Constraints Faced by Stakeholders under Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA)

Agriculture Technology Management Agency (ATMA) is a registered society in India with key stakeholders enmeshed with various agricultural activities for sustainable agricultural development in the state, with focus at district level. It is a hotbed for integrating research, extension and marketing activities and decentralizing day-to-day management of the public Agricultural Technology Development and Dissemination System. The present study was carried out in Andhra Pradesh state to explore the constraints faced by the extension functionaries at each level of decentralized management. Moreover, constraints perceived by the farmers with the support of ATMA in realizing their needs were also studied

A 233 km Tunnel for Lepton and Hadron Colliders

A decade ago, a cost analysis was conducted to bore a 233 km circumference Very Large Hadron Collider (VLHC) tunnel passing through Fermilab. Here we outline implementations of $e^+e^-$, $p \bar{p}$, and $\mu^+ \mu^-$ collider rings in this tunnel using recent technological innovations. The 240 and 500 GeV $e^+e^-$ colliders employ Crab Waist Crossings, ultra low emittance damped bunches, short vertical IP focal lengths, superconducting RF, and low coercivity, grain oriented silicon steel/concrete dipoles. Some details are also provided for a high luminosity 240 GeV $e^+ e^-$ collider and 1.75 TeV muon accelerator in a Fermilab site filler tunnel. The 40 TeV $p \bar{p}$ collider uses the high intensity Fermilab $\bar{p}$ source, exploits high cross sections for $p \bar{p}$ production of high mass states, and uses 2 Tesla ultra low carbon steel/YBCO superconducting magnets run with liquid neon. The 35 TeV muon ring ramps the 2 Tesla superconducting magnets at 9 Hz every 0.4 seconds, uses 250 GV of superconducting RF to accelerate muons from 1.75 to 17.5 TeV in 63 orbits with 71% survival, and mitigates neutrino radiation with phase shifting, roller coaster motion in a FODO lattice.Comment: LaTex, 6 pages, 1 figure, Advanced Accelerator Concepts Workshop, Austin, TX, 10-15 June 201

Like-sign dimuon charge asymmetry in Randall-Sundurm model

We confirm that in order to account for the recent D\O\ result of large like-sign dimuon charge asymmetry, a considerable large new physics effect in $\Gamma_{12}^s$ is required in addition to a large CP violating phase in $B_s -\bar{B}_s$ mixing. In the Randall-Sundrum model of warped geometry, where the fermion fields reside in the bulk, new sources of flavor and CP violation are obtained. We analyze the like-sign dimuon asymmetry in this class of model, as an example of the desired new physics. We show that the wrong charge asymmetry, $a_{sl}^s$, which is related to the dimuon asymmetry, is significantly altered compared to the Standard Model value. However, experimental limits from $\Delta M_s$, $\Delta\Gamma_s$ as well as $K$ mixing and electroweak corrections constrain it to be greater than a $\sigma$ away from its experimental average value. This model cannot fully account for the D\O\ anomaly due to its inability to generate sufficient new contribution to the width difference $\Gamma^s_{12}$, even though the model can generate large contribution to the mass difference $M^s_{12}$.Comment: 20 pages, 9 figures, discussions and references added, accepted for publication in Physical Review

Diagnosing New Physics in b→c τ ντb \to c \, \tau \, \nu_\tau decays in the light of the recent BaBar result

The BaBar Collaboration has recently reported the measurement of the ratio of the branching fractions of $\bar{B} \to D(D^{*}) \tau^{-} \bar{\nu_\tau}$ to $\bar{B} \to D(D^{*}) \ell^{-} \bar{\nu_\ell}$ which deviates from the Standard Model prediction by 2$\sigma$(2.7$\sigma$). This deviation goes up to 3.4$\sigma$ level when the two measurements in the $D$ and $D^*$ modes are taken together and could indicate new physics. Using an effective Lagrangian for the new physics we study the implication of these results and calculate other observables that can shed light on the nature of the new physics. We show that the measurements of the forward-backward asymmetries and the $\tau$ and $D^*$ polarization fractions can distinguish among the various couplings of the new physics operators.Comment: Some typos corrected (not updated in journal

Multi-component olivine for lithium-ion hybrid capacitor

A lithium-ion hybrid capacitor comprising of a battery type multi-component olivine (LiMn1/3Co1/3Ni1/3PO4) cathode and a capacitive type carbon negative electrode is reported. Olivine phosphate synthesized with chelating agent's polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP) or triethanolamine (TEA) showed uniform carbon coating through in-situ process exhibiting a surface area 5.1 m2/g with porosity 0.02 cm2/g. The surface area for commercial carbon electrode was observed to be 1450 m2/g with high porosity 0.76 cm2/g. Galvanostatic charge/discharge cycling tests were conducted in the coin cells, olivine vs. Li, offering a cell voltage of 4.75 V vs. Li with a maximum specific capacitance of 125 F/g. In the case of olivine vs. carbon in a lithium-ion hybrid device delivered a high discharge capacitance of 86 F/g at a specific current of 0.12 A/g with a cycling retention of 53 F/g (38% loss) after 250 cycles. The obtained performance of PVP synthesized olivine material is manifested to uniform carbon coating and the trapped organic products that provide pathways for facile electrochemical reactions than their TEA counterparts

Awareness On Pterygoid Implant Among Dental Undergraduates

Introduction: Pterygoid implant has been defined as “implant placement through the maxillary tuberosity and into the pterygoid plate.” These implants were first introduced by Tulasne in 1989. The pterygoid implant originates in the tuberosity region and then follows an oblique mesiocranial direction proceeding posteriorly toward the pyramidal process; it subsequently proceeds upward between both wings of the pterygoid processes and finds its encroachment in the pterygoid or scaphoid fossa of the sphenoid bone. The length of these implants ranges from 15 to 20 mm, and they are generally placed at an angle of 45° to 50° to the horizontal planeThe success rates for all these different treatment possibilities seem to be similar. Therefore the need for engaging the implants at the level of the pterygoid plate is currently controversially discussed. Aim: To analyse the awareness of pterygoid implants among dental undergraduates. Materials And Methods: A questionnaire was prepared on google forms. It was distributed among 70 students. The data was transferred to excel and coding was done, the data was transferred to SPSS and statistical analysis was done. Results: Though 14% were still not aware when pterygoid implants can be used commonly. On doing the chi square test in regards to the awareness of pterygoid implant among undergraduates, along with a chi square value of 12.666, the p value was found to be 0.014, p<0.05, hence making the correlation statistically significant. The knowledge about the contraindications were also analysed and 60% of the participants who were aware of pterygoid implant were well aware of the contraindications. Conclusion: As future clinicians it is very important to know about the newer developments in the field of dentistry to provide a better treatment as well as for framing a fair treatment plan, the study shows that there still more than awareness needed in the respective topic of pterygoid implants

Awareness On Current Status of Basal Implants Among Dental Students

Background: Basal implantology also known as bicortical implantology or just cortical implantology is a modern implantology system which utilizes the basal cortical portion of the jaw bones for retention of the dental implants, which are uniquely designed to be accommodated in the basal cortical bone areas Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the awareness of current status on basal implants among dental students. Materials and methods : A survey with the aid of specially designed questionnaires was made anonymously, in order to assess the awareness of basal implants among dental students.The responses were then collected and subjected to statistical analysis using SPSS Software (Version 23). Frequency distribution and percentage were calculated. Results : Results from this study reveals that 64% of them were postgraduates and 35% were undergraduates. 50% of postgraduates were aware about basal implants. Only 36% of the postgraduates knew that basal implants are a completely new method of dental rehabilitation that does not require bone replacement even in the worst cases.29% of postgraduates knew that installation of quick loading basal implants can cost less than traditional implantation due to the shortened volume of treatment stages. 36% of the postgraduates marked disk form is the common type of basal implants. Conclusion :The overall awareness of undergraduates and postgraduates regarding basal implants needs to be improved, given the tendency of dental students to engage in implant dentistry.The study should be done on a large scale to get baseline data pertaining to knowledge and awareness to the dental students

Statin induced myopathy: a case report

Statin-induced necrotizing autoimmune myopathy is an immune-mediated necrotizing myopathy related to the use of statins. It is a very rare disease, which usually presents with proximal muscle weakness and frank elevation in creatine kinase levels. Stopping statin and the use of immunosuppressive therapy are considered the mainstay therapy. Herein, we present a case of a 75-year-old patient with statin-induced myopathy based on the presence of proximal muscle weakness, magnetic resonance findings. The patient was treated with IVIg and corticosteroid therapy with a particularly good response to intravenous immunoglobulin. However, medications are accompanied by the not so friendly adverse events. Through this report we highlight the importance of understanding. This report highlights the importance of timely diagnosis and early use of combined immunosuppressive therapy to improve patients' outcome affected by this rare disease

Power corrections in e+ e- --> pi+ pi-, K+ K- and B --> K pi, pi pi

CLEO-c measurements of the timelike form factors F_pi, F_K at \sqrt{s}=3.671 GeV provide a direct probe of power corrections (PC's) at energies near m_B. PC's in F_pi, F_K and B \to K pi, pi pi are separated into perturbative and soft parts. In F_pi, F_K the latter are \ge O(10) larger. A PC fit to the B \to K pi, pi pi data also yields a \ge O(10) soft-to-perturbative hierarchy for the QCD penguin PC's. Hence, both can be attributed to dominance of the soft-ovelap between energetic (approximately) back-to-back collinear partons, and consistency of the B\to K pi, pi pi fit with the Standard Model appears to be naturally realized. The CP asymmetries S_{K_s pi^0}, C_{K_s pi^0} are well determined, providing a clean test for new physics.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, version published in Eur. Phys. J. C; elaborated on the connection between power corrections in e+e- ->M1 M2 and the B-> M1 M2 QCD penguin amplitudes; removed speculation that soft-overlaps are much larger for PP than for VP and VV final states, this is not supported by a new analysis in preparatio

Synergistic Smart Morphing Aileron: Aero-structural Performance Analysis

Peer Reviewedhttps://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/140418/1/6.2014-0924.pd