Institutional reforms in irrigation sector of Punjab, Pakistan: Proceedings of Workshop held at Faisalabad Serena on 10-11 February 2000

Institution building / Irrigated farming / Irrigation management / Participatory management / Farmer participation / Farmers' associations / Pakistan / Punjab / Hakra

Institutional reforms in irrigation sector of Punjab, Pakistan: Proceedings of Workshop held at Faisalabad Serena on 10-11 February 2000

Institution building / Irrigated farming / Irrigation management / Participatory management / Farmer participation / Farmers' associations / Pakistan / Punjab / Hakra

Perlindungan Hukum Terhadapa Anak sebagai Korban Konflik Bersenjata yang Dilakukan oleh Gerakan Isis di Irak dan Suriah

Anak seharusnya tidak diperbolehkan untuk terlibat langsung dalam suatu konflik bersenjata, hal ini dikarenakan anak adalah salah satu pihak yang paling rentan untuk terkena dampak negatif dari suatu konflik bersenjata. Konflik bersenjata antara ISIS dengan Irak maupun Suriah ini telah dengan sengaja melakukan penangkapan serta penembakan terhadap anak di Irak dan Suriah. Apalagi, alasan penangkapan tersebut adalah untuk menjadikan mereka menjadi bagian dari organisasi ISIS. Artikel ini akan membahas status dari konflik bersenjata yang terjadi antara ISIS dengan Irak maupun Suriah dilihat dari perspektif hukum humaniter internasional kemudian artikel ini juga akan membahas tentang perlindungan hukum yang harus diberikan terhadap anak-anak di Irak dan Suriah yang terlibat konflik tersebut. Kata kunci: penangkapan, penembakan, anak, konflik bersenjata

Mangiferin: A Promising Anticancer Bioactive

Of late, several biologically active antioxidants from natural products have been investigated by the researchers in order to combat the root cause of carcinogenesis, i.e., oxidative stress. Mangiferin, a therapeutically active C-glucosylated xanthone, is extracted from pulp, peel, seed, bark and leaf of Mangifera indica. These polyphenols of mangiferin exhibit antioxidant properties and tend to decrease the oxygen-free radicals, thereby reducing the DNA damage. Indeed, its capability to modulate several key inflammatory pathways undoubtedly helps in stalling the progression of carcinogenesis. The current review article emphasizes an updated account on the patents published on the chemopreventive action of Mangiferin, apoptosis induction made on various cancer cells, along with proposed antioxidative activities and patent mapping of other important therapeutic properties. Considering it as promising polyphenol, this paper would also summarize the diverse molecular targets of Mangiferin

Analisis Pengaruh Customer Relationship Management, Persepsi Harga, dan Kualitas Pelayanan terhadap Loyalitas Pelanggan Kendaraan Niaga Merek Hino

This research aims to examine and Analysis the Effect of Customer Relationship Management, Price Perception, and Quality of Service to Customer Loyalty Vehicle Logistic Brand Hino that became the object of research. The reaserch design used is quantitative and explanatory research type of survey methods. Data was collected using questionnaires to 105 respondents, the sampling technique used is online survey via customer emails as. The method of analysis is SPSS. The result of the research showed that customer relationship management has a positively and significant customer loyalty vehicle logistic, price perception have positiv and effect significant customer loyalty vehicle logistic, and quality of service positive and significant influence to customer loyalty vehicle logisti

Water-pipe smoking and albuminuria: new dog with old tricks

Water-pipe (WP) smoking is on rise worldwide for the past few years, particularly among younger individuals. Growing evidence indicates that WP smoking is as harmful as cigarette smoking. To date, most of the research has focused on acute health effects of WP smoking, and evidence remains limited when it comes to chronic health effects in relation to long-term WP smoking. Therefore, the aim of this study was to examine the association between WP smoking and albuminuria in apparently healthy individuals. This analysis was conducted on data of a population-based cross-sectional study—the Urban Rural Chronic Diseases Study (URCDS). The study sample was recruited from three sites in Pakistan. Trained nurses carried out individual interviews and obtained the information on demographics, lifestyle factors, and past and current medical history. Measurements of complete blood count, lipid profile, fasting glucose level, and 24-hour albuminuria were also made by using blood and urine samples. Albumin excretion was classified into three categories using standard cut-offs: normal excretion, high-normal excretion and microalbuminuria. Multiple logistic regression models were used to examine the relationship between WP smoking and albuminuria. The final analysis included data from 1,626 health individuals, of which 829 (51.0%) were males and 797 (49.0%) females. Of 1,626 individuals, 267 (16.4%) were current WP smokers and 1,359 (83.6%) were non-WP smokers. WP smoking was significantly associated with high-normal albuminuria (OR = 2.33, 95% CI 1.68-3.22, p-value <0.001) and microalbuminuria (OR = 1.75, 95% CI 1.18-2.58, p-value 0.005) after adjustment for age, sex, BMI, social class, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. WP smoking was significantly associated with high-normal albuminuria and microalbuminuria when analysis was stratified on hypertension and diabetes mellitus categories. WP smoking has a strong association with albuminuria in apparently healthy individuals. More research is warranted to evaluate the temporality of this association between WP smoking and albuminuria

REPRODUCTIVE EFFICIENCY OF JERSEY COWS UNDER SUBTROPICAL CONDITIONS OF THE PUNJAB

Various parameters of reproductive efficiency of Jersey cows kept at the Livestock Experiment Station, Bhunikey (Pattoki), District Kasur, for the period from 1991 to 2000 were studied. The average values of age at maturity and age at first calving were 615.48 ± 8.23 and 926.48 ± 10.29 days, respectively and the differences of these parameters during different seasons of birth were statistically non-significant. The average calving to first insemination interval, service period and calving interval were 86.65 ± 1.71, 152.66 ± 4.85 and 430.15 ± 4.87 days, respectively. The differences of calving to first insemination interval among cows calved during different seasons were statistically non-significant. But the differences of calving to first insemination interval during 1st lactation were significant (P<0.05) with those of 6th, 7th and 9th lactations. Service period and calving interval in the Jersey cows calved during humid hot season were significantly (P<0.05) shorter as compared to those of cows calved during dry hot and spring seasons. Effect of parity on the service period was non-significant, but the effect of parity on the calving interval was significant (P<0.05), when the difference of calving interval during 7th and 8th lactation was compared. The average number of services per conception was 2.81 ± 0.09. The effect of parity on the number of services per conception was significant (P<0.05). The average gestation period was 277.63 ± 0.21 days. Higher gestation period was observed in cows carrying male calves than those carrying female calves (P<0.05). The frequency of calvings during winter, spring, dry hot, humid hot and autumn seasons was 19.32, 19.20, 9.79, 33.25 and 18.44 percent, respectively

Ruppeiner Geometry of Anyon Gas

We derive the thermodynamic curvature of a two dimensional ideal anyon gas of particles obeying fractional statistics. The statistical interactions of anyon gas can be attractive or repulsive. For attractive statistical interactions, thermodynamic curvature is positive and for repulsive statistical interactions, it is negative, which indicates a more stable anyon gas. There is a special case between the two where the thermodynamic curvature is zero. Small deviations from the classical limit will also be explored.Comment: 12 page