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Impact of adoption of scientific interventions in castor farming-constraints and strategies : an assessment by FLDs in central dry zone of Karnataka , India

Castor has been one of the major oilseed crops of Karnataka grown predominantly under rain fed situations, in an area of nineteen thousandhectare. However, these days, most of the dry land farmers in Karnataka are shifting from groundnut to castor during kharif season because of less yield and remunerative returns from groundnut due to South West Monsoon often experiences long dry spell mainly during mid or terminal stages of its’ growth. As castor is an important industrial oilseed crop in India earning foreign exchange of Rs 1706.90 crores in 2010-11 and it was just Rs. 806.07 crores in 2000-01 which depicts a major percentage of foreign exchange to Indian government treasure. Researchers felt that for promoting castor as an alternate crop to groundnut, it is essential to increase the productivity of castor by promoting its’ cultivation in kharif season. Availability of quality seeds of the most popular hybrids like DCH-177, DCH-519 and varieties like 48-1 in traditional castor growing Karnataka states was facilitated by state agricultural university (SAU) in coordination with agriculture department. In addition to the hybrids, adoption of improved technologies in production and pest and disease management are other factors responsible for the improved levels of productivity. Owing to the need of technologies to solve location specific problems that limit castor productivity.The research and on-farm (one hundred thirty five)demonstrations carried out in Karnatakaduring Kharif 2009 to 2014 proved that, in whole package/improved technology demonstrations, recorded an overall increase in seed yield 39% as compared to farmers practice with ANR of Rs 7921/ha and B:C ratio was 3.2 and 2.9 with IT and FP, respectively. This paper describes the agro techniques developed at research station level and the way kharifcastor was promoted among the farmers in Karnataka.
OF FOUR TURBULENCE MODELS USING TOPOLOGY

The validation and development of turbulence models are still important issues related to Computational Fluid Dynamics for ventilation purposes. The present work continues the work initiated by (Voigt, 2002). Four turbulence models are reviewed, the k-ε model, the k-ω model and two blending models combining the k-ε and the k-ω model. The reason for testing the blending models is that the k-ε model is the most robust, while the k-ω model gives a better prediction of the size of the recirculation zone occurring in the Annex 20 room, see (Voigt, 2002). It is found that the blending function responsible for changing from the k-ω model to the k-ε model throughout the boundary layer does not work when simulating the flow in the Annex 20 test case. We analyze the topologies of the numerical flow fields and show that they agree with experiments as precisely as can be expected from a 2D simulation. INTRODUCTION The flow in ventilated spaces is complicated since it both consists of regions which are fully turbulent and regions which are purely laminar (Davidson et al, 2000). Thus, accurate predictions of the flow structures is a challenging task using Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes (RANS) simulations, since these are generally developed for fully turbulent flow. For calculation of indoor airflows the k-ε model is generally accepted as the best choice. This is because the model is robust and it predicts mean flow variables in acceptable agreement with experiments by (Nielsen,1990). However in some regions the k-ω model gives more accurate results, see (Voigt 2002). The study showed that the k-ω model predicted the size of the recirculation zone occurring in the Annex 20 room better than the k-ε model. In (Voigt, 2001) 3-D calculations for the flow in the Annex 20 room were carried out. Using the same grid the k-ε model provided a converged solution, while the k-ω did not. Thus, the k-ε model seems to be more numerically robust than the k-ω model. Therefore, we decided to investigate two models combining the k-ε and the kω model to test if a combined model possess the numerical robustness of the k-ε model and the accuracy of the k-ω model. The two new models tested were the k-ω baseline model and k-ω shear stress transport model. Both models are developed by (Menter 1994) and it should be underlined that the models were developed for external flows. Since the evaluation of the turbulence models are related to the location and type of critical points a topological approach will be used. The paper is organized as follows: First the test case is presented. Then the topological apparatus is outlined. This is followed by a description of the numerics with special emphasis on the turbulence models. Some experimental results (Pedersen & Meyer, 2002) are analyzed before the numerical results are presented and discussed. Finally we draw our conclusions.
P o S ( M Q W 6 ) 0 5 9 Jet-Powered Optical Nebulae From X-ray Binaries

Accreting black holes and neutron stars release an unknown fraction of the infalling particles and energy in the form of collimated jets. The jets themselves are radiatively inefficient, but their power can be constrained by observing their interaction with the surrounding environment. Here we present observations of X-ray binary jet-ISM interactions which produce optical line emission, using the ESO/MPI 2.2 m and Isaac Newton Telescopes. We constrain the time-averaged power of the Cyg X–1 jet-powered nebula, and present a number of new candidate nebulae discovered. Comparisons are made to the large scale lobes of extragalactic AGN. We also speculate that some emission line emitters close to X-ray binaries in M31 are likely to be microquasar jet-powered nebulae.
Stressors and Social Support among Pregnant Women 1

Pregnancy has many physical, psychological and emotional stressors but with the presence of social support, it can be alleviated. Aim: The present study aimed to assess stressors and social support among pregnant women. Subject and Method: The study followed a descriptive design on 180 pregnant women who were chosen randomly. Setting: The study was conducted at Antenatal Clinics in the Obstetrics and Gynecology Center at Mansoura City, Egypt from the start of September 2015 to the end of March 2016. Data collection tools: Three tools of data collection were used including; A structured Interviewing Questionnaire Schedule, A–Z Stress Scale, and Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ6). Results: The study revealed that majority of the pregnant women stressors were (93.9%, 90.0% &77.8 %) concerned to increase in the prices of everyday goods, feeling unwell during pregnancy, and household responsibilities. Most pregnant women were supported by their mother in all common stressful events. Recommendations: The study recommended implementation of further researches investigating the association between stress during pregnancy and labour outcomes.
The Genetics of Candida Infection in the Host Model Caenorhabditis elegans

2 Acknowledgements . 3 Table of Figures . 6 Table of Tables . 7 Section 1: Background . 8 1.1: Introduction . 8 1.2: Anatomy & Life Cycle of C. elegans . 8 1.3: Use of C. elegans as a Model System in Research . 10 1.4: The Immune System: Innate and Adaptive Immunity . 10 1.5: C. elegans, a model organism for the study of innate immunity . 11 1.6: C. elegans strategies to avoid and prevent infection . 11 1.7: Characteristics of Innate Immune Response in C. elegans . 12 1.8: Candida Albicans, an opportunistic fungus . 15 1.9: Pathogenesis of Candida Albicans in C. elegans . 16 1.10: Interplay Between C. albicans and the C. elegans Innate Immune System . 16 1.11: Implications for Future Research . 17 1.12: Conclusion . 18 Section 2: Methodology . 19 2.1: Stock Maintenance . 19 2.2: Mutagenesis Procedure . 19 2.3: Preparation of Mutants for Survival Assay. 19 2.4: Primary Survival Assay . 20 2.5: Screening Putative Mutants . 21 2.5. 1: Secondary Survival Screens . 21 2.5. 2: Examining Resistance of Putative Mutants on C. albicans/E. coli Plates . 22 2.6: Characterizing Putative Mutants . 22 2.6. 1: Monitoring Lifespan . 22 2.6. 2: Dauer Check . 23 Section 3: Results . 24 3.1: Survival Assay for Initial Isolation of Putative Mutants . 24 3.1.1: Probability of Generating Mutation in Desired Gene . 24
Transitoire et changement de régime des écoulements redressés de Rayleigh à forts niveaux : Etudes numérique et expérimentale

V. Darua, H. Baillietb, D. Baltean Carlèsc, I. Reyta et C. Weismanc aDynFluid Lab. , ENSAM, LIMSI-CNRS, 151 bd de l’hôpital, 75013 Paris, France bInstitut PPRIME,UPR CNRS 3346,Université de Poitiers,ISAE-ENSMA, 6 rue Marcel Doré, 86073 Poitiers, France cUniversité Pierre et Marie Curie, LIMSI-CNRS, 4 Place Jussieu, 75252 Paris, France helene.bailliet@univ-poitiers.fr CFA 2016 / VISHNO 11-15 avril 2016, Le Mans
Relationship between Entrepreneurial Characteristics and Performance of Small and Medium Scale Enterprise ( A Study of SMEs in Yaba LCDA )

This study examines the effect of entrepreneurial characteristics on the performance of small and medium scale enterprises using Yaba Local Government Area (L.G.A) of Lagos state as the case study. The research design selected for this study was the survey design and data were collected through questionnaire administered on 92 entrepreneurs in various activities. The data collected were analyzed through the use of descriptive statistics with the aid of SPSS. The formulated hypotheses were tested through the use of simple regression. Results revealed that entrepreneurial characteristics, entrepreneurial competency and orientation and the level of education of an entrepreneur all have a significant effect on the performance of small and medium scale business in Nigeria. It was recommended that entrepreneurs must be exposed to various sources of information, educational and specialized training programmes in entrepreneurship to expose potential and existing entrepreneurs to risk-taking strategies inherent in self-employment and wealth creation.
To appear in "Rich Languages from Poor Inputs", Edited by Massimo Piattelli- Palmarini and Robert Berwick, Oxford University Press (2012) MERGING FROM THE TEMPORAL INPUT: ON SUBJECT-OBJECT ASYMMETRIES AND AN ERGATIVE LANGU AGE

Language research is particularly concerned with un derstanding the interplay between syntactic structure, variable aspects of linguistic form and language processing mechanisms. This paper discusses some recent result s from Basque, an ergative language, that appear incompatible with the assumpt ion that there are universal subjectgap advantages in relative clause processing. I arg ue that, given the incremental nature of language processing, the relative ease of proces sing structures involving subject or object gaps results from the combination of morphol ogical specifications such as the ergative/nominative divide, and input-initial proce ssing choices. This suggests that processing effects directly stated over notions lik e “subject of” or “object of”, widely considered derivative and not universal in Linguist ics, are not sufficiently general. Abstracting away from these descriptive labels, and seeking alternative explanatory primitives that are not language-dependent is likel y to yield a more parsimonious picture of processing complexity in language.
Canola Meal versus Soybean Meal in Dairy Cow Diets

The past decade has given rise to a shift in the paradigm around feeding protein to dairy cattle. This can be attributed to a greater understanding of dairy cattle protein requirements, desire to reduce ration costs through increased efficiency, and reduction in the environmental impact of dairy cattle waste. The use of oilseed crop byproducts as animal feed is an effective way to feed dairy cattle and supply required nutrients, specifically protein. Two of these popular oilseed by-products used in dairy systems include canola and soybean meals. While soybean meal has long been a staple in North American dairy rations, the popularity of canola meal inclusion is on the rise due to an increase in canola production, particularly in Canada. The increased availability of this quality animal feed has necessitated research efforts to evaluate its value in dairy production systems. To fully utilize canola meal in an optimized system, there is a knowledge gap surrounding amino acid function, supply, and interactions within dairy cow physiology.
adger ( Meles meles ) contact metrics in a medium-density population eclan

Animal interactions are an important component of sociality in wildlife populations. Recent advances in technological and analytical applications have provided an unprecedented opportunity to understand individual, population and community level interactions. In this study, close-range contact rates within a medium-density badger (Meles meles) population were investigated using proximity collars. Data were available from 15 badgers, across five different social groups with 12,969 interactions recorded. All collared badgers within social groups contacted each other, with mean intra-group contact frequency 7.75 ± 0.16 contacts/day and mean intra-group contact duration 413.70 ± 16.45 s/day. Inter-group contacts between badgers only occurred between directly adjacent social groups, at a low frequency (<1% of all contacts). Badger intra-group contacts occurred during every hour of the day and had a bimodal distribution pattern that peaked during early morning and evening. There was significant variation in contact isease epidemiology frequency according to individual badger, month, sex and social group, independent of age and minimum daily temperature. Mean social group contact rates were not correlated with estimates of social group size. This study contributes to the growing evidence base for significant individual behaviour components within badger social group dynamics, which has implications not only for the transmission of diseases such as bovine tuberculosis but also in terms of the evolution of sociality itself within this species. © 2015 Deutsche Gesellschaft für Säugetierkunde. Published by Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
Second Language Processing Efficiency : Experience and Cognitive Effects on L 2 Morphosyntactic Integration and Anticipation

The purpose of this study was to test the RAGE hypothesis and to tease apart L2 predictive processes from integrative processes. Native speakers develop integrative and predictive mechanisms early on, but second language (L2) learners often fail to develop native-like processing. Current L2 studies point to morphosyntactic anticipation as the source of processing breakdown even when learners have extensive language exposure and high levels of proficiency (e.g., Dussias et al, 2013; Grüter, Lew-Williams, & Fernald., 2012, Hopp, 2013, 2014, 2015; LewWilliams & Fernald, 2007, 2010). However, there has not been a systematic analysis of the processor’s subcomponents in the L2 literature. Instead researchers have preferred to approach processing in holistic terms. Teasing apart these two processes contributes significantly to current debates on the locus of difficulty in L2 sentence processing and has the potential to advance knowledge and understanding of what non-native processing exactly entails. According to the RAGE hypothesis, learners are expected to be capable of native-like integration of morphosyntax, but are expected to show reduced ability to generate expectations based on morphosyntactic cues. Additionally, cognitive resources are expected to play a central role such that learners will be more likely to show native-like processing when the constructions share greater L1/L2 similarities and/or when learners have increased proficiency. The series of experiments advanced in this study test (a) L2 learner ability to integrate number agreement in real time, and (b) explore L2 learner ability to use morphosyntactic number cues to generate expectations about upcoming input in real time. The study aims to answer the following specific research questions:
Adaptation of winter canola ( Brassica napus ) for grain and dual-purpose use in Australia ’ s high rainfall zone

We conducted grazing and defoliation experiments at high rainfall sites in the ACT, NSW and SA to investigate the adaptation of later-maturing winter (W) and winter x spring (W-S) canola (B. napus) varieties for grain and dual-purpose use. The W and W-S varieties, not commercially available in Australia, out-yielded currently available late-spring (S) varieties for the earliest sowing times (March/early April) and provided more forage for grazing sheep. Yield variability of the longer-season types (from 5 t/ha to crop failure) warranted further risk analysis (sowing opportunities, frost and heat risk) using the APSIM Canola model parameterised for W varieties using growth and development observations made during the experiments. Based on the experimental results and simulation, it appears there is scope to develop longer-season varieties for dual-purpose grazing and grain production to capitalise on early sowing opportunities in Australia HRZs.
Gastrotricha in palm houses as a model for research on phenotypic variability and cryptic diversity View project Fauna Europaea View project

Gastrotricha is a cosmopolitan phylum of aquatic and semi-terrestrial invertebrates that comprises ~820 described species. To date, freshwater gastrotrichs have not been the subject of faunistic or taxonomic research in the polar regions. In this paper, we present the first species-level description of a freshwater gastrotrich from the Arctic (Svalbard Archipelago). Evidence from morphology, morphometry and molecular analyses reveals that the species represents a new genus in Chaetonotidae: Bifidochaetus arcticus, gen. et sp. nov. Taking into consideration many morphological similarities to Chaetonotus (Primochaetus) veronicae Kånneby, 2013 we propose to include C. (P.) veronicae in the newly established genus under the new combination Bifidochaetus veronicae (Kånneby, 2013), comb. nov. In the phylogenetic analysis based on nuclear 18S rRNA, 28S rRNA and mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I sequence data, B. arcticus, gen. et sp. nov. is nested within the family Chaetonotidae, as the sister group to the genus Lepidochaetus Kisielewski, 1991. In this paper we also present new taxonomic characters useful for gastrotrich taxonomy: the pharynx-to-intestine length ratio (I) and the spine bifurcation ratio (B). Received 1 January 2016, accepted 14 April 2016, published online 31 August 2016
2 J un 2 01 9 Two Classes of New MDS Self-dual Codes over Finite Fields

Let q be a prime power and Fq be a finite field of cardinality q. A linear code C over Fq, denote by [n, k, d]q is a linear Fq-subspace of F n q with dimension k and minimal (Hamming) distance d. If the parameters can reach the Singleton bound, that is n+1 = k+ d, then we call C be a maximum distance separable (MDS) code. Denote the (Euclidean) dual code of C by C. If C = C, then C is called a self-dual code. Both MDS codes and self-dual codes have theoretical interest and practical importance. Thus the study of MDS self-dual codes have attracted a lot of interest, especially for the construction of MDS selfdual codes. MDS self-dual codes can be constructed in various ways, which mainly are: (1). orthogonal designs, see [3, 7, 8]; (2). building up technique, see [11, 12]; (3). constacyclic codes, see [10, 15, 17]; (4). (generalized and/or extended) Reed-Solomon codes, see [1, 6, 9, 13, 15, 16, 18]. It is noted that the parameters of MDS self-dual codes can be completely determined by the code length n. For the finite field of even characteristic, Grassl and Gulliver completely determined the MDS self-dual codes of length n for all 1 ≤ n ≤ q in [4]. In [5, 10, 15], the authors obtained some new MDS self-dual codes through cyclic, constantcyclic and negacyclic codes. In [9], Jin and Xing firstly presented a general and efficient method to construct MDS self-dual codes by utilizing generalized Reed-Solomn (GRS) codes. Afterwards, many researchers start to construct MDS self-dual codes via GRS codes. In [18], Zhang and Feng gave a non-existence result, that is, when q ≡ 3(mod 4) and n ≡ 2(mod 4), we can’t construct MDS self-dual code of length n. We list all the known results on the systematic constructions
Online Demand Fulfillment Under Limited Flexibility

We study online demand fulfillment in a class of networks with limited flexibility and arbitrary numbers of resources and request types. We show analytically that such a network is both necessary and sufficient to guarantee a performance gap independent of the market size compared with networks with full flexibility, extending the previous literature from the long chains to more general sparse networks. Inspired by the performance bound, we develop simple inventory allocation rules and guidelines for designing such network structures. Numerical experiments including one using some real data from Amazon China are conducted to confirm our findings as well as some of the flexibility principles conjectured in the literature. This paper was accepted by Chung Piaw Teo, optimization.
The Relationship between Child Abuse and Depression among Secondary School Students in Makurdi Metropolis , Makurdi Local Government Area of Benue State , Nigeria .

An investigation of the relationship between child abuse and depression was conducted in a survey of 230 participants drawn from some selected secondary schools in Makurdi metropolis. The participants made up of 109 males, 121 females took part in the study. Five hypotheses were postulated while two instruments (Child abuse questionnaire and Beck depression inventory) were used for data collection. The results of the study showed that: there is a relationship between physical abuse and depression among students. Significant relationship between sexual abuse and depression among students. There is a relationship between emotional abuse and depression among students. Significant relationship between child neglect and depression among students and No significant difference between male and female on child abuse among students. The study recommended that parents/guardians should provide for their children/wards both physical and psychological needs such as love, attention, food, clothing and education which will help them develop self-esteem and selfconsciousness.
N-doped carbon nanodots @ UiO-66-NH 2 as novel nanoparticles for releasing of the bioactive drug , rosmarinic acid and fluorescence imaging

Background and the purpose of the study The purpose of the present research was to synthesize affordable nanoparticles for simultaneous drug release and cell fluorescence imaging to decrease the costs associated with conventional treatments. Methods In the present study, N-doped carbon nanodots@UiO-66-NH2 nanoparticles were simply synthesized in few steps and were used as a novel carrier for rosmarinic acid (RA). Nano particles were characterized by FT-IR spectroscopy, X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS) and field emission scanning electron microscopy (FE-SEM). UV/vis spectroscopy was used to study the release profile of RA drug from this novel carrier. Methylthiazolyl tetrazolium (MTT) assay was to evaluate the effect of irradiation with a (UV) lamp. Confocal laser scanningmicroscopywas used for fluorescence imaging of cancer cells. Results Results of the MTTassay revealed that UiO-66-NH2@N-CNDs nanoparticles as a drug carrier for RA, have an excellent therapeutic effect due to their high quantum yield under irradiation of UV light. On the contrary, the observed therapeutic effect was decreased under ambient light. Conclusions UiO-66-NH2@N-CNDs nanoparticles can be considered as promising vehicles for drug delivery due to their cost effectiveness in cancer treatment, based on the results of MTT assay. It should be emphasized that this nanocarrier can be as potential platforms for coincident drug delivery system and cell fluorescence imaging due to possessing green fluorescence and microporosity features.