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Objective: Coronary artery disease (CAD) is a most important cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide as well as in Pakistan. Recent studies have shown that the combination of obesity, insulin resistance and fluctuation in circulating adipocytokines levels is associated with the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease. Omentin-1 is recently found adipocytokine that is highly expressed in visceral adipose tissue. It has anti- inflammatory properties and is negatively correlated with ischemic heart disease.

Phagocytes produce reactive oxygen species (ROS) through NADPH oxidase (NOX), or respiratory burst oxidase, which play an essential role in the progression of inflammatory disorders. NOX is composed of a membrane-associated heterodimer (flavocytochromeb558, consisting of subunits gp91phox/NOX2 and p22phox), and four cytosolic components (p47phox, p67phox, p40phox and Rac1/2).

The given article highlights the alternations on an economic life, likewise on the silkworm sphere after conquering the country by Russian Empire. Moreover, this article describes in what way country handicraftsmen spared local traditions and how they attempted to keep customer’s demand on preparing quality of silk objects and rearing the silk in the silkworm. Problems as silkworm production demonstrations were analyzed by local handicraftsmen and industrial plant In Turkistan exhibitions.

Muslims in India are in the developing stage in socio-economic fields. At the same time they are lagging many fields such as education compared to other religious communities. This paper enhances the various reasons for the educational backwardness of Muslims especially Muslim girls in the country. For this purpose the author conducted a study among the parents and teachers of the dropout girls from Muslim and other disadvantaged groups. The objective of the study was to understand the various factors affecting the discontinuation of girl children’s school education.

Poverty as a phenomenon is found in almost all countries. The question is whether poverty and inequality can only be solved with the systems of social protection and social security, or they must be changed and supplemented with innovative solutions that will prevent the potential social conflicts. Inequality perceived as discrimination and social exclusion of people from the social opportunities in the countries of Europe and separately from south-eastern Europe is analyzed and compared from the aspects of the established models as correctors.

The objective of this research is to estimate the value of the canga vegetation in the Carajás Flona, which includes rare and endemic species. An economic and ecological approach was used to selectthe explanatory variables of the integrated contingent valuation method (ICVM), specified by the equations willingness to pay (WTP) for the preservation and willingness to accept (WTA), and the canga´s indemnity. The mean values of WTP and WTA were R$ 4,073.84/ha and R$ 4,415.56/ha, respectively.

This study investigates the relationship between financial development and economic growth for 6 ASEAN countries including Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam over 1988 - 2012.

The study examines simultaneously the challenges associated with dividend signaling and smoothing. Several steps one of which will include empirically determining the relationship between dividend smoothing and signaling will be carried out. The paper will afterwards, make an effort to determine the impact of the global financial crisis GFC) on dividend stability of Deposit Money banks in Nigeria.

Background and objective: It is a well known fact that cancer is one of the leading causes of painful mortality worldwide. It is essential to find out ways and methods to reduce complications and reduce the pain of cancer patients. We are successfully practicing complimentary healing therapies for last many years and have worked on variety of diseases and problems and even got positive results. In present study, complimentary healing practices have been applied on chosen medically diagnosed cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.

Training and improving human resources are considered as types of beneficial investment and key factors in development when to be implemented properly they could have significant economic returns. On the other hand, development of information and communications technology (ICT) in organizations resulted in relying on efficient and proper use of new technologies, especially information and communication technology. This study presents investigating effectiveness of in-service e-learning trainings of Mehr Eghtesad Bank of Tehran according to Patrick model in 2016.