In this handbook and ready reference, the authors introduce the concept of plasma electrolysis, explaining how the coatings are characterized and discussing their mechanical and corrosion properties....

The security of a home can be improved if timely warning is available to the home owner, when he is away. GSM Technology and its extensive use as a popular communication device, in the form of cell phones, offer an opportunity. The technology could be used in many innovative ways to accomplish the task....

One of the hundreds of genuine and creative efforts for the researchers, academicians, and transformers, who will love to read for multifaceted purposes, is presented in the shape of this book....

MALIK TARIQ MAHMOOD is a young dynamic professional with ability to work in diverse managerial positions, a team member who can work with minimum supervision, a team leader who can lead to success with growth possessing analytical skills, convincing communicational abilities and desire to excel in the profession....

The main purpose of this research is to investigate the newspaper reader\"\"s liking for different news patterns by the academicians and administrators of Allama Iqbal Open University. Information is obtained by using a wide variety of both informal and formal sources; i.e. human sources, internet and Mass Media....

This book will give the readers a general outline of mechanism pain processing and pain measurement. This will also helps the pain researchers to understand the relationship between pain and exercise....

The brutal bombings which had long been the fate of several cities of Pakistan caused a great number of deaths and massive destruction throughout the country. Out of the many incidents, one which is vividly remembered is that of the bombing which took place at the GPO building that is situated in Lahore....

Despite the overwhelming evidence in favour of good blood pressure control, it remains far from optimal in coronary patients. Clinic BP measurement, as used in most surveys, to determine achievement of optimal BP targets may have several limitations including poor technique of the observer, the ‘white coat’ effect....

Engaging curriculum experts and school teachers in scholarly thought and purposeful use of curriculum dynamics and research on student learning is pivotal to improve students’ achievement. Curriculum experts and teachers have highlighted many deficiencies in curriculum development process in Pakistan especially at Secondary Level....

The city of Lahore like other ancient cities was developed along the bank of a river, i.e. the River Ravi, currently a trans-boundary river between India and Pakistan. Therefore, since the development of Lahore city, its sewage and waste water was discharged into its adjacent river....

Inferring three-dimensional (3D) shape of real objects from visual information belongs to the main domain of the computer vision applications. Shape From Focus (SFF) is one of the passive methods that uses focus as a cue to infer the 3D structure of the object....

This book will provide researchers with basic knowledge about synthesis of carbon nanotubes and how the several parameters affect their growth. It will also explain the different ways of surface modifications of carbon nanotubes to bring strong adhesion among the filler and matrix....

Ever increasing population of the globe and use of productive agricultural lands for housing has posed serious threat to future food supply. Low productivity of wheat due to different management practices is a serious problem. Different wheat cultivars are sown in Pakistan in same conventional row spacing ignoring their tillering potential....

Sunflower is world’s fourth prevalent oilseed and premier cash crop. Pakistan is facing an acute dearth of edible oils and imports it to encounter its low oilseeds production. Amid numerous factors responsible for low yield, management of fertilizers and planting pattern are of copious importance....

The applications on handheld devices are involved in some critical information exchange. This thesis report investigates which concepts exist to shelter software from modification and how the communication of these applications running on a handheld device over public mobile network can be made more secured....