Here, we assess the association between homocysteine (Hcy) serum levels and periodontal status in a large representative sample of National Health Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES). Using 2001–2002 2003–2004 NHANES databases, participants with examination, medical self-reported data, blood pressure (BP) samples to determine complete count, C-reactive protein (CRP) Hcy levels. We then calcul...

The term decentralisation is now universally accepted. quality of governance enhances through decentralisation. In the time post-globalisation, it allows citizens to express their views regarding process developmental work in area. This paper examines status grassroots-level implementation Panchayats Extension (PESA) Fifth Scheduled Areas Jharkhand. empirical study conducted shows that Jharkhan...

The relevant literature showed that many heuristic techniques have been investigated for constrained portfolio optimization problem but none of these studies presents multi-objective Scatter Search approach. In this work, we present a hybrid multi-objective population-based evolutionary algorithm based on Scatter Search with an external archive to solve the constrained portfolio selection probl...

A partir de la distinción entre culto genéricamente religioso y cristiano se reflexiona sobre novedad Liturgia cristiana, en cuya naturaleza pesa más dimensión descendente, o sea, su cualidad ser actualización, aquí hoy, del Misterio Cristo que cultual ascendente, sea glorificación Dios.

This paper explores spending zakat to support the financial improvement of women from low- or no-income households. It assesses feasibility remitting over m-pesa platform. M-pesa is a Kenyan mobile banking app that allows subscribers send and receive money through their phones without use internet. The theory underpinning paper’s analysis on economic based tax justice social extraction. Taken t...

The ecology of seed dispersal is critical to understand the patterns of distribution and abundance of plant species. We investigated seed dispersal aspects associated with the high abundance of Buchenavia tomentosa in the Serra Azul State Park (PESA). We estimated fruit production and conducted fruit removal experiments. We carried out diurnal and nocturnal observations on frugivory as well as ...