bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
10 Keys To Understanding Populist Propaganda In Latin America
Authors: Gustavo Adolfo Pérez Rojas
Published: February 2023

An analysis of the main characteristics that distinguish populist propaganda in Latin America is presented. There is a context of democratic immobility, in which the transition processes did not materialize in several nations, which has brought disinterest and institutional vacuums. Populism appears as an electoral offer that does not depend on a specific ideology but on aclaiming myth, which is always disruptive, anti-system, Manichaean and nationalist. When populism becomes a government, the project is embodied in a person who will try to modify the institutions to preserve their target.
Analysis of Economic Recovery Management and Market Capitalization in Nigeria
Authors: Nwagu Kingsley
Published: February 2023

This study is poised to critically analyze the impact of economic recovery management on market capitalization in Nigeria. The specific objectives of the study include: examining the effect of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate on market capitalization, determining the influence of the Inflation rate on market capitalization, and assessing the impact of the Exchange rate on market capitalization. To achieve the objective of the study, the ex-post facto research design was adopted. The researcher used secondary data in collating the required data. The data were collected from CBN statistical bulletin. In testing the hypotheses, multiple regression analysis was used. The findings revealed that the GDP growth rate has a positive impact on market capitalization while the inflation rate and exchange rate harm market capitalization. The study recommends that the Nigerian government should devise a means of increasing the gross domestic product growth rate through effective utilization of their revenue allocation and expending. The study also recommends that during the economic recovery, the Nigerian government should ensure that their inflation rate is reduced. Inflation is the major economic factor that can be hampered by the economic recession can reduce market capitalization in Nigeria.
OPTIMUM SIGNALIZATION ALGORITHM SUGGESTION WITH THE INTERSECTION DELAY OPTIMIZATION
Authors: ÇILDIR Abdülkadir , KAHRİMAN Mesud , TİGDEMİR Mesut
Published: February 2023

In this study, a sample has been carried out in order to discharge the current vehicle flow in minimum time at the intersection. The sample has been carried out at an isolated and lossless four-legged intersection. An ideal traffic signaling algorithm have been presented by simultaneously calculating the minimum total intersection delay at this intersection. The suggested algorithm that is actuated method have been compared with classical and different actuated methods. It has been observed that the presented algorithm reduces the intersection delay by 65 % compared to the classical method and 51 % compared to some actuated methods.
A Magic Trick Training Program to Improve Social Skills and Self-Esteem in Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder
Authors: Yuen Hon K. , Spencer Kevin , Edwards Lauren , Kirklin Kimberly , Jenkins Gavin R.
Published: February 2023

Importance: Low social competence is one of the most complex and resistant challenges faced by adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Occupational therapy practitioners have recognized the potential benefits of using the arts, including training in magic tricks, as a therapeutic medium to improve and enhance clients’ psychosocial well-being.

Objective: To describe the efficacy of a virtual magic trick training program (MTTP) to enhance social skills and self-esteem in adolescents with ASD.

Design: Pragmatic, nonrandomized, wait-list controlled trial with 1-mo follow-up.

Setting: Participants’ homes.

Participants: Seventeen adolescents (ages 9−15 yr) with ASD participated in the MTTP, 9 in the first cohort and 8 in the second (wait-list control) cohort.

Intervention: Participants received magic trick training from occupational therapy students in pairs via videoconferencing in 45-min sessions, 3 days/wk, for 3 wk.

Outcomes and Measures: Participants completed the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale and the Social Skills Improvement System before and after participating in the program.

Results: Between-cohort effect sizes (Cohen’s d) were 0.58 for social skills and 0.66 for self-esteem, considered moderate effects. Combining the two cohorts revealed significant improvements in social skills and self-esteem, with gains maintained at 1-mo follow-up.

Conclusions and Relevance: The results of this study support our hypothesis that adolescents with ASD who participate in the 3-wk virtual MTTP can experience enhanced social skills and self-esteem.

What This Article Adds: Learning magic tricks through individual coaching from occupational therapy students in a virtual environment can enhance the social skills and self-esteem of adolescents with ASD.
Nygaardsplassen: A New Public Piazza in Fredrikstad, Norway
Authors: Kolstad Heen Karoline , Oien Simon , Elverum Trond , Wesley-Holand Martin
Published: February 2023

Nygaardsplassen is a mixed-use complex of buildings designed by Mad Arkitekter for a previously run-down area of the city center of Fredrikstad, Norway. A square dating from the 1800s surrounded by old wooden buildings, some of them listed log structures, and some postmodern brick buildings, had over time turned into an ill-defined and neglected open space, constituting the rear of the surrounding urban fabric. The new buildings filling it have provided the area with a new layout including a lively piazza and street, with restaurants and cafés on the ground floor and apartments above. The massing, detailing, and brick façades align the new buildings with the existing context, providing a coherent and humanized whole which has proved hugely successful.
Karaglukh Village, Nagorno-Karabakh: An Attempt at Revival through Traditional Architecture
Authors: Atayants Maxim
Published: February 2023

This article describes an architect's self-funded attempts to revive the war-devastated Armenian village of Karaglukh. The project involved the building of five houses, an agricultural processing workshop, and a new church, along with the restoration of an old one. Both the architectural language and the construction techniques used were uncompromisingly traditional, employing local materials for continuity, connecting the old and the new and, most importantly, preserving the beauty of the landscape.
Al-Jaleel Mosque, Jeddah
Authors: Jiroudy M. Hosam
Published: February 2023

The age-old notion of using naturally occurring or local building materials to construct monumental buildings is a noble one, timeless and deeply rooted in place. While traditional practice is all but disappearing from most of the world, the environmental, social, and economic advantages of such an approach are too great to be ignored by the contemporary building industry. The Al-Jaleel Friday Mosque, located on the northern seafront of Jeddah, the region’s historic port city, was designed following those principles. The project was conceived from the start as a load-bearing structure using locally fired bricks for the walls and the vaulted ceilings, forming all the necessary structural and mechanical details. But the challenge was to win the hearts and minds of the engineering team.
The Builder-Architect
Authors: Hamouié Mohamad
Published: February 2023

Today we have failed in creating built environments that serve our wellbeing. Rather such environments alienate us and cause anxiety and other pathologies of the soul. Modern buildings rarely touch us deeply because they are produced with an ethos of profit, self-absorbed egotism, stale utility, and mass production. History shows that there is an alternative. Few buildings today possess the quality that moves us, and yet traditional buildings seem to have it unfailingly. What is this quality that emanates from traditional buildings and that modern ones are devoid of? What values can we learn from past generations of Builder-Architects? And how can new buildings capture a spirit of place while responding to contemporary demand for sustainability?
Resurrecting the Detroit Central Farmers Market
Authors: Christian Rudy R.
Published: February 2023

This article discusses the 162-years history of the only known nineteenth-century timber-frame farmers’ market in existence today. Designed by an architect, this immense building required great skill from the tradespeople who built it from old-growth Michigan white pine timbers. No machinery was used in planing the surfaces or cutting the mortise-and-tenon joinery that holds the structure together. It is without question one of the most highly finished and decorated timber frames known to exist today. Its reconstruction in Greenfield Village at the Henry Ford Museum will guarantee its continuing existence for generations to come.
La cocina de pencas de maguey del Valle del Mezquital, Hidalgo
Authors: Argüello Rosario , Enríquez de los Ríos Patricia
Published: February 2023

Las comunidades otomíes del Valle de Mezquital, en el estado de Hidalgo, construyen sus viviendas con materiales naturales de la región. La planta de maguey es un material que tiene un papel fundamental en la gastronomía y el estilo de vida de estas comunidades indígenas. Este trabajo ofrece una descripción de varios de los sistemas constructivos propios de la región y hace especial hincapié en la cocina tradicional otomí. Además de las cuestiones arquitectónicas y constructivas se analiza el espacio geográfico y las dinámicas sociales de las comunidades otomíes. También se describen tanto las problemáticas políticas y ambientales a las que se enfrentan estos sistemas constructivos tradicionales en la actualidad como los esfuerzos que se están llevando a cabo para documentarlos por su relevancia identitaria, cultural y arquitectónica.
Sehpolis, Tonb-E-Kochak: A Pilot Project for a New Town in the Persian Gulf
Authors: Krier Leon , Sepehri Jamshid
Published: February 2023

The Iranian government has announced the development of its uninhabited Persian Gulf islands in order to secure their territory against claims by neighboring Gulf States. On hearing of Teheran’s decision to develop these islands we decided to prepare and donate a pilot project, showing what a new traditional Iranian city of the future might look like if Tonb-e-Kochak, the smallest of the islands, were to be developed. We hope above all to stimulate discussion among Iranian authorities, professions, and citizens as to what the country’s future architecture and urbanism are to be.
Buildings in a State of Flux: The Wooden Churches of the Carpathians
Authors: Macovei Radu-Remus
Published: February 2023

The prevailing paradigm of resilience in architecture relies on the assumption that a building is a static artifact. But historical models of resilience enable buildings to be in a constant state of flux, able to adapt their physical form in response to societal and environmental changes. The thousands of wooden churches in the Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe have physically transmuted over time thanks to the malleability of their constituent materials. Wood has endured as a material of profound social importance and wooden construction has proven to be adaptable for continuing use and longevity. With wood making a comeback through mass-timber technologies, could the wooden churches of Eastern Europe help us improve how we design and build for resilience today?
El plomo como fijador de metales en la construcción
Authors: Martínez Otero Santiago
Published: February 2023

El plomo, uno de los metales más utilizados por el hombre desde la antigüedad, se caracteriza por ser un metal blando, dúctil, maleable y de gran resistencia a la corrosión. Estas características permiten que se pueda trabajar con herramientas manuales de uso común. Las emplomaduras permiten resolver de una forma singularmente duradera las uniones de los elementos meta?licos con las estructuras de fa?brica a las que se anclan. La deformabilidad y la densidad del plomo permiten absorber la transmisión de ondas y las tensiones transmitidas por los movimientos y cambios de volumen del hierro sin que se transmitan a las fa?bricas y sin que e?stas lleguen a fisurarse. A pesar de estas propiedades, se trata de un material en desuso. Este texto presenta un recorrido histórico de su empleo en construcciones históricas y describe tanto sus cualidades como sus técnicas de uso.
The Propylaea of Paris
Authors: Elmer Patrice
Published: February 2023

Ledoux, les Propylées de Paris is an animated slideshow portraying all the octroi tollhouses of Paris, built by Claude Nicolas Ledoux (1736-1806), a visionary architect, urbanist and utopian. 3D modeling was done with SketchUp Pro, rendering with Artlantis Studio and Photoshop CS, and video editing with iMovie. Each building rendered in 3D is graphically explored using transparency and greyscale. The source documents are the writings of Claude Nicolas Ledoux – L’architecture considérée sous le rapport de l’art, des mœurs et de la législation (Architecture Considered in Relation to Art, Mores and Legislation), Volumes I, II, and III, viewable online at the French National Library website: gallica.bnf.fr
Toward the Production of Contextual Built Environments: Unfolding Building Materials’ Sociocultural Meanings in a Maasai Community
Authors: García Fernández Laia Gemma
Published: February 2023

Is it possible to analyze building materials’ culturally specific meanings? How can understanding such meanings be useful in the integration of sustainable building practices in local communities? Our research explores this question with the objective of informing future pathways in the transition to a carbon-neutral built environment including locally sourced materials. Relying on environmental behavior studies and using Rapoport’s methodology for three-tier categorization of meanings, our study examines sociocultural perceptions and behaviors around the use of building materials. It focuses on the case of a Maasai rural community in northern Tanzania with a view ultimately to shedding light on specific practices and innovations in building materials, such as compressed earth blocks, whose use should be considered by architects and designers in preference to counterproductive or non-contextual techniques.
Similarities and Divergences in Attitudes Toward Georgian Irish Heritage
Authors: Belgacem Samir
Published: February 2023

This paper makes a comparative analysis of the treatment of Georgian heritage in Northern Ireland (NI) and the Republic of Ireland (Éire). It assesses this treatment through a review of listing practices, lost houses, and the parallel evolution of planning policies along with the historical reasons for this, analyzing the nature of the drivers of and limits to the conservation of the Georgian buildings of Ireland. NI and Éire share most of the factors that led in the early twentieth century to significant heritage loss, and later to the creation of effective and inclusive conservation legislation. Our study shows that the political mindset in Éire is what has most discouraged listing and conservation, along with a lack of key legislation as passed in Great Britain but not in Ireland prior to partition, due to the political context.
Donald Gray: The Architecture of Ecology, Civility and Beauty
Authors: Lykoudis Michael
Published: February 2023

Javier Cenicacelaya, Alejandro García HermidaDonald Gray: The Most Beautiful Designs of Traditional Neighborhoods in AndaluciaORO Editions, 2022
Pretentious Starchitecture: Modernism and its Conceits
Authors: Albo Frank
Published: February 2023

James Stevens CurlMaking Dystopia: The Strange Rise and Survival of Architectural Barbarism Oxford University Press, 2018
ՔԱՂԱՔԱՎԱՐՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՀԱՍԿԱՑՈՒԹՅՈՒՆԸ ՄԻՋՄՇԱԿՈՒԹԱՅԻՆ ՀԱՂՈՐԴԱԿՑՈՒԹՅԱՆ ՀԱՄԱՏԵՔՍՏՈՒՄ / THE NOTION OF POLITENESS IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION
Authors: RAFAYELOVA KRISTINE
Published: February 2023

The culture of communication in social life is determined by the linguistic and cultural traditions, the peculiarities of the value system of a nation. The present paper focuses on the study of the accepted norms and rulesof politeness in the Arab-Islamic society, which are greatly influenced by religion. The norms reflected in centuries-long experience and philosophy of the Arab people are expressed through a number of lexical, grammatical and syntactic means.
A STUDY OF RESIDENTS PERCEPTION TOWARDS MAIN WATER SOURCES ALONG THE VOLTA RIVER- THE CASE OF SOUTH TONGU DISTRICT
Authors: Dr. Ebenezer Nikoi  , Victor Alorbu
Published: February 2023

The present study is an investigation of use of water, water sources, and relationship with location of residents in the South Tongu district, Ghana. The study used quantitative approach and used survey method for data collection. Based on the sampling approach administered in the three communities along the Volta River namely Fievie, Sogakofe and Tordzikpota, The study generated a usable sample of 160 respondents. The reliability of the measure was tested with internal method of Cronbach alpha and we found satisfactory result. the result shows that along the three communities, river water was used as the main source. The key reasons for using the water source included river being the only source and its proximity to the residence. In terms of perception regarding quality of water, the respondents show that the communities we surveyed mostly considered water clean based on its physical appearance and taste. Overall, result shows that in the communities we surveyed, there is a lack of awareness and knowledge regarding the quality of water and its improvement methods thus exposing the community to the water borne diseases.

Keywords: Water, Diseases, Clean, Volta River, Community, Ghana.
IMPLEMENTASI APLIKASI E-LEARNING MADRASAH DALAM MENINGKATKAN EFEKTIVITAS DAN HASIL BELAJAR PADA MASA PANDEMI COVID 19 DI MTsN 20 JAKARTA TIMUR
Authors: SUTARYONO MOHAMMAD
Published: February 2023

The purpose of this writing is to describe how the implementation of the madrasah e-learning application in increasing the effectiveness and learning outcomes at MTsN 20 East Jakarta during the covid 19 pandemic. Data obtained from the results of CBT (PH), PAS and PAT. The results of the analysis were obtained by using the madrasah e-learning application, the quality of students' academic PJJ absorption during PH (CBT), PAS and PAT, the percentage of students participating in Distance Learning was quite optimal, as well as the scores obtained quite satisfactory above KKM 75. In terms of the effectiveness aspect, distance learning using the madrasah e-learning application in terms of the quantity of students participating in CBT (PH) through e-learning reaches 96 - 99% with an average of 84.14, students participating in PAT reach 100%. with an average score of 76, while when students take PAS they reach 96 – 100% with an average score of 80. The conclusion from this writing is that the use of the madrasah e-learning application is considered quite successful in increasing the effectiveness and learning outcomes of students in participating in Distance Learning during the Covid 19 pandemic.
ABSTRAKTujuan penulisan ini adalah untuk mendeskripsikan bagaimana implementasi aplikasi e-learning madrasah dalam meningkatkan efektivitas dan hasil belajar di MTsN 20 Jakarta Timur pada masa pandemi covid 19. Data yang diperoleh dari hasil CBT (PH), PAS dan PAT. Hasil analisis didapat dengan menggunakan apliksi e-learning madrasah, kualitas daya serap PJJ akademik siswa pada saat PH (CBT), PAS dan PAT, persentase jumlah siswa yang mengikuti Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh cukup optimal, demikian juga nilai yang diperoleh cukup memuaskan diatas KKM 75. Ditinjau dari aspek efektifitas pengaruhnya, Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh dengan menggunakan aplikasi e-learning madrasah secara kuantitas peserta didik yang mengikuti CBT (PH) melalui e-learning mencapai 96 - 99 % dengan rata-rata 84,14, siswa yang mengikuti PAT mencapai 100% dengan rata-rata nilai 76, sedangkan saat siswa mengikuti PAS mencapai 96 – 100% dengan rata-rata nilai 80. Simpulan dari penulisan ini adalah penggunaan aplikasi e-learning madrasah dinilai cukup berhasil dalam meningkatkan efektivitas dan hasil belajar siswa dalam mengikuti Pembelajaran Jarak Jauh di masa pandemi Covid 19.
The Latitudinal effect on True Height of the Electron Density Profile in the bottom side of the F2 layer of an equatorial region
Authors: Ayokunnu Olalekan David , Ogunsola Oluseyi Enitan , Adeniyi Jacob Olusegun , Animasaun Ismail  Adekunle
Published: February 2023

Abstract. Abstract. The latitudinal effect in the variations observed values profile of Bo, hmF2 and NmF2 for the F2 layer of the equatorial region during the quiet period at low solar activity was studied. Digisonde data for year 2010, a year of low solar activity from three equatorial stations in the African and Southern American sectors namely; Ilorin, Nigeria (8.5° N, 4.5° E, −2.96 dip) Fortaleza, Brazil (3° S, 38° W, −7.03 dip) and Jicamarca, Peru (12° S, 76.8° W, 0.74 dip) were used for the study. During the March equinox; it was observed that the Bo peaks at 1200 hour LT time and the bite-out and the pre-noon peak of NmF2 were also observed at this same time at Ilorin station. A similar feature was also observed at Fortaleza and at Jicamarca the NmF2 peaks at 1000 hour LT and Bo peaks at 1500 hour LT. September equinox shows a general deviation from what was observed during the March equinox, at Ilorin and at Fortaleza Bo peaks at 1100 hour LT and at Jicamarca it was observed at 1500 hour LT. During the June solstice at Ilorin, Bo peaks at 1500 hour LT with the bite-out of the NmF2, and at Fortaleza it was observed at 1200 hour LT with the peak of NmF2 at 1500 hour LT. There was a shift at Jicamarca, in which two peaks were observed at 1100 and 1500 hour LT respectively. December solstice shows distinct double peaks of Bo at Ilorin and Fortaleza and a different feature was observed at Jicamarca. It was observed that the results from Ilorin and Fortaleza are similar and that of Jicamarca are different from those of other two stations. The peculiarity at Jicamarca is attributed to its closeness to the crest of the equatorial anomaly than these other two stations in the geomagnetic latitude as compared the geographic latitude. This is the second time in our studies that two stations from different latitude will be presented is being having similar profile. These variations observed may be due to effect of the latitudinal differences and the features observed find their explanation in the dynamics of the equatorial ionosphere of the stratospheric-ionospheric couplings.
Revitalizing Neighbourhood Through Sustaiable Waterfront Development
Authors: Gupta Tanya
Published: February 2023

Water gives birth to human life and civilization; accordingly, a unique fascination emanates from the riverfront. Many famous cities all over the world are generally located at the junctions of rivers and seas. These last two features allow for convenient transportation and multi-cultural integration, which imparts its unique charm to these cities. The waterfront front development provides a unique opportunity for developing a strong city image along with providing an opportunity to scientifically design systems for recharging ground water from the only large natural resource of the city. An environmentally conscious approach for integration of the river into the urban fabric development has been devised. There has been a appropriate consideration of the natural potential of the land for developing into a biodiversity zone for conserving the natural heritage of the river basin as well as the local and transient requirements of facilities at the city level, like large level city greens of varying nature along with some recreational facilities.
Calculations of Atomic Parameters of Highly Charged Fe Ions for Interpreting Astrophysical Spectra
Authors: Singh Gajendra , Singh A. K. , Kumar Basu , Kumar Anil
Published: February 2023

Study of physical processes in astrophysical and fusion plasmas consists of detail analysis of high resolution atomic spectra obtained from such plasmas. The X-ray spectra from iron K-shell and L-shell ions are particularly important for astrophysics as they are in wavelength range covered by telescopes on board space observatories like Chandra and XMM-Newton. To conduct the astrophysical plasma diagnostic studies of Active galactic nuclei (AGN), solar corona and other similar astronomical entities, a large number of accurate transition data both from theory and experiment are indispensable. Here we have calculated similar atomic data in use for these studies by multi-configuration Dirac-Fock (MCDF) formalism used in Grasp2K code. Calculations consists of ground and few low level excited states in He-like and Li-like Fe ions and some important transitions connecting these levels.
A Study on Automatic Railway Gate Control System
Authors: Shrirao Shubham , Rojatkar Dinesh
Published: February 2023

The Railroad related accidents are more dangerous than other transportation accidents in terms of injured and death rate etc. Therefore more efforts are necessary for improving safety and security. There are many railways crossing which are unmanned due to lack of manpower needed to fulfill the demand signal is sent to the control room and the gate is closed and stays closed until the train crosses the gate and crossing side sensors. Many accidents occur at such crossing since there is careless of the functioning of the railway gate when a train arrive the crossing. The main aim of this paper is to manage the control system of railway gate using microcontroller and various types of sensors. The proposed model has been designed using x-bee sensor and microcontroller to avoid railway accidents occurring a unattended railway gates if implemented detection of train approaching the gate can be sensed by means of two sensors placed on either side of the gate. This work depends on the two sensors placed on either side of the gate. This work utilizes two powerful magnetic sensors is fixed at incoming and similarly the other magnetic sensor is fixed at outgoing side of the train direction. Sensors are fixed on both sides of the gate. We call the sensors along the train direction as foreside sensor and the other as after side sensor. When foreside sensor gets activated the sensed side sensor activated and the signal about the departure is sent to the microcontroller motor turns in opposite direction and gate opens and motor stops automatically.
Li-Fi Technology: A New Revolution in Wireless Technology
Authors: Shende Ajay , Rojatkar Dinesh
Published: February 2023

The communication plays a very important role in our modern life. The peoples always require accurate information at any place with a very high speed internet. The peoples prefer wireless network instead of wired network for fast communication. In last few years researchers have developed some new wireless technology. Li-fi is a new wireless technology which provides better efficiency, bandwidth, availability and security with very high speed connectivity. This paper present LI-FI technology and study with other wireless communication technologies.
Communication Based Train Control System
Authors: Rasekar Shriansh , Rojatkar Dinesh
Published: February 2023

Railway telemetric applications are presently attracting interest and are under intense study. Suitable railway telemetric applications increasingly set to require a subsidiary means to help existent control system make train operation safe and better. Since 2006, train-to-train communication has been studied to respond to such necessity. A main characteristic of train-to-train communication is that operation control to stop possible accidents is conducted among trains without help of a base station. This paper suggests a train-to-train communication in a physical layer depending on multihop and cooperation, taking a high-speed railway propagation channel into credit. The mechanism of this model lie in the idea that a source train use trains on another tracks as relays to transmit signals to destination train on the same track.
A Survey on Transferring Standards of GSM-R in Railway Sector
Authors: Korde Nikhil , Rojatkar Dinesh
Published: February 2023

GSM-Railways (GSM-R), which is evolutionary railway mobile communication technology, are gradually replacing analogue radio systems. Although GSM-R is an impossible achievement in terms of European railway interoperability, from a telecommunication point of view, it is successive technology. This study present the transfer of a telecommunication standard to another railways and it studies whether the adoption of an upgraded version of the GSM standard (GSM‐R) turned out to be an efficient choice. The transfer and deployment of GSM‐R is technically importance to the success of another European railway project. The introduction of the new signaling system rests on achieving interoperability in radio‐communication.The study will focus on the GSM-R part of the ERTMS system and its interworking with ETCS.
Screening Ethiopian Lentil (Lens CulinarisM.) for Salt Tolerance at Germination and Early Seedling Stage
Authors: Tesfaye Azene , Petros Yohannes , Zeleke Habtamu
Published: February 2023

To evaluate genetic variation among Ethiopian lentil, laboratory experiment were conducted to screen 12 accessions of lentil (Lens culinaris M.) for salt tolerance. Seeds of 12 Lentil accessions were grown at laboratory (Petri dish) condition with different levels of salinity (0, 2, 4, and 8 dSm-1NaCl) for 4 weeks. The experimental design was completely randomized design (CRD) in factorial combination with three replications. Data analysis was carried out using SAS software. Average germination time, germination percentage, seedling shoot and root traits, seedling shoot and root weight were evaluated. The two way ANOVA for varieties revealed statistically significant variation among lentil accession, NaCl level and their interactions (p0.001) with respect to the entire parameters. It was found that salt stress significantly delays germination rate and decreases germination percentage, shoot and root length, seedling shoot and root weight of lentil accessions. The degree of decrement varied with accessions and salinity levels. Accessions Lent 12, Lent 1 and Lent 2 were better salt tolerant than the other accessions. As the result, it is recommended to be used as a genetic resource for the development of lentil accession and other very salt sensitive crop with improved germination under salt stress condition.
Fault Analysis on Three Phase Transmission Lines and its Detection
Authors: Sharma Akshit , Nirwan Ankit , Shekhawat Ajay Singh
Published: February 2023

The Electric Power System is divided into many different sections. One of which is the transmission system, where power is transmitted from generating stations and substations via transmission lines into consumers. Both methods could encounter various types of malfunctions is usually referred to as a “Fault”. Fault is simply defined as a number of undesirable but unavoidable incidents can temporarily disturb the stable condition of the power system that occurs when the insulation of the system fails at any point. Moreover, if a conducting object comes in contact with a bare power conductor, a short circuit, or fault, is said to have occurred. The causes of faults are many, they include lighting, wind damage, trees falling across transmission lines, vehicles or aircraft colliding with the transmission towers or poles, birds shorting lines or vandalism. In this study, the causes and effects of faults in the overhead transmission lines were the focus of the research. Some of the many causes of faults and some detection methods will be discussed. These faults lead to substantial damage to the power system equipment. In India it is common, the faults might be LG (Line to Ground), LL (Line to Line), 3L (Three lines) in the supply systems and these faults in three phase supply system can affect the power system.
Cause of Encephalopathy Short Febrile Illness in Patients: A Case Study of Tertiary Care Hospital in Kumaon Region of Uttarakhand
Authors: Kumar Jainendra , Chaurasia Basant
Published: February 2023

A dominance of males was seen in our study. Maximum numbers of patients were seen in age group of 20-40 years. No correlation between the age and etiology could be established. No significant difference in clinical features on the basis of the geographical distribution of patients could be established in our study. All the patients in our study were having infective/inflammatory pathology of central nervous system. In our study the incidence of mosquito borne diseases (mosquito borne encephalitis and cerebral malaria) was significant. This finding was in contrast to the popular belief that there are fewer incidences of mosquito borne diseases is low in hilly areas. Few studies from Nepal and other hilly areas also had similar finding. Total viral serology was not established in all the viral encephalitis cases. Similar findings were seen from studies in developed countries.
Integrated Kano Model and QFD in Designing Passenger Car
Authors: Shukla Mahesh Kumar , M. S. Ranganath , Chauhan B. S.
Published: February 2023

Now a days cars are necessity of everybody's life and are not luxury. The growing economy of the country has increased tremendous demand of vehicles particularly passenger car. The competition in car market has been rockted up resulting customer satisfaction become a key factor for business success.QFD starts with customer need in order to achieve their optimum satisfaction. QFD is co-relating data about customer's attribute and technical attribute. The integration of Kano Model supports QFD towards innovation and improvement of the product. It helps to adopt changes in view to achieve satisfaction and delight the customer. The Kano Model also helps to understand the types of the customer expectations and satisfaction.
Comparison of Wear Properties of AISI D3 and O1 Steel with the Same Hardness
Authors: Singh Harvinder , Singh Ramandeep , Goyal Mithun
Published: February 2023

Die wear is an undesired and unpredictable failure and downtime reason in metal forming operations. It directly affects the part formability and surface quality, and causes production loss, cost increase and delays. In sheet metal stamping, the wear of deforming dies continues to be a great concern to the automotive industry as a result of increasing die maintenance cost and scrap rate. The demand to reduce the use of lubricants and increase tool life in sheet metal stamping has resulted in increased research on the suitable combination of die materials. During production, the higher forming forces, higher wear; galling and premature die surface failures, and eventually insufficient product quality, interrupted production, and unexpected cost increases. Hence, in order to prolong the die-life, reduce down-time, and increase production rate and profitability; manufacturers are looking into alternative die materials, coatings, lubricants and their compatible combinations that would increase the die-life/ performance at reasonable cost levels. There are so many options and combinations of die materials and coatings that it is rather time-consuming to select a proper, if not optimal, pair of die material and coating for a given application. The various types of tool or die steels are there which are used in industries like sheet metal industry and press working. The wear of tools or dies is a common problem in these industries. Hence the present study aims to investigate the wear performance of AISI D3 die steel against mild steel under dry sliding conditions. Sliding parameters such as sliding speed, sliding time and normal load are taken.
Study of Fuel Oil Handling System in Thermal Power Plants
Authors: Kumar Rajesh , Kumar Roshan , Kumar P. V. Ram , Mishra R. S.
Published: February 2023

Study of fuel oil handling system (FOHS) in thermal power plants is intended towards achieving the goal of designing fuel oil handling system in thermal power plants. Designing and process parameters have been proposed in this study analysis. The overall system consists of three stages i.e. Fuel oil unloading, storage and forwarding. Three stages required heat tracing to make the heavy density fuel oil properties suitable to flow through pipes for process requirement in thermal power plants with the help of pumping media. Theoretically, it was found that the proposed Design of fuel oil handling system using electrical heat tracing shows better result as compared to steam heat tracing. The study was done to make existing system of FOHS more refined which is maintenance free and more reliable.
Performance Analysis of PV Cell under Uniform and Non-Uniform Illumination
Authors: Khurana Aman , Kumar P. V. Ram , Mishra R. S.
Published: February 2023

The electrical behavior i.e. short circuit current and open circuit voltage is observed. The effects of different temperature and insolation on I-V and P-V curve are studied considering uniform illumination. The study shows that short circuit current and open circuit voltage increases with increase in the insulation. By multiplying these two powers curve is drawn. As the cell’s working temperature increases short circuit current increases and open circuit voltage decreases and accordingly the power is obtained.
Then the effect of non-uniform illumination on PV cell with variable shape factor is studied and temperature variation with non-uniformity is observed. By approaching uniform illumination on PV cell mean temperature decreases and accordingly the current output with the variation of shape factor is studied.
Issues and Challenges of Demonetization on Digital Banking
Authors: Anurag Kumar
Published: February 2023

By Demonetization, in order to reduce the use of black money, the Govt. of India wants that the citizen of India to do the payments, digitally as much as possible. Now, Digital Banking means that the financial transactions made without the use of paper documents like cheques. It include use of debit card ,credit card, e-wallet like Paytm, Airtel Money, Freecharge, Vodafone m-pesa, etc. Now, Digital payments have several merits and demerits also. So, some methods can be highly adopted while others are relatively less. This research aimed to identify the digital problems and offer some solutions about how to fix and improve them possibly.
Development of A 0.75 kVA Modified Sine Wave Inverter For A Viewing Centre in Nigeria
Authors: Akanni S. A. , Adeoye O. S.
Published: February 2023

This paper is focused on the development of a modified sine wave 0.75 kVA inverter for the viewing center in Iloro community, Ondo State. The community was chosen due to the fact that it is not connected to the national grid. The stages of power inverter were thoroughly discussed through design calculations. The load calculation method was used to determine the rating of the inverter. The design calculations of each stage of the inverter were properly presented and the no load test as well as the on load test of the device was performed. The Bill of Engineering Measurements and Evaluation for the developed inverter was estimated as N17, 000 ($44.74). Recommendation was made that such a paper should be pragmatically used by the government to better the lot of the masses with the view of providing alternative power supply.
Design and Fabrication of Bamboo Bicycle
Authors: Jain Anuj Kumar , Hakkak Feras , Gupta Mudit , Jain Siddharth
Published: February 2023

Bicycles provide a convenient means for curbing the growing challenge of traffic congestion and pollution in cities. Steel bicycles are available in India in millions. However, as production of steel is a polluting process, replacing it with greener version has occupied the minds of researchers all over the world. In this respect, bamboo seems to be a viable substitute to steel in making of bicycle frames. Bamboo frame bicycles are lighter than steel frame bicycle, have aesthetic looks, are more environment-friendly, and can potentially be cheaper than steel frame bicycles. This paper reports our attempt to design and fabricate a bamboo bicycle. Special jointing technique was developed to attach the bamboo poles. Tests showed that the bicycle actually could withstand various rides in smooth and bumby roads.
Study of Applications of Jansen’s Mechanism in Robot
Authors: Sengupta Somak , Bhatia Pramod
Published: February 2023

The natural and the manmade terrains on planet Earth vary from place to place. The availability of affordable and safe modes of transportation on the different types of terrain is currently costly and limited. This problem is mainly due to the limitations of wheels which fail to deliver on rough, uneven and slippery surfaces. To solve this problem the new mechanisms of locomotion are still being researched even in the 21st century. One of the most successful mechanisms is Jansen’s mechanism which is the sole work of Dutch scientist Theo Jansen. The working of this mechanism is very similar to that of the legs of crabs. The main aim of this paper is to review the literature concerning the various applications of this mechanism in a developed or developing stage after it was invented in 1990. It is expected that this review would help researchers, engineers and artists to innovate even better mechanisms, make modifications to the existing mechanism or find new applications based on the existing mechanism.
Formulation of Finger Millet Cookies and Studies on Nutritional and Sensory Attributes
Authors: Bhoite A. A. , Dere A. S. , Dhangare U. G.
Published: February 2023

The study was designed to carried out to formulate calcium and iron enriched cookies .The objective of this research was to prepare the nutritionally enriched cookies developed by incorporating ragi.Chemical composition of finger millet revealed that total carbohydrate content of finger millet has been reported to be 73.3mg/100 gm of product. Finger millet has nearly 6.2mg/100 gm of protein. Total ash content is higher in finger millet than in commonly consumed cereal grains. The ash content has been found to be nearly 1.5mg/100 gm in finger millet. Calcium content of ragi was found to be 320 mg/100g, Finger millet is the richest source of calcium and iron. Iron content was 3.8+0.1mg/100 gm of ragi.Calcium deficiency leading to bone and teeth disorder, iron deficiency leading to anemia can be overcome by introducing finger millet in our daily diet.The recipe for iron enriched cookies was standardized on the basis of sensory evaluation study .It was observed that cookies prepared with 30% of ragi was highly acceptable. The iron and calcium content was found to be 9.5+ 0.1and152 + 0.1mg/100 gm of product. The use of 30% of ragi in the preparation of cookies is useful strategy to optimize the consumption of food rich in functional ingredients.
Tidal Energy: An Overview of Indian Scenario
Authors: Uppal Anubhav
Published: February 2023

Tidal Energy is one of the future energy generation sources for India as it could result in economic green progress of the country with minimal carbon emission. The Tidal energy technology is at nascent stage if current status of renewable energy generation in India is taken into account. In case of India, there is tremendous scope for the tidal energy as India has a very vast coastline and numerous islands in Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. Also few tidal energy power generation techniques have been discussed in brief. This paper presents a basic review of the current scenario of tidal energy technology and discusses its barriers and way forward for tidal energy development in India.
Providing Insights into the Importance of Deep Learning for Dream Interpretation
Authors: Bhatia Suman , Bhatia Pramod
Published: February 2023

The importance of deep learning has been emphasized for dream interpretation. A framework based on deep learning is provided which can be utilized by dream analysts for interpretation of dreams in consultation with the dreamer. The novelty and utility of this framework is also proved by providing supporting facts. The framework is limited by its capability to provide the details of the events of dream that have not occurred. Also the concerns related to the usage of computational model for implementation of framework have been highlighted.
A study on Sewage Treatment and Disposal in Delhi
Authors: Gupta Shreya , Singh S. K. , Gandhi Vishal
Published: February 2023

Delhi, which is the capital of India and also the fastest growing metropolitan city, does not have adequate sewage treatment and disposal infrastructure. In most of the cases wastewater is let out untreated and it either seeps into the ground as a potential pollutant of groundwater or is discharged into the natural drainage system causing pollution in downstream areas. Wastewater needs to be conveyed to sewage treatment plants for treatment and treated sewage must meet the aesthetic standards of ambient environment for receiving water bodies. This paper gives an overview on sewage treatment plants (STPs) in Delhi, focusing majorly on the Okhla wastewater plants. The total treatment capacity of STPs in Delhi, was mapped against the total sewage generation and hence the gap between the two was found. This information will be very useful for further allocation of STPs and also for safeguarding the health of people and Environment
Geothermal Energy Resource of North-western Himalayas
Authors: Rawat Piyush , Kesari J. P.
Published: February 2023

Geothermal energy came into the picture after the oil crisis in the 1970s, with proper research and exploration took place in 1973. India's geothermal potential is entirely undeveloped with a power potential of 10,600 MWe. The capital cost of generating energy from geothermal sources in India is estimated to be US$1.6–2.0 million per MW, but the operating cost is minimal. This paper discusses geothermal heat source of different provinces of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh, with its direct use for production of electricity.
Effect on The Performance Parameters of Furnace and Microwave Compressive Molded PVA with Epoxy Reinforced by Coir Fiber
Authors: Gautam nish , Ojha Radhe Shyam
Published: February 2023

This paper aims to determine the effect on performance parameter of furnace and microwave compressive molded polymer composite consisting polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and epoxy matrix reinforced by coconut fiber. The influences of heat on the mechanical properties of the composites were analyzed. The volumetric amounts of fiber and the matrix were kept same for all the samples that are arranged in randomly oriented discontinues form however there is difference in temperature and heating device. The muffle furnace has external heating whereas microwave gives internal heating via radiation. Tensile test, hardness test, charpy impact test and bi-degradability test were carried out to evaluate the characteristics of the material. It was observed that the PVA and Epoxy was blended together and the heat provided eliminated the air voids in the composite, had good dispersion of fiber and interfacial adhesion between them. It showed slight variation on the mechanical characteristics and led to the conclusion that the material is most useful when strength to weight ratio is needed.