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Biochar: a sustainable solution for solid waste management in agro-processing industries [Latest Articles]
No full textIndia’s Macroeconomic Performance and Policies since 2000
No full textThe paper reviews Indias macroeconomic performance and policies since 2000. The first section briefly summarizes key macroeconomic developments regarding economic growth, inflation, external balance, the fiscal situation and aggregate savings and investment. The second section considers some of the challenges posed to macroeconomic management in this period and the efficacy of the policy responses adopted. In particular, it analyses the progress in fiscal consolidation and the policies adopted to deal with the challenge of the unprecedented surge in external capital inflows into India. The final section outlines some of the major macro policy issues that need to be addressed in the years ahead, including : the resurgence of high fiscal deficits; the issues relating to external convertibility and exchange rate management; the role of the Reserve Bank of India in macroeconomic policy and coping with a weak international economic environment.economic growth, inflation, Fiscal Policy, savings and investment, Capital Inflows, exchange rate policy, central bank role
An experimental and theoretical investigation on torrefaction of a large wet wood particle
No full textBiochar as a filler in glassfiber reinforced composites: Experimental study of thermal and mechanical properties
No full textUnderstanding the Concept of Nidana and its Clinical Approach- A Comprehensive View
No full textAyurveda is a health science that offers a long and healthy life as it aims to prevent oneself from diseases and promote health along with treatment of diseases. Illness can be due to variety of reasons (Hetu) and its effect is manifested in the form of symptoms (Linga) in which medication/ treatment (Aushadh) is important for healing. That is why the concept of trisutra (i.e., Hetu, Linga and Aushadha) have been described in Ayurveda. Hetu, similar to the word Nidana, means causative factor of a disease. It is the first and most important factor that initiates pathology and is important in diagnosis as well as treatment of the disease. Keeping this in mind, Acharya Charak must have said that a physician should first diagnose the disease well. Chakrapanidutta, a Charak-Samhita commentator, says that effective treatment depends on the right information of Hetu and disease process. The word ‘Nidana’ in Ayurveda is used mainly in two concepts, namely Vyadhijanak nidana and Vyadhibodhak nidana. Vyadhijanak nidana are the etiological features of the disease whereas Vyadhibodhak nidana are ways of diagnosis. Knowledge of Nidana in both senses is essential for a good physician to be successful. A physician who begins treatment without a proper diagnosis of disease can achieve something only by accidentally. Diagnosis will never finish without specifying all the features related to the disease. This article is humble attempt by the author to enlighten the concept of Nidana and its importance in clinical practic
Mosquito-Borne Diseases Related Knowledge and Perception among Residents of Semi Urban Region of Eastern Nepal
No full textBackground : Mosquito borne diseases are endemic in most part of the country. While public health efforts are placed towards the elimination of major vector borne diseases like malaria and filariasis, climatic and manmade environmental changes has led to threats of reemergence of mosquito borne diseases like dengue and chikungunya in new regions. There are needs of studies among community people regarding knowledge and perception of vector borne diseases to change the attitudes of people towards vector control and avoid risky behavior by application of behavior change communication tools.Material & Methods: A cross sectional study was done among households from 2 wards of Tankisinwari VDC in semi-urban region near Biratnagar sub-metropolitan city. The study duration was of 3 months from November 27 2014 to February 27 2015. Study population was 566 and 654 households from 2 wards. Among them, 57 from one ward and 65 from other ward, a total of 122 households were taken proportionately from both wards. Data was entered into excel sheet and analysis was done using SPSS 16.Results: People who heard of filariasis as disease transmitted by mosquito bite were 23.8% and malaria (89.3%), Dengue (19.6%). Among the participants, 85% responded that mosquito borne disease can be prevented in their area while 4.9% and 6.6% only heard of indoor residual spraying and insecticide treated bed nets respectively. Among those who did not know about breeding places of mosquito, 29.2% were illiterates, who were significantly more than literates 5.1% (p<0.05). Among those who were aware of environmental vector control measure, closed drainage was preferred by 52.5% and disposal of waste by burial or burning was practiced by 64.4%.Conclusion: There is need of public health intervention with interactive tools of behavior change communication in the community to enhance perception about mosquito and mosquito borne diseases.Journal of Nobel Medical CollegeVolume 6, Number 1, Issue 10 (January-June, 2017), Page: 36-43 </jats:p
Role of Ionic Liquid in Asphaltene Dissolution: A Combined Experimental and Molecular Dynamics Study
No full textThe role of ionic liquid in asphaltene dissolution is studied using experimental characterization techniques, such as optical microscopic imaging analysis, 13C nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR), and Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, along with molecular insights achieved using classical molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The dissolution behavior of the asphaltenes in 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium hexafluorophosphate ([BMIM][PF6]) ionic liquid along with organic solvents, i.e., toluene and hexane, is investigated using optical images. The behavior of asphaltene aggregates in the solvent plus ionic liquid mixture is probed using FTIR and 13C NMR spectroscopic techniques. The structural and dynamical properties of the asphaltene aggregates mainly end-to-end distance, the diffusion coefficient of the asphaltene molecules, and the trajectory density contour of the asphaltene in the solvent plus ionic liquid mixture are probed using MD simulations. It is concluded from our combined experimental-MD study that the ionic liquid plays a key role in asphaltene separation from organic solvents under study.Green Open Access added to TU Delft Institutional Repository 'You share, we take care!' - Taverne project https://www.openaccess.nl/en/you-share-we-take-care Otherwise as indicated in the copyright section: the publisher is the copyright holder of this work and the author uses the Dutch legislation to make this work public.Team Poulumi De
Identifying archaeological evidence of past earthquakes in a contemporary disaster scenario: case studies of damage, resilience and risk reduction from the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake and past seismic events within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property (Nepal)
No full text\ua9 2019, The Author(s). The 2015 Gorkha Earthquake was a humanitarian disaster but also a cultural catastrophe that damaged and destroyed historic monuments across Nepal, including those within the Kathmandu Valley UNESCO World Heritage Property. In the rush to rebuild, traditionally constructed foundations are being removed and replaced with modern materials without assessments of whether these contributed to the collapse of a monument. Generally undertaken without scientific recording, these interventions have led to the irreversible destruction of earlier subsurface phases of cultural activity and the potential loss of evidence for successful traditional seismic adaptations and risk reduction strategies, with no research into whether modern materials, such as concrete and steel, would offer enhanced resilience. In response to this context, multidisciplinary post-disaster investigations were undertaken between 2015 and 2018, including archaeological excavation, geophysical survey, geoarchaeological analysis, linked to architectural and engineering studies, to begin to evaluate and assess the damage to, and seismic adaptations of, historic structures within Nepal’s Kathmandu Valley. Where possible, we draw on archaeoseismological approaches for the identification and classification of Earthquake Archaeological Effects (EAEs) at selected monuments damaged by the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake. Lessons learned from evidence of potential weaknesses, as well as historic ‘risk-sensitive tactics’ of hazard reduction within monuments, are now being incorporated into reconstruction and rehabilitation initiatives alongside the development of methods for the protection of heritage in the face of future earthquakes
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