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Limitations in Pigeon Keeping: A Review
No full textPigeons are showing remarkable progress with more profit. This sector has many potential markets in the country. After visiting some pigeon houses, many limitations have been come out. Many rearers collect pigeons based on only physical appearance, and in the long run, they cannot get pure offspring. King pigeon is considered a table breed in the world but in Bangladesh rearers keep them as a common fancy item. Pigeons do not get their nutritious food from the owners. Result suggests that many rare pigeons are caught by predators and due to unwanted dirt in those lofts birds are affected by many diseases. Some remarkable farms are showing quality environment in their lofts and getting desirable profit
Optimization of National Rice Production with Fuzzy Logic using Mamdani Method
No full textThe purpose of this article is to optimization of national rice production with fuzzy logic using Mamdani method. Based on the results of the study, it is known that four parameters need to be considered to maintain the price stability of necessities, namely production; availability; demand and distribution. Optimization of production by producers and optimization of the ordering of goods by distributors are important steps to maintain price stability for necessities. Optimization of production and ordering of staple goods will have a significant impact on the financial sector because it is closely related to the prediction of the number of raw materials used, production costs, storage costs, and also distribution costs of goods. One of the fuzzy inference methods that can be used for this optimization is the Mamdani method. To get the output on the application of the fuzzy logic of the Mamdani method, four stages are needed, formation of fuzzy sets; application of implication functions; composition of rules and defuzzification. Fuzzy logic Mamdani method can be used to predict the amount of national rice that must be produced. If it is known that the need is 21,908,784 tons of rice and the supply is 65,457,456 tons, the amount of national rice that must be produced is 14,624,592 tons
Biomass and Carbon Stock Variation along slopes in Tropical Forest of Nepal: A case of Depard Community Forest, Makwanpur, Nepal
No full textThis study was conducted to assess biomass and carbon stock along slopes in Depard community forest, Manahari-6, Makwanpur district of Nepal. In Nepal, carbon stock estimation has been less practiced in community forest. A random sampling method was applied in this study to collect biophysical data i.e. DBH and height by non-destructive method to estimate the quantity of tree biomass and carbon stock. 21 sample plots with 1% sampling intensity were established within the study area. The circular area of 250 m2 was predetermined with the radius of 8.92 m for this study. Secondary data were collected through published and unpublished literature. Data were pooled and analyzed with SPSS software. The total biomass and carbon stock were calculated to be 1381.30 t/ha and 649.21 t/ha, respectively. The biomass and carbon stock were highest (563.12 t/ha and 242.42 t/ha) in 0-5% slope, and lowest in >20% of slope (334.75 t/ha and 143.60 t/ha). The difference of biomass and carbon in slopes may be due to the accumulation of more organic matter and other minerals in the less sloped areas through rainfall, landslide
Structural, Morphological and Elemental Analysis of Selectively Etched and Exfoliated Ti3AlC2 MAX Phase
No full textIn the present research major focus is on the synthesis of materials that can be easily used in small portable devices and as energy storage devices. Here we focused on a new family of 2D materials Ti3C2 (MXenes). Ti3AlC2 (MAX phase) was intercalated using selective etching of aluminium present in the MAX phase. The etching was done using HF in combination with HCl followed by delaminated in DMSO medium using ultrasonication. The synthesized samples were physically characterized via XRD, SEM, and EDX. The XRD diffractogram confirms the formation of MXene through its characteristic plane (002) arising at 2θ~9°. The morphological study revealed the stacked layered sheet like structure obtained through SEM. The elemental confirmation of removal of aluminium was done as indicated by EDX spectroscopy
Utilization of Banana (Musa sapientum) Peel for Removal of Pb2+ from Aqueous Solution
No full textBiosorption is a convenient process for heavy metal remediation. In this study, banana peel was experimented to eliminate lead (Pb2+) from an aqueous solution following batch experiments. The functional groups of banana peel were identified by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR). The adsorption mechanism was studied by the Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm model and determined the separation factor from the Langmuir adsorption isotherm. The adsorption of Pb2+ on dried banana peel had been studied at different adsorbent doses, pH, initial concentration of Pb, contact time, temperature, and agitation speed. After adsorption, Pb2+ was measured using atomic absorption spectroscopy (AAS). Maximum adsorption had taken place at pH 5 for adsorbent dose 45 g L-1. The optimum contact time and agitation speed was 30 minutes and 150 rpm, respectively for the initial Pb concentration of 100 ppm at 25°C. Both, Langmuir and Freundlich adsorption isotherm models shows the best fitting (r2 = 0.9978 and 0.9595) for Pb2+ adsorption. The maximum Pb2+ adsorption capacity was 2.1 mg g-1. The findings indicate that the banana peel waste could be a potential adsorbent for heavy metal removal. Moreover, the waste management problem could be solved in an eco-friendly manner by utilizing it for the eradication of Pb2+ from wastewater