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A Framework for Skill Building and Employment Using ICT Tools
Get PDFThis paper aims to propose a framework for skill building and employment considering Trust and Reputation, using Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools. The objective is to address the high unemployment problem and the mismatch between the demand and supply of skills. Several cities and districts have diverse industries, includ- ing agriculture, agro-processing, manufacturing, and services. However, despite their economic significance, they also face persistent challenges in terms of unemployment, skills gaps, and hiring practices. This paper conducts an in-depth analysis of various factors contributing to the unemployment problem, with a specific focus on computer science aspects. It proposes a robust framework that effectively addresses the challenges arising from the skill mismatch between the demand and sup- ply. The framework encompasses comprehensive assessments of skill gaps, evaluation of hiring processes, and other perti- nent computer science-related considerations
Antimicrobial Activity of Sea Anemone (Actinia equina) Isolated from Lattakia Coast of Syria
Get PDFObjective: No study has been focused on the antibacterial activity of sea anemone in Syria; thus, the aim of the present study is to investigate the antibacterial and antifungal activity of Actinia equina from Syrian coast.
Methods: Sea anemone Actinia equina samples were collected from the coast of Latakia and their (methanol, ethanol, and acetone) extracts were applied on human pathogenic bacteria such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Enterobacter aerogenes, Proteus vulgaris, Acinetobacter baumannii, and Staphylococcus aureus, and fungus strains such as Candida albicans, using agar disc diffusion method and agar well diffusion method.
Results: Acetone and ethanol extract of A. equina showed activity against all of pathogens tested. The agar well diffusion method showed better efficacy than the disc diffusion method for different extracts. C. albicans was the most sensitive to all extracts. P. vulgaris is the most resistant of all the studied bacteria.
Conclusions: The present study revealed that sea anemone A. equina may also contain some biologically active agents which have potential activity against pathogenic microorganisms
Determination of Urogenital Schistosomiasis and Associated Risk Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in Selected Health Centers in Ebonyi State, Nigeria
Get PDFSchistosomiasis is a debilitating diseases of the poor caused by parasitic blood flukes of the genus Schistosoma affecting women and children in the tropics and subtropics especially in sub-Saharan Africa. There is dearth of information on the prevalence of the disease among pregnant mothers in some localities in Ebonyi state. This study investigated the urinary schistosomiasis and associated risk factors among pregnant mothers in selected health centers in Ezza north of Ebonyi state. A cross sectional survey was conducted on 250 pregnant women on antenatal clinic visits in five health centers in Ezza north of Ebonyi State, South East Nigeria. Urine microscopic was done for egg determination while demographic and associated risk factors were determined using a pretested questionnaire. The result showed an over all prevalence of 19.6%. Prevalence varied among communities, but more in Oshiegbe with 14 (22.58%) infections and least in Nkomoro (15.79%). The highest mean intensity of Schistosoma haematobium egg was found among expectant mothers within 15-20 years old and was highest in Oshiegbe Community while the least was found among pregnant mothers aged 36-40 years old in Ndufu Umuezekoha community. Haematuria and proteinuria also varied from community to community. The highest hematuria prevalence was found among 15-20 years old. Proteinuria was highest among 31-35 years old. Education, family size and marital status were associated with proportion of infection (p<0.05). There was also association between proportion of infection and occupation (p=0.0012). The prevalence of urinary schistosomiasis at 19.6% is relatively high among pregnant mothers. Treatment and regular surveillance are recommended
Interscript Comparison of Handwriting for Author Identification in Marathi Population
Get PDFThe India displays a high degree of religious, linguistic, cultural, racial, as well as geographical diversity. The languages spoken here belongs to several families in which major ones being the Indo-Aryan languages spoken by approximately 75% of Indians and the Dravidian languages spoken by approximately 20% of Indians. There exist more than ten different scripts in India that are used for various Indian languages. The popular ones are Devanagari, Gurumukhi, Devanagari Gujarati and several others. The Devanagari script is used in Indian languages like Hindi, Marathi, Maithili, Rajasthani, etc. Script is a particular style of writing. Basically, it can be comprehended as a symbolic representation of sounds of a particular language.
Giving opinion upon the authorship in various languages has always been a matter of debate. Hence, there is a need to study the similarities between the languages belonging to the same script for the purpose of comparative examination. In this interscript study, A total of 80 samples were collected; 30 male and 50 female. There were three scripts for each writer. The two languages Hindi, and Marathi belonging to Devanagari script was considered and correlated with the English language belonging to Roman script. The general features of Devanagari and Roman script such as alignment, letter size, slant, pen pressure, style, spelling errors, left margin, angularity etc. were studied in the samples provided.
In this study, we have tried to explain the similarities between the two different languages of same script as well as we have attempted the interscript comparison of handwriting for the purpose of author identification
Diversity of Ants in University Campus, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, Maharashtra
Get PDFAnts are abundant insects and are considered important in ecosystem working they have different ecological roles including nutrient cycling seed dispersal. Ants are imperative of ecosystem not as they were since they constitute an incredible portion of the creature biomass, but moreover, since they act as ecosystem build. This research is carried out from January 2021 to June 2021. Amid this research insect samples were collected from the college campus, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad. In these findings ants of around 10 species were found distinctive species were collected through distinctive strategies and recorded their differing qualities. Amid the display think about on diversity of ants from college campus, Dr. B.A.M.U. Aurangabad 10 species belonging to the 10 genera and 4 sub-families, such as dolichoderinae, formicinae, myrmicinae and pseudomyrmecinae. Differences of ant’s identification is carried out from January to April amid this research ants were collected by utilizing entanglement traps, scented trap and hand collection methods ants were generally collected during morning and were preserved by the wet preservation methods. Ants play a vital part in the environment. Ants turn and circulate air through the soil; permitting water and oxygen to reach plant roots. Ants take seeds down into their burrow to eat the nutrition elaiosomes that are the portion of the seed. Ants eat a wide assortment of natural fabric and give nourishment to numerous distinctive life forms. Through moving of soil by settle building action and by collecting nourishment they influence the level of supplements within the soil. This may by implication affect the nearby populaces of decomposers such as from collembolan, to species much higher up the nourishment chain
Conversion of Waste Biomass into Valuable Platform Furan-Based-Compounds
Get PDFIn an effort to find a substitute for fossil resources, with a renewable source material, the valorization of agricultural residues is increasing biomass values as sustainable feedstocks. In the current investigation, the waste leaf of the Gmelina arborea plant was hydrothermally converted to biochemicals of economic importance. The hydrothermal process was carried out by reacting 50 g of pulverized leaves with 500 ml distilled water at 60oC using 0.5 g barium chloride catalyst. Two of the most valuable furan based-compounds (2-furan methanol and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural) were obtained at varying reaction times of 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, and 60 minutes. The highest yield, 10.26%, of 2-furan methanol was obtained at 50 minutes of reaction time. Conversely, the highest yield of 5-hydroxymethyl furfural, 26.39%, was obtained in a 10 minutes reaction period. This work successfully converted waste leaves of Gmelina arborea into twelve phytochemicals including 2-furanmethanol and 5-hydroxymethyl furfural and the reaction time dictate the product yield. The process is safe, fast, and cost-effective, and production materials are harmless to both humans and the environment
Integrated Pest Management Strategies for Sustainable Agriculture: A Review of Current Practices and Future Directions
Get PDFThe population of India is expected to approach 1.6 billion by the year 2030, with a yearly growth rate of 1.8%. This population growth would result in a yearly demand for an additional 2 million tonnes of edible cereal. Concerns regarding food security will continue to exist in India despite the country's recent success in achieving food grain self-sufficiency. The potential to bring additional land under cultivation is limited, agricultural production technology has begun showing signs of fatigue, and the natural production resource base has degraded. Despite these realities, increases in agricultural productivity must be achieved without compromising the natural foundations of the industry. There is a pressing need for innovative instruments that can simultaneously produce sufficient sustenance while safeguarding the environment and human health. M.S. Swaminathan, a famous scientist in agriculture suggests that 21st-century farming practices make use of Bioengineering, Information Technology, and environmental technology. IPM is an abbreviation for Integrated Pest Management (IPM) which describes this method. This study examines a review of IPM strategies for sustainable agriculture, its current practices, and future directions
Dimethoate Induced Stress on Heart of Swiss Albino Mice and Cardio-Protective Effects of Leaf Extract of Zizyphus nummularia
Get PDFAs human started their life on earth they faced two major problems, one is pest and other is diseases. Many pesticides are used to destroy and repel the pest. Dimethoate is an organophosphate pesticide extensively used in horticulture. The main purpose of the research was to see the effects of dimethoate induced stress in heart of albino mice and ameliorative effects of LEZN. Study was carried out for one month schedule, where different doses of dimethoate and LEZN were administered in albino mice.
105 days aged mice were selected as experimental material and divided into five groups as G1A (control group), G2A(treated with 1/5th LD50 of dimethoate),G3A(treated with 1/5th LD50 of dimethoate and LEZN),G4A(treated with 1/10th LD50 of dimethoate) and G5A (treated with 1/5th LD50 of dimethoate and LEZN).
Introduction of Dimethoate altered the value of blood indices (MCV, MCH, MCHC), certain enzyme (LDH,ACP,ALP) and CHL. These alteration lead oxidative stress in heart of albino mice and co administration of LEZN showed remedial effects
Effect of Different Dietary Protein Levels on the Growth Performance and Biochemical Composition of Common Carp Cyprinus carpio Cultivated in Cement Ponds in Syria
Get PDFCommon carp Cyprinus carpio is a major commercial farmed species which has been cultivated widely in Syria. However, no previous studies focused on appropriate dietary protein levels for this fish species. The present study aimed at estimating the effect of different dietary protein levels on the growth performance and biochemical composition of common carp, Cyprinus carpio cultured in cement ponds. Three experimental diets were formulated with different protein content, T1 (22.4%), T2 (29.9%) and T3 (36.3%). Nine cement ponds were prepared with three ponds for each treatment, in each of which fifty fingerlings were placed. Fingerlings of initial weight of (42.3±1.24) g for (T1), (41.5±1.22) g for (T2) and (42.5±0.4) for (T3), were fed twice a day for five months. Weight gain (WG), Food Conversation Ratio (FCR), Daily Weight Gain (DWG), Specific Growth Ratio (SGR) and Survival Rate were assessed. Biochemical composition: protein, fat, ash and moisture contents of the experimental diets and of fish meat were also determined. Results showed that (T3) was the best diet with DWG of (2.64±0.15), WG of (396.35±15.07g) and a protein content in fish meat of (17.1±0.4%). Moreover, FCR value of (2.12±0.008) in (T3) compared to (2.21±0.03) and (2.95±0.1) recorded in (T2) and (T1) respectively
A Study of Malaria in Gujarat State of India
Get PDFObjectives: The objective of this paper is to find out the parameters of Malaria in Gujarat till as recently as possible.
Methods: By studying the documents prepared by the National Vector Borne Disease Control Programme (NVBDCP) and the NVBDCP website of the Health & Family Welfare Department, Government of Gujarat.
Results: The Annual Parasite Incidence (API) of Malaria for Gujarat had been observed to decrease from 0.59 in 2017 to 0.33 in 2018.
Conclusions: Although the state did not reach zero Malaria cases in 2019, it is a good candidate for being among the first few states in the country to be able to achieve near-elimination goals provided it is able to control the disease well in Ahmedabad city