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sj-docx-1-pie-10.1177_09544089221150703 - Supplemental material for Investigations on erosion performance of carbon fiber–epoxy-based composite adhesion on 16Cr5Ni steel
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-pie-10.1177_09544089221150703 for Investigations on erosion performance
of carbon fiber–epoxy-based composite adhesion on 16Cr5Ni steel by Mithlesh Sharma, Deepak Kumar Goyal, Anuj Bansal, Anil Kumar Singla, Neel Kanth Grover, Munish Kumar Gupta and Navneet Khanna in Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering</p
Generating Optimal Eighth Order Methods for Computing Multiple Roots
No full textThere are a few optimal eighth order methods in literature for computing multiple zeros
of a nonlinear function. Therefore, in this work our main focus is on developing a new family of
optimal eighth order iterative methods for multiple zeros. The applicability of proposed methods
is demonstrated on some real life and academic problems that illustrate the efficient convergence
behavior. It is shown that the newly developed schemes are able to compete with other methods
in terms of numerical error, convergence and computational time. Stability is also demonstrated
by means of a pictorial tool, namely, basins of attraction that have the fractal-like shapes along the
borders through which basins are symmetric
Story of the Story-Teller: A Conversation with Ramendra Kumar
No full textRamendra Kumar (Ramen) is an award-winning writer, storyteller and inspirational speaker with 42 books to his name. Ramen’s writings have been published by many of the leading publishers in the county and translated into 30 languages. They have found a place in several textbooks and anthologies. He has written across all genres ranging from picture books to adult fiction, satire, poetry, travelogues, biographies and on issues related to parenting and relationships. He has been invited to literary festivals held in Denmark, Greece, Sharjah, Sri Lanka as well Indian events including the prestigious Jaipur Litfest to conduct storytelling sessions and creative writing workshops. He has also been empanelled by Pearson India Education Services as well as several schools to conduct workshops. He was nominated as a Jury Member for the Best Children’s Author Category of The Times of India’s ‘Women AutHer’ Awards 2020. Many of his stories have been showcased by popular audio streaming, apps both within and outside the country, such as Spotify, Gaatha, Talking Stories Radio – London et al.
An Engineer & an MBA, Ramen was serving as the General Manager (Corporate Communications), SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant, when he took Voluntary Retirement to pursue his passion, in August 2020. To know more about the writer, you can visit his website www.ramendra.in & his page on Wikipedia. Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma interviews the author and unfolds the pages of his life.
 
Interview with Lakshmi Raj Sharma, Author of The Tailor’s Needle
No full textInterview with Indian writer Lakshmi Raj Sharma, author of 'The Tailor's needle
Can Horticulture be a Success Story For India?
No full textIndia is the second largest producer of fruits and vegetables in the world after China. Since the 1980s, the international trade in fruits and vegetables has expanded rapidly. The number of commodities as well as the number of varieties produced and traded have increased manifold during the past 25 years. There is an overall increase in the demand for fruits and vegetables for consumption both in the fresh and the processed form. Also there is a wide diversification in production pattern globally. Income in this sector is increasing which is indeed driving the supply. In spite of being one of the largest producers of fruits and vegetables in the world, the export competitiveness among the Indian producers remains low. But with new marketing initiatives, the post-harvest losses and the wastage due to poor infrastructure facilities, such as storage and transportation, have been reduced to a considerable extent. Yet a lot needs to be done in this sector. In an effort to overcome some of the problems associated with this sector, the case study of the successful SAFAL Market is presented in the paper. The study has observed a shift in cropping pattern in favour of horticulture in India in the past one-and-a-half decades. Analysis of the economic feasibility of this shift away from cereals to fruits and vegetable shows that its economically viable and beneficial to shift towards horticulture production, but this diversification needs to be planned in a systematic manner. Certain strategies and policies are also suggested in this regards. The study confirms the changing consumption patterns and diversification, along with the outlook for the next 15-20 years in the light of shortage of supply to increased domestic demand. The major exports from India are mango, grapes, orange, apple, banana, mosambi, onion, potato, tomato and pumpkins. The major share of Indias exports of fresh fruits and vegetables go to Bangladesh, Nepal, UAE, UK and Malaysia. The supply constraints, yield gaps and huge logistic costs affect our competitive and comparative advantage in world trade market. In this study the nominal protection coefficient and revealed comparative advantage are computed to check on the existing status. Study also identifies the potential states for the fruits and vegetables, for which India is globally competitive and has comparative advantage in production. These states should be targeted for enhancing the export potential of the country. The potential competing countries are also identified. Lessons from other developing countries focus on the growth of the horticulture sector through increased participation of small and marginal farmers in an organized manner and farmers being trained with entrepreneurial skills.Horticulture, Cost Benefit Ratio, competitiveness, Comparative Advantage, SAFAL Market
Ricebean Genome
No full textThe ricebean genome provides insight into Vigna genome evolution and facilitates genetic enhancement.
Aleena Francis, Nagendra Pratap Singh, Mohar Singh, Paras Sharma, Gayacharan, Durgesh Kumar, Udita Basu, Deepak Bajaj, Nidhi Varshney, Dinesh Chandra Joshi, Dinesh Prasad Semwal, Vandana Tyagi, Dhammaprakash Wankhede, Rakesh Bharadwaj, Amit Kumar Singh, Swarup Kumar Parida*, Debasis Chattopadhyay*</p
Experiments on methane hydrates formation in seabed deposits and gas recovery adopting carbon dioxide replacement strategies
No full textTopic of this work is to carry out studies to deepen the knowledge of the CO2-CH4 replacement process, using a laboratory scale apparatus designed to reproduce marine hydrate sediments. Nine tests were performed, at three different hydrate saturation levels: 10, 20 and 30%. Temperature profiles over time allow to determine the spatial distribution of the formed hydrates in the sediment. At 10% and 20% hydrates saturation the reaction always starts in the upper part of the reactor, but the massive formation occurred in the lower and the middle area. When saturation reached 30%, reaction heat was mainly produced in the upper part of the reactor. Three CO2-CH4 replacement tests were carried out at 10% hydrate saturation. During the tests both temperature and pressure were modified to cause the CH4 hydrates dissociation and the CO2 hydrates formation. At the end of the replacement process, CO2 stored was in the range 31–42% of the total CO2 injected, and the exchange efficiency was in the range 1.30–1.45
A Brief Overview of Lab - Scale Apparatuses Used in the Recent Years for Experimental Investigations on Gas Hydrates
No full textGas hydrates are nonstoichiometric solid crystalline compound, whose formation is a function of several parameters, such as pressure, temperature, fluid phase composition, reservoir saturation degree and others. One of the most critical aspects related to the research on this manner stays in differences existing between experimental results reached by using different experimental apparatuses. Moreover, laboratory scale reactors often have very contained dimensions with a consequent increasing influence of the boundary conditions. In the present paper, a brief overview of reactors used worldwide for experimental research on gas hydrates formation, is provided. In particular, the surface/volume ratio was calculated for each different typology of reactor and then associated with the ratio between moles of guest compound entrapped into water cages and moles injected. Even if such a ratio does not represent the process efficiency, it is proportional to it. Consequently, that comparison was useful to well define the supporting effect of a greater S/V ratio on the hydrate formation process efficiency
Modern techniques for agricultural disease management and crop yield prediction Advances in environmental engineering and green technologies (AEEGT) book series./ N. Pradeep, Sandeep Kautish, C.R. Nirmala, Vishal Goyal, Sonia Abdellatif, [editors].
No full text"eISSN: 2326-9170."Includes compilation of bibliographical references (pages 259-284) and index."This book explores the current practices and widespread open challenges in the field of applications of computational techniques in smart agriculture. It also examines computational methods that will aid in agriculture disease management, weed detection, and crop yield prediction"--Provided by publisher.Issues and challenges in smart farming for sustainable agriculture / Immanuel Zion Ramdinthara, Shanthi Bala P -- Image processing techniques aiding smart agriculture / Aspira S. Tripathy, Deepak Kumar Sharma -- Expert system design for diagnosis of diseases for paddy crop / Sreekantha Desai Karanam, Deepthi M.B. -- Deep learning and computer vision in smart agriculture / Shiv Kumar, Agrima Yadav, Deepak Kumar Sharma -- Computer vision for green plant segmentation and leaf count / Praveen Kumar J., Domnic S. -- Automatic data acquisition and spot disease identification system in plants pathology domain : agricultural intelligence system in plant pathology domain / Rajesh T.M., Kavyashree Dalawai, Pradeep N. -- Applications of data mining techniques in smart farming for sustainable agriculture / Anandhavalli Muniasamy -- Agro guardian : a smart agriculture framework for precision farming / Sanjeevakumar M. Hatture, Susen P. Naik -- A study on technology-LED solution for fruit grading to address post-harvest handling issues of horticultural crops / Arun Kumar R., Vijay S. Rajpurohit, Sandeep Kautish -- Optimized data mining techniques for outlier detection, removal, and management zone delineation for yield prediction / Roopa G.M., Arun Kumar G.H., Naveen Kumar J.R., Nirmala C.R.1 online resource (xix, 291 pages)
The Federal Approach to FiscalDecentralisation: Conceptual Contours for Policy Makers
No full textChanchal Kumar Sharma,in his paper demonstrates that in order for fiscal decentralisation to be effective, it must be approached federally. A federal approach is not a decentralised approach but a dynamically balanced approach; one that constantly keeps on adjusting the contrasting forces of centralisation and decentralisation to create a system that can ensure good governance in accordance with the rapidly changing global and local scenario. According to the author, the good governance of the present time has to be federally flexible and dynamically decentralised and institutions of fiscal federalism are crucial for achieving such a dynamic equilibrium. Fiscal decentralisation cannot be detached from the broader principles of fiscal federalism if it is to be successful, irrespective of the fact of whether it is being carried out in a federal or non-federal country. He argues that too much decentralisation or an overly strong central federal government precludes the survival of a constitutional federal state.Federalism; Fiscal Decentralization; centralization
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