A Theory of Humanity: Part 2—Conditions for True Universalism

The currently used humanity model is chaotic, devoid of logic or coherence. In Part 1 of this two-part paper, we examined human traits of a scientific model in absence of ‘born sinner’ starting point. We demonstrated that the so-called ‘viceroy model’ that is characterized as scientifically sustainable can replace the existing models that are based on fear and scarcity. Part Two of the paper deals with adequate definition of moral campus that conforms to the viceroy model. In this paper, it is shown that the talk of morality or a moral compass is aphenomenal in absence of strict necessary and sufficient conditions. It also follows that natural justice can only be followed after defining the term ‘natural’ with the same scientific rigor as that of the viceroy model. Once these terms are consistently defined, one is well poised to talk about inalienable rights, moral compass, environmental sustainability, and humanity. The immediate consequence of this model is the demonstration that currently used governance models, such as democracy, is inherently implosive and must be replaced with a new model that is in conformance with the scientific definition of ‘natural’. This emerging model is free from inconsistencies and will remain effective as a governance tool that optimizes individual rights and balances with the right of the state as well as a Creator. It is concluded that this model offers the only hope of maximizing individual liberty without compromising universal peace and natural justice. At this point, morality and legality become equivalent to each. The implications of this paper are overwhelming, making all current judicial actions immoral, in essence repudiating the entire Establishment as little more than a mafia entity, bringing back ‘might is right’ mantra, packaged as ‘social progress’. The paper finally shows how a standard that is necessarily and sufficiently universal can become impetus for a true knowledge

Wavelets, its Application and Technique in signal and image processing

Wavelets are functions that satisfy certain mathematical requirement and used in representing data or functions. Wavelets allow complex information such as data compression, signal recognition, signal and image processing, music and computer graphics etc. The wavelet decomposition analysis is used most often in wavelet signal processing. It is used in signal compression as well as in signal identification, although in the latter case, reconstruction of the original is not always required. The decomposition separates a signal into components at various scales corresponding to successive octave frequencies. Each component can be processed individually by a different algorithm. In this work we first try to introduce wavelet and then some of its applications and technique in signal and image processing. Here we also approach a new filtering techniqu

Temporal causality and dynamics of financial development, trade openness, and economic growth in Vector Auto Regression (VAR) for Bangladesh, 1974-2003: Implication for poverty reduction

This paper examines whether financial development and openness to international trade can play any positive role in reducing poverty in Bangladesh through their growth enhancing effect. The paper takes granted that growth reduce poverty and makes econometric test to ascertain whether financial development and trade openness cause growth. Standard Granger-causality test is employed for this purpose. Variables are found first difference stationary without having any co-integrating relationship as reported by Johansen co-integration test. As such Granger-causality test is carried out in first difference VAR. The paper does not find any causal relationship between trade openness and growth, and financial development and growth. This implies that financial development and trade openness do not reduce poverty through their effect on growth. However, bi-directional causal link evidenced between financial development and trade openness indicates that these two can contribute to poverty reduction directly through their mutual effect on each other

The Socio-Economic Impact of the Freshwater Crisis in Mongla, Bangladesh

Bangladesh is the lower country of three important international rivers1, which, along with rainfall and groundwater, are the main sources of freshwater of the people on the coast. However, the effects of climate change, such as salinity, arsenic, drought, and cyclone, have generated a severe water crisis. Moreover, the ineffective management and governance, rather than solving, aggravated it. Based on my fieldwork experience in 2016-17, I aim to investigate the role of each of these sources, as well as the socio-economic problems arising from the failure of the government and other stakeholders involved in water management, in Mongla, Bangladesh, to solve it. The water crisis produces social threats like unemployment, an increase of working hours for women, the lack of marriage, migration, reduced income, high medical costs and drop out of school

Wavelets, its Application and Technique in signal and image processing

Wavelets are functions that satisfy certain mathematical requirement and used in representing data or functions. Wavelets allow complex information such as data compression, signal recognition, signal and image processing, music and computer graphics etc. The wavelet decomposition analysis is used most often in wavelet signal processing. It is used in signal compression as well as in signal identification, although in the latter case, reconstruction of the original is not always required. The decomposition separates a signal into components at various scales corresponding to successive octave frequencies. Each component can be processed individually by a different algorithm. In this work we first try to introduce wavelet and then some of its applications and technique in signal and image processing. Here we also approach a new filtering technique

Genetic diversity analysis of stress tolerant rice (Oryza sativa L.)

Fourteen rice genotypes, composed of six salt tolerant, three submergence tolerant, two drought tolerant genotypes along with three high yielding genotypes, released from Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) were used for genetic diversity analysis using 40 simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers. All of the used SSR markers were found polymorphic among the 14 rice genotypes. The amplicon size ranged from 75 bp (RM436) to 330 bp (RM26360). A total of 168 alleles were detected, the number of alleles per locus ranged from 2 (RM252, S03120) to 6 (RM570, S12055, S11033) with an average of 4.2 alleles per locus. Polymorphic information content (PIC) value varied from 0.21 (RM252) to 0.76 (S07024) with an average of 0.57. From genetic distance co-efficient, the highest and lowest genetic distant varieties were found for BRRI dhan28 vs. BRRI dhan43 (0.82%) and BRRI dhan40 vs. BRRI dhan44 (0.37%) respectively. Unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean (UPGMA)-cluster analysis divided the rice genotypes into four distinct clusters. The information obtained from this study would be useful for planning the breeding program to develop stress tolerant rice variety with high yielding ability and fine grain quality.Key words: Genetic diversity, simple sequence repeats (SSR) markers, stress tolerant, rice

A Communitarian Alternative Solution to the Pension Crisis

This paper evaluates the economic effects of a politically communitarian model of family ties towards the pension crisis in developing countries. The use of a Canadian - an individualist-oriented political economic pension system - is compared to a religiously and culturally communitarian form of family care in Bangladesh, a country slowly feeling the effects of the pension crisis. The analysis concludes, based on theoretical and economic evidence, that it is not in the social or economic interest of Bangladesh or similar countries to use the same policies currently being deployed by Canada and most other OECD countries. This paper is the first of its kind to apply socioeconomic costs and benefits of developed countries’ policies and apply them to the context of a developing country—keeping in mind the cultural aspect and its implications. It aims at bringing back original ethical and moral values with a social orientation that should inspire all stakeholders to ensure family self-regulation that converge toward a solid foundation of communitarian principles

Site Diversity Gain for Earth-to-Satellite Links Using Rain Intensity Measurement

Site diversity technique is effective method to overcome rain attenuation, mostly in the tropics where high precipitation is predominant. The method is analyzed based on measurements in two locations separated by 37.36 Km in Malaysia. From concurrent measured rain intensities of two locations at IIUM and UKM for one year, it was found that only ten concurrent events had occurred containing highest rain intensities of 18 mm/h with outage probability of 0.00154% on two locations out of about 381 events experienced over one year period. These findings will be very useful for Earth-to-satellite link designers to improve reliability by applying site diversity as a rain fade mitigation technique at any frequency