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Oral health care as a part of primary health care system, is incorporated in health system in 1995. Based on this program, pregnant women and children of 0-12 years old are considered as target groups. The purpose of this study is the evaluation of benefit rate among target groups from governmental oral health care services in 2010 and the comparison of those services with that of 2011 namely, one year after the beginning of health sector reform in Southern Provinces of Iran. In this cross-sectional study, 268 urban and rural health care centers in southern provinces have been evaluated based on related statistical sheets in 2010 and 2011. Data entered in data sheet and analyzed by excel software. The effect of health sector reform in dental health care section in southern provinces has been successful so that this program has shown positive beneficial rate in dental services such as restorations and fissure sealant therapy in 2011 with respect to 2010. Improvements of oral health care programs such as better delivery of dental services and increase in awareness of target group in southern provinces, has caused an increase in benefit rate from dental services among them. The data obtained in this study, showed an increase in this rate in 2011 in comparison to 2010.

The failures of the bituminous pavements are not only due to increase in traffic but also due to extreme climatic conditions prevailing in the country. The addition of polymers to bitumen can improve the quality of binders and enhance the properties of binders used in the road construction. Bitumen ageing is one of the principal factors causing the deterioration of asphalt pavements due to the prolonged exposure to air and environmental conditions. Short-term ageing occurs when binder is mixed with aggregates in a mixing facility. Long-term ageing occurs after pavement construction and is generally due to environmental exposure and loading. The properties of bitumen mainly depend on the age of bitumen. Therefore there is a need to study the properties of modified bitumen before and after ageing. In this paper the effect of Aging on the physical properties of SBS (Styrene Butadiene Styrene) modified bitumen is discussed.

Sourdough fermentation is one of the oldest biotechnological methods of food preparation. Macaroni, as one of the world's most widely consumed cereal products, used in large quantities, because of its nutritional value, significant amounts of complex carbohydrates, protein, vitamin B & iron. In this study, We evaluated physicochemical properties of fermi macaroni after adding spray dried lactic acid sourdough (12, 8, 5% w/w) of three species of Lactobacillus acidophilus, Lactobacillus cazei & Lactobacillus plantarum in 10 treatments of semolina with 88, 92, 95 & 100 grams. As a result, according to the obtained data, the sample containing 8% Lactobacillus acidophilus was chosen as the sample with superior physicochemical properties.

To solve the problem of microbial outbreak which is a major challenge to human health in developing countries like Nigeria, herbal drugs are being looked as an imperative source for discovery of new agents for treating various ailments related to microbial infections. In this present study, the seeds of Piper guineensii and Buchhloziacoriacea were evaluated for their phytochemical constituents and antimicrobial properties. The phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloids, saponins and reducing sugar in the two plants while others like tannin, flavonoids and steroids were also observed interchangeably. The broad spectrum of the antimicrobial activities of the two seeds proved them to be active against various pathogens tested. The outcome of this workis a good evidence to support ethno-medicinal uses of these plants in the treatment of various diseases.

The research focuses on the importance of the open and green spaces according to the residential unit and its role in filling the void of the actual need of the population for this type of spaces because of the negligence of the green spaces and lack of the most basic requirements and overtaking them by random construction ,we took the locality of 636 of Amiriyah, as a model for the study and during the field visits and getting maps and using the Arc map program we calculated the green areas and compared it with the approved standards, and the proportionality of the area with the size of the population as well as to identify the person share of those spaces and also studying the reality of the locality , and the size of the changes experienced by the homes because of the circumstances experienced by the country such as overrun the private gardens because of the housing deficit, generating a significant shortfall in those areas hence the importance of research came from by finding alternatives and solutions to the shortfall of those spaces that achieve the best results for the development of the locality as a model can be applied to all residential areas.

The theoretical solution of flow past a parabolic starting motion of the infinite vertical plate with isothermal vertical plate and variable mass diffusion has been studied. The temperature of the plate is raised uniformly and species concentration level near the plate is made to rise linearly with time. The dimensionless governing equations are solved by using the Laplace-transform technique. The effect of velocity profiles are studied for different physical parameters like thermal Grashof number, mass Grashof number, Schmidt number, and time. It is observed that the velocity increases as the value of the thermal Grashof number or mass Grashof number increase. The trend is just reversed with respect to the Schmidt number.

In this research, Investigation on FRP-cement mortar infilled-steel double-skin tubular member is carried out with emphasis on lateral and vertical load resistance located at seismically active regions. In this new structural member, three constituent materials are optimally combined. The outer tube is made of fibre-reinforced polymer (FRP), the inner tube is made of steel, and the space in-between is filled with cement mortar. These members are highly useful when they are used as columns in scaffolding. These members are cyclically loaded to their Ultimate load to study the behaviour of Double skin tubular short columns (DSTSCs) under increasing d/t ratio by parametric optimization approach using DOE (Design of Experiments). From this experimental research, following conclusions were drawn; As the length of the tube or column increases, load carrying capacity decreases for every particular D/T ratio. As D/T ratio increases, for a particular length of tube ultimate load decreases. As cement mortar ratio increases the ultimate load for d/t =10 &13.5 decreases but for the d/t 17.667 ultimate load decreased and suddenly shot up. As Gap (between the inner steel tube and outer frp) increases the ultimate load for each cement ratio decreases.

Concept of Concrete-filled steel tube is of recent origin where in the steel pipe is utilized to constraint its core concrete and make the core concrete under complex stress state so that concrete strength can be improved for its ductility and toughness . This structure possesses high bearing load capacity, good ductility, good anti-seismic performance, fire resistance property and low cost. It has been widely used in the civil engineering, such as bridge structures, high-rise buildings, and industrial plants and so on. Now a days , the concrete-filled steel tube has been studied a lot and have made great progress, However, for its Monotonic Loading, the concrete fill results in good bearing capacity, and compression loading is very difficult to realize. The concrete columns under compression is common form of engineering structures. Hence, it is necessary to study the failure and damage process of concrete-filled steel tube (CFST) column with M20,M25,M30,M40 grade of concrete under compression load. Experimental Results of Concrete filled steel tubes (CFST) column with M20,M25,M30, and M40MPa grade of concrete obtained by Previous Research (From VTU R& D project conducted at R & D Centre, Civil Engineering Department, Ghousia College of Engineering, Ramnagaram) will be modeled for Fracture Analysis and compared with actual fracture of Concrete filled steel tubes (CFST) columns using the ABAQUS /CAE 6.10-1. Proper Analytical modeling will be carried out taking in to account all fracture parameters and justified with ABAQUS. Ultimate load for all the above four infill’s, after crack will be determined.

A field experiment was conducted to evaluate the resistance and susceptibility of twenty four sugarcane varieties to iron chlorosis in an iron deficient soil (Typic Haplustert). Marked differences were observed among the investigated varieties in respect of their sensitivity to Fe chlorosis. Among the varieties, Co 8021, Co 86032, Co 86249, Co 94005 and Co 94012 recorded higher cane yield and were identified as most tolerant, and recommended for cultivation. Using resistant genotypes proved to be the most effective treatment in reducing chlorosis severity. Occurrence of the chlorosis was found to be associated with SPAD readings, chlorophyll content, and active Fe content of leaves, cane yield and sugar yield.

Good quality single crystals of pure p-hydroxy acetophenone (PHAP) and Cd+ doped p-hydroxy acetophenone have been successfully grown from aqueous solution by slow evaporation technique. The lattice parameters of these crystals are found to be for pure PHAP and Cd+ doped PHAP using X-ray diffraction method. The functional groups of the materials are confirmed qualitatively by FTIR spectral analysis. Optical absorption studies on these samples reveal the minimum absorption region to be well suited for NLO applications. Thermal analysis have been carried out on the compounds confirm the samples are thermal stable up to 163ºC.