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Effect of tamoxifen on serum lipid profile in female albino rats

Tamoxifen is a sold under the brand name Nolvadex among others, is a medicine that is used to inhibit breast cancer in women and treat breast cancer in men and women. It is also being studied for other types of cancer. The study included 36 female albino rats divided to three groups the group A include 12 female albino rats whom treated with 20 mg of Tamoxifen for 60 days, group (B) which include 12 female albino rats weight (180-210) g aged (5-6) month whom treated with 20 mg of Tamoxifen for 90 days and control group (group C) which include 12 female albino rats.

Looking byond timber: An aprisal of non-timber forest resources of puruliya district of West Bengal with special emphasis on their relevance in rural livelihood

Forest is considered as a storehouse of immense valuable materials and services. Yet, timber overshadows all other forest resources in people’s mind perhaps due to its wide acceptance in economic field. Resources like fruits, barks, tuber, honey, leaf, fodder, feather, skin and particularly the medicine supplied by the forests can generate huge revenue if marketed properly. Nonetheless, these lesser forest resources have a great impact in the livelihood of the rural people living in the vicinity of the forest land.

Drought and women’s health status: a study of Kadapa District, Andhra Pradesh

There are several senses in which the health of women and girls can be considered as the basic indicators for the health of the society. Precisely because of gender discrimination, the health conditions of females generally tend to lag behind those of males, and therefore absolute improvement in these conditions is a reasonable indicator that the overall health conditions of that society are also getting better. The present study examines women’s health in drought prone areas in Kadapa District in the divided residuary Andhra Pradesh.

Trend analysis and estimation of hurst exponent for aerosol time series of Chennai

In the present paper, We use the rescaled range(R/S) analysis to estimate the Hurst exponent of PM10 data of Chennai region. The Hurst exponent, H, is a self-similarity parameter that measures the long-range dependence in a time series, and provides a measure of long-term nonlinearity. It is found that the behaviour of PM10 aerosol of Chennai is persistent as the value of Hurst Exponent for various regions in Chennai is found to be ppersistent. The trend analysis of PM10 using Mankendall showed trend in all the regions other than Adayar. region of Chennai.

The importance of the parliament control institute in the development of political system

Over the years after independence, Central Asian countries have undergone serious transformations towards building of a democratic state. Legal and institutional foundations of the parliamentary oversight have established with the aim of ensuring rule of law and greater transparency and efficiency in public policy. Although the concept of ‘parliamentary oversight’ is widely discussed and mostly used by the politicians, as a theoretical notion little attention has been given by the academic community in Central Asian countries.

Representation of war and peace in arabic and english literatures: A comparative study

The main purpose of this paper is to help disseminate thoughts from literature that supports the notion that war is savage and cruel in a way that makes war-decision makers abhor warfare. This paper investigates the way war is depicted in two major English and Arabic poems. Although the poems belong to two different yet remote cultures, there is a major commonality in between. A close reading technique was adopted to investigate the major thematic debates between the two poems.

Consciousness- raising and the human capabilities

The capabilities approach is a list of capabilities based on an individual’s ability to ‘function in a fully human way.’ This strand brings the approach closest to a narration of the various virtues of which only a human being is capable of, and not an animal or a beast. These virtues are essential for ethical progress, a move which also alienates itself from the tradition, different types of which hamper the development of the human being. Virtues are important for ethical progress and are therefore accountable for a conception of the human good or human flourishing.

Improving academic performance of special education students from economically disadvantaged communities

Poor economic backgrounds of special need students pose a huge challenge on the academic performance of these students and it is evident that such students perform poorly than their peers. This literature addresses the impacts of poverty on the academic performance of special needs students and the impacts of inclusion, cooperative learning, peer tutoring, co-teaching, and material and psychosocial supportas ways of improving the academic performance of special need students from economically disadvantaged communities.

Model linking commitment-based hrm practices and leader-member exchange to employees’ knowledge sharing and creativity

The purpose of the study was examined the significance of the influences of commitment-based HRM practices, leader-member exchange (LMX) on knowledge sharing and employee creativity. The study was conducted on 17 hotels operating in Cambodia. Based on “personal interview” technique, 342 dyadic data were collected from managerial and non-managerial employees. The questionnaire was developed by using a-5 point Likert scale. Structural equation model (SEM) in AMOS 21.0 was employed to test five research hypotheses.