IN VITRO ANTIUROLITHIATIC ACTIVITY OF MACERATED AQUEOUS EXTRACT OF TERMINALIA BELERICA BY USING TURBIDITY METHOD

Objective: To evaluate the anti-urolithiatic activity of macerated aqueous extract of Terminalia belerica by using turbidity method Method: The present study was used to study the inhibitory effect of the Terminalia belerica on urinary stone formation. The aim of study was to examine the In vitro antiurolithiatic activity of macerated aqueous extract of T.belerica was to estimate inhibitory activity of aqueous extract on the formation of urinary stone. Cystone was used as a positive control. Anti urolithiatic study was performed by turbidity method. Result: The percentage inhibition shown by aqueous extract at 20μg/ml was 60% and with almost constant inhibition at 100μg/ml and 200μg/ml ranging between 72% and 80%. The percentage inhibition showed by aqueous extract of Terminalia belerica has significant compared to standard drug. Conclusion: In future this drug can be performed in vitro and clinical study beneficial for people with avoiding adverse effect of modern medicinal drug

Effect of Flyash and Waste Rubber on Properties of Concrete composite

Increasing use of waste materials like flyash, scrap tyre rubber etc, in construction industry has reduced the handling and disposal problems of these wastes. Flyash and scrap tyre rubbers are generally, employed to develop light weight and low strength concrete composites. The present work discusses the influence of flyash and waste tyre rubber particles on the behaviour of concrete composite. The rubber content has been taken in the range of 0 to 40% as replacement of fine and coarse aggregates while the flyash has been varied from 0 to 30% for cement. Testing of the concrete specimen prepared under different percentage of flyash and rubber waste was performed at 28 days of age for workability, density, compressive and bond strength. Experimental results show that the density, compressive strength and bond strength decreases while workability increases with increasing rubber content. Addition of flyash also decreases the density and compressive strength

Homometric Number of Graphs

Given a graph G=(V,E), two subsets S_1 and S_2 of the vertex set V are homometric, if their distance multi sets are equal. The homometric number h(G) of a graph G is the largest integer k such that there exist two disjoint homometric subsets of cardinality k. We find lower bounds for the homometric number of the Mycielskian of a graph and the join and the lexicographic product of two graphs. We also obtain the homometric number of the double graph of a graph, the cartesian product of any graph with K_2 and the complete bipartite graph. We also introduce a new concept called weak homometric number and find weak homometric number of some graphs

Simulación de la calidad de madera en los modelos de gestión forestal

The raw material properties of wood develop as the tree grows, laying down wood cells with specific properties, and forming the stem structure that is focal for timber quality. This development is influenced by genetic and environmental factors and forest management practices. It is desirable in growth and yield models intended for the economic assessment of management practices to include some indication of wood quality and how it is affected by genetics, environmental factors and silvicultural measures. This paper reviews approaches and models that allow us to consider the development of wood quality in combination with tree growth, and thus to include wood quality in the assessment of the value of the yield. We present such models as classified into three categories based on their complexity and information needs: quality indicators, static quality models, and dynamic quality models. We illustrate three advanced dynamic quality models and their applications with example case studies. These include empirical, hybrid, and mechanistic models applied to predictions of both sawn timber and fibre properties. Finally, we consider the current challenges for wood quality modelling in connection with growth models.Las propiedades de la madera se desarrollan cuando crece el arbol, estableciendose las células de la madera con propiedades específicas, y formandose la estructura del tronco que es central para la calidad de la madera. Esta desarrollo se ve influido por factores genéticos y ambientales y por las prácticas de gestión forestal. Es deseable incluir en los modelos de crecimiento y producción destinados a la evaluación económica de las prácticas de gestión una indicación de la calidad de la madera y cómo se ve afectada por factores genéticos y ambientales y por las medidas silvícolas. En el sector forestal, la comprensión del desarrollo y la variación de la calidad de la madera es importante en distintos programas de gestión y planificación que se pueden clasificar en (1) la gestión de las operaciones de cosecha, y (2) la planificación silvícola a largo plazo. Este artículo discute los principales enfoques y modelos que nos permiten estudiar estos dos problemas en términos cuantitativos. Comenzamos la revisión discutiendo el concepto de «modelo de calidad de madera», y luego clasificamos los enfoques sobre la base de su complejidad, el principio subyacente y el uso previsto. Mostramos tres modelos dinámicos avanzados de calidad y sus aplicaciones con estudios de casos. Estos incluyen modelos empíricos, híbridos y mecánicistas aplicadaos a las predicciones tanto de la madera aserrada como a las propiedades de la fibra. Por último, consideramos los retos actuales para el modelado de la calidad de la madera en relación con la gestión forestal

Optimal digital filters for analyzing the mid-latency auditory P50 event-related potential in patients with Alzheimer's disease

Background: Filtering is an effective pre-processing technique for improving the signal-to-noise ratio of ERP waveforms. Filters can, however, introduce substantial distortions into the time-domain representations of ERP waveforms. Inappropriate filter parameters may lead to the presence of statistically significant but artificial effects, whereas true effects may appear as insignificant. New method: The present study aimed to determine the optimal digital filters for analyzing the auditory P50 component in patients with Alzheimer's disease. To provide evidence of the optimal filter settings, different high-pass and low-pass filters were applied to ERP waveforms obtained from a conditioning testing paradigm. The results facilitate practical recommendations for selection of filters that maximize the signal-to-noise ratio of the P50 components without introducing significant distortions. Results: The present study confirms that filter parameters have a significant effect on the amplitude and gating measures of the P50 component. Setting the high-pass cut-off at 0.1 Hz and the low-pass cut-off at 90Hz (or above) is recommended for P50 component analyses. Comparison with existing methods: The majority of ERP studies on sensory gating report using high-pass filters with 10-Hz cut-offs to measure P50 suppression. Such a high cut-off appeared to induce significant distortions into the ERP waveforms; thus, the authors advise against using these excessive high-pass cut-offs. Conclusions: Filtering broadband signals, such as ERP signals, necessary results in time-domain distortions. However, by adjusting the filter parameters carefully according to the components of interest, it is possible to minimize filter artifacts and obtain more easily interpretable ERP waveforms. (C) 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Peer reviewe

Irregular dependence on Stokes number and non-ergodic transport of heavy inertial particles in steady laminar flows

Small heavy particles in a fluid flow respond to the flow on a time-scale proportional to their inertia, or Stokes number St. Their behaviour is thought to be gradually modified as St increases. We show, in the steady spatially-periodic laminar Taylor-Green flow, that particle dynamics, and their effective diffusivity, actually change in an irregular, non-monotonic and sometimes discontinuous manner, with increasing St. At Stokes of order one, we show chaotic particle motion, contrasting earlier conclusions for heavy particles in the same flow (Wang et al. 1992). Particles may display trapped orbits, or unbounded diffusive or ballistic dispersion, with the vortices behaving like scatterers in a soft Lorentz gas (Klages et al. 2019). The dynamics is non-ergodic. We discuss the possible consequences of our findings for particulate turbulent flows