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Nowadays, consumption of fried potatoes is highly growing and due to its high oil uptake during the process, it makes a lot of calories which are harmful to human Health; so, attempts to reduce the amount of absorbed oil will improve the health of society. In this research the effect of Psyllium seed hydrocolloid as coating material (0.5, 1%), changes in slices dimensions (6×1.25×1.25, 6×1.5×1.5) and predrying (reducing moisture to 60%) are assessed on the oil uptake by potatoes in the deep fat frying process individually and together. Results show that coating by Psyllium seed hydrocolloid due to its blocking nature causes decreasing the loss of moisture during the frying while water can control the amount of absorbed oil. Increasing in the concentration of hydrocolloid solution decreased the efficiency of frying, moisture (resulted from coating) and the tissue smoothness. Taste and color improved by predrying. The loss of moisture, the amount of coating and reduction in absorbed oil, also increased. Reducing in slices dimensions increased the efficiency of frying, coating percent and the tissue smoothness.

This paper contemplates a single vendor single buyer integrated production inventory problem with stochastic demand and transportation cost. Instead of constant lead time, it is assumed to be proportional to the size of vendor’s batch in each cycle. That is, lead time is composed of a lot size dependent run time and constant delay times such as moving, waiting and setup times. Transportation takes a crucial part in the manipulation of supply chain. The operation of transportation determines the efficiency of moving products. The problem is to find the number of shipments m, shipment size Q, safety factor k and the reorder point r. The objective is to minimize the joint total relevant cost incurred in the supply chain. A solution procedure is mentioned for solving the proposed model. Finally a numerical example is provided to illustrate the proposed model.

Companies are always looking for using novice methods and tools as the competitive advantages to achieve their goals, growth and profitability in the complex areas of markets. Human resources are the most important resource of any organization that has a significant impact on the company's plans. This article aims to examine the role of the role of creativity, integrity, innovation, professionalism and ethics in human resources given the process of globalization and the constant changes in the environment of the organization, the characteristics of the organization and an innovative and creative person is expressed and finally its effects in creating competitive advantage and the realization of success and profitability of insurance companies is taken into consideration. Therefore, this article reviews the insurance company in Zahedan, with an emphasis on human relations marketing, as well as surveys the impact of human resource characteristics on sales, customer loyalty and ultimately profitability.

My article explores the predicament of the marginalized women in the major plays of Tennessee Williams- one of the most prolific American dramatists of the 20th century. In his three major plays- “The Glass menagerie’, “A streetcar named desire” and “Summer and Smoke” we witness the women who live with a sense of despair- trapped and displaced by the patriarchal norms of the American society. Though Williams does not openly champion the rights of the woman in his plays, he however strongly empathizes with their marginalized existence in the contemporary society. They are portrayed as helpless figures, who have no control over their destinies and are alienated in their social circles. Blanche, Stella, Amanda, Laura and Alma are delicate and sensitive women who struggle their best to adjust with the society- but in the long run are misunderstood, rejected and victimized in the male-dominated American society. They inhabit a world of men, who are indifferent to their needs and to their womanhood. Each of these women loses her place in the world governed by the male characters. The pathos of Blanche, Laura, Amanda and Amanda is that they refuse to acknowledge their state of passivity and continue to struggle for their dignity and social standing even when the battle seems lost.

The paper investigates the impact of corporate social responsibility on firms’ financial performances in Pakistan. The data of 50 companies listed in Karachi stock exchange are used over the time 2005-2013. Return on equity, and return on asset is used as a proxy of company’s financial performance. Whereas, community performance, environment management system and employee relations are taken as a proxy of corporate social responsibility. The data is collected from the annual financial statements published by the companies. The community performance, environment management system and employee relations confirm significant positive relationship with return on equity. The community performance confirms a significant positive relationship with return on asset; environment management system proves significant positive; on contrary, employee relation is insignificant and has no role in firms’ financial performances. The results conclude the significant role of corporate social responsibility on the firms’ financial performance in developing countries.

This paper develops a new technique for the time minimizing in fuzzy transportation problems using triangular fuzzy number. The procedure involves the fuzzy active transportation routes which are based on moving from basic fuzzy feasible solution to another till the last solutions arrived. A numerical example, illustrating the method is also included.

Wetlands have played a significant role as natural purification systems. The aim of this study was to analyze the phytoremoval effectiveness by Typha angustata and Phragmites australis to treat Pharmaceutical industry effluent in CW systems as vertical flow subsurface treatment. Local wetland soil in CW showed significant improvement in all parameters. Phragmites australis gave 98.36% reduction in COD and 98.93% BOD whereas Ammonical Nitrogen and organic Nitrogen were 99.39% and 86.84% respectively. Treatment using Typha angustata reduces COD 94.18% and 72.17% BOD while Ammonical Nitrogen and organic Nitrogen were reduced 97.3% and 41.21% respectively. The results were also statistically verified using one-way ANOVA and 2 tailed Student’s t test Analysis. The study shows that Pharmaceutical industry effluents can be treated in vertical flow subsurface wetland with Phragmites australis,as it gives best reduction in all the parameters of water with retention time of 7HRT. KEYWORDS: Ammonical Nitrogen, Constructed wetlands (CW),COD, Subsurface-flow.

The twist of a para-tubal cyst is an uncommon situation that must be evoked for any pelvic pain for a young woman. Pelvic ultrasound coupled with the Doppler must be realized at first. Ovarian cyst and tubal cyst are the main differential diagnoses. We report the case of a young woman of 36 weeks of amenorrhea, who consulted for a progressive right iliac pit pains. The diagnosis of twisted para tubal cyst was confirmed by magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).

A feeding experiment was conducted on larvae of swordtail fish, Xiphophorus helleri, to evaluate the effect of two different live feed on growth and survival rate of the fish. Larval were fed thrice a day with Asian star feed powder and twice a day (morning and evening) with either Artemia or fairy shrimp nauplii as a supplementary feed for 45 days. Tests were run in triplicate and initial and final weights were recorded for all the treatments. Results indicated that there was a significant difference between fish fed with fairy shrimp nauplii and Artemia nauplii (P<0.01). The survival of the fish was not affected by the dietary treatments.

Fifty female crayfish (46.20 ± 1.37 g live mass) which caught from Ag?n Region of the Keban Dam Lake (Elaz?g, Turkey) in March of 2011were examined in the laboratory to evaluate their health status. The exoskeleton was observed for Saprolegnia spp. Mycological investigations demonstrated the presence of hyphae in the area of the abdomen. Saprolegnia spp. was isolated from lesions in infected eggs. Mortalities occurred in fiberglass tanks, after 4 weeks respectively, in the female infected crayfish, with approximately a 38 % cumulative mortality rate (in the last week). In both cases the crayfish were weak, anorexic and lethargic. The main cause of mortality was lesions in infected eggs. Other causes associated with mortality likely can be stressing factors (handling, feeding etc.) in the laboratory.