bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Teks Mitos Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti di Pura Gelar Desa Pakraman Gelogor Kecamatan Ubud Kabupaten Gianyar Analisis: Struktur, Fungsi, dan Nilai
Authors: Adidi Saputra Kadek , Suryati Ni Made , Mulyawati Tjok Istri Agung
Published: April 2018

The study is titled "The Text of Myth Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti in Gelar temple Pakraman Gelogor village, Ubud District, Gianyar Regency; Analysis of Structure, Function, and Value”. This study aims to describe the structure of the content contained in the mythical text of Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti and to analyze the function and value. The theory used in this research is structural theory, function theory, and value theory. Phase of data provision used method of recall and technique of record. It also used interview method assisted by recording technique and record technique. In the data analysis presentation stage, informal methods are used. The content structure that built the mythical text of Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti there are three, namely opening, content, and cover. In the opening section describes the figure of Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti. In the contents describe the ceremony, sraddha as a form of bhakti, and the disaster that occurred in the village of Pakraman Gelogor. In the closing section describes the end of the mythical text of Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti. The functions contained in the mythical text of Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti, namely (1) social function, (2) function as harmony of natural element, and (3) religious function; while the values ??contained in the mythical text of Ida Ki Dukuh Sakti are (1) magical values ??and (2) the value of local wisdom.
Politeness Strategies Used in Ellen DeGeneres’s TV Talk Show with Barack Obama as the Guest Star
Authors: Eni Dharmayanti Ni Kadek , Sukarini Ni Wayan , Weddha Savitri Putu
Published: April 2018

This undergraduate thesis is entitled Politeness Strategies Used in Ellen DeGeneres’s TV Talk Show with Barack Obama as the Guest Star. Ellen DeGeneres is an American comedian, television host, actress, writer, and producer. The aims of this study are to analyze the type of politeness strategies used in Ellen DeGeneres’s talk show script with Barack Obama as the guest star, and to identify the factors influence the choice of strategies.The data in this study were obtained from a talk show entitled Ellen DeGeneres. The process of collecting data was done through documentation method. The theories applied to support this study are theory proposed by Brown and Levinson (1978) used to analyze the types of politeness strategies, and also the same theories used to identify the factors influence the choice of strategy. The sentences which were used as the data were the sentences of the conversation applied the politeness strategy in script. Politeness strategies and the factors that influence the choice of strategies have a close connection to each other, whether when the speakers talks to female or male, have different social status, have a close relationship, or they always try to act politely in every situations. In two episodes of Ellen DeGeneres talk show with Barack Obama as the guest star the politeness strategy mostly applied in the positive politeness strategy. It also has the connection with the factor influence the choice of strategy.
Drwyahaji Pada Masa Pemerintahan Raja Jayasakti
Authors: Ayu Karmatriani Ni Luh Putu , Setiawan I Ketut , . Zuraidah
Published: April 2018

This researcher focused on the inscription of the reign of King Jayasakti mentioning the sources of empire’s income (d?wyahaji). The existence of d?wyahaji collected by the king through officers and for the benefit of the community. The purpose of this research is to know the types of d?wyahaji and its collection system. This study uses several methods of data collection, data analysis and theory to solve problems. Methods of data collection used are literature study, observation, and interview. At the next stage is processed by using qualitative analysis of interpretative and comparative analysis. The theory used as the basis of reference in this research is, functional structural theory and theory of tax collection. The results of this study reveal that the types of d?wyahaji are bungan tangklik, puspusana, tarub, aspaspan, pasang gunung, and pangrama, with the mechanism of d?wyahaji collection of karaman¸ area officials and the king's treasury.
Retooling Engineering for Social Justice: The use of explicit models for analytical thinking, critical reflection, and peer-review in Swedish engineering education
Authors: Larsen Katarina , Gärdebo Johan
Published: April 2018

This paper engages with social justice in engineering education based on pedagogical tools aimed at improving analytical reading, writing and critical reflection in course activities. The authors conceptualizes analytical thinking, critical reflection, and web-based peer review as tools for transformation of student learning, and apply these tools as instructions to engineering students studying city planning in Stockholm, Sweden. Students were asked to use the tools to critically analyze the role of national identities, social vis-à-vis technological engineering, and what politics have shaped Swedish society. In studying these aspects of city planning, the authors argue for a shift in attention toward the practices of engineers’ work around issues of social justice, an argument reinforced by the results of textual analysis of student essay reflections on social justice in city planning. The results are a wide range of themes of critical reflection made by students arising from course activities. These included balancing social and environmental justice, like suburban segregation, planning ideals and, in some cases, challenges for the planning profession. We argue that these are valuable lessons for engineers, which can be achieved by combining practical experiences of planning practices with tools for advancing critical and analytical skills of engineering students. By analyzing engineering students’ views on solutions and challenges of addressing social justice in practice, we can improve our understanding of the engineering skills required to work with social justice. In this way, the study complements discussion and critiques of the relationships between society and engineering outlined in the rhetoric of engineering grand challenges, and contributes by discussing new roles for engineers in facing day-to-day challenges working with social justice.
Inovasi Penggunaan Biodiesel Dari Minyak Jelantah Limbah Restoran Pada Shuttle Bus Antar Terminal Di Bandara Soekarno-Hatta
Authors: Prabasena Binta
Published: April 2018

Bandara Soekarno-Hatta melayani pelanggan sebanyak 54 Juta Penumpang pada tahun 2015. Pelayanan transportasi antar terminal menggunakan moda transportasi shuttle bus berbahan bakar solar. Di sisi lain, terdapat limbah minyak jelantah yang diproduksi oleh perusahaan restoran cepat saji & katering. Guna memanfaatkan limbah minyak jelantah dan mendukung program eco airport melalui program daur ulang yang ramah lingkungan, inovasi penggunaan minyak biodiesel dari limbah minyak jelantah dapat menjadi solusi untuk mengatasi permasalahan ini. Tulisan ini akan menjelaskan konsep inovasi pemanfaatan minyak jelantah menjadi minyak biodiesel untuk bahan bakar shuttle bus di bandara Soekarno-Hatta dan evaluasi terhadap keuntungan dan kerugiannya sebagai referensi untuk tahap implementasi.
Rapid Catalyst Capture Enables Metal-Free Parahydrogen-Based Hyperpolarized Contrast Agents
Authors: Barskiy Danila , Ke Lucia , Li Xingyang , Stevenson Vincent , Widarman Nevin , Zhang Hao , Truxal Ashley , Pines Alexander
Published: April 2018

Hyperpolarization techniques based on the use of parahydrogen provide orders of magnitude signal enhancement for magnetic resonance spectroscopy and imaging. The main drawback limiting widespread applicability of parahydrogen-based techniques in biomedicine is the presence of organometallic compounds (the polarization transfer catalysts) in solution with hyperpolarized contrast agents. These catalysts are typically complexes of platinum-group metals and their administration in vivo should be avoided.

Herein, we show how extraction of a hyperpolarized compound from an organic phase to an aqueous phase combined with a rapid (less than 10 seconds) Ir-based catalyst capture by metal scavenging agents can produce pure parahydrogen-based hyperpolarized contrast agents as demonstrated by high-resolution nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy and inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy (ICP-AES). The presented methodology enables fast and efficient means of producing pure hyperpolarized aqueous solutions for biomedical and other uses.
ANALISIS NILAI MORAL BAHASA GAUL (ALAY) TERHADAP PENDIDIKAN REMAJA PADA MEDIA SOSIAL
Authors: Muliana Hanana , Sumarni Sumarni
Published: April 2018

Abstract The problems of study related to moral values in Alay language. The problem seen through the formulation of the problem, namely the moral values of what are contained in slang (Alay) on social media against youth education? The purpose of this study was to describe about moral values slang (Alay) on social media on youth education. In order to contribute to the community that over the times, good language and appropriate arrangements to speak not as a language Alay rampant in social networks. This research was a study that contains some excerpts or statements contained in Alay language socially mediated. As for this research technique used in this study is documentation technique to collect the articles and surveys of the print media. The results showed that the value penddikan contained in bahsa Alay are: (1) the value of religious education include: ethics speak, the ethical use of the time (2) the value of cultural education includes: the value of Indonesian, the value of the mother tongue, language scores Alay and value slang (3) the value of psychological education include: lifestyle and mindset Keywords: moral values, language Alay, social media Abstrak Masalah dalam penelitian ini berkaitan dengan nilai-nilai moral dalam bahasa Alay. Masalah tersebut dilihat melalui rumusan masalah, yaitu Nilai-nilai moral apa sajakah yang terdapat dalam bahasa gaul (Alay) pada media sosial terhadap pendidikan remaja? Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mendeskripsikan tentang nilai-nilai moral bahasa gaul (Alay) pada media sosial terhadap pendidikan remaja. Guna memberikan sumbangsih kepada masyarakat bahwa seiring perkembangan zaman, bahasa yang baik dan sesuai tatanan berbahasa bukan seperti bahasa Alay yang marak dalam jejaring  sosial . Jenis penelitian ini adalah penelitian yang berisi kutipan beberapa atau pernyataan yang terdapat dalam bahasa Alay dimedia sosial. Adapun teknik penelitian ini yang digunakan  dalam penelitian ini adalah teknik dokumentasi dengan jalan mengumpulkan artikel-artikel dan hasil survei dari media cetak. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa nilai penddikan yang terdapat dalam bahsa Alay adalah: (1) nilai pendidikan agama meliputi: etika berbicara, etika menggunakan waktu (2) nilai pendidikan budaya meliputi: nilai bahasa Indonesia, nilai bahasa ibu, nilai bahasa Alay dan nilai bahasa prokem  (3) nilai pendidikan psikologis meliputi: gaya hidup dan pola pikirKata Kunci: nilai moral, bahasa Alay, media sosial
FATORES ASSOCIADOS AO TEMPO DE SOBREVIDA DE CRIANÇAS e Adolescentes PÓS TRANSPLANTE DE SANGUE DE CORDÃO UMBILICAL
Authors: PETTERLE Ricardo Rasmussen , GAUTÉRIO Tairine Lippi , JANNINI Flávia da Nobrega , LONGO Natália Dettoni , ULBRICH Anderson Zampier , SHIMAKURA Silvia Emiko , NICHELE Samantha , BONFIM Carmem Maria Sales
Published: April 2018

O sangue de cordão umbilical (SCU) é uma fonte alternativa para o transplante de células tronco-hematopoéticas (TCTH). O SCU apresenta logística mais simples e vantagens clínicas como a possibilidade de realização de transplantes com algumas incompatibilidades, aumentando as chances de encontrar doadores. Nesse contexto, o presente estudo objetiva analisar como as infecções virais, bacterianas e fúngicas, dentre outros fatores, se associam com o tempo de sobrevida de crianças/adolescentes pós transplante de sangue de cordão umbilical (TSCU). Os dados dos pacientes submetidos ao TSCU, foram obtidos dos prontuários do STMO-HC/UFPR no período de janeiro de 1996 a outubro de 2012. A análise dos dados foi feita via modelos de riscos proporcionais de Cox e fragilidade log-normal. Os modelos apontam que os pacientes do sexo feminino, que não tiveram a pega do enxerto, com complicações neurológicas, presença de infecção bacteriana e com infecção viral são mais propensos ao óbito pós transplante de sangue de cordão umbilical.
3D Dynamical Model for Liquid Sloshing Simulation in a Partially Filled Elliptical Tank
Authors: Noui Omar , Bouazara Mohamed , Richard Marc J.
Published: April 2018

many of 2D mechanical models have been developed to simu-late liquid sloshing of a partially filled tank with different shapes. However, those models didn’t represent properly the complex liquid motion, especially in the case of portable tanks. Indeed, forces exerted on the liquid can be lateral, longitudinal and vertical. Then, liquid displacement and pres-sure forces applied to the tank walls are undervalued and may cause design flaws. In this case, 2D mechanical models are ineffective for liquid motion simulation. In previous studies, a 3D equivalent mechanical model has been developed. This dynamical model is used to simulate different liquid motion in a partially filled tank that consider any sort of excitement forces and get more accurate results in terms of displacements and pressure forces. In this study, a brief description of the new dynamical model is given, including the liquid discretization process, stiffness and damping coefficients computing method and equations of motion. Afterward, the model is applied to an elliptical cross section tank to obtain displacement and pressure forces of the liquid. Finally, the results are compared to the literature.
Apresentação
Authors: Miola Adriana Fátima de Souza , Cunha Aldrin Cleide da , Alencar Edvonete Souza de , Figueiredo Tiago Dziekaniak
Published: April 2018

Um dos grandes desafios da contemporaneidade é fazer da Matemática uma ciência que seja capaz de romper barreiras, superar limites e despertar em nós, seres humanos, a vontade de criar, inovar e de ir além de tudo o que já se conhece. A Matemática faz parte do nosso contexto e se entrelaça em nosso viver, nas formas de ver, sentir e compreender o mundo. Neste sentido, que buscamos fazer da Matemática uma ferramenta potencialmente capaz de transformar nossas vidas, e é neste contexto, apresentamos a primeira edição da Tangram – Revista de Educação Matemática da Universidade Federal da Grande Dourados – UFGD que é vinculada a Faculdade de Ciências Exatas e Tecnologia – FACET, a Faculdade de Educação – FAED e a Faculdade Intercultural Indígena – FAIND, por meio dos Grupos de Pesquisa Teia de Pesquisas em Educação Matemática – TeiaMat/CNPq e Grupo de Pesquisas Tecnologias da Educação Matemática – GPTEM/CNPq. A primeira edição apresenta sete trabalhos, sendo três artigos, um trabalho de iniciação científica e três experiências pedagógicas. Os textos apresentados são oriundos de diferentes instituições do país, temos ainda a contribuição internacional de pesquisadores argentinos.
PENINGKATAN AKSENTUASI VISUAL KORIDOR PUBLIK KAWASAN BERSEJARAH PUSAT KOTA LAMA BANDA ACEH
Authors: Keumala Indah
Published: April 2018

Kawasan pusat kota lama Banda Aceh menyimpan nilai sejarah yang tinggi, terbukti dengan banyaknya peninggalan-peninggalan bersejarah yang masih bertahan sebagai objek bersejarah di kawasan ini. Keberadaan artefak-artefak kuno ini dapat melengkapi riwayat sejarah serta menjadi bukti otentik identitas Kota Banda Aceh. Kawasan pusat Kota Banda Aceh membutuhkan ruang-ruang publik yang menarik agar eksistensi aset-aset bersejarah tersebut dapat semakin menonjol sebagai sebuah elemen daya tarik kawasan bersejarah ini. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memperkuat identitas kawasan pusat Kota Banda Aceh melalui suatu konsep desain arsitektur di suatu koridor publik potensial yang selama ini belum termanfaatkan secara optimal. Gagasannya adalah dengan merangkai ruang-ruang bersejarah di koridor ini agar dapat lebih mudah dan nyaman untuk diakses oleh para pejalan kaki. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan melakukan perekaman image visual ruang terbuka pada kawasan koridor publik untuk menangkap gambaran visual dan mengetahui kualitas fisik ruang-ruang publik di lokasi tersebut. Peningkatan aksentuasi visual pada koridor publik kawasan pusat Kota Banda Aceh dapat membentuk sekuens visual yang memberikan pengalaman ruang yang berbeda-beda. Pengalaman ruang ini muncul dari fase-fase ruang bertema sejarah kota yang didukung oleh tampilan elemen-elemen ruang yang relevan dengan nilai sejarah. Kunci keberhasilan dalam perkuatan identitas pada koridor ini adalah pemilihan desain elemen-elemen ruang yang tepat, sesuai dengan karakter ruang yang dapat mewakili nilai-nilai dan identitas sejarah kawasan tersebut. Kata kunci: ruang publik, aksentuasi visual, linkage, kawasan pusat kota bersejarah
Study of the impact of tourists and local visitors / feeders on free-ranging Hanuman langur population in and around Jodhpur, Rajasthan (India)
Authors: Sharma Goutam , Vijay Prateek , Devilal Devilal , Ram Chena , Rajpurohit L. S.
Published: April 2018

The Jodhpur city of Rajasthan has many tourist places where Hanuman langurs habitually feed on the food given by the visitors to them. The interactions were studied between Hanuman langurs and the visitors in and around Jodhpur by means of interviewing the visitors and direct observations of the behaviour of Hanuman langurs and visitors. Most (82.2%) of the observed interactions involved the presence of food; only in 17.8% of the interactions we observed langurs threatening or chasing the visitors. Some differences, however, emerged between what the visitors reported in the interviews and what we observed. Most respondents (76.1%) reported in the interviews that hostile interactions were started by monkeys, whereas analysis of the direct interactions showed that 47.3% of such interactions were initiated by visitors and only 39.6% by Hanuman langurs. Moreover, 83.9% of the visitors affirm them to feed Hanuman langurs, while 70.2% of them report having seen other visitors feeding them. On the basis of the above results, it would be beneficial to establish an educational program, providing information about the behaviour of Hanuman langurs and the consequences that feeding them could have on their behaviour and on their interactions with visitors.
Increase in intracellular proline content in Anabaena variabilis during stress conditions
Authors: Syiem Mayashree B , Nongrum Natasha A
Published: April 2018

The present study deals with the effects of stress due to varying concentrations of sodium chloride, cadmium, pH and exposure to pesticides on intracellular proline accumulation in Anabaena variabilis in laboratory conditions. The stresses induced due to these changes in their growth media were expressed as decrease in growth (by 40% at pH 5; 30% at 50 mM NaCl; 80% at 50 ?M endosulphan and 55% at 10 ?M CdSO4) as measured in terms of chlorophyll a concentrations in the test organism. Low pH (5, 6) had stronger negative effect on growththan increasing alkaline pH. The cyanobacterium showed varying degree of susceptibility to increasing salt, cadmium and endosulphan concentrations. Under all these altered conditions, their intracellular proline concentration was found to increase linearly in the test organism with increase in its amount of stress inducing substances in its vicinity. Proline appears to be a stress provoked substance in A. variabilis. However, there seemed to be a breakdown in the proline synthesis mechanism when concentrations of such compounds reached toxic proportions.
Monitoring and control of particulate matter in indoor air: A review
Authors: Gupta Anshu , Bhandari Meena
Published: April 2018

The review discusses the sources and concentrations of particulate matter in different microenvironments, their effect on human health, monitoring and their possible control measures particularly in office and residential buildings. Effect of various ventilation strategies on particulate concentration in air has been discussed. The calculations suggest that if the outdoor particle concentration is not more than 5-10 times the indoor particle generation rate, ventilation could be a very effective tool to control the indoor particle concentration. For coarse particles the choice of ventilation strategy is not very crucial, but for fine particulate slow rate of ventilation is more effective.
Biological utilities of Parthenium hysterophorus
Authors: Kushwaha Veena B. , Maurya Shivani
Published: April 2018

Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) is a serious weed of pastures, wasteland and agricultural fields in world. Various problems are posed by the weed to human health, agriculture, live stock production and biodiversity. It is used as folk remedy against various afflictions. The review discusses several prominent biological utilities of P. hysterophorus as it contains several important chemical constituents mainly histamine, saponin, glucosides and triterpene (sesquiterpene) and can be of use for the purpose of biocontrol of various pathogens , for its medicinal utility and even for the purpose of food.
Plant phenological response to microclimatic variations in an alpine zone of Garhwal Himalaya
Authors: Bijalwan Rashmi , Vats Monika , Joshi S. P.
Published: April 2018

The impact of microclimatic variations on the developmental stages of common alpine plant species at four primary phenology sites at Dayara meadow of Garhwal Himalayas (Uttarakhand) was studied. The study revealed that the variations in the topographical features and environmental conditions directly influenced the phenology of the alpine plant species. Site I and IV showed great variation in the timing of phenological phases whereas, site III and IV showed approximately similar phenological timings. Anemone obtusiloba and Anaphalis contorta showed early flowering whereas Aconitum heterophyllum, Bupleurum longicaule and Parnassia nubicola flowered in late August and early September. P. nubicola had a shorter flowering period whereas Tanacetum longifolium.and A. nepalensis had the longest flowering period. Taraxacum officinale and Geum elatum flowered twice in the season.
Impact of solid waste disposal on ground water quality near Gazipur dumping site, Delhi, India
Authors: Kamboj Nitin , Choudhary Mohrana
Published: April 2018

The present study was carried out to study the impact of domestic wastes disposal on ground water quality at Delhi, India. Ground water is one of the major sources of drinking water in arid and semi-arid regions. Ground water quality data and its distributions are important for the purpose of planning and management. The samples of ground water were collected and analyzed for various physico-chemical parameters viz. conductivity, total dissolved solids (TDS), alkalinity, total hardness, calcium, magnesium, chloride, sulphate, nitrate, phosphate,fluoride, sodium and potassium. Among these parameters, TDS were found higher 1400, 1068, 1524, 1656, 840, 1106, 1540, 1330, 1900, 1960, 1914, 2061 mg/l at all the Ga1,Ga2, Ga3, Ga4, Ga5, Ga6, Ga7, Ga8, Ga9, Ga10, Ga11, Ga12, Ga13, Ga14, Ga15, Ga16 sampling sites respectively. TDS were observed beyond the desirable limits of BIS at all the sampling sites. Maximum value of TDS (2061 mg/l) was found at the sampling site Ga12 while the minimum value of TDS (1061 mg/l) was found at the sampling site Ga2. Maximum value of chloride (560 mg/l) wasfound at sampling site Ga4, while the minimum value of chloride (60 mg/l) was found at sampling site Ga5 and rest all other parameters were found within permissible limit. The present study concluded that the chloride and TDS in water samples were above to the desirable limit and below to the permissible limit of BIS and rest all other parameters were within desirable limit.
Assessment of sustainable vermiconversion of water hyacinth by Eudrilus eugeniae and Eisenia fetida
Authors: Kannadasan N. , Natarajan Nirmala , Anbusaravanan N. , Sekar P. , Krishnamoorthy R.
Published: April 2018

The present work has assessed sustainable vermiconversion of aquatic weed water hyacinth (Eichornia crassipes). The garden soil, water hyacinth and cow dung were taken in the following the combinations of 1: 2 : 1, 2: 1: 1 and 1 : 1: 2. Two species of earthworms Eudrilus eugeniae and Eisenia fetida was used for the experiment. The total nitrogen (0.18% in control and 1.68% in earthworm treated) and phosphate (0.63 % in control and 1.64 % in earthworm treated) levels were increased and toxic heavy metals zinc (7.66 ppm in control and 2.58 ppm in earthworm treated) and copper (6.68 ppm in control and 1.15 ppm in earthworm treated) were significantly decreased. The earthworm enriches the compost with various nutrients for plant and microbial growth. Plant growth studies were conducted in all the combination of water hyacinth, maximum growth of root length (8.9cm and 7.2 in control) and shoot length (21.6cm and 16.2 in control) observed compare to control. Gut microbial analysis revealed that Bacillus cereus, Micrococcus luteus were predominantly present in the earthworm. The study recommended that the aquatic weed compost was suitable of agricultural usage.
An overview on green house gas emission characteristics and energy evaluation of ocean energy systems from life cycle assessment and energy accounting studies
Authors: Banerjee Subhashish , Duckers L. , Blanchard R. E
Published: April 2018

An analysis has been made as regards emission characteristics of ocean energy systems from life cycle assessment and scope of energy availability from energy accounting studies. Assessment tools developed and standardized were the indices like scope of Green house gases (GHG) emission per kWh power generation, percentage of CO2 saved compared to coal fired power station and the energy payback period. Emission characteristics of ocean energy systems were also compared with that from solar power, bio-fuels and wind energy systems. Four case studies were made comprising of wave energy converters, Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) system and tidal energy. It could be observed that CO2 emission percentage saved from ocean energy schemes were more than 95 per cent; and energy payback period varied between one year and a little higher than two years, depending on the type of the device.
Assessment of soil physical health and productivity of Kharkhoda and Gohana blocks of Sonipat district (Haryana), India
Authors: Kumar Rakesh , Aggarwal Pramila , Singh Ravendra , Chakraborty Debashis , Bhattacharya Ranjan , Garg R. N. , Kamble Kalpana H. , Yadav Brijesh
Published: April 2018

In order to assess soil health of Kharkhoda and Gohana blocks of Sonipat district (a part of western Yamuna canal irrigated region), important parameters namely pH, electrical conductivity (EC), texture, bulk density (BD), saturated hydraulic conductivity (HC), soil organic carbon (OC), available water retension capacity (AWRC) and non capillary pores (NCP) were measured by collecting undisturbed soil samples in nearly 66 villages. Soil physical rating index (PI) method was used to compute PI which was an indicator of soil physical health of thatregion. Results revealed that in Gohana and Kharkhoda blocks, nearly 90% area had pH <8.0 and EC>4 dS m-1, which indicated that soils were saline. Prediction maps of soil BD showed that 75% of the total area in 15-30 cm soil layer had BD above >1.6 mg m-3, which indicated the presence of hard pan in subsurface. HC data of subsurface layer also showed that 60% of the area had values<0.5 cm hr-1 which reconfirmed the presence of hard pan. For both surface as well as subsurface soil layers, mostly AWC was >10% which indicated adequate water retention capacity of these soils. However 85% of subsurface had poor soil aeration capacity as indicated NCP range < 10 %. Prediction map of PI for subsurface layer showed that majority of area had PI<0.4 which indicated that expected yield of the crop cannot be more than 70% of the potential yield even under normal or higher levels of fertilizer and water inputs.
Surface modified nano-zeolite used as carrier for slow release of sulphur
Authors: Thirunavukkarasu M. , Subramanian K. S.
Published: April 2018

Surface modified nano-zeolite (SMNZ) was used as carrier to develop nano-zeolite based nano-sulphur fertilizer. A laboratory study on sulphur nano-fertilizer and conventional sulphur fertilizer were studied with percolation reactor system to evaluate the slow release of sulphur from both fertilizers in ambient temperature. SMNZ and sulphur nano-fertilizer were characterized using Fourier Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FT-IR), Zeta Analyzer, Raman Spectroscopy, XRD and Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM). Raman spectroscopy confirmed the sulphur attachment at 480 cm-1 in the SMNZ. The FTIR spectra at 1030 cm-1 confirmed the sulphate attachments in the SMNZ spectrum. Zeta analyzer showed the surface charge of sulphur nano-fertilizer had (-) 52.6 mV. SEM imaged the sulphur loaded SMNZ in irregular flake like structure. A comparative study of the release of sulphate (SO4 2-) from fertilizer-loaded SMNZ and (NH4)2 SO4 fertilizers were performed using the percolation reactor. The results showed that the SO42- supply from fertilizer-loaded SMNZ was available even after 912 h of continuous percolation, whereas SO42- from (NH4)2 SO4 was exhausted within 384 h. These properties suggest that SMNZ has a great potential as the fertilizer carrier for slow release of SO42-.
Effect of three decade long application of chemical fertilizer and amendments on crop yield under maize - wheat cropping system in an acid alfisol
Authors: Sharma R. P. , Kaushal Vandana , Verma Gayatri , Sharma S. P.
Published: April 2018

The results on the effect of three decade long term application of chemical fertilizers and amendments on the yield of continuous maize-wheat crop rotation in an acid alfisol at Palampur revealed that continuous omission of essential nutrients in a maize-wheat sequence resulted in an appreciable decline in the grain yield of maize and wheat crops. A remarkable reduction in crop yield was noticed in plots where nitrogen was applied alone. Use of recommended level of N alone through urea had deleterious effect on crop productivity. The continuous exhaustionof native pools of K in 100% NP treated plots appreciably reduced percent grain yield. Application of farmyard manure (FYM) and lime along with NPK fertilizers increased the crop yield. The integrated use of optimal dose of NPK and FYM give better and more sustainable yields.
A study on water hyacinth Eichhornia crassipes as oil sorbent
Authors: Rani M. Jansi , Murugan M. , Subramaniam P. , Subramanian E.
Published: April 2018

The sorption of diesel, lubricant and castor oils onto different parts (root, stem and leaf) of the dry biomass water hyacinth was studied at the laboratory scale. The parts of the aquapyte water hyacinth (Eichhornia Crassipes) were characterized by physico-chemical methods and the characteristics were used to elucidate the oil sorption process. Hydrophobicity, wettability (capillarity), buoyancy and sorption capacity of oils in the presence/absence of water were studied to evaluate the suitability of the sorbent for application. In all the three sorbents, theoil sorption capacity increases with the increase of oil film thickness. However of the three parts, the stem has a greater sorption capacity of 9.3, 7.8 and 11.08 g/g for the three oils such as diesel, lubricant and castor oils respectively, even though the root of water hyacinth showed a higher hydrophobicity and surface area. These sorption capacities are comparable with widely used commercial oil sorbent such as nonwoven polypropylene which has a sorption capacity in the range of 10-16 g/g.
Phenology and thermal indices of maize (Zea mays L.) influenced by subsoil compaction and nitrogen fertilization under semi-arid irrigated conditions
Authors: Singh Jagdish , Hadda M. S.
Published: April 2018

The magnitude of yield reduction due to soil compaction is variable and depends on the soil type, fertility status and other soil and environmental factors. The present investigation was carried out at the research farm, Department of Soil Science, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of subsoil compaction and nitrogen fertilization on maize phenology, yield and heat use efficiency. The C2 (subsoil bulk density (Db)= >1.8 Mg m-3) treatment reduced yield by 15.5 and 24.3 % and heat use efficiency (HUE) by 15.2 and 20.9 % than that in C0 (subsoil Db=1.55-1.65 Mg m-3) treatment during the year 2012 and 2013, respectively. The tasseling and silking stage was delayed, while physiological maturity was advanced under C2 subsoil compaction treatment than that in C0 treatment. The N2 treatment improved the yield by 14.9 and 13.9 % and HUE by 15.2 and 14.3 % than that in N0 treatment during the year 2012 and 2013, respectively. Maize took more days to reach physiological maturity under N2 treatment as compared to N0 treatment. Phenothermal index (PTI) showed that crop reached different stages earlier under C1 and C2 than that of C0. The data emphasized the need to take care of soil strength and soil temperature related parameters along with weather conditions for better yield prediction using thermal time.
Deteriorating rural ponds : A threat to overseas migratory wetland birds in Kurukshetra suburbs, Haryana, India
Authors: Kaushik Tirshem Kumar , Gupta Rohtash Chand
Published: April 2018

The present study addresses the problem of ongoing destruction of traditional age old rural wetlands in Haryana in the last 10 years. It is a grave issue which stands accelerated due to anthropogenic unawareness and in deliberate destruction. In all, 59 species of wetland birds belonging to 10 orders and 17 families were recorded from Palwal rural pond in Kurukshetra district in India during 2005-2012. The presence and that too in higher numbers of Purple Moorhen Porphyrio porphyrio and Common Moorhen Gallinula chloropus hints towards the over excessive growth of hyacinth and water reeds thus making it an ideal place for these birds which are the harbingers of total eutrophication of a certain water body. The other birds seen in the pond are White-breasted Waterhen Amaurornis phoenicurus, Red-wattled Lapwing Vanellus indicus, Large Egret Ardea alba and Median Egret Mesophoyx intermedia. Pond Herons Ardeola grayii were in few numbers. Black winged Stilts Himantopus himantopus were in more number thus indicating the presence of sludge in water and its shallowness. Cattle egrets were in large number indicating its negative character. The lackluster attitude of Govt. of Haryana will result in its total destruction in 5-10 years. Similar situation may be extended to nearby village ponds to worsen their condition too. Ramsar Convention (1971) pleads for preservation, protection and conservation of wetlands of all hues. Village ponds in Haryana should be revived by seeking co-operation from the Head Quarter of Ramsar Convention at Switzerland.
Studies on the effect of ethanolic extract of propolis in BALB/c mice
Authors: Kalia Preeti , Kumar Neelima R. , Harjai Kusum
Published: April 2018

Propolis is widely used since ages for the treatment of various ailments. Present study focussed on the toxicity profile of ethanolic extract of propolis on BALB/c mice. The effect of different concentrations of propolis (300, 500, 1000 mg/kg body weight) was analysed by studying the biochemical, haematological and histological changes in mice for 28 days. No significant difference in various parameters were observed in groups of mice treated with propolis and the normal control (p>0.05). Histological findings on liver, spleen, kidney and brain revealed normal architecture. The ethanolic extract of propolis did not produce significant toxic effect in mice and hence can be utilized for nutraceuticals formulations.
In vitro antioxidant and antimicrobial activity of carotenoid pigment extracted from Sporobolomyces sp. isolated from natural source
Authors: Manimala M. R. A. , Murugesan R.
Published: April 2018

The aim of the present study was to isolate and study about the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of carotenoid pigment. Sporobolomyces sp. isolated from the phyllosphere surface of rice plant has found to produce carotenoid pigment. The present investigation was carried out for antioxidant assays viz., DPPH, iron reducing and metal chelating activity. A steady increase in the antioxidant activities was observed in the carotenoid pigment with raising the pigment concentration. In the present study, the maximum antioxidation characteristics of carotenoid by DPPH, iron reducing and metal chelating assays (75.04 %, 1.88 % and 59.32 %) were achieved by pigmentation of Sporobolomyces sp. at the concentration of 100 ?g ml-1. The antibacterial activity was studied on several organisms like Enterococcus sp., Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus faecalis, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Among the six pathogens, the pigment was found to be more effective against E. coli (2.9 cm) and S. aureus (2.6 cm). This study revealed that yeast carotenoid pigment was a potential source for its use in food and pharmaceutical applications.
Studies on the variation in germination and seedling growth of Abies pindrow Spach. (Royle) in Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India
Authors: Masoodi Haseeb Ul Rashid , Thapliyal Manisha , Singh V. R. R
Published: April 2018

Abies pindrow species is facing a problem of natural regeneration and the absence of adequate regeneration in Indian fir forests has drawn the attention of forest officers, researchers and scientists for a long time. The present study was undertaken in the state of Uttarakhand where four sites bearing A. pindrow forests were selected. The study was conducted to compare the seeds of the four sites to draw relevant conclusions. Two sites Mundali and Deoban fall under Chakrata forest division and Bhukki and Dharali sites fall under Uttarkashi forest division. The aim of the study was to determine variation in germination of seeds of A. pindrow collected from four locations in the state of Uttarakhand. A significant variation was observed in seed germination (germination percent, mean germination time, peak value, germination energy, germination value, germination speed) and seed growth parameters (seedlength, seed width and seed thickness). The seed source of Dharali site was found as the best source followed by Deoban in comparison to other two sites. Dharali site showed highest germination percentage (25%), highest germination value (2.664) and highest germination energy (25.00) from its seed source, thereby concluding to be the best seed source site. The viable and healthy seed source can be considered to be most fruitful in propagation and regeneration techniques.
Decision making ability of agri- entrepreneurs at Jammu and Kathua districts of J & K state, India
Authors: Gupta Bhavana , Peer Quadri Javeed Ahmad , Kaur Jaswinder
Published: April 2018

The concept of entrepreneurship has assumed prime importance in research and development for accelerating economic growth in developing countries. The Entrepreneurship development institution has been focusing its attention on developing programmes for entrepreneurship development and innovative training technique for trainers. The entrepreneurs are responsible for many economic decisions that rests on anticipating demand and bearing risks. The investigation on 210 agri-entrepreneurs thirty each from seven agri-enterprisesnamely vegetable growing, strawberry growing, dairy farming, mushroom growing, bee-keeping, poultry farming and flower growing, selected purposively from Jammu and Kathua districts of Jammu and Kashmir state revealed that one-half (50.48%) of the agri-entrepreneurs were in the high category of decision making ability followed by medium (46.19%) and low (3.33%) levels. Majority (76.67%) of vegetable entrepreneurs were in the high level of decision making ability followed by poultry entrepreneurs (56.67%). Majority (61.43%) of entrepreneurs had not received any training. Only 38.57% of entrepreneurs had received training. Bee-keepers were highest (66.67%) who received training regarding their enterprise. Majority (61.72%) of entrepreneurs received training for a period of seven days followed by 23.46% of entrepreneurs who got training for fifteen days and 14.81% who attended thirty days training. The study inferred that high level of decision making ability of agri- entrepreneurs might be due to individual ownership, high achievement motivation and high risk taking capacity. The appropriate decisions with regard to finalizing different technical, financial and marketing aspects at right time, results in the progress of the enterprise.
Biochemical analysis of Psophocarpus tetrgonolobus L. (Winged bean) and its role on restoration of degraded land of Raniganj and Barjora coalmine areas of West Bengal, India
Authors: Sinha Anjan Kumar
Published: April 2018

To meet the growing demands of energy, continuous supply of coal is necessary because coal is the primary source of energy. About 70% of coal mining is being done by open cast methods which is most destructive activity and it severely damages the ecosystem. Reclamation of degraded land is therefore necessary after any mining activity. The biochemical parameters like Chlorophyll, carbohydrate and protein content of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (Winged bean) studied here were considered as measure to test the suitability of Winged bean in various soil-OB dump compositions (P1 to P5). The findings revealed that biochemical property like chlorophyll and protein content of Winged bean was retained up to 1:1 soil-OB dump condition but after that it was decreased significantly whenever OB dump composition was increased. Chlorophyll content of the plant in P1 to P3 condition was 8.2, 8.17 and 8.02 mg/100 gm respectively but it was decreased significantly in P3 and P4 condition, i.e. 7.72 & 7.47 mg/100gm respectively. Carbohydrate content of the plant in P1 to P3 condition was 3.72, 3.7 and 3.61 gm/100 gm respectively but it again decreased significantly in P3 and P4 condition, i.e. 3.32 & 3.1 gm/100gm respectively. In spite of these findings, seeds of winged bean contained high protein and rest of the plant parts were also very important as food and fodder and this plant was able to grow on less water condition which made it suitable for the land restoration of degraded mining land both from ecological and socio-economic point of view.
Human health risk assessment of temporal and spatial variations of ground water quality at a densely industrialized commercial complex at Haridwar, India
Authors: Arora Tushar , Mishra Anand , Matta Gagan , Chopra A. K. , Kumar Ajendra , Khanna D. R. , Kumar Vinod
Published: April 2018

The observations of present investigation revealed that the groundwater regime at State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIDCUL) Industrial Estate (IE) was highly responsive to the anthropogenic stress of recharge and discharge parameters concerning the distressing industrial activities. The present study on groundwater characteristics of SIDCUL-IE, Haridwar in year 2013-2014 showed that the water of Sampling station-D (SSD) had relatively poor quality in comparison to the groundwater collected from Sampling station-A (SSA), Sampling station-B (SSB) and Sampling station-C (SSC). The samples had a high mineral load with relatively wider pH range. The physico-chemical parameters like pH (6.35 in October) at SSA, TDS (553.5 mg/l in November) at SSC, TH (600.0 mg/l in July) at SSB and alkalinity (525.0 mg/l in October) at SSD were beyond the prescribed limits of Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). The Karl Pearson correlation matrix showed moderate to significantly positive correlation between various parameters like COD-phosphorus (r=0.629), temperature-DO (r=-0.477) at SSA; pH and bicarbonate (r=0.668) at SSB; pH-temperature (r=-0.551),turbidity-BOD (r=0.467), BOD-phosphorus (r=0.518), bicarbonate-acidity (r=-0.833) at SSC and TSS-turbidity (r=0.616), BOD-COD (r=0.6771) at SSD and temperature-DO (r=-0.666), hardness-acidity (r=-0.6542) BOD-COD (r=0.654) at control site. The overall quality of groundwater, though hard, was found acceptable for drinking purpose. The divergence in the results of groundwater samples taken from SIDCUL-IE and the Control site, 2 km away from SIDCUL-IE, indicated that groundwater pollution is increasing alarmingly which may have serious threats to human health in near future.
An overview of organic agriculture: A potential strategy for climate change mitigation
Authors: Patle G. T. , Badyopadhyay K. K. , Kumar Mukesh
Published: April 2018

Indian agriculture has changed considerably in the past several decades. Since post green revolution era, Indian farming basically shifted from the conventional farming system to towards the mechanized farming system and relies heavily on agricultural inputs such as chemical fertilizers, pesticides, heavy farm machineries and irrigation, which are dependent on fossil fuels. Large scale use of these inputs also contributed in emission of greenhouse gases which are mainly responsible for global warming and consequently climate change. Agriculture plays a unique role in the climate change mitigation because of its potential to lower greenhouse gases emissions through carbon sequestration. Organic agriculture is being considered as one of the appropriate farming systems that could serve the twin objectives of climate change mitigation and adaptation. Compared to conventional agriculture, organic agriculture is considered to be more energy efficient and effective both in reducing green house gases emission mainly due to the less use of chemical fertilizers and fossil fuel and enhancing the soil organic carbon. Promotion and adaptation of organic farming in developing country like India can serve as mitigation strategy of climate change.
Causes and Consequences of Fragmentation of Agricultural Land: A Case of Nawalparasi District, Nepal
Authors: Dhakal Bhola Nath , Khanal Narendra Raj
Published: April 2018

This paper discusses the causes and consequences of agricultural land fragmentation in Nawalparasi district. Primary and secondary sources of information at District and Village Development Committees (Now Municipalities and Rural Municipalities) levels are used. A total of 93 households were interviewed in three VDCs from Nawalparasi district of Nepal. Socio-economic, legal and infrastructure development factors are responsible for fragmentation of agricultural land. Results showed that there has been decreasing productivity of land due to fragmentation of agricultural land. It is mainly due to increasing time of labor input, less opportunity of using modern chemical fertilizer on the one hand and the problem in using modern agricultural equipment such as tractors on the other.The Geographical Journal of NepalVol. 11: 95-112, 2018