Archives-November 2012

This article is an attempt to answer this question that; does globalization process increase the income levels a country like Iran? And the impacts of economic globalization on human development index and its levels? Output generated from data’s of Iran revealed a rise of income in national levels (GDP), so a relativity improvement in HDI and also in two indices viz, means education and health index. Whereas, per income index of Iran to had improvement in the past three decades, but in comparison to per revolution (1979) there was no improvement. So, this study explored the poverty and inequality hasn’t decreased to scale of considerable in Iran.

The nutrient composition of processed minor millets was investigated by various cooking methods like wet heating (boiling, blanching, soaking and germination) and dry-heating (roasting) and to compare the antioxidant activity of processed minor millets in relationship with their total phenolic content. Foxtail and proso millet were subjected to different processing methods; samples were dried and powdered into fine flours, respectively. Standard methods were used to evaluate the flours for moisture, ash, protein, fibre, iron, phosphorus, calcium, magnesium and zinc. The antioxidant activity was estimated with respect to DPPH radical scavenging activity; FRAP assay and reducing power method. The soaked samples of foxtail and proso millet showed higher scavenging activity which was found to be (51.06% and 52.12%) respectively. The antioxidant power of roasted foxtail millet and blanched proso millet had significant increase ranging about (317.5 ? mol and 236.8 ? mol) respectively using FRAP assay. The blanched samples had higher reducing power indicating enhanced antioxidant activity i.e. (0.426 and 0.418) respectively. The phytochemical content was determined qualitatively. The blanched and germinated millet samples possessed higher antioxidant activity.

A single feed compact rectangular microstrip antenna is presented in this paper. L & H slits are introduced on the edge of the patch to study the effect of the slit on radiation behavior with respect to a conventional microstrip patch. The resonant frequencies are obtained at 2.21, 2.4, 4.36 & 6.41 GHz with corresponding bandwidth 15.18 MHz, 11.85 MHz, 15.14 MHz, 78.91 MHz and return loss of about -23.62, -13.58, -11.46 & -15.65 dB respectively. The antenna has been reduced by 61% when compared to a conventional rectangular microstrip patch. The characteristics of the designed structure are investigated by using MoM based electromagnetic solver, IE3D.

The growing concern due to environmental pollution caused by the conventional fossil fuels and the realization that they are non-renewable have led to search for more environment friendly and renewable fuels. Among various options investigated for diesel fuel, biodiesel obtained from vegetable oils has been recognized world over as one of the strong contenders for reductions in exhaust emissions. In this present experimental work is carried out the performance and emission characteristics of diesel and biodiesel (Mahua) is analyzed. The results of depicts B20 Mahua blend of biodiesel is having the better characteristics in terms of performance and emission.

Purpose: the purpose of this study was Study of effectiveness social skills training on addiction potential reduction in boy’s student of Ahvaz high school. Method: The sample consists of All high school boy’s students in Ahvaz who had scored one standard deviation above the mean in the zargari addiction potential questionnaire and among them 40 students were selected randomly then assigned to two groups randomly (Experimental group and Control group). 8 sessions therapy were implemented for experimental group. In these sessions, social skills, such as assertiveness skills, anger control, and how to communicate with others in the experimental group were instructed but the control group received no intervention. Evaluation device was zargari addiction potential questionnaire.

A series of novel Schiff’s bases of 2-Quinolones have been synthesized using Coumarin 4 aldehydes and different substituted amines as starting materials under conventional heating method and were obtained in good yields. The synthesized compounds were screened for their anti-oxidant activity by DPPH method and were also tested for their antiproliferative activity against Lung cancer cell lines by MTT assay method. The details of the present work is presented here.

This research focused on the impacts of information and communication technology in facilitating the education of students with visual impairment. This work reviews the existence of information and communication technology (ICT) in educating the students with visual impairment in Federal College of Education (Sp.), Oyo, Oyo State, Nigeria, and to investigate further, the impact of ICT on academic performance of students with visually impaired. Fifty (50) students with visual impairment at the Federal College of Education (Sp.), Oyo, State, Nigeria were randomly selected and questionnaires were administered to them. Data were extracted from the questionnaires and analyzed. The results showed that students with visual impairment greatly benefited from integration of ICT with visually impaired education. Integration of ICT with visually impaired education significantly enhanced the academic performance of students with visual impairment. Government should support education of students with visually impaired so that they can have independent and meaningful lives and to put a stop to roaming about the streets begging for survival.

An experimental study was conducted under dryland conditions to determine the influence of conventional and conservation tillage systems as well as seed rate on grain yield and yield components of a wheat cultivar in the central region of Iran. The experimental design was a randomized complete block with three tillage and four seed rate treatments with three replications. Tillage treatments comprised of conventional tillage (CT: moldboard+disk), reduced tillage (RT: chisel plow+disk), and no-till (NT: direct drilling with plow no-till drill), while the seed rate treatments were 80, 100, 120, and 140 kgha^-1. Average grain yield was 1804, 1754 and 1789 kgha^-1 for CT, RT and NT, respectively. The highest wheat yield was obtained from CT and NT treatments with seed rate of 100 kgha^-1 and the lowest yield was obtained in RT treatment with seed rate of 80 kgha^-1. The trend of wheat yield with seed rate (number of plants per hectare) was approximately similar to the parabolic response curve of grain yield versus number of plants per unit area which increases quickly to a maximum and slowly decreases at higher plant densities. To achieve the maximum yield of dryland wheat in central region of Iran, applying no-till system with seed rate of 100 kgha^-1 was recommended.

This piece of research presents an interdisciplinary and challenging research approach originated from mental stimulation and brain based learning paradigms. In more details, it specifically adopts the approach of Artificial neural networks (ANNs) which are conceptually computational systems with increasingly common and sophisticated applications. Furthermore, this work aims to present realistic design of a model integrating ANNs with brain based learning paradigm associated to some educational phenomena. Referring to recent neurological researchers findings that have revealed in order to promote and encourage maximum learning capacity within learners' brains. It is vital to enhance learning performance of arbitrary educational process via mental stimulation of brains' synapses and neurons. In practical educational environment, brain is intimately involved in and connected with, everything instructors and learners do while face to face tutoring sessions. Interestingly , the obtained modeling results support improvement of learning creativity following increase of synaptic connectivity in addition to the neurobiological research work concerned with the other half of the brain (Glial cells).

Water is literally the source of life on earth. The human body is 70 percent water. The study examined water resources and sustainable development in Northern Kenya in Isiolo District. Residents of Isiolo formed the target population. Cluster sampling was used to select villages which are more affected by scarcity of water. The study used survey design. The analysis was both qualitative and quantitative. The study found that inadequate water resource supply has been hindrance to the Tourism Development in the region particularly in Isiolo District and the Southern parts of Garissa District. Secondly, inadequate water resource supply in the region has limited employment opportunities in the area this explains the low income per capita of people in this region. In addition, their standard of living, income generation, labor efficiency, employment extra is rather low, because agricultural productivity industrial development is both in adequate due to water constraint in the area. Water scarcity has been a source of conflict in the study area. The overstocking as well as water scarcity in the area and also the nomadic pastoralist nature of the people of this region has resulted in constant migration of people with their animals from one district to another. However, despite the aridity nature of this area, some limited agricultural activities is possible mainly through irrigation. The paper recommends that the use of water harvesting technologies that are sustainable and environmental friendly should be given priority in both surface and ground water development; incentives to adopt roof catchments water supply should be encouraged and cost - sharing policy in water sector to meet both development and recurrent votes should be encouraged to reduce the budgetary constraints by the government.