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View article: Decision-making in environmental risk management: case study on adaptive strategies in U.S. cities under uncertainty
Decision-making in environmental risk management: case study on adaptive strategies in U.S. cities under uncertainty Open
Increasing pollution dynamics, resource availability uncertainties and climate variability pose great challenges to environmental risk management. Traditional regulatory systems are based on fixed policies that do not do well in dynamic en…
View article: Tribological degradation and corrosion of grinding disc wear contaminants in food
Tribological degradation and corrosion of grinding disc wear contaminants in food Open
In Africa and Asia, methods for grains size reduction to powder and paste is dominated by motorized grinding machine. Consequently, metal contaminants are inadvertently consumed in ground foods without a detailed understanding of their qua…
View article: Characterization for Optimal Design of Mixture Experiments for Porous Bio-Composite for Fractured Bone Replacement
Characterization for Optimal Design of Mixture Experiments for Porous Bio-Composite for Fractured Bone Replacement Open
View article: Wind resource of Ilorin City for vortex-induced wind turbine power generation and off-grid electrification
Wind resource of Ilorin City for vortex-induced wind turbine power generation and off-grid electrification Open
This study examined the appraisal of wind resources of Ilorin, Nigeria for vortex-induced wind turbine power generation and off-grid electrification. The technical potential of Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Application…
View article: Corrosion of food grinding discs in gastro-intestinal environment
Corrosion of food grinding discs in gastro-intestinal environment Open
View article: Corrosion Susceptibility of Metallic Contaminants in Ground Food and Gastro- Intestinal Environments
Corrosion Susceptibility of Metallic Contaminants in Ground Food and Gastro- Intestinal Environments Open
In Africa and Asia, methods for processing grains and vegetables to powder and paste is still dominated by motorized grinding machine, which operates on energized rubbing of two grooved cast-iron discs. This method inadvertently results in…
View article: Viability of selected agro-waste as case hardening materials for cutting tools – A review
Viability of selected agro-waste as case hardening materials for cutting tools – A review Open
Machining is an indispensable part of production technology with cutting tool. with cutting tool playing key roles in its operations. The demand for more efficient cutting tool increases continuously with technology. Most of the cutting to…
View article: Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of Metal Particles in Ground Food
Quantitative and Qualitative Assessments of Metal Particles in Ground Food Open
View article: Corrosion of Food Grinding Discs in Gastro-Intestinal Environment
Corrosion of Food Grinding Discs in Gastro-Intestinal Environment Open
View article: Characterization of Clay and Granite Dust Blends as Novel Materials for Energy Storage and Diffuser in Constructing Flat-plate Solar Collector
Characterization of Clay and Granite Dust Blends as Novel Materials for Energy Storage and Diffuser in Constructing Flat-plate Solar Collector Open
Sun is the main source of solar energy, and the energy it releases to the Earth’s surface in one hour is more than what the whole planet consumes in a year. This present work is about characterizing novel material that can be used as energ…
View article: Combating the Challenges of Intellectual Freedom: The Perspective of Librarians in Academic Libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria
Combating the Challenges of Intellectual Freedom: The Perspective of Librarians in Academic Libraries in Kwara State, Nigeria Open
Background: Censorship of library materials denies people's right to access, use, retrieve, and store materials of their desire. Intellectual freedom is critical to eliminating the constraint of censorship. Issues such as illiteracy, socie…
View article: Assessment of Solar Box Cooker (SBC) with Kapok fiber insulator under Maiduguri Weather Conditions
Assessment of Solar Box Cooker (SBC) with Kapok fiber insulator under Maiduguri Weather Conditions Open
This paper presents the construction and performance evaluation of solar box cooker with kapok insulator. The solar cooker offers an economically viable alternative while mitigating environment degradation due to excessive use of biomass/c…
View article: Chip Morphological Behaviour During Machining Of Ti-6Al-4V Using Refrigerated Soluble Oil
Chip Morphological Behaviour During Machining Of Ti-6Al-4V Using Refrigerated Soluble Oil Open
Chips formed during machining are a vital instrument for the assessment both of machinability of material and the effectiveness of the machining method adopted. Various approaches have been proposed by researchers to make machining Ti-6Al-…
View article: Powder metallurgy processing and characterization of recycled aluminium alloy/date seed composite for motorcycle lever application
Powder metallurgy processing and characterization of recycled aluminium alloy/date seed composite for motorcycle lever application Open
This paper reported aluminium alloy/date seed particulate composite fabricated by powder metallurgy technique for motorcycle lever application. The resulting aluminium alloy powder of 125 ?m particle size at different weight percent additi…
View article: Evaluation of the Electrical Characteristics of Recycled Iron Reinforced Polystyrene Composites
Evaluation of the Electrical Characteristics of Recycled Iron Reinforced Polystyrene Composites Open
The prospective reuse of iron fillings from the milling machine and polystyrene in the solid waste streams in the production of plastic composites were considered in this study. The preparation, electrical properties, density, void fractio…
View article: Performance Evaluation of Solar Oven Using Kapok Wool as Insulation Material
Performance Evaluation of Solar Oven Using Kapok Wool as Insulation Material Open
Solar ovens are among common devices which utilize insulation materials because of their ability to retards heat transfer by acting as barriers in the path of heat flow. Previous solar box cookers have used cotton, saw dust, and fibre-glas…
View article: Effect of Some Thermodynamic Properties of Cutting Fluids on Machinability of Carbon Steel
Effect of Some Thermodynamic Properties of Cutting Fluids on Machinability of Carbon Steel Open
Cutting fluids are used to reduce heat generated during machining, however some have been discovered to pose health challenges hence the search for viable alternatives. In this paper, three machining conditions (dry machining, wet machinin…
View article: Characteristics of Notched High Strength Materials Under Tension, Torsion and Impact Loading.
Characteristics of Notched High Strength Materials Under Tension, Torsion and Impact Loading. Open
High carbon steel (AISI 1065) and stainless steel (AISI 304) are high strength materials that are mostly used as wear resistance materials because of there high hardness and toughness. These two materials are widely used for applications i…
View article: Characteristics of Al-Alloy/Seashell (SESB) Composites in Acidic and Alkaline Environments
Characteristics of Al-Alloy/Seashell (SESB) Composites in Acidic and Alkaline Environments Open
The corrosion behaviour of Al-alloy/Seashell (SeSh) composites in the acidic and alkaline environment was investigated in this study. Fifteen Aluminum alloy composites samples were produced using stir casting technology by varying the amou…
View article: Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Clay and Drop-Off of Ceiba Pentandra (Kapok) Plant Wool Mixture
Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Clay and Drop-Off of Ceiba Pentandra (Kapok) Plant Wool Mixture Open
This study is aimed at the investigation of the effects of the addition of clay to drop-off of Ceiba pentandra (Kapok) plant wool on the thermal and mechanical properties of the materials produced. Because of the considerable increase in t…
View article: Extraction and Characterization of Natural Fibres from Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Stalk Wastes
Extraction and Characterization of Natural Fibres from Plantain (Musa paradisiaca) Stalk Wastes Open
Plantain stalks obtained from solid waste stream of Ganmo market in Ilorin was used in this study. Natural fibres extraction from waste plantain stalk was achieved using biological retting methods. The natural fibre was rented from the was…
View article: Influence of calcined snail shell particulates on mechanical properties of recycled aluminium alloy for automotive application
Influence of calcined snail shell particulates on mechanical properties of recycled aluminium alloy for automotive application Open
Nowadays, low-cost particulate reinforced metal matrix composites with improve mechanical properties are highly sought in various industrial and critical engineering applications including automotive and aerospace sectors. Meanwhile, incre…
View article: Preparation and characterization of hydroxyapatite powder for biomedical applications from giant African land snail shell using a hydrothermal technique
Preparation and characterization of hydroxyapatite powder for biomedical applications from giant African land snail shell using a hydrothermal technique Open
The need for hydroxyapatite synthesized from an inexpensive raw material is on the increase due to the expense of high purity calcium and demand of hydroxyapatite powder in dentistry, orthopaedics and trauma surgery. Additionally, efforts …
View article: Investigation on Effect of Material Compositions on Machinability of Carbon Steels
Investigation on Effect of Material Compositions on Machinability of Carbon Steels Open
Steels are basically classified based on their carbon contents. In view of this, the processing of steels is greatly affected by their composition, particularly their carbon content. This paper reports on the machinability of three differe…
View article: Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgy Processed Biodegradable Zn-Based Alloy for Biomedical Application
Mechanical Properties of Powder Metallurgy Processed Biodegradable Zn-Based Alloy for Biomedical Application Open
Zinc is a non-ferrous metal with potential application in orthopaedic implant materials. However, its poor mechanical properties were major challenge to its application. Therefore, this paper studies the mechanical properties of biodegrada…
View article: Development of natural fibre reinforced polystyrene (NFRP) composites: Impact resistance study
Development of natural fibre reinforced polystyrene (NFRP) composites: Impact resistance study Open
The prevalent global issue on environmental pollution and the growing desire for polymer based composite materials has given rise to increasing research in the production of composite containing natural organic fillers. This study describe…
View article: Effect of metallic fillers on the hardness of polystyrene composites: An experimental investigation
Effect of metallic fillers on the hardness of polystyrene composites: An experimental investigation Open
In this study, the effects of composite thickness (2.5-7.5 mm), filler content (15-45%w/w) and particle sizes (20-100 µm) on the hardness of Polystyrene metal composites were examined. The metals comparatively considered were aluminium par…
View article: Hardness and Tensile Properties of Prophylactic Knee Brace Produced from Cow Bone and Periwinkle Shell Composites
Hardness and Tensile Properties of Prophylactic Knee Brace Produced from Cow Bone and Periwinkle Shell Composites Open
Application of reinforced aluminium scrap for the production of prophylactic knee brace (Pkb) particularly with agro-waste materials is rarely available. In this work, hardness and tensile properties of aluminium alloy (Al 6063) straps rei…
View article: 天然繊維強化ポリスチレン(NFRP)複合材料の開発:耐衝撃性研究【JST・京大機械翻訳】
天然繊維強化ポリスチレン(NFRP)複合材料の開発:耐衝撃性研究【JST・京大機械翻訳】 Open
View article: MICROSTRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FAILED COUPLING WITH AN AIRLOCK IN A FLOUR MILL
MICROSTRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF FAILED COUPLING WITH AN AIRLOCK IN A FLOUR MILL Open
In the present work, we report the microstructural and mechanical properties of failed coupling with an airlock in a flour mill. The coupling which was made of aluminium alloy is used to transmit torque from the electric motor to an airloc…