The present study was carried out to evaluate the preliminary phytochemical screening and in vitro antidiabetic activity of Plumeria acuminata leaves. The leaves of Plumeria acuminata was extracted with different solvents and phytochemical investigations were done for all extracts using standard procedures. In vitro anti-diabetic activity of ethyl acetate extract of Plumeria acuminata (MEPA) was evaluated using α-amylase inhibition assay. The percentage inhibition increased in a dose dependent manner. In this study we investigated the better in vitro anti-diabetic potential of the Plumeria acuminata

Posterior shoulder dislocations are still a challenge for the treating physician. The mechanisms of trauma are varied, which complicates diagnosis. Missed or delayed diagnosis and treatment can have serious deleterious effects on shoulder function. Here we present the case of a young patient who suffered a direct trauma on the left shoulder stump, resulting in posterior glenohumeral dislocation, irreducibly orthopedic. Preoperative CT scan and surgical exploration, performed by a delto-pectoral approach, showed the presence of “Hill-Sachs lesion” not exceeding 15% of the humeral circumference, and coming to stop against the posterior border of the glenoid cavity, without ligamentous or capsular interposition. The shoulder was stable after reduction. The surgical procedure was completed by a capsulorraphy, without the need to fill the humeral defect

This paper, in a two-pronged interrogation first contends that the interpretive enterprise has, overtime, drawn, and still draws from disparate insights by seminal thinkers, from Aristotle through Matthew Arnold to the emergence of the „subversive‟ Modern Literary and Critical theories, which are paradoxically „sub- versions‟ of those coalescence of in sights from those of the classical seminal thinkers to the present. Predicating its second contention on the first above, this paper argues that the process of accessing meanings in a literary text presupposes the resolution of a number of issues, issues that border on Attridge‟s (1988) „shifting web of socially produced relations, judgments, and distinctions which eventually opens it to change and cultural variation‟, as well as those issues that transcend the literary to the political, the economic, the psychological, the social, and the philosophical. Consequently, the paper concludes that the interpretation of African literary text may be open to all nature of critics and critical paradigms, but what remains indubitable is the fact that no single critical standard can sufficiently engage the nuances of an African literary text as to present to the readers all its possible vistas, more so, given the composite construct or elements of an African literary text, and the fact that most of those theories were not particularly cognizant of the peculiarities of Africa‟s pre-colonial history , and literary heritage. Further, this paper suggests the employment of diverse critical parameters from across the disparate critical standards in any reading of an African text.

In present study an attempt has been made to study the antimicrobial activity and chemical composition of leaves and flowers of Spilanthes acmella. The leaves and flowers of the plant were collected and subjected for study of their chemical composites and antimicrobial activity of their extracts. The samples were given the code SALS1, SALS2 and SALS3 and SAFS1, SAFS2 and SAFS3 respectively for the extracts of leaves and flowers. The crude extracts of leaves and flowers were prepared by using various solvents like Petroleum ether, Ethanol and double distilled water. All the extracts were used to study their antimicrobial activity against gram positive bacteria eg. Bacillus subtilis, gram negative bacteria eg. E. coli and K. Pneumonia and anti-fungal activity against Aspergillus Niger. The chemical composition of leaves and flowers like Dry matter, Total ash, Ether extract, Crude fibre, nitrogen, Crude protein, Total carbohydrates, Nitrogen free extract and Organic matter were studied. The results of antimicrobial activity revealed that all the crude extract samples of leaves were found to possess antibacterial property. Maximum inhibition was shown by all the three samples against E. Coli and K. Pneumonia. However the maximum inhibition of growth of E. Coli and Bacillus subtilis was shown by SAFS1 and SAFS2 respectively. All the crude extracts of samples shown antifungal activity against Aspergillus Niger. The samples of leaves were found to be more effective than flowers against the fungal strains of Aspergillus Niger. In present study it has been concluded that the leaves may be used against the infectious diseases caused by E. Coli, K. Pneumonia and A. Niger as herbal medicine

Ministry of energy and petroleum in Kenya has a vital role in supporting the Kenya government‟s development agenda. Despite having records management systems in place, service delivery at the ministry of energy and petroleum has been poor and inefficient. This state has been brought about by inadequate records management systems. Badly managed records adversely affect development agenda. Development projects are often difficult to implement and sustain effectively and efficiently in the absence of well managed records. The aim of the study was to investigate the application of records management best practices to service delivery at the ministry of energy and petroleum, Kenya and to suggest strategies for improvement.

Abstract: Tonsillitis is one of the most widely conditions that recurrently affect children in all ages during the childhood. The overall management of tonsillitis is complicated in regard to causes, specific diagnosis and appropriate treatment measures. Therefore, the aim of this review was to highlight the tonsillitis in children with particular stress on the diagnostic and treatment measure that are currently used to deal with pediatric tonsillitis. In conclusion, Bacteria is still the most causative agent with widely used antigen tests for confirmation. Tonsillectomy is still one of the most frequently performed surgical interventions in children.

Cultural artefacts refer to indigenous know-how, resources or potentials which are part of our cultural and artistic depositories used to satisfy our basic needs and wants. They protect cultural/artistic values and generate financial gains, which are all paramount for local development. Cultural artefacts therefore play an important role in local development. Nevertheless, the role, value and potentials of cultural artefacts in local development has yet been assessed, and is severely underrepresented in global development debates compared to, for instance, climate change or international terrorism. This study aims to critically assess the roles, values and potentials of cultural artefacts to local development in the city of Maroua, Far North Region of Cameroon and proposes recommendations towards achieving sustainable local development from indigenous know-how. Specifically, I conceive cultural artefacts as dual apparatus, on the one hand, positively contributing to local development, but on the other being adversely affected by a litany of problems in the very same process. To critically assess this process, data from case study, the published literature, field observations and interviews conducted among relevant actors (government ministries represented by regional delegations in the Far North Region, NGOs, CIGs, local council members, traditional authorities, quarter heads, and craftsmen and their intermediaries) as well as descriptive analyses of collected data were employed. The findings reveal that cultural artefacts in Maroua positively contribute to local development via providing a source of tourist attraction and ensuring cultural interchange between visitors and locals, employment creation and revenue generation, preservation and valorization of cultural diversity, creation of mediums of exchange/markets and emergence of cultural exhibition and animation centres. Conversely, they are being adversely affected in the very same process by the absence of handicraft school to train professional craftsmen, poor marketing/publicity system, ever increasing scarcity of raw materials, lack of access to credit facilities, absence of technical supervision and investment, problem of insecurity by Boko Haram terrorists, lack of basic facilities and amenities, and mistrust and misunderstanding amongst the craftsmen and their intermediaries. The aim of this study was to pave the way for novel approaches towards achieving sustainable local development from cultural artefacts in the current context of globalisation.

Present level of social media and its work driven approach has made a good platform in internet industry. Social media marketing has made good progress in relation to change and relative work model in varied social media sites with consideration importance to facts. Utilising social media for departmental development has made good progress relative to changing dynamics and other part of changing work atmosphere. Maintaining facts as per the relative to exposure of destinations evolved delivered model in tourism and other domestic and international count for countries to look further to 850 and 20million. States like Telangana in India has promoted things in information as a part of mission powerful process tourist hotspots encouraged things in presence of national tourism scenario. Present research paper is a case study on Telangana State Tourism Development Corporation’s initiatives taken for branding and positioning tourism in India and worldwide.

This study investigated the extent to which the implementation of the FSE has contributed to availability of teaching and learning resources in Keiyo District, Kenya. This study was an Ex-post-facto descriptive research that examined the situation as it was on the ground without any manipulation of variables. The target population of the study comprised a total of 37 secondary schools that present candidates for KCSE in Keiyo district. Keiyo District was chosen in this study because it is one of the districts that has high poverty index and therefore likely to benefit more from the FSE policy. The sample consisted of 25 secondary schools drawn through stratified random sampling technique. The instruments for data collection were: self-administered questionnaires, interview schedule and document analysis e.g. inventories, circulars. The data collected was summarized by; the use pie charts, graphs and frequency tables. Analysis was done using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). The study established that the FSE policy has contributed to availability of teaching and learning resources, that with the implementation of FSE policy most learning and teaching materials are adequate and used, most materials and resources were effectively used and the head teachers had put appropriate measures to ensure that the use of the resources are maximized. The study recommends that the Ministry of Education should consider increasing the funding immensely as it encourages other stakeholders to complement government efforts in resource mobilization.

Abstract: Hairy cell leukaemia (HCL) is a rare lymphoproliferative disorder. Common mode of presentation is the sequelae of bone marrow failure and its complications. Here we report a patient with an extremely rare presentation of recurrent mono arthritis with pancytopenia which preceded months before the diagnosis of HCL, which was confirmed on a subsequent bone marrow examination. Inflammatory and degenerative aetiologies for monoarthritis were excluded. His joint related symptoms subsided on specific treatment for HCL.

Pakistan, a developing country lies in an earthquake prone region with moderate-to-strong ground motions. Recent earthquakes revealed the seismic vulnerability of existing building stock, leading to monetary loss, casualties and fatalities. Kashmir earthquake (2005) resulted in huge loss of lives and livelihood. However, the country lacks tools for earthquake risk assessment and mitigation. The objective of this research work is to develop seismic vulnerabilities of substandard reinforced concrete frame structures for the determination of risk in terms of monetary loss, casualties and fatalities for the Mansehra district of Pakistan under Kashmir earthquake 2005. CFRP retrofit technique is utilized to improve the seismic vulnerability of existing RC building stock for risk mitigation purposes. A hypothetical four story reinforced concrete frame structure, representative of the construction practices in the study region is designed under gravity load. Vulnerability curve is generated by using capacity spectrum method for unconfined and confined structures. Earthquake risk assessment framework for RC frames is developed for socio and economic analysis. Hazard of the region for a single event of Kashmir earthquake 2005 is determined in ArcGIS environment. Using seismic hazard, and seismic vulnerability of confined and unconfined frames, seismic risk in terms of monetary loss, casualties and fatalities is calculated.

Tumors of the central nervous system represent a heterogeneous group of tumors with a varied histopathologic spectrum and a variable frequency. In this study, we retrospectively analysed the epidemiological and the histopathological data of central nervous system tumors collected in our department. This study includes 657 central nervous system tumors histologically diagnosed from 2004 to 2016. It concerns all CNS tumors according to the WHO classification. The characteristics of patients, including age, sex, location, and histologic diagnosis were analyzed. Tumors were equally seen in males and females (sex-ratio=0.99:1). The mean age at the time of diagnosis was 38 years. 24% were children and teenagers. The commonest location was intracranial (92.3%). The primary tumors accounted for 92.8% of CNS tumors. Tumors were benign in 53.5% and malignant in 46.5% of cases. The most common histologic type is astrocytic tumors (30%), followed by meningeal tumors (26.7%). In adults, the three commonest categories were meningothelial tumors, astrocytic tumors and oligodendroglial tumors. For children and teenagers, astrocytic tumors were the most prevalent, followed by embryonal tumors and ependymal tumors. There was a male predominance for astrocytic, ependymal and oligodendroglial tumors and medulloblastomas. In contrast, meningiomas and schwannomas were more frequent in female. The most frequent intracranial tumors were astrocytic tumors, meningeal tumors and embryonal tumors. In spinal cord, meningeal tumors, schwannoma and ependymal tumors were the most prevalent. In the absence of a national register of CNS tumors in Morocco, we performed this study which may reflect epidemiological and histopathological characteristics of these tumors in our region. Globally, our results were in accordance with those of other studies around the world. However, we noted a higher proportion of tumors in children and teenagers

In this paper naphtha feed characterization and reactor modeling are thoroughly investigated. Naphtha feed characterization method is based on the work of proposing candidate components which have the potential to provide behavior similar to the behavior of the original naphtha feed. HYSYS software is used to provide the thermodynamic properties for the different true boiling points distillation cuts of the naphtha feed. Physical and thermodynamic properties of the selected components which represent each volume fraction (cut) are related to the properties obtained from HYSYS. The results which are the predicted molar composition of the lumped chemical species of the feed are compared to the paraffin-naphthene-aromatic (P,N and A) analysis of the studied commercial data. The relative errors of the feed stream are around 5%. The kinetic model and reaction network are based on the major reforming reaction such as dehydrgenation of naphthenes, dehydrocyclization of paraffin, cracking of paraffins and hydrocracking of cycloalkanes. The characterized data and model were bench marked against the real production data of a Libyan local refinery and the final results of the reformer such as outlet temperatures and reformate octane number have shown deviations with the actual operating data which considered in direct relation with weak points inherited to characterization method.

Obesity is becoming a major worldwide health problem associated with a number of diseases. Serotonin (5-HT) is a biogenic neurotransmitter with a well-defined network in the central and peripheral nervous system and plays an important role in the regulation of feeding behavior. Studies revealed that high levels of serotonin are associated with reduced energy intake and its level and function is dependent on the availability of its precursor, tryptophan. Several synthetic serotonin agonists are available in the market to reduce body weight but many of these synthetic drugs were found to have certain side effects. Therefore, there is a great need to search for more economical natural serotonin agonists. Ginseng is a traditional Chinese medicinal herb known for many of its beneficial effects. Present work was designed to evaluate the effect of three week’s oral administration of aqueous extract of herbal tea, made from a Chinese herb Ginseng and Malva Verticillata (GMV) on overweight Albino Wistar rats. We found inverse relationship between body weight and serotonin level in whole brain and also found increased levels of tryptophan and serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic Acid (5-HIAA) in both plasma and whole brain of test animals.

The incident before tsunami there are several different madrasah management with madrasah today including: first the madrasah is still an improvement in education less meet the needs of each madrasah. Both centralized madrasah education have such weaknesses as focusing only on system level changes rather than on institutional levels. The three improvement of education more emphasis on the availability of system input (interview with the head of madrasah aliyah Darussalam country). The first formulation of the problem why the head of madrasah needs to have managerial competence in improving the quality of management of madrasah aliyah in the post-tsunami country? Second, how is the managerial competence of head of madrasah aliyah in improving the quality of madrasah aliyah management in post tsunami Aceh? The research objectives are first to find out why the head of madrasah needs to have managerial competence in improving the quality of madrasah aliyah post tsunami. Second want to know how the managerial competence of the head of madrasah aliyah in improving the quality of madrasah aliyah management in post tsunami Aceh. The usefulness of this research is theoretically this research is expected to add and deepen the science in the field of management of Islamic education related to managerial competence of head of madrasah aliyah and improvement of management quality at madrasah aliyah.