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Crop Production Technologies for Sustainable Use and
Conservation:Physiological and Molecular Advances presents an
abundance of research on important and new production technologies
for the successful sustainable production of major crops. The
volume covers most of the major crops used the production of food,
sugar, and commercial fiber. With the focus on sustainability and
conservation issues in crop production, the chapters present
molecular and physiological research and innovations for increasing
yield, quality, and safety while also taking into considering
increasing demand, diminishing water and land resources, and the
agricultural consequences of climate change on crop production. The
major crops discussed include wheat, mungbean, cotton, jute,
sugarcane, eggplant, Solanum (such as potatoes and tomatoes),
peppers, okra, fruits such as apples and pears, and more. The
chapters report on new developments and research on production
techniques related to various fertilizers, biosystematics and
molecular biology of various crops, and building resistance to
climatic change, including drought tolerance, salinity stresses,
and more.
Crop Production Technologies for Sustainable Use and
Conservation:Physiological and Molecular Advances presents an
abundance of research on important and new production technologies
for the successful sustainable production of major crops. The
volume covers most of the major crops used the production of food,
sugar, and commercial fiber. With the focus on sustainability and
conservation issues in crop production, the chapters present
molecular and physiological research and innovations for increasing
yield, quality, and safety while also taking into considering
increasing demand, diminishing water and land resources, and the
agricultural consequences of climate change on crop production. The
major crops discussed include wheat, mungbean, cotton, jute,
sugarcane, eggplant, Solanum (such as potatoes and tomatoes),
peppers, okra, fruits such as apples and pears, and more. The
chapters report on new developments and research on production
techniques related to various fertilizers, biosystematics and
molecular biology of various crops, and building resistance to
climatic change, including drought tolerance, salinity stresses,
and more.
This volume discusses how environmental pollutants are involved in
the pathogenesis of neurological disorders, and covers specific
mechanisms and risk factors, as well as the necessary strategies to
reduce the adverse impacts of environmental pollutants on the human
nervous system. With a collection of contributions from experts in
environmental pollution, neurology and pharmaceutical chemistry,
the book provides both an introduction to the pathogenesis of
neurodegeneration, including the types and different classes of
neurological disorders, and studies demonstrating the clear link
between environmental contaminants (e.g. pesticides, smoking,
mycotoxins, persistent organic pollutants (POP's), polychlorinated
biphenyls, phthalates, nanomaterials) and the development of
neurological disorders in vulnerable populations. The book fills in
a gap in research on the topic by also covering state-of-the-art
treatment strategies and mitigation measures for each type of
pollutant. The book will be of interest to environmental
scientists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, biochemists,
biotechnologists, and food and drug regulatory organizations.
This book comprehensively reviews drug stability and chemical
kinetics: how external factors can influence the stability of
drugs, and the reaction rates that trigger these effects.
Explaining the important theoretical concepts of drug stability and
chemical kinetics, and providing numerous examples in the form of
illustrations, tables and calculations, the book helps readers gain
a better understanding of the rates of reactions, order of
reactions, types of degradation and how to prevent it, as well as
types of stability studies. It also offers insights into the
importance of the rate at which the drug is degraded and/or
decomposed under various external and internal conditions,
including temperature, pH, humidity and light. This book is
intended for researchers, PhD students and scientists working in
the field of pharmacy, pharmacology, pharmaceutical chemistry,
medicinal chemistry and biopharmaceutics.
Pharmaceutical Biotechnology in Drug Development summarizes key
concepts and the latest developments of biotechnology applied to
the development of biopharmaceuticals. Chapters present a
comprehensive collection of introductory biotechnology technologies
and their modern concepts and cover pharmacokinetic and
pharmacodynamic behavior of biopharmaceuticals and modification
techniques of amino acids and nucleic acid. Other sections focus on
topics such as gene therapy, immunological preparations and
nanoparticles which are the major contributions of pharmaceutical
biotechnology. Final chapters discuss emerging techniques in the
field of pharmaceutical biotechnology to meet current patient and
health care demand. This book is an essential reference useful for
pharmaceutical scientists, clinicians and academic researchers who
want easy access to up-to-date practices of pharmaceutical
biotechnology. Corporate researchers will also benefit from this
book’s succinct and objective content structure.
Increase in world population, extreme weather conditions, decrease
in fresh water supplies, and changes of dietary habits are major
issues that affect global food security. We are expected to face
the challenges of land use by 2050 because population will reach 9
billion while agricultural productivity losses are expected due to
overuse of lands. How can we feed the next generations in a manner
that respects our finite natural resources? Managing our resources
in a sustainable way have only begun for selected crops. Much
remains to be done to increase food yield. Cropping practices
capable of sustainable production need to be elaborated, especially
in fragile ecosystems. Typical applications will include the
improvement and use of genetic resources; crop management and
diversification; diffusion of improved varieties; development of
cropping systems; sustainable cropping systems for areas prone to
environmental degradation; use of agro-ecological data for crop
production forecasting; and networks for regional coordination, and
data exchange. The impetus behind this book is to bring attention
to a cropping system that bears direct relevance to sustainable
agriculture and food security. "Underutilized" crops are found in
numerous agricultural ecosystems and often survive mainly in
marginal areas. It is timely to review their status because, in
recent decades, scientific and economic interests have emerged
which focus on lesser-known cultivated species. Underutilized crops
have a great potential to alleviate hunger directly, through
increasing food production in challenging environments where major
crops are severely limited. "Global Perspectives on Underutilized
Crops" is therefore topical and highlights the unmet agricultural
challenges that we face today. This book is an important resource
for students and researchers of crop science and agricultural
policy makers.
Increase in world population, extreme weather conditions, decrease
in fresh water supplies, and changes of dietary habits are major
issues that affect global food security. We are expected to face
the challenges of land use by 2050 because population will reach 9
billion while agricultural productivity losses are expected due to
overuse of lands. How can we feed the next generations in a manner
that respects our finite natural resources? Managing our resources
in a sustainable way have only begun for selected crops. Much
remains to be done to increase food yield. Cropping practices
capable of sustainable production need to be elaborated, especially
in fragile ecosystems. Typical applications will include the
improvement and use of genetic resources; crop management and
diversification; diffusion of improved varieties; development of
cropping systems; sustainable cropping systems for areas prone to
environmental degradation; use of agro-ecological data for crop
production forecasting; and networks for regional coordination, and
data exchange. The impetus behind this book is to bring attention
to a cropping system that bears direct relevance to sustainable
agriculture and food security. "Underutilized" crops are found in
numerous agricultural ecosystems and often survive mainly in
marginal areas. It is timely to review their status because, in
recent decades, scientific and economic interests have emerged
which focus on lesser-known cultivated species. Underutilized crops
have a great potential to alleviate hunger directly, through
increasing food production in challenging environments where major
crops are severely limited. "Global Perspectives on Underutilized
Crops" is therefore topical and highlights the unmet agricultural
challenges that we face today. This book is an important resource
for students and researchers of crop science and agricultural
policy makers.
Human demand for energy has grown multi-folds in recent years. This
is the result of rapidly increasing human population, which, in
turn, has resulted in increased organic (petroleum) and inorganic
pollution on the biosphere. Due to this, we are now facing a number
of challenges to sustain life on earth. For example, the increased
organic and inorganic pollution in our environment is leading to
loss of biodiversity, degradation of environment and thus
ultimately causing food insecurity. In this situation, it is
imperative to keep updated ourselves with advances on the effects
of pollutants, tolerance mechanisms and the potential of different
plants and microbes in removing these pollutants from the
environment. For this purpose, we invited a number of scientists
worldwide to review the current scenario of the problems, current
development, and future prospects of the challenges and their
solutions in an International Conference on ''Plants and
Environmental Pollution'' held in KAYSERI, TURKEY from 6-11 July
2009. The output of this conference has been summarized in the form
of this book.
Human demand for energy has grown multi-folds in recent years. This
is the result of rapidly increasing human population, which, in
turn, has resulted in increased organic (petroleum) and inorganic
pollution on the biosphere. Due to this, we are now facing a number
of challenges to sustain life on earth. For example, the increased
organic and inorganic pollution in our environment is leading to
loss of biodiversity, degradation of environment and thus
ultimately causing food insecurity. In this situation, it is
imperative to keep updated ourselves with advances on the effects
of pollutants, tolerance mechanisms and the potential of different
plants and microbes in removing these pollutants from the
environment. For this purpose, we invited a number of scientists
worldwide to review the current scenario of the problems, current
development, and future prospects of the challenges and their
solutions in an International Conference on ''Plants and
Environmental Pollution'' held in KAYSERI, TURKEY from 6-11 July
2009. The output of this conference has been summarized in the form
of this book.
Biochemistry of Drug Metabolizing Enzymes: Trends and Challenges is
a complete and well-integrated reference on their mechanisms of
action, their role in diseases, agents responsible for their
deactivation, and their malfunction. Chapters explain the
biochemistry of DMEs, including biochemical activation, functions,
computational approaches, different contaminants on the action and
function of DMEs, and describe the importance of DMEs in the drug
development process. Conditions covered include metabolic diseases,
cardiovascular diseases, neurological diseases, physiological
diseases, xenobiotics and inflammatory responses, and their
contribution in the malfunctioning of drug metabolizing enzymes.
This book is the perfect resource for pharmacology and biochemistry
researchers to understand the principles of DMEs. Researchers in
the corporate environment will also benefit from the comprehensive
list of diseases associated with malfunction of DMEs.
This volume discusses how environmental pollutants are involved in
the pathogenesis of neurological disorders, and covers specific
mechanisms and risk factors, as well as the necessary strategies to
reduce the adverse impacts of environmental pollutants on the human
nervous system. With a collection of contributions from experts in
environmental pollution, neurology and pharmaceutical chemistry,
the book provides both an introduction to the pathogenesis of
neurodegeneration, including the types and different classes of
neurological disorders, and studies demonstrating the clear link
between environmental contaminants (e.g. pesticides, smoking,
mycotoxins, persistent organic pollutants (POP's), polychlorinated
biphenyls, phthalates, nanomaterials) and the development of
neurological disorders in vulnerable populations. The book fills in
a gap in research on the topic by also covering state-of-the-art
treatment strategies and mitigation measures for each type of
pollutant. The book will be of interest to environmental
scientists, pharmacologists, toxicologists, biochemists,
biotechnologists, and food and drug regulatory organizations.
Recent advances in the pharmaceutical sciences and biotechnology
have facilitated the production, design, formulation and use of
various types of pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals. This book
provides detailed information on the background, basic principles,
and components of techniques used for the analysis of
pharmaceuticals and biopharmaceuticals. Focusing on those
analytical techniques that are most frequently used for
pharmaceuticals, it classifies them into three major sections and
19 chapters, each of which discusses a respective technique in
detail. Chiefly intended for graduate students in the
pharmaceutical sciences, the book will familiarize them with the
components, working principles and practical applications of these
indispensable analytical techniques.
In the recent years, the looming food scarcity problem has
highlighted plant sciences as an emerging discipline committed to
devise new strategies for enhanced crop productivity. The major
factors causing food scarcity are biotic and abiotic stresses such
as plant pathogens, salinity, drought, flooding, nutrient
deficiency or toxicity which substantially limit crop productivity
world-wide. In this scenario, strategies should be adopted to
achieve maximum productivity and economic crop returns. In this
book we have mainly focused on physiological, biochemical,
molecular and genetic bases of crop development and related
approaches that can be used for crop improvement under
environmental adversaries. In addition, the adverse effects of
different biotic (diseases, pathogens etc.) and abiotic (salinity,
drought, high temperatures, metals etc) stresses on crop
development and the potential strategies to enhance crop
productivity under stressful environments are also discussed.
The analysis of QoE is not an easy task, especially for multimedia
services, because all the factors (technical and non-technical)
that directly or indirectly influence the user-perceived quality
have to be considered. This book describes different methods to
investigate users' QoE from the viewpoint of technical and
non-technical parameters using multimedia services. It discusses
the subjective methods for both controlled and uncontrolled
environments. Collected datasets are used to analyze users'
profiles, which sheds light on key factors to help network service
providers understand end-users' behavior and expectations.
Important adaptive video streaming technologies are discussed that
run on unmanaged networks to achieve certain QoS features. The
authors present a scheduling method to allocate resources to the
end-user based on users' QoE and optimizes the power efficiency of
users' device for LTE-A. Lastly, two key aspects of 5G networks are
presented: QoE using multimedia services (VoIP and video), and
power-saving model for mobile device and virtual base station.
This paper investigates the impact of bank-specific,
industry-specific, and macroeconomic variables on bank
profitability before, during, and after the financial crisis of
2008. For this purpose, 73 UK commercial banks are selected on the
basis of availability of required information. The empirical data
for these banks are collected for the period from 2006 to 2012 from
Bankscope and Data-stream databases. The regression and correlation
analyses are performed on the data and concluded that bank size,
capital ratio, loan, deposits, liquidity, and interest rate have
positive impact on ROA and ROE while GDP and inflation rate have
negative impact. The findings of this study can help UK banks,
government, investors, policymakers, and shareholders for decision
making and improving the performance of financial institutions in
the future.
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Nadia Bostan, Muhammad Sajid
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Horticulture is a unique science of cultivating fruits, vegetables
or ornamental plants. In the growing industry of cut flowers with a
wide types and varieties, the commercial value of Amaryllis proven
itself as the most precious and demanding cut flower because of its
unique characteristics such as easy to bring to bloom, management,
long growing period. To obtain significant marketable growth and
efficient flower production, growing media and irrigation interval
are of paramount importance. To cater to the demand of cut flower
lovers, producers, nursery growers, entrepreneurs, cut flower
business entities, landscape managers and horticulture students
this book provides an idea of how to get maximum growth and flower
production on different growing media and irrigation
intervals.Different parameters of the plant and its effects on
growth, life span, leaf and flowers dimensions (diameter, length
and height and production capacity per plant) are analyzed.
Therefore the book is of special importance in cut flowers
management for higher marketability and value addition. It also
provides basic guidelines and management techniques resulting into
a profitable business for the farmers.
Lady bird beetle is a Good predator of all species of Aphids.This
book describe that four insecticides viz: Imidachloprid 20SL,
Acetamaprid 20 SL, Emamectin 1.9 EC, Spinosad 240 SE were used
against predatory lady bird beetle.Main objective of this
experiment was to evaluate that insecticide, which showed less
toxicity against lady bird beetle. Result showed that Imidachloprid
20SL showed less toxicity than that of other insectici
The objective of this study was to investigate the integration of
stock market, foreign exchange market and money market in the
context of Pakistan. The intra-country integration of these
financial markets in the short and long-run are estimated using
monthly data covering the period May 1994 to February 2011. To
accomplish the objectives we use cointegration analysis and Vector
Error Correction Method (VECM). The empirical results from both the
techniques of cointegration i.e. the Engle-Granger and Johansen and
Juselius (J-J), demonstrate that the Pakistani financial markets
are cointegrated in the long-run. Results from VECM shows that in
the short run, exchange rate and interest rate do not affect stock
prices and similarly stock prices and interest rate do not affect
exchange rate. However, exchange rate significantly affects
interest rate in the short run. The findings based on impulse
response functions and variance decomposition demonstrates that
most of the variations in each market variable can be explained by
its own lag. Thus, the Pakistani financial markets offer less
opportunities of intra-country diversification of financial
portfolio.
Urethral stricture is one of the most important causes of bladder
outflow obstruction and responsible for significant morbidity.
Urethral stricture is more common in men but rare in women.
Acquired urethral strictures are mostly due to infection and
trauma. Patients who have urethral strictures most often present
with obstructing voiding symptoms or urinary tract infections such
as prostatitis and epididymitis. Some patients also present with
urinary retention.Urethral stricture is a potentially debilitating
disease if treated inadequately.
Pakistan has vast population of dogs belonging to different
breeds.Most of the dogs have no pedigree record which is a great
threat to conservation of different breeds.No study on DNA
fingerprinting of dogs has been conducted in Pakistan.DNA
fingerprinting of dogs is necessary to overcome the problems like
forensic cases, individual identity in case of fertilization by
more than one male and ownership disputes.Microsatellite markers
have been proved as an efficient tool for parentage testing and
breed characterization of dogs. In this study, a panel of
microsatellite markers was developed.Blood samples were taken from
cephalic vein of two breeds of dogs(German shepherd and Labrador
retriever). DNA was extracted and primers were optimized.Multiplex
PCR was performed and genotyping was done for the PCR products on
non denaturing polyacrylamide gel.These results were analyzed
statistically.Almost all of the microsatellite markers showed
significant variations in both breeds.Results of this study lead to
development of a panel of microsatellite markers which can be used
for parentage analysis and breed characterization of dog
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