Electricity industries worldwide have been restructured in order to introduce competition.As a result, decisionmakers are exposed to volatile electricity prices, which are positively correlated with those of natural gas in markets with price-setting gas-fired power plants. Consequently, gas-fired plants are said to enjoy a “natural hedge.” We explore the properties of such a built-in hedge for ...

In this paper, we have obtained and presented new relativistic stellar configurations considering an anisotropic fluid distribution with a charge distribution and a gravitational potential Z(x) that depends on an adjustable parameter. The quadratic equation of state based on Feroze and Siddiqui viewpoint is used for the matter distribution. The new solutions can be written in terms of elementar...

As this collection of essays on the manner in which religion and public health policy have impacted one another COVID-19 era goes to press, both United States’ Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Nations’ World Health Organization (WHO) recently declared end pandemic (CDC 2023b; UN Williams 2023; Siddiqui et al [...]

jHauwolfia serpentina has been known as a medicinal plant in India for a long time but its use in the treatment of hypertension is of comparatively recent origin. The dried root contains 1 per cent of total alkaloids besides resin, starch, potassium carbonate, phosphate, silicate and traces of iron and manganese (Sen and Bose, 1931). Siddiqui and Siddiqui (1931) found two groups of alkaloids an...

This article examines the extent and manner to which evaluations of flood-related precautions are affected by an individual's motivation and perception of context. It argues that the relationship between risk perception and flood risk preparedness can be fruitfully specified in terms of vulnerability and efficacy if these concepts are put into the perspective of prevention-focused motivation. T...

REVIEW COMMITTEE Todd ABRUZZO Tibor BECSKE Martin BENDZUS Zsolt BERENTEI Edoardo BOCCARDI Giuseppe BONALDI Allan BROOK Patrick BROUWER Winston CHONG Christophe COGNARD Orlando DIAZ Jens FIEHLER Gyula GÁL Pierre GOBIN Jan GRALLA Gábor JANIGA Ferenc KÖVÉR Timo KRINGS Zsolt KULCSÁR Luigi MANFRE Miklós MAROSFŐI Pereira VITOR MENDES Kieran MURPHY Mario MUTO Makoto NEGORO Darren ORBACH Santhosh RAJ G...

UNLABELLED Metal bezoars are uncommon foreign bodies (FB) in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) and comprised of a wide variety of objects. A 17-year-old schizophrenic presented with abdominal pain and distension along with non-bilious vomiting for 2 weeks. Physical examination revealed dullness to percussion in the epigastrium. Plain radiographs revealed objects of metal density contained within...