ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The deposition of platinum catalyst on cation-exchange membranes was achieved by a counter diffusion deposition method known as the Takenaka- Torikai method. The morphology of the platinum catalyst on ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Variegate porphyria (VP, MIM 176200) is a low penetrance autosomal dominant disorder that stems from mutations in the protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPOX) gene. VP is found in most populations, but has a ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Mycotoxins have assumed worldwide importance due to the ubiquitous occurrence of toxigenic fungi, their infestation of plant-based foods and feeds and the subsequent economical and health impact it ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Background: Athletes use androgenic anabolic steroids (AAS) to enhance their physical performance. The abuse of AAS is however associated with a host of side effects including sudden death due to cardiac ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Specialized skin scales (generation glands) and undifferentiated skin scales were compared in three species of cordylid lizard, viz. Cordy/us cordy/us, Pseudocordy/us micro/epidotus and P. capensis. ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: As there is inadequate control of the hydrothermal synthesis technique used to date in the synthesis of zeolite A membranes, the feasibility of a new synthesis approach was investigated, namely the ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Most polypropylene copolymers commercially available have ethylene, and to a lesser degree t-butene as comonomers. Commercially available higher a-olefins, mostly even-numbered, are seldom used for the ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Neutrino and antineutrino detection is a fairly new eld of experimental physics, mostly due to the small interaction cross section of these particles. Most of the detectors in use today are huge ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Two key attributes of biodiversity, species richness and endemism are documented, analysed and mapped for the indigenous spermatophyte plant taxa of Namibia. A provisional diversity map is presented ...

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Heartwater is a major threat to livestock in Africa due to its high mortality rate. The intracellular nature of the causative organism, Cowdria ruminantium, makes it difficult to study, hence an effective ...