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Cape gooseberry (Physalis peruviana L.) comes under minor fruit and commonly known as Rasbhari. It is a quick growing herbaceous crop which belongs to the family Solanaceae. The experiment was carried out in Horticulture Garden of Bihar Agricultural College, Sabour during Kharif season of 2014-2015 with the objectives focused in this direction on analysis of genetic variability and divergence of genotypes in cape gooseberry. 12 genotypes were evaluated in a randomized block design with three replications and data were collected.

Rambutan, an important exotic fruit, indigenous to Southeast Asia, including Thailand, Malaysia, and Indonesia. It is a good source of vitamin C, calcium and provides fairly a good amount of niacin, iron, phosphorus, carbohydrate, protein, and fibre. The major problem in marketing of rambutan is shriveling and browning of spinterns and pericarp which makes them unattractive although the aril remains edible. After harvest, the visual appearance of rambutan will deteriorate rapidly within two or three days if left under ambient temperature. Browning due to high transpiration, high respiration rate and decay are the main causes for quality deterioration of rambutan. Even though rambutan has good demand and vast export potential, it is not a major commercial crop mainly because of its seasonal availability and short shelf life. Thus, suitable postharvest handling practices can enhance the shelf life of rambutan by preserving its nutritional quality and also extends the availability of fruits for domestic and distant markets.

The significance of this book is to provide knowledge in the field of IOT. It explains the basic terminology and operation of IOT in different streams. Each chapter provides a concept of IOT application and, being arranged in a proper sequence, permits each topic to be built on earlier studies. This book contributes to a better understanding of the concept of machine learning and makes it more interesting for the beginners. This book will be very useful not only to the students but also to the teachers of the subject area.

This research paper explores the interactive dynamics between the tertiary education sector and economic development in the emerging economies as represented by BRICS. The author examines how the structure of higher education contributes to economic expansion and how national economic growth impacts tertiary enrollment.

ISTQB CERTIFICATION COMPLETE STUDY BOOK: ISTQB Certification is an internationally accepted software testing certification that is conducted online by its Member Boards through a testing Exam Provider. An Exam Provider is an organization licensed by a Member Board(s) to offer exams locally and internationally including online testing certification. Candidates who successfully pass the exam are given the ISTQB Certified Tester certificate. International Software Testing Qualifications Board (ISTQB) Certification is available in 70 countries where ISTQB is represented by a Member Board. Member Board names differ from country to country. Why ISTQB is the best testing certification: This an online testing certification which can be taken up by anyone from IT or from a non-IT field. The certification has 3 levels and ISTQB Foundation Level certification does not require any work experience. This software testing certification is the most widely recognized and fastest-growing software test certification in the world. ISTQB certification makes you eligible to get testing job anywhere in this world unlikely to the other certifications. This Book is for ISTQB Certification preparation

This book places strong emphasis on the application and efficacy of Cognitive Restructuring (CR) and Study-Skill Training (SST) as therapeutic strategies in reducing test anxiety and performance anxiety. The book focuses on how Psychology as a subject has evolved as scientific discipline. The book provides useful information and applied knowledge on the missing link between theory and practice in Psychology. The book also demonstrates that, the main goal behind using Cognitive Restructuring Therapy (CRT) and Study-Skill Training (SST) is 'curing unreason by reason', a therapeutic method that can be called "Cognitive Reframing".

The colon is attracting interest as a site where poorly absorbed drug molecule may have an improved bioavailability. This region of the colon is recognized as having a somewhat less hostile environment with less diversity and intensity of activity than the stomach and small intestine. Additionally, the colon has a longer retention time and appears highly responsive to agents that enhance the absorption of poorly absorbed drugs. Apart from retarding or targeting dosage forms, a reliable colonic drug delivery could also be an important starting position for the colonic absorption of per orally applied, undigested, unchanged and fully active peptide drugs.

Coating Process Technology is in widespread use. Coating is necessary for modification or improvement of the substrate to make it more suitable. Several Industries are based on Coating Process Technology. Adhesive coating, Printing, Flexible Laminates are the few examples. The basic steps in continuous production of coated substrates are as follows. 1. Preparing the coating solution; 2. Unwinding the substrate roll; 3. Transporting / passing it through the coater; 4. Applying the coating from the coating solution; 5. Drying the coating; 6. Winding the final coated roll; 7. Converting the coated substrate to final size.

Safety in general is defined as ¿the absence of unintended harm to living creatures or inanimate objects¿ (Evans, 2004). Traffic safety is measured in terms of motor vehicle crashes. A crash is an unplanned event which results in either fatality, or injury or property damage. Of all the factors that contribute to a crash, speed is a major issue, as more than 31 percent of all fatal crashes involve speeding (NHTSA, 2007). The speedsafety relationship can be determined by knowing the effect of speed on the frequency and severity of crashes. The relationship between speed and frequency of crashes is much more complicated than that between speed and severity of crashes which is based on principle of physics. Many researchers have studied of these relationships, but there is a risk of validation of the results so obtained, as the data used for most of these studies was obtained from police reports, self reports, case-control studies etc which may be erroneous. As a result, there is a need to revisit these relationships using more accurate and reliable data, and to determine the consistency between police reported speed and actual travel speed.

Technical efficiency of an individual decision-making unit is defined in terms of the ratio of the observed output to the corresponding frontier output. There are two main competing paradigms for estimating the relative efficiency of individual decision making units (DMU); parametric and non-parametric. The parametric approach assumes a functional relationship between output and inputs and use statistical techniques to estimate the parameters of the function. The non-parametric approach, in contrast, contracts a linear piecewise function from empirical observations on inputs and output without assuming any a priori functional relationship between them. With non-parametric approach, data envelopment analysis (DEA) is used to eastimate technical efficiency of each decision making unit. This study only examined the tools and techniques of parametric approach. The parametric approach relies on a specific functional form and it can be sub-divided into deterministic and stochastic models.

The study dwelt on the potential of smallholder forests for the dual purpose of providing products for the farm household while contributing to climate change mitigation in Ghana using the Kranka, Baafi and Manso integrated mahogany forests of the Nkoranza South District as case study. It employed the use of both questionnaire sourced primary and literature review sourced secondary data. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in the data analysis. The study established that smallholder farmers earn less than GH¿200 a year, perceive climate change as change in rainfall pattern and increase in temperature, and are willing to manage and retain their farms for climate change mitigation longer if enabled with carbon credits. It also established that access to initial capital is main factor that could influence planting of smallholder forests for climate change, and serving carbon credits to smallholders would influence the management of their forests. The study recommends that smallholders should be provided financial assistance to enable them increase the establishment of smallholder forests and carbon credits to enable them manage the forests.

This book covers both hardware as well the software part of Microprocessor 8086. The Hardware part includes Architecture, Pin Description and Supporting Peripherals. Important concepts like Segmentation and Pipelining which are the heart of 8086 are covered in detail. The Software part includes Instruction set, Addressing modes and Assembler directives which are the key to Assembly language Programming. Basic Assembly Language Programs are covered in the book which will help the students at Beginners level. Concepts such as Procedures and Macros are also covered in the final chapter which will help in Modular Programming approach.

This research contain information of efficacy of fermented goat manure applied to the plants together it's method on how beneficially the fermented manure are. In addition some new technology has been improved for more information. On the other hand watermelon response to treatment are comparable to control. It seems that fermented goat manure are rich in nutrient needed by the plants. Overall Watermelon treated plant vary to control in all of treatment.

Students should aware about its concept related to basic biology and also understands its theoretical concepts of cell Biology. The main objective of this manual course related to cell biology as given below- ¿ To understanding general laboratory rules and practices including safety in cell culture lab. ¿ Examination of samples (e.g. plant sections/animal cell or tissue) on a microscopic level and is totally depended on optical systems (calibrated ones) ¿ Cell culture characteristics: cell counting and analysis. ¿ To identify its cell structure at different magnification and measure its cell length including breadth using micrometry. ¿ To isolate DNA from various biological samples and also distinguish different blood cells. ¿ To understand and identified its stages of mitosis and meiosis. ¿ To understand and estimate chlorophyll content in plant samples. ¿ To demonstrate the concept of dialysis and osmosis.

Environmental Management System (EMS) is the most important and finest approach to deal with company¿s environmental concerns by emphasizing on incorporating environmental goals and priorities into a company¿s routine operations. EMS is being implemented in many more companies to avoid, reduce and control the adverse environmental impacts of its activities, achieve compliance with applicable legal and other requirements to which the organization subscribes to and assist in continually improving environmental performance. ISO 14001 is a standard that specifies the requirements for an EMS that an organization can use to enhance its environmental performance. Many companies have chosen to obtain independent certification of their EMS to the international standard ISO 14001. This training manual on ISO 14001 EMS is designed to be of assistance in the environmental performance of Manufacturing Industries.

The study is an attempt towards developing a formulation of an anti-estrogen drug, which belongs to non-steroidal aromatase inhibitor and which has in-vitro dissolution profile similar to that of reference product. Our target is to develop a dosage form similar to reference product for generic drug application to abbreviated new drug application (ANDA). Immediate drug delivery is required to alter the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of pharmacological active moieties by using physiological parameters inherent in the selected route of administration. It is also desirable to show rapid onset of action. In case of patient needing a quick action, conventional tablets are unable to release medicament rapidly. The drugs having long half-life and more bioavailability are beneficial for the formulation of immediate release dosage forms. Therefore, the present project involves the development of a formula for an orally administrable immediate release tablet of an anti-estrogen drug, letrozole which must be stable, bio-equivalent to reference listed drug product and has a reproducible and robust process of medication to prevent breast cancer relapse.

Data and Technology time has prompted gathering of volumes of data. This gathered data must be changed over to helpful structure for better basic leadership. In any college/higher organization there are volumes of understudy information like participation, marks and so forth. This information can be subjectively and quantitatively examined utilizing information mining procedures. Execution investigation assumes a vital job in higher Institutions and understudy imprint or evaluation is an imperative factor. College and specialized associations are confronting high challenge and their test is in breaking down their execution. The work centres around producing an understudy execution investigation framework based of DBScan and Grid based methodologies. The majority of the traditional grouping approaches work just with round-shape bunches, it needs to investigate different techniques to continuing grouping for groups with subjective shapes. Without the estimation of common separations, this work exhibits an elective technique to satisfy grouping of information with any shape and clamor significantly quicker and progressively effective.

Software Engineering is a systematic approach to develop software. For developing Software, one has to have the knowledge of analysis, estimation, prototyping, planning, designing, testing and so on. Software Engineering includes: - Requirement analysis - Human factors - Functional specification - Software architecture - Design methods - Programming for reliability - Programming for maintainability - Team programming methods - Testing methods - Configuration management Software Engineering is the study and application of Engineering to design, development and maintenance of Software. The specification is a document that describes the behavior of the software system to be built. It contains the requirements model and domain model. The requirements model includes the functional and non-functional requirements. Functional requirements are also called capabilities. Non-functional requirements are also called constraints. Non-functional requirements include usability, comfort, security, user friendliness, reliability, performance of Software to the customer.

Not many people know that Romania was one of the few countries that were fitted with submarines during the interwar period and the Second World War. During the great conflagrations that ravaged the whole Europe, the Romanians attended the naval campaign against the USSR not only on the Black Sea, but also under it. Three submarines - "Delfinul (The Dolphin)", "Rechinul (The Shark)" and "Marsuinul (The Porpoise)"- were filled with glory in the battles that went into the depths. With their ears open to the grenades exploding around them, the Romanian submariners were present on the coasts of Turkey, at the entrance to the Bosphorus, Sevastopol, Kerch and Yalta, but also at Batumi, currently Georgia. Romania was no longer allowed to hold such weapons. However, immediately after August 23, 1944, the three Romanian submarines were confiscated by the Soviets, who used them until the 1950s. Only "Delfinul (The Dolphin)" was returned in 1957, when our Communist authorities dismembered it.

The fame of the internet have formed terms like Online learning, E-learning, Blended learning etc., in the field of education. Blended learning has gained popularity nowadays and is used in many education institutions. Blended learning is a combination of face-to-face and online delivery method which influence students perception on the learning environment to a great extent, the objective of the work is to examine The Effectiveness of Blended learning to enhance teaching competency of student teachers. Single group experimental design was adopted for this study. The sampling technique employed in the present study was purposive sampling. Findings of the study stated that there is a significant difference in the teaching competency of student teachers after the treatment. It is stated that blended learning is a effective teaching method for better learning.

This book is about the ultrasound physics and instrumentation and all the topics related to it. It contains a wide range of multiple-choice questions (MCQs) that appear in the license exams with MCQs related to ultrasound images. It also contains a portion related to elastography. The purpose of writing this book to give an easy way for quick preparation of the exams. All students who wants to prepare for their registry exams of American Registry for Diagnostic Medical Sonography (ARDMS), Registered Vascular Technologist (RVT), Registered Musculoskeletal Sonographer (RMSK), American Registered Diagnostic Cardiac Sonographer (ARDCS), Canadian Registered Generalist Sonographer (CRGS), students related to the field of radiology, physicians, technicians can also take benefit from the book. Students can get benefit from it as it is very informative. They can prepare for their exams by reading this book thoroughly. This book can help the readers to solve that questions easily which usually appear in the license exams. It also contains answers of all questions at the end. Indeed, it is a very informative book.

The purpose of this book is to develop a hypothetical dossier based on regulations and guidances which are required to be followed when an actual submission is filed to the USFDA, with an objective to meet the Common Technical Document(CTD) requirements. For this purpose, Budesonide Dry Powder Inhaler(DPI) is selected as a product to prepare a hypothetical dossier. In terms of volume by 2026 it is expected that requirement of DPI in USA would be increased and may reach up to 400 million units per year due to increasing air pollution and increased rate of respiratory diseases in children as well as old age people. In this study an ANDA has been prepared which includes data of the different modules such as Module 1: Administrative Information, Module 2: Quality Overall Summary, Module 3: Quality (Drug substance and Drug product) and Module 5: Clinical Study Reports. To get the ANDA approval, generic applicants has to show scientific evidence that their product is bioequivalent to the innovators drug product. Once the application is submitted it will undergo through a thorough review process by CDER, OGD & OCP and if they find it satisfactory, product will get approval from FDA.

Several waterborne polyurethane dispersions were synthesized by using different polyols such as polyethylene glycols, alkyd resin and castor oil, the aliphatic and aromatic di-isocynates, dimethylol proponic acid as ionic center and dibutyl tin dilurate as catalyst. By varying the mole ratios of polyols, di-isocynates and dimethylol proponic acid different waterborne polyurethane dispersions were synthesized. The synthesized Polyurethane dispersions were characterized by IR spectroscopy, particle size analysis and various physical properties like, color, appearance, viscosity and self-life. The film formation of the synthesized polyurethane dispersions and their characterization were carry out. The dispersions were casted into films and were characterized by physical properties such as drying time, surface dry, Tack-free dry, hard dry and chemical resistances (alkali and acid resistance).mechanical study (Tensile strength). Thermogravimetric (TGA) and Dynamic Mechanical Analysis (DMA) of polyurethane dispersion films are carried out.

A field experiment was conducted at Dr. PDKV, Akola during November 2017 to May 2018. The experiment was laid out in RBD with five treatments which includes four drip fertigation levels. The study indicated higher plant growth, more number of branches, higher number of fruits per plant and enhancement in the yield under all drip fertigation levels. Yield of brinjal was maximum in treatment of drip fertigation at 150 % RDF (T4) (557.10 q/ha) and found at par with treatment of drip fertigation at 125 % RDF (T3) (554.88 q/ha). It was seen that yield of brinjal in treatment T4 was found to be higher than that of treatment T3, which was statistically at par. But the advantage in treatment T3 was requirement of 25 % less amount of fertilizer. Considering requirement of less amount of fertilizer in treatment T3 than treatment T4; the treatment T3 may be suggested as a best treatment. Minimum yield of brinjal was found in treatment of traditional fertilization at 100 % RDF. Higher irrigation water use efficiency 7.33 q/ha-cm was found in treatment of drip fertigation at 150 % RDF (T4) followed by treatment of drip fertigation at 125 % RDF (T3).

Change detection is the procedure of obtaining changes between two Hyperspectral pictures of same topographical zone taken at two unique times. It conveys the essential and important change data of a scene. Due to a breakthrough in Hyperspectral remote sensing Hyperspectral remote sensors can capable of producing narrow spectral resolution images. These high resolution spectral and spatial hyperspectral images can find small variations in images. This work describes an efficient algorithm for detecting changes in Hyperspectral images by using spectral signatures of Hyperspectral images. The objective is developing of a proficient algorithm that can show even small variations in Hyperspectral images. It reviews Hierarchical method for finding changes in Hyperspectral images by comparing spectral homogeneity between spectral change vectors. For any scenery locating and also exploration regarding adjust delivers treasured data regarding achievable changes. Hyperspectral satellite detectors get effectiveness throughout gathering data with large spectral rings.

Bipolar disorder (BPD) is a mood disorder that is characterized by periods of pathologic mood elevation (mania or hypomania). Many studies have proved that effective pharmacological treatment improves the quality of life in patients suffering with BPD. Various classes of antipsychotics and antiepileptics have been used in the treatment of BPD like sodium valproate (SVA), carbamazepine (CBZ), olanzapine (OLZ), risperidone etc. Despite the introduction of many new mood stabilizing medications and a continually advancing understanding of their individual strengths and weaknesses, selecting the best possible treatment for each individual patient remains a significant challenge for general practitioners and psychiatrists. Response and remission are key goals in the management of BPD, mania. There are very few literatures related to the direct head to head comparison of SVA and OLZ in bipolar affective disorder, mania and this book presents a new study. Therefore an attempt was made primarily to compare the efficacy of two mood stabilizers- SVA and OLZ using the Young Mania Rating Scale (YMRS) as the scale for assessment.