in several parts of India and in countries like Africa, China, Caribean and Southeast asian regions (Cefalu et al, 2008 and Cousens, 2008). Bitter gourd is a herbaceous climbing annual with ridged stems that grows up to 5 metre long. The plant usually grows on trellis 180 cm in height and has a hairy stem with numerous branches and dense foliage. The main varieties of bitter gourd grown in India are Arka Harit, Priyanka, Pusa Do Mausmi, VK-1-Priya, Phule Green Gold, Priya, Preethi, Coimbatore Long
Recent studies have begun to raise questions about cures for cancerous tumors. It may sound preposterous, but scientists are beginning to think that cancerous tumors can be starved to death. This theory has not yet been proved and it still being investigated, so it is not yet clear that we will be able to “starve” the tumors. Scientists like Dr. Judah Folkman have begun the study and have found many items that support the theory and many things that do not support the theory. Although there is some
The only thing which is constant in the manufacturing environment is ‘change’. The technology and market requirements keep on changing and it is of increasing importance to design and operate manufacturing facilities which quickly and smartly adapt to these changes. The aim of this chapter is to understand the importance of efficient and effective layout to meet the factory’s competitive requirement. Layout includes decisions regarding the placement of assembly benches, CNC machines, welding machines
Aloe vera Aloe vera is an evergreen, succulent plant. Aloe vera is regarded as the universal panacea by greek scientists. The Egyptian people called Aloe vera “the plant of immortality.” Aloe Vera is commonly known as Barbados or Curacago. It has been known and used from centuries by people for its health, beauty , medicnal, skin care properties. The native place of the plant is northern part of Africa, it has spread across the world because of its
CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND Introduction Nowadays, the use of petroleum products is an essential thing that is obtained from the crude oil as it is processed in oil refineries. Some of its by- product include Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), fuel oil, gasoline, kerosene and the like. These products are highly consumed by humans. Reports revealed that people staggered almost 90 million barrels of petroleum every day (Adair, 2015). The over-extraction and over-used of rock-oil have caused
white-greenish stem : Odour – strong, sharp, fresh, lemon scented : Shape – tall, long with sharp-edge leaf : Size – may reached height of 1m Distribution of plant : Mostly distributed in the South East Asia such as in Malaysia and
The executive branch as the power to veto a bill which has been passed by the legislative branch. For example congress passed the Stem Cell Research Enrollment Act of 2005 the next year George W. Bush vetoed the bill. The legislative branch has to power to impeach a federal judge, like they attempted with Samuel Chase in 1804. The judicial branch has power over the executive branch by having
It is known in Egypt as the Doum or gingerbread palm which grows to 6 or 9 m and usually has forked stems with fan shaped leaves, 65–75 cm long. It is listed as one of the useful plants of the world (Fletcher, 1997). The trunk of the palm is used for construction, as well as for manufactureof various domestic utensils and the leaves are used to make mats
century than vaccines. CRISPR technology is used by biologists for research to alter DNA. The genomes created by germ line engineering would be passed down generation to
which are capable to destroy and injure normal tissues. The components of inflammatory process are white blood cells, plasma proteins and chemical mediator such as cytokines. All these induce the inflammation at the site of infection or damaged tissue. If inflammatory response is not under controlled, it can lead to autoimmunity which is harmful as it attacks its own healthy body cells or tissues.