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…
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/fluorescent-polyimide-in-sensing-applicationsPotential advances in sensing can be made by conjugated polymers includes poly(p-phenylene), poly(p-phenylene vinylene), polyfluorene, and poly(thiophene). Among the most important classes of polymers are heterocyclic polymers, such as polyimides, because polyimide nanocomposites possess exceptional mech…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/epigenetic-modifications-involved-in-ageing-process-the-role-of-histone-methylation-of-set-domainAgeing is characterized by the maintaining deterioration of homeostatic processes over time, leading to functional decline and increased risk of disease and death. Several distinct mechanisms underlying ageing have been reported and mounting shreds of e…
https://mts.intechopen.com/articles/show/title/comparison-of-cross-entropy-based-mcdm-approach-for-selection-of-material-in-sugar-industryOne of the major problems faced in engineering is the selection of the material which is most suitable for the product. Material selection from a large number with diverse mechanical, physical and chemical properties and choosing the best material which is th…