Archives-August 2012

Diglycine hydrobromide an intriguing material for frequency conversion has been grown by slow evaporation solution growth technique at room temperature. Their structural, optical and physicochemical properties were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction and UV-Vis spectra. The title crystal has found to crystallize into noncentrosymmetric orthorhombic P212121 space group. The material has a wide transparency in the entire visible region. It is found that the cutoff wavelength lies in the UV region. The dielectric studies were carried out using the instrument, N4L LCR meter. The compound is a prospective crystalline material for second order nonlinear optical application.

In recent decades, drought events caused many adverse effects on humans and environment, notably in arid and semi-arid regions of the world. This many worsen the desertification process and throw away many opportunities. Several droughts have been occurred in Sistan plain south eastern Iran, and the most recent one (1999-2006) said to be the worst drought in the past 600 years and has much negative environmental, economical and social effects. In this study, changes of vegetation cover was assessed using the pre and past drought data. After interpreting the results, it was found that quantity and quality of plants reduced by 100% and that much of changes occurred in abandoned lands. Moreover, it was discovered that the main causes of plant cover desertification are natural factors and human factor of mismanagement.

We are very happy to announce that from 18th August 2012, Dr. Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Computer Engineering. Dr. Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh is currently associated with Senior Lecturer in Department of Computer Engineering, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, West Azerbaijan, Iran. The appointment of Dr. Farhad Soleimanian Gharehchopogh as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to chiefeditor@elixirjournal.org. Sincerely Editor-in-Chief

We are very happy to announce that from 24th August 2012, Mr. Dambaru Ballab Kattel has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on meteorology/climatology (particularly in the mountain climate system around Himalayas). Mr. Dambaru Ballab Kattel is currently associated with Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, China. The appointment of Mr. Dambaru Ballab Kattel as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to chiefeditor@elixirjournal.org. Sincerely Editor-in-Chief

We are very happy to announce that from 1st August 2012, Dr.N.S.Kumar has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Civil Engineering. Dr.N.S.Kumar is currently associated with Director (R&D) Civil Engineering, Ghousia College of Engineering, Ramanagara, Bangalore, India. The appointment of Dr.N.S.Kumar as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to chiefeditor@elixirjournal.org. Sincerely Editor-in-Chief

We are very happy to announce that from 14th August 2012, Dr. Meghshyam K. Patil has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Chemistry. Dr. Meghshyam K. Patil is currently working at Department of Chemistry, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Sub-campus, Osmanabad- 413 501, India. The appointment of Dr. Meghshyam K. Patil as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to chiefeditor@elixirjournal.org. Sincerely Editor-in-Chief

We are very happy to announce that from 15th August 2012, Mr. Muhammad Waqas Chughtai has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Management Science. Mr. Muhammad Waqas Chughtai is currently associated with Scholars Cantt Group of Colleges Rawalpindi. The appointment of Mr. Muhammad Waqas Chughtai as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to chiefeditor@elixirjournal.org. Sincerely Editor-in-Chief

We are very happy to announce that from 15th August 2012, Ms. Nadia Asghar has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. She will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Economics. Ms. Nadia Asghar is currently associated with Department of Economics, Preston University Islamabad. The appointment of Ms. Nadia Asghar as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to chiefeditor@elixirjournal.org. Sincerely Editor-in-Chief

We are very happy to announce that from 15th August 2012, Mr. Zeinab Abbasi Khalifehlou has joined the team of Elixir Editorial Advisory Board. He will carry a special responsibility for dealing with manuscripts based on Computer Engineering. Mr. Zeinab Abbasi Khalifehlou is currently associated with Department of Computer Engineering, Shabestar Branch, Islamic Azad University. The appointment of Mr. Zeinab Abbasi Khalifehlou as member Editorial Advisory Board strengthens the links and will make it easier for prospective authors to establish contact with the journal. Please send any expressions of interest to chiefeditor@elixirjournal.org. Sincerely Editor-in-Chief

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