Biological creatures perform their motion by using distributed spinal control system. Natural control generates motion instantly based on the feelings from the environment. In line with this concept, an artificial control system is known as Central Pattern Generator (GPG) is an online motion generation system that can be generated instantly like sp

Research in the area of alloyed deposition on ceramic particles is gaining widespread acceptance in tribology community to produce advanced wear-resistance surfaces by environmentally acceptable coating technologies. In this study, autocatalytic electroless deposition technique was used to incorporate hexagonal boron nitride (hBN) lubricant particl

Children are trafficked in Nigeria for various purposes which include prostitution, begging, hawking, rituals, etc and this has been on the raise, thereby posing a great challenge to the Nigeria Government despite numerous efforts put in place to fight the menace. The feature of Nigerian children as young as 5 to 12 years is threatened by this mons

Context: High melting point polymeric carrier without plasticizer is unacceptable for solid dispersion (SD) by melting method. Combined polymer–plasticizer carrier significantly affects drug solubility and tableting property of SD. Objective: To evaluate and optimize the combined effect of a binary carrier consisting PVP K30 and poloxamer 188, on

Transcription through early-elongation checkpoints requires phosphorylation of negative transcription elongation factors (NTEFs) by the cyclin-dependent kinase (CDK)9. Using CDK9 inhibitors and global run-on sequencing (GRO-seq), we have mapped CDK9 inhibitor-sensitive checkpoints genome-wide in human (Homo sapiens) cells. Our data indicate that ea

The present study investigates the response of implantable rotary blood pump (IRBP)-assisted patients to exercise and head-up tilt (HUT), as well as the effect of alterations in the model parameter values on this response, using validated numerical models. Furthermore, we comparatively evaluate the performance of a number of previously proposed phy

Clinacanthus nutans is a medicinal herb and a traditional remedy for herpes viral infection, cancer, and diabetes mellitus. Despite its popular use, there is limited information on the chemical constituents and their relationship with the bioactivities of the herb. The choice of drying and extraction methods will greatly influence the metabolite pr

tIpomoea aquatica Forsk is a green leafy vegetable that is a rich source of secondary metabolites, vitaminsand amino acids with many health benefits. Proton Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (1H NMR) spectroscopywas combined with multivariate data analyses to distinguish Ipomoea aquatica samples at different devel-opmental stages. A principal component an

A series of twenty-four 2-benzoyl-6-benzylidenecyclohexanone analogs were synthesized and evaluated for their nitric oxide inhibition and antioxidant activity. Six compounds (3, 8, 10, 17, 18 and 19) were found to exhibit significant NO inhibitory activity in LPS/IFN-induced RAW 264.7 macrophages, of which compound 10 demonstrated the highest activ

In this study we used common weed plant Commelina nudiflora as reducing and stabilizing agent for gold nanoparticles synthesis. The synthesized gold nanoparticles were characterized using their physical– chemical parameters such as size, shape, composition and crystalline nature by different analytical techniques. Biosynthesized gold nanoparticle