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Paper Type | : | Research Paper |
Title | : | Evaluation of Potential and Technological Challenges in Producing Hydrogen from Biomass in India |
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Authors | : | Ahmed Al Nashrey |
: | 10.9790/264X-08010104 |
Abstract: Hydrogen has been an important intermediate in the chemical industry and refineries. It has reported the annual production of around 60 million metric tonnes in 2018 (Statista, 2021). However, fossil fuels account for 95 percent of the global hydrogen supply today, resulting in significant carbon dioxide emissions. Furthermore, water electrolysis with electricity produces a small amount of hydrogen but since it uses fossil fuels for electricity, it does not sustainably address the greenhouse gas issues. As a result, hydrogen generated from renewable energy is a viable option for addressing the problem of greenhouse gases, especially carbon dioxide. Hence, hydrogen production through gasification.....
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Abstract:Objective: To assess lipid levels and their relationship to disease severity and degree of relapse, according to the Clinical Rating Scale (EDSS) for patients with multiple sclerosis in the Gaza Strip. Materials and Methods: The research involved 31 MS patients who were separated into two categories. The first group consisted of 20 patients in the remission condition and the second group consisted of 11 patients in the relapsed state and 30 apparently healthy individuals as a control group. A questionnaire was used to collect the data used in the statistical analysis. Blood samples were collected from the participants and analyzed for as triglycerides (TG), cholesterol (CH), Low-density lipoprotein (LDL), and High-density lipoprotein (HDL) was calculated using Friedewald formula. An ethical approval was granted from Helisinki Committee at Gaza. All data were analyzed using the computerized statistical......
Key Word: Relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis, cholesterol, triglycerides, Low density lipoprotein, High density lipoprotein, Expanded Disability Status Scale, Gaza Strip
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Abstract: BACKGROUND: Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women and leading cause of mortality worldwide. The most commonly used method of treatment is chemotherapy which has adverse side effects. Carica papaya fruit is consumed by most people in Nigeria. All parts of the fruit such as the leaves, stem bark, roots, e.t.c are used to cure various ailments by traditional doctors. AIM:The aim of this study was to assess the effects of ripe Carica papaya seed extracts on MCF-7 breast cancer cell lines. METHOD:The ripe fruits were obtained, and the seeds were removed, washed with distilled water, air dried. The aqueous and methanolic......
Key Word: Carica papaya,MCF-7, phytocompounds, phytochemical, GC-MS.
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Abstract: Escherichia coli (E. coli) is the most prevalent infecting organisms in the family of gram negative bacteria known as enterobactericeae (Einstein et al., 2000). Escherichia coli is a Gram negative, facultative anaerobic, rod – shaped bacterium of the genus Escherichia that is commonly found in the lower intestine of worm – blooded organism (Endothersms). Most E. coli strains are harmless, but some can cause serious food poisoning in their host, and occasionally responsible for product producing vitamin K2, and preventing colonization of the intestine with pathogenic bacteria (Madden et al., 2001) E. coli is expelled into the environment within faecal matter. The bacterium......
Key Word: Antibiogram, Escherichia, Coli, Cow, Goat, Meat
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Abstract: Thaumatin a natural sweetener extracted from the arils Thaumatococcus daniellii fruits. It is a very low calorie intensely sweet-tasty protein, a flavour modifier globally adjudged as sweetest substance on earth. The extraction of thaumatin is usually pose difficult due to the presence of the gel that normally encapsulates the protein. To determine the optimal pH and temperature for extraction, crude thaumatin were extracted from 4,000mg of the sample at different pH values (2, 3, 4, and 5) in varied temperatures (25, 30, 40, 50, 55, 60, 70, 80 and 90oC) each in 50ml volume of dilute sodium chloride (0.85M of aqueous sodium chloride). Different concentrations of crude thaumatin were extracted from 4,000mg of the sample in mixtures of different combined volumes of dilute sodium chloride and enzyme solution (0.1g/10ml of pectinase) totaling 50ml at each extraction process. Ab initio mixture of......
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Abstract: Background: Soft drinks are currently the most popular type of beverage worldwide, with many people drinking them on a daily basis. Several studies have linked severe health consequences to the excessive consumption of soft drinks. Thus, this study aims to determine the effects of soft drink on the degree of DNA fragmentation in the placenta tissue, disturbances of biochemical parameters in pregnant albino rats, and changes in fetuses' skeletal and morphological examination. Materials and Methods: Eighteen female rats, - weighing from 180g to 220 g -, were divided into three groups; (Group 1) was taken 1 ml/kg body weight of soft drink, (Group 2) was taken 2 ml/ kg body weight of soft drink, and finally; (Group 3) -control group- was taken distilled water. The period of soft drink intake was 15 days: from the 5th to the 19th day of gestation......
Key Word: Soft drink; Pregnant; Albino rats; Fetus.
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Abstract: Introduction: In the current context of globalization, cancer is costing millions of life worldwide, and commercially available allopathic anti-cancer drugs have many side effects. Search for a phyto-active (ayurvedic) component acting cornerstone for anticancer agent will be a boon to mankind. In our previous studies, we reported for the first time, potent anti-cancer properties in leaf extract from Barleria lupulina Lindl. Ursolic acid, beta-sitosterol andsitosterol-3-O-glucoside were found to be the active components. Even though a substantial work on ursolic acid and beta-sitosterol have been done by many investigators, but studies on sitosterol-3-O-glucoside is limited. The present comparative study was carried out to find the anti-caner property of only sitosterol-3-O-glucoside on human chromosomes in vitro......
Key Word: anti-cancer, human chromosome, mutagen, ayurveda, sitosterol-3-O-glucoside
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