https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/understanding-orthodontic-bone-screwsThe field of orthodontia has been witnessing numerous reforms in terms of treatment modalities through the years, under which the concept of absolute anchorage employing mini-implants can be well subsumed. The usage of orthodontic bone screws has witnessed growing popularity and has been deemed to revitalize the…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/foreign-direct-divestment-phenomenon-in-selected-sub-saharan-african-countriesForeign direct divestment can occur for either external or internal factors. The determinants of FDI are also the same determinants for FDD. FDD might lead to numerous negative economic factors such as a decline in economic development, reduction in employment and might a…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/furfural-a-versatile-derivative-of-furan-for-the-synthesis-of-various-useful-chemicalsFurfural, a five-membered heterocyclic aromatic hydrocarbon derivable from acid hydrolysis of sugar cane bagasse, maize cob, rice husk or any cellulose-containing material, is useful in the synthesis of a range of specialized chemical products. Its condensation wi…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/organic-farming-for-sustainable-agriculture-using-water-and-soil-nutrientsThe agricultural community/farmers are struggling to obtain higher rate of yield due to lack of poor knowledge about the soil and water nutrients and suitability of the organic crop for the soil. Most of the farmers use excessive chemical fertilizers in-order to increase prod…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/covid-19-myths-and-music-advocacy-in-nigeriaMyth mongering constitutes major impediment to the fight against COVID-19 and adherence to COVID-19 safety protocols in Nigeria. Against this background, this chapter analyses three COVID-19 advocacy songs to unpack how lyrics were used to neutralise myths and articulates adherence to COVID-19 preventive …
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/trans-proc-a-processor-to-implement-the-linear-transformations-on-the-image-and-signal-processing-anWe present here Transproc, a reconfigurable generic processor which can execute operations related to linear transformations like FFT, FDCT or FDWT. A graph theoretic lemma is used to find the applicability of such a processor to calculate the flow g…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/performance-investigation-of-the-solar-membrane-distillation-process-using-trnsys-softwareMembrane distillation (MD) is a separation process used for water desalination, which operates at low pressures and feeds temperatures. Air gap membrane distillation (AGMD) is the new MD configuration for desalination where both the hot feed side and the cold …
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/vermicompost-for-sustainable-agriculture-and-bioconversion-of-terrestrial-weed-biomass-into-vermicomOrganic fertilizers are alternative to chemicals used in agriculture which enhance soil quality, prevent harmful chemicals entering into food chain, improve health and contribute to sustainable future socially, economically and ecologically. Vermicom…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/role-of-transferrin-in-iron-metabolismTransferrin plays a vital role in iron metabolism. Transferrin is a glycoprotein and has a molecular weight of ~80 kDa. It contains two homologous iron-binding domains, each of which binds one Fe (III). Transferrin delivers the iron to various cells after binding to the transferrin receptor on the cell surface…