Aging and gender alter arterial hemodynamic function. Gender-related differences in body size may affect the arterial hemodynamics such as systolic blood pressure, wave reflection and pressure wave propagation. To assess the possibility that the differences of carotid blood velocities and brachial blood pressure in women are related to body size, w

Smart Cameras are becoming more popular in Intelligent Surveillance Systems area. Recognizing faces in a crowd in real-time is a key features which would significantly enhance Intelligent Surveillance Systems. Using a high resolution smart camera as a tool to extract faces that are suitable for face recognition would greatly reduce the computationa

Mechanical wounding and jasmonic acid (JA) treatment have been shown to be important factors in controlling laticifer differentiation in Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree). With the long-term aim of potentially modifying the endogenous levels of JA in H. brasiliensis by gene transfer, we describe in this paper the molecular cloning of a H. brasiliens

Changes of aroma constituents of palm olein and selected oils after frying French fries have been studied. The aroma constituents of used oils were collected using a solid-phase microextraction (SPME) headspace technique with an absorbent of a divinylbenzene/carboxen (DVB/CAR) (50/30 microm) on polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) fibre. The extracted volat

This universally well known book of Mawlana Jalaladdin Rumi's famous work Mathnawî consists of six volumes or books, however, after precise working on it, I simplified as well as translated the couplets which were left in Latin translation into English and in order to be carried easily and studied effectively, I combined the six volumes into o

The biotransformation of linoleic acid 1 using immobilised soybean lipoxygenase in a dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO) containing medium followed by sodium borohydride reduction afforded 13(S)-hydroxy-octadeca-9(Z),11(E)-dienoic acid 13(S)-HODE 2 in 69% yield. After methylation, methyl 13(S)-HODE was subjected to epoxidation using tert-butyl hydroperoxide

Mawlána Jaláluddín Rúmí (1207-1273), better known in the West as Rúmí, is one of the greatest spiritual teachers and mystic poets of all times. He stands out like a peak amidst high mountains looking over the vast oasis of human existence. His spiritual message has touched millions of souls and hearts over the centuries. Rúmí has combined

This study analyses the group formation process followed by Brac and Proshika in Bangladesh. Based upon field observation and interviews, it is apparent that the process of Brac and Proshika’s group formation suffers from internal contradiction in setting group objectives. The NGOs expect the groups to remain principally focused on social and pol

The purpose of this study was to examine whether tertiary level students were able to respond critically to English academic texts. Examining the extent to which critical reading strategies are used will give an insight into the reading process, a useful feedback in the teaching of reading. Based on the premise that critical thinking is an importan

Smart cameras are rapidly finding their way into intelligent surveillance systems. Recognizing faces in the crowd in real-time is one of the key features that will significantly enhance intelligent surveillance systems. The main challenge is the fact that the high volumes of data generated by high-resolution sensors make it computationally impossib