Inflammation and Medicinal Plants-An Ethnomedicinal Approach

There is an increasing demand for the medicinal plants in developing countries like India. Attention need to be given to assess the medicinal value of such plants to explore the potential drugs out of it. Inflammation is the condition associated with many of the disease states and this review elaborate the medicinal plants, their parts used in the effective management of Inflammation and its associated conditions. ÂÂ

Impact of Innovations in Value Chain on Sorghum Farmers

The paper has studied the implementation of millets value chain pilot project under the NAIP to create demand for sorghum through diversification in farm production, procurement, ultimately aiming at economical benefits to both farmers and other stakeholders. This 4.5 years novel initiative is still in the mid-way. The study has reported that technological backstopping of sorghum cultivation with end-product specific improved cultivars has realized 51 per cent rise in incremental net income of Rs 16098/ha for the participating farmers (58 per cent rise in kharif and 44 per cent in rabi farmers). The inconvenience in the preparation of sorghum foods which has been the important reason for the decrease in its consumption, has been eliminated through development of convenient and ready-to-eat/cook foods. The factorization of the investment expenditure made per farmer (one acre of sorghum per participating farmer) has been worked out to be Rs 356 (equivalent of Rs 890/ha) in a season resulting in 51 per cent rise in incremental net income over baseline which is slightly higher in kharif sorghum than in rabi sorghum. The output pricing in kharif has helped in attaining these benefits. However, the benefit-cost ratio has worked out in favour of rabi sorghum farmers, i.e. 1:7.5 vis-à-vis kharif farmers BC ratio of 1: 4.2. The study has observed that linking up of the entire stakeholders through value addition throughout the value chain system would renew and uplift the diminishing sorghum area and production and its ultimate economical benefits to farmers and other stakeholders in the value chain.Agricultural and Food Policy,

WeedFocusNet: A Revolutionary Approach using the Attention-Driven ResNet152V2 Transfer Learning

The advancement of modern agriculture is heavily dependent on accurate weed detection, which contributes to efficient resource utilization and increased crop yield. Traditional methods, however, often need more accuracy and efficiency. This paper presents WeedFocusNet, an innovative approach that leverages attention-driven ResNet152V2 transfer learning addresses these challenges. This approach enhances model generalization and focuses on critical features for weed identification, thereby overcoming the limitations of existing methods. The objective is to develop a model that enhances weed detection accuracy and optimizes computational efficiency. WeedFocusNet, a novel deep-learning model, performs weed detection better by employing attention-driven transfer learning based on the ResNet152V2 architecture. The model integrates an attention module, concentrating its predictions on the most significant image features. Evaluated on a dataset of weed and crop images, WeedFocusNet achieved an accuracy of 99.28%, significantly outperforming previous methods and models, such as MobileNetV2, ResNet50, and custom CNN models, in terms of accuracy, time complexity, and memory usage, despite its larger memory footprint. These results emphasize the transformative potential of WeedFocusNet as a powerful approach for automating weed detection in agricultural fields

Keragaman Endoparasit Gastrointestinal dan Profil Darah pada Ayam Kampung (Gallus Domesticus)

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui keragaman jenis endoparasit gastrointestinal dan pengaruhnya terhadap profil darah ayam kampung yang meliputi jumlah eritrosit, kadar hemoglobin, Packed cell volume, dan jumlah total leukosit. Pengambilan sampel feses dan darah ayam kampung dilapangan sedangkan pemeriksaan dan identifkasi endoparasit pada feses ayam kampung serta pemeriksaan darah di laboratorium Kesehatan Hewan Program Studi Kesehatan Hewan Politani Kupang. Peubah yang diamati adalah morfologi atau ciri-ciri endoparasit dan gambaran darah terutama jumlah eritrosit, kadar hemoglobin, Packed cell volume, dan jumlah total leukosit Seluruh sampel yang terkumpul diidentifikasi menggunakan mikroskop dibantu dengan panduan kunci identifikasi dan didokumentasikan menggunakan kamera digital, dan data gambaran darah yang diperoleh akan disesuakan dengan gambaran darah normal kemudian semua data yang diperoleh, diolah secara deskriptif. Penelitian ini akan dilaksanakan didaerah Kecamatan Amarasi Kabupaten Kupang. Dari pemeriksaan ditemukan telur cacing Ascaridia galli untuk semua sampel feses dan pemeriksaan darah menunjukkan bahwa jumlah eritrosit 3.782 X 10^6/µL, kadar hemoglobin 12.16  g/L, PCV 43.18%, dan jumlah total leukosit 112.5 X 10^3/µL

Sanitasi Makanan Minuman dan Pemeriksaan Rectal Swab Penjamah Makanan pada Hotel Arya Duta Medan dan Hotel The Palace Inn Tahun 2013

According to Minister of RI No.1098/MENKES/VII/2003, about sanitary hygiene requirements of the food and restaurant, food handlers are people who are directly related to food and equipment ranging from preparation, cleaning, processing, transporting to the presentation. Sanitation is an important part of food processing that must be performed well. A food handlers must be of sound mind should be spiritual, not suffering from infectious diseases or as a carrier. One method of medical examination of food handlers is to use a rectal swab test is the examination by smear at around the anus and perianal around. Rectal swab on a 5-star and 2-star hotel to be done, because the 5-star and 2-star hotel providing accommodation services, food and beverage services, and other services for the public. The purpose of the research to find out the drinks and food sanitation hygiene inspection results rectal swab on food handlers at Hotel Arya Duta Medan and The Palace Inn. Type a descriptive study, a population of 12 people. The sampling technique is the total sampling. The results found that the food and beverage hygiene sanitation both at 100 %, of rectal swab for food handlers negative, age < 30 years 11 ( 91.67 % ), 31-50 years 1 person ( 8.33 % ), Education Academy / PT as much as 9 people ( 75 % ) and high School / equivalent 3 people ( 25 % ), male gender 12 people ( 100 % ), food handlers course yes 10 people ( 83.33 % ) and 2 ( 16.67 % ), long working > 4 years 8 people ( 66.67 % ) and 1-4 years of 4 people ( 33.33 % ), routine periodic health examinations performed 12 people. Suggested for hotel manager who becomes the object of research in the management of beverage and food sanitation inspection of the rectal swabs of food handlers in order to maintain the quality and sanitary quality of foods and beverages that meet the health requirements

Perilaku Profesional dan Beban Kerja Pendidik di Sekolah Lembaga Pembinaan Khusus Anak Kelas I Blitar

This research aims to describe the professional behavior at school. The research location at institute of special recovery for children (ISRC) Class I Blitar. Data were collected by interview, observation and documentation. Data were analyzed using data reduction, data display, and conclusion. Checking the validity of the data is done by three criteria namely triangulation, adequacy referential, and membercheck. The results indicate that the professional conduct of educators in elementary and secondary schools is reflected in the three professional competence include: pedagogical competence, personal competence and social competence.Tujuan penelitian adalah untuk mendeskripsikan perilaku profesional pendidik di sekolah. Lokasi penelitian adalah di sekolah LPKA Blitar. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan rancangan studi kasus. Penelitian dilakukan di lembaga pembinaan khusus anak (LPKA), Kota Blitar.Data penelitian dikumpulkan dengan teknik wawancara, observasi, dan studi dokumentasi. Data dianalisis dengan reduksi data, display data, dan penarikan kesimpulan. Pengecekan keabsahan data dilakukan dengan tiga kriteria yakni triangulasi, kecukupan referensial, dan pengecekan keanggotaan. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa perilaku profesional pendidik di SD dan SMP tercermin dari tiga kompetensi profesional meliputi: kompetensi pedagogik, kompetensi kepribadian, dan kompetensi sosial

Robust Image Watermarking Using QR Factorization In Wavelet Domain

A robust blind image watermarking algorithm in wavelet transform domain (WT) based on QR factorization, and quantization index modulation (QIM) technique is presented for legal protection of digital images. The host image is decomposed into wavelet subbands, and then the approximation subband is QR factorized. The secret watermark bit is embedded into the R vector in QR using QIM. The experimental results show that the proposed algorithm preserves the high perceptual quality. It also sustains against JPEG compression, and other image processing attacks. The comparison analysis demonstrates the proposed scheme has better performance in imperceptibility and robustness than the previously reported watermarking algorithms

Efek Suplementasi β-Carotene Terhadap Kolesterol Total, Trigliserida Dan Malondialdehid Pada Tikus Sprague Dawley Yang Diabet

Background : diabetes mellitus (DM) is associated with increased total cholesterol and triglyceride, also well characterized by increased malondialdehyde production. β-carotene has antioxidant activity, glycemic and lipid control. Objective : to analyze the effect of β-carotene on total cholesterol, triglyceride and MDA on diabetic Rattus norvegicus sprague dawley. Methods : thirty rats were randomly divided into 5 groups : 1 (STZ), 2 (STZ+β-carotene 1 mg/kg BW), 3 (STZ+β-carotene 10 mg/kg BW), 4 (STZ+β-carotene 20 mg/kg BW), 5 (normal). Streptozotocin induced intraperitoneal 40 mg/kg BW. β-carotene was given by nasogastric tube on alternate days within thirty days. Blood glucose level was measured by GOD-PAP, total cholesterol by CHOD-PAP, triglyceride by GPO and MDA by ELISA with TBARS methods. Hypothesis test used one way anova then followed by post hoc bonferroni to analyze the efficient dose effect. Results : there was a significant difference of total cholesterol (p=0.002) after β-carotene 10 mg/kg BW supplementation on alternate days within 30 days orally. β-carotene 10 mg/kg BW was the most efficient dose to lowering total cholesterol. There were significant differences of triglyceride (p=0.0001) and MDA (p=0.0001) after β-carotene 1, mg/kg BW, 10 mg/kg BW and 20 mg/kg BW supplementation on alternate days within 30 days orally. β-carotene 10 mg/kg BW was the most efficient dose to lowering triglyceride, while 20 mg/kg BW to lowering MDA. Conclusion : β-carotene 10 mg/kg BW is the most efficient dose to lowering total cholesterol and triglyceride. β-carotene 20 mg/kg BW is the most efficient dose to lowering MDA