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The aim of this study was to evaluate the nutients content and antioxidant capacity of fresh immature fruits of twelve varieties from Okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.). Protein and utilizable carbohydrate contents were evaluated by the method of Gornall (1949) and Dubois (1956), respectively. Atomic absorption spectrophotometry was used to determine the quantities of minerals present in the samples. The antioxidant activity was measured using FRAP test.The highest protein content is observed in the variety V3 (36.055 ± 0.017 g/100 g). That in utilizable carbohydrate is observed in the variety V19 (9.2418 ± 0.014 g/ 100 g). The zinc, iron and copper contents are relatively low. Varieties V19 (60mg/kg), V52 (40 mg/kg) and V42 (14 mg/kg) showed the high contents of zinc, iron and copper, respectively. Evaluation of antioxidant activity in vitro of the extracts, from the different varieties of okra, by the reduction’s method of the ferric ion (FRAP), showed interesting activities. The highest ferric ion reduction capacity was observed with the V42 variety (62.93 mmol EAA / g). All the results obtained revealed that immature fruits of okra’s varieties V5, V16, V52 and V42 presented the higher nutritional and antioxidant potentials among all the varieties and could thus be recommended to children, women and older people for their diet.

Several compression for 3-D medical images have been proposed in the past year, some of which proved resolution and quality scalability up to lossless reconstruction. A novel 3-D scalable compression method for medical images with optimized volume of interest (VOI) coding were presented in this paper. The method is presented within the framework of interactive telemedicine applications, where different remote clients may access the compressed 3-D medical imaging data stored on a central server and request the transmission of different VOIs from an initial lossy to a final lossless representation. The VOI are decoded at the highest quality possible at any bit-rate, while allowing for the decoding of background information. The objective and subjective quality evaluation on various medical volumetric datasets shows that the proposed algorithms provide competitive lossy to lossless compression. The modified version of the embedded block coder with optimized truncation (modified EBCOT), tailored according to the characteristics of the data, encodes the residual data generated after prediction to provide resolution and quality scalability. The Digital watermarking is the process of embedding information into a digital signal which may be used to verify its authenticity or the identity of its owners, in the same manner as paper bearing a watermark for visible identification. Performance evaluations based on real 3-D medical imaging data showed that the proposed method achieves a higher reconstruction quality, in terms of the peak signal-to-noise ratio, than that achieved by 3D-JPEG2000 with VOI coding, when using the MAXSHIFT and general scaling-based methods.

An off-grid hybrid energy system consisting of SPV - diesel generator – converter – battery is considered with zero percent loss of load for different electrical loads at a particular location of Jaipur, Rajasthan. Electrical loads of 1 kW, 2 kW, 3 kW, 5 kW, 8 kW, 10 kW, 20 kW and 50 kW are considered to analyze the system economically, electrically and emission point of view and optimized using HOMER software. LCOE decreases with increase in load up to 5 kW and it is almost constant between 5 kW to 20 kW and increases sharply beyond 20 kW electrical load

Higher quality and cost effective welds can be achieved by understanding the weld metal properties and influence of welding parameters. Submerged arc welding is preferred process for the higher productivity and better finishing of deposited metal. Welding input parameters have significant role in determining the quality of a weld joint. The joint quality can be assessed in terms of weld bead geometry and weld metal properties. Investigation has been made on influence of welding input parameters on weld bead geometry and metallurgical properties.

The physicochemical parameters and some contaminants of crude oil samples from the Jubilee oil field at Cape Three Points, western region and Saltpond oil field in Central region of Ghana were analyzed to classify and assess the quality of the crude oils. The physicochemical parameters determined were density, specific gravity, API, pour point, total sulphur content, salt in crude, total acid number, viscosity, reid vapour pressure and ash weight whereas the contaminants measured were water and sediments. Results from the physicochemical parameters for both samples showed a perfect Pearson’s correlation (r ?1). Low water and sediments levels (<1%) were recorded for both crude oils. This is an indication of low or minimal microbial growth and reduced ability of both crude oils to serve as a collector of water soluble metals and salts. This enhances the quality of the crude oils making them less fouling and corrosion resistant at high temperatures. High API values (API>30), coupled with low specific gravity, viscosity and pour point for both crude oils make them light crude oils. The sulphur concentration for both samples were low and within globally accepted range of 0.1-0.5 wt. % for sweet crude oil.

Knowledge is a key source for today organizations. All of the organizations today found that knowledge is a competitive advantages resource and intangible wealth of organizations. Humans activities like knowledge sharing among organization members , is the base of productivity process from knowledge in organizations. In this direction , present research is studying personality features and policy perception on knowledge sharing and determines job satisfaction intermediacy role. Statistical sample of the study is 108 individuals from women principles of 3-area Mashhad education ,that has been randomly selected. For gathering data , questionnaire was used (with content approval in content and facto analysis and reliability method with Kronbakh Alfa coefficient computation). In order to analysis of data and hypothesis tests, structural equations was used . Results showed that policy perception in organization don’t have meaningful effect in knowledge sharing, personality features has meaningful effect in knowledge sharing and job satisfaction has intermediacy role in relation between personality features on knowledge sharing.

Valid information on causes of death is a vital tool to the development of national and international health policies for prevention, better management, and control of diseases and complications. World health statistics indicated that Nigeria has the highest number of people living with diabetes in sub-Saharan Africa. Many life-threatening complications arise from type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) from which many people die annually. This study assessed the current trends in mortality among type 2 diabetes patients to provide evidence based information on the dynamics of the disease for better case management and prevention of complications. The study was a cross-sectional retrospective descriptive study of dead type 2 diabetes patients using the death register and postmortem reports. Key data were extracted from death registers and analyzed with SPSS version 20 using descriptive and inferential statistics at a significant level of p<0.05. All the 229 and 91 deaths in NAUTH and ANSUTH due to DM complications were recorded. Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) had the highest mean percentage death (51.9%). Diabetic ketoacidosis, hypertension, and hyperglycemia were implicated. Married patients had the highest cases of DM mortality 173(75.6%) for NAUTH and 52(57.2%) for ANSUTH. Type 2 DM is a major cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and the associated burden is more prevalent in developing countries. Studies have shown that DFU with: infection, sepsis, DKA, hyperglycemia, and hypertension are very important complications among T2DM in Nigeria.

This study has been carried out of calculating potential energy curves (Deng-Fan potential and Varshni potential) of ground state of diatomic molecule (HCl). Potential energy curves depended on spectroscopic Parameters (?e, ?exe, re, ?, µ, ?, De ,) and our results have been compared with experimental results.

Termites are significant agents behind organic decomposition in or at the surface of the soil. They thrive in great abundance in terrestrial ecosystems and play important role in biorecycling of lignocellulose... Macrotermitinae are the dominant termite family which cultivate fungal combs within the mound chamber. The termites and fungi, form a agricultural beneficiary relationship which is one of the most spectacular example for mutualistic symbiosis The key activities attributed to the fungal partner in this mutualistic symbiosis are extensive delignification of the substrate and the conversion of plant fiber to fungal biomass .The fungal population aids in the decomposition of cellulose and supply other nutritional requirements for the termite.

This paper discusses poverty alleviation in Igbo traditional society as one critical response from the people’s indigenous religious metaphysics. The Igbo people of Southeastern Nigeria are known from antiquity for their religiosity, industry and egalitarianism, among other virtues. As a people, they abhor material poverty (Ogbenye) and more so, relational poverty (Mgbenye). Therefore, from their world view which has a porous demarcation between the secular and the sacred, they evolved poverty alleviation schemes. The findings of this paper reveal that the success stories of these programs were based on love of neighbour, contentment, honesty, industry, communitarian spirit and other cultural values which were made robust by their indigenous religion. Based on the findings, this work therefore calls on the Igbo indigenes both at home and in diaspora to continue along these moral virtues and positive social values got from their ancestors as they do not contradict the ways of Christianity which majority of us have embraced. The implication of this persuasion is the need by both Igbo people and all persons on earth to eschew immoral vices such as corruption, sale of babies and human parts, assassination, fraud and human trafficking, looting and thuggery, prostitution, cultism and ritual money, et cetera as means of fighting poverty which are prevalent today in many indigenous and modern societies. The methodology employed in this work is “Culture Area Approach” which means that this study focused on Igbo cultural context with special interest on her traditional poverty alleviation methods as peculiar evolutions from her Indigenous Religion.