11 research outputs found
Eco-friendly management of sucking insect pests in okra with homemade and commercial neem formulations under Punjab conditions
No full text1027-1032Sucking insect pests like leaf hopper, Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla (Ishida) and whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius)
pose a great threat to the high production of okra fruit. Being vegetable crop, it is eaten as raw and cooked, but due to attack
of pest numbers of sprays were done at weekly interval to manage this pest. To reduce the pesticides load on crop and
human body the botanical based biorational were in use. So there is need for eco-friendly management of these sucking
pests so as to reduce the pesticide load in the okra crop. Neem and its formulations as botanical insecticides can play an
important role against sucking insect pests and as an alternative to chemical insecticides. Experiments were conducted at
Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during 2018 and 2019. Neem formulations Ecotin 5% @ 200 mL and PAU
homemade neem extract @ 3000 mL per hectare were found effective for the management of leaf hopper and whitefly in
okra. The present finding will help in reducing the pesticide load on vegetable crops and enhance natural enemy
biodiversity
Evaluation of the gamma radiation shielding parameters of bismuth modified quaternary glass system
No full textSynthesis and characterization of structural and magnetic properties of polyaniline-cobalt ferrite (PA-CoFe) nanocomposites
No full textResearch report: Studying the religious socialization of Sikh and 'mixed-faith' youth in Britain: contexts and issues
Full text linkAgainst a backdrop of phases of Sikh settlement in the UK, this article provides an overview of scholarship on UK Sikh communities. Attention turns to four ethnographic studies conducted by the author, two of which focused on unambiguously Sikh communities, and two of which challenge presuppositions of the boundedness of faith communities. Of these one was a study of two historically stigmatised caste-specific Punjabi communities; the other is currently examining the religious identity formation of young people in families in which only one parent is Sikh. Pointers and questions are identified that arise from these UK studies for researchers in mainland Europe. These include methodological considerations and encouragement to contribute to debates in the sociology of religion and to take account of Sikhs' increasing appearance in creative literature
Eco-friendly management of sucking insect pests in okra with homemade and commercial neem formulations under Punjab conditions
Full text linkSucking insect pests like leaf hopper, Amrasca bigutulla bigutulla (Ishida) and whitefly, Bemisia tabaci (Gennadius) pose a great threat to the high production of okra fruit. Being vegetable crop, it is eaten as raw and cooked, but due to attack of pest numbers of sprays were done at weekly interval to manage this pest. To reduce the pesticides load on crop and human body the botanical based biorational were in use. So there is need for eco-friendly management of these sucking pests so as to reduce the pesticide load in the okra crop. Neem and its formulations as botanical insecticides can play an important role against sucking insect pests and as an alternative to chemical insecticides. Experiments were conducted at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana during 2018 and 2019. Neem formulations Ecotin 5% @ 200 mL and PAU homemade neem extract @ 3000 mL per hectare were found effective for the management of leaf hopper and whitefly in okra. The present finding will help in reducing the pesticide load on vegetable crops and enhance natural enemy biodiversity.
Reading the double diaspora: cultural representations of Gujarati East Africans in Britain
Full text linkThis thesis explores representations of culture amongst the prolific twice-displaced Gujarati East African diaspora in Britain. I argue that the paucity of fictional literatures written about, or by, this community demonstrate that the ‘double diaspora’ often favour forms of embodied narrative. Using the literary critical interpretive practices of close reading, I thus analyse a range of cultural ‘texts’. Through this approach of investigating both the written text alongside the nontextual
embodied narrative, the thesis broadens the remit of literary studies and subsequently addresses a lacuna in scholarship on cultural representations of the
‘double diaspora’. Whilst the thesis intervenes in contemporary literary postcolonial debate, interdisciplinary connections between diverse disciplines, such as performance, trauma and diaspora studies, are established.
Following my introduction, the thesis is divided into three main chapters: each considers a form of embodied cultural representation significant to the migrant who has been displaced from India to Britain, via East Africa. Beginning with Yasmin Alibhai-Brown’s The Settler’s Cookbook – one of the few examples of a written representation of twice-migrant culture – I explore culinary practices as a
mode of individuated and collective identity articulation. In my third chapter, I develop my argument to read the Gujarati dances of dandiya-raas and garba, played
during the Hindu festival of Navratri. Finally, before concluding, the fourth chapter moves to explore visual materials gathered from personal kinship networks.
In identifying embodied narratives as significant to the double diaspora, my thesis uncovers the performance of complex and multiple selfhoods and collectivities
within this community. Whilst there are instances of a surprising convergence of modern and traditional identities, there is too the emergence of an Indian national
identity, which is complicated by regional Gujaratiness. In closing, I propose a Gujarati East African vernacular modernity, which demonstrates how this progressdriven
diaspora simultaneously looks in two directions
Characterising acute and chronic care needs: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019
No full textChronic care manages long-term, progressive conditions, while acute care addresses short-term conditions. Chronic conditions increasingly strain health systems, which are often unprepared for these demands. This study examines the burden of conditions requiring acute versus chronic care, including sequelae. Conditions and sequelae from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019 were classified into acute or chronic care categories. Data were analysed by age, sex, and socio-demographic index, presenting total numbers and contributions to burden metrics such as Disability-Adjusted Life Years (DALYs), Years Lived with Disability (YLD), and Years of Life Lost (YLL). Approximately 68% of DALYs were attributed to chronic care, while 27% were due to acute care. Chronic care needs increased with age, representing 86% of YLDs and 71% of YLLs, and accounting for 93% of YLDs from sequelae. These findings highlight that chronic care needs far exceed acute care needs globally, necessitating health systems to adapt accordingly.
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Longevity biotechnology: bridging AI, biomarkers, geroscience and clinical applications for healthy longevity
No full textThe recent unprecedented progress in ageing research and drug discovery brings together fundamental research and clinical applications to advance the goal of promoting healthy longevity in the human population. We, from the gathering at the Aging Research and Drug Discovery Meeting in 2023, summarised the latest developments in healthspan biotechnology, with a particular emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI), biomarkers and clocks, geroscience, and clinical trials and interventions for healthy longevity. Moreover, we provide an overview of academic research and the biotech industry focused on targeting ageing as the root of age-related diseases to combat multimorbidity and extend healthspan. We propose that the integration of generative AI, cutting-edge biological technology, and longevity medicine is essential for extending the productive and healthy human lifespan. © 2024 Lyu et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Design of a methodology to validate the integrity of smart contract transaction information using homomorphic encryption
No full textLas cadenas de bloques, como Ethereum, ofrecen transparencia y seguridad a través de la inmutabilidad de sus datos. Sin embargo, esta transparencia puede ser un problema para aplicaciones que requieren privacidad. Los contratos inteligentes en estas plataformas no tienen un mecanismo nativo para proteger la información confidencial.
Este trabajo presenta un mecanismo confidencial totalmente descentralizado compatible con Ethereum y otras plataformas de contratos inteligentes. El enfoque se basa en cuentas, similar a Ethereum, para lograr eficiencia y facilidad de uso. Se implementa un contrato inteligente con una capa adicional de cifrado para proteger la privacidad de la información.Blockchains, such as Ethereum, offer transparency and security through the immutability of their data. However, this transparency can be a problem for applications that require privacy. Smart contracts on these platforms do not have a native mechanism to protect sensitive information.
This work presents a fully decentralized confidentiality mechanism compatible with Ethereum and other smart contract platforms. The approach is account-based, similar to Ethereum, for efficiency and ease of use. A smart contract is implemented with an additional layer of encryption to protect the privacy of the information
