World Journal of Science, Technology and Sustainable Development: Volume 7 Issue 2

Building indigenous knowledge capacity for development

Amer Al‐Roubaie

The aim of this paper is to highlight the importance of Indigenous Knowledge (IK) in development. The paper focuses on the role that IK and local cultural values play in the…

Sustainable knowledge for sustainable development: challenges and opportunities for African development

Abdelkader Djeflat

Sustainable development is becoming increasingly a major concern for African Countries. They need a relatively high rate of growth of GDP to solve the many problems of poverty and…

Advanced biofuels: The evolution of international research networks

Pablo Catalan, Elena Berger

Alternative fuels for transportation are gaining momentum in the global market. Ethanol has been the most used biofuel as an additive and as a substitute for gasoline in a number…

Does CO2 ameliorate phytotoxic effects of O3? A study case on their interactive effects on physiology, and yield of potato (Solanum tuberosumL. Cv. Kara) plants

Ibrahim A. Hassan

Potato (Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Kara) was grown in Open‐Top Chambers (OTCs) in Northern Egypt at ambient (ca 350 ppm) or doubled CO₂ (ca 690 ppm) either in charcoal‐filtered air…

Availability of essential trace elements in ayurvedic Indian medicinal herbs using instrumental neutron activation analysis and atomic absorption spectroscopy

Pravin Singare, Ram Lokhande, Mahadeo Andhale, Raghunath Acharya

Elemental analysis of these medicinal plants was performed by employing Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA) and Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy (AAS) techniques. The…

Variation of meteorological parameters over Saudi Arabia (1990‐2006)

Shafiqur Rehman, Mohammad El‐Gebeily

The annual and seasonal variation of meteorological parameters has been studied for twenty stations in Saudi Arabia. The contour maps showed temperature and rainfall increasing…