Adoption and economics of silver barb (Puntius gonionotus) culture in seasonal waters in Bangladesh

This report is the outcome of a research undertaken during the implementation of Agricultural Research Project II (Supplement) by ICLARM-Bangladesh in collaboration with several agencies, to evaluate the socioeconomic viability and the farmers' assessment of culturing silver barb using ICLARM technology in different agroclimatic zones.Fish culture, Technology assessment, Aquaculture economics, Bangladesh, Puntius gonionotus

A COMPARATIVE CLINICAL STUDY IN THE MANAGEMENT OF AMAVATA W.S.R TO RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS THROUGH KSHARA VASTI AND VAITARANA VASTI ALONG WITH SHAMANOUSHADHI

Amavata is a crippling condition where simultaneously aggravated Vata and Ama associated with each other settles in Sandhis and produce Sandhishoola, Sandhishotha, Sparshaasahitwa, which is similar to Rheumatoid Arthritis. The present study has made an attempt to find an effective Ayurvedic treatment modality through Kshara Vasti and Vaitarana Vasti along with Shamanoushadhi. A total of 30 Patients were randomly divided in two groups with 15 patients in each group. In Group A, Kshara Vasti and in Group B, Vaitarana Vasti was given in Yoga Vasti schedule followed by Shamanoushadhi Simhanada Guggulu 500mg twice and Rasna Saptak Kwatha 40ml as Anupana for 45 days in both the groups with 1 month follow-up period. Both Group A and Group B provided highly significant results in all parameters of assessment but Kshara Vasti showed better improvement in the symptoms of the disease Amavata. 63.33% of patients got marked relief, 30% of patients got moderate relief. 56.66% of patients got marked relief in grip strength and 66.66% of the total number of patients got marked relief in tenderness. All the patients of both the groups responded well after Kshara Vasti and Vaitarana Vasti and the result were highly significant. The sustained affect of Vasti was very clearly evident after administration of Vasti along with Shamanoushadhi. Hence the modalities of our treatment can be recommended to all the patients of Amavata

Institutions for adaptation: the capacity and ability of the Dutch institutional framework to adapt to climate change

The climate is not the only aspect in this world that is changing. We notice a number of societal trends – a shift towards individual responsibility to receive rain water on private property and to encourage individuals to seek insurance rather than depend on a safety net to be provided by the government; increasing pressure on rural land use because of urbanisation processes, together with development to combine land use functions; decisions to develop large scale housing projects that do not take into account the potential impact of climate change; and, inter alia, the development of innovative solutions such as floating houses and brackish agriculture. We also notice the development of new organizational arrangements, such as multilevel agreements between policy actors, a more horizontal approach to land use planning, and a shift form national to European nature policies. Obviously, the system we will try to study is a moving target, and the theoretical framework we use will have to be able to deal with thi

Integration of aquaculture into the farming systems of the floodprone ecosystems of Bangladesh: an evaluation of adoption and impact

This report presents the results of studies undertaken for incorporating low-external input aquaculture practices into the farming systems of a complex floodprone ecosystem in Bangladesh and the impacts of integration on income, nutrition and resource use in rural households. The study shows that multi-purpose ponds which were underutilized or unutilized because of risk of flooding could be made productive through proper management and incorporation into the existing farming systems. Farmers with minimal external inputs were able to increase fish production and consumption by 5 to 8 times.Integrated farming, Farming systems, Technology transfer, Fish culture, Impact assessment, Bangladesh,

Behaviour of Thin Aluminium Plates Subjected to Impact by Ogive-nosed Projectiles

A pneumatic gas gun has been used to fire ogive-nosed projectiles on aluminium plates(1mm) at varying impact velocities above the ballistic limit. Impact and residual velocities havebeen measured. Deformation of the target plate was studied. Experimental results formed thebasis of a subsequent finite element analysis of the problem using the ABAQUS 6.3 code. TheJohnson-Cook plastic flow and fracture model available in the code were utilised. Explicit finiteelement analysis has been performed to model the perforation phenomenon. Numerical resultswere significantly improved by reducing the element size up to a certain level beyond which nosignificant variation in the results was observed. Adaptive meshing has been found to be usefulin obtaining the accurate results and avoiding the problem of premature termination of theprogram due to excessive element distortion. Experimental and numerical results are comparedand a good agreement between the two has been found

Institutions for Climate Change : A Method to assess the Inherent Characteristics of Institutions to enable the Adaptive Capacity of Society

This paper addresses the question: How can the inherent characteristics of institutions to stimulate the adaptive capacity of society to climate change from local through to national level be assessed? On the basis of a literature review and several brainstorm sessions, this paper presents six criteria: Variety, learning capacity, space for planned and innovative autonomous action, leadership, availability of resources and fair governance

Radiative Neutralino Decay in Split Supersymmetry

Radiative neutralino decay $\chi^0_2 -> \chi^0_1\gamma$ is studied in a Split Supersymmetric scenario, and compared with mSUGRA and MSSM. This 1-loop process has a transition amplitude which is often quite small, but has the advantage of providing a very clear and distinct signature: electromagnetic radiation plus missing energy. In Split Supersymmetry this radiative decay is in direct competition with the tree-level three-body decay $\chi^0_2 -> \chi^0_1 f\overline f$, and we obtain large values for the branching ratio $B(\chi^0_2 -> \chi^0_1\gamma)$ which can be close to unity in the region $M_2 \sim M_1$. Furthermore, the value for the radiative neutralino decay branching ratio has a strong dependence on the split supersymmetric scale $\widetilde{m}$, which is otherwise very difficult to infer from experimental observables.Comment: 15 pages and 10 figure

Therapeutic Potential of Chocolate Coated Chinese Chestnut (A Nut Cum Fruit)

Castanea mollissima, usually known as Chinese chestnut tree, is a medium-tall tree with glossy, dark green leaves. The tree produces edible and delicious nuts called chestnuts or Chinese chestnuts. Since many years, China has loomed as one of the largest bowls of Chinese chestnut in the world. Although the consumption of chestnut has increased in India too in the states like Uttarakhand which shares border with China. Chestnuts are a rich source of health-promoting nutrients including vitamin A, vitamin E, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, copper, manganese, etc. They got dark browny shells and shiny spiral husk which is to be broken before eating. Castanea mollisima aids in the development of muscle and the prevention of dental issues like pyorrhea. The leafy portions of the nut are used to treat fevers, relieve persistent coughs and respiratory conditions, and protect blood vessels and capillaries from injury and swelling. In order to analyse the nutritional content, organoleptic qualities, and microbiological quality of Chinese chestnut after coating with dark chocolate, this study will examine the therapeutic potential of Chinese chestnut, making it an innovative and great choice to consume for people of all ages