In 1748, as yellow fever raged in Charleston, South Carolina, doctor John Lining remarked, "There is something very singular in the constitution of the Negroes, which renders them not liable to this fever." Lining's comments presaged ideas about blackness that would endure in medical discourses and beyond....

The effort summarized preparation of metal chelates containing 4-carboxaldehyde-2-pyrazolin-5-one Schiff bases as ligand. Structural and spectroscopic properties of Schiff bases as well as metal chelates were studied on the basis of NMR (13C) spectra, IR spectrum and elemental analyses....

In Tiger and Clay: Syria Fragments, Rana Abdulfattah mixes poetry and prose to present her experiences of exile, love and loss in Istanbul. Abdulfattah, originally from Syria, speaks about her life in Istanbul since the start of the war in Syria....

Turbochargers are commonly being used on diesel engines for many years. In contrast only a few petrol engines have been turbocharged until recently and it is unlikely that a large fraction of the world petrol engine will be so equipped....

This monogram explores some new variations of domination problems on some special graphs. An attempt has been made to present an up to date survey of related works done on different graph classes. It is written in a way that it is self contained for independent study. The presentation is logical and simple....

Data logging and recording is a common measurement application. It involves the phenomenon of measuring and recording parameters having versatile application. Data loggers in particular, are sophisticated electronic devices that record data over a period of time with respect to external sensors and transducer inputs....

The modern computing problems call for versatile digital circuits that are power efficient and high performance. The skewed logic style used in the logic gates, which came into use a few years ago, can be utilized in pipeline structures to enhance the performance....

“What we have to learnt to do we learn by doing” (Aristotle). In the modern age of specialization, where all the knowledge sets aside in the care of domain. Domain Experts become an increasingly important individual contributing to their specific domain....

The enteric flora comprise approximately 95% of the total number of cells and are capable of eliciting immune responses while also protecting against microbial pathogens. Probiotic microorganism shows bile tolerance, acid resistance and antibiotic resistance....

Cisplatin (CDDP) is a major antineoplastic drug for the treatment of solid tumors such as metastatic bladder, testicular, and ovarian carcinomas. The drug can cause much toxicity, but the chief dose-limiting one is nephrotoxicity. Several, often interrelated mechanisms of actions have been hypothesized to induce the nephrotoxicity....