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Spectrophotometric method using Griess – Ilosvay reagent was established for determination of nitrite in water samples. The standard equation was determined. It is A = (0,71 ± 0,03).CN + (0,02 ± 0,01) with R2 = 0.99842. By this equation the values of LOD, LOQ of this method were calculated, where: LOD = 0.018 mg/L; LOQ = 0.062 mg/L. This method was used to determining nitrite concentration in Mekong river at Vientiane, Laos.

Being reversible, the original digital content can be completely restored after data extraction. Prediction-error expansion (PEE) is an important method in reversible watermarking. PEE can embed large payload with low distortion into digital images. PEE is advantageous use in image redundancy usually gives better performance. But, the correlations between prediction-errors are not regarded and not use in conventional PEE based methods. In PEE, the prediction-errors are expanded and modified individually for embedding the data.

Owing to the complexity of sampling and running environment, abnormal data such as outliers as well as patchy outliers widely appear in a variety of data from engineering to economic fields. These abnormal data have remarkable bad impact on parameter statistics, system identification, state monitoring, process control, machine learning, decision analysis, and so on. In order to avoid bad impact from abnormal data, a new idea of outlier-tolerant computation was put forward in just the past two decades.

The paper highlights the employment profile of - management graduates through eight various categories. It has been noticed that the Waiting Period for obtaining first employment for management degree holders was six months. Whereas, the maximum emoluments earned by fresh employed management degree holders were Rs. 92400 per month and minimum were Rs. 2500 per month. On an average, the emoluments earned were Rs. 23000 per month. In case of experienced persons, average emoluments were Rs. 24600.

An experiment was conducted on reproductive traits of silkworm as influenced by mulberry leaf through application of different sources of organic manures and inorganic fertilizers.

Acrolein is a toxic substance resulting from cigarette smoke and partial combustion of animal fats and vegetable oils, and mainly used in industry for the production of acrylic acid and plastics. The main forms of human exposure to this substance is through cigarette smoke and car exhaust. Its high toxicity is responsible for many adverse health effects, especially changes in the respiratory system. This study aimed to analyze the changes in lung function and hyperresponsiveness of the smooth muscle of the airways of rats, resulting from acute exposure to acrolein.

Besides genetic factors, diet components may contribute to the development of obesity, and it is known that cafeteria diet is characterized by a high caloric intake. Thus, the present study evaluated the mutagenic effects that cafeteria diet exerted on Wistar rats and its consequences on female offspring. Twelve females (generation 1) were separated in control group (CTL) and Cafeteria Diet group (CAF). At 70 days of age, females were mated with non-obese control males.

This study aimed at assessing the anthropometrical indicators and social variables among elderly with hypertension and diabetes. It is a transversal, descriptive research with a quantitative approach, carried out in two municipalities in Southwestern Bahia, Brazil, provided with a sample of 180 interviewees. The statistical analysis was carried out by means of the Chi-Squared test. One identified that 65% of the sample hat hypertension diagnosis and 18.3% of diabetes diagnosis.

To achieve the highest literacy as well as success in primary education government has taken several drives to enroll students in primary and upper primary schools from the time of independence. Some of these drive-phases are operation black board (1986), District Primary Education Programme (1994), Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (2002) etc. First phase drive for Primary level education launched in 2002 as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan throughout the country.

Cereals, staple food of many peoples, are heavily attacked by insects. It is for this purpose that this study was carried out to make the inventory of insects associated with the grain stocks in Abidjan. Samples of grains (maize, rice, millet) were therefore taken during the market investigation of three municipalities in Abidjan. Thus, two samples of each cereal were taken from each market. These samples were placed in cartons to monitor insect development until adulthood to facilitate their identification.