The internal orientation of fossil mass occurrences can be exploited as useful source of information about their primary depositional conditions. A series of studies, using different kinds of fossils, especially those with elongated shape (e.g., elongated gastropods), deal with their orientation and the subsequent reconstruction of the depositional conditions (e.g., paleocurrents and transport ...

For concrete strength detection in structures different testing procedures are being used. For nondestructive testing of concrete strength built in the construction the most used impact hammers in technical practice are those of Schmidt system. The hammer rebound value on concrete is influenced by number of factors, these includes the treatment of the test area. In the article there are present...

Oldershaw et al (pp. 140–144) conducted a qualitative study to obtain parental perspectives on adolescent self-harm. Using an interpretative phenomenological approach, they identified four key themes relating to: the process of discovery of the behaviour; making sense of the behaviour; the psychological impact of selfharm on parents; and the effect of adolescent self-harm on parenting and famil...

Two papers in the Journal this month examine factors that influence rates of suicide and suicidal behaviour, considering both individual and societal determinants. O’Reilly et al (pp. 106– 111) assessed the role of area-level factors in their 5-year followup study of the population in Northern Ireland. They found that suicide rates were higher in the more deprived areas of the country, as previ...

Resolving community noise problems demands not just accurate data about noise impacts but also requires an effective means of communicating this information to decision makers. The Interactive Sound Information System (ISIS) is a “new media” package designed to explain and de-mystify the complex metrics used to describe noise impacts. Central to the ISIS package is the idea that “real” noise ex...

Aloe barbadensis miller (Aloe vera) aside being a potent antioxidant with effects attributed to the phytoconstituents (anthraquinone), can also serve as natural dyes. This study explored staining potentials of A. extract on microbial specimens in modified Gram’s technique. The plant was washed; shrubby edges leaves were scraped off and each leaf cut open expel gel content. dried grinded materia...

Exudates are substances that ooze out of the pores diseased and/or damaged tissue in plant well-used flourishing international and local uses Burkina Faso. Previously, ethnopharmacological investigations Center region showed there lot medicinal like as old wounds, skin disorders diseases treatment. The current study aims to highlight antitumoral potential nine resins form central region. One hu...

Materials such as river sand, used in construction, have a high demand, and thus generate great environmental impacts while being extracted, erosion of the rivers banks your siltation. With increasing restriction sand extraction which can reduction product's offer civil construction sector, it is necessary to develop waste recycling technologies for production sands with less impact. One altern...