The Concept of the Supreme Soul in Shrimad Bhagawad Geeta and in the View of Brahma Kumaris

The identity of God, in the mind of most theists and believers is vague. Most people consider the mystery about God as insoluble. Even the sages in the ancient past, who spent most of their time in the search of metaphysical truth, have said that God is beyond the reach of human understanding. beyond human perception, unknowable Not this Not this. These are some of the words they have been using to express the inability of human mind to comprehend God. God cannot be subjected to investigation by human senses or the scientific instruments as the material objects of the phenomenal world, it is not beyond the ability of a human being to get a reasonably accurate idea and an enjoyable and fair experience of divine virtues, attributes and acts of God. It would be proper to add here that the metaphysical habit of considering God to be infinite in size is in itself based on misconception and yet, those, who theorise that God is beyond human comprehension, are not prepared to accept their this corollary when they are told that they too have not properly comprehended.The word ‘God’ is now-a-days used in several meanings but we consider it etymologically, it means: One who is extremely good. In the word ‘God’, ‘G’, for the Greatest, ‘O’ for ‘Only One’ and ‘D’, for Dazzling Divinity’, in other words ‘G’ stands for one who is Self-Existent, ‘O’ signifies the Perfect One and ‘D’ denotes its brilliancy or its self-luminous nature. Hence, the word ‘God’ means a Person who is Self-existent and is Eternal and of the nature of Light. So This article helps to realize the real identity of Supreme Soul, the real truth abut the Supreme Soul which is in Shrimad Bhagawad Gita and The Brahma Kumaris used for Meditation which is real one

Yoga and Health

Yoga is an ancient solution to modern problems. It has gained a lot of popularity around the world during the last century. Yoga, as many people often subscribe to, is not merely a method to attain mental peace, but also a powerful method to get rid of ignorance which causes various kinds of suffering in human life. ‘Education is the manifestation of the divinity already in man.’ It emphasizes on life-building, man-making, character-making, assimilation of ideas. The very essence of education is concentration of mind, not the collecting of facts. In ancient times, people used to go to sages to learn wisdom and to get answers to the fundamental questions of life. This was seen in all ancient civilizations – Greece, India, and China, in particular. However, over the centuries education has retreated from that position. We no longer claim to give wisdom, we give only information, our schools no longer give moral and spiritual values, only secular subjects are taught. The very much need of the education system is the education by which character is formed, strength of mind is increased, the intellect is expanded, and by which one can stand on one’s own feet. Yoga is not simply Asanas and Pranayamas. It also involves certain ethical practices. These ethical practices are known as Yamas and Niyamas. No educational system is effective unless it incorporates into itself these ethical practices.

A Predictive Model for Scaffolding Manhours in Heavy Industrial Construction Projects: An application of machine learning

In cold countries like Canada, modular construction is widely adopted in heavy industrial construction projects due to weather uncertainties. To facilitate the construction processes, the temporary structures, especially scaffolding, are essential since it provides easy access for workers to carry out construction activities at different levels of the height and also ensures the safety of laborers. As indirect costs of projects, the scaffolding is estimated by 15-40% of project costs. Furthermore, according to the increase in the size of the projects, the scaffolding uses a larger amount of resources than estimated ones, which may cause budget overrun and schedule delay. However, due to the lack of systematic and scientific models to estimate scaffolding productivity, the heavy industrial company has difficulty to plan and allocate the resources for scaffold activities before construction. To overcome these challenges, this paper proposes a predictive model to estimate scaffolding productivity based on the historical scaffolding data of a heavy industrial project. The proposed model is developed based on the following steps: (i) identifying the key parameters (e.g. specific trades, work type, different scaffold methods, task times spent using scaffolds, and weights of the scaffolds) that influence the scaffolding manhours and project productivity; and (ii) developing the predictive models for scaffold manhours using machine learning algorithms including multiple linear regression, decision tree regression, random forest regression and artificial neural networks(ANN) . The accuracy of models have been measured with evaluation metrics which are mean absolute error (MAE) and root mean squared error (RMSE) and the R squared value. The findings reveal up to 90% accuracy for ANN models

Yield enhancement of chilli through integrated crop management in Kalaburagi district of Karnataka, India

One of the major reasons of low productivity in chilli is the lack of technical knowledge of the farmers about judicious and timely implementation of the management strategies against the major biotic stresses (insect pests and diseases) which ultimately reduce its return. Considering the integrated crop management on need based plant protection in vegetables was conducted in farmer’s fields at different villages of the Kalaburagi district, under northern part of Karnataka, during the period from 2011-12 to 2013-14 show the productivity potential and profitability of improved technologies. The results showed that, on an average the highest yield achieved by adopting integrated crop management was 260.17 quintals ha-1, whereas the corresponding yield ranged under farmer’s practices was to 235.243 quintals ha-1 of green chillies. Adoption of integrated crop management will increase the yield 10.56% over farmer practices. The average technological gap, extension gap and technological index were noticed 139.83 quintals ha-1, 24.92 quintals ha-1 and 34.95 % respectively. The economics of data indicated that an average of Rs. 1,64,500 ha-1 was recorded net profit under recommended practices while it was Rs 129976.7 ha-1 under farmer practices. Cost benefit ratio was 3.07 under demonstration, while it was 2.35 under farmer practices. Practicing of integrated crop management with improved technologies will improve the farmer socio-economical level

Analysis of Non Metastatic Soft Tissue Sarcomas of the Extremities in Adults and Role of Re-Excision for Unplanned Excision

INTRODUCTION: Soft tissue sarcomas are rare tumors comprising less than 1% of all malignant tumors whereas extremity soft tissue sarcomas (ESTS) make up about 60% of soft tissue sarcomas. The treatment of ESTS has changed since the 1980s from radical amputations to limb sparing surgery in combination with adjuvant radiotherapy with very similar results, which has been addressed by a prospective, randomized trial at the NCI. Limb sparing excisions can be achieved in approximately 95% of patients. Adjuvant radiotherapy enhances local control, preserve function, and achieve acceptable cosmesis by contributing to tissue preservation. Because upto half of patients with sarcomas after adequate local control of the disease will develop distant metastasis, usually to the lungs. It was hoped that adjuvant chemotherapy would help to decrease the frequency of distant metastasis and increase overall survival. In meta-analysis regarding adjuvant chemotherapy was shown an absolute overall survival of 7% in the group receiving chemotherapy for extremity sarcomas. There are various controversial issues concerning the management of ESTS after unplanned resection such as patient selection for re-excision, imaging before re-excision, factors affecting local and distant recurrence, and the choice of adjuvant therapies. OBJECTIVES: 1. To analyze the patient characteristics, tumor characteristics and prognostic factors in patients with non metastatic soft tissue sarcoma of the extremities in adults. 2. To study the role of re-excision for the previously unplanned excision. MATERIALS AND METHODS: From January 1996 to December 2005, 145 consecutive cases of nonmetastatic adult soft tissue sarcomas of the extremities were included in the study. We excluded all pediatric sarcomas, Rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing’s sarcomas and Primitive neuroectodermal tumors and stage IV disease at presentation or on evaluation. Others like Dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans and aggressive fibromatosis were also excluded. Out of 145 patients 74 (51%) patients had undergone unplanned resection of a primary sarcoma at a nonspecialized center and were subsequently referred to our institution for further treatment. These were further categorized into re-excision and non re-excision group depending on the review of operative notes, Pathology report, clinical and radiological findings. a) Re-excision group contains 52(36%) patients, out of which 20 patients had clinical or radiological presence of residue disease and the remaining 32 patients had only scar. b) Non re-excision group contains 22 patients of which, 19 were considered for adjuvant radiation and 3 were kept under surveillance without re-excision. All patients were thoroughly evaluated with detail history, physical examination, review of slides, paraffin blocks and surgical notes (if treated initially elsewhere). Metastatic workup includes chest X-ray and CT-scan of thorax. Extent of local disease was assessed by contrast CT-scan or MRI. RESULTS: From January 1996 to December 2005, 145 consecutive adult patients diagnosed with non-metastatic extremity soft tissue were studied and followed up till August 2009. Mean duration of follow-up is 59months (2 - 142months). There were 95 men and 50 women; their mean age was 40.7 years (median age 39years; range 16 to 84). The most common presenting symptom was painless swelling. The duration of symptoms varied from 1 to 240 months with mean duration of 30 months. Most common histology were Synovial sarcoma (23.4%), MFH (19.3%), Liposarcoma (7.6%), Pleomorphic sarcoma(8.3%) and not classified (spindle cell sarcoma- 21.3%). CONCLUSIONS: A patient with any soft tissue swelling, which raises a suspicion of soft tissue sarcoma, should be referred to a specialist centre, where a multidisciplinary team with good experience will be available. Surgery is the main treatment modality. Grade and age were found to be significant prognostic factors for survival. All patients who have undergone unplanned excision for soft tissue sarcomas should be followed by wide re-excision because substantial number patients will have residual disease even with normal imaging and re-excision has shown a significant decrease in risk of local recurrence

Effect of pre harvest application of boron and zinc on post harvest quality and vaselife of carnation

The study was conducted to determine the effect of pre harvest spray of micronutrients like boron, zinc and its combination on post harvest quality and vase life of carnation. Post harvest quality of flowers like flower stalk length (65.61 cm) was maximum in the plant treated with zinc (0.3 per cent), and calyx splitting (3.12 per cent) was minimum in the plants treated with boron (0.1 per cent). Flower diameter (6.64 cm) was highest with boron (0.1 per cent) + zinc (0.3 per cent) treatment. Plants without micronutrient treatment produced poor quality flowers. Regarding vase life studies maximum water uptake and minimum transpiration loss from first day to sixteenth day was resulted in the flowers which are obtained from the plant treated with boron (0.1 per cent). The maximum fresh weight of the flower was noticed in combination of boron (0.1 per cent) + zinc (0.3 per cent) from first to sixteenth day. The foliar spray of boron (0.1 per cent) recorded maximum vase life (11.05 days). So the good quality of flowers can be improved by the foliar spray of zinc, calyx splitting can be controlled by boron foliar spray and vase life of the flower can be maintained by foliar spray of boron. It is confirmed that the foliar application of micronutrient is very much helpful for the improvement of post harvest quality and vase life of carnation

ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDIES ON SOME IMPORTANT MEDICINAL PLANTS OF IMPHAL EAST AND WEST DISTRICTS OF MANIPUR, NORTH EAST INDIA

Abstract Imphal East and West are two densely populated districts of Manipur, inhabited by diverse communities. In order to document information on medicinal plants their uses, a survey was conducted in 2014-2018 in various locations within the two districts. During this study it was observed that the traditional healers use several medicinal plants from adjoining forests. They also grow and sell several such plants in their kitchen garden for daily use, both as food and herbal remedies, for common ailments such as cough, cold, dysentery fever etc. Due to over-harvesting, modernization, urbanization, and predominantly jhum cultivation, the importance of such traditional uses of medicinal plants is gradually declining. There is an urgent need to focus on scientific validation, conservation, recognition of plant-based traditional healing, to resurrect this neglected knowledge. Also, immediate attention is required to conserve particular medicinal plants along with traditional knowledge associated with them. Needless to say, there is an overarching need to record the rich indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants of Imphal East and Imphal West Districts of Manipur, before it is too late

Effect of weeds Lantana camara and Chromelina odorata growth on the species diversity, regeneration and stem density of tree and shrub layer in BRT sanctuary

A study was undertaken in Biligiri Rangan hills Temple wildlife sanctuary, Karnataka covering an area of 540 km2 by laying 134 plots measuring 80 m × 5 m at 2-km intervals over the sanctuary, to understand the influence of two weeds, Lantana camara and Chromelina odorata, on species richness and stem density. All stems above 1 cm DBH were enumerated. Plots were classified based on the presence and absence of Lantana and Chromelina. Species richness and stem density were high in the plots infested with Lantana compared to control and lower species richness was recorded in plots infested with Chromelina compared to Lantana. It is argued that Lantana may not suppress the growth of other species; it probably grows in the plots with more moisture, preferred by many other species

Phytotoxicity of herbicides on Cynodon dactylon

Field experiment was conducted to manage the sedge and broad leaf weeds in lawn during November to December 2013 to February to March 2014. Experimental plot was red sandy loam soil with pH 6.50.The experimental plot consisted of bermuda grass Cynodon dactylon which was established through turfing. The experimental plot was laid out in a randomized complete block design (RCBD) having 17 treatments with three replications. Herbicide treatments include 2, 4-D sodium salt 80 WP at (2, 3 and 4g/lit of water), 2, 4-D dimethyl amine salt 58% EC at (5, 7.5 and 10 ml/lit of water), carfentrozone ethyl 40 DF at (0.25, 0.5 and 1 g/lit of water), fluroxypyr meptyl 48% EC at (1.5, 3 and 6 ml/lit of water) and chlorimuron methyl + metasulfuron methyl at (0.3, 0.4 and 0.5 g/lit of water). Hand weeding was done at every 20 days interval at 20 days after application of herbicides and also maintained one unweeded control in during November to December and February to March. The phytotoxic symptoms were observed only fluroxypyr meptyl 48% EC applied at 6 ml/lit of water at 3, 7, 10, 15 and 25 days after application of herbicides (DAAH) but it recovered at later stages. However, the other herbicides did not cause any phytotoxic effect on C. dactylon