Study on the Post-Harvest Physical and Chemical Characteristics of Apricot (Prunus Armeniaca L.) in Peshawar

Physical and chemical properties of four apricot varieties viz., Travett, Palumella, Charmaghz and Badami, fruits were presented in this study. Information about these properties is very important for understanding the behavior of the product during the post harvest operations such as harvesting, transporting, sorting, packing and storage processes. The mean value of fruit length, width, thickness, weight, volume, pulp weight,  kernel weight were established between 40.36-31.19mm, 36.17-26.76mm, 32,20-26.16mm, 30.63-23.83g, 29.53-22.10cm³, 29.91-22.20g, 2.63-1.63g, respectively. The chemical properties which include TSS was found in range of 11.27-9.43, total sugar 11.21-8.75%, reducing sugar 2.43-1.65%, non-reducing sugar 7.35-6.32 and titratable acidity 1.60-1.12%. Therefore, based on physical (quality) properties varieties Palumella and Charmaghz were found superior, whereas in chemical properties varieties Badami and Travett were the best among the tested varieties.   Keywords: Apricot (Prunus armeniaca L), Apricot, physical and chemical properties, Pakistan

Multimodal Interaction Recognition Mechanism by Using Midas Featured By Data-Level and Decision-Level Fusion

Natural User Interfaces (NUI's) dealing with gestures is an alternative of traditional input devices on multi-touch panels. Rate of growth in the Sensor technology has increased the use of multiple sensors to deal with various monitoring and compatibility issues of machines. Research on data-level fusion models requires more focus on the fusion of multiple degradation-based sensor data. Midas, a novel declarative language to express multimodal interaction patterns has come up with the idea of developers required patterns description by employing multi-model interaction mechanism. The language as a base interface deals with minimum complexity issues like controlling inversion and intermediary states by means of data fusion, data processing and data selection provisioning high-level programming abstractions

PERENCANAAN ELECTRIC SUBMERSIBLE PUMP DI SUMUR “X” PADA LAPANGAN “Y”

Sumur ‘X’ merupakan salah satu sumur di lapangan “Y” yang sebelumnya diproduksikan dengan menggunakan metode Artificial lift Sucker Rod Pump. didapat Productivity Indeks sebesar 0.4576 BFPD/Psi dengan Q maksimum 331.69 BFPD, dengan Q gross 216 BFPD, Q water 13 BWPD, Q oil 203 BOPD, Water Cut 6 %, sehingga perlu dilakukan stimulasi dengan menggunakan metode frackturing dengan maksud memperbesar laju produktivitas sumur, laju produksi bisa dinaikan lihat dari IPR setelah di lakukan stimulasi menunjukan Productivity Indeks sebesar 0.9923 BFPD, dengan Q maksimum 944.28 BFPD, pompa ESP (Electric Submersible Pump) diharapkan mampu meningkatkan produksi secara optimum Perencanaan Electric Submersible Pump diawali dengan membuat kurva IPR Metode Vogel, hal ini dilakukan untuk melihat kemampuan formasi tersebut mengalirkan fluida kedalam sumur. Ada beberapa tahapan dalam merencanakan ESP pada sumur ‘X’ yaitu meliputi: Pengumpulan data produksi dan data Komplesi, pembuatan kurva IPR untuk menentukan laju alir yang diinginkan, penentuan PSD, TDH, pemilihan motor, dan peralatan pompa lainnya. Sumur ‘X’ diharapkan berproduksi pada laju alir 686.4 BFPD sehingga disarankan memasang pompa ESP seri 400 dengan 117 stage pada kedalaman (PSD) 2493.32 ft dengan ketentuan pompa sebesar 22.23 HP. Motor yang digunakan series 456 dengan 25 HP, 690 volt, 22 Ampere. Panjang kabel sebesar 2793.32 ft dengan tipe kabel #4 flate flate ( 3kv Flat With Galvanized Armor) yang mempunyai kehilangan Voltage sekitar 33.519 volt, sehingga surface voltage sebesar 723.519 volt. Besar travo yang dibutuhkan berukuran 50 KVA, sedangkan kebutuhan switchboard ( 723.519 volt, 25 HP, 22 Ampere) sehingga diperlukan switchboard yang lebih besar dari kebutuhan yaitu tipe 45 MFH ( 1000 volt, 70 HP, 45 Ampere). Expert PDF Tria

MORPHOLOGY AND RHEOLOGY OF PP AND LLDPE MODIFIED BITUMENS AND THEIR EFFECT ON ASPHALT MIX PROPERTIES

The deterioration of flexible bound bituminous road layers in the form of creep deformation or fatigue cracking is caused by a number of contributing factors. Of primary importance are the influences of traffic volume, axle loading, mix volumetrics, material properties and environmental conditions. Whenever it is economically viable, polymer modified bitumens (PMBs) have become widely accepted as the binders of choice for the construction of highly durable asphalt mix road surfacings. Although extensive work exists in the literature on characterizing the rheology and chemistry of bitumens and PMBs, there remains the need to better understand the relationships between polymer type, chemistry, morphology and rheology of the resultant PMBs. In this study, 80/100pen grade bitumen was modified with up to 3% polymer content using two polymer types, namely linear low-density polyethylene (LLDPE) and polypropylene (PP

A practical guide for implementing occupational therapy services in schools for students in Saudi Arabia

In Saudi Arabia, occupational therapy services are not recognized in schools. There is a gap and a need for school-based occupational therapists in Saudi Arabia. Some students in Saudi Arabia are not getting the help they need at schools and that might be one reason behind the poor academic performance and the difficulty succeeding in schools. The lack of OTs in schools negatively impacts students because their problems and difficulties in the areas of motor-planning, sensory integration, muscle tone, and emotional regulation are not going to be addressed. The lack of occupational therapy services in schools in Saudi Arabia is an issue that needs to be addressed. The proposed program is a practical guide for implementing OT services for students in schools in Saudi Arabia to improve the academic performance and to facilitate their learning journey by addressing needs with handwriting, fine motor skills, transitioning from one task to another, lack of self-regulation or emotional regulation, poor attention, disorganization, behavior management issues, social participation, academic issues (reading, writing, math, etc.). This guide will result in initiating the process to add OT services to schools in Saudi Arabia. Implementing an OT school program in Saudi Arabia will be very beneficial to help students overcome difficulties in the school environment

Bangla optical character recognition

This thesis paper is a partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Engineering, BRAC University

Lama menderita berpengaruh terhadap tingkat spiritualitas pasien stroke

Pendahuluan:Penyakit stroke merupakan penyakit yang mempunyaitingkat kesembuhan yang amat lama dan mempunyai beberapa dampak tersendiri yang dapat menggangu fisik, psikologis, serta social dan juga ekonomi penderitanya. Salah satu faktor protektif spiritualitas pada pasien stroke, masalah spiritual pada penyakit kronis merupakan salah satu masalah kemandirian keperawatan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan antaralama menderita stroke dengan tingkat spiritualitas pada pasien stroke. Metode:Penelitian ini merupakan jenis penelitian deskriptif korelasi. Sebanyak 80 responden di ambil dengan metode total sampling. Hasil:Berdasarkan hasil analisa diperoleh bahwa dari 80 responden penelitian sebagian besar memeiliki karakteristik umur lansia awal 25%, dengan karakteristik tingkat pendidikan sebagian besar berpendidikan SD/sederajat yaitu 58,8%. Hasil penelitian juga menunjukkan 67,5% responden dengan lama menderita stroke yaitu kronis (>= 6 bulan), dan 32,5% memiliki lama menderita stroke yaitu akut (<= 6 bulan). Sebanyak 83,75% responden memiliki tingkat spiritualitas yang tinggi, dan  1625% responden memiliki tingkat spiritualitas yang rendah. Simpulan:Terdapat hubungan antara lama menderita stroke dengan tigkat spiritualitas pada pasien stroke dengan hasil p value sebesar (0,000)

Frequency of Congenital Heart Disease in Patients with Down Syndrome

OBJECTIVES Frequency of congenital heart disease in patients with Down syndrome.METHODOLOGY This study was conducted in Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar from 10th May 2021 to 9th November 2021. A total of 377 patients of age 1 to 10 years and both gender were included in the study. Those with already diagnosed cases of congenital heart disease and dysmorphic features other than Down syndrome were excluded from the study. All patients were undergone echocardiography and patient with PDA, VSD, ASD, ASVSD, and TOF were labeled as having congenital heart diseases.RESULTSMean age was 5.96 ±1.954, Males were 176 (46.7%) while females were 201 (53.3%), Mean birth weight was 3.45 ± 0.801 kg, Mean age of the mother was 38.25 ± 6.797 years, Congenital heart diseases were present in 157 (41.6%) of the patient while it was not present in 220 (58.4%) of patients, there was no association between congenital heart disease and age of mother, age of the child, sex of child or weight of the child (P &gt;0.05).CONCLUSIONCongenital heart disease is very common in patients with Down syndrome. It is recommended that at the time of diagnosis of this disease, the patient should be screened for congenital heart disease

Investigation on the effect of phase segregation on the mechanical properties of polymer modified bitumen using analytical and morphological tools

The mechanical strength of polymer modified bituminous mix which is evaluated in terms of stiffness reflects the deformation behaviour of bituminous mixture. The stiffness of the binder strongly depends on its chemical composition besides aggregate structure of the bituminous mixture. Compatibility of polymer with the base bitumen is considered as major strength enhancing factor in the case of polymer modified bituminous mix. To relate the factors affecting the mechanical strength of the binder a new approach in this research study was adopted in order to relate the compatibility of 80/100 pen bitumen with polymer Polypropylene (PP) using analytical and morphological tools. Morphological tools like Atomic Force Microscopy (AFM) and Transmission Electron Microscope (TEM) were used to study the changes due to the difference in compatibility of polymer with bitumen. It was observed that the presence of phase segregated layer as observed by AFM surface morphology was considered as the main strength enhancing factor of the bituminous mix. While the presence of lamella as observed in TEM scanned images of PP PMB revealed that addition of polymer forms localized network in the phase segregated layer which induces the stiffening effect in PMB. From the chromatographic method (SARA) analytical analysis Saturate, Aromatics, Resin and Asphaltene fractionate were determined in the blend. It was observed that chemical composition of the blend also has a profound effect on the rheological properties and on the morphology of polymer modified bituminous (PMB) blend. It was concluded that PP PMB gets benefited by phase segregated layer in the blend when the polymer concentration was kept below 3% as it sufficiently enhances the mechanical strength of the PMB binder as observed by dynamic creep results

Relationship of Rainfall Intensity with Slope Stability

The impact of rainfall on landslides is not an uncommon issue worldwide, including in Malaysia. It is a major challenge for geotechnical engineers to ensure the constructed slope is safe and can sustain longer periods of time, including during heavy rainfall. Kota Belud, Sabah, has been selected as the study area to meet the study objectives. Heavy rainfall has been recorded every year within Kota Belud, which has caused a repetition of landslide occurrences within the hilly areas, especially during the monsoon season. Presently, there is no local procedure for determining the rainfall intensity value for slope stability analysis. This study utilized the rainfall intensity value from Hydrology Procedure 26. Seepage analysis conducted shows rainwater infiltration has caused the groundwater level to increase from rainfall starts until 0.5 m below ground level and decrease after rainfall stops, creating fluctuations in the groundwater level during the wet and dry conditions within the wetting front. The factor of safety of the slope shows a decreasing trend, with a reduction of around 27 to 33% after 24 hours of rainfall in conjunction with the changes in groundwater level. However, the factor of safety increased by around 3% from the initial condition after 48 hours. The objective of this study is to identify the factor of safety of a rainfall-induced slope within Kota Belud utilizing the rainfall intensity design limits from Hydrology Procedure 26. Doi: 10.28991/CEJ-SP2023-09-06 Full Text: PD