PELAKSANAAN BANTUAN TEKNIS PENATAAN & PEMBUATAN RAK VERTIKAL GARDEN KELOMPOK KERJA LINGKUNGAN RT 06 RW18 KELURAHAN BUNULREJO KECAMATAN BLIMBING KOTA MALANG

Sebagai wilayah yang mandiri dalam mengelola lingkungan, PKK RT 06 RW 18 terletak di jalan Terusan Kayan Kelurahan Bunulrejo Kecamatan Blimbing kotamadya Malang mempunyai Kelompok Kerja Lingkungan dimana bentuk kegiatan yg sudah dilakukan adalah Green House: Media Budidaya Tanaman untuk Urban Farming sebagai upaya ketahanan Pangan Masyarakat. Permasalahan yang dihadapi mitra adalah Kebutuhan untuk sayur mayur sebagai pelengkap makan warga untuk menerapkan hidup sehat ,Kurangnya kegiatan warga terutama ibu-ibu PKK untuk menumbuhkembangkan wawasan dan pengalaman ibu-ibu. Kegiatan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat Pelaksanaan Rak Vertical Garden RT 06 RW18 Kelurahan Bunulrejo Kecamatan Blimbing Kota Malang, berupa Pembuatan dan Pemasangan rak tanaman RT 06 RW 18 sebagai tahap awal kerjasama PKM Polinema dengan RW 18 Kel. Bunulrejo Kec. Blimbing Kota Malang

Rhizosphere dynamics of inoculated cyanobacteria and their growth-promoting role in rice crop

Nitrogen fixing cyanobacteria are the predominant flora in waterlogged paddy fields which contribute significantly towards nitrogen budgeting in these ecosystems. Their establishment and role in plant growth promotion and soil microbial activity is poorly known. Under greenhouse conditions, pots were inoculated with one of a set of twenty cyanobacterial strains isolated from the rhizosphere of diverse rice and wheat varieties. Several strains established in the soil and persisted up to the harvest stage in soil and roots, significantly enhancing soil microbial biomass carbon, available nitrogen, and related soil microbiological parameters, and increased grain yields and grain weight. This can help in selecting promising strains for developing carrier-based inoculants to promote the growth of crop and soil microflora, leading to enhanced soil fertility and crop yields

Screening for microbial load and antibiotic resistance pattern in Escherichia coli isolated from paper currency circulating in Kushtia, Bangladesh

Background: Paper currency is used for every type of commerce and plays an important role in the life of human beings. They are exchanged and come into contact with different environments and many different individuals during their circulation. Therefore, they can become contaminated with microorganisms and transfer bacteria across environments. The present study was aimed for quantitative assessment of microorganisms in circulated paper currency from Kushtia, Bangladesh and antibiotic resistant profiles of isolated Escherichia coli.Methods: A total of 10 paper currency samples currently in circulation involving three denominations (5, 10 and 500) were randomly collected from individuals involved in various occupations including street beggar, local hotel, bus conductor, poultry seller, vegetable seller, fish seller, commercial bank, ATM booth, tea seller, grocery store in Kushtia city, Bangladesh. Selective culture and biochemical tests were performed for the isolation and identification of microbial pathogens. Antibiotic resistance profiles were evaluated for isolated Escherichia coli using Kirby-Bauer method according to CLSI guidelines.Results: Aerobic mesophilic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae and Pseudomonas spp. were the highest in paper currency from local hotel and ATM booth. Enterobacteriaceae (including coliforms) were predominantly present in paper currencies collected from local hotel, grocery, fish seller and beggar while Pseudomonas spp. were found in currency notes obtained from ATM booth, poultry farm, vegetable seller and local hotel. Antibiotic resistant profiles of E. coli isolated from local hotel currency showed that 50% of E. coli isolates were multidrug resistant. The highest resistant profile was observed against penicillin (95%) followed by polypeptide (75%), cephalosporin (50%), quinolone (30%) and sulfonamide (5%) groups of antibiotics.Conclusions: Multiple antibiotic resistant pathogenic bacteria are prevalent in paper currency regardless of their sources. Paper currency could contribute in transmission of infectious disease as well as in antibiotic resistance, therefore, should be handled carefully

Multilinear Wavelets: A Statistical Shape Space for Human Faces

We present a statistical model for $3$D human faces in varying expression, which decomposes the surface of the face using a wavelet transform, and learns many localized, decorrelated multilinear models on the resulting coefficients. Using this model we are able to reconstruct faces from noisy and occluded $3$D face scans, and facial motion sequences. Accurate reconstruction of face shape is important for applications such as tele-presence and gaming. The localized and multi-scale nature of our model allows for recovery of fine-scale detail while retaining robustness to severe noise and occlusion, and is computationally efficient and scalable. We validate these properties experimentally on challenging data in the form of static scans and motion sequences. We show that in comparison to a global multilinear model, our model better preserves fine detail and is computationally faster, while in comparison to a localized PCA model, our model better handles variation in expression, is faster, and allows us to fix identity parameters for a given subject.Comment: 10 pages, 7 figures; accepted to ECCV 201

Passive maternal antibody transfer to eggs and larvae of tiger grouper (Epinephelus fuscoguttatus)

The immune response of Tiger grouper (E. fuscoguttatus) broodstocks and its passive transfer of maternal antibodies to eggs and larvae were evaluated following vaccination with an inactivated V.harveyi. Tiger grouper broodstock (mean BW 8.66 ± 0.09 kg, n=19) were vaccinated intraperitoneally (IP) and followed by a booster two weeks post vaccination, while Controlled Non-vaccinated (CG) broodstock were IP injected with PBS. The serum antibody level against V.harveyi was monitored for two weeks on post-vaccination and monthly up to 5 months post-vaccination. This study showed that the Vaccinated Group (VG) broodstock induced significantly (P<0.05) higher in specific IgM antibody level against V.harveyi as compared to the CG, which in turn induced a marked increased (P<0.05) in specific IgM in eggs and larvae produced from VG broodstock at 14 weeks post vaccination. The findings from this study suggested that inactivated V.harveyi vaccines were able to stimulate the immune response in broodstock and passively transferred the maternal antibody to their eggs and larvae

Masalah Anemi Gizi Pada Wanita Hamil Dalam Hubungannya Dengan Pola Konsumsi Makanan

Penyelidikan pendahuluan yang dilakukan Martoatmodjo dan kawan-kawan di desa Bendungan menunjukkan adanya prevalensi anemi gizi yang tinggi pada wanita hamil. Penyelidikan tersebut dilanjutkan pada tahun 1970-71 di Kabupaten Bogor, meliputi 217 wanita hamil triwulan II dan III dan 78 wanita tak hamil sebagai kelompok kontrol. Pada tahun 1971-73 dilakukan penyelidikan pada 266 wanita hamil triwulan III dan kelompok kontrol (129 suami mereka dan 109 wanita tak hamil) dengan pola konsumsi makanan berlainan berdasarkan makanan pokok utama yaitu beras di Kabupaten Indramayu &amp; Purwakarta, gaplek &amp; beras di Kabupaten Gunung Kidul, beras &amp; ubi jalar serta jagung &amp; singkong di Bali. Prevalensi anemia gizi besi pada wanita hamil yang tertinggi ditemukan di daerah makanan pokok beras (77% menurut kadar Hb dan 83% menurut jenuh transferin); nomor dua tertinggi dijumpai di daerah makanan poko beras &amp; ubi jalar (56% menurut kadar Hb dan 70% menurut jenuh transferin). Di dua daerah tersebut persentase parasit usus didapatkan tinggi. Masalah anemi gizi besi pada wanita hamil yang terendah ditemukan di daerah dengan makanan pokok utama gaplek &amp; beras (Gunung Kidul 46% menurut kadar Hb dan 58% menurut jenuh transferin) dengan konsumsi bahan makanan beraneka ragam dan juga ditemukan persentase parasit usus terendah dari semua daerah yang diselidiki

Developing linkages for agricultural technology transfer: A case study of research institution and voluntary organization partnership

A paradigm shift to the private and voluntary organizations led extension is being witnessed as the public agricultural extension system has been adversely affected by various constraints. ICAR-Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) a premier agricultural research institution took lead to develop linkages with voluntary organizations (VOs) of repute for speedy transfer of agricultural technologies to the ultimate users. The present study was conducted on randomly selected 120 farmers of Patiala district to analyze the effectiveness of IARI linkage with VO namely Young Farmers' Association (YFA) of Punjab state. The advisory services through IARI-YFA linkage, higher yield of IARI released varieties, social participation of farmers and their education were the major determinants for the adoption of IARI varieties. In case of both rice and wheat, IARI varieties were sown in more than 60% area of the total land holdings of the farmers. Although, the linkage was perceived highly effective in terms of the delivery of farm technologies, advisory services, farm literature supplied, farmers' fair, front line demonstrations, impact on yield and income of farmers and satisfaction of farmers but non-availability of seeds in desired quantity, higher seed cost and less land for seed multiplication were major inhibiting factors. The functional efficacy of linkage may be enhanced through close collaboration of state level government and private agencies for broad based, inclusive and sustainable agricultural development

Temperature dependent study of thermophysical and optical properties of binary mixtures of imidazolium based ionic liquids

The experimental values of densities (r) and speeds of sound (u) of the binary mixtures of ionic liquid 1-butyl-3-methylimidazolium tetrafluoroborate [Bmim][BF4] with α,ω-propanediols have been used to calculate the internal pressure (), free volume (Vf), excess internal pressure (), excess free volume (), excess free energy (), excess enthalpy () and excess entropy () covering the entire composition range expressed by mole fractions of ionic liquid at temperatures (298.15, 303.15, 308.15, 313,15, 318.15 and 323.15 K). The refractive indices (nD) of these mixtures have been measured at above-mentioned temperatures and the deviations in refractive index () have been calculated. The results have been interpreted in terms of intermolecular interactions between the component molecules in the mixture. The variations of these excess properties with composition indicate that the interactions between [Bmim][BF4] and α,ω-propanediols in these mixtures follows the order: 1,2-propanediol &gt; 1,3-propanediol