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A series of 5A-zeolite supported Rh catalysts were prepared using conventional impregnation method and their catalytic performances for CO preferential oxidation (PROX) in the presence of H2-rich steam were investigate extensively. The effects of calcination temperature, Rh loading amount and the existence of moisture have been studied in detail. 1.2Rh/5A catalyst calcined at 400 oC showed an attractive catalytic performance, CO can be completely converted at 110oC with a high selectivity of 70%.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effect of clove oil and whether treatment with different doses of it could improve the kidney function in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

The generalized Jelinski-Moranda (GJ-M) model were suggested by Al turk and Alsolami [1]  to offer several sub-models with different failurerate behaviour that can suit more different software development projects. The effectiveness of our suggestedgeneral formula is checked through a simulation study (see; Al turk and Alsolami [2]). In this paper the GJ-M model will be checked subjectively and objectively through fiveactual software reliability data. Three methods of estimation and four evaluation criteria will be used in our application.

Personality has given us a useful set of very broad dimensions that characterize individual differences in personality structure. This study assessed cultural influences on the openness component of the personality. A pair of 90 twins in the age group of 3-6 years from five cultural zones of state Haryana was taken. The data were analyzed for openness culture wise and yield new insight into the trait. The results revealed that there was a significant cultural difference in openness trait of personality in monozygotic twins.

Purpose: To evaluate the changes in knowledge and attitude of school teachers regarding Traumatic Dental Injuries (TDIs) following oral health education on initial dental trauma, in Sundernagar city of Himachal Pradesh. Methods: The study was based on a pre and post evaluation questionnaire with relevant questions to evaluate the level of knowledge and attitude of school teachers about initial dental trauma management at baseline and six months after the implementation of the programme. Associations were assessed using Chi square test.

Histology teaching and research depend on the quality of haematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained sections. Over a period, slides fade and become uninterpretable even with good attempts for preservation. One of the principal causes of fading of H&E stained slides is the quality of the mounting media (DPX). Earlier studies have suggested the use of mounting media with added antioxidants to prevent fading in fluorescent staining. For the preservation of H&E stained sections, we utilised antioxidant (1% butylhydroxytoluene) enriched mounting media.

Many published textbooks and articles dealt with qualitative research and its methodologies; still, it is difficult for a clinician without proper qualitative research background to be engaged with these texts. They represent a different research paradigm. The essence of qualitative research is to understand a phenomenon in a natural environment appose to experimental setting in quantitative research, in which all the aspects (variables/ parameters) are examined under experimental conditions. Qualitative research studies the patient’s experience within the patient’s natural life setting.

Trypanosoma vivax is a protozoan that infects a wide range of wild and domestic ungulates causing important economic losses on the livestock industry. Considering a recent outbreak in bovines from the state of Pernambuco, the aim of this study was to utilize the PCR as a tool to detect T. vivax DNA in the blood of animals from different regions (i.e., Litoral, Zona da Mata, Agreste and Sertão). Based on previous serological survey, the cities in each region which had the highest frequency of reagent cattle to antibodies IgG anti-T. vivax by Immunofluorescence Antibody Test, were selected.

Objectives: With respect to the issue that febrile seizures (FS)is the most common seizure type in children, the purpose of this study was to determine the epidemiological, clinicaland laboratory features of children admitted to Misurata Teaching Hospital with febrile seizures in2015 – 2016 and its comparison with similar studies in other parts of the world.

The study was carried out in Ebonyi State to find out the opinion of students in the University on entrepreneurship education as a means of economic diversification in Nigeria. The study is a survey research designed guided by four research questions. All the students in Ebonyi State University (EBSU) Abakaliki and Federal University Ndufu Alike Ikwo (FUNAI) were used for the study. Simple random sampling technique was used to select twenty (20) students each from the eight faculties in EBSU and same from five faculties in FUNAI giving a total of 260 respondents as the sample size.