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Zadadra confusa Dubatolov, Volynkin, N. Singh, Joshi & Cerny 2021, sp. nov.
No full text<i>Zadadra confusa</i> Dubatolov, Volynkin, N. Singh, Joshi & Černý, sp. nov. <p>(Figs 15–18, 29, 30, 32, 38)</p> <p> <b>Type material.</b> <b>Holotype</b> (Figs 15, 29): ♂, “ Nepal, Ganesh Himal, 2 km N of Dhunche, 2050m, 15.IX.1995, leg. Lajos Németh ”, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-508 (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM).</p> <p> <b>Paratypes</b>. <b>NEPAL</b>: 5 ♂, 1 ♀, the same data as in holotype (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2 km W of Thangjet, 85°17’E, 28°10’N, 2300m, 23.IX.1994, leg. Márton Hreblay & Tibor Csóvári (MWM/ ZSM); 11 ♂, 3 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2 km E of Thangjet, 85’19’E, 28’10’N, 2165m, 17.IX.1994, leg. Márton Hreblay & Tibor Csővári (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 2165m, Ganesh Himal, 2 km E of Thangjet, 16.X.1995, 85’19’E, 28’11’N, leg. Hreblay & Bodi (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♂, 6 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2 km E of Thangjet, 2165m, 16–17.IX.1995, leg. Lajos Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 14 ♂, 61 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 1700m, 3 km W Gogne, 85°12’E, 28°05.5’N, 23.IX.1995, leg. B. Herczig & Gy. M. László (MWM/ ZSM); 22 ♂, 28 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2200m, 4 km SW Haku, 85°15.5’E, 28°06.5’N, 22.IX.1995, leg. B. Herczig & Gy. M. László (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 1040m, Mailung Khola, 85°12.5’E, 28°04.5N, 24.X.1995, leg. L. Peregovits & L. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♂, 2 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2520m, near Godlang, 85°17’E, 28°10’N, 13.X.1995, leg. L. Peregovits & L. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2420m, 2 km W Gholjong, 85°18’E, 28°11’N, 12.X.1995, leg. S. Kovács, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-509 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 5 ♂, 8 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2720m, above Nesim, 85°16’E, 28°08.5’N, 21.IX.1995, leg. B. Herczig & Gy. M. László, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-510 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 4 ♂, 3 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 3 km NE of Sunpati, 2330m, 13. V.1993, leg. M. Hreblay & G. Csorba (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♂, Ganesh Himal, 1040m, Mailung Khola, 85°12.5’E, 28°04.5N, 24.X.1995, leg. L. Peregovits & L. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♂, 4 ♀, Ganesh Himal, valley of Trisuli River, 2 km S of Betrawati, 930m, 25.IX.1995, leg. L. Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, Ganesh Himal, Syabrubesi, 1520m, 12. VI.1993, leg. M. Hreblay, G. Csorba (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♀, Ganesh Himal, 2 km W of Gadrang, Oak-forest, 2720m, 18–19.IX.1995, leg. L. Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, Koshi, Terhathum area, Chitre, 2500m, 87°24’E 27°05’N, 17.X.1996, leg. Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-511 (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 61 ♂, 38 ♀, Langtang, 1950m, 1.5 km NE Dhunche, 85°18’E, 28°06’N, 24.IX.1994, leg. Csorba & Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 9 ♂, Langtang 5 km NNE of Dunche, Barkhu, 85°18’E, 28°08’N, 1835m, 16.IX.1994, leg. Márton Hreblay & Tibor Csóvári (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♂, 8 ♀, Langtang, 2110m, 9 km S Dhunche, 85°14’E, 28°04’N, 23.IX.1994, leg. Csorba & Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 4 ♂, 9 ♀, 1835m, Langtang 5 km NNE of Dunche, Barkhu, 85’18’E, 28’08’N, leg. M. Hreblay & T. Csővári, 16.IX.1994 (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Mechi, Taplejung Area, Nesum village, 1550m, 87°29’E, 27°17’N, 21.X.1996, leg. Gy. M. László & G. Ronkay, gen. slide Nos.: MWM 31606 (male) and ZSM Arct. 2019-516 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 5 ♂, 9 ♀, Annapurna Himal, Ulleri, 1900m, 83°43’E, 28°23’N, 3.X.1994, leg. Csorba, Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, Annapurna Himal, valley of Kali Gandaki, 1300m, near Tatopani, 83°39’E, 28°29’N, 03. VI.1996, leg. Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 57 ♂, 116 ♀, Annapurna Himal, valley of Kali Gandaki, Kokethanti village, 2650m, 17. VI.1996, leg. Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay, gen. slide Nos.: ZSM Arct. 2019-507 (male) and 2019-515 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, 3 ♀, Annapurna Himal, valley of Kali Gandaki, 3 km NE Tukuche, 2750m, 16. VI.1996, leg. Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 31 ♂, 34 ♀, Annapurna Himal, valley of Kali Gandaki, 2080m, near Ghasa, 83°39.5’E, 28°36’N, 04. VI.1996, leg. Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-506 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 43 ♂, 91 ♀, the same locality and collectors, 18–19. VI.1996, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-514 (female) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 10 ♂, 19 ♀, Annapurna Himal, 1700m, 1 km N of Tal, 84’23’’E, 28’28’’N, 08. VI.1996, leg. Hreblay & Szaboky (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, 2 ♀, Annapurna Himal, Banthanti village, 2420m, 83°43’E, 28°22.5’N, 01. VI.1996, leg. Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, Annapurna Himal, Thini, 1 km S Jomsom, 3000m, 83°44’E, 28°46’N, 06–07. VI.1996, leg. Gy. M. László and G. Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, the same locality and collectors, 15. VI.1996 (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♀, Annapurna Himal, 1200m, Thini, 1 km N of Syange, 84°25’E, 28°24’N, 07. VI.1996, leg. Hreblay & Szaboky (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, 10 ♀, Annapurna Himal, 1950m, Talbagar, 83°39’E, 28°34’N, 24. VI.1996, leg. Hreblay & Szaboky (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, Annapurna Himal, Nangethanti, 2500m, 83°43’E, 28°23’N, 4.X.1994, leg. Csorba & Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♀, Annapurna Himal, Bhaleodar, 2400m, 2 km SE Nangethanti, 83°44’E, 28°23’N, 8.X.1994, leg. Csorba & Ronkay (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, Annapurna Himal, 8 km SW of Tatopani, 1200m, 31.VIII.1996, 83°37’E, 28°27’N, leg. Chenga Sherpa (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♀, Annapurna Himal, 850m, 1 km N of Besisahar, 84°23’E, 28°14’N, 05. VI.1996, leg. Hreblay & Szaboky (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, Annapurna Himal, 2200m, Bagarchhap, 84°20’E, 28°32’N, 09. VI.1996, leg. Hreblay & Szaboky (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♂, 13 ♀, valley of Tamea Kosi River, 5 km S of Piguti, 950m, 8–9.X.1995, leg. L. Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♂, 8 ♀, valley of Tamea Kosi River, 1 km N of Dolakha, 1700m, 12.X.1995, leg. L. Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, valley of Tamea Kosi River, 3 km N of Malephu, 900m, 10–11.X.1995, leg. L. Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 5 ♀, valley of Tamea Kosi River, Piguti, 1000m, 7.X.1995, leg. L. Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♂, 10 ♀, 2200m, 2 km WNW of Muldi (Murre), 11.X.1995, 85°54’E, 27°20’N, leg. Hreblay & Bodi (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, 2200m, Mt. Kalinchok, 2 km WNW Muldi (Murre), 26. VI.1997, leg. M. Hreblay & K. Csak (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♂, 2 ♀, 2835m, Mt. Kalinchok, 6 km NNE Muldi (Murre), 27. VI.1997, leg. M. Hreblay & K. Csak, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-505 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, 3100m, Mt. Kalinchok, 8 km NNE of Muldi (Murre), 28. VI.1997, leg. M. Hreblay & K. Csak (MWM/ ZSM); 4 ♂, 2 ♀, East Nepal, Kanchenjunga Himal, Khambachen, 4150m, 28. VI.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-504 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, 1850m, Mt. Kalinchok, 8 km E of Barabise, 5.VII.1997, leg. M. Hreblay & K. Csak (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, Mt. Kalinchok area, 5 km NE of Kharidunga, 2950m, 2–3.X.1995, leg. L. Németh (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♂, East Nepal, Milke Danda, Gursa, 2100m, 22.VIII.2000, leg. Csővári & Hreblay, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2019-502 (prepared by Volynkin) (Coll. MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, the same locality and collectors, 23.VIII.2000 (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♀, Trisuli valley, 820m, 3 km N Betrawati, 85°11’E, 27°59’N, 25.X.1995, leg. S. Kovács (MWM/ ZSM); 3 ♀, East Nepal, Deorali Danda, Anpan, 1900m, 18. VI.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♀, East Nepal, Deorali Danda, 1 km N of Yamphudin, 2000m, 19. VI.1998, leg. Márton Hreblay & Balázs Benedek (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♀, Solu Khumbu Himal, Tragsindha Pass, 3000m, 4.VII.1993, leg. M. Hreblay, G. Csorba (Coll. MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♀, Solu Khumbu Himal, 10 km S of Lukia, Bupsa, 2300m, 3.VII.1993, leg. M. Hreblay, G. Csorba (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, Kathmandu, 1320m, 9–11. VI.1993, leg. M. Hreblay, G. Csorba (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, Kathmandu, 1235m, 25–27.IX.1994, leg. M. Hreblay & T. Csővári (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, Phul Chowki, 2000/ 2500m, Kathmandu Valley, J. Plante leg., 6/ 12. VI.1977 (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, East Nepal, Aruu vall. Num. Nedaugna, 15.IX.–26.X.1980, 750– 1100m, leg. C. Holzschuh (MWM/ ZSM). <b>INDIA</b>: 2 ♂, Lumla, Arunachal Pradesh, 10. V. 2011, 2350m leg. Rahul Joshi (Coll. NZCZSI); 1 ♂, Dentam, Sikkim, 10. V.2009, leg Rahul Joshi (Coll. NZCZSI); 2 ♂, 1 ♀, W.B., Darjeeling, 2100m, 28.VIII.–1.IX.1988, leg. W. Thomas, gen. slide No.: MWM 17398 (male) (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♂, 3 ♀, W.B., Darjeeling, Mangpu road, 1800m, 18. VI.1987, leg. W. Thomas, gen. slide No.: ZSM Arct. 2020-151 (male) (prepared by Volynkin) (MWM/ ZSM); 2 ♀, W.B., 1900m, Darjeeling, 3 miles vill., 29. VI.1986, leg. W. Thomas (MWM/ ZSM); 1 ♀, W.B., 2100m, Darjeeling, Ghoom, 8–9.VII.1986, leg. W. Thomas (MWM/ ZSM); <b>BHUTAN</b>: 1 ♂, 1 ♀, Mo Chu River, 24°43’N 89°45’E, 19–20.X.2009, 1500m, leg. Yuri Bezverkhov & Viktor Sinyaev, gen. slide Nos.: AV4229 (male) and AV4230 (female) (Coll. CKC).</p> <p> <b>Diagnosis</b>. The forewing length is 16.5– 18 mm in males and 19–20 mm in females. The new species is externally similar to its closest relative <i>Z. distorta</i>, but differs by its somewhat paler forewing. In many cases the reliable identification is possible by the genitalia structures only. The male genital capsule of <i>Z. confusa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> differs clearly from that of <i>Z. distorta</i> by the longer uncus, the shorter juxta, the much broader and slightly curved cucullus (in <i>Z. distorta</i>, it is straight, narrow and somewhat dilated apically), the more rectangular lobe of the sacculus (that is more rounded in <i>Z. distorta</i>), and the broader, more or less bean-shaped and less sclerotized distal saccular process (in <i>Z. distorta</i>, it is crescent and more heavily sclerotized). The aedeagus of the new species is slightly longer than that of <i>Z. distorta</i> and bears a longer carina. The aedeagus vesica of <i>Z. confusa</i> <b>sp. nov.</b> is slightly longer than that of <i>Z. distorta</i>, tapered apically and curved ventrally, whereas that of <i>Z. distorta</i> is nearly straight and uniformly wide). The female genitalia of the new species differ from those of <i>Z. distorta</i> by the conspicuously shorter apophyses posteriores, the somewhat shorter apophyses anteriores, and the broader ductus bursae with convex lateral margins (those are only slightly curved in <i>Z. distorta</i>).</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. The species is known from Nepal, Northeastern India (Sikkim, north of West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh) (Joshi <i>et al.</i> 2015, as <i>Z. distorta</i>), Bhutan and China (Tibet) (Fang 2000, part). The more eastern records from China (Fang 2000) are doubtful and need clarification.</p> <p> <b>Etymology</b>. ‘Confusa’ means ‘confused’ in Latin. The specific epithet refers to its confusion with <i>Z. distorta</i>.</p>Published as part of <i>Dubatolov, Vladimir V., Volynkin, Anton V., Singh, Navneet, Joshi, Rahul & Černý, Karel, 2021, On the taxonomy of the Prabhasa / Zadadra generic complex with descriptions of two new genera and two new species (Lepidoptera, Erebidae, Arctiinae, Lithosiini), pp. 519-534 in Zootaxa 4966 (5)</i> on pages 529-534, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4966.5.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/4745231">http://zenodo.org/record/4745231</a>
Pyrosis undulosa subsp. gadrangana Zolotuhin & Witt 2000
No full text86a. <i>Pyrosis undulosa gadrangana</i> Zolotuhin & Witt, 2000b: 159 <p>TL: Nepal, Ganesh Himalaya.</p> <p>TD: holotype, male, MWM.</p> <p> Distribution in India: North East India, Meghalaya (Shillong, Khasis), Sikkim, Assam (Zolotuhin & Witt 2007), Manipur (Joshi <i>et al</i>. 2021a). Global records: Eastern Nepal (Zolotuhin & Witt 2007).</p>Published as part of <i>Joshi, Rahul, Singh, Navneet & Ahmad, Jalil, 2023, An annotated catalogue of Indian Lasiocampidae (Lasiocampoidea, Lepidoptera), pp. 547-583 in Zootaxa 5228 (5)</i> on page 572, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5228.5.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/7543316">http://zenodo.org/record/7543316</a>
"More Societal than Generational": Examining the Construction and Resistance of Generational Messages in the Workplace
No full textAuthor email: [email protected] Millennial generation, those born between 1980-2000, have drawn vast, sometimes fanatical, criticism in popular media. Slated as narcissistic praise hounds, they are cast as demanding graduate divas who are about to attack the workplace and everything ‘you hold sacred’ (Clark, 2008; Safer, 2007). The abundance of such messages about this generation in formats ‘tailored, targeted, and consumed’ by the public is problematic given that generational constructs are by many perceived as sacrosanct (Myers et al, 2010).
The proliferation of such criticism is by no means innocuous given the very likely impact that they will have on Millennial work opportunities. For many scholars the field of Millennial research suffers from a lack of empirical and cross sectional data to establish more calculated and careful generational constructs, – instead relying on or reacting to popular negative stereotypes. While some Millennial scholarship has begun to move beyond criticisms of popular media, Millennial research is by many considered contradictory at best and confusing at worst (Kowske et al, 2010). Additional difficulties arise when the scramble to publish more research-based work has led to methodologies which are inherently flawed because they reinforce the very same monolithic generational categories they are supposed to assess.
This study, undertaken in New Zealand, explores critical approaches as a means of examining the construction of generational messages and the establishment of generational difference. As a starting point, this small-scale examination analyses the very way in which generational messages are constructed and resisted within the workplace through an analysis of interviews undertaken with 26 employees of a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) in the information technology sector.
Unlike many generational studies, this project did not seek to draw conclusions by framing differences and measuring responses across generational lines, but rather took a bottom-up approach to understand how participants themselves constructed and resisted messages about generational difference. The project asked two research questions: First, how are generational messages constructed in the context of the workplace? And second, how are generational messages resisted in the workplace? Through axial coding this research categorized five themes under which participants constructed generational difference. These five themes are Technology, Voice, Fairness, Informality, and Stimulus. Broadly speaking, these themes were underpinned by a belief that Millennials have a great demand for respect, democratic process, and the reduction of power distances.
Given the critical approach, the study also observed resistance as a component of the discursive process. As such this research outlines the partiality of resistance and outlines strategies of resistance employed by employees. In line with the idea that construction and resistance are mutually implicated as negotiation, participants were frequently observed simultaneously constructing and resisting generational difference, both synchronically and diachronically. Through axial coding this study also categorized three strategies of resistance. These three strategies are established as Dismissal, the Third Person Effect, and the Decline Metaphor.
This research highlights the usefulness of adopting critical approaches by illustrating the way in which generational meaning is perpetually produced, reproduced, negotiated, and resisted by participants (Murphy, 1998). While there are several factors which are indicative of the Millennial generation, this thesis establishes the hegemonic character of most constructions of generational difference. Given the fragmented and complex state of society, this thesis posits that the usefulness of the monolithic birth-cohort generation has long since passed and we should instead look to understanding generations in terms of their consumption of similar cultural capital
Journal Of The Nepal Medical Association
No full textNEW DIRECTOR
NEPAL MEDICAL COUNCIL
CONFERENCE AND SEMINARS
SYMPOSIUM
MEDICLA NEWS
BIRTHDAY AWARDS
CENTRAL BODY
KATHMANDU BRANCH
BIRATNAGAR BRANCH
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Agricultural transformation in Nepal: Trends, prospects, and policy options
No full text1 Introduction
Part I Macro-issues in Agriculture
2 Structural Transformation and Growth: Whither Agriculture
in Nepal
3 The Role of Agriculture in Poverty Reduction in Nepal
4 Household Food Expenditure, Dietary Diversity, and Child
Nutrition in Nepal
5 Food Inflation in Nepal and Its Implications
6 Climate Change Impact on Agricultural Sector of Nepal: Implications for Adaptation and Resilience Building
Part II Productivity Growth and Its Drivers
7 Food Demand System and Projections to 2035: Nepal
8 Seed Sector Development in Nepal: Opportunities
and Options for Improvement
9 Use of Chemical Fertilizers in Nepal-Issues and Implications
10 Agricultural Mechanization in Nepal-Patterns, Impacts, and Enabling Strategies for Promotion
11 Agricultural Research and Extension System in Nepal: An Organizational Review
Part III Agricultural Diversification
12 Agricultural Diversification in Nepal
13 Non-timber Forest Products (NTFP) and Agro-forestry Subsectors: Potential for Growth and Contribution in Agriculture Development
14 Impact of Migration and Remittances on Agriculture: A Micro-Macro-analysis
Part IV Agricultural Trade and Marketing
15 Trends, Structure and Drivers of Nepal’s Agricultural Trade
16 Agricultural Marketing and High-Value Chains: Enhanced Role for Private Sector Towards Value Chain Integration
Part V Agricultural Trade and Marketing
17 Agrarian Relations, Institutions, and Land Reform in Nepal
18 Agricultural Credit and Insurance in Nepal: Coverage, Issues, and Opportunities
19 Nepal’s Changing Governance Structure and Implications for Agricultural Development
Part VI The Policy Agenda
20 Concluding Chapter: The Policy AgendaPRIFPRI5; CRP2PIM; SARCGIAR Research Program on Policies, Institutions, and Markets (PIM
Agricultural marketing and high-value chains: enhanced role for private sector towards value chain integration
No full textReforms in Indian Agro-processing and Agriculture Sectors in the Context of Unilateral and Multilateral Trade Agreements
No full textIn this paper, we explore the potential impacts of trade and investment-related policy reforms on Indias agro-processing sector. We consider the direct effects of policy reforms within the processing sector, and the indirect effects on agro-processing of policy reforms in the primary agriculture sector, in the Indian economy as a whole, and in a multilateral framework. Towards this, we develop a 22-sector, 16-region version of the GTAP computable general equilibrium (CGE), global model for our analysis. We find that trade and investment-related reforms in agro-processing together can help the sector to grow. Policy reforms that stimulate investment and help to improve productivity will be crucial in offsetting the contractionary pressures of trade reform alone on the production of processed agricultural products. We also find that indirect effects on agro-processing from Indias policy reforms in other sectors are more important than reforms in agro-processing itself. Our findings argue for an economy-wide perspective when targeting reform or development of the agro-processing sector in India. Compared to trade reform, comprehensive domestic reforms in the agro-processing and agriculture sectors relating to investment are critical for achieving growth in agro-processing. However, while the impacts of trade reform per se seem to be small, trade reform - by ushering in a higher degree of competition - could itself be a stimulus for investment and productivity gains in India. At present, unilateral reforms, especially those that improve productivity in agro-processing and in primary agriculture, are more important to agro-processing than multilateral trade reforms. Nevertheless, our findings also suggest the importance of pursuing a domestic reform agenda within a multilateral trading strategy that can accommodate the expected economic growth of India and its future role in global markets, with general equilibrium effects on agro-processingagriculture, Agro-processing, Trade agreements, CGE models
Reforms in Indian agro-processing and agriculture sectors in the context of unilateral and multilateral trade agreements
No full textIn this paper, we explore the potential impacts of trade and investment-related policy reforms on India's agro-processing sector. We consider the direct effects of policy reforms within the processing sector, and the indirect effects on agro-processing of policy reforms in the primary agriculture sector, in the Indian economy as a whole, and in a multilateral framework. Towards this, we develop a 22-sector, 16-region version of the GTAP computable general equilibrium (CGE), global model for our analysis. We find that trade and investment-related reforms in agro-processing together can help the sector to grow. Policy reforms that stimulate investment and help to improve productivity will be crucial in offsetting the contractionary pressures of trade reform alone on the production of processed agricultural products. We also find that indirect effects on agroprocessing from India's policy reforms in other sectors are more important than reforms in agro-processing itself. Our findings argue for an economy-wide perspective when targeting reform or development of the agro-processing sector in India. Compared to trade reform, comprehensive domestic reforms in the agro-processing and agriculture sectors relating to investment are critical for achieving growth in agro-processing. However, while the impacts of trade reform per se seem to be small, trade reform - by ushering in a higher degree of competition - could itself be a stimulus for investment and productivity gains in India. At present, unilateral reforms, especially those that improve productivity in agroprocessing and in primary agriculture, are more important to agro-processing than multilateral trade reforms. Nevertheless, our findings also suggest the importance of pursuing a domestic reform agenda within a multilateral trading strategy that can accommodate the expected economic growth of India and its future role in global markets, with general equilibrium effects on agro-processing.Agriculture, Agro-processing, Trade agreements, CGE models
Influence of geometric parameters on 3D periodic lattice effective properties
No full textLattice materials are generated by tessellating a unit cell, composed of a specific truss configurations, in an infinite periodicity to combine the effect of bulk material properties and geometric periodicity. They offer enhanced mechanical and dynamic properties per unit mass, and the ability to engineer the material response by optimizing the unit cell. Characterizing lattice properties through experiments can be a time consuming and costly process, so analytical and numerical methods are crucial. Specifically, the Bloch-wave homogenization approach allows one to characterize the effective static properties of the lattice unit cell while simultaneously analyzing wave propagation properties. While this analysis has been used for some time, a thorough study of this approach on 3D lattice materials with different symmetries and geometries is presented here. Using Bloch-wave homogenization, multiple periodic lattices with cubic, transversely isotropic, and tetragonal symmetry, including an auxetic geometry, over a wide range of relative densities are analyzed within a finite element framework. The effect of geometric parameters on lattice properties is discussed and a comparison between lattices based on their anisotropy index is presented. Method studied in this thesis can be extended for designing multifunctional metamaterials with optimized static and dynamic properties simultaneously. This work can also serve as the basis for nondestructive evaluation of metamaterials properties using ultrasonic velocity measurements.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2021-05-01The student, Ganesh Patil, accepted the attached license on 2019-04-24 at 19:00.The student, Ganesh Patil, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2019-04-24 at 19:11.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2019-04-25 at 12:03.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #13897 on 2019-08-22 at 15:08:33Made available in DSpace on 2019-08-23T20:36:11Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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