An Efficient Classification of Hyperspectral Remotely Sensed Data Using Support Vector Machine

This work present an efficient hardware architecture of Support Vector Machine (SVM) for the classification of Hyperspectral remotely sensed data using High Level Synthesis (HLS) method. The high classification time and power consumption in traditional classification of remotely sensed data is the main motivation for this work. Therefore presented work helps to classify the remotely sensed data in real-time and to take immediate action during the natural disaster. An embedded based SVM is designed and implemented on Zynq SoC for classification of hyperspectral images. The data set of remotely sensed data are tested on different platforms and the performance is compared with existing works. Novelty in our proposed work is extend the HLS based FPGA implantation to the onboard classification system in remote sensing. The experimental results for selected data set from different class shows that our architecture on Zynq 7000 implementation generates a delay of 11.26 µs and power consumption of 1.7 Watts, which is extremely better as compared to other Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) implementation using Hardware description Language (HDL)  and Central Processing Unit (CPU) implementation

Analisis Dan Perancangan Game E-budi Sebagai Media Pembelajaran Kebudayaan Indonesia Berbasis Android

Indonesia is an archipelago with vast geographical area and a very diverse culture. Cultural diversity can be seen physically that could be seen from a variety of language, traditional clothing, traditional foods, traditional ceremony, art owned by their respective regions. Almost every province in Indonesia has its cultural diversity, respectively. But along with the times,the people get carried away by globalization and customs began to forget the legacy of their ancestors.Along with the development of the mobile game industry at the moment, the game is now not only serve as entertainment games but games can be used to study media interest, one of which is learning about Indonesian culture. In this study developed an game E-Budi (Edukasi Budaya Indonesia) that was developed using the Android platform, where players will be given the questions about the culture of Indonesia, which is a question that will take the form of words, a video piece, piece mp3, so as to provide information about the Indonesian culture very clearly. Hopefully with the presence of this educational game will better understand and appreciate the diversity of cultures that exist in Indonesia

Struggling to a monumental triumph : Re-assessing the final stages of the smallpox eradication program in India, 1960-1980

The global smallpox program is generally presented as the brainchild of a handful of actors from the WHO headquarters in Geneva and at the agency's regional offices. This article attempts to present a more complex description of the drive to eradicate smallpox. Based on the example of India, a major focus of the campaign, it is argued that historians and public health officials should recognize the varying roles played by a much wider range of participants. Highlighting the significance of both Indian and international field officials, the author shows how bureaucrats and politicians at different levels of administration and society managed to strengthen—yet sometimes weaken—important program components. Centrally dictated strategies developed at WHO offices in Geneva and New Delhi, often in association with Indian federal authorities, were reinterpreted by many actors and sometimes changed beyond recognition

Compositional Nutrient Diagnosis (CND) Norms and Indices for Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)

A survey was conducted in potato fields for collection of leaf samples to establish nutrient concentration yield data bank. The data bank was used for developing multivariate compositional nutrient diagnosis (CND) norms for assessing the nutritional status of selected centres of potato growing fields. The mean N, P and K concentrations were 2.09, 0.25 and 4.16 %, respectively. The mean Ca (1.11%) concentration was twice higher compared to Mg (0.63 %) concentration. The mean values of Zn, Cu, Fe, Mn and B were 43.69, 31.24, 986.71, 192.76 and 59.98 ppm, respectively. The CND norms for V N, V P and V K were 3.04, 0.94 and 3.73, respectively. The norm for Ca (V Ca =2.45) and Mg (V Mg =1.78) were much narrower compared to the absolute nutrient concentration. The norm for V Zn , V Cu , V Fe , V Mn and V B were -3.24, -3.60, -0.23, -1.98 and -2.89 respectively. The multivariate CND norms developed for ten nutrients proved to be an important tool for diagnosis of nutrient imbalance in potato. The nutrient indices developed indicated that Zn was the most common yield-limiting nutrient. The CND norms and the indices developed can be used for identifying the hidden hunger of various nutrients in potato for evolving nutrient management strategies

Kajian Perubahan Fisik Spasial Kawasan Urban Fringe di Kecamatan Ampenan Kota Mataram

Penelitian ini bertujuan mengetahui sejauh mana Perubahan fisik yang terjadi akibat adanya perkembangan Kota Mataram dari tahun 2010 sampai tahun 2017 dan mengevaluasi implementasi RTRW Kota Mataram terhadap Perubahan fisik spasial Kawasan Urban Fringe Kota Mataram khususnya di Kecamatan Ampenan. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan deskriptif kualitatif- kuantitatif dengan menggunakan analisis matriks konsistensi dan dikombinasikan dengan analisis spasial untuk membantu dalam analisa pemetaan. Hasil dari kajian luasan Perubahan fisik spasial Kecamatan Ampenan dari tahun 2010 sampai tahun 2017 adalah +80,49 Ha atau 8,59% dari total luas wilayahnya, dimana konversi lahan yang dominan terjadi yaitu berupa lahan pertanian (sawah) berubah fungsi menjadi lahan terbangun perkotaan (permukiman dan terbangun non permukiman). Sedangkan hasil evaluasi konflik ruang antara RTRW dengan Penggunaan Lahan pada tahun 2010 dan 2017, diperloleh bahwa pada tahun 2010 terdapat 47.61 Ha (5.04 %) yang bersifat bertentangan/inkonsisten, 123.38 Ha (13.06 %) yang bersifat nertal, dan 773.93 Ha (81.90 %) yang bersifat sesuai/konsisten. Sedangkan pada tahun 2017 terdapat 75.41 Ha (7.98 %) yang bersifat bertentangan/inkonsisten, 75.70 Ha (8.01 %) yang bersifat netral dan 793.81 Ha (19.88 %) yang bersifat sesuai/konsisten. Sehingga dapat disimpulkan bahwa, secara umum implementasi kegiatan pemanfaatan serta pengendalian ruang di Kecamatan Ampenan masih dikategorikan dalam kondisi aman dan berjalan dengan cukup bai

Medicines adherence: Involving patients in decisions about prescribed medicines and supporting adherence

It is thought that between a third and a half of all medicines1 There are many causes of non-adherence but they fall into two overlapping categories: intentional and unintentional. Unintentional non-adherence occurs when the patient wants to follow the agreed treatment but is prevented from doing so by barriers that are beyond their control. Examples include poor recall or difficulties in understanding the instructions, problems with using the treatment, inability to pay for the treatment, or simply forgetting to take it. prescribed for long-term conditions are not taken as recommended. If the prescription is appropriate, then this may represent a loss to patients, the healthcare system and society. The costs are both personal and economic. Adherence presumes an agreement between prescriber and patient about the prescriber’s recommendations. Adherence to medicines is defined as the extent to which the patient’s action matches the agreed recommendations. Non-adherence may limit the benefits of medicines, resulting in lack of improvement, or deterioration, in health. The economic costs are not limited to wasted medicines but also include the knock-on costs arising from increased demands for healthcare if health deteriorates. Non-adherence should not be seen as the patient’s problem. It represents a fundamental limitation in the delivery of healthcare, often because of a failure to fully agree the prescription in the first place or to identify and provide the support that patients need later on. Addressing non-adherence is not about getting patients to take more medicines per se. Rather, it starts with an exploration of patients’ perspectives of medicines and the reasons why they may not want or are unable to use them. Healthcare professionals have a duty to help patients make informed decisions about treatment and use appropriately prescribed medicines to best effec

Novel bacteriophage therapy for controlling metallo-beta-lactamase producing Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection in Catfish

Background: The bacteriophage therapy is an effective antimicrobial approach with potentially important applications in medicine and biotechnology which can be seen as an additional string in the bow. Emerging drug resistant bacteria in aquaculture industry due to unrestricted use of antibiotics warrants more sustainable and environmental friendly strategies for controlling fish infections. The isolated bacteria from fish lesions was characterised based on isolation on selective and differential medium like Pseudomonas agar, gram staining, biochemical tests and 16SrRNA sequencing. The metallo-beta-lactamase (MBL) producing bacterial isolate was evaluated using Imipenem - Ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (EDTA) disk method. The specific bacteriophage was isolated and concentrated using coal bed developed in our lab at CSIR-NEERI. The isolated and enriched bacteriophage was characterised by nucleotide sequencing and electron microscopy. The phage therapy was applied for treating ulcerative lesion in fish. Results: The pathogenic bacterium responsible for causing ulcerative lesions in catfish species (Clarias gariepinus) was identified as Pseudomonas aeruginosa. One out of twenty P. aeruginosa isolate showing multi drug resistance (MDR) was incidentally found to be MBL producing as determined by Imipenem-EDTA disk method. The phage therapy effectively cured the ulcerative lesions of the infected fish in 8–10 days of treatment, with a sevenfold reduction of the lesion with untreated infection control. Conclusion: Bacteriophage therapy can have potential applications soon as an alternative or as a complement to antibiotic treatment in the aquaculture. We present bacteriophage therapy as a treatment method for controlling MDR P. aeruginosa infection in C. gariepinus. To the best of our knowledge this is a first report of application of phage therapy against MBL producing P. aeruginosa isolated from aquatic ecosystem. Keywords: P. aeruginosa, Multi drug resistance, Metallo-β-lactamase, Bacteriophage therapy, Catfis

Report on crested hair tail Tentoriceps cristatus (Trichiuridae) from Goa

A single specimen of ribbon fish Tentoriceps cristatus (Klunzinger, 1884), commonly called the crested hair tail, was landed in Cotbona jetty, South Goa on 26th November 2021. The specimen was collected from a mechanized purse seiner which operated at a depth of 60-80 meters off west of Cotbona

Statistical features of rapidly rotating decaying turbulence: Enstrophy and energy spectra and coherent structures

In this paper we investigate the properties of rapidly rotating decaying turbulence using numerical simulations and phenomenological modelling. We find that as the turbulent flow evolves in time, the Rossby number decreases to $\sim 10^{-3}$, and the flow becomes quasi-two-dimensional with strong coherent columnar structures arising due to the inverse cascade of energy. We establish that a major fraction of energy is confined in Fourier modes $(\pm1,0,0)$ and $(0,\pm1,0)$ that correspond to the largest columnar structure in the flow. For wavenumbers ($k$) greater than the enstrophy dissipation wavenumber ($k_d$), our phenomenological arguments and numerical study show that the enstrophy flux and spectrum of a horizontal cross-section perpendicular to the axis of rotation are given by $\epsilon_\omega\exp(-C(k/k_d)^2)$ and $C\epsilon_\omega^{2/3}k^{-1}\exp(-C(k/k_d)^2)$ respectively; for this 2D flow, $\epsilon_\omega$ is the enstrophy dissipation rate, and $C$ is a constant. Using these results, we propose a new form for the energy spectrum of rapidly rotating decaying turbulence: $E(k)=C\epsilon_\omega^{2/3}k^{-3}\exp(-C(k/k_d)^2)$. This model of the energy spectrum is based on wavenumber-dependent enstrophy flux, and it deviates significantly from power law energy spectrum reported earlier