18 research outputs found

    Structural Adjustment, Global Trade and the New Political Economy of Development

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    Biplab Dasgupta. Structural Adjustment Global Trade and the New Political Economy of Development. New Delhi. Sage Publications. 1998. Price Indian Rupees 450 (hardback). The author has written a very topical book the relevance of which cannot be understated. At the core of the book the author discusses the concept of the new political economy of development which forms the theoretical underpinnings that lie behind the structural adjustment/ stabilisation programmes of the international financial institutions such as the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Biplab Dasgupta has very concisely and succinctly analysed the new political economy of development which has, as its centre-piece, a blind faith in the operation of free-market forces. This can be traced back to the Reagan and Thatcher years, which saw a shift away from interventionist policies to allowing the markets to decide

    Biplab Majumdar and His Poetry with Special Attention to Cosmic Convergence

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    Biplab Majumdar is the author of nearly 100 books of poetry, prose, rhyme, translation, novels and short stories. His works are published both in Bengali and English. The contents of this latest volume, Cosmic Convergence, are divided into two parts: Part-A covers the year from January to December and Part-B contains 12 poems on a variety of subjects. The poems are followed by 3 pages of selected comments on Biplab Majumdar’s by a variety of eminent authors. This volume makes possible an assessment of the scope and stature of Majumdar’s work. These poems-often witty and beautiful- are an achievement, a testament to Majumdar’s ongoing power to engage us in his vision. They confirm Majumdar’s reputation as one of India’s finest poets. From evocations of the daily wonders of life to explorations of spirituality, feelings and sensibilities. His celebration of idiom and understanding of the modern mind may help us to understand ourselves

    Macroanatomy and 3-dimensional modeling of the tentacular head of Phascolosoma arcuatum (Grey, 1828)

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    Abstract: The macroanatomy of the tentacular head of Phascolosoma arcuatum belongs to phylum Sipuncula has been studied under light microscopic methods and computer aided graphics analysis. The tentacular head structure has been reconstructed using computer aided graphics analysis using series histological images on computer aided software platform. The P. arcuatum has only five, semitransparent, pigmented, lobed tentacles in tentacular crown with large tentacular coelomic connections. We found that the tentacles are lined by ciliated columnar epithelium with large number of mucosecretory cells, indicating their deposit feeding habit. Fewer number of tentacles, body wall and there burrowing habit supports there integumentary breathing habit. A thick striated collar encircles the tentacles forming the ventral wall of the mouth channel and protects tentacles from mechanical damage when retracted. These structural peculiarities revealed from macroanatomical analysis are strongly suggestive about the important role of the collar region of the tentacular crown of the head of P. arcuatum in relation to its burrowing habit to its concern habitat. Keywords: Phascolosoma arcuatum, Deposit feeding, Tentacular Introvert, Anatomical modeling. Title: Macroanatomy and 3-dimensional modeling of the tentacular head of Phascolosoma arcuatum (Grey, 1828) Author: Biplab Mahata, Amalesh Choudhury, Subrata Kumar De International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online) Vol. 6, Issue 3, July - September 2018 Page : 294-298 Publisher: Research Publish Journals Available at: www.researchpublish.com DOI: https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.6523454 Published Date: 20-August-2018 Paper Download Link: https://www.researchpublish.com/upload/book/Macro%20anatomy-6267.pdf Research Article Details link: https://www.researchpublish.com/papers/macro-anatomy-and-3-dimentional-modeling-of-the-tentacular-head-of-phascolosoma-arcuatum-grey-1828International Journal of Life Sciences Research ISSN 2348-313X (Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online) Vol. 6, Issue 3, July - September 2018 Page : 294-298 Publisher: Research Publish Journals Available at: www.researchpublish.co

    Effect of different nitrogen levels on yield and yield attributes of okra (Abelmoschus esculentus L.)

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    Farmers in Lamjung have been unable to maximize okra performance and yield due to being unaware of the ideal fertilizer dosage. A field experiment was carried out at Sundarbazar-7, Lamjung during the period from March to June 2023 to understand the optimal N level to enhance the growth and yield of okra. A Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) was used to set up the experiment with the seven treatments viz. control, 40, 55, 70, 85, 100, and 115 kg N ha-1 each had three replications. A hybrid variety Arka Anamika mostly used by farmers in Lamjung was used. Recorded data on yield and yield contributing parameters were subjected to statistical analysis and results revealed a significant effect of the treatments on the yield and yield attributes of okra. Plants treated with T6(100 kg N ha-1) had the highest number of fruits per plant (13.10), fruit length (15.84cm), weight of a single pod (15.84 g), and total fruit yield of 14.74 t ha-1. The lowest number of fruits per plant (7.93), fruit length (9.29 cm), single fruit weight (9.29 g), and yield (8.12 t ha-1) were recorded from the control treatment T1 (0 kg N ha-1). Meanwhile, the impact of treatment T6 (100 kg N ha-1) was found to be effective compared to other treatments under study. Based on these findings, the experiment suggests okra farmers to use 100 kg N ha-1 to maximize okra performance and yield considering the soil health

    On Hecke eigenvalues of Siegel modular forms in the Maass space

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    AbstractIn this article, we prove an Omega result for the Hecke eigenvalues {\lambda_{F}(n)} of Maass forms F which are Hecke eigenforms in the space of Siegel modular forms of weight k, genus two for the Siegel modular group {Sp_{2}({\mathbb{Z}})}. In particular, we prove\lambda_{F}(n)=\Omega\biggl{(}n^{k-1}\exp\biggl{(}c\frac{\sqrt{\log n}}{\log% \log n}\biggr{)}\biggr{)},when {c&gt;0} is an absolute constant. This improves the earlier result\lambda_{F}(n)=\Omega\biggl{(}n^{k-1}\biggl{(}\frac{\sqrt{\log n}}{\log\log n}% \biggr{)}\biggr{)}of Das and the third author. We also show that for any {n\geq 3}, one has\lambda_{F}(n)\leq n^{k-1}\exp\biggl{(}c_{1}\sqrt{\frac{\log n}{\log\log n}}% \biggr{)},where {c_{1}&gt;0} is an absolute constant. This improves an earlier result of Pitale and Schmidt. Further, we investigate the limit points of the sequence {\{\lambda_{F}(n)/n^{k-1}\}_{n\in{\mathbb{N}}}} and show that it has infinitely many limit points. Finally, we show that {\lambda_{F}(n)&gt;0} for all n, a result proved earlier by Breulmann by a different technique.</jats:p
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