7 research outputs found
Laboratory bioassay of six pesticides, an entomopathogenic fungus, and a botanical pesticide on two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae)
No full textBasak, Rumpa, Akter, Mahbuba, Tumpa, Toufica A., Sharmin, Dilruba, Ullah, Mohammad S. (2021): Laboratory bioassay of six pesticides, an entomopathogenic fungus, and a botanical pesticide on two-spotted spider mite, Tetranychus urticae Koch (Acari: Tetranychidae). Persian Journal of Acarology 10 (23): 269-280, DOI: 10.22073/pja.v10i3.6509
State Responsibility for Breach of International Law by State-Owned Enterprise
No full textValsts uzņēmums kā atsevišķs veidojums sniedz valstij iespēju rīkoties ārpus savām tradicionālajām kompetencēm, tomēr neatbrīvo valsti no atbildības starptautiskajā laukā. Pētījuma mērķis ir noskaidrot valsts atbildības robežu par valsts uzņēmuma starptautiski prettiesisku rīcību un atbildības noteikšanas kritērijus. Atbildi autore meklē, salīdzinot aktuālo starptautisko tiesību standartu un tā izpausmes praksē investīciju tiesībās. Pētījuma rezultātā izkristalizēts tests, ar kura palīdzību noskaidrot, kādos apstākļos valstij iestājas starptautiskā atbildība, kā arī identificēti atbildības jautājumi, uz kuriem starptautiskās tiesības šobrīd nesniedz risinājumu.A state-owned enterprise, being a separate entity enables the state to operate outside of its traditional competences, yet does not exempt the state from the responsibility on international plane. The research aims to clarify the extent of state responsibility for the actions of a state-owned enterprise and the relevant criteria that entails responsibility. Author seeks the answer by comparing the standard in international law and its reflection in practice –investment arbitration. In result the author has clarified a test for detecting conditions for responsibility of the state, and has also identified the aspects of international responsibility the current state of law does not provide solutions for
An Application of Aerophotography to the Population Study of Adelie Penguin (Reports of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition)
No full textAerophotography was applied in an attempt to count the number of Adelie penguins at the rookery on Rumpa Island near Syowa Station, Antarctica. The author first aimed at pursuing the fluctuations in the number of Adelie penguins at the rookery during their breeding season, but was unsuccessful, and only one each photograph of the two rookeries could be taken on February 14, 1971. Although the photographs obtained were not entirely satisfactory, a total number of 442 penguins were counted from the two photographs. On the basis of the present results, some considerations were given to the methods and possibility of the future application of aerophotography to the population study of Adelie penguins
Orodispersible Tablet in Treatment of Migraine: Opportunities, Challenges and Recent Advancements
No full textThe most comfortable and choicely path of drug administration is oral route. Orodispersible tablets bring a revolution among all routes of drug administration as well as oral route of drug administration also. Orodispersible tablets are unit dosage form but it has unique characteristics. It disintegrates in the mouth within a minute for the presence of saliva where the presence of super disintegrates in the preparation. Especially, old and child have no chance to swallow as a result it is very acceptable for them. Migraine is a very well-known irritating condition for adult and female. Migraine is a debilitating and common neurovascular illness associated with symptoms of one-sided headache, nausea with or without vomiting, photophobia and/or phonophobia. But these symptoms are subjective and vary from patient to patient. Orodispersible tablets are most important solution of migraine like emergency condition and helping human by transferring from hell to heaven. Very short half-life, quick disintegration, quick onset of action and better bioavailability brings the orodispersible tablets into the top position of the management of migraine. Sumatriptan, zolmitriptan like drugs are helping their hands to reduce migraine. Lastly, there are lots of drugs are investigating for this purpose and our hope that the orodispersible tablet can give the pioneer and will give the migraine free era to us and our futures.
Keywords: Orodispersible tablet, migraine, sumatriptan, super disintegrate, fast dissolvin
An Application of Aerophotography to the Population Study of Adelie Penguin (Reports of the Japanese Antarctic Research Expedition)
No full textP(論文)Aerophotography was applied in an attempt to count the number of Adelie penguins at the rookery on Rumpa Island near Syowa Station, Antarctica. The author first aimed at pursuing the fluctuations in the number of Adelie penguins at the rookery during their breeding season, but was unsuccessful, and only one each photograph of the two rookeries could be taken on February 14, 1971. Although the photographs obtained were not entirely satisfactory, a total number of 442 penguins were counted from the two photographs. On the basis of the present results, some considerations were given to the methods and possibility of the future application of aerophotography to the population study of Adelie penguins.departmental bulletin pape
Sensitivity of Synthetic Population Generation Procedures in Transportation Models - Implications of Alternative Constraints
No full textabstract: The growing use of synthetic population, which is a disaggregate representation of the population of an area similar to the real population currently or in the future, has motivated the analysis of its sensitivity in the population generation procedure. New methods in PopGen have enhanced the generation of synthetic populations whereby both household-level and person-level characteristics of interest can be matched in a computationally efficient manner. In the process of set up, population synthesis procedures need sample records for households and persons to match the marginal totals with a specific set of control variables for both the household and person levels, or only the household level, for a specific geographic resolution. In this study, an approach has been taken to analyze the sensitivity by changing and varying this number of controls, with and without taking person controls. The implementation of alternative constraints has been applied on a sample of three hundred block groups in Maricopa County, Arizona. The two datasets that have been used in this study are Census 2000 and a combination of Census 2000 and ACS 2005-2009 dataset. The variation in results for two different rounding methods: arithmetic and bucket rounding have been examined. Finally, the combined sample prepared from the available Census 2000 and ACS 2005-2009 dataset was used to investigate how the results differ when flexibility for drawing households is greater. Study shows that fewer constraints both in household and person levels match the aggregate total population more accurately but could not match distributions of individual attributes. A greater number of attributes both in household and person levels need to be controlled. Where number of controls is higher, using bucket rounding improves the accuracy of the results in both aggregate and disaggregates level. Using combined sample gives the software more flexibility as well as a rich seed matrix to draw households which generates more accurate synthetic population. Therefore, combined sample is another potential option to improve the accuracy in matching both aggregate and disaggregate level household and person distributions.Dissertation/ThesisM.S. Civil and Environmental Engineering 201
Variability of the Treated Biomedical Waste Disposal behaviours during the COVID lockdowns
No full textThis version of the article has been accepted for publication, after peer review (when applicable) and is subject to Springer Nature’s AM terms of use, but is not the Version of Record and does not reflect post-acceptance improvements, or any corrections. The Version of Record is available online at: https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-32764-6Literature review suggests that studies on biomedical waste generation and disposal behaviors in North America are limited. Given the infectious nature of the materials, effective biomedical waste management is vital to the public health and safety of the residents. This study explicitly examines seasonal variations of treated biomedical waste (TBMW) disposal rates in the City of Regina, Canada, from 2013 to 2022. Immediately before the onset of COVID-19, the City exhibited a steady pattern of TBMW disposal rate at about 6.6 kg∙capita-1∙year-1. However, the COVID-19 pandemic and its associated lockdowns brought about an abrupt and persistent decline in TBMW disposal rates. Inconsistent fluctuations in both magnitude and variability of the monthly TBMW load weights were also observed. The TBMW load weight became particularly variable in 2020, with an interquartile range 4 times higher than 2019. The average TBMW load weight was also the lowest (5.1 tonnes∙month-1∙truckload-1) in 2020, possibly due to an overall decline in non-COVID-19 medical emergencies, cancellation of elective surgeries, and availability of telehealth options to residents. In general, the TBMW disposal rates peaked during the summer and fall seasons. The day-to-day TBMW disposal contribution patterns between the pre-pandemic and post-pandemic are similar, with 97.5% of total TBMW being disposed of on fixed days. Results from this Canadian case study indicate that there were observable temporal changes in TBMW disposal behaviors during and after the COVID-19 lockdowns.The research reported in this paper was supported by a grant from the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada (RGPIN-2019-06154) to the corresponding author. The lead author (P. Kumari) was also supported by a Mitacs Globalink research award
