This volume contains the proceedings of the Workshop on Com bustion, sponsored by the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE) and the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). It was held on October 12-14, 1992, and was the sec ond workshop in the series on the subject. The first was held in 1989, and its proceedings were published by Springer-Verlag under the title "Major Research Topics in Combustion," edited by M. Y. Hussaini, A. Kumar, and R. G. Voigt. The focus of the second workshop was directed towards the development, analysis, and application of basic models...

Bioremediation is a pollution control technology that uses biological system to catalyze the degradation of various toxic forms to less harmful forms. Bioremediation could be employed for the treatment of various effluents. The microbial population has an extensive capacity to degrade a variety of organic compounds. In present study, bioremediation of waste water using effective bacterial consortium, different bacterial cultures were isolated from different water samples, in which some effective bacterial cultures possessed efficiency to reduce the physico-chemical parameters of waste water....

Synthesis and characterization of dumbbell oligonucleotides containing loops of phosphodiester , two/ three trimethylene, C3 moieties in each loop and phosphorothioate linkages is described. Incubation of dumbbell oligonucleotides containing loops of phosphorothioate with S-1 did not result in significant cleavage. Binding of dumbbell oligonucleotides to MoMuL Virus reverse transcriptase was evaluated by PAGE band mobility shift assays. Dissociation constants evaluated using PAGE band mobility shift assays were of the order of 10-7. Investigation of inhibition of RNase H activity of...

Plants have been a major resource for health care since more than 2,000 years. One fourth of modern medicines owe their origins of raw material to plants. Many foods consumed in Asia have been traditionally used to cure specific human ailments.However, in the few countries these links to traditional uses remain largely unexplored. Chronic diseases are a major health problem accounting for a high proportion of deaths, disability and illness. These include coronary heart disease, stroke, cancer, dementia, diabetes, asthma and osteoarthritis.Yet many of these diseases are preventable or their...

Hundreds of thousands of patients safely see their dentist every day. However, emergencies can happen anytime, anyplace and the dental office is no exception. The stressful nature of a dental visit can trigger an emergency in sensitive patients Are you prepared to deal with emergencies that may arise during your workday ? The best time to prepare for an emergency is well before it happens.Emergencies aren't planned events, but handling them can be. Basic life support is all that is required to manage many emergency situations, with the addition of specific drug therapy in some...

Diet plays an important role in preventing oral diseases .There is strong evidence that vegetables and fruits protect against these diseases, however, the active constituents are incompletely identified. Dental diseases impairs quality of life and have a negative impact on self-esteem, eating ability and health, causing pain, anxiety and impaired social functioning .Good oral health care and nutrition during pregnancy, infancy, and childhood are essential but often overlooked factors in the growth and development of the teeth and oral cavity.Collaboration between dietetics professionals and...

The average length of life has risen from 47 to 73 years in this century, but the maximum life span has not increased. Older people commonly have multiple medical, physical and psychosocial problems impacting on their health. In a hospital setting where care tends to focus on the main medical reason for admission, many of these other problems can remain undetected and, hence, untreated. Oral health is an important component of overall health and well-being, for institutionalized elders. As people get older, the need for oral care increases. Older people are keeping their teeth longer and this...

This volume contains the proceedings of the Workshop on Com bustion, sponsored by the Institute for Computer Applications in Science and Engineering (ICASE) and the NASA Langley Research Center (LaRC). It was held on October 12-14, 1992, and was the sec ond workshop in the series on the subject. The first was held in 1989, and its proceedings were published by Springer-Verlag under the title "Major Research Topics in Combustion," edited by M. Y. Hussaini, A. Kumar, and R. G. Voigt. The focus of the second workshop was directed towards the development, analysis, and application of basic models...