Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2019 Edition


Publication for Volume 10, Issue 1, January 2019.

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The Concept of Antiparticle and Force of Gravity[ ]


The basic understanding involves the knowledge of antiparticle and vividly challenges the force of gravity as well. The topic requires a deep thought and a thorough understanding of Islamic Concept of antimatter also. Scientists should know the facts and realities behind this topic. The basic thing is that scientists are facing difficulty in finding the origin of the force of gravity [natural/intrinsic force] and existence of antiparticle. This RESEARCH states that the anti particle of every particle can balance it. Even there is an antiparticle of human being associated with him or inside him..but what is that???

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The role of corporate governance in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the Fourth Industrial Era- Challenges for the developing economies such as Zimbabwe[ ]


The study interrogates the role of corporate governance in Logistics and Supply Chain Management in the context of automation processes in supply chains as dictated by the Fourth Industrial Revolution Era (4IR). The study noted that it is people who give value and power to technical systems and as such corporate governance will be needed more than before.

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The Sweet Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) for Feed and Energy[ ]


The Sweet sorghum plants (Sorghum bicolor L.) are cereal plants that are quite potential to be developed in Indonesia because they have a fairly extensive environmental adaptation, especially in marginal dry land. The Sweet Sorghum is also an alternative commodity for, feed and bioenergy that is very prospective in terms of all the biomass components that can be utilized. Sorghum is a prospective source of bioethanol raw material. The Cultivation of sweet sorghum plants for renewable energy and animal feed that is no plant waste that pollutes the environment or we can say that almost zero waste or no waste disposal to environment.

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A Review of Graphical, Hybrid and Multifactor Authentication Systems[ ]


Since the advent of computing systems, users have stored volumes of information on computers and computing devices and have relied on passwords for the protection of these devices and valuable information. Considerable research has thus been carried out in the field of user authentication to ascertain the best way to protect devices and data as well as the most promising options in the design of user passwords. Graphical passwords have been proposed as alternatives to text based or alphanumeric passwords that have remained the most dominant authentication methods in spite of their weaknesses.

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Spéculation Foncière au Mali : Le Point Économique[ ]


This article presents the origins of Malian agricultural land speculation and its prospective effects on the evolution of agricultural land prices in Mali. We analyze the evolution of the price of land as a determinant of land speculation by domestic and foreign investors for agricultural and nonagricultural use from the average annual growth rate and the traditional Divisia index. Assuming that the increase in the price of agricultural land makes it possible to observe two trends in production, a declining or increasing production trend depending on the agricultural area and the land price.

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Hybrid Self-Sensing Cement Composite for Traffic Monitoring[ ]


This paper presents self-sensing cement-based composite adopted to control and monitor the traffic flow volume. In this work, cement was mixed with different percentages of carbon black (CB) and activated granulated ground blast furnace slag (GGBFS) (hybrid paste), by weight of cement. The aim was to fabricate an inexpensive and concrete friendly material whose piezo resistive properties helps to sense the axel pressure prompted by the vehicles passing over it. In experiment work, first of all the pressure sensitivity of various mix designs was examined in laboratory and the mix design which displayed more sensitivity to applied load was used on road testing for car detection.

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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF THE QUALITIES OF TOP AND CLAY SOILS AS AN ALTERNATIVE PLASTER MORTARS IN CONSTRUCTION[ ]


The economic situation in Nigeria has escalated the cost of construction materials in common use, hence, the cost of building a house has almost gone out of reach of the average person. People must have shelter, which means they must build houses to live in. The river plaster sand is one of such materials, which may not be available in some places or very expensive if seen. The solution to this is to exploit alternative materials such as clay and soil.

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Design & Performance Evaluation of a Dipole Antenna Using Various Lengths of Antenna Material[ ]


In this paper, a comprehensive study has been undertaken on designing and the performance evaluation of a dipole antenna. The performance of the proposed antenna has been conducted by observing the return loss, bandwidth, reflection coefficient, VSWR for different antenna lengths ranging from 0.4m to 1m. This antenna design and simulative study has been made by using COMSOL multi-physics, Matlab2018a simulation software.

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IOT Based Smart Irrigation and Plant Disease Detection[ ]


Water is the most essential contribution for upgrading agricultural productivity and therefore expansion of water system has been a key format in the improvement of farming in the nation. It is the important source in human life. Around 80 % to 90 % water used in agriculture field. As due to day by day growth in globalization and population water consumption is also increases.

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Experimental Study for Strengthening of RC Rectangular Columns with Anchored CFRP Sheets[ ]


Debonding between CFRP sheets and concrete surface is one of the most important modes of failure. The common solution to prevent this mode of failure is to extend the CFRP sheets by enough length to avoid debonding. A more advanced technique is to anchor the CFRP sheets to the concrete element using either steel or CFRP anchors. The aim of this research is to study the effect of using CFRP anchors on the capacity of concentric and eccentric RC columns. In order to achieve that goal, ten specimens of RC columns divided into two sets were tested.

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Studies on Red eri silk -wool blended spun Yarns and their fabrics[ ]


Red Eri silk long staple fibres were blended with wool fibre in different proportion for producing ring spun yarn on worsted system of spinning and the yarns produced were converted into plain woven fabrics on power loom. Various fabric properties viz., functional, aesthetic, thermal including low-stress mechanical properties and hand values were determined on Kawabata fabric evaluation system. Blending of eri with wool improve the fabric durability, aesthetic and wear comfort performance. Fabrics produced from 70:30 and 60:40 eri wool blended fabrics are suitable for summer and winter dress material respectively.

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Information Accessibility and Risk Practices among People Living with HIV/AIDS in South-West, Nigeria[ ]


Information accessibility implies the ease with which the required information is reachable at the right place, to the right users. Access to information lifts individual from the state of ignorance, illiteracy and poverty to a state of enlightenment, posterity and literacy. Information accessibility is considered by Bartlett and Toms (2005) as critical in the background of a goal-targeted problem solving information. PLWHA have important roles to play if HIV/AIDS related health objective visions by the Government are to be achieved by updating themselves with relevant information.

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Spatial segregation and social discrimination in the context of pirana landfill site for waste pickers community[ ]


As a part of our regular activities through out the day we create a lot waste around us, the manner in which this generated waste is handled, collected, stored and disposed can be of vital concern especially with respect to public health as well as from environmental perspective. Thus included a wide range of activities that target towards minimising environmental, health and also aesthetical impact of the various waste generated. A recent study conducted by Chintan, an Environmental Research and Action group suggested that the municipality saves about nearly Rupees 6 hundred thousands daily due to the efforts and contribution of the waste pickers of the city.

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GEOCHEMISTRY, AND FELDSPATHIC STUDIES OF PAN AFRICAN GRANITES AROUND ADO EKITI, EKITI STATE, SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA[ ]


The geochemistry and feldspathic studies of granite and charnockitic rocks in Ado Ekiti areas are studied. Geochemical data from the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis show that the rocks are forran (Fe-rich) and magnesian, alkaline and subalkaline using classification schemes.

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ECG Signal Based Angina Pectoris Detection Using Statistical and Machine Learning Approach[ ]


Angina pectoris due to ischemia is very crucial to detect because, if it can be detected earlier, doctor can provide the patient proper medication to cure. Sometimes from a long ECG data it is tiresome to calculate and differentiate the normal and angina pectoris affected ECG peak to decide about the condition of the patient. In addition, the remote areas of lower and mid-lower income countries often face lack of experienced doctors or highly cost devices like eco-cardiogram, MRI to detect angina. In these regions, automatic identification of ECG features can be a fruitful solution.

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The Relationship Between Teacher Perceptions of Administrative Support and Teacher Retention[ ]


A continued loss of teachers from the already limited supply of those entering the field is likely to create a teacher shortage as student populations continue to rise. Because the supply of teachers does not meet the demand, it is necessary to consider the reasons that teachers leave the profession. The problem addressed in this research study was a national shortage of teachers.

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Perceptional Measure of Growth and Development of SMEs By Subsidized Loan[ ]


Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) incorporate a massive role to support the currency value of any country, hence the aim of this paper is to support the SMEs and acknowledge to government about polices, that how they're working and might scale back the uncertainty and increase the effectiveness of loan polices. I had done a survey to measure the perception of SMEs for subsidized loan. Majority of participants don't seem to be happy as they don't rely that loan maximizes the profit or useful for growth and development of SMEs. Restricted numbers of participants and extremely confidential polices of banks with participants, build a gap in result and unable it for further future analysis. Application method is hard it's a time overwhelming, needed work, proof of monetary expenditure bills and even standing on precise given time. this study is believed to be the primary, that has scientifically developed and after trial and error tested the constructs that represent a perception study on sponsored loan on SMEs.

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Green Supply Chain Management Practices for Green Apparel Supply Chain[ ]


In order to achieve environmental sustainability in the apparel supply chain, the aim of this manuscript is handed into three folds. Primarily, this paper is presenting the green supply chain management (GSCM) practices through extensive literature review, which are closely relevant to the apparel supply chain. Secondly, proposing a model for green apparel supply chain (GASC) for the apprehension of environmental sustainability.

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Heavy Metals Analysis in Crab (Callinectes pali), Tilapia (Tilapia queneesis) and Catfish (Clarias gariepinus) Species from Crude Oil Polluted River (Escravos River)[ ]


A freshly caught species of crabs, tilapia and cat fishes were bought from fishermen at the point of fishing in Kurutie, Okerenkoko and Kurukunama communities. Samples were oven dried at 105?C for 24hours and ground to powder. Samples were digested following a modified digestion method of AOAC. Digested samples were analysed with AAS for concentrations of Cu, Fe, Cd, As, Cr, Se, Pb, Zn, Ni and Mn. Results showed that the concentrations of Cu and Pb were below detectable limit, concentrations of Cd and Zn were within the WHO and EU acceptable limit and the concentrations of Fe, As, Se, Ni, Mn and Cr were above the WHO and EU acceptable values.

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The Role of Human Resource Management in Improving Organizational Performance of Licensed Commercial Banks in Trincomalee District[ ]


The Commercial banking sector is human capital intensive since it relies heavily on its human resource capital to offer services to its clients. This implies that the human capital plays a critical role in order for the banks to meet their goals and thus it is important to explore and study the HRM practices which impact on the human capital and banks performance. The main objective of the study was to determine the influence of Human Resource Management Practices on the organizational Performance of Commercial Banks in Trincomalee District. The population of study comprised of all the 10 licensed commercial banks in Trincomalee District. Both primary and secondary data was collected.

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Non-invasive, Early Detection of Invasive Ductal Carcinoma (IDC) via Deep Convolutional Neural Networks Using Breast Cancer Histology Images[ ]


Breast cancer is responsible for causing the greatest number of cancer-related deaths among women, impacting 2.1 million women every year (WHO). Breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women, with invasive ductal carcinoma (IDC) representing 80 percent of all breast cancer diagnoses. One way to reduce the number of deaths caused by breast cancer is to perform early diagnosis to detect the presence of a malignant tumor before the tumor gets too harmful. While there are several methods of diagnosing and testing a tumor, they all have their own sets of problems: they are time-consuming, expensive, and limited in their ability to diagnose a variety of tumors

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Theory of Nothing - Spandakarika[ ]


I am going to present a theory of manifestation, which can link all the four forces of universe and can able to explain whole creation and evolution of universe. To understand Theory of Nothing (TON) first I'll explain an old tantric philosophy 'Spandakarika' and also need to explain Sankhya philosophy. To better understand 'Sankhya philosophy' any one can read my paper published in IJSER December 2015 edition with title 'Theory of anything - Sankhya philosophy' or read my book 'Detail geography of space'.

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User Privacy in IOT[ ]


Internet of things (IOT) is growing and relatively new technology using wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) and IP based communication. Participation of large number of devices and there mobility make it more and more challenging in term of connectivity, security and user privacy. In this paper we are going to analyze the technological aspect regarding network technologies, security and user privacy issues and suggest measures for improvements of user privacy in such ubiquitous networks. Because of unattended nature of IOT devices regular connectivity and security related issues always will be there and these are of our major concerns to make the network more secure

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A Hybrid Algorithm Using Ant Colony Optimisation and Cuttle Fish Algorithm for Feature Selection of Intrusion Detection[ ]


Ant Colony Optimisation (ACO) and cuttle Fish Algorithm (CFA) are the familiar algorithms used to solve many optimisation problems. Intrusion Detection System (IDS) is software used to detect intruders entering into a network. IDS contain many steps such as Pre-processing, Feature Selection (FS), Optimization Model and Classification. FS is an important step in IDS. Many algorithms have been used for feature selection. This paper proposes an hybrid algorithm by combining ACO and CFA for FS.ACO performs global search in a better way and hence it is combined with CFA to generate efficient solution. ACO is used to generate initial solution for CFA. With the best initial solution generated by ACO, CFA generates an optimal feature subset.

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Smart City Architecture and Applications based on IoT: A Theoretical Overview[ ]


The Urban development is turning into more and more reliant on the sensible use of intelligent services. In the process of offering better services to all citizens and enhancing the performance of organizational strategies, the idea of a smart city has been praised as a promising solution for the coming challenge of global urbanization. This paper represents a literature review of smart cities. First, it introduces the origin and essential issues facing the smart city concept and then performs the fundamentals of a smart city by analyzing its definition and application domains. Second, a data-centric view of smart city architectures.

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GEOCHEMISTRY, AND FELDSPATHIC STUDIES OF PAN AFRICAN GRANITES AROUND ADO EKITI, EKITI STATE, SOUTHWEST, NIGERIA[ ]


The geochemistry and feldspathic studies of granite and charnockitic rocks in Ado Ekiti areas are studied. Geochemical data from the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) analysis show that the rocks are forran (Fe-rich) and magnesian, alkaline and subalkaline using classification schemes. They are also classified as mafic and felsic having mafic silicate minerals such as biotite, hornblende, pyroxene, and plagiocle feldspar in varying proportions and felsic minerals such as quartz, muscovite orthoclase feldspar and albite. These rocks are formed from the granite clan of rocks from partial melting of basaltic rocks.

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Characterization of biodiesel production from sugar cane filter mud oil - Wonji sugar factories in Ethiopia[ ]


Significant improvements to Ethiopia's trade balance are needed to required economic development. One main issue is that around 65% of Ethiopia export earnings are needed to pay for the import of petroleum products. Biodiesel can be produced from plenty of oil containing feedstock and is an alternative renewable fuel. This research was about the production of biodiesel from sugarcane filter mud (cake) oil that it is non edible.

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Isolation, Identification and comparative study for detection of Vibrio parahaemolyticus in fresh seafood from Damietta Governorate markets, Egypt[ ]


Seafood is one of the most important fishery products of the coastal governorates in Egypt. In recent years, Vibriosis has been an important cause of fish production loss and human health risk. The objective of this study is to detect the prevalence and quantification of Vibrio parahaemolyticus (VP) in 100 (25/ species) of seafood samples;

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Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Theory and Imaging Techniques: A Technical Mini-Review[ ]


This paper takes care of the theoretical underpinnings of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and stated the mathematical model that governed the principle development of MRI. We discussed the experimental data steps as well as design anal-yses that are related to MRI image development.

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Correlation Analysis between Adult moths Longevity and Few Economic Traits in Selected Multi-bi hybrids and Its Reciprocal Crosses[ ]


The correlation studies was carried out in eight hybrids where, multivoltine Pure Mysore (PM) is crossed to bivoltines of C108, KA, NB4D2 and CSR2 races/breed regularly (PMxC108, PMxKA, PMxNB4D2 and PMxCSR2) and reciprocally (C108xPM, KAxPM, NB4D2xPM and CSR2xPM). On the mean adult life span was correlated with larval weight, cocoon weight, shell weight, shell percentage and filament length based on the Pearson correlation co-efficient estimations, there is correlation between adult longevity and larval weight.

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A familial case of Pseudoachondroplasia in China, with a deletion-mutation in COMP gene identified by Next Generation Sequencing[ ]


Pseudoachondroplasia (PSACH) is a rare form of skeletal dysplasia, caused by mutation in the Cartilage Oligomeric Ma-trix Protein (COMP), which has an autosomal dominant (AD) inheritance pattern or can be from de novo mutation. Few cases have been reported in China. We report a family of two generations affected with PSACH. The Proband, male 38 years old, with short stature and obvious shortened upper and lower limbs attended our Genetic counseling center with his wife, normal physic and 11-weeks pregnant, with concern about the probability that the fetus may have PSACH phe-notype.

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STRUCTURAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES OF Al2O3-ZrO2 DENTAL BIOCERAMICS[ ]


Alumina (Al2O3) and Zirconia (ZrO2) was introduced as a ceramic material for implant abutments because of its superior mechanical properties. With this introduction, a composite ZrO2 toughened Al2O3 (ZTA) is widely used as ceramic abutment. In the present study, samples of Al2O3 with varied ZrO2 (10-40 wt %) were prepared. Samples were sintered at temperature 1550, 1600 and 1650 °C for 2 hours.

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A study on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Evaluation of Low back pain[ ]


Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most prevalent complaints among the people worldwide. According to the medical statistics, about 80 percent of people have at least one episode of LBP during their lifetime cause them to visit a physician for treatment. LBP is the most prevalent cause of work disability and its related leaves among people under 45 years old. Numerous studies have been conducted on the connection between clinical signs, patients' complaints, the level of lumbar disc herniation, and abnormal findings of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

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Comparative analysis and a systematic survey study of software cost effort estimation in India[ ]


According to Current scenario of India cost estimation plays a vital role in the whole cycle of software development. Software development process involves various techniques and skills which help for accurate estimation, overall charges, early delivery date, required effort and assurance of project acceptance or denial.

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Isolation, Characterization and Antibacterial Activities Evaluation of Rumex abyssinicus Rootbark Extracts[ ]


The bioactive phytochemical constituents present in the plant play a significant role in the development of medicines and drug discovery. Rumex abyssinicus is one of the plants that grow in Ethiopia and different parts of this plant are used as a traditional medicine. The aim of this research was isolation and characterization of bioactive compounds from Rumex abyssinicus rootbark. The plant material was collected from Oromia region around Ilu Ababor Zone, Metu College of teachers' education campus during February 2016

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Real-Time System for Intrusion Detection Using Optimized Data- Mining Technique[ ]


In today's world of fast information technology to maintain the security of network system is important. Network infrastructure devices help greatly in managing various spines of any enterprise like bank accounts, online transaction, transportation, social insurance, protection, correspondence and computer networks systems; but at the same time may suffer from unauthorized access, data theft, network abuse, data modification and DOS (denial of service) attacks which prevent assurance of continuous service to legitimate users of the network.

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Propagating the creative use of Mobile Phone in ESL classrooms[ ]


The past two decades have shown vast improvement in technology innovations and their applications in various fields. The digital technology has been lending support to classroom instructions in language classes across the world. Technology integration in teaching has been made possible with the use of PCs, Laptops, audio and video facilities via internet and Television sets in the language labs. Hence, if digital technology and mobile technology are considered different, the former has surely been the predecessor of today's mobile technology. Digital technology and mobile technology, though operate on more or less from the same platform the latter seems to have callous impact on the young and old alike because of its sleek and light-weight hand held devices for their social connectivity.

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Analyse de l'évolution et de la gestion des déchets d'équipements électroniques et informatiques au Mali[ ]


Ce siècle du tout numérique se caractérise par un renouvellement exponentiel des équipements électroniques et informatiques, et une demande de plus en plus croissante des utilisateurs, entre les deux se dresse l'équation de la gestion des déchets issus des équipements. Cette recherche présente une étude sur les déchets d'équipements électroniques et informatiques au Mali, réalisée dans toutes les capitales régionales du Mali à travers une enquête au près des utilisateurs des équipements et les acteurs de la filière des DEEI.

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Literature Review: Leader Communication Styles and Work Outcomes[ ]


Leadership communication styles affect the work outcome of both the leader and the subordinates. To affirm this statement, we reviewed the various journals from Web of Science and Scientific Research databases from the earliest published work in 1978 to 2018 on leader communication styles. This paper identified articles that evaluated leader communication style in relation to leader and subordinates work outcomes.

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Fabrication of Untreated and Treated Betel Nut Fiber Reinforced Polypropylene Composites and Their Physical Properties[ ]


Untreated and treated betel nut fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites were prepared using compression molding at 170°C and several weight percentage of these composites namely 0%, 5%, 10% and 15% were used. The physical properties of the composites were studied and compared for treated and untreated betel nut fiber. The physical properties measured includes bulk density, water absorption for potential application furniture, mat etc. Water absorption of the untreated fiber reinforced composites was higher than that of treated fiber composites.

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