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Gaussian Neighborhood-prime Labeling of Graphs Containing Hamiltonian Cycle
In this paper, we examine Gaussian neighborhood-prime labeling of generalized Peterson graph and graphs which contain Hamiltonian cycle
Contract Farming, Ecological Change and the Transformations of Reciprocal Gendered Social Relations in Eastern India
Debates on gender and the commodification of land highlight the loss of land rights, intensification of demands on womenâs labour, and decline in their decision-making control. Supported by âextra-economic forcesâ of religious nationalism (Hindutva), such neoliberal interventions are producing new gender ideologies involving a subtle shift from relations of reciprocity to those of subordination. Using data from fine grained fieldwork in Koraput district, Odisha, we analyse the tensions and transformations created jointly by corporate interventions (contract farming of eucalyptus by the paper industry) and religious nationalism in the local landscape. We examine how these phenomena are reshaping relations of asymmetric mutuality between nature and society, and between men and women
Dynamics of sustained use and abandonment of clean cooking systems: study protocol for community-based system dynamics modeling
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Not AvailableThe performance of an intercrop-based conservation bench terrace (CBT) system for controlling runoff and
soil erosion and improving crop productivity in comparison to the conventional system of farming on sloping borders was
evaluated in a sub-humid climate. Analysis of runoff and soil loss data revealed that the CBT system reduced runoff and
soil loss by about 80% and 88%, respectively, compared to the conventional system, thus signifying a drastic reduction.
The results of storm analysis suggest that the CBT system was very effective in reducing runoff and soil loss from storms of
all sizes as compared to the conventional system. The major part of runoff (81.2%) in the conventional system was
contributed by storms of less than 75 mm, whereas 88.8% of runoff in the CBT system was contributed by storms greater
than 75 mm. The CBT system responded mainly to large storms due to the storage effects in the impoundment (recipient)
area. The storage abstraction mechanism in the CBT system was further verified by event-based hydrograph analysis,
drawing an inference that abstraction is a major factor in peak discharge attenuation due to storage routing. A
comparison of the performance of an intercrop system with a monocrop system established the superiority of the former in
reducing runoff and soil loss and improving crop productivity. The SCS curve number (CN) method was employed to
standardize CN and initial abstraction values for both intercrop and monocrop based CBT and conventional systems. The
initial abstraction term was estimated as 0.44 for CBT, as compared to 0.0156 for the conventional system of sloping
borders. The CN values for intercrop-based CBT and conventional systems were estimated as 62 and 63, respectively,
compared to 71 and 74 for monocrop-based systems. Predictive relationships between runoff and soil loss in both the CBT
and conventional systems were established. The C factor of USLE was estimated as 0.31 and 0.28 for intercrop-based
conventional and CBT systems, respectively, which can be utilized as a standard factor for estimation of soil loss for a
system using USLE-based simulation modeling. Analysis of crop yield data revealed that the CBT system was about 18%
more productive than the conventional system in terms of maize equivalent yields, primarily due to better in situ rainwater
conservation. It is thus concluded that the intercrop-based CBT system is an economically viable alternative to the
conventional system of sloping borders in conserving natural resources of soil and water and improving crop productivity
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Chronic type B aortic dissection in association with Hemolyticuremic syndrome in a child
Aortic dissection (AD) is a potentially life-threatening medical emergency usually encountered in the elderly. Here, we report a 9-year-old child who was incidentally detected to have asymptomatic chronic type B dissecting aneurysm of aorta when he presented with relapse of Hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS) without any genetic abnormalities like Marfan or Ehler-Danlos syndrome. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case of AD associated with HUS in a child without any known associated genetic or inherited risk factors
Seismic response of liquid storage steel tanks with variable frequency pendulum isolator
Intensity Modulated Radiotherpay (imrt) Enables Radical Treatment in Locally Advanced Lung Cancer Patients Who Would Have Been Treated with Palliative Intent with 3d Conformal Radiotherapy (3d Crt)
Synchronization of Time-Delay Chaotic System in Presence of Noise
Chaotic synchronization, as a key technique of chaotic secure communication, has received much attention in recent years. This paper proposes a nonlinear synchronization scheme for the time-delay chaotic system in the presence of noise. In this scheme, an integrator is introduced to suppress the influence of channel noise in the synchronization process. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness and feasibility of the proposed scheme which is strongly robust against noises, especially the high-frequency noises
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