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Comparative study of different exponential smoothing models in simulation of meteorological drought : A study on Purulia district, West Bengal, India
Authors: Raha Shrinwantu , Gayen Shasanka Kumar 
Published: June 2021

Drought is a burning issue in India and hence needs serious attention of researchers to develop rigorous plan and management. Areas that belong to various plateaus, e.g., Chottanagpur plateau, Deccan plateau, etc., are mostly affected by drought in India. In the past decade, Purulia District of West Bengal, which belongs to northeast part of Chottanagpur plateau, faced severe drought several times. But the assessment of drought in this area was far from a decesive proclamation till date. In this research, an attempt was made to compare the Holt-Winter additive and Holt-Winter multiplicative model in simulation (at 1 month lead time) of meteorological drought (using Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) of Purulia District, West Bengal, India. The additive model showed better performance than the multiplicative model with minimized Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) and higher correlation coefficient value (R2). The spatial assessment drought at pre-monsoon, monsoon and post-monsoon phase indicated that severe drought had occurred in post monsoon and premonsoon phase at the eastern portions of the study area.
A Geo-spatial approach for quantifying rooftop photovoltaic energy potential in Karnal smart city, Haryana - A case study
Authors: Meenakshi  , K. E. Mothi Kumar , Kumari Nisha 
Published: June 2021

Solar energy is one of the best sustainable forms of renewable energy. India has a cumulative installed capacity of 9.23 GW of grid-connected solar power and set an ambitious target of attaining 100 GW of solar capacity by 2022, including 40 GW of grid-connected rooftop solar installations well. The present study demonstrates the Geospatial technology to estimate the potential of solar photovoltaic on the rooftops of Karnal city. The satellite data of Sentinel -2 and World View-II data was interpreted so as to extract the building footprints. Digital Elevation Model (DEM) data derived from ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Satellite) PALSAR (2019) data was used to calculate the Global Horizontal Irradiance (GHI). It was calculated that the average annual GHI varied between 0.79-5.9 kWh/m2/day. The study revealed maximum GHI (462 kWh/m2) was recorded during the monsoon season. It was estimated that the seasonal energy generation capacity in urban area was minimum (268.4MWh) in the winter season, while the maximum (2632.4MWh) energy generation capacity was observed during the monsoon season. In the case of the industrial area, the minimum seasonal energy generation capacity was found to be 23.9 MWh in winter while the maximum of 234.8 MWh during the monsoon season. If solar panels installed on the proposed rooftops, an estimated energy potential of 5.9 GWh would be generated in the study area.
Effects of foliar application of melatonin on gas exchange and certain biochemical characteristics broccoli cv. Palam Samridhi
Authors: Gul Mansha , Khan F. A. , Wani Shafiq A , Bhat S. A. , Mir S. A. , Malik A. , Kumar Amit , Narayan S. , Moinuddin  , Fayaz Fasil , Lone S. A. 
Published: June 2021

Considering the rich nutritional status and possibility of broccoli in improving the profitable yield, and wide role of Mel in regulating the plant physiological process, an investigation was carried out at the division of Basic Sciences and Humanities during 2017 to investigate the effect of foliar application of Mel on leaf photosynthetic and biochemical attributes broccoli. Thirty days old and uniform seedlings of broccoli cv. Palam Samridhi were transplanted in the field at a spacing of 45 × 45cm. Different concentrations of Mel, viz. 0, 20, 40, 60 and 80 ppm were sprayed on the plant foliage at 15 days after transplanting (DAT) replicating each treatment four times. Leaf gas exchange and biochemical attributes were tested following the standard procedures. The Results showed the lowest stipulated rate of photosynthesis (10.87 µmole.m-2.sec-1), stomatal conductance (301.44 mole H2O.m-2ses-1) and leaf transpiration (1. 14 mole H2O.m-2ses-1) in untreated plants. Different doses of Mel significantly increased the values of these attributes and the highest values of photosynthesis (18.63 µmole.m-2.sec-1), stomatal conductance (324.37 mmole.m-2.ses-1) and leaf transpiration (3.23 mmole.m-2.ses-1) with Mel 60 ppm were recorded. The alterations in different biochemical attributes were also evident due to foliar application of Mel and maximum leaf sugar (77.0 and 85.9µg/g), protein (56.9 and 77.3 µg/g), total phenols (260.1 and 339.9 mg/100g), antioxidants (142.8 and 159.9 mg GAE /100g DW) and MSI (94.89 and 97.43 percent) values with Mel 60ppm at 30 and 60DAT, respectively. Therefore, the present study signifies the useful effects of Mel in regulating the physio-biochemical properties of broccoli.
Probiotics as a boon in Food diligence: Emphasizing the therapeutic roles of Probiotic beverages on consumers' health
Authors: Khan Feroze Mohamed , Morya Sonia , Chattu Vijay Kumar 
Published: June 2021

Probiotics are living microorganisms that improve health when eaten or introduced to the body. They have become an essential aspect of everyone’s life now due to these products growing health benefits. They contain live bacteria that help our gut maintain good gut microflora and keep us healthy. Lactobacillus and Bifidobacterium are the most used probiotic strains. Everyone knows the importance of these products nowadays and has highlighted the parts that a reader must know about these products and how they affect the human body. This review discusses probiotics, dairy-based probiotics, non-dairy based probiotics and their role in therapeutics. This review has also been elaborated on an essential by-product of the dairy industry, i.e., whey, which has many health benefits and highly recommended for people who are in sports and body-building. While analysing the health benefits of probiotic supplements, there is a lot to discuss,i.e. how and where probiotic products work in our body and provide us with different health benefits. The most common way a probiotic performs is by boosting our immune system and fighting diseases. While looking at the market part of probiotic products globally, it is a multibillion-dollar market mostly based in Europe, where people are more health-conscious. The probiotic market has now frowned worldwide and is one of the most profitable markets in the current world.
Persepsi Komunikasi Visual Terhadap Media Promosi BRT (Bus Rapid Transit) Trans Jateng Koridor Purwokerto - Purbalingga
Authors: Romadlon Fauzan , Arifianto Pungky Febi , Nofrizaldi Nofrizaldi 
Published: June 2021

Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) is one of public transportation modes in Purwokerto-Purbalingga that has a visual communication element as form as transit ads for a tourism promotion media. This study aims to analyze public perceptions in terms of the effectiveness of visual communication of the promotional media. This study uses a Likert scale to assess and ANOVA to analyze the results. The results of the study indicate that the perception criteria are based on demographic factors, especially gender and job type. Men and women have different perspectives regarding the visual communication design that is applied in BRT. This study also illustrates that the expected promotion of the community as general is increasingly diverse. Promotion is expected not to be limited to tourism promotion, it is also possible to promote culinary, batik promotion, and invitations to use public transportation to campaign to prevent corrupt behavior.
Keywords: perception; promotion media; visual communication; bus rapid transit; Purwokerto-Purbalingga.
Video interframe forgery detection: Classification, technique & new dataset
Authors: Sharma Himani , Kanwal Navdeep 
Published: June 2021

Multimedia communication as well as other related innovations are gaining tremendous growth in the modern technological era. Even though digital content has traditionally proved to be a piece of legitimate evidence. But the latest technologies have lessened this trust, as a variety of video editing tools have been developed to modify the original video. Therefore, in order to resolve this problem, a new technique has been proposed for the detection of duplicate video sequences. The present paper utilizes gray values to extract Hu moment features in the current frame. These features are further used for classification of video as authentic or forged. Afterwards there was also need to validate the proposed technique using training and test dataset. But the scarcity of training and test datasets, however, is indeed one of the key problems to validate the effectiveness of video tampering detection techniques. In this perspective, the Video Forensics Library for Frame Duplication (VLFD) dataset has been introduced for frame duplication detection purposes. The proposed dataset is made of 210 native videos, in Ultra-HD and Full-HD resolution, captured with different cameras. Every video is 6 to 15 seconds in length and runs at 30 frames per second. All the recordings have been acquired in three different scenarios (indoor, outdoor, nature) and in landscape mode(s). VLFD includes both authentic and manipulated video files. This dataset has been created as an initial repository for manipulated video and enhanced with new features and new techniques in future.
Single Axis Tracking PV Panel Using Fuzzy Logic Control
Authors: Sudibyo Pandu , Shalahuddin Yanu , Yahya Mochtar 
Published: June 2021

Abstrak – Panel PV(Photovoltaic) merupakan teknologi yang mengubah energi cahaya matahari menjadi energi listrik. Maka dari itu untuk mendapatkan iradiansi maksinal perlu sistem solar tracker sebagai cara untuk optimalisasi penyerapan cahaya matahari. Pada penelitian ini membahas pembuatan model simulink solar tracker menggunakan kontroler fuzzy logic. Arah sinar matahari disensor mengguanakan 2 buah sensor LDR (Light Dependent Resistor) yang selanjutnya menjadi input logika fuzy. Sistem terdiri atas 4 komponen utama yaitu PV Modul ,Mikrokontroler, motor servo, sensor LDR(Light Dependent Resistor) yang selanjutnya menjadi input logika fuzy. Output logika fuzy berupa nilai yang kemudian diumpan ke servo untuk gerakan panel secara Single Axis. Aplikasi Matlab Simulink sebagai compiler dan pembuat permodelan sistem yang nantinya akan diupload ke mikrokontroler. Arah putaran motor servo ditentukan dengan menggunakan kendali logika fuzzy. Hasil pengujian membuktikan rata-rata tegangan panel PV lebih tinggi daripada panel tanpa kendali, dengan nilai rata-rata sebesar 14,35V.
Neurotropismo de SARS-CoV-2: Possíveis impactos da COVID-19 em portadores de Esclerose Lateral Amiotrófica
Authors: Lima Nayane Soares de , Costa Caroline Christine Pincela da , Reis Angela Adamski da Silva , Santos Rodrigo da Silva 
Published: June 2021

A esclerose lateral amiotrófica é uma doença neuromuscular degenerativa que acomete os neurônios motores superiores e inferiores. O estado de debilitação motora e funcional decorrente da progressão da doença os expõe a um risco possivelmente fatal no caso de infeção pelo SARS-CoV-2, especialmente devido ao severo acometimento pulmonar, característico do avanço da patologia degenerativa em questão. Nesta revisão, elencamos os principais mecanismos associativos entre a doença e a COVID-19, destacando, principalmente, os aspectos virais neuroinvasivos. O estudo trata-se de uma pesquisa qualitativa descritiva, realizada mediante revisão narrativa da literatura. A literatura acerca do novo coronavírus tem demonstrado a capacidade viral de neuroinvasão e neurotrópica do SARS-CoV-2. Atualmente, as evidências comprovam que a infecção não é restrita ao trato respiratório, o qual é o sítio primário da infecção. Com base nos achados, propõe-se a existência de três cenários viáveis no impacto do SARS-CoV-2 e a neuroinvasão: (1) indução, de forma direta, às alterações neurológicas; (2) agravamento de condições neurológicas previamente instaladas; e (3) aumento na susceptibilidade ou da deterioração de danos provocados por outras injúrias, nesse caso, considerando os portadores de ELA. Conclui-se que existe a possibilidade de um período latente do SARS-CoV-2 no SNC. Dessa forma, é crucial a observação de sintomas neurológicos posteriores no individuo, decorrentes da reativação viral, resultando em progressão continua dos processos neuroinflamatórios associados à ELA. As capacidades neuroinvasivas e neurotrópicas do vírus também devem ser observadas em longo prazo para elucidar se as doenças neurodegenerativas, como a ELA conferem vulnerabilidade direta a COVID-19.
Pre-harvest glyphosate desiccation on barley seed quality
Authors: Pagliarini Maximiliano Kawahata , Rebouças Marisa Cáceres , Monaco-Mello Kamila de Almeida , Zomerfeld Patricia dos Santos , Pontim Bruno Cezar Alvaro , Gordin Carla Regina Baptista , Minella Euclydes 
Published: June 2021

The experiment was conducted into two stages, the first being the barley seed production and application of glyphosate and the second the vigour tests in the laboratory. Both stages were performed at the Experimental Farm of Agrarian Sciences at Grand Dourados Federal University (UFGD). In field, four cultivars of barley was sowing being: BRS Cryst, BRS Kallibre, BRS Demeter, BRS Sampa. For desiccation, the glyphosate herbicide (480 g L-1 of active ingredient) was used, applied using a backpack sprayer at dose of 5 L ha-1. The experimental design used was randomized blocks, and each cultivar was divided into five replications, applying the herbicide in four of them leaving one without application for control. The application was made when seeds presented water content close to 50%. At second stage, eight evaluation were made being one at the day of glyphosate application, one, two, three, eight, ten and fourteen days after application and without application in natural physiological maturity. In each evaluation, sowing was performed according to Rules to Seed Analysis. The analyses were: First count, percentage of germination, germination speed index, mean germination time, mean germination speed, accelerated aging and synchronization index. Glyphosate has interfered negatively in the physiological maturation of barley seeds when the herbicide was applied in pre-harvest. The results obtained showed that there was an increase in seeds germination after 14 days of application, however, the means were significantly smaller in relation to seeds harvested at the point of physiological maturation without glyphosate application.
Efeito de sistemas e condições de secagem sobre o consumo específico de energia e os compostos bioativos da taioba (Xanthosoma sagittifolium Schott)
Authors: Jordan Rodrigo Aparecido , Sanjinez-Argandoña Eliana Janet , Ferreira Otávio Maticoli , Quequeto Wellytton Darci , Siqueira Valdiney Cambuy , Mendoza Viviane da Silva , Flozino Grace Kelly Mizuno , Sanches Ítalo Sabião , Sanches Édipo Sabião , Antunes Bruno Machado 
Published: June 2021

No trabalho de pesquisa laboratorial, com secagem de taioba (Xanthosoma sagittifolium Schott) em diferentes temperaturas, em dois sistemas de secagem, secador convencional com aquecimento resistivo (50, 60, 70 e 80 ºC) e um protótipo de controlador higroscópico baseado em tecnologia de bomba de calor (25, 30, 35 e 40 ºC), foram determinados e avaliados a taxa específica de remoção de água (SMER) e a concentração dos compostos bioativos: compostos fenólicos, vitamina C e clorofila total. O secador com bomba de calor proporcionou menor degradação dos compostos bioativos, principalmente, vitamina C. No secador convencional a menor degradação de vitamina C foi de 80,6% a 60 ºC, enquanto na bomba de calor, a maior degradação foi de 70,3% na temperatura de 40 ºC. A SMER aumentou com a elevação da temperatura de secagem. Os valores da SMER variaram entre 3,465 e 8,551 kg de água/kWh para bomba de calor e, entre 6,221 e 16,956 kg de água/kWh para o secador convencional. A SMER da bomba de calor a 40 ºC foi maior que a SMER do secador convencional operando a 50 ºC.
Higher Serum Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Reduced Systemic Inflammation and Mortality During Tuberculosis Treatment Independent of Body Mass Index
Authors: Chidambaram Vignesh , Zhou Lucas , Ruelas Castillo Jennie , Kumar Amudha , Ayeh Samuel K. , Gupte Akshay , Wang Jann-Yuan , Karakousis Petros C. 
Published: June 2021

Background: Lipids play a central role in the pathogenesis of tuberculosis (TB). The effect of serum lipid levels on TB treatment (ATT) outcomes and their association with serum inflammatory markers have not yet been characterized.Methods: Our retrospective cohort study on drug-susceptible TB patients, at the National Taiwan University Hospital, assessed the association of baseline serum lipid levels such as low-density lipoprotein (LDL), high-density lipoprotein (HDL), total cholesterol (TC) and triglycerides (TG) with all-cause and infection-related mortality during first 9 months of ATT and baseline inflammatory markers namely C-reactive protein (CRP), total leukocyte count (WBC), and neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NL ratio).Results: Among 514 patients, 129 (26.6%) died due to any-cause and 72 (14.0%) died of infection. Multivariable Cox-regression showed a lower adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of all-cause mortality in the 3rd tertiles of HDL (aHR 0.17, 95% CI 0.07–0.44) and TC (aHR 0.30, 95% CI 0.14-0.65), and lower infection-related mortality in the 3rd tertile of HDL (aHR 0.30, 95% CI 0.14–0.65) and TC (aHR 0.30, 95% CI 0.14–0.65) compared to the 1st tertile. The 3rd tertiles of LDL and TG showed no association in multivariable analysis. Similarly, 3rd tertiles of HDL and TC had lower levels of baseline inflammatory markers such as CRP, WBC, and NL ratio using linear regression analysis. Body mass index (BMI) did not show evidence of confounding or effect modification.Conclusions: Higher baseline serum cholesterol levels were associated with lower hazards of all-cause and infection-related mortality and lower levels of inflammatory markers in TB patients. BMI did not modify or confound this association.
Serpentinization-Driven H2 Production From Continental Break-Up to Mid-Ocean Ridge Spreading: Unexpected High Rates at the West Iberia Margin
Authors: Albers Elmar , Bach Wolfgang , Pérez-Gussinyé Marta , McCammon Catherine , Frederichs Thomas 
Published: June 2021

Molecular hydrogen (H2) released during serpentinization of mantle rocks is one of the main fuels for chemosynthetic life. Processes of H2 production at slow-spreading mid-ocean ridges (MORs) have received much attention in the past. Less well understood is serpentinization at passive continental margins where different rock types are involved (lherzolite instead of harzburgite/dunite at MORs) and the alteration temperatures tend to be lower (&lt;200°C vs. &gt;200°C). To help closing this knowledge gap we investigated drill core samples from the West Iberia margin. Lherzolitic compositions and spinel geochemistry indicate that the exhumed peridotites resemble sub-continental lithospheric mantle. The rocks are strongly serpentinized, mainly consist of serpentine with little magnetite, and are generally brucite-free. Serpentine can be uncommonly Fe-rich, with XMg = Mg/(Mg + Fe) &lt; 0.8, and shows distinct compositional trends toward a cronstedtite endmember. Bulk rock and silicate fraction Fe(III)/∑Fe ratios are 0.6–0.92 and 0.58–0.8, respectively; our data show that 2/3 of the ferric Fe is accounted for by Fe(III)-serpentine. Mass balance and thermodynamic calculations suggest that the sample’s initial serpentinization produced ∼120 to &gt;300 mmol H2 per kg rock. The cold, late-stage weathering of the serpentinites at the seafloor caused additional H2 formation. These results suggest that the H2 generation potential evolves during the transition from continental break-up to ultraslow and, eventually, slow MOR spreading. Metamorphic phase assemblages systematically vary between these settings, which has consequences for H2 yields during serpentinization. At magma-poor rifted margins and ultraslow-spreading MORs, serpentine hosts most Fe(III). Hydrogen yields of 120 to &gt;300 mmol and 50–150 mmol H2 per kg rock, respectively, may be expected at temperatures of &lt;200°C. At slow-spreading MORs, in contrast, serpentinization may produce 200–350 mmol H2, most of which is related to magnetite formation at &gt;200°C. Since, in comparison to slow-spreading MORs, geothermal gradients at magma-poor margins and ultraslow-spreading MORs are lower, larger volumes of low-temperature serpentinite should form in these settings. Serpentinization of lherzolitic rocks at magma-poor margins should produce particularly high amounts of H2 under conditions within the habitable zone. Magma-poor margins may hence be more relevant environments for hydrogenotrophic microbial life than previously thought.
Long Non-coding RNA SNHG12, a New Therapeutic Target, Regulates miR-199a-5p/Klotho to Promote the Growth and Metastasis of Intrahepatic Cholangiocarcinoma Cells
Authors: Yang Hong-Guo , Wang Tian-peng , Hu Sheng-an , Hu Chao-zhou , Jiang Cheng-hang , He Qiang 
Published: June 2021

Background: Small nucleolar RNA host gene 12 (SNHG12) is a newly identified long non-coding RNA (lncRNA) whose involvements have been explored in several cancers. Our study aimed to explore the functions of SNHG12 on intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) progression and its interaction with miR-199a-5p and Klotho.Methods: RT-PCR was performed to examine the expressions of SNHG12, miR-199a-5p and Klotho in ICC cells. Cell counting kit-8 (CCK-8), colony formation assays and transwell assays were applied to analyze the proliferation, migration and invasion of ICC cells. Luciferase assays, RIP assays and RNA pull-down assays were carried out to demonstrate the direct binding relationships among SNHG12, miR-199a-5p and Klotho. The xenograft nude models were applied to test the effects of SNHG12 on ICC tumor growth.Results: The expression of SNHG12 and Klotho was distinctly increased in ICC cells, while miR-199a-5p expressions were decreased. Functionally, the silence of SNHG12 inhibited the proliferation and metastasis of ICC cells, while miR-199a-5p overexpression exhibited an opposite result. Mechanistically, Knockdown of SNHG12 significantly suppressed the expressions of miR-199a-5p by sponging it, and then increased Klotho expression. The final in vivo experiments suggested that the silence of SNHG12 distinctly inhibited tumor growth.Conclusion: Our findings indicated that SNHG12 inhibited cell proliferation and metastasis process of ICC cells through modulating the miR-199a-5p/Klotho axis and it is expected to become a potential therapeutic target for ICC.