Life Sciences

Clients are increasingly demanding a high degree of cost certainty from their project design teams to ensure that their building projects are completed within the budgeted resources. However, this objective has been negated by various challenges that unfortunately cause budget overruns. This study investigated the effects of experience and project management skills on Change Orders for Structural Engineering High-Rise Buildings in Nairobi County, Kenya.

Sperm DNA fragmentation is recognized to compromise male fertility. The data entail that sperm DNA damage can be competently treated with oral antioxidant administration during a comparatively short time period. It is an understanding that the 2 types of DNA appear to be different and autonomously packaged molecules; though, research has demonstrated the interdependent nature of these conformations in contributing to male infertility.

Harmful algal blooms (HABs) pose significant threats to aquatic ecosystems, human health, and coastal economies worldwide. The causative agents of HABs are primarily dinoflagellates Marglefidiniumpolykrikoides and Prorocentrum minimum), and diatoms (Chaetocerostenuissimus, Fragilaria radians, Phaeodactylumtricornutum, and Skeletonemamarinoi), which produce various toxins that exacerbate the harmful effects. Metacaspase, a toxin-producing protein, has emerged as a critical component in the pathogenesis of HABs.

In this paper, we revisit Higher Education 4.0 and examine the power of universities as agents of new knowledge and innovations, for sustainable community development and progressive society building. With the benefit of retrospective economic analysis, we may posit that universities will continue to be central to socio-economic development. We can envision that in the face of a changing economic landscape, universities have the potential to serve as powerful agents of change toward a more equitable, just, and sustainable world.

Refere-se a sepse como uma síndrome potencialmente fatal causada pela resposta orgânica desregulada do hospedeiro a uma infecção. O choque séptico, corresponde ao agravamento desta resposta, com alto risco de morte. Além do impacto socioeconômico, da mortalidade e prevalência relacionados, torna-se indispensável conhecer o perfil clinico-epidemiológico desta síndrome por conceber oportunidades para sua prevenção e otimização das estratégias de tratamento.

The chickpea or chick pea (Cicer arietinum) is an annual legume of the family Fabaceae, subfamily Faboideae. Its different types are variously known as gram or Bengal gram, chhana, chana, or channa, garbanzo or garbanzo bean, or Egyptian pea. Also known as ceci beans, Indian peas, kadale kaalu, sanaga pappu, and shimbra. The Sanskrit name for chickpea is chennuka, and hence, the name chana in the Sanskrit-derived languages such as Hindi. Chickpea is a cool season legume crop grown world- wide as a food crop. The seed is the main edible part of the plant.

Dolichos [Lablab purpureus (Dolichos lablab)] is a genus (Lablab) of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae, and the subfamily Faboideae. Dolichos bean (Lablab purpureus. L.) is an important vegetable legume crop grown throughout the country. The alternate Scientific Names are Dolichos benghalensis Jacq., Dolichos lablab L., Dolichos purpureus L., Lablab niger Medikus, Lablab purpurea (L.) Sweet, Lablab vulgaris (L.) Savi, Vigna aristata Piper.

In this study, nanoparticles of titanium dioxide (TiO2) and graphene were incorporated into a matrix of thermoplastic starch (TPS) obtained from cassava (Manihot esculenta Crantz) with the objective of producing a material for covering fruit, aiming to last the shelf life of food. The polymeric nanocomposites (NCPs) were obtained by the solvent dispersion method and, subsequently, the spray drying technique was used to obtain the material in powder form.

O objetivo deste trabalho foi desenvolver queijos artesanais, enriquecidos com diferentes concentrações de óleo de buriti (Mauritia flexuosa L.). Foram produzidas 5 formulações, um padrão sem óleo e quatro enriquecidas com 1%, 2%, 3%, e 4% de óleo de buriti. Realizaram-se análises de umidade, lipídios, proteínas, cinzas, carboidratos, acidez total titulável, pH e foi calculado o valor calórico dos queijos. Também foram realizadas análises microbiológicas de coliformes totais, salmonelas e bolores e leveduras. Os queijos foram classificados pela legislação como sendo de muita alta umidade.

Cow pea (Vigna unguiculata) is an annual herbaceous legume vegetable crop comes under family Fabaceae which is liberal to sandy to silt soil, low rain fall and an important crop of African and Asian countries. Due to its ability to grow by using less agricultural input, able to fix atmospheric nitrogen in root nodule and acts as a valuable crop for poor and marginal farming communities its cultivation is increasing Day by Day. Cow pea is also suitable as a best inter crop in fruit orchard, with other vegetables, flowers and plantation crops.