In this age of globalisation, when the cultures are becoming deterritoralised, in this book the works of three transcultural writers, Shyam Selvadurai, Michael Ondatjee and Yasmine Goonaratne have been analysed, by challenging the outmoded nationalist and universalist paradigms, evoking a rethinking as to where and how cultures are located and also...

The book is destined to satisfy the challenging requirements of students and researchers for separation and estimation of molybdenum. In this book we have tried to give balanced, coherent and comprehensive account of the chemistry of element molybdenum, its separation and estimation....

Thermal instability arises due to a non-uniform temperature distribution in a plane horizontal fluid layer heated from below. As a result the density at the bottom layer becomes lighter than at the top....

High quality seed is the key for successful agriculture in modern era. Seed priming is an invigoration treatment to improve the seed vigour. Seed priming is a technique of controlled hydration of seed to improve its performance and is widely used by improving the rate and uniformity of germination and decreasing seed sensitivity to external factor....

Rice-wheat systems provide the staple grain supply for about 8% of the world population, making these systems critically important for global food security. Evidence from long-term experiments shows that crop yields are stagnating and sometimes declining....

Stanazolol is a steroidal class drug. Stanazolol is a synthetic anabolic steroid with therapeutic uses in treating c1-inhibitor deficient hereditary Angioedema....

In this book, we have reported the physico-chemical characteristics and industrial applications of bio-char prepared from agro-waste (different parts) of medicinal & aromatic plants, viz: leaves of Lemongrass (Cymbopogon flexuosus), Khus (Vetiver zizanioides), root of rose (Rosa damascena) & stem of Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus citriodora.)....

During recent years boron deficiency is causing concern due to the increased number of cases reported in several Indian soils, which were previously not reported to be deficient in boron....

Life without water can not exist and pollution of this vital fluid by heavy metals affects life precisely. They cause heavy mortality when present in lethal concentrations, however, when present in sub-lethal concentrations they exert undesirable alterations in genetic content of a living cell....

The present book contains the simple, fast and precise stability indicating method for the extended release formulation of Diclofenac sodium using high pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC).It contains the fundamental concepts to the analytical chemistry along with the in depth knowledge of HPLC....

The fuel reserves of the world are very less and are depleting at a fast rate. So in future for the smooth livelihood of mankind, there is a need to find some others alternative sources of energy. We can dream of using nuclear power as the energy source but is posses problems related to environment and human health....

The initiation and progression of periodontal disease is mediated by various protein and lipid molecules, known as inflammatory mediator, that are released by inflammatory and immune cells in response to the biofilm accumulation on the teeth....

In tropical countries, domestic buffalo production is an indispensable livestock resource to millions of smallholder farmers....