical use as an alternative antibiotic.</em></p>
Articles T. occidentalisphytochemicalethanol acetoneantimicrobial Emmanuel Ikechukwu Nnamonu
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2022-06-092022-06-09202710.53555/nnas.v8i1.1272PARAMETRIC ANALYSIS AND OPTIMIZATION OF AL-MG-SI/EGGSHELL PARTICULATE COMPOSITE MATERIAL USING RESPONSE SURFACE METHODOLOGY
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<p><em>In this study, Al-Mg-Si alloy obtained from scrap aluminum profile was reinforced with calcined eggshell particulates at varying particle sizes (25µm, 50 µm and 75 µm) and concentrations (1wt%, 2 wt% and 3 wt %) respectively. Data generated from series of experimental runs in which the effect of the factor inputs such as eggshell size and concentration had on the response variables (hardness, yield strength, modulus of elasticity, thermal conductivity, impact strength, density and corrosion rate) of the Al-Mg-Si/Eggshell particulate composite material were recorded The response surface methodology, based on central composite design of experiment, was used and the analysis performed in Design Expert 9 software environment. Regression models were obtained and evaluated for the response variables as functions of the selected factors. The optimal settings of these factors required to either maximize or minimize the response variables were also determined. The result showed that the optimum setting of the factors ‘A’ (ESP size) at 25 µm, and ‘B’ (ESP Conc.) at 1wt. %, would maximize H to a value of 34.876 BHN, YS to a value of 38.163 N/mm<sup>2</sup>, ME to a value of 23729.405 N/mm<sup>2</sup> TC to 54.672 W/m.<sup>o</sup>C, and IE to 15.218 J while minimizing D to a value of 2623.058 Kg/m<sup>3</sup> and CR to a value of 0.921 MPY respectively with desirability of 0.940332, 0.363653, 1.00, 0.516979, 0.519945, 0.37036 and 0.916263 which occurred within the selected design space.</em></p>
ArticlesAl-Mg-Si alloyscrap aluminum profileseggshell particulatesresponse surface methodologyDesign Expert softwareSamuel Chikezie EzeD.S YawasE.T DaudaC.O Izelu
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2022-05-302022-05-3011910.53555/nnas.v8i1.1237Solvency Requirements Effect on the Financial Performance of Merged Commercial Banks in Rwanda: A Case of Banque Populaire Du Rwanda Public Limited Company (BPR) Atlas Mara
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<p>As the world is becoming global and competitive is growing at an increasing rate where firms are engaging themselves in the rivalry and banks are not left behind. One of the best strategies used by firms to penetrate into the competition is mergers. The purpose of the study was to evaluate the effect of solvency requirements on merged commercial banks in Rwanda. This study was guided by theories like shareholder’s wealth maximization theories, Trade –off theory of capital structure and the theory of Modigliani and Miller. The targeted population was 70 the employees of BPR Rwanda Atlas Mara being the sample size from the different departments by the help of purposive sampling technique. The researcher used the questionnaires to gather data and also the published information from the company websites and the information was interpreted by using Statistical Packages for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21. The findings on solvency requirement had influence on the financial performance after merger efforts and the overall mean of 3.138 agreed with the statement. The Spearman’s Rho correlation coefficient is 0.674 implying that the variables used in subsequent regression modelling are not similar and thus, there are no multicollinearities. This means that 67.4% of the changes in the financial performance of firms is being affected by the merger process. The regression results indicated that the coefficient is positive (0.79) and the significant levels are less than 0.05 (P-value=0.0033). This indicates that banks engage in various merger activities in order to improve their financial performance. The study concludes that solvency requirements contribute to financial performance of commercial banks in Rwanda. The researcher recommended that banks should engage themselves in merger activities in order to maintain the competition since it got a bigger effect concerning the performance improvements. </p>
ArticlesRwakayigamba PatrickPaul Munene Muiruri
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2021-10-312021-10-31010810.53555/nnas.v7i10.1080MHD Flow of Nano-Fluid with Non-Uniform Heat Source or Sink in the Presence of Chemical Reaction and Activation Energy
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<p>The study of squeezing flow cannot be over emphasized due to its numerous applications in manufacturing industries, food processing, lubricating system, power transmission and medical equipment are few of such processes. This calls for more studies in the area of squeezing flow. MHD flow of nano-fluid with non-uniform heat source or sink in the presence of chemical reaction and activation energy were considered. The governing partial differential equations were transformed to ordinary differential equations in terms of suitable similarity variables together with the initial and boundary conditions. The resulting equations were then solved using Newton’s finite difference technique with the aid of MAPLE 18.0 software. The effect of radiation, magnetic parameter, temperature dependent heat source parameter, surface dependent heat source parameter and other associated physical parameters on the flow system were reported. </p>
Articlesheat source or sinkporosityactivation energybrownian motionthermophoresis motionchemical reactionmagneto-hydrodynamic. Akintayo AkindeleOgunsola Amos WaleAdebowale Martins ObalaluAdegbite PeterAjala Olusegun AdebayoSaheed Alao
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2021-05-312021-05-31011010.53555/nnas.v7i5.995Association of Dietary Patterns with Some Risk Biomarkers of Chronic Kidney Disease of Saudi Patients
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<p>Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a worldwide public health problem. There have been a marked rise in the prevalence of (CKD) in Saudi Arabia. This study aimed to identify dietary pattern of Saudi CKD patients and to evaluate the relationship between dietary patterns and the biomarkers in CKD. The study was conducted among 58 previously diagnosed with CKD, both genders, aged > 70 years. Information regarding dietary patterns, demographic and medical history variables was obtained with an online questionnaire. Four dietary patterns, were identified, explaining 54.06% of the variance; Veggie Dietary Pattern, Plant-based Dietary Pattern, Miscellanies Pattern, and Animal-based Dietary Pattern. Correlation between dietary patterns and the metabolic risk factors of CKD; glomerular filtration rate (G3a, G3b), Serum creatinine, and albumin/creatinine ratio, showed inverse significant association with Veggie Dietary Pattern and the metabolic risk factors (<em>r</em> -0.591 <em>P</em> .008, <em>r </em>-0.574<em> P.</em>015<em>, r</em> -.607<em> P</em>.007,<em> r</em> -.601<em>P</em>.007)<em> </em>respectively. while Animal-based Dietary Pattern was most closely associated with metabolic risk factors (<em>r</em>.557 <em>P</em>.021, <em>r</em>.551<em> P</em>.023, <em>r</em>.661,<em>P</em>.001,<em>r</em>.660<em> P</em>.001) respectively. Marginally significant association was found between Plant-based Dietary Pattern and Miscellanies Pattern with CKD complications. After adjustment for age, gender, and BMI same correlation still found.</p>
ArticlesDietary patternChronic kidney diseaseglomerular filtration rateSerum creatininealbumin/creatinine ratioFathia Khogali
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2020-01-312020-01-31010810.53555/nnas.v7i1.819Urban Heat Island Phenomenon in Penang Island, Malaysia
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<p>Urban heat island is a serious phenomenon affecting human discomfort, health problem and increased pollution. A lot of initiative was taken to decrease its impact. However, as urban area is developed tremendously, this scenario is still a serious issue. This study attempted to identify occurring of urban heat island in Penang Island, MBPP area by using a method of temperature field observation. All the data obtained were analysed to get the temperature contour image by using ArcGIS 10.1 software through SPLINE techniques and CLIP. The results showed that showed the existence of the urban heat island at the MBPP area occurred between 7 a.m to 10 p.m. This phenomenon occured in congested area and during peak hour. The study concluded that heat island has increased yearly due to various factors such as increased of population and motor vehicles because of development, industrialization and urbanization.</p>
Articlesurban heat islandland surface temperaturecauses of urban heat islandsNur Aili Hanim Hanapiah
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2019-07-312019-07-31010910.53555/nnas.v6i7.764Urban Sprawl and Changes in Community Lifestyle in Johor Bahru City
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<p>Previous studies are less clear discussing about the impact of urban sprawl on the lifestyle of the community. The objective of this study is to determine the differences in the lifestyle of the community in Johor Bahru City as a result of the urban sprawl. A total of 500 heads of households are involved in the survey with a 45-year-old minimum age group in the city. This study uses t-test analysis and the findings show that the overall lifestyle aspect of the community in Johor Bahru City shows a significant difference between the present and the previous as a result of the urban sprawl of all the lifestyle constructs and the overall lifestyle aspect itself.</p>
ArticlesUrban LifestyleUrban SprawlUrbanization ImpactJohor BahruLifestyleSiva Kumar T. RenuTuan Pah Rokiah Syed Hussain
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2019-07-312019-07-31101210.53555/nnas.v6i7.768Shadow Hand
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<p>The shadow hand is an advanced humanoid hand that uses hand movements and trajectory tracking to control the motion of shadow hand. The shadow hand will be integrated with 40 Air Muscles or 20 DC motors with the help of which it will move. The muscles will be in accordance allowing the hand to be used around soft or fragile objects. The hand will be shaped with touch sensors on finger tips to offer high sensitivity. This shadow hand robot has its various applications in household work, telepresence operations, bomb disarmament, military and medical purposes. Through this shadow hand bot we would also be able the problems faced by handicapped people.</p>
ArticlesActuationDegree Of FreedomEmbeddedEtherCatPneumaticsTactile SensorsTrajectoryDhruv SharmaKirti TokasAviral PuriKrishna Sharda
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2014-01-312014-01-31040710.53555/nnas.v1i1.692Ground Water Recharge Techniques in India
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<p>This paper is an Enquiry into the modern day techniques for recharging ground water, which are currently being employed in India. This paper also discusses some possible improvements in the current order of things.as we know the ground water is a crucial factor for any nation and for a country like India , where the population is increasing day by day this topic is of paramount importance. This paper gives sufficient material for a thorough overview of the issue.</p>
Articlesground water importancedamagerecharge techniquesKumod Ranjan JhaGaurav KumarKanishk GaurDinesh KumarOjesvi Bhardwaj
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2014-01-312014-01-31010310.53555/nnas.v1i1.691Some Challenges on the Brazilian Right to be Forgotten in the Digital Era
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<p>This paper is about the right to be forgotten in the digital age. It aims to present some observations on the right to be forgotten in the digital era, in other words, a right of a person to delist an URL – Uniform Resource Locator - which causes him/her prejudice from the index of search engines, for instance, Google. We believe that the right to privacy has a new calling in the digital era, and, here, especially before search engines. In this way, the right to be forgotten in the digital era can represent an expansion of the protection of the right to privacy. As we will discuss, we believe that observations and the experience of the United States, for example, through the protection of the freedom of expression, and the combat of bad speech with more speech can help the Brazilian legal system to consider a practical way of protection of the privacy sphere on the internet.</p>
Articlesright to privacyright to be forgottensearch enginefreedom of expressionaccess to informationBrazilian legal systemFrancisco Nelson De Alencar Jr
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2015-01-312015-01-31010410.53555/nnas.v2i1.690Technology in Jain Harivansh Purana: With Special Focus on Travelling by Air
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<p>Jagdish Chandra Basu proved through his experiments that all the plants and trees are alive and have feelings just like a human being has. He proved that plants react, laugh and also feel sad. This was proved in late ninetees. But Jain Agamas have been thesource of this information for last 2500 years.Acharang Sutra speaks a lot about ‘Vanaspati Kayik Jeeva’ (souls living in the bodies of plants and trees) and their feelings.The details are so live that one gets emotional for these so called non-living things.Not only vanaspati (plants) but prithvi (earth), Apkaay (water), tejas (fire) Vayu (air) are also alive as per Jain Canons. Unfortunately, modern generations do not believethese facts until and unless<br />they are proved by some scientific approach. Hence plants are considered to be alive after Jagdish Chandra Basu’s experiments, while other four types of Kayik Jeevas are considered to be non-living thing still now. No one believed the stories of ‘Pushpaka Vimana’ in the Epic Ramayana as ‘people flying in air’ was not a scene that men of that era could imagine, but today we can see a large number of aeroplanes taking a lot of humans from one place to the other by air. Though inclination of scientists towards Indian Hindu literature is appreciable who are exploring ancient scriptures of Hindus for old technologies and ancient theories with new searches and researches based on the information provided in ancient literature ,but Jain literature has not been explored well till now while they have case studies of modern sciences like dream interpretation, medical sciences, colour therapies etc.This study attempts to explore an ancient Jain book ‘Harivansh Purana’ for case studies of air travel. The authors have listed and interpreted case studies from the book which give us a glimpse of flying technologies used in that era, users of the technolgy Further scope of this study can be to prove all the technological evidences in modern theories and references. Modern interpretation of these<br />theories may bring out the truth that ancient Indian stories are not just myths, they have strong technological roots and evidences in their ancient literature Further Scope of Study can be to analyse the case studies in Harivansh Purana for other sciences and technologies also. The authors have focused on flying technology in Harivansh Purana but the fact is that the book is dotted with case studies of many other sciences and technologies like dream interpretation, medical science, architectural sciences, numerology etc. too. A list of armours used in the battles can also be listed. A list<br />of sciences and technologies available in that era has also been given in the book like Pragyapti and maya etc. Experts of various fields should come forward to explore Jaina treasure of sciences for the modern world. </p>
ArticlesJain literatureJain technologyIndian technologyHarivanshPurana,Jain canonJain scripturesAncient Indian literatureJain case studiesancient case studiesTravel by airFlying TechnologyAlka JainSanyam Jain
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2015-02-282015-02-28283010.53555/nnas.v2i2.689Volumetric & Transport Behavior of Neutral Amino Acids in Different Concentrations of an Electrolyte at 25°C
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<p>Apparent molar volumes, V2, ? of glycine, DL-?-alanine, DL-?-amino-n-butyric acid, L-valine and L-leucine in water and in (0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0) mol?kg-1 aqueous potassium nitrate solutions have been determined at T= 298.15 K from density measurements. The standard partial molar volumes at infinite dilution, V20 obtained from V2, ? , have been used to calculate the corresponding volumes of transfer, ?tV0 from water to aqueous potassium nitrate solutions. The hydration number, nH, side chain contributions and volumetric interaction coefficients of these amino acids have also been calculated. The ?tV0 values for the studied amino acids are positive, and these values increase with an increase in the concentration of NaNO3 .</p>
ArticlesAmino acidsSodium nitratePartial molar volumesVaneet DhirR. P. Singh Grewal
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2015-02-282015-02-28101310.53555/nnas.v2i2.686Corrosion Inhibition of Mild Steel in Sodium Chloride Solution by Nickel Complex of 1-(8-hydroxy quinolin-2yl-methyl) Thiourea
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<p>The Corrosion inhibition efficiency of an inhibitor namely Nickel complex of 1-(8-hydroxy quinolin-2yl methyl) thiourea (Ni-HTF) in controlling corrosion of mild steel immersed in aqueous solution containing 60 ppm Cl- has been investigated by polarization method. The formulation consisting of 60 ppm of Cl- and 50 ppm of Ni-HTF offers good inhibition efficiency of 80 %. Polarization study reveals that this formulation functions as a cathodic inhibitor. UV-Visible spectral analysis was used to detect the presence of iron-inhibitor complex. The surface morphology has been analyzed by SEM and EDAX.</p>
ArticlesCorrosion inhibitionMild SteelPolarizationUV-VisiblespectroscopyTransition metal complexSEMEDAX and Biocidal EfficiencyS. S. Syed AbuthahirK. VijayaA. Jamal Abdul NasserC. Karthikeyan
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2015-02-282015-02-28212710.53555/nnas.v2i2.685 Energy Efficient Scheme for Cellular Network Using G-Leach
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<p>This paper proposes an energy efficient scheme for cellular network using G-LEACH (Genetic Low Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy). By using the genetic algorithm based upon adaptive clustering protocol the energy consumption of the every node can be reduced and then the lifetime of each node in the cellular network can be increased. The proposed algorithm is compared with LEACH (Low -Energy Adaptive Clustering Hierarchy). The G-LEACH is implemented by using three phase. They are preparation phase, set-up phase, and at last steady-state phase. The preparation phase is the initial phase of the algorithm, in this phase the cluster head extraction process is executed by within all the random cellular network nodes. All nodes send the condition and position within the cluster as a resubmit message to the base station of the cellular network. By using the resubmit message base station exploring the node as cluster head which has the most eminent energy for foster process. By using this phase the energy consumption of the node is reduced. In the set-up phase the base station disseminate the message to all the node and help the random node to form a cluster within the cellular network. At last the steady-state phase is executed merely once ahead the set-up phase in the process of cellular network. Simulation result shows the comparison between LEACH and G-LEACH and energy consumed by the each node in the cellular network. </p>
ArticlesG-LEACHcellular networknodegenetic algorithmlifetimeR. PradeepK. ElamathiG. PriyavadhaniE. Suganya
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2015-02-282015-02-28010910.53555/nnas.v2i2.684Adsorption Properties of Azadirachta indica Extract on Corrosion of Aluminium in 1.85 M Hydrochloric Acid
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<p>The crude extract of Azadirachta indica was used in the corrosion inhibition study of aluminium metal coupons in 1.85 M hydrochloric acid environment by gasometric technique. The coupons were immersed in test solutions of uninhibited 1.85 M HCl and those containing extract concentrations of 10%, 20%, 30%, 40% and 50% (v/v) at room temperature. The rate of the reaction was captured by monitoring the volume of hydrogen gas evolved as a result of the interaction. The inhibition efficiency of the extracts and the adsorption isotherm of the process were calculated using Frumkin, Freundlich, Langmuir and Temkin adsorption theories and the surface morphology studied using Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM). It was observed that the plant extract retarded the acid induced corrosion of aluminium and the volume of hydrogen gas evolved reduced with increasing extract concentration. The adsorption studies revealed that Langmuir isotherm is the best model for the adsorption of Azadirachta indica (R2 = 0.999) on aluminium surface. This implied that the Azadirachta indica extracts with aluminium metal undergoes chemisorption.</p>
ArticlesInhibitionCorrosionAdsorptionAluminiumAzadirachta indicamorphological studyAjanaku K.O.Aladesuyi O.Ajanaku C.O.Adedapo E. A.Akinsiku A. A.Sodiya F.E.
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2015-02-282015-02-28142010.53555/nnas.v2i2.683Shaded Apertures and Bartlet Apertures for Two Line Resolutions on Aperture Shaping
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<p>Several criteria of resolution, e.g. Rayleigh Criterion, Sparrow Criterion etc. are used for assessment of two line resolution of unobscured imaging systems. The choice of particular criterion is usually dictated by the threshold contrast sensitivity of the detector used for the purpose. Annular apertures and Shrink apertures have a narrower central lobe in the Line spread function and therefore they are expected to provide improved two line resolution characteristics compared to their unobscured counterparts. The interrelationship between the dip in central intensity, degree of central obscuration and the least resolvable distance are studied in this paper.</p>
Articlestwo line resolutionsparrowRayleigh criterion etcT. Kiran KumarA. NarsaiahK. Vinod KumarD. Karuna Sagar
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2015-03-312015-03-31070910.53555/nnas.v2i3.682A Brief Study on Recycling of Waste Paper
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<p>Energy harvesting also known as power harvesting or energy scavenging is the process by which energy is derived from external sources solar power, thermal energy, wind energy, salinity gradients, and kinetic energy, captured, and stored for small, wireless autonomous devices, like those used in wearable electronics and wireless sensor. Energy harvesters provide very small low-energy electronics. While the input fuel to some large-scale generation costs money (oil, coal, etc.), the energy source for energy harvesters is present as ambient background and is free. For example, temperature gradients exist from the operation of a combustion engine and in urban areas, there is a large amount of electromagnetic energy in the environment because of radio and television broadcasting.</p>
ArticlesBRIEFSTUDYON RECYCLINGWASTE PAPERJagram Meena
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2015-03-312015-03-31010610.53555/nnas.v2i3.681Formulation and Evaluation of Herbal Gel Containing Kigelia africana(lam.) Benth., Fruits Extract
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<p>Herbal medicine has become an item of global importance both medicinal and economical. Although usage of these herbal medicines has increased, their quality, safety and efficiency are serious concerns in industrialized and developing countries. The present research has been undertaken with the aim to formulate and evaluate the herbal gel containing <em>Kigelia africana</em>(Lam.) Benth., fruits extract. The gel formulation was designed by using Carbapol 940, <em>Kigelia africana</em>(Lam.) Benth., fruits extract, propylene glycol, methyl paraben, propyl paraben and required amount of distilled water. The skin pH (6.8-7.1) was maintained by drop wise addition of Triethanolamine. The physicochemical Parameters of formulations (pH, Spreadibility, Stability etc.) were determined. Stability studies have carried out as per ICH guidelines for 3 months at different temperatures and humidity. The results showed that formulation ontaining <em>Kigelia africana</em>(Lam.) Benth.<strong>, </strong>fruits extract Show better stability. Further formulations have studied for skin irritation on animal model (Rat) and result showed that there was no skin irritation to animals.</p>
ArticlesKigelia africana(Lam.)Benthaqueous extractCarbapol 940herbal Gelskin irritation.R. BhramarambaM. Harsha Vardahan ChowdaryK. Bharath LovaA. Nagarjuna
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