bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Role of Satra & Namghar in the Evolution of Genesis of Assamese Identity
Authors: Rahman Mehjabeen Suraiya
Published: May 2015

Assam is the home of different ethnic groups with a variety of cultures and speaking different languages and dialects. The population of Assam consists of the inhabitants who migrated into the region at various periods of history from Tibet, Burma, Thailand and Bengal etc. Over time they got integrated as a population and have given birth to the greater Assamese nation. The amalgamated Assamese identity was initiated by the Great Saint Mahapurush Srimanta Sankardeva with his Neo-Vaishnavite Movement. The movement evolved new institutions of Satra and Namghar which began to serve not only as the instrument spreading the faith, but also helped to sustain and to stabilize Vaishnavism by making it a part and parcel of Assamese social and cultural life.Though Neo Vaishnavism was a religious movement but it has defined the culture of Assam & has its bearing on the livelihood. As the doyen of cultural renaissance and harbinger of Bhakti Movement, Sankardeva took on the orthodox elements of the society and introduced cultural initiatives like Bhaonas & Borgeet etc which had in actual defined the Assamese identity With its dynamic philosophy of inclusiveness Sankardeva’s Neo-Vaishnavism has given birth to a new Cultural Nationalism focused on a national identity shaped by cultural traditions and language, not on the concept of common ancestry or race. The Cultural Nationalism was brought forward to the indigenous people with the help of Satras and Namghar which has a major role to play in the preservation and development of the indigenous culture of the region.The paper is an attempt to study the role of the institutions of Neo Vaishnavism, the Satra & Namghar in the evolution of genesis of Assamese identity and its inclusiveness in nation building. The managerial structure and operations of the Satra shall also be explored in the perspective of its position in the modern Assamese Society in the study. The paper shall go in toe area wherein in the genesis of the Assamese Identity, the Namghar is one of the major pole bearers, playing the multi-faceted role of Cultural Centre, Proto-type Panchayat, and Forum for Decentralized Planning and Decision-making.The paper is also an attempt to understand the impact of Neo-Vaisnavism on the Economic Organization of the society along with the role of women and their empowerment for the sustainable development of a progressive & egalitarian Assamese. Key Words- Cultural Renaissance, Inclusiveness, NationDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12143         Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 108-113
Muslims’ Participation in Education and Employment as Compared to Other Socio-Religious Categories: An Analytical Study
Authors: Parvez Mohammad , Hasan Mohd
Published: May 2015

Since, the submission of the Sachar Committee Report (2006), several analytical and descriptive studies have been undertaken to analysis the socio-economic and educational conditions of Muslims in India. Many researchers, educationists, thinkers, politicians, policy makers and common Muslims believe that education is the only panacea to eradicate the each and every ails of Muslims, and it is the only mechanism by which not only their status can be raised but also facilitate their entry into better paid job. This paper aims to evaluate the available evidences on the pattern of Muslim participation in education and employment. It is an attempt to see the Muslims’ participation in education and employment in relation to other Socio Religious Categories of India. Based on different secondary data sets, it attempts to see how the Socio Religious Categories across India have utilised the process of education and achieved educational and employment opportunity higher than the Muslims. Muslims as a homogenous group did not participate actively in the educational development, more especially in the arena of higher education whereas the other Socio Religious Categories have acquired the maximum benefits with the constitutional and political interventions that are taken place in Pre and Post- Independent era. The present paper also try to see the trend of Muslims’ participation in education right from the primary education to higher education as well as sector wise employment and work activities as compared to other Socio Religious Categories.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12196          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 114-118
Kashmiri Women: Vulnerable Section of Society
Authors: Irshad Irshad Ahmad , Dar Mukhtar Ahmad
Published: May 2015

For last two and half decades tremendous political and social turmoil Jammu and Kashmir is facing by the proxy war between India and Pakistan. This unrest and deteriorated atmosphere has altered the people’s life to the great extent. Their livelihood, health, work culture, education, thinking etc. have altogether changed. Among all the people it is the women of Kashmir, whether Hindu or Muslims, who led a life of great sufferings–psychological disturbance, destitution, poverty, illiteracy, rape, molestation, infertility etc. This paper highlights the problems, miseries, challenges of a weaker sections of society i.e., women who has been confined to child rearing, household duties and have hardly any role in decision making powers. Kashmiri women faced the double burden of a missing husband and social dishonor and isolation of being single women in a conservative society.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12267         Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 93-96
Patterns of Indigenous Knowledge in Reproductive Health: A Study in Himachal Pradesh
Authors: Singh Kiran
Published: May 2015

In the Present era various populations of India have belief in every phase of life sickness. Indigenous knowledge cannot be verified by scientific criteria nor science can be adequately assesses tenets of Indigenous knowledge. Both built on different philosophy, methodology and criteria. These two systems tends to serve contrast exploration of interface. Indigenous knowledge for health concepts articulate physical activity, spiritual emotional element from both individual and communal perspective. Objective: To explore once to indigenous medicine, health local healer. To explore practice used by people during pregnancy discomfort dietary practice source of healing. Area of Study: Himachal Pradesh Village Population Study: Brahmins. It was observed that curing different discomfort during pregnancy women’s are using different local plants. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12285           Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 139-142
Information Communication Technology and Human Resource Management in Modern Organisations: A Concept for 21st Century
Authors: Chepkuto Paul , Kipsang Stanley , Kungu Mwangi
Published: May 2015

Human resource information system is a database system that has been developed to provide the necessary assistance to HR in terms of decision making and reporting of information. It is basically one of the key elements that is critical in the overall management information system (MIS) of an organization. It is an IT-enabled HR service available to the HR managers for data analysis and decision making. HRIS provides the necessary support to the HR managers in making a quality decision by ensuring that there is adequate and timely relevant information that is available. The scope is so wide that it can provide information about every aspect of an employee, starting with his recruitment and ending with his retirement. As such, HRIS facilitates the use of computer technology to streamline HR operations, cut costs and eventually enhance the effectiveness of human resource management. As technology evolves, so does its impact on strategic human resource planning. Human resource information systems are electronic systems that compile information in databases to be easily accessed and analyzed. Some information systems allow automation of processes, such as payroll tax calculations, while others streamline processes by minimizing the need for manual data entry and paper records, thus increasing accuracy and efficiencyDOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.122898          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 102-107
A Study on the Waste Disposal Practices and Its Impact in Alappad Panchayat, Kerala
Authors: Subramoniam Vivek , Suresh Veena
Published: May 2015

Waste is always an important problem in this era, where people are not aware of the waste they produce in their household or institutions. Waste is directly linked to human development, both technological and social. The compositions of different wastes have varied over time and location, with industrial development and innovation being directly linked to waste materials. Examples of this include plastics and nuclear technology. Some waste components have economic value and can be recycled once correctly recovered. Waste is sometimes a subjective concept, because items that some people discard may have value to others. With increase in the global population and the rising demand for food and other essentials, there has been a rise in the amount of waste being generated daily by each household. Alappad is a coastal village in the Kollam District of the Indian state Kerala. It is situated on a narrow strip of land sandwiched between the Arabian Sea a few species of ham and the TS Canal - the village is approximately 16 km long and its narrowest point is as thin as 33 meters. So the household people and petty shop people are not at all aware of the waste disposal they have been practising for a long time. The practise they make every day become a habit which affect their habitat with waste problems. Collective effort from a village can be initiated for a waste management process. Making a prompt step will be intended for effective waste management or disposal solution leads to a proper waste management process. Community level intervention should have to be done for a effective outcome. The purpose of this study is to analyse the waste disposal at the community located in the Alappad Panchayat in Kollam district of Kerala. The scope of this study within the community is assessed based upon following a three-fold approach. Firstly the awareness of community on the waste production within this community is examined. Secondly, the disposal method or model is evaluated and compared within this community. Thirdly, the Waste Disposal of the members of the community is gauged. The study was conducted upon a thin section of the society belonging to a specific ethnographic framework with the focus upon twenty participants. Data was collected via interviews and through the administration of an observation checklist. The results of this study can be extrapolated to project the overall effect Waste Management or Waste disposal in coastal villages throughout the entire nation of India.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12289         Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 97-101
Existence and Being: A Philosophical View
Authors: Abbas Sarim
Published: May 2015

In the contemporary philosophy of existence which coinciding with the thought of the loss of God widely disseminated in the philosophies like that of atheism, materialism and naturalistic humanism have put a modern man into a situation of the dilemma of his existence. Some philosophers have repeatedly disavowed their association with existentialism insisting that their philosophy is primarily concerned with “being” rather than with existence. Terminologies, related to existentialist themes, as coined by like contingency, insecurity, self-extrangement and dereliction of human existence leads to ultimate meaning to temporality, historicity and authenticity has provoked to think about the thought of freedom towards death, the interrelation of ‘being’ and ‘existence’, ‘being’ and ‘truth’, ‘being’ and ‘nothing’, ‘being’ and ‘transcendence’ which ultimately might gave the thinkers the thought of ‘being’, in reality. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12295        Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 74-77
Participation of Women in Decision Making in Goat Rearing in Nadia District of West Bengal
Authors: Tudu Nirmal Kumar , Roy Dulal Chandra
Published: May 2015

The present research work was done in Nadia district in the state of West Bengal during January, 2011 to December, 2013. From the study revealed that women were responsible for the tasks like taking the animals for grazing, fodder collection, chaffing and storage of fodder etc. Almost entire activities, so far as washing and cleaning of goat sheds and feeding of goats, were being performed by the women. Results indicated that the rural women participation in five blocks in breeding activities was found to be minor activities due to social mores and taboos in society. Analysis of the data revealed that women participation in health care activities was found to be minor activities due to lack knowledge regarding health care activities. The women in their late middle and old age actively participated in health care as they had learnt the things by seeing and out of experience. Most of the respondents interviewed were of the view that they require lot of training and knowledge with regard to the health care aspects. From the study it was seen that no women take decision without the permission of their spouse for selling the animals.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12303          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 119-122
Effects of Coaching and Mentoring on Employee Performance in the UK Hotel Industry
Authors: Neupane Ramesh
Published: May 2015

This research aims to examine the effects of coaching and mentoring on Employee performance in the UK hotel industry. It also examines the extent of employee performance in association to coaching and mentoring; and examines the effects of coaching and mentoring on overall organisational performance. This study is based on cross-sectional method, deductive and quantitative approach. A sample of 172 managers and supervisors who have already worked as coach or mentors in the respective hotels are chosen by using convenience sampling technique. The survey strategy by using structured questionnaires was used for data collection. The collected data was analysed by using arithmetic mean, correlation, regression with the help of SPSS 20. This research confirmed that coaching and mentoring are positively correlated to employee performance and both factors have significant effect on employee performance. As the regression analysis shows that coaching has significant effects on overall employee performance as β = 0.466 and P = 0.007 which is less than 0.05. Similarly, mentoring has also significant effects on overall employee performance as β = 0.457, and P = 0.008 which is less than 0.05. Similarly, coaching and overall organisational performance are positively and significantly correlated as r = 0.707; and mentoring and overall organisational performance are also positively correlated as r = 0.456. The regression analysis shows that coaching has significant effects on overall organisational performance as β = 0.700 and P = 0.002 which is less than 0.05. But, mentoring has not significant effects on overall organisational performance as β = 0.010 and P = 0.961 which is greater than 0.05.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12323           Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 123-138
Reservation and Development of Vietnamese Dong Ho Folk Painting
Authors: Bach Thi Ngoc Trang , Kim Young-soon
Published: May 2015

Dong Ho folk painting is a line of Vietnamese folk painting originating in Dong Ho village (Song H? commune, Thu?n Thành District, B?c Ninh Province). It is a culture heritage of Vietnam; so the preservation and development have been requisite. In this study, we endeavored to discover the meanings and values of Dong Ho folk painting; to find out the reasons why Dong Ho folk painting fell into oblivion and recent status of of Dong Ho folk painting village; then to propose some solutions to restore and develop it. Furthermore, in the trend of globalization, preservation and development of Dong Ho folk painting is the best methods to partly diffuse Vietnam’s traditional culture with its diversification.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12333          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 157-164
Study of Aromatic and Medicated Plants in Uttrakhand, India: With Focus on Role in Employment Generation and Supply Chain Management
Authors: Pangriya Ruchita
Published: May 2015

India is one of the major exporters of crude drugs including Medicated and Aromatic Plants globally. As per the latest and most recent data available, in 2012-2013 India’s total export of Ayush, Medicinal herbs and their value added products was USD 395.58 million. State of Uttarakhand in India is a natural habitat of the prosperous varieties of herbs, medicinal and aromatic plant species. The Government of Uttarakhand state has also realised this big potential and is continuously trying to tap this wealth. In 2012-2013 the state exported culinary herbs, Aromatic products and medicated products worth ` 29.0 crore. The aim of this study of MAP products in Uttarakhand state is to evaluate the impact of cultivation of MAP products, in relation to the new employment generation and also to study the supply chain management in context to the activities of various agencies engaged in collection, distribution and auction. This paper focuses on the cultivation program running in Uttrakhand by HRDI and its importance in employment generation in the hilly districts. It is very evident in today’s time that a strong supply chain is basic necessity for every organised business to sustain and to be successful in long run. This paper also studies the existing supply chain for MAP products and investigates the loopholes for further improvement so that the cultivators of MAP get maximum monetary benefits with minimum problems. In addition to that, role of different corporations like KMVN, GMVN and Bhesaj Corporation in marketing of these MAP products has also been discussed under the presented study.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12396          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 148-156
Tribal Land Conflicts and State Forestry in Odisha: A Historical Study
Authors: Rout Naresh
Published: May 2015

The history of human existence and civilizations are intertwined with forests and trees. Forests are crucial for the goods and services they provide, which people all over the world depend on. Strategies to enhance the contributions of the world’s forests to social development, livelihoods and poverty eradication are vital at a time when unsustainable practices and economic crises continue to threaten healthy forests and the people who depend upon them. The survival of tribal communities critically depends on land and forest resources. For historical and ecological reasons, most tribal people inhabit the forest and highly inaccessible regions of the state. These communities practise various customary land tenure systems, which have often been modified by state policies and legislation. The clan-based land tenure system was based on customary rights over land, trees and forest. The land use and tenure systems vary from tribe to tribe, as reflected in the practice and terraced cultivation. The relationship between tribal people and forest resources has been symbiotic in nature. The life-way processes of Odisha’s tribal people are reflected in their economy, religion, polity and social institutions, which cannot be understood without understanding various aspects of the forest surrounding them.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12423           Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 143-147
Alternative Funding Practices of Sailaja Acharya Memorial Polytechnic, Morang, Nepal
Authors: Koirala Amit
Published: May 2015

This study “Alternative funding practices of Sailaja Acharya Memorial Polytechnic (SAMP) explores the approach in practice in the institution even exploring its sustainability and replicability. In so doing the evidences clearly indicate the challenges with the existing practices in the institutions even though the institution has made reliable strategic interventions to overcome them. There are no valid grounds for applying such alternative financing model for its replication in Nepalese context. For carrying out qualitative research, researcher employed case study research design.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12434         Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 184-187
The Assessment of Solid Waste Products Management in Ethiopians Municipal Urban Areas
Authors: Fesseha Samuel Nahom , Bin Fan
Published: May 2015

Due to the rapid and immense quantities of solid wastes products in our city, municipality and urban areas have been increasing day by day due to developments of new Industries. As a result of increasing number of Industries a huge amount of wastes is produced daily in all developing nations and Ethiopia being among them and has surpassed the USA as the world’s largest solid waste (SWM) generator since 2004. The phenomena and critical issues of SW in Ethiopia has inspired this paper to investigate and analyze the SW in an urban area of Ethiopia by comparing the increasing rates of the SW generation with Solid Waste Management (SWM). It is noted that very little effort is being made in handling Solid waste management (SWM) which is one of the public service areas where effectiveness can be easily be gauged, and should not be regarded as a matter of luxury. Addis Ababa in general faces problems which are associated with poor SWM. This study deals with the assessment of Governance in SWM in Addis Sub city. Therefore governance is used as a framework for the study because currently it dominates development discourse and governance policies are implemented by governments aiming at improving urban services such as SWM. The paper has employed both qualitative and quantitative approach with descriptive types of research. Quantitative data was analyzed using statistical tools whereas qualitative data was analyzed in narrative explanation and discussion. The main findings revealed in the paper are: containers are not properly emptied on time, insufficient of support from SWM office, due to the absence of processing and recovery system by MSEs, lack of awareness and poor public attitude towards solid waste management, weak monitoring and evaluation system.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12468          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 165-179
Analysing the Effectiveness of Different Women Stakeholder Selection Procedures towards Adoption in a Remote District of India
Authors: Pradhan K. , Sarkar Victor , Saha Avishek , Mondal Sabita
Published: May 2015

Realising the very need of women empowerment and development, the present study has been undertaken to explore the efficiency of different women stakeholder selection processes namely through panchayat, farm and home visit, self-help group and farmer’s club with respect to adoption of innovation. The study was conducted in five villages of Coochbehar-II block of Coochbehar district in West Bengal. Purposive as well as multistage and random sampling procedure were followed in the present study. The adoption percentage was considered as the response variable and the other attributes of women stakeholders were considered as the antecedent variables for the study. The data were collected with the help of structured schedule through personal interview method. The statistical methods used for the analysis of the data were frequency, percentage, ranking and t-test. In the present study, it was found that variation in age is responsible for a significant variation among the women stakeholders selected by panchayat and farm and home visit. Likewise, the attribute education accounts for a significant difference among the women stakeholders selected by panchayat and farm and home visit, also among the women stakeholders selected through panchayat and self-help group as well as among those selected by farm and home visit and farmer’s club. In case of women stakeholders’ caste, the significant mean differences are observed in case of panchayat and farm and home visit selection processes, panchayat and farmer’s club selection processes, farm and home visit and self-help group selection processes and farm and home visit and farmer’s club selection processes. A significant mean difference is also observed, on the basis of women stakeholders’ occupation, in between panchayat and farmer’s club selection processes. Almost similar type of significant differences among the four different women stakeholder selection processes are evidenced in case of selected women stakeholders’ family size, annual income, house type, animal size, attitude towards adoption, risk orientation, training need assessed and adoption percentage. A significant difference is also revealed in case of women stakeholders’ farm size selected by self-help group and farmer’s club. It is also found from the present study that women stakeholder selection process through self-help group is much more effective than other selection procedures being studied in case of adopting an innovation. In search of the training need of the women stakeholders, the most preferred areas of training by the women stakeholders were scientific orchard management, followed by floriculture, improved poultry and duckery breed rearing, cattle feed rearing, tailoring and pisciculture.DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijssm.v2i2.12472          Int. J. Soc. Sci. Manage. Vol-2, issue-2: 180-183
Regional Specializations of the PAZ Proteomes Derived from Mouse Hippocampus, Olfactory Bulb and Cerebellum
Authors: Weingarten Jens , Laßek Melanie , Mueller Benjamin , Rohmer Marion , Baeumlisberger Dominic , Beckert Benedikt , Ade Jens , Gogesch Patricia , Acker-Palmer Amparo , Karas Michael , Volknandt Walter
Published: May 2015

Neurotransmitter release as well as structural and functional dynamics at the presynaptic active zone (PAZ) comprising synaptic vesicles attached to the presynaptic plasma membrane are mediated and controlled by its proteinaceous components. Here we describe a novel experimental design to immunopurify the native PAZ-complex from individual mouse brain regions such as olfactory bulb, hippocampus, and cerebellum with high purity that is essential for comparing their proteome composition. Interestingly, quantitative immunodetection demonstrates significant differences in the abundance of prominent calcium-dependent PAZ constituents. Furthermore, we characterized the proteomes of the immunoisolated PAZ derived from the three brain regions by mass spectrometry. The proteomes of the release sites from the respective regions exhibited remarkable differences in the abundance of a large variety of PAZ constituents involved in various functional aspects of the release sites such as calcium homeostasis, synaptic plasticity and neurogenesis. On the one hand, our data support an identical core architecture of the PAZ for all brain regions and, on the other hand, demonstrate that the proteinaceous composition of their presynaptic active zones vary, suggesting that changes in abundance of individual proteins strengthen the ability of the release sites to adapt to specific functional requirements.
WOMEN ARCHITECTS: HISTORY OF PROFESSIONAL EDUCATION AND PRACTICE / MOTERIS ARCHITEKTĖ: PROFESINIO IŠSILAVINIMO IR VEIKLOS RAIDA
Authors: Lakštauskienė Violeta
Published: May 2015

The article focuses on the development of activities performed by women architects in Lithuania. For a broader understanding of the object of study, the author also analysed analogous processes that took place in the US and Europe. This paper presents an overview of creative work and achievements of significant female architects. The purpose of this historical analysis of women in architecture is to introduce the first female architects in the US, Europe and Lithuania and to determine formation and development of women in architectural education, professional practice and their recognition. Analizuojma moterų dalyvavimo ir veiklos architektūroje raida Lietuvoje. Minimi analogiški aptariamojo laikotarpio procesai JAV ir Europoje. Apžvelgiama žymesnių architekčių kūrybinė veikla ir laimėjimai. Moterų pasireiškimo architektūroje istorinės raidos analizės tikslas – pristatyti pirmąsias JAV, Europos ir Lietuvos architektes, moterų architektūros srityje išsilavinimo, praktinės veiklos ir profesinio pripažinimo raidą.
Lietaus vandens įtaka perpumpuojamų nuotekų kiekiams
Authors: Viburytė Justė , Rimeika Mindaugas
Published: May 2015

Straipsnyje analizuojama lietaus vandens įtaka perpumpuojamų nuotekų kiekiams. Papildomas vanduo apkrauna nuotekų tinklus, reikia perpumpuoti didesnius nuotekų kiekius, didėja elektros energijos sąnaudos, greičiau dėvisi siurbliai ir kita mechaninė įranga. Papildomas vandens kiekis patekdamas į nuotekų valymo įrenginius, neigiamai įtakoja nuotekų valyklos darbą, sunkina valymo procesą, kelia valymo savikainą, bei didina mokesčius. Tyrimui pasirinktas naujos statybos individualių namų rajonas, kuriame nėra atskirojo lietaus nuotekų tinklo. Duomenų analizė parodė, kad lietaus vanduo patenka į buitinių nuotekų tinklus nuo stogų ir kitų nelaidžių paviršių.
Buitinių nuotekų individualaus biologinio valymo tyrimai
Authors: Valeikaitė Ernesta , Mažeikienė Aušra
Published: May 2015

Straipsnyje analizuojami individualaus buitinių nuotekų biologinio valymo (IBNV) įrenginiu pasiekiami pagrindiniai išvalymo rodikliai (BDS7, nitratų azoto, amonio azoto ir fosfatų fosforo koncentracijos). Tiriamas Vilniaus mieste esantis, mažų valymo įrenginių grupei priklausantis AT-6, kurio projektinis našumas 0,54 m3 /h, vidutinė apkrova teršalais – 0,24 kg BDS5/d. Tyrimai parodė, kad išvalytų nuotekų BDS7 koncentracija nė karto neviršijo 17 mg O2/l, o tai yra aukštas išvalymo rodiklis (du kartus mažesnė koncentracija, nei vidutinė metinė DLK mažosioms (iki 5 m3 /d) nuotekų valykloms. Pagal nitratų azoto ir amonio azoto koncentracijas yra pasiekiamas aukštas nuotekų išvalymo laipsnis. Šių medžiagų yra 10–11 kartų mažiau, nei gali būti geriamajame vandenyje pagal HN 24:2003 (tai svarbu, nes valytos nuotekos yra infiltruojamos į gruntą ir gali užteršti gruntinius vandenis). Fosfatų fosforo (PO4-P) koncentracijos išvalytose nuotekose buvo 2–3 kartus didesnės, nei nurodomos bendrojo fosforo DLK didesnėms (nuo 5 m3 /d iki 10000 GE) valykloms (2 mg/l). Šis fosforas aplinkosauginiu aspektu yra nepavojingas, nes nuotekos nėra išleidžiamos į paviršinį vandens telkinį. Likutinės 3,6–6,6 mg/l PO4-P koncentracijos išvalytose nuotekose gali būti paaiškinamos ilgu veikliojo dumblo amžiumi (30 parų) ir retu (1–2 kartai per metus) perteklinio dumblo pašalinimu iš įrenginio. Bendrai tirtasis įrenginys pagal išmatuotus rodiklius aplinkosauginiu požiūriu yra saugus ir išvalytos nuotekos nepablogina gamtos būklės.
Į pastatą integruotų fotovoltinių elementų modeliavimas
Authors: Šomka Paulius , Motuzienė Violeta
Published: May 2015

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas į stiklinę pastato atitvarą integruotų saulės elementų panaudojimas pastatuose. Darbe pateiktas eksperimentinis tokių elementų bandymas. Jo metu buvo tiriami du fiziniai patalpų maketai su į langus integruotais saulės elementais ir be jų. Bandymo rezultatai parodė, kad patalpos makete su elementais vidutinė temperatūra būdavo 1,5 °C žemesnė nei be jų, o apšvieta makete be elementų buvo 2,6 karto didesnė, palyginti su maketu su elementais. Tolesnėje darbo eigoje buvo atliekamas modeliavimas naudojantis programa DesignBuilder, kuria buvo nagrinėjami du maketo matmenis atitinkantys ir du realaus dydžio patalpos modeliai, lyginant variantus su saulės elementais ir be jų. Modeliavimo rezultatai maketo dydžio patalpoms atitiko eksperimento metu nustatytą vidutinį temperatūrų skirtumą, nors gautos patalpos temperatūros ir skyrėsi nuo eksperimento. Realaus mastelio modelyje temperatūra su skaidriu langu buvo lygi 25,95 °C, o modelyje su FE langu – 24,47 °C. Energijos poreikių modeliavimas parodė ĮPIFE įtaką vėsos poreikio sumažėjimui 40 %, o šildymui – 26 % padidėjimą.
Patalpų mikroklimato parametrų skaitinis modeliavimas ir eksperimentinis tyrimas
Authors: Stasytė Neringa , Martinaitis Vytautas
Published: May 2015

Straipsnyje aprašomas eksperimentinis šiluminio komforto parametrų matavimo tyrimas, skaitinio modeliavimo patikimumo vertinimas bei imitacinio objekto modeliavimo rezultatai. Tyrimo eigoje analizuojami komforto parametrai ir jų pagrindu apibrėžiami mikroklimato kokybės vertinimo indeksai. Išmatuotus parametrus perskaičiavus į netiesiogiai nustatomus rodiklius susikuriamas pagrindas simuliacinio modelio validacijai atlikti. DesignBuilder kompiuterinio modeliavimo programos aplinkoje sukuriamas eksperimentinės patalpos modelis, kurio įvesties duomenys pagrįsti matavimų rezultatais. Atlikus programos validaciją, daugiabučiui pastatui modeliuojami šiluminio komforto parametrai.
Eksperimentinis adsorbcinio šilumos transformatoriaus Lietuvos klimatologinėmis sąlygomis efektyvumo tyrimas
Authors: Puidokas Tomas , Biekša Darius
Published: May 2015

Šiame straipsnyje atliekamas eksperimentinis VGTU Pastato energetinių ir mikroklimato sistemų laboratorijoje (PEMS) įrengto SorTech AG gamintojo ACS 08 adsorbcinio šilumos tranformatoriaus, kurio vėsinimo galia – 8 kW, efektyvumo tyrimas. Pristatomi teoriniai ACS 08 adsobcinio šilumos tranformatoriaus veikimo pagrindai, energijos balanso sudarymo ir efektyvumo skaičiavimo metodikos. Ištirta ACS 08 naudingumo koeficiento priklausomybė nuo aušyklėje ataušinto šilumnešio temperatūros ir pastovios aušinimo kontūro vandens ir etilenglikolio mišinio temperatūros, kai šilumos šaltinio temperatūra yra pastovi. Atliekama sukauptų duomenų statistinė analizė ir pateikiamos išvados.
Dumblo pūdymo proceso Marijampolės ir Šiaulių miestų nuotekų valyklose analizė
Authors: Mažionytė Rūta , Dauknys Regimantas
Published: May 2015

Anaerobinis pūdymas – mikrobiologinis procesas, kurio metu dalyvaujant fermentams organinės medžiagos bedeguonėje aplinkoje yra anaerobinių mikroorganizmų skaidomos. Tai yra sudėtingas, iš keleto pakopų susidedantis procesas, kurio metu kaip šalutinis produktas išsiskiria biodujos (atsinaujinantis energijos šaltinis). Apdorojant dumblą anaerobiniu būdu dumblo kiekis sumažėja trečdaliu, taip visiškai išsprendžiama blogo kvapo problema bei sunaikinami patogeniniai mikroorganizmai. Tyrime nagrinėjama Šiaulių ir Marijampolės nuotekų valyklų pūdytuvų veikla, analizuojami pūdomo dumblo parametai, išsiskiriančių dujų kiekiai. Tyrimo metu buvo nustatyta optimali faktinės dumblo apkrovos reikšmė Šiauliuose ‒ 1,07 kg BSM/m3d ir Marijampolėje ‒ 1,2 kg BSM/m3d. Tuo metu buvo pasiekti 58,71 % ir 62,89 % bepelenių sausų medžiagų suskaidymo efektyvumai. Nagrinėjamuoju laikotarpiu didžiausi biodujų kiekiai, užfiksuoti Šiauliuose ir Marijampolėje, buvo 2936 m3 /d ir 3450 m3 /d.
Orinio šilumos siurblio, veikiančio kartu su saulės siena, eksperimentinis tyrimas
Authors: Margelis Justinas , Streckienė Giedrė
Published: May 2015

Straipsnyje yra pateikiamas orinio šilumos siurblio, kuris yra sumontuotas ant Vilniaus Gedimino technikos universiteto, Aplinkos inžinerijos fakulteto stogo, eksperimentinis tyrimas kartu su saulės siena, kuri yra įrengta ant to paties pastato pietinės pusės. Šio tyrimo metu, taikant specialų gaubtą, yra sujungiamos šilumos siurblio ir saulės sienos sistemos. Eksperimento tikslas – ištirti galimybę šioms dviems sistemoms veikti kartu. Atlikus eksperimentą buvo nustatyta, kad saulės sienoje lauko oras vidutiniškai pašyla 4,03 °C. Šilumos siurblio efektyvumas (COP) nagrinėjamuoju laikotarpiu svyruoja tarp 1,6 ir 2,4, ir toks svyravimas yra esant skirtingoms lauko oro temperatūroms. Tyrimo metu nustatyta, kad žemėjant lauko oro temperatūrai, mažėja ir tiekiamo šilumnešio temperatūra.
Amonio jonų koncentracijos geriamajame vandenyje mažinimas
Authors: Gudonavičiūtė Gintarė , Valentukevičienė Marina
Published: May 2015

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas amonio jonų, bendrosios geležies ir mangano koncentracijos vandenyje, filtruojamame pro kvarcinio smėlio užpildą, gamybinėmis ir laboratorinėmis sąlygomis, mažinimas. Vandens mėginiai tyrimui atlikti buvo imti iš UAB „Vilniaus Vandenys“ Antavilių vandens ruošimo įrenginių su dirbtinai užterštu amonio, geležies ir mangano druskos tirpalais geriamuoju vandeniu. Vykdant eksperimentą buvo nustatyta, kiek amonio jonų, bendrosios geležies ir mangano koncentracijos dalies pasišalina filtre su kvarcinio smėlio užpildu. Pasiūlyta empirinė formulė preliminariam amonio jonų koncentracijos mažinimo užpildo įkrovos aukščio apskaičiavimui.
Pastato išorinių atitvarų atnaujinimo efektyvumas gyvavimo ciklo analizės požiūriu
Authors: Kijevičius Mantas , Valančius Kęstutis
Published: May 2015

Straipsnyje nagrinėjamas vienbučio gyvenamojo pastato atitvarų atnaujinimo efektyvumas gyvavimo ciklo analizės (GCA) požiūriu. Atlikta aktualios literatūros apžvalga, nustatytos GCA taikymo galimybės. Pagrindinis darbo įrankis – SimaProprograma – skirta gyvavimo ciklo analizei (šiuo atveju nagrinėjant atitvaras). Vertinant pastato atitvarų atnaujinimo efektyvumą, SimaPro kompiuterine programa buvo analizuojami skirtingi atitvarų deriniai, didžiausias dėmesys skirtas pirminės (įkūnytosios) energijos sąnaudų ir CO2 išmetalų analizei. Naudojant įvairias termoizoliacines ir kitas statybines medžiagas įvertintas ekonominis išorinės sienos atnaujinimo atsiperkamumas. Šio tyrimo tikslas yra įvertinti optimaliausią atitvarų atnaujinimo energetinio, ekologinio ir ekonominio vertinimo variantą. Atlikta išorinių atitvarų (išorinės sienos, grindų ant grunto ir stogo) derinių analizė pateikia pirminės energijos ir CO2 išmetalų grąžą metais, įvertinus įkūnytuosius ir sutaupytus kiekius nagrinėjamuoju laikotarpiu.
General Characterization of Classifications in Rough Set on Two Universal Sets
Authors: Das Tapan Kumar , Acharjya Debi Prasanna , Patra Manas Ranjan
Published: May 2015

Rough set was conceptualized to deal with indiscernibility or imperfect knowledge about elements in numerous real life scenarios. But it was noticed later that an information system may establish relation with more than one universe. So, rough set on one universal set was further extended to rough set on two universal sets. This paper presents eleven possible types of classifications on the whole and it is proved that out of those eleven types only five types which were hypothesized by are elementary and the rest six types can be reduced to the elementary five types either directly or transitively. This paper also analyzes to predict the all possible combinations of types of elements for a classification of 2 and 3 numbers of elements. It is established that, the number of classification with 2 elements is 3 whereas with 3 elements is 8 instead of 64.
Analysis of Stock Volatility Clustering Using ANN
Authors: Kumar Manish , Das Santanu , Govil Sneha
Published: May 2015

The model building theories broadly categorize the stock index forecasting models into two broad categories: Based on statistical theory consisting models such as Stochastic Volatility model (SV) and General Autoregressive Conditional Heteroskedasticity (GARCH) whereas other one based on artificial intelligence based models, such as artificial neural network (ANN), the support vector machine (SVM) and technique used for optimization such as particle swarm optimization (PSO). In existing literature, many of the statistical models when compared with artificial neural network models were outperformed by these models. This paper analyses stock volatility using ANN models as Multilayer perceptron with back propagation model and Radial Basis function.
Recent Enhancements to the Genetic Risk Prediction Model BRCAPRO
Authors: Mazzola Emanuele , Blackford Amanda , Parmigiani Giovanni , Biswas Swati
Published: May 2015

BRCAPRO is a widely used model for genetic risk prediction of breast cancer. It is a function within the R package BayesMendel and is used to calculate the probabilities of being a carrier of a deleterious mutation in one or both of the BRCA genes, as well as the probability of being affected with breast and ovarian cancer within a defined time window. Both predictions are based on information contained in the counselee's family history of cancer. During the last decade, BRCAPRO has undergone several rounds of successive refinements: the current version is part of release 2.1 of BayesMendel. In this review, we showcase some of the most notable features of the software resulting from these recent changes. We provide examples highlighting each feature, using artificial pedigrees motivated by complex clinical examples. We illustrate how BRCAPRO is a comprehensive software for genetic risk prediction with many useful features that allow users the flexibility to incorporate varying amounts of available information.
Carbon Disulfide (CS2) Mechanisms in Formation of Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide (CO2) Formation from Unconventional Shale Gas Extraction and Processing Operations and Global Climate Change
Authors: Rich Alisa L. , Patel Jay T.
Published: May 2015

Carbon disulfide (CS2) has been historically associated with the production of rayon, cellophane, and carbon tetrachloride. This study identifies multiple mechanisms by which CS2 contributes to the formation of CO2 in the atmosphere. CS2 and other associated sulfide compounds were found by this study to be present in emissions from unconventional shale gas extraction and processing (E&P) operations. The breakdown products of CS2; carbonyl sulfide (COS), carbon monoxide (CO), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) are indirect greenhouse gases (GHGs) that contribute to CO2 levels in the atmosphere. The heat-trapping nature of CO2 has been found to increase the surface temperature, resulting in regional and global climate change. The purpose of this study is to identify five mechanisms by which CS2 and the breakdown products of CS2 contribute to atmospheric concentrations of CO2. The five mechanisms of CO2 formation are as follows:

1. Chemical Interaction of CS2 and hydrogen sulfide (H2S) present in natural gas at high temperatures, resulting in CO2 formation;

2. Combustion of CS2 in the presence of oxygen producing SO2 and CO2;

3. Photolysis of CS2 leading to the formation of COS, CO, and SO2, which are indirect contributors to CO2 formation;

4. One-step hydrolysis of CS2, producing reactive intermediates and ultimately forming H2S and CO2;

5. Two-step hydrolysis of CS2 forming the reactive COS intermediate that reacts with an additional water molecule, ultimately forming H2S and CO2. CS2 and COS additionally are implicated in the formation of SO2 in the stratosphere and/or troposphere. SO2 is an indirect contributor to CO2 formation and is implicated in global climate change.
Examination of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNPs) in Transient Receptor Potential (TRP) Ion Channels in Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Patients
Authors: Marshall-Gradisnik Sonya M. , Smith Peter , Brenu Ekua W. , Nilius Bernd , Ramos Sandra B. , Staines Donald R.
Published: May 2015

Background

The transient receptor potential (TRP) superfamily in humans comprises 27 cation channels with permeability to monovalent and divalent cations. These channels are widely expressed within humans on cells and tissues and have significant sensory and regulatory roles on most physiological functions. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is an unexplained disorder with multiple physiological impairments.

OBJECTIVES

The purpose of this study was to determine the role of TRPs in CFS.

Methods

The study comprised 115 CFS patients (age = 48.68 ± 1.06 years) and 90 nonfatigued controls (age = 46.48 ± 1.22 years). CFS patients were defined according to the 1994 Center for Disease Prevention and Control criteria for CFS. A total of 240 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) for 21 mammalian TRP ion channel genes ( TRPA1, TRPC1, TRPC2, TRPC3, TRPC4, TRPC6, TRPC7, TRPM1, TRPM2, TRPM3, TRPM4, TRPM5, TRPM6, TRPM7, TRPM8, TRPV1, TRPV2, TRPV3, TRPV4, TRPV5, and TRPV6) were examined via the Agena Biosciences iPLEX Gold assay. Statistical analysis was performed using the PLINK analysis software.

Results

Thirteen SNPs were significantly associated with CFS patients compared with the controls. Nine of these SNPs were associated with TRPM3 (rs12682832; P < 0.003, rs11142508; P < 0.004, rs1160742; P < 0.08, rs4454352; P < 0.013, rs1328153; P < 0.013, rs3763619; P < 0.014, rs7865858; P ≤ 0.021, rs1504401; P ≤ 0041, rs10115622; P ≤ 0.050), while the remainder were associated with TRPA1 (rs2383844; P ≤ 0.040, rs4738202; P ≤ 0.018) and TRPC4 (rs6650469; P ≤ 0.016, rs655207; P ≤ 0.018).

Conclusion

The data from this pilot study suggest an association between TRP ion channels, predominantly TRPM3 and CFS. This and other TRPs identified may contribute to the etiology and pathomechanism of CFS.
Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.) control in corn
Authors: Soltani Nader , McNaughton Kris , Sikkema Peter H.
Published: May 2015

Soltani, N., McNaughton, K. and Sikkema, P. H. 2015. Field horsetail (Equisetum arvense L.) control in corn. Can. J. Plant Sci. 95: 983–986. Six field trials were conducted during 2013 and 2014 on various Ontario farms with heavy field horsetail infestations to determine the effectiveness of various postemergence (POST) herbicides for the control of field horsetail in corn. There was minimal and transient corn injury (3% or less) with nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron, flumetsulam or nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron+flumetsulam. In contrast, MCPA amine, nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron+MCPA amine, flumetsulam+MCPA amine, and nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron+flumetsulam+MCPA amine caused as much as 6% injury in corn. Nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron, flumetsulam, MCPA amine, nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron+flumetsulam and nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron+MCPA amine applied POST controlled field horsetail 22–68% and reduced density 27–64% and biomass 38–77%. Flumetsulam+MCPA amine and nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron+flumetsulam+MCPA amine controlled field horsetail 69–83% and reduced density and biomass as much as 87%. Based on these results, flumetsulam+MCPA amine and nicosulfuron/rimsulfuron+flumetsulam+MCPA amine provide the best and most consistent control of field horsetail in corn among POST herbicides evaluated.
PRACTICAL IMPLEMENTATION OF SEMI-AUTOMATED AS-BUILT BIM CREATION FOR COMPLEX INDOOR ENVIRONMENTS
Authors: Yoon S. , Jung J. , Heo J.
Published: May 2015

Abstract. In recent days, for efficient management and operation of existing buildings, the importance of as-built BIM is emphasized in AEC/FM domain. However, fully automated as-built BIM creation is a tough issue since newly-constructed buildings are becoming more complex. To manage this problem, our research group has developed a semi-automated approach, focusing on productive 3D as-built BIM creation for complex indoor environments. In order to test its feasibility for a variety of complex indoor environments, we applied the developed approach to model the ‘Charlotte stairs’ in Lotte World Mall, Korea. The approach includes 4 main phases: data acquisition, data pre-processing, geometric drawing, and as-built BIM creation. In the data acquisition phase, due to its complex structure, we moved the scanner location several times to obtain the entire point clouds of the test site. After which, data pre-processing phase entailing point-cloud registration, noise removal, and coordinate transformation was followed. The 3D geometric drawing was created using the RANSAC-based plane detection and boundary tracing methods. Finally, in order to create a semantically-rich BIM, the geometric drawing was imported into the commercial BIM software. The final as-built BIM confirmed that the feasibility of the proposed approach in the complex indoor environment.
On Flogging the Dead Horse, Again: Historicity, Genealogy, and Objectivity in Richard Waterman’s Approach to Music
Authors: Iyanaga Michael
Published: May 2015

In a critical appraisal and expansion of the historical methodology championed by ethnomusicologist and anthropologist Richard Waterman, this essay reconsiders the historicity of musical performance and demonstrates ways in which treating ethnography genealogically may serve as a means of doing what Thomas Solomon calls "postcolonial music history." This essay is broadly divided into three parts: a review of Waterman’s work, a theoretical revamping and an abbreviated case study taken from my own research on Catholic patron saint rituals in Bahia, Brazil.