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Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractVisual-Spatial Attention Abilities Among School Children Exposed to Low Environmental Lead LevelSana Maidoumi, Mariam Ouisselsat, Charif Radouan Ouaziz et al.Lead (Pb) is an intrusive toxic matter which harms the neuro-cognitive and behavioral development of children even with doses considered normal. The present paper aims at evaluating the visual-spatial attention function among 142 schoolchildren living in a mining area (cases) in comparison to 177 living in the Chouiter area (control group) in Marrakech. We used the Bell Dam Test (BDT) … …OnLine Journal of Biological Sciences, Vol. 22, Issue 4 · 12 Oct 2022 · 5,406 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractEnvironmental Pollution by Heavy Metals in the Gold Mining Region of East CameroonDallou Guy Blanchard, Ngoa Engola Louis, Abdourahimi et al.The main objective of this study is to assess the level of heavy metals pollution in soil samples collected around gold mines located in Betaré Oya (BO) and Batouri (BA) in Eastern Cameroon. Elemental analysis of soil samples was carried out using Quant´X EDXRF spectrometer. Its sensitivity and accuracy were increased by using the Fundamental Parameter approach for quantification of … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 5 · 7 Nov 2018 · 9,777 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractPersonal Exposure to PM2.5 in the Various Microenvironments as a Traveler in the Southeast Asian CountriesSemih Ozler, Karoline K. Johnson, Michael H. Bergin, James Jay SchauerAir pollution has become a pressing issue in today’s society because of its significant effects on humans, animals, plants, air quality, climate and the wider environment. Most urban areas are associated with one or more air pollutants which are emitted from local or regional pollution sources including vehicle exhausts, fossil fuels using in energy production, emissions from industrial and mining … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 14, Issue 4 · 27 Oct 2018 · 9,274 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractArabic Sentiment Classification using MLP Network Hybrid with Naive Bayes AlgorithmMohammad Subhi Al-Batah, Shakir Mrayyen, Malek AlzaqebahSentiment analysis has recently become one of the growing areas of research related to text mining and natural language processing. Sentiment analysis techniques are increasingly exploited to categorize the opinion text to one or more predefined sentiment classes for the creation and automated maintenance of review-aggregation websites. Most of the current studies related to this topic focus mainly on English … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 14, Issue 8 · 7 Aug 2018 · 9,273 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractMapping, Characterization and Dispersion of Metallic Pollutants within a Catchment of Illegal Gold Mining Activities in GhanaWiafe Samuel, Richard Buamah, Helen Essandoh, Lawrence DarkwahThe illegal gold mining activities prevalent in most part of Ghana have caused substantial havoc to the environment especially water bodies which serve as sources of water for domestic, industrial and agricultural purposes. The Ghana Water Company Limited (GWCL) recently shut down their water treatment plant due to the extreme pollution and high cost of treatment. This study focusses on … …American Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, Vol. 11, Issue 1 · 13 Jan 2018 · 8,176 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCloud Based Low Cost Retinal Detachment Screening Method Using Data Mining TechniquesMahmoud A. Fakhreldin, Ahmed F. SeddikThe Electro-Oculogram (EOG) signal can be used for detecting the normality of the eye retina. A number of advantages including the flexibility of the recoding process for EOG signals have encouraged insight into EOG based research. This study proposes a new cloud based retinal detachment screening technique based on data mining techniques to diagnose the type of eye retina. The … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 13, Issue 11 · 5 Oct 2017 · 6,826 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractCharacterization of Fungal Communities in Limed and Unlimed Lands Contaminated with Metals: Phospholipid Fatty Acid (PLFA) Analysis and Soil RespirationKassandre Goupil, Kabwe K. Nkongolo, Sabah NasserullaNorthern Ontario (Canada) especially the Greater Sudbury region is highly known for its nickel, copper and other metal deposits. The mining, roasting and smelting of these elements have caused disastrous effects on the vegetation and overall environment. Dolomitic lime which contains calcium and magnesium carbonate was applied to soils from 1980 to 1995 at different locations across Northern Ontario. The … …American Journal of Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 26 May 2015 · 8,094 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractA Novel Approach for User Navigation Pattern Discovery and Analysis for Web Usage MiningJ. Vellingiri, S. Kaliraj, S. Satheeshkumar, T. ParthibanWebsites on the internet are useful source of information in our day-to-day activity. Web Usage Mining (WUM) is one of the major applications of data mining, artificial intelligence and so on to the web data to predict the user's visiting behaviours and obtains their interests by analyzing the patterns. WUM has turned out to be one of the considerable areas … …Journal of Computer Science, Vol. 11, Issue 2 · 17 Sep 2014 · 7,630 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractASSESSING SOIL RESPIRATION AS AN INDICATOR OF SOIL MICROBIAL ACTIVITY IN RECLAIMED METAL CONTAMINATED LANDSKassandre Goupil, Kabwe NkongoloMining, roasting as well as smelting of these elements have caused sulphur dioxide fumigations and metal particulate depositions which have led to various detrimental effects on the overall environmental quality of the Greater Sudbury region. Soil amendment and revegetation within the Greater Sudbury Region were initiated to restore the damage land. Several methods have been used to assess the progress … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 11 Jul 2014 · 8,099 accessesView PDFCite
Research ArticleOpen accessIn the abstractGEOPHYSICAL AND LABORATORY STUDIES OF THE SPREAD AND QUALITY OF THE ODUKPANI LIMESTONE DEPOSITT. E. Chidomerem, A. E. Akpan, I. O. AkpanThe Odukpani limestone deposit has been investigated using geophysical and laboratory techniques with the aim of generating information on its spread and quality. Information generated from the analyses of twenty-six Vertical Electrical Soundings (VES) and core drilling data were used in the study. The VES data were acquired in both grid and random patterns in the immediate area of the … …American Journal of Environmental Sciences, Vol. 10, Issue 4 · 20 Jun 2014 · 7,097 accessesView PDFCite