Optimal corrosive behaviour on the weldment of AA6063 aluminum alloy by tungsten inert gas (TIG) welding process with backing plates

Pertaining on the present work on improving the corrosion resistance of AA 6063 aluminum alloy is found to weld with many backing plate materials like stainless steel, copper, marble and brass in accordance to the welding process that inherits itself with TIG. Utilizing the Orthogonal array L16, experiments were carried out. The corrosion resistance was improved by optimizing the pulsed TIG welding process parameters like current (A), gas flow rate (B), backing material (C) and backing thickness (D) using Genetic Algorithm (GA). Results proved that the GA shows a better corrosion resistance rate that was obtained to about 0,0408 mm/year with the backing material as copper

Polarization Sensitive Optical Coherence Tomography for Blood Glucose Monitoring in Human Subjects

A device based on Polarization sensitive optical coherence tomography is developed to monitor blood glucose levels in human subjects. The device was initially tested with tissue phantom. The measurements with human subjects for various glucose concentration levels are found to be linearly dependent on the degree of circular polarization obtainable from the PS-OCT.Comment: 12 pages, 5 figure

Anti-nicotine vaccine: current status

Tobacco abuse has an enormous impact on health. Nicotine is the main substance responsible for dependence on tobacco-containing products. The vast majority of cigarette smokers who try to quit ultimately fail because of high relapse rates. Clearly, novel approaches are needed for the treatment and prevention of nicotine addiction. Having an efficient vaccine that would generate antibodies to sequester the drug and prevent its access to the brain could go a long way toward helping a motivated addict quit an addiction

Hypervalent iodine mediated synthesis of 3-substituted-s- triazolo[3,4-a]phthalazines

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Black Polyethylene Mulch Doubled Tomato Yield in a Low-input System in Arid Trans-Himalayan Ladakh Region

The influence of black polyethylene mulch (BPM) on growth and yield of tomato was investigated under a low-input cultivation system in arid high altitude (elevation 3344 m) in trans-Himalaya. The mean marketable yield varied from 27.8±2.5 t.ha-1 in open-pollinated varieties with no mulch treatment to 81.2±11.9 t.ha-1 in hybrid tomatoes with BPM. The yield of hybrid tomatoes with BPM is similar or greater than those reported in high-input systems. With BPM, total marketable yield in hybrid varieties increased by 102 per cent and 107 per cent in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Yield increase due to mulching in open-pollinated varieties was 86 per cent and 80 per cent in 2014 and 2015, respectively. Increase in early fruiting under BPM was observed in all the five varieties studied. Difference in soil temperature between mulch and unmulch was significantly higher at early growth stage than during later stages. BPM reduced 57 per cent weed and save 74 per cent time in manual weeding. Incidence of insect-pest and diseases was minimal, and rotten fruit was less than 2 per cent of marketable yield without staking and pesticide or fungicide application

The transient free convection magnetohydrodynamic motion of a nanofluid over a vertical surface under the influence of radiation and heat generation

889-897The main purpose of this article is to study the effect of MHD, internal heat generation, thermal radiation and nanoparticle volume mass on an unsteady free convection motion of a nanofluid over the infinite vertical sheet. Nanofluids involving nanoparticles of silver, aluminum oxide, copper and titanium oxide with a nanoparticle volume concentration range smaller than or equal to 0.04 were taken. The numerical solutions of governing boundary value problems were gained by the Laplace transform algorithm and symbolic computation software MATLAB. The effects of MHD, heat generation, radiation and nanoparticle volume concentration on the velocity, energy and mass descriptions are depicted graphically. The skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number are also investigated

Performance of Apple ber on different training systems in hot arid condition

Ber is an indigenous and common fruit of India. It is commercially grown under wide climatic and soil conditions. Apple ber (Zizyphus jujube Mill) cultivar is gaining momentum in sub-tropical and tropical climatic conditions of West Bengal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat and in several northern parts of India. It is precocious in bearing habit with bold and crispy fruits. Many factors including training practices affect vegetative and fruit quality parameters. Due to bolder and heavier fruits, the cultivar is prone for limbs breakage or complete tilting of plants which results in uneven fruiting, reduced fruit set, and higher fruit drop. Considering its appealing fruit taste and quality and to address the above mentioned issues, different training systems were evaluated to see its performance on three to four years old apple ber orchards. Plants were trained on different training systems viz. Y-Shape, Espalier training system and control. Observations were recorded on vegetative and fruit quality parameters. Training systems significantly influenced various vegetative, yield and fruit quality parameters. Vegetative parameters such as leaf area, physical and quality attributes viz., fruit weight and size, TSS, ascorbic acid, yield, and B: C ratio were better in Y-Shape training system. Hence, Y- Shape training system can be adopted to improve yield and fruit quality parameters in Apple ber

A Wideband Multi Segment Dielectric Resonator Antenna

The present work deals with the design of a wideband multi segment dielectric resonator antenna (DRA) that can be used for various applications.The proposed antenna resonates at a tri-band frequencies of 8.48GHz, 16.8GHz and 23.95GHz giving an impedence bandwidth of 62.99%.The tri-band DRA is excited by a coaxial-cable-feed