Since the bombing of the World Trade Center in New York in 2001, the issue of veiling, Muslim womanhood, Islam and its compatibility with Western values and ways of life were among the most debated topics in the 21st century....

The disillusionment of the masses in post-independence Africa is a prevalent phenomenon in African novels. However, many African writers and Achebe and Armah in particular have an enduring tendency to the social and political commitment. Perhaps all their texts pinpoint the socio-political events in their societies....

Waste water is an important reservoir for E.coli and presented significant acute toxicity if released into the receiving water body without being adequately treated....

Microbial assessment of waste effluents from dairy industry revealed the presence of gram positive and gram-negative bacteria. Maximum percentage of E.coli was observed in milk and yogurt waste samples as compared to cheese and butter waste effluent. There is significant difference in number of bacterial colonies among dairy waste effluents....

Diabetes mellitus is a multifactorial disorder. Cytokines secreted by the monocyte-macrophage system play a key role in the pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes. Pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-? is believed to have an important role in the progression of diabetes. The present study was conducted to assess the level of TNF-?...