September 2013

Hydromorphone (OROS): Its efficacy in acute and chronic pain

Pain control in chronic and acute disease conditions such as cancer pain or post-operative pain is often adequate with the help of appropriate pharmacological agent. A comprehensive review of numerous studies conducted to evaluate the efficacy of hydromorphone (OROS) for the management of acute and chronic pain was performed. Data from 17 controlled trials were reviewed, taking into consideration the...

Author(s): Rohit Kumar Verma, Piyush Mittal, Ankur Barua and Suresh Kumar

September 2013

Use of mycorrhiza in soil remediation: A review

Mycorrhiza-assisted remediation (MAR) is a sustainable method of remediation that uses natural organisms for soil remediation. It is a technique that not only ensures the removal of soil pollutants but also improves the structure of the soil and helps in plant nutrient acquisition. Thus, it helps in vegetation/revegetation of polluted soils after treatment. MAR can be used for the removal of both organic and inorganic...

Author(s): Chibuike, G. U.

September 2013

Analysis of the link between injuries on forest trees and presence of harmful fungal organisms

This research focus on the occurrence of pathogenic microorganisms on beech trees relative to the presence of tree injuries, with the aim to ensure protection and preservation of this species in Serbia. The research was conducted in eastern Serbia, in a hillside beech forest Fagetum moesiacae submontanum of generative origin. The testing was carried out on two sites over 51 testing plots, with a total of 829 trees and...

Author(s): Miroslava MARKOVIC, Dragan MITIC, Snezana RAJKOVIC, Ljubinko RAKONJAC, Aleksandar LUCIC, Miroslav MARKOVIC and Radoslav RAJKOVIC

September 2013

Hybrid particle swarm optimization: Evolutionary programming approach for solving generation maintenance scheduling problem

This paper presents a hybrid particle swarm optimization based genetic algorithm and hybrid particle swarm optimization based evolutionary programming for solving long-term generation maintenance scheduling problem. In power system, maintenance scheduling is being done upon the technical requirements of power plants and preserving the grid reliability. The objective function is to sell electricity as much as possible...

Author(s): G. Giftson Samuel and C. Christober Asir Rajan