Melanins, the ubiquitous hetero-polymer pigments found widely dispersed among various life forms, are usually dark brown/black in colour.Although melanins have variety of biological functions, including protection against ultraviolet radiation of sunlight and are used in medicine, cosmetics, extraction of melanin from the animal and plant kingdoms
The duck meat available in India is mostly from spent ducks.Though yield data in respect of some of the exotic breeds of ducks and their crosses are available (Narayanankutty et Sprinkle Stencil al.1982, Radhamma Pillai et al.1982 and Kutty et al., 1983) very little information concerning yield of different parts of carcass of spent desi ducks coul
The development of sustainable building materials with reduced environmental footprint in both, manufacturing and operational phases of the material lifecycle, is attracting increased interest in the construction industry worldwide.A recent innovation, the geopolymer foam concrete, combines the performance benefits and operational energy savings Ch
IntroductionIt has been proposed that hearing loss may result in improved visuospatial abilities.The evidence for this assertion is inconsistent, and limited to studies in congenitally deaf children, despite older adults with age-related hearing loss constituting the vast majority of the hearing impaired population.We assessed visuospatial (visuoco
As a critical component of rotating machinery, rolling bearings are essential for the safe and efficient operation of machinery.Sudden faults of rolling bearings can lead to unscheduled downtime and substantial economic costs.Therefore, diagnosing and identifying the equipment status is essential for ensuring the operation and decreasing the additi