Volume 5, Number 4, April 2018 (Special Issue on )

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Research and Design of Universal Proportional Valve Controller

Qiyu Zhang, Xiaoxiao Cao, Minghai Duan, Xiaohui Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104588  198 Downloads  380 Views   Citations

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Measurement System of Circler Diameter

Shangkun Yang

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104585  155 Downloads  309 Views   Citations

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Effects of Sewage Treatment on Microbial Community Structure of Surface Water in Xiantao Wetland

Shufen Song, Fan Yang, Li-An Ma, Xiu-Fang Gao

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104583  157 Downloads  300 Views   Citations

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The Design of the Automobile Brake Cooling System

Gaohui Li

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104567  298 Downloads  1,241 Views   Citations

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Caesarean in Rural Environment of Eastern Kasai (Dr Congo): Evolution of Caesarean Section Rates in Kasansa and Tshilenge

André Guillaume Kabongo, Dady Kalala, Jean Christophe Bukasa, Deca Blood Banza, Christine Kankologo, André Mutombo, Stany Wembonyama

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104564  170 Downloads  303 Views   Citations

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Predictive Capacity of Psychopathological Symptoms for Spanish Adolescents’ Future Expectations

Laura Verdugo, Yolanda Sánchez-Sandoval

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104546  175 Downloads  323 Views   Citations

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Experimental Study on Optimization of Thermal Properties of Natural Fibre Reinforcement Polymer Composites

Ramesh Chandra Mohapatra

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104519  252 Downloads  512 Views   Citations

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Marx’s Religious Dilemma: An Islamic Reply

Muhammad Rizwan Junaid, Khadija Naz

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104448  241 Downloads  489 Views   Citations

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On the Construction of Teacher Knowledge from the Perspective of Sociology of Knowledge: Exemplified with Teachers of Open University of China

Junxian Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104397  158 Downloads  266 Views   Citations

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Direct Current Charger Hardware Platform Design

Yu Zhang

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104593  225 Downloads  406 Views   Citations

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The Exploration of Factors That Affect Travel Safety of Child Passengers

Kai Liu

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104574  180 Downloads  361 Views   Citations

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Pedestrian Detection with Improved LBP and Hog Algorithm

Wei Zhou, Suyun Luo

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104573  227 Downloads  660 Views   Citations

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Research on Pathways of Non-Profit Organizations Involvement in Social Pension Service in China

Yuanting Wei

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104558  165 Downloads  343 Views   Citations

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Gravitational Wave as Symmetry Breaking within a New Model: An Overview

Sandro Antonelli

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104549  153 Downloads  279 Views   Citations

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Multitemporal Analysis of Coastal Erosion Based on Multisource Satellite Images in the South of the Mono Transboundary Biosphere Reserve in Togo (West Africa)

Yawo Konko, Bawinabadi Bagaram, Frédéric Julien, Kokouvi Gbétey Akpamou, Kouami Kokou

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104526  222 Downloads  524 Views   Citations

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The Social Policies and Programs of the State from the Perspective of Multidimensional Poverty in the Puno Region

Juan Inquilla Mamani

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104474  199 Downloads  411 Views   Citations

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Child Labor and Reproduction of Family Poverty in Puno: A Pending Social Debt

Juan Inquilla Mamani

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104473  201 Downloads  448 Views   Citations

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Getting it Right from the Start: An Interprofessional Orientation Experience for Graduate Health Sciences Students, Evaluating Attitudes toward Role

Lucyellen Dahlgren, Debra Gibbs, Suzanne Greenwalt, Lindsay Hahn, Mary S. Dietrich

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104460  250 Downloads  760 Views   Citations

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Efficacy of Azadirachta indica Leaf Powder and Ethanol Extract on Adult Periplanata americana under Laboratory Condition

Ukoroije Boate Rosemary, Abowei Jasper Freeborn Nestor, Otayoor Richard Abalis

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104458  345 Downloads  1,428 Views   Citations

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Technical Feasibility of Hermetia illucens in Integrated Waste Management, Renovated with Sewage Water, an Overview

Atun Roy Choudhury, Ashok Kumar Natarajan, Srinivas Kesavarapu, Arutchelvan Veeraraghavan, Sandeep Kumar Dugyala, Koteswara Rao, Krishna Rao Thota

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104421  438 Downloads  1,222 Views   Citations

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Premature Weaning and Lived Experience of Primiparae Women during Breastfeeding

Yayila Tshimba Sylvie, Mulubwa Kyalubile Nonon, Mutomb Kambaj Fidèle, Kikange Kasama Tréso, Chilufya Kishimba Jacquie, Mwinkeu Kasongo Narcisse

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104404  200 Downloads  488 Views   Citations

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Intelligent Vehicle Global Path Planning Based on Improved Particle Swarm Optimization

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104587  156 Downloads  378 Views   Citations

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Aerosol Optical and Micro-Physical Characteristic Derived from AERONET in Kenya^*

Misiani Zachary, Shengjie Niu, Jingjing Lü

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104551  273 Downloads  545 Views   Citations

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Library and Information Science Education: Panacea to Restiveness and Roadmap to National Development

Joy C. Onyenachi, Edward C. Amadi

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103963  278 Downloads  554 Views   Citations

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Artificial Dasein: Solving the Frame Problem with Incremental Contextualization

Kole Harvey

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104535  202 Downloads  423 Views   Citations

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Quarry Mud as Partial Replacement for Fine Combination (Sand) in Concrete

Sp. Aswinpalaniappan, G. Panneerselvam

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104529  284 Downloads  721 Views   Citations

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Design and Fabrication of a Manually Operated Hydraulic Press

Fisayo Adesina, Tiamiyu Ishola Mohammed, Oluwole Timothy Ojo

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104522  1,974 Downloads  3,802 Views   Citations

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The Efficacy of Ocimum gratissimum Leaf Powder and Ethanol Extract on Adult Periplanata americana under Laboratory Condition

Boate Rosemary Ukoroije, Jasper Freeborn Nestor Abowei, Richard Abalis Otayoor

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104455  289 Downloads  1,356 Views   Citations

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Promoting Pragmatic Competence in Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Xiaoyang Shu

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104398  707 Downloads  1,509 Views   Citations

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The Level of Awareness of Fast Food Operators on Food Safety and Hygiene Practices

Millicent Amoah, Regina E. Adonu, Eric Paintsil

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104392  323 Downloads  772 Views   Citations

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Total Information Score, Multivariate Analysis and Usefulness of Agricultural Knowledge and Information of Irrigation Farmers in North Western Nigeria

Lawal Iro Sani, Umar Maiwada

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103132  212 Downloads  446 Views   Citations

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Inherent Differences between Bound and Radiation Fields

Eliahu Comay

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104517  199 Downloads  515 Views   Citations

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Risk Factors and Co-Existence of Infectious Causes of Reproductive Failures in Selected Uganda Cattle and Goats: A Brucella spps-Toxoplasma gondii Study

Steven Kakooza, Maria Tumwebaze, Esther Nabatta, Joseph Byaruhanga, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Edward Wampande

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104502  185 Downloads  459 Views   Citations

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Stability of a Non-Linear Exponential Autoregressive Model

Abdulghafoor Jasem Salem, Abeer Abdulkhaleq Ahmad

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104482  155 Downloads  302 Views   Citations

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Research and Application of Supercapacitor Charging System

Minghai Duan, Xiaoxiao Cao, Qiyu Zhang, Xiaohui Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104544  244 Downloads  703 Views   Citations

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A Predictive Model for Graduate Application to Enrollment

Vahid Lotfi, Bradley Maki

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104499  472 Downloads  1,240 Views   Citations

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Application of PSCF and CWT to Identify Potential Sources of Aerosol Optical Depth in ICIPE Mbita

Misiani Zachary, Lun Yin, Mwai Zacharia

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104487  329 Downloads  842 Views   Citations

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The Design and Realization of PKE System Based on ARM9

Tongfei Tu, Suyun Luo

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104559  235 Downloads  400 Views   Citations

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Building Artificial Intelligence for Dermatological Practice

Brian Tian

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104541  184 Downloads  395 Views   Citations

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Nuclear Electromagnetic Generator: Mathematical Model on Toroidal Vacuum Scheme

V. Yu. Tertychny-Dauri

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104524  174 Downloads  298 Views   Citations

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Classification, Characterization and Comparison of Aquatic Ecosystems in the Landscape of Adilabad District, Telangana, Deccan Region, India

Medagam Thirupathi Reddy, Natarajan Sivaraj, Venkateswaran Kamala, Someswara Rao Pandravada, Neelam Sunil, Nilamani Dikshit

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104459  320 Downloads  1,301 Views   Citations

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Wrinkle Severity Grading Scale: A Southeast Asia Study

Brian Tian

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103757  248 Downloads  442 Views   Citations

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The Electromagnetic Unification of Four Forces and Electromagnetic Structures of Particles

Zi-Jian Cai

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104514  155 Downloads  314 Views   Citations

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Skin Whitening among Female University Students in Northeastern Nigeria

M. O. Amodu, M. T. Bolori, I. M. Ahmad, A. Kale, A. Kuchichi

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104501  796 Downloads  2,863 Views   Citations

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The Improvement of Caring Behavior among Nurses through Nursing Leadership Based on the Emotional Intelligent

Nur Izzah, Agung Waluyo, Dewi Irawaty, Mochtarudin Mansyur

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104466  303 Downloads  705 Views   Citations

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The Recruitment Pattern of Liza falcipinnis from Elechi Creek, Upper Bonny, Niger Delta, Nigeria

Awoteinm Dateme Isaiah George, Jasper Freeborn Nestor Abowei

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104457  167 Downloads  348 Views   Citations

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Using a New Routing Metric in Paths Discovery Process for MAODV

Read Jabri, Saher Manaseer, Esra’a Mahmoud Alhenawi

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104425  188 Downloads  519 Views   Citations

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Linking Soil Conservation in Potato Production Systems in the Highlands of Southwestern Uganda to Gender and Farmer-Market Types

Robert Muzira, John Steven Tenywa, Twaha Basamba

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104422  186 Downloads  358 Views   Citations

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Effect of Striga Trap Crops and Nitrogen Fertilizer Application on Yield and Yield Related Traits of Sorghum [Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench] at Fedis District, Eastern Ethiopia

Fikadu Tadesse, Tamado Tana, Jemal Abdulahi, Fuad Abduselam

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103978  296 Downloads  607 Views   Citations

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The Effectiveness of Preventive Education against Dating Violence in Japanese Agricultural and Commercial High Schools

Tomoko Suga, Mayumi Shiota

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104542  220 Downloads  593 Views   Citations

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Occurrence of Important Viral and Bacterial Diseases in Poultry Flocks in District Khairpur Mir’s, Sindh, Pakistan

Rehana Aslam, Zaibun-Nisa Memon, Dilpat Rai Menghwar, Qalender Bux, Hakim Ali Keerio

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104488  189 Downloads  539 Views   Citations

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Lots Quality Assurance Survey (LQAS) as a Strategy to Achieving Quality LLIN Campaigns: The Nigerian Experience

Jalal-Eddeen Abubakar Saleh, Akubue Augustine Uchenna, Dr. Abdullahi Saddiq, Alemu Wondimagegnehu, Rex Mpazanje, Dr. Bala Mohammed Audu

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104484  406 Downloads  790 Views   Citations

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Application and Comparison of Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Network Methods in Path Finding of Pipeline Water Transmission System, from Taleghan’s Dam to Hashtgerd New City, Tehran, Iran

M. Arabi, Saeid Gharehhassanloo

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104303  168 Downloads  380 Views   Citations

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Sexual Abuse among Female Undergraduates in Tertiary Institutions in IMO State, Southeast Nigeria: Prevalence, Pattern and Determinants

Chukwuma B. Duru, Chinyere M. Aguocha, Anthony C. Iwu, Uche R. Oluoha, Ijeoma N. Okedo-Alex, Ikechi Ohanle, Ernest Nwaigbo

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104516  415 Downloads  1,827 Views   Citations

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A New Chestnut Cultivar “Huaqiao 2”

Yingqiu Tian

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104515  167 Downloads  300 Views   Citations

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Occupational Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids among Interns in a Tertiary Hospital in Port Harcourt, Nigeria

Nsirimobu Ichendu Paul, Tamunopreye Jaja, Peace Ibo Opara

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104122  210 Downloads  494 Views   Citations

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The Relativistic Giant Atom: Evidences and Recommendations

Emad Eldieb

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1103797  202 Downloads  448 Views   Citations

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Automatic Irrigation System Using Android

Souvanxay Lorvanleuang, Yandong Zhao

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104503  991 Downloads  3,408 Views   Citations

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Analysis and Reflection on the Utilization of Foreign Academic E-Book—An Empirical Study Based on 367 Users of a University

Jiayin Liu, Chen Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104500  213 Downloads  388 Views   Citations

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Finite Element Analysis of High Frequency Breaker Vibrator

Xiaofan Hou, Guoping Yang

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104485  217 Downloads  398 Views   Citations

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An Appreciation of “A Psalm of Life”

Xiaoqun Chen

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104489  1,989 Downloads  4,209 Views   Citations

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Microbial Inoculants Development for Bioremediation of Gasoline and Diesel Contaminated Soil

Aline Jaime Leal, Edmo Montes Rodrigues, Rita de Cássia Rocha Fernandes, Arnaldo Chaer Borges, Aline Daniela Lopes Júlio, Fernanda de Souza Freitas, Marcos Rogério Tótola

Abstract | References Full-Text HTML XML   Pub. Date: April 8, 2018

DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104449  271 Downloads  647 Views   Citations

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Submergence Tolerance in Irrigated and Rainfed Lowland Rice Varieties: Agro-Morphological Basis for Rice Genetic Improvement in Southern Benin

Magloire Oteyami, Espérance Codjia, Clement Agbangla, Leonard Ahoton, Carline Santos, David Montcho, Antoine Missihoun

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104304  247 Downloads  505 Views   Citations

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The Sun’s Movement in the Sky Now and in the Past

Joseph J. Smulsky

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DOI: 10.4236/oalib.1104250  196 Downloads  416 Views   Citations

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