2,435 research outputs found
Writing to Be: Mindful Composition to Promote Writing Transfer
This culminating project investigates the effects of keeping mindfulness journals in connection with being-centric awareness in composition to promote understanding transfer. Through analysis of journal logs using Burkeās terministic screen theory and exploratory research methodology, the study concludes that writing can be a potential mindfulness practice when coupled with freewriting and meditation. It elucidates that freewriting when done as a part of meditative practice has the effect of lessening the worries and tensions that continually surface in the mind. The study also underlines the significance of critical thinking even in terms of taking a break from thinking
Chemical and biological investigations of Delonix regia (Bojer ex Hook.) Raf.
U radu je opisana izolacija pet sastojaka petroleterske i diklormetanske frakcije metanolnog ekstrakta kore biljke Delonix regia: lupeol (1), epilupeol (2), Ī²-sitosterol (3), stigmasterol (4) i p-metoksibenzaldehid (5). Nadalje, testirano je antimikrobno djelovanje razliÄitih ekstrakata difuzijskom metodom na disku (15 Ī¼g mm2). Zone inhibicije za sastojke topljive u petroleteru, tetraklormetanu i diklormetanu bile su 914 mm, 1113 mm, odnosno 920 mm, dok je zona inhibicije standarda kanamicina bila 2025 mm. U bioloÅ”kom pokusu smrtnosti morskih kozica najveÄu toksiÄnost pokazali su spojevi topljivi u tetraklormetanu (LC50 = 0,83 Ī¼g mL1), dok je topljivost sastojaka topljivih u petroleteru i diklormetanu bila LC50 14,94, odnosno 3,29 Ī¼g mL1, a standarda vinkristin sulfata 0,812 Ī¼g mL1. Ovo je prvo izvjeÅ”Äe o izolaciji sastojaka, antimikrobnom djelovanju i citotoksiÄnosti biljke D. regia.In this study five compounds, lupeol (1), epilupeol (2), Ī²-sitosterol (3), stigmasterol (4) and p-methoxybenzaldehyde (5) were isolated from the petroleum ether and dichloromethane fractions of a methanolic extract of the stem bark of Delonix regia. Antimicrobial screening of the different extracts (15 Ī¼g mm2) was conducted by disc diffusion method. The zones of inhibition demonstrated by the petroleum ether, carbon tetrachloride and dichloromethane fractions ranged from 914 mm, 1113 mm and 920 mm, respectively, compared to kanamycin standard with the zone of inhibition of 2025 mm. In brine shrimp lethality bioassay, the carbon tetrachloride soluble materials demonstrated the highest toxicity with LC50 of 0.83 Ī¼g mL1, while petroleum ether and dichloromethane soluble partitionates of the methanolic extract revealed LC50 of 14.94 and 3.29 Ī¼g mL1, respectively, in comparison with standard vincristine sulphate with LC50 of 0.812 Ī¼g mL1. This is the first report on compounds separation from D. regia, their antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity
Contributing Factors to Under-Five Child Malnutrition in Rural Bangladesh
Background and objectives: Bangladesh has the highest malnutrition rates in the world. The main objective of this study is to identify and determine the main factors for child malnutrition among children under the age 5 years in rural Bangladesh.
Material and methods: This research was conducted in rural areas at Meherpur district in Bangladesh. Convenience sampling method is used and 85 under 5 child information is collected through a structured questionnaire. The informationās of childās are gathered from the mothers of the child. Malnourished children is measured by using APLS method and WHO Child Growth Standard Median Index. Binary logistic regression model is used to find out the key factors of malnutrition.
Results: It is found that family income, maintain proper diet during pregnancy period, proper diet maintain for children have negative significant (p\u3c0.05) effect on child malnutrition.
Conclusion: The magnitude of the childās malnutrition still is of great concern in Bangladesh. Since, poverty, imbalanced diet during pregnancy period and imbalanced diet for under 5 children influences to malnutrition are significantly associated with high prevalence of malnutrition, so government and people should reduce these factor to reduce malnutrition in rural area of Bangladesh
Vegetated roofs as a means of sustainable urban development : a scoping review
Urbanisation affects the water cycle and heat balance in a negative way. Vegetated roofs have the potential to minimise the effects of urbanisation. A scoping review is presented here to examine how vegetated roofs are being evolved as an effective tool of sustainable urban stormwater management and overall urban development. It has been found that research on vegetated roofs
has been increasing significantly and it can contribute towards achieving multiple sustainable de-velopment goals (SDGs). It has also been found that the uptake of vegetated roofs has been slow. A lack of regulatory acceptance caused by an absence of experimental data and a subsequent knowledge gap establishing the effectiveness of vegetated roofs are major reasons behind this slow uptake. Future research on vegetated roofs and their subsequent evolutions should put a focus on gathering experimental data towards establishing a performance benchmark for detention, retention and water quality in urban settings. Such data can be utilised towards developing a stand-alone guideline and software for green roof design
Force-Based Vs. Displacement-Based Design of Jointed Precast Prestressed Wall Systems
This study focuses on the multiple-level seismic performance in terms of structural and non-structural damages of jointed precast post-tensioned wall systems through a dynamic analysis of precast buildings subjected to spectrum compatible ground motions of various intensities. The maximum transient interstory drift, residual interstory drift, and floor acceleration are considered as acceptance criteria for evaluating seismic performance of these systems subjected by four levels of ground motions. Interstory drift and floor acceleration are directly related to structural and non-structural damages, respectively. Two-dimensional non-linear finite element analytical models for jointed wall systems used in this study are validated against test results for a five-story test building. In designing this precast structural system, it is shown that traditional force-based design approach results in significantly higher level of design base shear compared to direct displacement-based design approach. After observing satisfactory performance in the five-story model building designed by the direct displacement-based approach, similar multiple-level seismic performance is evaluated for five-, seven- and ten-story buildings designed by the direct displacement-based method. These low to mid-rise full scale jointed precast post-tensioned wall systems also exhibit the maximum transition interstory drift, residual interstory drift, and floor acceleration within the acceptable limits. Therefore, it is recommended these systems may be utilized as primary lateral load resistant structural systems when designed by the economic approach of direct displacement-based design. Variation influence of building heights on the performance of this system is also examined
Development of a Device for Remote Monitoring of Heart Rate and Body Temperature
We present a new integrated, portable device to provide a convenient solution
for remote monitoring heart rate at the fingertip and body temperature using
Ethernet technology and widely spreading internet. Now a days, heart related
disease is rising. Most of the times in these cases, patients may not realize
their actual conditions and even it is a common fact that there are no doctors
by their side, especially in rural areas, but now a days most of the diseases
are curable if detected in time.
We have tried to make a system which may give information about one's
physical condition and help him or her to detect these deadly but curable
diseases. The system gives information of heart rate and body temperature
simultaneously acquired on the portable side in real time and transmits results
to web. In this system, the condition of heart and body temperature can be
monitored from remote places. Eventually, this device provides a low cost,
easily accessible human health monitor solution bridging the gaps between
patients and doctors
Alternative institutional arrangements for contract farming in poultry production in Bangladesh and their impacts on equity
Also available in the ILRI Repository on Livestock Research at http://hdl.handle.net/10568/217Livestock Production/Industries,
Challenges in Partially-Automated Roadway Feature Mapping Using Mobile Laser Scanning and Vehicle Trajectory Data
Connected vehicle and driver's assistance applications are greatly
facilitated by Enhanced Digital Maps (EDMs) that represent roadway features
(e.g., lane edges or centerlines, stop bars). Due to the large number of
signalized intersections and miles of roadway, manual development of EDMs on a
global basis is not feasible. Mobile Terrestrial Laser Scanning (MTLS) is the
preferred data acquisition method to provide data for automated EDM
development. Such systems provide an MTLS trajectory and a point cloud for the
roadway environment. The challenge is to automatically convert these data into
an EDM. This article presents a new processing and feature extraction method,
experimental demonstration providing SAE-J2735 map messages for eleven example
intersections, and a discussion of the results that points out remaining
challenges and suggests directions for future research.Comment: 6 pages, 5 figure
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