An efficient IoT based smart farming system using machine learning algorithms

Multimedia Tools and Applications - This paper suggests an IoT based smart farming system along with an efficient prediction method called WPART based on machine learning techniques to predict crop...     

A novel system for fast and accurate decisions of gold-stock markets in the short-term prediction

Neural Computing and Applications - The prediction of gold-stock price indices is considered a great challenge for traders, who try to analyze the historical developments and movements of...     

Protective role of Punica granatum (pomegranate) peel and seed oil extracts on diethylnitrosamine and phenobarbital-induced hepatic injury in male rats

The present study is an attempt to reveal the protective role of Punica granatum peel and seed oil extracts against diethylnitrosamine (DEN) and phenobarbital (PB) induced hepatic injury in rats. DEN administration increased the levels of malondialdehyde (MDA), DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 and glutathione reductase (GSR) activities, while the level of reduced glutathione (GSH) and the activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione S-transferase (GST) and total glutathione peroxidase (t-GPx) were decreased compared with the control. Treatment with peel and seed oil extracts pre, during and post DEN administration improved liver functions, decreased the levels of MDA, DNA fragmentation, caspase-3 and GSR activities with an elevation in levels of GSH, SOD, GST and t-GPx activities. This indicates that these extracts reduced the oxidative stress and apoptosis induced by DEN. Also the effect of administration of PE and SOE separately for a long time (23 weeks) on healthy rats was studied.     

Comparative Evaluation of Direct Compression Ampicillin Formulations

Direct compression formulations were developed for ampicillin using methyl vinyl ether/maleic anhydride copolymer (I) and vinyl acetate/crotonic acid copolymer (II) as binders. A comparison was made between these formulations and wet granulation method using gelatin as binder regarding the chemical stability of ampicillin as a function of relative humidity (55 to 90%) and temperature (40 to 75°C). Polymer I showed least moisture uptake followed by polymer II and gelatin. The mechanism suggested here involves moisture uptake and dissolution followed by chemical decomposition. The temperature had lesser effect on stability because of low activation energies but an Arrhenius relationship was established for three formulations studied. It was concluded that formulation using polymer I gives the most ideal combination of physiochemical properties for the direct compression of ampicillin in solid dosage forms.