The performance of zirconia toughened alumina with addition of MgO additives is investigated. Optimized composition of MgO at 1.1 wt% was used in the composition with alumina/yittria stabilized zirconia (YSZ). The composition was mixed, uniaxially pressed into rhombic 80º cutting inserts with 0.8 mm nose radius and sintered at 1600ºC for 4 h in p

This study has examined the effects of using TPNR backbone polymer on the morphology and mechanical properties of the metal injection moulding feedstock 316L stainless steel with paraffin wax (PW) and palm stearin (PS) respectively as the main binder and stearic acid as a lubricant during mixing and injection moulding process. Tensile behaviour ind

The purpose of this study is to examine the influence of school distributed leadership (DL) on teachers’ organizational commitment (TC) and to investigate if teachers’ empowerment (TE) mediates the relationship between distributed leadership and teachers’ organizational commitment. The study distributed 750 questionnaires to the sampled respo

The practice of female circumcision pre-dates Islam. The Jews and the Coptic Christians in Egypt are known for this practice. The basis for female circumcision is basically the Sunnah of the Prophet pbuh, the tradition from compilation of Abu Dawood. The Muslim scholars that see no wrong in female circumcision themselves approve of the practice whe

The often-encountered problem such as protein degradation has driven various methods of cell lysis post fermentation used. In this paper we compare the use of homogenization, sonication, sonication with lysozyme and chemical lysis using B-PER reagent with lysozyme to extract the recombinant bromelain from E. coli BL21-AI. The sonication process is

The purpose of this study is to investigate the influence of distributed leadership (DL) on school effectiveness (SE) in junior secondary schools in Katsina state, Nigeria. The study also investigates if teachers’ commitment (TC) mediates the relationship between DL and SE. The study sampled three hundred and one (301) teachers. SPSS version (16.

In digital communication the QPSK (quadrature phase-shift keying) signal occupies a special position, from satellite systems through to Local Area Networks (LAN). The QPSK signal can be detected or received using analog or digital receivers. The detection capability of digital receivers relies mainly on the number of samples per signal element and

The formation of tourism experience frequently subjected to complexity of individual tourist psycho-graphical factor, which leads to vast difference in the end experience formed among the respective tourist. However, the fact that travelling is highly subjected to environmental fuzziness and the issue of geographical consciousness may interfere the

Estimates indicate that Nigeria has more than 50,000 maternal deaths annually, while many key maternal health indicators have remained stagnant or have worsened over the last decade, and coverage and utilization of key interventions are correspondingly low. The maternal mortality in Nigeria is 576 per 100,000 live births according to Nigeria demogr

This study investigated the use of Mobile and Wireless Technology (MWT) in higher education using the selected public university students in Malaysia. A random sampling has been selected among 490 students from three Public Universities and one Polytechnic. The study has been addressed to focus on the applications of MWT in learning and to identify