A steady MHD stokes free convection flow of an incompressible, electrically conducting fluid between two parallel infinite plates subjected to constant heat flux and pressure gradient has been studied. The flow is considered ...

Plants emit many kinds of volatile organic compounds, including methanol as a main compound. The global methanol emission from plants is estimated at 100 mega tones per year. Recent metagenomic analysis revealed the ...

The mating disruption technique has been widely used for the control of several lepidopteran pests. In the present study, we assessed the efficiency of two formulations of SPLAT Neo, a wax emulsion containing E-11-hexadecenol, ...

Introduction: Worldwide, plant based medicines are increasing in popularity due to perceptions of safety and efficacy. Herbalists in Kenya are widely consulted for the management of many diseases including Type 2 Diabetes ...

The sensory qualities of food such as aroma, taste, and texture are the most important criteria for distinguishing Basmati type rices from non-Basmati types. To map the gene(s) controlling aroma, bulked segregant analysis ...

transfer in a homogenous finite cylinder to predict the local temperature and sterilizing value during caviar pasteurization. A fixed grid finite difference method was used in the solution of heat transfer equations ...

Generation of wind power involves extraction of energy from the wind by use of a wind turbine generator. Wind power generated is dependent on various factors, some controllable and others uncontrollable. Techniques have ...

Two models are commonly made use to explain the behavior of insurance industries, namely: risk-pooling and the risk-absorbing models. Neither of the two models provides an acceptable definition of insurance output in the ...

Compressive and shear properties of ( Aloe v era L. ) leaves were investigated for gel extraction. This information is useful in the design of processing equipment and improving ...