Introduction of taxanometry to evaluate a new Davaineidae tapeworm Cotugnia tuljapurensis Sp. Nov. from Colmbia livia from Osmanabad district (M.S.), India

The present communication deals with a new Davaineidaen tapeworm belonging to the genus Cotugnia Viz, Cotugnia tuljapurensis Sp. Nov. has been described from the intestine of Columba livia, at Tuljapur, Osmanabad district, (M.S.) of India and compared with the existing species. Due to possession scale squarish, mature segment squarish in shape testes 260 in number, ovary horse shoe shaped, longitudinal excretory canals are medium it has been separated from all the known species.ÂÂ

New Tapeworm Lytocestus gariepinusae n. sp. from a Freshwater Fish Clarias gariepinus at Makani Dam, Dist. Osmanabad, M.S. India

The present communication deals with description of a new species Lytocestus gariepinusae n. sp.  is reported from freshwater fish Clarias gariepinus at Makani dam, Dist. Osmanabad.. It differs from all known species of the genus, with the characters like, head is short, elongated, narrow anteriorly broad posteriorly: neck wide, medium squarish: gonads situated in posterior most region of worm, testes 1375 – 1385 in number, preovarian, scattered in middle region of worm: ovary large, butterfly shaped, Vitellaria granular

New Species of the Genus Circumoncobothrium (Shinde, 1968) (Cestoda: Pseudophyllidea carus, 1863) from a Fresh Water Fish, Osmanabad, India

The present paper deals with a new species of the genus Circumoncobothrium Shinde, [16], Viz Circumoncobothrium clariasi n. sp is recovered from freshwater fish Clarias batrachus (L.) at Tulajapur, Dist. Osmanabad. The present form differs from all other known species of the genus having in the shape and size of the scolex, hooks 48 in number, total number and arrangement of testes, position of cirrus pouch, ovary is dumbbell shaped, vitellaria follicular and opening of the genital pore

Formation of a hard surface layer during drying of a heated porous media

We report surface hardening or crust formation, unlike caking, during drying when a confined porous medium was heated from above using IR radiation. These crusts have higher strength than their closest counterparts such as sandcastles and mud-peels which essentially are clusters of partially wet porous medium. Observed higher strength of the crusts is mostly due to surface tension between the solid particles which are connected by liquid bridges (connate water). Qualitative (FTIR) and quantitative (TGA) measurements confirm the presence of trapped water within the crust. Amount of the trapped water was ~1.5% (this is about 10 times higher than in the samples with caking) which was confirmed using SEM images. Further, in the fixed particle sizes case, the crust thickness varied slightly (10-20 particle diameters only for cases with external heating) while with the natural sand whole porous column was crusted; surprisingly, crust was also found with the hydrophobic glass beads. Fluorescein dye visualization technique was used to determine the crust thickness. We give a power law relation between the crust thickness and the incident heat flux for various particle sizes. The strength of the crust decreases drastically with increasing hydrophilic spheres diameter while it increases with higher surface temperature.Comment: 17 pages, 7 figures, 1 table Information regarding 'Supplementary Information File' is mentioned in the main tex

A Novel Approach for Generic log analyser

To capture the meaning of this emerging trend the term big data was formulated. In addition to its sheer volume, big data also shows other unique characteristics as compared with traditional data. For instance, big data requires more real-time analysis and is commonly unstructured. For data acquisition, transmission, storage, and large-scale data processing components, this improvement calls for new system architectures. In all databases there are log ?les that keep records of changes in database. This can include tracking distinct user events. For log processing Apache Hadoop is used. A standard part of large applications are the log files and are essential in operating systems, computer networks and distributed systems. The only ways to identify and locate an error in software log ?les are used, because log ?le analysis is not affected by anytime-based issues known as probe effect. This is opposite to analysis of a running program, when the investigative process can obstruct with time-critical or resource-critical conditions within the analyzed program. The global goal of this project is to design a generic log analyzer using hadoop map-reduce framework. Different kinds of log ?les such as- Email logs, Web logs; Firewall logs Server logs, Call data logs are analyzed using generic log analyzer

They are not all same: variations in Asian consumers' value perceptions of luxury brands

Asian markets are steadily becoming key growth regions for luxury brands. However, despite the growth, many luxury brand firms are unable to obtain the desired economic returns through their marketing strategies in Asia. Often these firms treat consumers across Asian markets as homogenous groups, which could lead to inaccurate luxury brand management strategy. Additionally, there is limited understanding of consumer value perceptions toward luxury brands across the Asian markets. Employing impression management theory and the horizontal/vertical collectivistic cultural distinctions, this study examines differences and similarities in constituent luxury value perceptions across three prominent Asian markets, namely China, India, and Indonesia. The results of a quantitative survey conducted with 626 real luxury consumers in these three countries identify variations in perceptions of symbolic, experiential, and functional value of luxury brands. The study contributes to knowledge on constituent luxury value perceptions, along with providing theoretical explanations for the differences between consumers across Asian markets. With the emerging novel insights on Asian consumers, luxury brand firms can align their marketing strategies to respective markets by leveraging the similarities and differences in consumer value perceptions. This approach, informed by empirical evidence, will enhance luxury brands’ competitiveness and profit opportunities in the high-growth Asian markets. The study identifies a number of future research directions

Preferential decoding of emotion from human non-linguistic vocalizations versus speech prosody

This study used event-related brain potentials (ERPs) to compare the time course of emotion processing from non-linguistic vocalizations versus speech prosody, to test whether vocalizations are treated preferentially by the neurocognitive system. Participants passively listened to vocalizations or pseudo-utterances conveying anger, sadness, or happiness as the EEG was recorded. Simultaneous effects of vocal expression type and emotion were analyzed for three ERP components (N100, P200, late positive component). Emotional vocalizations and speech were differentiated very early (N100) and vocalizations elicited stronger, earlier, and more differentiated P200 responses than speech. At later stages (450–700 ms), anger vocalizations evoked a stronger late positivity (LPC) than other vocal expressions, which was similar but delayed for angry speech. Individuals with high trait anxiety exhibited early, heightened sensitivity to vocal emotions (particularly vocalizations). These data provide new neurophysiological evidence that vocalizations, as evolutionarily primitive signals, are accorded precedence over speech-embedded emotions in the human voice

Evidence and gap map of studies assessing the effectiveness of interventions for people with disabilities in low‐and middle‐income countries

Background: There are approximately 1 billion people in the world with some form of disability. This corresponds to approximately 15% of the world's population (World Report on Disability, 2011). The majority of people with disabilities (80%) live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where disability has been shown to disproportionately affect the most disadvantaged sector of the population. Decision makers need to know what works, and what does not, to best invest limited resources aimed at improving the well-being of people with disabilities in LMICs. Systematic reviews and impact evaluations help answer this question. Improving the availability of existing evidence will help stakeholders to draw on current knowledge and to understand where new research investments can guide decision-making on appropriate use of resources. Evidence and gap maps (EGMs) contribute by showing what evidence there is, and supporting the prioritization of global evidence synthesis needs and primary data collection. Objectives: The aim of this EGM is to identify, map and describe existing evidence of effectiveness studies and highlight gaps in evidence base for people with disabilities in LMICs. The map helps identify priority evidence gaps for systematic reviews and impact evaluations. Methods: The EGM included impact evaluation and systematic reviews assessing the effect of interventions for people with disabilities and their families/carers. These interventions were categorized across the five components of community-based rehabilitation matrix; health, education, livelihood, social and empowerment. Included studies looked at outcomes such as, health, education, livelihoods, social inclusion and empowerment, and were published for LMICs from 2000 onwards until January 2018. The searches were conducted between February and March 2018. The EGM is presented as a matrix in which the rows are intervention categories (e.g., health) and subcategories (e.g., rehabilitation) and the column outcome domains (e.g., health) and subdomains (e.g., immunization). Each cell lists the studies for that intervention for those outcomes, with links to the available studies. Included studies were therefore mapped according to intervention and outcomes assessed and additional filters as region, population and study design were also coded. Critical appraisal of included systematic review was done using A Measurement Tool to Assess Systematic Reviews’ rating scale. We also quality-rated the impact evaluation using a quality assessment tool based on various approaches to risk of bias assessment. Results: The map includes 166 studies, of which 59 are systematic reviews and 107 impact evaluation. The included impact evaluation are predominantly quasiexperimental studies (47%). The numbers of studies published each year have increased steadily from the year 2000, with the largest number published in 2017.The studies are unevenly distributed across intervention areas. Health is the most heavily populated area of the map. A total of 118 studies of the 166 studies concern health interventions. Education is next most heavily populated with 40 studies in the education intervention/outcome sector. There are relatively few studies for livelihoods and social, and virtually none for empowerment. The most frequent outcome measures are health-related, including mental health and cognitive development (n = 93), rehabilitation (n = 32), mortality and morbidity (n = 23) and health check-up (n = 15). Very few studies measured access to assistive devices, nutrition and immunization. Over half (n = 49) the impact evaluation come from upper-middle income countries. There are also geographic gaps, most notably for low income countries (n = 9) and lower-middle income countries (n = 34). There is a fair amount of evidence from South Asia (n = 73) and Sub-Saharan Africa (n = 51). There is a significant gap with respect to study quality, especially with respect to impact evaluation. There appears to be a gap between the framing of the research, which is mostly within the medical model and not using the social model of disability. Conclusion: Investing in interventions to improve well-being of people with disabilities will be critical to achieving the 2030 agenda for sustainable development goals. The EGM summarized here provides a starting point for researchers, decision makers and programme managers to access the available research evidence on the effectiveness of interventions for people with disabilities in LMICs in order to guide policy and programme activity, and encourage a more strategic, policy-oriented approach to setting the future research agenda

Kinetic energy and scalar spectra in high Rayleigh number axially homogeneous buoyancy driven turbulence

Kinetic energy and scalar spectra from the measurements in high Rayleigh number axially homogeneous buoyancy driven turbulent flow are presented. Kinetic energy and concentration (scalar) spectra are obtained from the experiments wherein density difference is created using brine and fresh water and temperature spectra are obtained from the experiments in which heat is used. Scaling of the frequency spectra of lateral and longitudinal velocity near the tube axis is closer to the Kolmogorov-Obukhov scaling, while the scalar spectra show some evidence of dual scaling, Bolgiano-Obukhov scaling followed by Obukhov-Corrsin scaling. These scalings are also observed in the corresponding second order spatial structure functions of velocity and concentration fluctuations. Published by AIP Publishing

N<SUB>2</SUB> laser excited fluorescence of oxalyl chloride at 77&#176;K

The N2 laser excited fluorescence spectrum and the intensity of fluorescence of oxalyl chloride C2O2Cl2) condensed at 77&#176;K either alone, or, diluted with a non-hydrocarbon or a hydrocarbon with dilution ratios ranging from 10 to 100 were studied. A slow condensation of the hydrocarbon matrix diluted sample showed a considerable reduction in the fluorescence intensity as compared to a fast condensation of the same sample