bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
The image of the country estate in the literary and art magazines of the Russian Emigration of the First Wave (“The Firebird” and “Chimes”)
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sсiences, Mikhalenko Natalia V.
Published: December 2020

The image of the pre-revolutionary country estate in the Russian émigré magazines “Firebird” (1921–1926) and “Chimes” (1925–1929) is polyphonic and intermedial, being created with copies of artistic paintings related to the estate theme (by Sergei Sudeikin and Konstantin Somov in “The Firebird”, and by Sergei Zhukovsky and Sergei Vinogradov in “Chimes”), articles on characteristic features of the estate way of life, and on unique estates of the past (“Old Estates” by Nikolai Misheev in the “Chimes”), stories and poems related to the “estate topos” (“Spring on Krestovsky” by Sasha Chorny, “Youth” by Ivan Bunin, “On a Wolf Fur Coat” by Konstantin Balmont, etc., in “Firebird”). One can call the Sasha Chorny’s poem “The House over the Velicaia River” (“Pictures from Russian Life”) published in “Chimes” the real encyclopedia of the Russian estate life. The image of the estate in the émigré magazines is enshrined in myths of an idyllic image of the lost homeland, and is rooted in the idyllic reminiscences of the lost homeland. Life in harmony with nature, life and everyday activities arranged as works of art, one’s cultural and spiritual development, on one hand, becomes an unattainable nostalgic ideal for emigrants, and, on the other, it is a life-giving memory uniting Russians abroad.
The storehouse of cultural memory
Authors:   A.M. Gorky Institute of World literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Bogdanova Olga A.
Published: December 2020

The Preface reveals the conceptual basis of the collective monograph “Russian estate and Europe: diachrony, nostalgia, universalism” — the second issue of the scientific book series “Russian estate in the world context”, it also provides an overview of the topics and problems of the articles contained in it. Promising areas for further work in the series are outlined.
Estate world in Bunin`s prose:from “Sukhodol” to “Wanderings” and “The Life of Arseniev”
Authors:   B.N. Yeltsin Ural Federal University, Prashcheruk Natalia V.
Published: December 2020

The image of the estate — “noble nest” is one of the key ones in Bunin’s depiction of Russian world. This image is illuminated before a reader by writer`s works of different years. It is examined how this image is changing, is subjected to correction and even transformation depending on the time when the book was written. Prognostic and culturally sensitive writer’s concept translated into a fatal attachment of the characters to the estate (“Sukhodol”). That attachment is akin to a religion. Writer’s concept is implemented this way with help of master poetics of surrealism that create the picture where “dreams are sometimes richer than reality”. The dramaticism of culturally sensitive view is replaced by the tragic of an apocalyptic vision in the works of beginning emigrant period (“Nameday”). The phase of “return” of Russian estate to timeless space of culture begins in 1930s — 1940s (“Wanderings”, “The Life of Arseniev”). The culture as well as the Russian world as a whole is illuminated as “not temporary and distorted but eternal and metaphysically enlightened”. It is necessary to bear in mind that in addition to cross-cutting transformations of the estate’s image, world of the estate is organically linked with the general concept in every specific work. This image is enriched with new semantic focuses and nuances every time.
The image of estate in tetralogy “Journey of Gleb” by B.K. Zaitsev
Authors:   Museum of the History of Obninsk, Pak Nadezhda I.
Published: December 2020

The article discusses the place and importance of the estate world in the artistic and compositional content of Boris Zaitsev’s tetralogy “The Journey of Gleb” and in the author’s concept of being. The peculiarity of the hero’s perception of the natural environment as the beauty of God’s world is noted. Particular attention is paid to the topos of “estate love”: the ironic illumination of romantic love and the ontological nature of maternal and filial love, in terms of expression correlated with the Virgin icons.
The concept of “estate”in the autobiographical prose of Vladimir Nabokov
Authors:   Southwest State University, Stepanova Nadezhda S.
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the study of the role and participation of the Russian noble estate as a way of life in the formation of personality on the material of the Vladimir Nabokov’s autobiographical prose. In the literary space of the writer’s texts the world of the Russian estate appeared as one of the key symbols of Russia, as a lost value and an integral part of Russian culture, literature, philosophy, history, necessary for self-identification, self-knowledge and self-preservation.
“Vzmorci na shtrande” (Summer dwellers on the beach): The dacha-related plot between idyllic and ironic
Authors:   University of Latvia, Šroma Nataļja , Vedela Anastasija ,   University of Latvia
Published: December 2020

The material for the research of the dacha-related theme in the Russian and Latvian literature of Latvia consists of various publications in the Latvia’s periodicals of the 1920s–1930s — in the newspapers “Vechernee vremja” (Evening Time), “Segodnja” (Today), “Segodnja vecherom” (Today in the evening), in the magazines “Dlja vas” (For you), “Svari” (Libra), as well as of the materials of the archive of Riga’s Russian Drama Theatre. The researched texts, composed by Guslar/Soserzcatel (L. Korol-Purashevich), Leri (V. Klopotovskiy), Lentyay (P. Pilskiy), Kuri-Beri (A. Valdmanis) and others, are considered as a peculiar “dacha-related plot” with the following representatives: the chronotope characteristic of mythological plots — the cyclic time and the space of the cultural in-between (between nature and culture, urban and rural); specific eventfulness that rises to the mythological first events or to the events of history and literature; recurring plot-related situations and conflicts — the stories of success and failure. The following oppositions that form the cultural paradigm of the phenomenon of a dacha on the Riga coast have been specified: mythical — carnival, idyllic — ironic, female — male, adultrelated — child-related. The materials in the Latvian language, selected for the research, made it possible to challenge the concept of dacha as of uniquely Russian phenomenon.
The fate of the estate heritage
Authors:   Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, Letyagin Lev N.
Published: December 2020

Non-classical periods in the comprehension of historical material allow to identify the most significant characteristic of the phenomena. After the estate epoch became a time of comprehension of the real scale of culture of the noble estate, its special role as an important part of the national heritage. The household life of the estate seems relevant in the unity of the forms of material activity of the enlightened landlord and his spiritual experience. However, the “estate dictionary” in its encyclopedic completeness is not able to present estate everyday life as a sphere of life-creation, to reveal the facets of the interaction of textual and non-textual reality. The main task of studying the Russian estate can be considered a contextual approach, for characterization of internal scripts that are retained in the texts of Russian literary classics.
The image of the estate in the reminiscent discourse
Authors:   Academician S.P. Korolev Samara National Research University, Karpenko Liudmila B.
Published: December 2020

The article is devoted to the analysis of the image of the estate in the reminiscence discourse. It is shown that the conceptual core of the concept of “estate” has been preserved from the most ancient era, it is a separate, intimate place, abode. This value corresponds to the image of the estate in the memoirs of Russian authors of the XIX century and the turn of the XIX–XX centuries. The examples forming a reminiscent text that allows us to trace the semantic dominants actualized by the authors — the transformation of the image of the estate over time, changing ideas about the order of things in the world, the destruction of the image of the abode.
Properly quantifiying outcomes of AF Ablation - Is a 30-second recurrence an evidence-based endpoint?
Authors: Schwab Carolina , Forkmann Mathias , Butz Steffi , Vevecka Aneida , Edler Daniela , Brachmann Johannes , Busch Sonia
Published: December 2020

Background: Although atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation is a
well-established treatment, the classical definition of recurrence and
therefore success is not evidence-based. Additionally, the frequency of
asymptomatic patients whose episodes are not noticed on routine
electrocardiogram (ECG) may compromise the actual success rate.
Objectives: This study aimed to assess the characteristics of AF burden
after atrial fibrillation ablation and its influence on patients’
symptoms in the setting of continuous remote monitoring. It also sought
to investigate a relevant cutoff as a new definition for recurrence.
Methods: 141 consecutive patients with symptomatic paroxysmal or
persistent AF underwent an AF ablation and then were followed by
continuous rhythm monitoring. The AF/atrial tachycardia (AT) burden,
duration of episodes and symptoms where registered systematically.
Results: After the blanking period, freedom from AF/AT
>30sec. was 59%. Considering an AF-Burden <1%,
the success rate was 80%. The incidence of asymptomatic episodes in the
group of patients with conventional recurrence was 24% (14/58) and 20%
(8/41) when a cut-off of 1% of AF/AT burden was considered.
Asymptomatic patients had an AF burden of 1.87 ± 4.6% during follow-up,
compared to 4.0 ± 7.2% in symptomatic patients (p=0.02). There was no
statistical difference between AF type (paroxysmal vs. persistent) and
the frequency of asymptomatic episodes. Conclusions: Patients with
asymptomatic AF Episodes represent a significant proportion after AF
ablation. These patients could be easily overlooked without a proper
monitoring technique. A burden cutoff of 1% and freedom from symptom
should be considered as an ablation endpoint.
Verbal-Performance Activities for Optimizing Foreign Language Education
Authors: Dyankova Gergana , Mladenova Maya ,   Independent scholar, Sofia, Bulgaria
Published: December 2020

The modern world, characterized by dynamic changes, rapid development of ICT and globalization processes sets new challenges to present-day education. This research aims at investigating the influence of applying verbal-performance activities in foreign language education. A pedagogical experiment was conducted in authentic environment with the participation of 99 pupils aged 10 to 11 who formed an experimental and a control group. The study combined qualitative and quantitative approach. It measured pupils’ entry and exit levels of practical English knowledge and communicative skills and also traced the effect of the experimental education on the pupils from the experimental group. The interpretative analyses of the results revealed that applying verbal-performance activities in foreign language education led to higher achievements in terms of knowledge and communicative competence for the pupils from the experimental group compared to the progress of the children from the control group. A measurement of the attitude of the pupils from the experimental group towards applying verbal-performance activities in the educational process proved the potential of the method to increase children’s motivation for learning. The findings of this research confirm the need of further studies on the influence of applying verbal-performance activities in a broader context of school education.
The influence of propolis and bee pollen on chicken meat quality
Authors:   Department of Animal Production and Biotechnology, Faculty of Agrobiotechnical Sciences Osijek, Josip Juraj Strossmayer University of Osijek, Osijek, Croatia, Prakatur Ivana , Miškulin Ivan , Senčić Đuro , Pavić Mirela , Miškulin Maja , Samac Danijela , Galović Dalida , Domaćinović Matija
Published: December 2020

Across the world, as well as in Croatia, there is a continuous increase in the consumption of chicken meat, and attempts are being made in modern poultry production to improve its quality as much as possible by using various natural additives. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of dietary supplementation with propolis and bee pollen on the quality of chicken meat. In order to determine this effect, the carcass body weight of slaughtered chickens and carcass yield were determined, as well as the average pH1 and pH2 of chicken breast muscle, drip loss values, and skin color and chicken breast muscle color expressed as values of L* (lightness), a* (redness), and b* (yellowness). The study was conducted on 200 Ross 308 chickens, divided into five groups. Throughout the study, the control group of chickens was fed with a basal diet, while the experimental groups of chickens were fed with the basal diet supplemented with propolis and bee pollen, each supplement given separately or in combination in specific proportions. At the end of the experiment (42nd day), 10 chickens from each group were slaughtered for the analyses mentioned above. The carcass yield values were significantly higher (P = 0.038) and the drip loss values were significantly lower (P = 0.003) in the experimental groups in comparison to the control group. In addition, there was a statistically significant difference in b* skin color (P = 0.017) and b* chicken breast muscle color (P<0.001) between the groups of chickens. The study showed that dietary supplementation with propolis and bee pollen has a significant positive effect on the quality of chicken meat.
The effects of kumiss supplementation on body weight, food intake, nesfatin-1 and irisin levels in BALB/C mice
Authors:   Department of Pharmacy Services, Tuzluca Vocational High School, Igdir University, Igdir-Turkey, Gulmez Canan , Atakisi Onur
Published: December 2020

The aim of this study was to investigate the plasma and tissue levels of nesfatin-1 and irisin hormones, which were discovered in recent years and are associated with endocrine and metabolic functions, in kumiss-supplemented mice. Sixteen BALB/C male mice were divided into two groups as control and kumiss groups. During the experiment, the kumiss was added to the drinking water of mice at a ratio of 1:1 to obtain a daily 2×108 cfu/mL bacterial colony, and was given once a day orally for 20 weeks. The weights and food intake of the animals were monitored during the experiment. The nesfatin-1 and irisin levels in plasma and tissue samples were determined using ELISA kits. Kumiss supplementation reduced the live weight for 2-12 weeks (P<0.05). However, no significant difference was observed after the 12th week. The feed consumption of the kumiss group was lower at the beginning and the 10th week, and at the end, compared to the control group (P<0.05). The plasma levels of nesfatin-1 and irisin (P<0.001) decreased while the liver levels increased (P<0.05 and P<0.001, respectively). The results indicate that plasma and liver levels of nesfatin-1 and irisin are regulated by diet and are effective in weight loss and food intake.
The effect of slaughter age and aging period on water-holding capacity and tenderness of mutton
Authors:   Department of Animal Science and Technology, University of Zagreb Faculty of Agriculture, Zagreb, Croatia, Kaić Ana , Širić Ivan , Žgur Silvester , Šubara Gordan , Mioč Boro
Published: December 2020

Mutton samples (m. longissimus thoracis et lumborum; LL) originating from 30 Istrian ewes were used to determine EZ drip loss (DL), thaw loss (TL), cooking loss (CL), and Warner-Bratzler shear force (WBSF) in relation to age at slaughter and different post mortem aging periods (1, 7, and 14 days). DL was measured according to the EZ method after storage periods of 24 and 48 h. Determination of TL, CL, and WBSF was performed for samples aged prior to freezing for 1, 7, and 14 days. A significantly lower TL (P<0.05) was observed in the mutton samples that aged for 1 day (7.76%) prior to freezing compared to the mutton samples that aged for 7 days (9.91%) and 14 days (9.32%) prior to freezing. The WBSF revealed significant differences between the aging periods (P<0.05), indicating that mutton aged 7 (33.92 N) and 14 (28.23 N) days showed greater tenderness than mutton with a shorter aging period (43.89 N). Considering that there was no significant difference between mutton aged for 7 and 14 days in water-holding capacity and shear force, there is no reasonable reason for aging mutton longer than 7 days. Therefore, further research into shorter aging periods, the sensory quality of mutton, and its acceptability by consumers is needed.
The effects of environmental enrichment on some welfare indicators in fattening cattle, housed at different stocking densities
Authors:   Department of Animal Hygiene, Behaviour and Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia, Matković Kristina , Šimić Ranka , Lolić Marica , Ostović Mario
Published: December 2020

The effects of environmental enrichment were assessed at different stocking densities on fattening cattle welfare. The study included four groups of heifers observed during four-month final commercial fattening. The heifers were housed in non-enriched and enriched environments at low (n = 14; 4.5 m2/animal) and high (n = 19; 3.3 m2/animal) stocking density. Environmental enrichment consisted of a grooming brush and salt blocks. Heifer welfare was assessed using selected indicators from the Welfare Quality® assessment protocol for cattle. The study results showed that the heifers housed at high stocking density used environmental enrichment materials significantly more frequently as compared with heifers housed at low stocking density (P<0.05), whereas there was no difference in their use of particular enrichment materials. The effect of environmental enrichment on heifer welfare was mainly manifested in a reduction in the expression of some forms of aggressive behaviour; therefore, this finding should encourage the use of enrichment materials such as those presented in this study which are commercially available, relatively inexpensive and simple to use.
Kualitas Kepemilikan Pengetahuan Simbol Melayu Bidang Permainan di Kalangan Mahasiswa
Authors: Hermandra Hermandra , Mustafa M. Nur , Zulhafizh Zulhafizh
Published: December 2020

This research was motivated by technological advances that have influenced traditional games' popularity as symbols of culture, so it is necessary to preserve and maintain them through the quality of knowledge. How can the quality of possession of knowledge of Malay symbols in the field of play among FKIP Riau University students be formulated? The research objective was to analyze and describe the quality of possession of knowledge of Malay symbols in the field of play among FKIP students at the University of Riau. This research used a descriptive quantitative approach—observation of knowledge with a likert scale. The observation sample was 870 people from a population of 6300 people or 13.8% of 100%. The sample was taken randomly based on questionnaire filling and collection. The technique of collecting data employed a questionnaire related to the traditional games of the Riau Malay community. The process of collecting data distributed through a google form. The collected data were substituted and analyzed with descriptive statistics, Product Moment, and Anova. The analysis results showed that students' knowledge regarding traditional games of the Malay community as a cultural symbol was at a standard of mean 4.37 with a very high category. The games of gasing, bakiak, congkak, enggrang, layang-layang, tarik tambang, petak umpet, benteng, ligu, and statak can contribute information to knowledge ownership of the games of the Riau Malay community by 35.9%. In comparison, other games were at 64.1%. The possession of this knowledge has supported documenting various games and preserving the existence of these games. Besides, the content of values ​​in the game is a means of character education and supports learning and learning activities.
Mechanistic Origin of Superionic Lithium Diffusion in Anion-Disordered Li6PS5X Argyrodites
Authors: Morgan Benjamin
Published: December 2020

The rational development of fast–ion-conducting solid electrolytes for all-solid-state lithium-ion batteries requires understanding the key structural and chemical principles that give some materials their exceptional ionic conductivities. For the lithium argyrodites Li6PS5X (X = Cl,Br,I), the choice of the halide, X, strongly affects the ionic conductivity, with room-temperature ionic conductivities for X = {Cl, Br} ×103 higher than for X = I. This variation has been attributed to differing degrees of S/X anion disorder. For X = {Cl, Br} the S/X anions are substitutionally disordered, while for X = I the anion sublattice is fully ordered. To better understand the role of substitutional anion disorder in enabling fast lithium-ion transport, we have performed a first-principles molecular dynamics study of Li6PS5I and Li6PS5Cl, with varying amounts of S/X anion-site disorder. Considering the S/X substructure as a tetrahedrally close-packed lattice, we identify three partially occupied lithium sites that form a contiguous three-dimensional network of face-sharing tetrahedra. The active lithium-ion diffusion pathways within this network, however, depend on the S/X anion configuration. For anion-disordered systems, the active site–site pathways give a percolating three-dimensional diffusion network; whereas for anion-ordered systems, critical site–site pathways are inactive, giving a disconnected diffusion network with lithium motion restricted to local orbits around S positions. Analysis of the lithium substructure and dynamics in terms of the lithium coordination around each sulfur site shows a mechanistic link between substitutional anion disorder and lithium disorder, which enables fast lithium diffusion. In anion-ordered systems the Li-ions are pseudo-ordered, with preferential 6-fold coordination of sulfur sites. Long-ranged lithium diffusion disrupts this SLi6 pseudo-ordering, and is therefore disfavoured. In anion-disordered systems, a uniform 6-fold S–Li coordination is frustrated due to Li–Li Coulombic repulsion. Lithium positions become disordered, giving a range of S–Li coordination environments. Long-ranged Li diffusion is now possible with no net change in S–Li coordination numbers. This gives rise to superionic lithium transport in the anion-disordered systems, which is effected by a concerted string-like diffusion mechanism.
Quarantine for COVID-19 its Laws and Limitations
Authors: Shiney Ansa James
Published: December 2020

The Coronavirus disease began back in December 2019 as pneumonia without a definitive causative organism in the city of Wuhan, in Hubei province of China. This is the second pandemic that China has given birth to, the former being in 2003. Since the beginning of this pandemic, the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced that this is primarily a droplet infection. Studies have also shown that show that the large virus-laden droplets are the main focus of infection and the CDC advices to maintain at least a two-meter distance between people and personal hygiene. Although quarantine carries a paradoxical history, a virus whose predominant mode of spread being respiratory droplets can be contained by simply staying indoors. The strategy of quarantine has its own demerits. Unless carried out meticulously, it involves the mingling of individuals who might have been exposed which undoubtedly increases the risk of diseases transmission. This in itself, is an act of negligence by the medical fraternity unless provided with proper facilities. Restricting the movement of populations is also an essential part of a strategy which comes at the cost of paralyzing the economy. Hospitals and other institutional quarantine facilities open up all over the globe in attempts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Nevertheless, quarantine a strategy is a controversy because such a strict yet systemic approach can cause political, economic and socio-ethical unrest within a nation.
MICROPROPAGATION OF Labisia pumila USING EMBRYO CULTURE
Authors: Khairuddin Muhammad Redhuan , Azhari Muhammad Ukasyah , Zainuddin Zarina
Published: December 2020

Labisia pumila or commonly known as Kacip Fatimah is one of the plants that were used as a medicinal purpose. Previously, several studies on the regeneration of the plant through tissue culture had been conducted. L. pumila can be planted using macropropagation technique in which L. pumila can be propagated by using stem cuttings. However, the seed yields were low. This study was initiated to regenerate L. pumila using micropropagation from the embryo as the explant. Embryos were cultured on different strength MS culture mediums which are full–strength and half–strength whereby the half-strength MS medium was supplemented with 0.5 ppm benzylaminopurine (BAP) for shoot induction. Shoot formation was achieved from both media. High rate of shoot formation occurred on full-strength MS medium without plant growth regulators. Multiple shoots was established on half-strength MS medium containing 0.5 ppm BAP. Shoots elongation and plantlet establishment were produced with culture on half-strength MS medium with combination of 0.5 ppm BA and 0.5 ppm IAA.
RELAY INTERCROPPING OF DIFFERENT GOURDS WITH BRINJAL IN CHARLAND AREA
Authors: Rahman Jubaidur , Begum A.A , Shikha Fouzia Sultana , Akter A. , Saha R.R
Published: December 2020

A field experiment was conducted to find out the suitable combination of relay intercropping of different gourds with brinjal for higher productivity and economic return at the Regional Agricultural Research Station, Jamalpur during rabi and kharif 2017-2018 and 2018-2019. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design (RCBD) with three replications and seven treatments. The treatments were T1= Sole brinjal, T2= Brinjal + relay sweet gourd, T3= Brinjal + relay ridge gourd, T4= Brinjal + relay bitter gourd, T5= Brinjal+ relay sponge gourd, T6= Brinjal + relay snake gourd, T7= Brinjal + relay ash gourd. Highest brinjal yield was observed in relaying snake gourd and sweet gourd combination (Y1 and Y2) which was statistically similar to sole brinjal and brinjal + relay ash gourd combination.
EFFECT OF PLANTING METHODS ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SPRING RICE IN BARDIYA, NEPAL
Authors: Regmi Ram Chandra , Kharel Raju , Regmi Rajendra
Published: December 2020

Most of the farmers are planting rice manually in Nepal due to lack of adequate knowledge and farm equipments. A field experiment was conducted using Hardinath-1 variety of rice during the spring season 2019 to evaluate the effect of planting methods on yield and yield attributes of rice in Bardiya district of Nepal. Four planting methods: manual transplanting, mechanical transplanting, drum seeder seeding and seed drill seeding were replicated five times in randomized complete block design with each plot size of 6m2. The highest plant height was recorded on drum seeder seeding (68.46 cm) followed by mechanical transplanting (66.08 cm) and seed drill method (65.10 cm) but the lowest height was recorded on manual transplanting (60.84 cm). The highest number of effective tiller/m2, panicle length and number of filled grain per panicle was obtained with mechanical transplanting (429.8, 24.82cm, 188.2) followed by drum seeder seeding (351.2, 24.02 cm, 171.6). The sterility percent was found higher at seed drill (22.78%) and drum seeder seeding (20.58%) as compared to mechanical (19.95%) and manual transplanting (18.91%). Thousand grains weight was higher at manual transplanting (22.12g) followed by mechanical transplanting (21.80g). The highest yield was obtained with mechanical transplanting (5.64 mt/ha) followed by drum seeder seeding (4.13mt/ha), whereas the lowest yield was obtained with seed drill (3.25mt.ha) followed by manual transplanting (3.73mt/ha). Therefore, mechanical transplanting could be the appropriate method of rice planting to increase productivity of rice in Nepal.
PESTICIDAL POTENTIAL OF ETHNOBOTANICALLY IMPORTANT PLANTS IN NEPAL – A REVIEW
Authors: Budhathoki Pravin , Gnawali Pushpa , Baral Divya , Gyawal Amita
Published: December 2020

Pests are considered a major problem in agriculture as they cause a various degree of losses. The use of synthetic pesticides to control these pests has resulted in pest resurgences, pest resistance, environmental degradation and lethal effect to non-target organisms in the agro-ecosystems. To minimize or replace the use of synthetic pesticides, botanical pesticides are important alternatives. They possess a toxic effect against pest including repellent, antifeedant and antibiosis effect against insect growth. In Nepal, among 5,345 species of flowering plants, 324 species have pesticidal properties. Some of the botanicals like Neem, Tobacco, Sweet flag, Garlic, Mint, Ginger, Artemisia, Sichuan pepper, Adhatoda, Basil, Drum-stick, Jatropha, Polygonum, Lantana, Chinaberry etc are widely used in pest management and many types of research have been done to explore the potential of these botanicals. This study aims to review the insecticidal potential of these important ethnobotanical plants. The biopesticides made from these botanicals were found to be effective against various pests. However, efficacy was found to be variable and often lower than that of synthetic pesticides.
OPTIMIZATION AND SORPTION ISOTHERMS ANALYSIS OF ANIONIC DYE EOSIN YELLOW DECONTAMINATION BY GOETHITE ADSORBENTS
Authors: Salam Nasir Abdus- , Ugbe Fabian Audu , Ugbe Abiola Victoria Ikudayisi-
Published: December 2020

In this work, removal of Eosin Yellow (EY) using Natural Goethite (NGT) and Synthetic Goethite (SGT) particles was studied using batch equilibrium technique. Different parameters such as initial dye concentration, particle size (NGT only), pH, and adsorbent dose were optimized to investigate the sorbents efficiency for the dye. The experimental data were tested for fitness into five common adsorption isotherm models. The various equilibrium parameters studied were found to have remarkable influence on the adsorption processes, showing optimum removal at dye concentration (150 mg/L for EY-NGT and 200 mg/L for EY-SGT), NGT particle size (0.112mm), pH (2), and dosage (0.05g), with SGT exhibiting relatively higher adsorption efficiency. The sorption data fitted well the various isotherm models in the order; Freundlich (R2 = 0.9032) > Temkin (0.8294) > Langmuir (0.8268) > DKR (0.6431) > Flory Huggins (0.616) for EY-NGT, and Langmuir (0.9831) > Flory Huggins (0.9639) > Freundlich (0.9597) > Temkin (0.8944) > DKR (0.5993) for EY-SGT. The monolayer adsorption capacity (qm) was calculated as 1.17 and 20.80 mgg-1 for NGT and SGT respectively. Additionally, combined information obtained from the isotherm study revealed that the processes were favourable, spontaneous and proceeded by a multilayer physical adsorption on already chemisorbed layer. Conclusively, the results of this study have provided useful information on the optimum working condition and mechanism of EY uptake onto goethite surfaces.
SITE-DEPENDENT GEOLOGICAL MODEL FOR DENSITY ESTIMATION IN THE NIGER DELTA BASIN, NIGERIA
Authors: J. G. Atat, , E. D. Uko, , I. Tamunobereton-ari, , C. L Eze,
Published: December 2020

Seismic and Well-log data covering three wells in tau(τ) Field in the Niger Delta were used for density modelling. Using Hampson Russell Software, Gardner’s and Lindseth’s relations were localized and subsequently transformed to obtain local fits constants for sand and shale lithologies which were used to achieved the final models. The seismic inversion was performed using four steps: well-to-seismic tie, geology model, acoustic impedance inversion and density prediction. A relationship was established between impedance and density. Pairing Gardner with those by Lindseth approaches and also obtained the average, the final models are ρ=0.1572Z_p^0.2126-16997Z_p^(-1)+1.5625 and ρ=0.09045Z_s^0.1935-7093.5Z_s^(-1)+1.4706 for sandstones lithology; ρ=0.3185Z_p^0.3103-6510Z_p^(-1)+1.42855 and ρ=0.16145Z_s^0.2308-34203.5Z_s^(-1)+1.42855 for shale lithology. These models yield a new concept which will contribute to global knowledge. In the absence of density log, these equations can be used to estimate density in the area.
CLASSIFICATION OF HIGH-RESOLUTION SATELLITE IMAGES USING FUZZY LOGICS INTO DECISION TREE
Authors: Momeni Ehsan , Sahebi Mahmoud Reza , Mohammadzadeh Ali
Published: December 2020

In this paper, DTFL an image classifier based on Decision Tree and Fuzzy Logics is proposed. At the beginning of classification using DTFL, each pixel is located at the highest level of a decision tree where it belongs to the combination of all classes. DTFL transfers a pixel to a lower level of the decision tree where the pixel belongs to a combination of fewer classes. Decision-making about transfers is based on fuzzy logic with seven different membership functions including triangular-shaped, trapezoidal-shaped, π-shaped, bell-shaped, Gaussian, differential S-shaped and multiplicative S-shaped. Eventually, pixels will reach the lowest level of the decision tree where it belongs to only one class. For accuracy assessment, DTFL was used to classify a GeoEye-1 image. The overall accuracy of 96.14% and a kappa coefficient of 96.06% were reached by DTFL. In comparison, the overall accuracy of 89.91% and a kappa coefficient of 89.77% were reached by a Maximum Likelihood Classifier, MLC. In the case of applying a threshold in MLC to reach the same accuracy as DTFL, 8.73% of pixels take the non-classified label while using DTFL all the pixels get a proper label. The results indicate that the proposed classifier extracts more information from images.
THE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF REHABILITATION OF SELABAT MUDFLATS NATURE RESERVE, KUCHING, SARAWAK
Authors: Abdullah Mukrimah , Mamat Mohd Parid , Abang Morni Abang Ahmad , Kamri Thanlany , Fui Lim Hin
Published: December 2020

Coastal erosion is a concern to coastline management, and it affects the socio-economic well-being of local communities. The rehabilitation of Selabat Mudflats Nature Reserve (SMNR) in Sarawak is one of the most impressive achievements of the “Mangrove and Suitable Tree Species Planting at the National Coastline Program” implemented by the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE). The rehabilitation efforts began in 2009, where 20 hectares of Rhizophora mucronata were planted and followed by an additional 1.7 hectares of Casuarina equisetifolia. Previously, this area was a sandy coastline where coastal erosion occurred every year causing local loss of land and properties. However, through conservation and rehabilitation efforts, this area was restored and is now able to generate more income for local communities as well as playing a protective role against coastal erosion caused by coastal waves and strong winds. In 2016, this study was conducted to assess the economic impacts of SMNR rehabilitation. The findings from a sample of 42 households showed that the income generated for local communities around SMNR amounted to RM250, 320 per month or RM3, 003,840 per year. A non-user survey of 401 samples was also conducted, using Contingent Valuation Method to estimate the economic value of SMNR rehabilitation. The result showed the economic value of rehabilitation of SMNR was RM39 million for the year 2016 or RM195, 980 per hectare. These findings showed that the function of rehabilitation and conservation of mangroves forests against coastal erosion brings positive economic impacts. Rehabilitation and conservation of mangrove areas in Malaysia should be given more attention as global warming and rising sea level are going to have negative impacts on coastal settlements. Wise decision-making in the utilisation and allocation of limited resources is important particularly in the context of conflict between conservation and other development that led to its destruction.
A RESOURCE USE EFFICIENCY OF ORTHODOX TEA IN ILLAM DISTRICT OF NEPAL
Authors: Wasti Dreesti , Dhakal Shiva Chandra , Kattel Rishi Ram , Dhungana Suryamani
Published: December 2020

Despite of the high rate of the orthodox tea, the net margin is still below the satisfactory level. Thus, the present research was conducted to estimate the cost and production efficiency of orthodox tea in Ilam district of Nepal. A total of 160 samples were collected, 80 each from organic and conventional tea growing area of Deumai rural municipality, Ilam municipality and two wards of Suryodaya municipality. Similarly, 4 tea processing factories and 5 local traders were selected purposely. The B:C ratio of conventional orthodox tea farming (2.76) was significantly higher organic orthodox tea production (2.07). With 1 percent increase in fertilizer and manure cost would significantly decrease (p<0.05) the revenue from orthodox tea by 0.07 percent keeping another factor constant. Similarly, organic orthodox tea over conventional orthodox tea farming, the revenue will significantly decrease (p<0.01) by 47 percent other factors remaining constant the result indicate that with respect to fertilizer and labor it was found that increase in fertilizer and manure cost would decrease the revenue from orthodox tea.
INTEGRATED PEST MANAGEMENT (IPM) AND ITS APPLICATION IN RICE – A REVIEW
Authors: Dhakal Avish , Poudel Suraj
Published: December 2020

Rice is the staple food crop for more than half of the world’s population though it’s cultivation is done in only 11% of the world’s cultivable land. Several pests attack rice in different ways at different stages. Increased reliance on pesticides for pest control is found to be unsustainable and cost-ineffective. So, Integrated Pest Management (IPM) has been introduced as the best alternative for pest management in rice. IPM in rice helps to minimize risks to the environment and human health. Rice IPM uses the combination of cultural, use of resistant varieties, biological, physical, and chemical practices for pest control. Farmers Field School has been the most effective way to increase IPM knowledge among rice farmers. Such training helps to facilitate the farmers to apply ecologically informed farming practices. There are several challenges regarding the implementation of rice IPM. To increase IPM implementation in rice emphasis should be given on farmers’ training and education. The role of government is also vital for the successful implementation of IPM. This review article provides an overview of various IPM practices being performed in rice fields at present.
SEED HYDROPRIMING TECHNIQUE IN CEREAL CROPS: A REVIEW
Authors: Bhusal Dipika , Thakur Dhirendra Pratap
Published: December 2020

Cereals contribute to 50% of total caloric intake and 95% of the total food requirement globally. Increasing climate change and population has increased the food demand and endangered the productivity of food crops due to various biotic and abiotic stresses and within these conditions’ world is trying to push itself towards increasing the grain yield per unit of land. Several methods of seed priming are practiced to rejuvenate the seeds and remove the environmental stress. Hydro priming, a method of seed priming, has prominent advantage of stresses resistance, better crop stand, and emergence. In order to cope with the future challenges of crop productivity knowledge on the beneficial effects of hydro priming is important. Hydro priming induces DNA repair processes and Antioxidant responses associated as pre-germinative metabolism that leads to early and better seedling growth. Seed Hydro priming may be the best solution to the germination related problems especially in crops grown in unfavorable conditions and enhanced activation of the plant defense mechanism describes this process. Defining the exact treatment duration, water volume, and temperature of water during Hydro priming can revolutionize the farming system with better results.
Mielinolisis central pontina resultado de una inadecuada hidratación
Authors: Sandoval Lema Javier Alejandro , Velez Arias María Augusta
Published: December 2020

La mielinolisis central pontina es una patología poco frecuente pero potencialmente grave con mal pronóstico, que implica la desmielinización osmótica de la sustancia blanca cerebral, secundaria a corrección inadecuadamente rápida en pacientes con hiponatremia grave, las manifestaciones clínicas incluyen cuadriparesia y encefalopatía, en algunas ocasiones se observa también ataxia y movimientos anormales. Se presenta el caso de una paciente de 82 años, sin comorbilidades, quien acude 24 horas después de compensación rápida de hiponatremia severa con cuadro de desorientación, con focalidad neurológica, parestesia de los 4 miembros, hipotonía y arreflexia osteotendinosa y Babinski positivo bilateral. Las imágenes de RMN cerebral reportaron lesiones hipointensas simétricas sobre la región pontina, sin efecto de masa o compresión de estructuras adyacentes, sugestivas de desmielinación osmótica.
Improving infrastructure – saving of resources as a criterion for the award of public works contracts?
Authors: Streit Walter , Jähring Andreas
Published: December 2020

Continous beneficial development is only possible in consideration of the principles of sustainability. This means that the true profitability of a quotation can only be assessed when the aspect of sustainability is included. The legal framework in the EU nowadays means that, in addition to the familiar criteria, determining the most economical quotation for building projects requires that environmental properties, in the sense of sustainability, are also assessed. A financial assessment of the CO2 emissions over the entire life cycle of a building is quite suitable for this purpose. Short-term and medium-term approaches to solutions that implement the political will are indicated.
Planning and construction of the new Lauenburg lock
Authors: Dohms Andreas
Published: December 2020

The construction of the new lock in Lauenburg at the Elbe-Luebeck-Canal (ELK) including the most important construtional components of the lock and of the deep excavation is described. The preservation of evidences and the monitoring system practised during all construction works are main important aspects in the articles. Design modifications, which became necessary during the construction, are described.
Innovative Solutions in immersed tunnelling
Authors: Goetheer Ronald , Louis Bard
Published: December 2020

Through the years various immersed tunnels have been constructed using a relatively traditional technique. Although this is a traditional technique, the Mergor engineers focus on the optimisation of the existing techniques as well as on the demand for ingenious designs to meet the needs of specific local conditions.

On recent projects a new type of modular bulkhead and closure joint were introduced. The immersion of an element under an existing monumental building is defined and the immersion of a tunnel element in a tight tidal window influenced by comparatively large tidal differences is explained. Besides these topics a short introduction of the recent projects is given.
Expansion joints with low noise emission – will recent developments become
widespread across Europe?
Authors: Spuler Thomas , Moor Gianni , Urich Bernd
Published: December 2020

The paper gives a brief introduction to the various available systems which are aimed at reducing
noise at expansion joints in road bridges. A short description of each type of joint is presented, with
consideration also of further factors such as cost, kinematical behaviour, over-rolling comfort,
safety and drainage. In addition, supplementary or alternative possibilities of noise reduction, which
are independent of the expansion joint itself, are discussed.
Tests to investigate explosive spalling of concrete lining exposed to fire
Authors: Cajka Radim , Mateckova Pavlina , Kucera Petr
Published: December 2020

In the paper the lab tests are described. Cubes made of concrete with different types of fibres were exposed to high temperatures and then the water infiltration was measured. The results of lab tests will be used for numerical analysis of tunnel lining fire resistance with respect to danger of explosive spalling.
UNIQUE CAVES OF THE JAIN TRADITION: UDAYAGIRI AND KHANDAGIRI
Authors: Rani Archana
Published: December 2020

Udayagiri and Khandagiri caves are located near Bhubaneswar in Odisha, Madhya Pradesh. These two caves are located on two hills about two hundred meters in front of each other. His ancient name was Kumaragiri. Here, the Jain monks who came out for nirvana used to come and do penance. Some of the caves here are natural and some are human built. Inscriptions, engraved statues, etc. in the caves indicate that it was the main pilgrimage center of Jainism in ancient times. There are eighteen caves in Udayagiri and fifteen in Khandagiri, with beautiful carvings of architecture including animal-birds, trees-belts, majestic, cosmic scenes and religious sculptures.
Moda e Consumo Sustentável: um exemplo de Florianópolis (SC)
Authors: Babinski Júnior Valdecir , Martin Paula , Brilhante Mariana Luísa Schaeffer , Rosa Lucas Da , Maciel Dulce Maria Holanda
Published: December 2020

Com o objetivo de verificar por meio de um negócio de Moda, de Florianópolis (SC), como se configura o con-sumo sustentável localmente, o presente artigo explora o exemplo da marca de bolsas e de acessórios Black Purpurin. Como hipótese, estima-se que consumidores locais procuram pela empresa por sua ênfase na susten-tabilidade e, de modo recíproco, ela lhes legitima o comportamento pró-sustentabilidade. Metodologicamen-te, este artigo enquadra-se como pesquisa aplicada, qualitativa, descritiva, bibliográfica e de campo. Utilizou-se como instrumento de coleta de dados uma entrevista roteirizada com vinte perguntas abertas destinadas à coproprietária da marca. A literatura foi investigada à luz do Objetivo de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS) 12 — Consumo e Produção Sustentáveis — da Organização das Nações Unidas (ONU). Por fim, a hipótese traçada pelos autores foi refutada no exemplo verificado e se evidenciou que os consumidores locais buscam exercer o poder de consumo por intermédio de aspectos estéticos-formais e valores imateriais. Ou seja, antes de critérios sustentáveis, estes valorizam o design, a exclusividade, a possibilidade de customização e o processo de im-pressão em 3D das peças comercializadas pela marca supracitada.