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Tree Age Affects Postharvest Attributes and Mineral Content in Amrapali Mango (Mangifera indica) Fruits
No full textThe study was carried out to investigate the effect of tree age on postharvest attributes and mineral content of Amrapali mango fruits. Effect of 3 different tree ages (6, 18 and 30 years) on functional components, including the antioxidant activity (AOX), total phenols, total carotenoids, ascorbic acid and minerals like Ca, K, Mg, Fe, Zn, Cu, Mn and B along with total sugars, total soluble solids (TSS) and titratable acidity (TA), respiration rate, polygalacturonase (PG) and pectin methylesterase (PME) activities in Amrapali cultivar were studied. With tree ageing total phenols, ascorbic acid and antioxidant activity decreased whereas total carotenoids increased. Ca diminished and K elevated with the tree age progression while, B, Fe, Cu, Zn, and Mn showed an indefinite pattern. Total soluble solids and total sugars were recorded higher in 18 year old tree fruits. Fruit respiration rate, polygalacturonase and pectin methylesterase activities showed an upward trend with tree ageing. The study indicates that fruit produced from middle age group mango orchard (18 year old) suits to the requirement of consumers as well as industry. Keywords: mango (Mangifera indica), tree age, functional parameter, minera
Tree age affects physicochemical, functional quality and storability of Amrapali mango (<i>Mangifera indica</i> L.) fruits
No full textTree Age Affects Postharvest Attributes and Mineral Content in Amrapali Mango (Mangifera indica) Fruits
No full textSystematic Review of Library and Information Research in SAARC Countires
Full text linkThis study provides a systematic review of library and information science research in SAARC countries. The data were taken from the Scopus database for the period 2002-2021. A total of 1183 records were found in this study. VOSviewer software was then used to visualize the data. The results show that the growth rate of publications is very constant. The most prolific author was Ameen, K., who produced 26 articles and 158 citations. Furthermore, India was the leading country for LIS research in SAARC countries, with 863 documents, whereas Library Philosophy and Practice was the most favored source, with 301 documents. This study can be useful in identifying trends in library and information research in SAARC countries
Role of Bromelain as Herbal Anti-Inflammatory Compound Using In Vitro and In Vivo Model of Colitis
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Improving student satisfaction improves learning a case study in the scholarship of teaching /
No full textBACKGROUND OR CONTEXT: Many learning and teaching institutions use benchmarks to evaluate performance of faculty members. Three of these benchmarks are: 1) student feedback, 2) student grades, and 3) student attrition rates. This paper describes the teaching enhancements the author used to improve the student satisfaction ratings in three higher year Mechanical Engineering courses: Statics & Dynamics, Solid Mechanics & Computational Analysis, and Capstone Thermofluid Engineering. Improvements to student satisfaction and feedback rates were obtained by applying the Central Queensland University 7 principles of good teaching and other innovative practices such as the four-point strategy developed by the author. PURPOSE OR GOAL: The purpose of the changes in teaching practice over the past five years is threefold: 1) to improve student learning, 2) to increase student satisfaction in their learning journey, and 3) to reduce student attrition. APPROACH: After each term during which the courses were taught, the author reflected upon student feedback comments, their learning needs and resources and considered the Central Queensland University 7 principles of good teaching to decide what teaching interventions to implement for the next term. A new innovative teaching approach, called the four-point teaching and learning strategy to make red courses green and good courses excellent, was developed and employed. The following teaching interventions were implemented over five terms the courses were taught: 1) using tag questions, 2) integrating physical models relating to lecture contents, 3) linking the content to the context, and 4) introducing animations relating to contents, including class tests in project based learning (PBL) courses. Student satisfaction ratings and attrition rates, as well as student grades over five terms, are compared to identify trends. DISCUSSION: Over the five terms, both the student feedback rates and the student satisfaction ratings improved. In addition, student attrition rates fell over that period of study and remains far below the university’s average attrition rate. Lastly, overall course grades improved and the percentage of students achieving high distinction (HD) increased. The approaches were presented to other engineering colleagues, and some of my peers employed these and an overall improvement in course delivery and students’ learning are noticed in recent terms. CONCLUSIONS: This paper provides an example of the Scholarship of Teaching where an instructor uses a systematic approach and a rational framework to make changes to course delivery to improve the students’ learning and satisfaction, as well as to reduce attrition
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