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Journal of Applied Research and Technology

April 2017 Volume 15, Number 2

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Number of articles: 11

  1. Convenient synthesis, characterization and surface active properties of novel cationic gemini surfactants with carbonate linkage based on C12[sbnd]C18 sat./unsat. fatty acids

    Divya Bajpai Tripathy & Anuradha Mishra

    Cationic imidazoline surfactants have already gained much interest due to their wide range of industrial applications. In the present scenario on surfactants research, surfactants are being... More

    pp. 93-101

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  2. Enhancement of GdVO4:Eu3+ red fluorescence through plasmonic effect of silver nanoprisms on Si solar cell surface

    Swati Bishnoi & Santa Chawla

    A comprehensive study on deposition and conjugation of red emitting phosphor (GdVO More

    pp. 102-109

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  3. A study of the effects of phenolic de-emulsifier solutions in xylene on the de-emulsification of a Nigerian crude oil emulsion

    Vincent Enontiemonria Efeovbokhan, Department of Chemical Engineering, Covenant University, Nigeria; Joseph Denis Udonne, Department of Chemical Engineering and Polymer, Lagos State University, Nigeria; Ayodedji Adedeji Ayoola & Oluwadara Temitayo Shogbamu, Department of Chemical Engineering, Covenant University, Nigeria; Rasheed Babalola, Akwa Ibom State University, Ikot Akpaden, Nigeria

    The research and development of de-emulsifiers for separating water from crude oil emulsions usually result in varying degrees of success, depending on the location and the type of crude being... More

    pp. 110-121

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  4. Synthesis and characterization of novel α-monomers of peptide nucleic acid

    Anjali Gupta

    This paper reports the synthesis and characterization of two novel modified α-monomers of peptide nucleic acid containing thymine and cytosine nucleobases. These novel monomers have been... More

    pp. 122-131

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  5. Room-temperature ferromagnetism in Ni-doped TiO2 diluted magnetic semiconductor thin films

    Bushra Parveen, Mahmood-ul-Hassan & Zeeshan Khalid, Materials Growth and Simulation Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of the Punjab, Pakistan; Saira Riaz & Shahzad Naseem, Centre of Excellence in Solid State Physics, University of the Punjab, Pakistan

    We report undoped and Ni-doped TiO More

    pp. 132-139

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  6. Vision-aided system for obtaining a required weight by efficient choice of irregular fragments

    Francisco Sánchez Niño, Instituto de Investigación en Comunicación Óptica IICO-UASLP, Mexico; Victor Hugo Compeán Jasso, CONACYT Research Fellow - Instituto de Investigación en Comunicación Óptica IICO-UASLP, Mexico; Francisco Javier De Anda Salazar, Instituto de Investigación en Comunicación Óptica IICO-UASLP, Mexico; Carlos Soubervielle Montalvo & Juan Carlos Muñoz, Facultad de Ingeniería UASLP, Mexico

    There are some situations when it is necessary to weigh, with high accuracy and high precision, a required amount of material using heterogeneous and irregular pieces. As an example, in the... More

    pp. 140-142

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  7. Thorax thermographic simulator for breast pathologies

    Itzel A. Avila-Castro, Licenciatura en Tecnología, Centro de Física Aplicada y Tecnología Avanzada (CFATA), Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Campus Juriquilla, Mexico; Angel Ramon Hernández-Martínez & Miriam Estevez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CFATA, Campus Juriquilla, Mexico; Martha Cruz, Universidad del Valle de México, Campus Querétaro, Mexico; Rodrigo Esparza, Ramiro Pérez & Angel Luis Rodríguez, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, CFATA, Campus Juriquilla, Mexico

    New diagnostic techniques for breast cancer detection have been developed and improved, in order to increase patient life expectancy. These techniques were emphasized in early detection of tumors... More

    pp. 143-151

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  8. ACS algorithm tuned ANFIS-based controller for LFC in deregulated environment

    Ramesh Kumar Selvaraju & Ganapathy Somaskandan

    In this paper, an artificial cooperative search (ACS) algorithm tuned adaptive network-based fuzzy inference system (ANFIS) controller for optimal gain tuning of load frequency control (LFC)... More

    pp. 152-166

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  9. Treatment of high saline textile wastewater by activated sludge microorganisms

    Hanieh Mirbolooki, Academic Centre for Education, Culture and Research (ACECR), Environmental Research Institute, Iran (Islamic Republic Of); Reza Amirnezhad, IAU, Tonekabon Branch, Iran (Islamic Republic Of); Ali Reza Pendashteh, University of Guilan, Iran (Islamic Republic Of)

    Textile wastewater is a combination of various chemicals and different types of dyes and has a salty nature. In this study, an SBR (sequencing batch reactor) was used to treat synthetic and real... More

    pp. 167-172

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  10. Particle swarm optimization (PSO)-based tuning technique for PI controller for management of a distributed static synchronous compensator (DSTATCOM) for improved dynamic response and power quality

    T. Eswaran & V. Suresh Kumar

    The distributed static synchronous compensator (DSTATCOM) has emerged as an indispensable compensator element in the management of reactive power demand in distributed power management systems as... More

    pp. 173-189

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  11. Elaboration and characterization of composite material based on epoxy resin and clay fillers

    Dalila Laouchedi, Boudjema Bezzazi & Chouaib Aribi, Research Unit Materials, Processes and Environment (RU-MPE), University M’Hamed Bougara, Algeria

    The present work aims at investigating the effect of locally produced clay (Algeria), along with the effect of their size and rate on physical and mechanical properties of the composite material.... More

    pp. 190-204

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