https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/particle-filter-based-approach-for-remaining-useful-life-prediction-of-high-speed-shaft-bearing-in-wThis work involves a novel data-driven procedure using vibration analysis for bearing health prognosis. In this work, we investigate the time-domain features and applying spectral kurtosis features in order to extract the damage indicators which even…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/phytocosmetics-and-phytopharmaceuticals-from-african-medicinal-plantsAfrica contains some of the richest biodiversity in the world, blessed with bountiful plants of economic importance and plants of medicinal importance which when developed would reduce our expenditure on imported drugs to meet our health needs. Plants are source of phytochemicals …
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/critical-studies-on-the-kinetics-isotherms-and-activation-energy-of-sorption-phenomenon-for-optimizeThe secondary effect discovery of synthetic sorbents opened another research direction for many field of studies. However, the sorption parameters of lignocellulosic sorbents are rarely reported most importantly, kenaf shive. This paper centered at t…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/phenotypic-analysis-of-pigeon-pea-reveal-genotypic-variability-under-different-environmental-interacPigeon pea is one of the most important leguminous crop globally. However it is a neglected pulse crops in South Africa in terms of research and production. Most farmers grow local landraces with low yields and there is lack of diverse material. The …
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/computational-applications-for-the-evaluation-and-simulation-of-the-thermal-treatment-of-canned-foodThroughout this chapter we will explore the computational applications that can help us in the evaluation, calculation and simulation of the thermal treatment of canned foods. Although some basic principles of microbial death kinetics will be recalle…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/entrepreneurship-in-a-different-eraWith the development of technology, and the change in economy, population etc. the Industrial economy, internet economy and intelligent economy present different characteristics, and entrepreneurship under these different era varies greatly, and there are great differences in the characteristics and value creation…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/decolonizing-imperialized-upbringing-styles-in-the-african-contextIn the African traditional society, parenting was something everyone looked forward to. Right from childhood the African people were brought up and socialized towards this great expectation. Moreover, parenting was not just a couple's assignment but communal and all societal structur…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/drug-delivery-through-liposomesSeveral efforts have been focused on targeted drug delivery systems for delivering a drug to a particular region of the body for better control of systemic as well as local action. Liposomes have proven their efficiency as a choice of carrier for targeting the drugs to the site of action. The main reason for continuou…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/turning-bad-leaders-into-good-leaders-diminishing-the-theory-x-styleWhile not everyone is born with the talent to lead, many businesses have been plagued by accidental leaders. Such leaders have no prior experience managing others. A bad leader can do more harm than good to a company. They are frequently the cause why employees decide to leave a co…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/legume-protein-properties-and-extraction-for-food-applicationsGrain legumes are important sources of protein for nutritional and techno-functional applications. Their protein content is 18-50% protein on dry matter basis. Most of the protein is of the storage type, of which 70% are globulins. The globulin proteins are mainly legumins and vicilins, …