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Singh, Manoj Kumar, Sadhan Mahapatra, and S. K. Atreya. "Bioclimatism and vernacular architecture of north-east India." Building and Environment 44, no. 5 (May 2009): 878–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.06.008.
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Saitluanga, Benjamin L. "Globalisation, Urbanisation and Spatial Inequality in India with special reference to North East India." Space and Culture, India 1, no. 2 (November 28, 2013): 21. http://dx.doi.org/10.20896/saci.v1i2.27.
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Globalisation, an increasing international interaction in economic, political and cultural aspects, is a highly uneven set of processes whose impact varies over space, through time, and between social groups. On one hand, as globalisation seems to be an inevitable reality, many developing countries are restructuring their economies to receive and reap the benefits of widening and deepening global economic interactions. On the other hand, there are regions, which are increasingly excluded, and ‘structurally irrelevant’ to the current process of globalisation. Moreover, cities are at the core of development strategy of globalisation. While cities in developed countries are becoming centres of globally integrated organisation of economic activity, cities in developing countries are usually at disadvantage positions due to weak financial bases, low levels of technology as well as lack of infrastructural facilities and institutional factors.The present paper, in the limelight of these contradictions, analyses the differential impacts of economic globalisation in cities and regions of India in general and Northeast India in particular. It is noted that the ushering of globalisation through structural adjustment of the economy during the 1990s has disparate impacts on various cities and regions of the country. The paper also examines the infrastructural constraints of cities of Northeast India as well as the existing institutional arrangements to ‘globalise’ the region through neoliberal reforms and investments.
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Dabral, P. P., Ashish Pandey, N. Baithuri, and B. C. Mal. "Stochastic Modelling of Rainfall in Humid Region of North East India." Water Resources Management 22, no. 10 (January 26, 2008): 1395–407. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11269-007-9232-6.
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Sangeetha*, S. P., P. S. Aravind Raj, Vaishak S. Nair, Antony Sebastin, and Hani Samad. "Application of Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting System in North East India." International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 9, no. 3 (January 30, 2020): 3575–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijrte.b7673.018520.
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The main source of water, is rain for all life on earth. Rainwater harvesting is the best way to collect rainwater and utilize it effectively. Rainwater harvesting is used as a best method to collect and store water for future needs in water scarcity areas where water is not available throughout the year. This practice is becoming popular over the last few years as many people can no longer rely on the availability of ground water to satisfy their needs. North Eastern States in India experiences heavy rainfall in the country compared to other parts. Hence implementation of Rainwater Harvesting scheme in those regions will be a better choice to store water. A Case study on rainwater harvesting in sloped roof houses available in northeast India is done in this paper. Water scarcity problems can be minimised if rain water harvesting techniques are implemented in all households.
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Shreya Manduskar and V. S. Shingade. "Effect of wind on RC structure resting on sloping ground and analysis done using ETABS software." World Journal of Advanced Engineering Technology and Sciences 9, no. 1 (June 30, 2023): 193–202. http://dx.doi.org/10.30574/wjaets.2023.9.1.0159.
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Wind load is one of the common loads for civil engineering structures viz. for long span bridges, tall buildings, towers and mast structures also. Wind load is acting on such structure throughout its life span. Therefore it is most important phenomenon to be taken into consideration for a structural engineer. Due to scarcity of land or due to mountainous terrains in North and North-East part of India most of the time structures are constructed on sloping grounds which is a challenge for structural engineer for analysis and design. These structures are also directly subjected to wind loads. India is also having large records of earthquake which left behind loss of many lives and heavy destruction to property and economy. Analysis of buildings in hilly regions with sloping grounds is somewhat different than the building located over a levelled ground. In present study 3D building frames of 25 storied building resting on flat terrain and sloping ground are taken into consideration. For sloping ground slopes of 20⁰,30⁰, and 40⁰ are considered. They are to be analyzed for wind speeds 39 m/s, 47 m/s and 55 m/s respectively. The modelling and analysis can be done using ETABS software which stands for extended three dimensional analysis of building system.
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Praneshwari, R. K., N. Nabakishore Singh, Akoijam Tamphasana Devi, Jyoti Priya, and L. Ranjit Singh. "Congenital anomalies in a tertiary care hospital in North East region, India." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 8, no. 8 (July 26, 2019): 3295. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20193554.
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Background: Congenital anomalies are important cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns and are defined as structural and functional abnormalities including metabolic disorders present at birth. These defects are of prenatal origin resulting from defective embryogenesis or intrinsic abnormalities in the process of development and are associated with various risk factors.Methods: Our study is a cross sectional study done at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal over period of 3 years from January 2015 to December 2017. Aim of study was to find out incidence of congenital anomalies and proportions of different types of congenital anomalies. Outcome was studied in relation to maternal age, religion, parity, and gestational age, sex of the baby, outcome and sex of the baby.Results: Total numbers of congenital anomalies were 257 babies out of 29879 births giving the incidence of 0.86%. Most common congenital anomalies in this study are musculoskeletal followed by craniospinal, genitourinary, cardiovascular and gastrointestinal. It was more common in preterm babies and parity 1-3, more common in 21-30 years of maternal age. Consanguinity was seen in 7 out of 257 patients.Conclusions: Congenital malformations are a major cause of still births and infant mortality. Targeted scan should be done at 18-20 week to find out anomalies and reduce the prevalence. There should be widespread education in the community regarding the common congenital malformations, their outcomes and possible available mode of treatment
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KUMAR, Kewat Sanjay, and Vinod Prasad KHANDURI. "Flower Pollinator Interactions within Two Tropical Tree Species of Mizoram, North East India." Notulae Scientia Biologicae 8, no. 2 (June 17, 2016): 256–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.15835/nsb829789.
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Understanding the interactions between plants and pollinators is vital in exploring the structural and functional dynamics of tropical forest ecosystem. Such interactions are also helpful in resolving issues of regeneration, maintenance of biodiversity and conservation of tropical forest resources. The aim of this study was to understand the foraging behaviour of floral visitors of two valuable forest species in North East India, viz. Schima wallichii Choisy and Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. The types and behaviour of pollinators were assessed by counting of the total number of visits by insects during day time (05:00-18:00) per field visit/flower in the peak flowering season, foraging rate (number of flowers visited/minutes) and average time spent per flower. The frequency of pollinator visits was also determined in terms of visits/flower/hour. Ten species belonging to seven families were recorded visiting S. wallichii flowers. The flowers of L. speciosa were mainly visited by three species in the family Apidae and one species in the family Calliphoridae. Various moth and bee species were involved in pollination of S. wallichii flowers. The Xylcopa spp. of bee showed a high level of functional synchronisation with the floral morphology of L. speciosa.
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Zakharov, Aleksei. "The International North-South Transport Corridor: The Prospects and Challenges for Connectivity between Russia and India." MGIMO Review of International Relations 16, no. 2 (May 24, 2023): 216–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.24833/2071-8160-2023-2-89-216-234.
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Connectivity has been one of the most challenging issues for developing trade cooperation between Russia and India. Due to the geographic distance separating the two nations, along with the unstable security environment in Afghanistan and border disputes between India and Pakistan, the creation of a direct and shortest transport route has proven difficult, thereby rendering it impossible to implement crucial projects in energy infrastructure.This paper briefly outlines the functioning logistics between Russia and India, which has relied primarily on shipping through the Suez Canal, with an emphasis on the developments in the wake of conflict in Ukraine. The author briefly explores the prospects for maritime connectivity between the Russian Far East and Indian ports, and highlights several challenges for launching a regular Vladivostok-Chennai corridor.The US and European sanctions against the Russian economy, combined with subsequent difficulties in transporting goods by sea, has reinvigorated Russia's efforts to complete the International North-South Transport Corridor (INSTC). This corridor holds significant potential for Russia to expand its reach to India, the Persian Gulf, and East Africa. Additionally, it is believed that the project may facilitate India's connectivity with countries in the Caucasus, Central Asia, and Eastern Europe. Therefore, this paper particularly examines the case of the land corridor, exploring its current progress in implementation, the geoeconomic factors involved, existing challenges, and opportunities for compatibility with other initiatives, such as the Europe-Caucasus-Asia Transport Corridor (TRACECA), the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), and the Chabahar port.The author argues that, although the implementation of connectivity projects between the two countries will not solve structural problems in their trade relationship, both have a vested interest in promoting infrastructure development for a deeper engagement with new regions. To qualitatively boost Russian-Indian trade, affordable logistical solutions should be developed simultaneously with the resolution of other issues like the settlements for financial transactions, and the elimination of tariff and non-tariff barriers.
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Bahuguna, Ashish, and Arjun Sil. "Comprehensive Seismicity, Seismic Sources and Seismic Hazard Assessment of Assam, North East India." Journal of Earthquake Engineering 24, no. 2 (April 11, 2018): 254–97. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/13632469.2018.1453405.
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GUPTA, AKHILESH, and U. C. MOHANTY. "Secondary convective rings in an intense asymmetric cyclone of the Bay or Bengal." MAUSAM 48, no. 2 (December 15, 2021): 273–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.54302/mausam.v48i2.4010.
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ABSTRACT. The severe cyclonic storm with a core of hurricane winds of 4-11 May 1990, which crossed the Indian east coast near Machilipatnarn (Andhra Pradesh), was one of the most intense cyclones in recent years over the Bay of Bengal region of the north Indian Ocean. The storm reported the minimum sea level pressure of 912 hPa, the lowest observed value for any cyclone in the region. The storm exhibited certain interesting structural characteristics. The most striking feature observed was the formation of secondary convective rings wrapped around the primary eyewall. These features were observed for nearly two days by four cyclone detection radars (CDR) located on the east coast of India. The paper presents an analysis of these features. We find that the double eye-wall structure of the storm has undergone a repetitive cycle characterized by the contraction of the outer eyewall and the weakening of the inner eyewall during the life of the cyclone. These interesting characteristics are observed for the first time in the north Indian Ocean for any cyclone. Some of the related aspects of double eyewall features, such as, the possible role of double eyewall structure on the recurvature or turning of the storm and the effect of land obstacle in the development of a secondary eyewall are discussed.
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Malaya, C., and S. Sreedeep. "A study on unsaturated hydraulic conductivity of hill soil of north-east India." ISH Journal of Hydraulic Engineering 19, no. 3 (September 2013): 276–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/09715010.2013.806399.
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Singh, Prem Prakash, Tamalika Chakraborty, Anna Dermann, Florian Dermann, Dibyendu Adhikari, Purna B. Gurung, Saroj Kanta Barik, et al. "Assessing Restoration Potential of Fragmented and Degraded Fagaceae Forests in Meghalaya, North-East India." Forests 11, no. 9 (September 19, 2020): 1008. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/f11091008.
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The montane subtropical broad-leaved humid forests of Meghalaya (Northeast India) are highly diverse and situated at the transition zone between the Eastern Himalayas and Indo-Burma biodiversity hotspots. In this study, we have used inventory data from seedlings to canopy level to assess the impact of both biotic and abiotic disturbances on structure, composition, and regeneration potential of the Fagaceae trees of these forests. Fagaceae trees are considered as the keystone species in these forests due to their regional dominance and their importance as a fuel wood source, and also because they form an important component of climax community in these forests. Unfortunately, these forests are highly degraded and fragmented due to anthropogenic disturbances. We have assessed, for the first time, the restoration potential (i.e., capacity to naturally regenerate and sustain desired forest structure) of Fagaceae species in the genera Lithocarpus Blume, Castanopsis (D. Don) Spach, and Quercus Linn. We also evaluated how biotic and abiotic factors, as well as anthropogenic disturbances, influence the restoration potential of these species in six fragmented forest patches located along an elevational gradient on south-facing slopes in the Khasi Hills, Meghalaya. Fagaceae was the most dominant family at all sites except one site (Laitkynsew), where it was co-dominant with Lauraceae. Fagaceae forests have shown high diversity and community assemblages. Fagaceae species had high levels of natural regeneration (i.e., seedlings and saplings) but low recruitment to large trees (diameter at breast height or DBH ≥ 10 cm) at all sites. The ability to sprout was higher in Fagaceae tree species than non-Fagaceae tree species. We have shown that human disturbance and structural diversity were positively related to regeneration of Fagaceae tree species due to high sprouting. However, with increasing human disturbance, recruitment of saplings and pole-sized trees to mature trees hampered the resulting proportion of mature Fagaceae tree species. This study provides a means for assessing regeneration and a basis for forest management strategies in degraded and fragmented forests of Meghalaya.
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Devaraj, Deepa, R. Ramkrishnan, T. Prabu, Sreevalsa Kolathayar, and T. G. Sitharam. "Synthesis of Linear JTFA-Based Response Spectra for Structural Response and Seismic Reduction Measures for North-East India." Journal of Earthquake and Tsunami 14, no. 06 (August 8, 2020): 2050023. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s1793431120500232.
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North-East India (NEI) has a long history of devastating earthquakes due to the complicated tectonic setting of the region. A shortage of sufficient recorded time-histories from the region calls for a synthesis of accelerograms for dynamic analyses. In this study, a novel Joint Time-Frequency Analysis (JTFA) technique is adopted for the synthesis of accelerograms, considering the non-stationary behavior of earthquake waves. JTFA is used for analyzing the signals in a joint time and frequency domain to better understand its characteristics and synthesize signals without compromising its inherent characteristics like frequency content and amplitude. Synthetic accelerograms are developed using JTFA techniques for different magnitude and distance ranges between 5 to 6.8 and 0–480[Formula: see text]km and response spectra are developed. Synthesized generalized accelerograms and their response spectra are compared with actual signals in the same magnitude-distance ranges and were found to match. A comparison of the frequency contents of actual and synthetic signals was also carried out using Fourier Transforms and spectrograms (SPs) and was found to be in good agreement. Further, a comparative study of various earthquake reduction measures for NEI is carried out for a scenario earthquake using the synthesized data, and the best suitable structural input for the region is recommended.
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Devi, Kangjam Radhesana, R. K. Praneshwari Devi, Jyoti Priya, Ahanthembi Sanaton, Leimapokpam Roshan Singh, and Lalhlimpuii Murray. "A study of congenital anomalies in a tertiary care hospital in North East region, India." International Journal of Reproduction, Contraception, Obstetrics and Gynecology 7, no. 7 (June 27, 2018): 2899. http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-1770.ijrcog20182903.
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Background: Congenital anomalies are important cause of morbidity and mortality in newborns and are defined as structural and functional abnormalities including metabolic disorders present at birth. These defects are of prenatal origin resulting from defective embryogenesis or intrinsic abnormalities in the process of development and are associated with various risk factors.Methods: Our study is a cross-sectional study done at Regional Institute of Medical Sciences, Imphal over period of one and half years from May 2016 to October 2017. Aim of study was to find out incidence of congenital anomalies and proportions of different types of congenital anomalies. Outcome was studied in relation to maternal age, religion, parity, gestational age, sex of baby, outcome and birth weight of baby.Results: Total numbers of congenital anomalies were 91 out of 13658 births. Incidence of congenital anomalies was 0.66%. Most common congenital anomaly was cleft lip (17.6%) followed by CTEV (13.2%) and was more common among male term babies. These were most common in 18-24 years of maternal age group (34.1%) followed by 30-34 years (26.4%) and among women of parity P0-P2.Conclusions: Congenital malformations are a major cause of still births and infant mortality. A level II targeted scan should be done at 18-20 weeks to find out anomalies and reduce the prevalence. There should be widespread education in the community regarding the common congenital malformations, their outcomes and possible available modes of treatment.
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Hegde, Nagaraj, Suresh Kumar, Kenyusinlo Khing, and Gopichand B. "Evaluation of Wood Quality of Underutilized Indigenous Timber Species for Reducing Timber Scarcity: A Case of Mizoram, North-East India." Science & Technology Journal 9, no. 1 (January 1, 2021): 36–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.22232/stj.2021.09.01.07.
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Timber demand and supply gap has widened over the last few decades across different regions of the world. Indian scenario is no different. In the last decade though India’s forest cover has increased at a very slow pace, in north eastern part of India, there is a loss of forest cover at an alarming rate. This is a cause of concern for this region which is already depending only on handful of quality timbers for the structural and commercial purposes. Under this scenario, few alternative options should be looked at like exploring promising indigenous fast-growing species, or exploring some lesser-known timber species available naturally in the forest. Therefore, wood quality parameters of such timber species should be tested so as to know the specific utility of these timbers. In this study of Mizoram, wood quality parameters of five underutilized timber species were assessed and three out of five species have shown considerable quality as compared to Teak and many other mainstream species. Few selected properties are highlighted in this paper to indicate possible utility of selected species to reduce the gap in demand and supply of wood as raw material. We focused mainly on anatomical properties, gross features and cell constituents of these species in this paper. The properties observed for lesser-known species are compared with twenty Indian mainstream timbers. The results have indicated that there is a need for further expanding the scope for exploring more such species so that timber requirement of the region is meted out.
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Thokchom Singh, Dewan. "How safe is radiotherapy practice in India: perceptions and practical experiences among the workers of radiotherapy facilities in North East, India?" Journal of Radiotherapy in Practice 17, no. 4 (July 24, 2018): 427–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1460396918000225.
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AbstractPurposeThe aim of this study was to understand how the regulatory requirements for functioning radiotherapy practices in India to control risk were conceptualised, perceived and applied accordingly in the radiotherapy facilities. It further examined how the social factors influenced the decision-making process for implementing regulatory requirements in the radiotherapy facilities.Material and methodThis study was carried out in nine radiotherapy facilities located in the northeastern Indian states of Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura and Mizoram. The study adopted both the semi-structured and in-depth questionnaire, developed on the basis of multidisciplinary fields.ResultThe study found that the facilities in the northeastern regions were commissioned in line with the regulatory requirements. The facilities had adequate structural shielding rooms to protect workers, patients and the public from the risk of ionising radiation. However, in the operational phase of the facilities, majority of the facilities had the improper management of existing resources and non-implementation of regulatory requirements on time. It was observed that workers in some facilities continued the practice, despite the failure of specific safety functions, or not meeting regulatory requirements. Such practices led to the suspension of patient treatment in three of the facilities by the regulator. The existence of a varying nature of risk perceptions among oncologists, medical physicists, radiological safety officers, radiotherapy technologists in the facilities were observed and these influenced the decision-making process of the facilities on the implementation of regulatory requirements.ConclusionThe study found that the facilities needed to explore various means, including to narrow the gap that existed in respects of perceived risk (within the facilities), communication to enhance work coordination and mutual trust among workers. The adoption of the institutional policy for conducting an internal audit of working practices, encouragement of workers to participate in continuing education programs would enhance effective utilisation of already existing infrastructure/equipment and work procedures including quality assurance programs.
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De, Utpal Kumar, and Vitsosie Vupru. "Location and neighbourhood conditions for housing choice and its rental value." International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis 10, no. 4 (August 7, 2017): 519–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijhma-10-2016-0072.
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Purpose The purpose of the study is to understand the relative impacts of structural characteristics of house, its locational attributes and neighbourhood characteristics on the choice of house and the rent paid by the individual tenants. The micro level study helps in understanding the issues of urban housing and help in policy formulation. Design/methodology/approach This paper tried to identify the socio-economic, locational and neighbourhood factors that influence tenant households in determining their residential choices in an urban area of North-east India. Also, the extent of impacts of those characteristics on the monthly rent for housing is analysed. The analysis is based on the primary data collected from the sample residents of Dimapur Town in Nagaland. The sample units are selected by cluster sampling technique from all the wards. Regression technique is used under hedonic pricing technique to examine the impacts of various potential factors on the rent. Findings The analysis reveals that family size, income, education of the head of family, water availability, security, convenience to access workplace, road conditions, etc. have significant positive impacts on the monthly rent. However, the impacts of some locational and neighbourhood variables vary across social and economic groups. Research limitations/implications Time series data on the growth of house price are not available, so that the authors could examine the escalation of house price and rising scarcity of houses in the selected town. Practical implications Rental housing accounts for a significant percentage of housing in many urban centres. It is particularly important for the migrants and urban poor for whom it is the only source of accommodation. Location choice depending on capability, availability, requirement and neighbourhood conditions are integral parts of selection of accommodation in a city. Hence the present study has its relevant practical implications. Social implications Housing choice in a hilly urban area like Dimapur assumes a special significance for the presence of heterogeneous ethnic, social and cultural groups with majority of Tribal inhabitants with varied requirements and lifestyle. Originality/value No study on housing choice or pricing of residential accommodation has been done in North-East India. Here along with the socio-economic characteristics of the individuals, structural characteristics of house, neighbourhood and locational characteristics are used simultaneously to find out the impact of various factors on the total prices through hedonic pricing method.
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Rashidi, Ahmad, Majid Shahpasandzadeh, and Carla Braitenberg. "Late Cenozoic to Present Kinematic of the North to Eastern Iran Orogen: Accommodating Opposite Sense of Fault Blocks Rotation." Remote Sensing 14, no. 16 (August 19, 2022): 4048. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/rs14164048.
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The opposite-sense fault block rotation across the continental strike-slip faulting plays an important role in accommodating crustal deformation in the north of the East Iran orogen. This research constrains the post-Neogene kinematics of the NW-SE to E-W left-lateral transpressional zones at the northern termination of the N-S striking right-lateral Neh fault system in the East Iran orogen. Using two case studies, we analyzed the NW-SE Birjand splay and the E-W Shekarab transpression zone by analysis of satellite images, structural features, fault geometry and kinematics, GPS (Global Positioning System) velocities, fault- and earthquake-slip stress inversion, and paleomagnetic data. Our results show two distinctive regions of opposite-sense fault block rotations and with different rotation rates. As an asymmetric arc, the Birjand splay displays a transition from the prevailing N-S right lateral shear in the east to NW-SE left lateral transpression in the middle and E-W left lateral shear in the west. In the east, with clockwise fault block rotation, the N-S right lateral faults and the NW-SE oblique left-lateral reverse faults constitute push-ups through the restraining fault bends. In the west, with counterclockwise fault block rotation, the Shekarab transpression zone is associated with the duplex, pop-up, and shear folds. Our suggested kinematic model reveals that the N-S right-lateral shear is consumed on the left-lateral transpressional zones through the vertical axis fault block rotation. This led to an E-W shortening and N-S along-strike lengthening in the East Iran orogen. This research improves our understanding of how opposite fault block rotations accommodate India- and Eurasia-Arabia convergence in the north of the East Iran orogen. The suggested model has implications in the kinematic evolution of intra-plate strike-slip faulting through continental collision tectonics.
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Banijamali, Babak, Amirhamed Alviri, Ehsan Rastgoftar, and Mohsen Soltanpour. "A CASE-STUDY OF RUBBLE-MOUND BREAKWATERS STABILITY AGAINST MAKRAN SUBDUCTION ZONE TSUNAMIS." Coastal Engineering Proceedings, no. 35 (June 23, 2017): 44. http://dx.doi.org/10.9753/icce.v35.structures.44.
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A case-study pertaining to a number of existing breakwaters located on northern coastlines of the Gulf of Oman, directly facing the Makran Subduction Zone (MSZ) sets the context in order to elucidate the adopted methodologies for both Probabilistic Tsunamis Hazard Analysis (PTHA) as well as investigating breakwater stability in the event of a major tsunami. MSZ stretches from west to east for over 900 (km), affecting the coastlines of Iran, Pakistan, India, Oman and UAE as a potential source of tsunami hazard. According to historical data, the last reported MSZ generated tsunami which was triggered by the 1945CE earthquake of 8.1 (Mw) magnitude caused human fatality figures of up to almost 4,000, in addition to major structural devastation in its wake. Of particular interest, is the fate of existing breakwaters along the northern shorelines of the Gulf of Oman whose design criteria did not initially incorporate tsunami-related considerations, providing impetus for the modeling, design & analysis efforts presented in this article to serve the two-fold objective of assessing the need for strengthening existing structures, which are virtually all of the rubble-mound type, as well as deriving suitable design criteria for new breakwaters in the MSZ related tsunami affected region of Iran, earmarked for significant new developments.
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Jnawali, Bharat Mani. "Tectonic setting of the Nepal Himalaya and its potential for hydrocarbon exploration." Journal of Nepal Geological Society 39 (September 25, 2009): 77–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/jngs.v39i0.31490.
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Nepal lies at the collision zone between the Indian subcontinent and the Tibetan Plateau of the Eurasian continent. It is made up of enormous tectonic stacking of sedimentary and metamorphic rocks with granite intrusions that resulted from the collision and under-plating of the Indian Craton with the Lhasa block of Tibet. The five major tectonic zones separated from each other by thrust contacts from south to north are the Terai, Siwalik or Sub Himalaya, Lesser Himalaya, Higher Himalaya and Tibetan Tethys. On the northern margin of the Indian subcontinent, foreland sedimentary basins began to develop immediately after the terminal collision between the northward drifting Indian Plate and relatively passive Eurasian Plate in Late Eocene time. The southern part of Nepal known as the Terai and Siwalik foothill, lies in the northern margin of the Ganga Basin and Purnea Basin that extend from India. Such basins with thick accumulation of sediments are considered as the potential area for petroleum exploration.
Regional scale seismic reflection, gravity and magnetic data combined with surface mapping and basin analysis have established the subsurface framework of southern Nepal. Geological settings potential for hydrocarbon prospects recognized in Nepal include structural traps related to normal faulting involving pre-Siwalik formation and thrusting involving Siwaliks, structural traps associated with frontal blind thrusts, anticlines and thrust-faults, basement controlled structures and stratigraphic pinchouts.
Drilling data consists of only one well drilled in the eastern part of Nepal. Oil and gas seeps have been observed in Dailekh area emanating through deep faults. Geochemical analyses of these seep samples indicate that these oil and gas have geologic origin from mature source rocks. Various outcrop samples from different parts of the country have been found rich in organic carbon. Source-rock maturity basin modeling constructed for various sections indicates that the level of thermal maturity is within oil and gas generating window. The Potwar Basin to the west in Pakistan and Assam Basin to the east in India having similar geologic setting to that of Nepal are producing oil and gas for a long time. In the Indo-Gangetic Plain across the border on Indian side, many deep wells have recorded the presence of gas and high content of organic carbon. Assessment of the available data acquired so far indicate that there is a fairly good possibility of discovering petroleum resource in Nepal.
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Tiwari, Ajit, A. D. Upadhyay, Himanshu Priyadarshi, A. K. Roy, Rumpi Ghosh, Suresh Yambem, and Dibyajyoti Behera Uttameswar. "Structural and functional analysis of ferritin heavy chain subunit in Oryziaslatipes." Journal of Advanced Research in Biotechnology 4, no. 1 (July 22, 2019): 1–12. http://dx.doi.org/10.15226/2475-4714/4/1/00143.
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In North East region of India, iron toxicity is one of the major problems in culture fisheries. To overcome this challenge, it is necessary to identify the role of ferritin protein as an iron detoxificant and store in fishes. The Heavy chain in a ferritin protein possess di- Fe binding site in the fourth helix that interacts with oxygen. In this paper attempt has been made to study the structure and function of ferritin heavy chain subunit of Oryzias latipes from amino acid sequence. Physicochemical characterization by Expasy ProtParam form tools reveals that the protein is acidic, unstable and hydrophilic. A hydropathy scale showed two peak with significant score above the threshold value (0 to + value) but TMHMM conclude that there were one transmembrane domain within protein. The secondary structures contain alpha helix (56.50%), extended strands (10.73%) and coiled region (32.77%). The query sequence shows homology to the selected template (structure of mouse heavy chain modified ferritin by X-ray diffraction technique) with maximum % identity. To analyse the phylogenetic relationship, ML tree was constructed between Oryzias latipes and Oryzias melastigma for the ferritin heavy sub unit along with Cyprinus carpio as out crossed. Two distinct clads formation was observed between same genus species and the out crossed species. In protein-protein interaction analysis via STRING 10.0 tool, two enriched pathways of KEGG, six Inter Pro domains, one PFAM protein domain, one Uniprot keywords and eleven functional parameters of network analysis were identified in Oryzias latipes. The overall investigation reveals the structural features and their association in detoxification and iron homeostasis. Keywords: Ferritin Heavy Chain; Oryzias latipes; Physicochemical Characterization; Homology Modeling
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Sarmah, Roktim, Neeraj Dhiman, and Honey Kanojia. "Understanding intentions and actual use of mobile wallets by millennial: an extended TAM model perspective." Journal of Indian Business Research 13, no. 3 (February 22, 2021): 361–81. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/jibr-06-2020-0214.
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Purpose The present study aims to probe into the determinants of mobile wallet adoption by millennials with the assistance of extended technology acceptance model. Design/methodology/approach The data was collected from the students studying professional courses in leading private universities in the north region of India. Keeping in view of the objective and hypotheses, the Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (PLS -SEM) technique was used to test the proposed model. Findings The tested model brings into notice the imperative observation, which clearly outlines that there are all significant relationships, which can be observed herein. To explicitly state: perceived ease of use (PEOU) has a significant positive relationship with the perceived usefulness followed by PEOU also shares a significant positive relationship with the behavioral intention, and lastly trust as a variable under study establishes a significant positive relationship with actual use (AU). Research limitations/implications Implications for the banking industry are to ensure the safety and privacy (financial information) confidential. Originality/value The present study contributes to the literature of mobile wallet in the developing nations.
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Rai, Neha, Dip Kumar Singha, and Rima Chatterjee. "Assessment of Paleocene to lower Oligocene formations and basement to estimate the potential hydrocarbon reservoirs using seismic inversion: a case study in the Upper Assam Shelf, India." Journal of Petroleum Exploration and Production Technology 12, no. 4 (November 18, 2021): 1057–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13202-021-01357-1.
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AbstractThe upper Assam shelf is a self-slope basin in north-east India, filled with nearly 7 km of sedimentary rocks of tertiary period with the granite basement and various oil fields along the border of the Naga thrust. The major producing fields are structural and strati-structural. The study area is placed in between the Mikir hills and Naga thrust. The objective of the study is to identify potential hydrocarbon reservoir zones in the geologically complex south upper of the Assam shelf using estimates of acoustic impedance and porosity derived by 3D post-stack seismic inversion. Well data, such as sonic velocity and density logs, from two wells (namely, KA and TE) are used in the inversion and validation of results. Inversion results are used to build a geological model in the form of acoustic impedance from which we derive 3D porosity cube which are used for hydrocarbon potential in the Paleocene to lower Oligocene sands, and the Precambrian basement. Although the amplitude maps provide an indication of potential reservoirs, the extent of these zones are much better identified in the inverted impedance maps and the corresponding estimated high-porosity zones. The analysis predicted the potential reservoir rocks in the Sylhet, Kopili and Barail formations, in which the Sylhet and Kopili appear to have good potential zones. Near the vicinity of the Naga thrust belt, the proximity of potential reservoir is predicted in the Kopili, Sylhet formation and in the fractured basement, respectively.
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Kakati, Hirakjyoti, Aparup Patra, Bhargab Kalita, Abhishek Chanda, Srikanth Rapole, and Ashis K. Mukherjee. "A comparison of two different analytical workflows to determine the venom proteome composition of Naja kaouthia from North-East India and immunological profiling of venom against commercial antivenoms." International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 208 (May 2022): 275–87. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2022.03.095.
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Rangwani, Kiran, and Svetlana Brzev. "Seismic Analysis of Confined Masonry Shear Walls Using the Wide Column Model." Applied Mechanics and Materials 857 (November 2016): 212–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amm.857.212.
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Confined Masonry (CM) structural system consists of masonry walls enclosed by reinforced concrete (RC) confining elements (tie-columns and tie-beams) and is usually supported by reinforced concrete floors and roof. This technology has been widely used for construction of low-and medium-rise buildings in Latin America, Europe, South Asia, and Middle East, and it has a proven record of good performance in damaging earthquakes. CM construction is not currently practiced in India and is not addressed by Indian design codes. Seismic analysis of CM wall panels can be performed using Wide Column Model (WCM), also known as Equivalent Frame Model. WCM is a macro model where a wall structure and the supporting floors and roof are idealized as a bare frame. CM walls can be modelled as wide columns with transformed section properties accounting for composite action of masonry and RC tie-columns. Beams in these bare frames have rigid segments simulating the effect of wall stiffness, and flexible segments that simulate the effect of floor and roof slabs. WCM has been recognized as a viable model for seismic analysis of CM buildings in Latin American countries, however this model is not well known in India. The results presented in this paper are based on linear elastic analyses of typical multi-storey CM solid walls and walls with openings. The output parameters include shear forces, bending moments, stiffness, and lateral displacements. A comparison of the results obtained using the WCM and the Finite Element Method (FEM) has been presented. WCM can be useful for seismic analysis of CM buildings since it does not require significant computational effort and can be applied using a variety of software packages.
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Fazalbhoy, Nasteen. "Islam, Politics and Social Movements." American Journal of Islam and Society 9, no. 3 (October 1, 1992): 416–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.35632/ajis.v9i3.2579.
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This book contains thirteen well-researched case studies on social movements in North Africa, India, the Middle East, and Iran. Each movement differs,as the issues and concerns vary according to area. This diversity is mademanageable by a neat categorization taking into account geography, periodization,and problematics, for example, and by the editors' clear explanation,in the first part of the book, of how the articles are arranged. In the second partare articles by Von Sivers, Clancy-Smith, Colonna, and Voll. Each authoranalyzes resistance and millenarian movements in precolonial (i.e., nineteenthandearly twentieth-century) North Africa. Part three, with articles by Frietag,Gilmartin and Swdenburg, deals with more contemporary issues, such asIslam and nationalism in India and Palestine. Part four discusses labor movements in Egypt and northern Nigeria (Beinin, Goldberg, Lubeck), while partfive looks at the Iranian revolution and the mles of Imam Khomeini and AliShari'ati in defining and inspiring it (Algar, Abrahamian, Keddie).One of the main issues that must be addressed when dealing with socialmovements in Islamic societies is whether they are really "Islamic" or whetherthey just happen to be taking place in Muslim Societies. Lapidus, in his introductoryessay, brings out the main issues when he says that the movements arestudied "in order to explore their self-conception and symbols, the econofnicand political conditions under which they developed, and their relation toagrarian and capitalist economic structum and to established state regimes andelites" (p. 3). The authors look at social, structural, and ideological featureswithout giving exclusive primacy to one or the other. Burke stresses this point.In his article, he discusses methodological issues and places the studies in thecontext of contemporary modes of analyses such as the "new cultural" and the"new social history" methods inspired by E. P. Thompson and others. Thisessay is an invaluable introduction to the case studies. Placing the movementsin the context of changes occurring in the Islamic world as well as in the contextof wider political and social events, the essay allows one to make comparisonsacmss the different areas covered in terms of popular culture, patternsof collective action, the problem of Islam and secularism, and other aspects.The articles range from the role of Islamic symbols (i.e., the mosque inIndia) in articulating new political organizations designed to deal with the ...
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DATTA, APARAJITA, and G. S. RAWAT. "Nest-site selection and nesting success of three hornbill species in Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India: Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis, Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus and Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris." Bird Conservation International 14, S1 (December 2004): S39—S52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0959270905000213.
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Nest-site selection by the sympatric Great Hornbill Buceros bicornis, Wreathed Hornbill Aceros undulatus and Oriental Pied Hornbill Anthracoceros albirostris was investigated in a lowland tropical forest in Arunachal Pradesh, north-east India during 1997–2000. Information on two nests of Rufous-necked Hornbill Aceros nipalensis in higher-elevation forests is also presented. All species nested in live trees of three tree genera, 83% (n = 36) in Tetrameles nudiflora, an emergent deciduous softwood, relatively common in lowland foothill forests. No difference was recorded in nest-tree species or nesting habitats of sympatric hornbills, but there were a few differences in structural characteristics of nest-trees. Cavity size was the main variable separating the three species. Great Hornbills used larger cavities while Oriental Pied Hornbills used smaller cavities closer to riverine areas. Nesting was attempted at 64% of known sites and successful fledging of chicks was 80% overall (n = 72 nests, pooled over 4 years). Nest-trees in disturbed habitats near human habitation were used but were often abandoned or unsuccessful and 50% of all nest-trees were inactive by the end of the study. Potential large nest-trees had a density of 5.9/ha, that of the two most used species was 1.3/ha, and minimum nest densities of all three species was about 1 pair/km2. Interference competition for nest-sites was not observed, despite similarity in nest-tree characteristics, low nest density and high loss of nest-trees. Nest-site availability may naturally limit hornbill populations in the area, and additional loss of nesting habitat to human activities may exacerbate limited availability of breeding sites.
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Ghatani, S., J. A. Shylla, V. Tandon, A. Chatterjee, and B. Roy. "Molecular characterization of pouched amphistome parasites (Trematoda: Gastrothylacidae) using ribosomal ITS2 sequence and secondary structures." Journal of Helminthology 86, no. 1 (April 7, 2011): 117–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0022149x11000125.
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AbstractMembers of the family Gastrothylacidae (Trematoda: Digenea: Paramphistomata) are parasitic in ruminants throughout Africa and Asia. In north-east India, five species of pouched amphistomes, namely Fischoederius cobboldi, F. elongatus, Gastrothylax crumenifer, Carmyerius spatiosus and Velasquezotrema tripurensis, belonging to this family have been reported so far. In the present study, the molecular phylogeny of these five gastrothylacid species is derived using the second internal transcribed spacer (ITS2) sequence and secondary structure analyses. ITS2 sequence analysis was carried out to see the occurrence of interspecific variations among the species. Phylogenetic analyses were performed for primary sequence data alone as well as the combined sequence-structure information using neighbour-joining and Bayesian approaches. The sequence analysis revealed that there exist considerable interspecific variations among the various gastrothylacid fluke species. In contrast, the inferred secondary structures for the five species using minimum free energy modelling showed structural identities, in conformity with the core four-helix domain structure that has been recently identified as common to almost all eukaryotic taxa. The phylogenetic tree reconstructed using combined sequence–structure data showed a better resolution, as compared to the one using sequence data alone, with the gastrothylacid species forming a monophyletic group that is well separated from members of the other family, Paramphistomidae, of the amphistomid flukes group. The study provides the molecular characterization based on primary sequence data of the rDNA ITS2 region of the gastrothylacid amphistome flukes. Results also demonstrate the phylogenetic utility of the ITS2 sequence–secondary structure data for inferences at higher taxonomic levels.
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Parmar, Hema R., and Dr Pradeep Majumdar. "Modelling of Irrigation Return Flow in Unconfined Aquifer of Dharoi Command in Mehsana District of Gujarat, India." International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering 10, no. 12 (October 30, 2021): 47–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.35940/ijitee.l9550.10101221.
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Surface water flow and subsurface flow have traditionally been investigated separately and simulators have been developed over the years, to model each of these systems. Growing interest in conjunctive water management, and need for simulations of surface/subsurface flow and their interactions has lead to the linking of models of the respective domains. This study from Dharoi command area, using MODFLOW, showed pertaining to the second layer of the calibrated model. The first layer is a thin soil cover layer of about 3 m uniform thickness. Top layer is kept under unconfined water table condition, where as the next layer is given the scope of transforming between water table to confined state and vice versa depending upon the fluctuation of the computed water level with respect to the bottom boundary of the top layer. No recharge and discharge options other than a single boundary condition of average May water level in the extreme north-east grid has been allowed. This calibration is based upon matching the observed and computed average gradient of the water table (hydraulic gradient) and nothing to do with matching the point to point values of the observation wells as that could lead to misappropriation in respect of hydrologic condition. Over all gradient of the water table in the area of interest is computed as 0.23 m per km in comparison to an observed hydraulic gradient of 0.3 m per km. The rivers such as Sabarmati downstream of Dharoi dam and up to Bijapur, Rupen and Pushpawati are activated in the transient run. Conductance value is considered as 0.0001 m/sec for all the rivers. proximity of the second layer under unconfined state. Comparisons of water levels in selected locations. Overall match between the trends and the point values indicate that the calibrated model transient run can be considered as base case and various options can be studied with this model. Visual MODFLOW is very effective to know the present scenario of ground water flow, water level of aquifer, wells, also point values indicate that the calibrated model transient run can be considered as base case and various options can be studied with this model. Visual MODFLOW is very effective to know the present scenario of ground water flow, water level of aquifer, wells, also distribution of spatial recharge, specific yield distribution. It gives very close result to the observed value.
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Norder, Helene, Lotte Bjerregaard, and Lars O. Magnius. "Open reading frame sequence of an Asian enterovirus 73 strain reveals that the prototype from California is recombinant." Journal of General Virology 83, no. 7 (July 1, 2002): 1721–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/0022-1317-83-7-1721.
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Phylogenetic analysis within the VP1 region now enables molecular typing of enteroviruses consistent with neutralization results. Three untypable isolates, 2776/82, 57/99 and 22/00, from Korea, North India and Bangladesh, respectively, showed within this region 98·0–99·0% amino acid identities. These were less than 77% to the previous enterovirus prototypes, but 91·5–92·5% to CA55-1988, the recently identified enterovirus 73 (EV73) prototype from California. All three strains were, however, most similar to CA64-4454, an EV73 prime strain, to which they shared 96·5–98·5% identity. Seven compared EV73 strains formed two clusters in the VP1 dendrogram, one cluster with strains from South and East Asia and CA64-4454, and the other with strains from Oman and California including the prototype. When sequencing the complete open reading frame of 2776/82, its non-structural region was found to be divergent from all human enterovirus B (HEV-B) strains, including CA55-1988, indicating that one or other strain was recombinant. Boot scanning of the genomes showed a recombination point within the P2 region. Therefore, part of this was sequenced for 57/99 and 22/00 and was found similar to 2776/82, while CA55-1988 was similar to coxsackievirus B3, demonstrating that CA55-1988 was the recombinant. Since all strains of EV73 isolated so far outside California originate from Asia, where it has a broad geographical distribution, it seems that EV73 may have been introduced to California from Asia. Further analysis of EV73 strains will reveal if the recombination occurred in the USA or in Asia and will help to elucidate the origin of this virus.
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Cao, Kai, Philippe Hervé Leloup, Guocan Wang, Wei Liu, Gweltaz Mahéo, Tianyi Shen, Yadong Xu, Philippe Sorrel, and Kexin Zhang. "Thrusting, exhumation, and basin fill on the western margin of the South China block during the India-Asia collision." GSA Bulletin 133, no. 1-2 (April 30, 2020): 74–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1130/b35349.1.
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Abstract The pattern and timing of deformation in southeast Tibet resulting from the early stages of the India-Asia collision are crucial factors to understand the growth of the Tibetan Plateau, but they remain poorly constrained. Detailed field mapping, structural analysis, and geochronological and thermochronological data along a 120 km section of the Ludian-Zhonghejiang fold-and-thrust belt bounding the Jianchuan basin in western Yunnan, China, document the early Cenozoic tectonic evolution of the conjunction between the Lanping-Simao and South China blocks. The study area is cut by two major southwest-dipping brittle faults, named the Ludian-Zhonghejiang fault and the Tongdian fault from east to west. Numerous kinematic indicators and the juxtaposition of Triassic metasedimentary rocks on top of Paleocene strata indicate thrusting along the Ludian-Zhonghejiang fault. Similarly, structural analysis shows that the Tongdian fault is a reverse fault. Between these structures, fault-bounded Permian–Triassic and Paleocene rocks are strongly deformed by nearly vertical and upright southwest-vergent folds with axes that trend nearly parallel to the traces of the main faults. Zircon and apatite (U-Th)/He and apatite fission-track data from a Triassic pluton with zircon U-Pb ages of 237–225 Ma in the hanging wall of the Ludian-Zhonghejiang fault, assisted by inverse modeling, reveal two episodes of accelerated cooling during 125–110 Ma and 50–39 Ma. The Cretaceous cooling event was probably related to crustal thickening during the collision between the Lhasa and Qiangtang terranes. The accelerated exhumation during 50–39 Ma is interpreted to record the life span of the fold-and-thrust belt. This timing is corroborated by the intrusive relationship of Eocene magmas of ca. 36–35 Ma zircon U-Pb age into the fold-and-thrust belt. Early Cenozoic activity of the deformation system controlled deposition of alluvial-fan and braided-river sediments in the Jianchuan basin, as evidenced by eastward and northeastward paleoflows and terrestrial clasts derived from the hanging wall of the Ludian-Zhonghejiang thrust. Since 39 Ma, decreasing cooling rates likely reflect cessation of activity on the fold-and-thrust belt. Early Cenozoic compressive deformation on the western margin of the South China block together with geological records of contraction in central, northern, and eastern Tibet document Eocene upper-crustal shortening located in the Himalaya, Qiangtang terrane, and northern plateau margins together with contractional basin development in the intervening Lhasa, Songpan-Garze, and Kunlun terranes, coeval with or shortly after the onset of the India-Asia collision. This suggests that moderate crustal shortening affected a large part of Tibet in a spaced way, contrary to models of homogeneous crustal thickening soon after the collision, and prior to the main crustal thickening, propagating progressively from south to north. This complex deformation pattern illustrates the complexity of Asian crustal rheology, which contrasts with assumptions in existing geodynamic models.
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Sengupta, Sumantra. "Design of tall railway bridges in North-East India." IABSE Symposium Report 101, no. 1 (September 1, 2013): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.2749/222137813815776160.
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Swain, Pushpanjali, and Dipayan Banerjee. "The prevalence and risk factors of hypertension among adult population of four major states in India: An exploratory study." Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health 7, no. 2 (November 15, 2021): 121–30. http://dx.doi.org/10.18231/j.jpmhh.2021.023.
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Hypertension is one of the major non-communicable lifestyle disorders which has taken the form of modern-day epidemic affecting almost two times in 2019 than in 1990. Hypertension is also a major important risk factor for the occurrence of ischemic heart diseases and stroke in later life which stands to be the most important cause of morbidity and mortality according to the Global Burden of Disease studies. The incidence of hypertension in an individual depends on multiple inter related and unrelated factors which leads to the structural changes of the blood vessels and increases the turbulence of flow of blood and in the end leads to hypertension. Though there have been a number of studies done to find out the associations of different risk factors with the incidence of hypertension, they were focused upon the affect of those risk factors as a whole and not on specific adult age group. This study tried to shed some light on the different risk factors which specifically affect the men and women in reproductive age 30 years and more and give recommendations about factors on which special attention is needed to be given to prevent them. The National Family Health Survey 4 (NFHS-4) was conducted countrywide in 2015-16 among men and women of 15-54 years and 15-49 years respectively. The unit level data was used in this study to find prevalence of hypertension of men (30-54 age group) and women 30-49 age years for the four major states of Delhi (North), Odisha (East), Kerala (South), Maharashtra (West) and also analysed association with various socio demographic and others related variables using standard statistical tools of SPSS 23 and MS EXCEL.The most important factors leading to occurrence of hypertension in an individual of 30 years or more were found to be age, smoking and alcoholism, diabetes and unhealthy diet. But some socio and economic factors having an indirect association with prevention of hypertension were found to be female literacy and insurance coverage. The health seeking behaviour of hypertensives and the screening of people for hypertension were also not found up to the mark. Hypertension is preventable and treatable by proper lifestyle modification and medication. The screening of the adult population of 30 years and more needs to be strengthened, advocacy against smoking and alcoholism, stress management, and penetration of health insurance coverage needs to be increased.
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Das, Himadri, Pallav Saikia, and Dipul Kalita. "Physico-Mechanical Properties of Banana Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composite as an Alternative Building Material." Key Engineering Materials 650 (July 2015): 131–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/kem.650.131.
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Utilization of natural fiber as reinforcing material is the latest trend in polymer science to produce higher strength with lower weight composite materials having wide range of applications. As a natural fiber, banana fiber is getting importance in recent years in the reinforcement arena of polymer composite. Two species of banana vizMusa sapientumandMusa paradisicaavailable in North East India were selected considering their higher fiber yield and adequate strength properties of the fibers. The chemical compositions, spectroscopic and thermal properties of these fibers were studied in order to study their suitability for commercial exploration. Low density polyethylene (LDPE)-banana fiber reinforced composites were prepared using hydraulic hot press. Physico-mechanical properties (e.g. tensile strength, flexural strength, elongation at break, Young's modulus) of the prepared composites were determined. The tensile strengths and flexural strengths of the composites increased while using LDPE 10 to 30 % of the fiber and then started to decrease gradually. Young moduli of the composites increased with the increase of fiber mass. Water absorption also increased accordingly with the increase of the fiber weight. The elongation at break decreased with increasing fiber quantity. The mechanical strength properties of chemically treated banana fiber-LDPE composites were slightly higher than the mechanically extracted fiber-LDPE composites. Structural analyses of the treated fibers were carried out by FTIR and XRD. These studied revealed due to the removal of noncellulosic constituents such as hemicelluloses and lignin the crystalline properties of the fibers were increased. All the properties of composite like tensile strength, flexural strength, water absorption capacity etc. plays a significant role in these polymer composite materials. Hence it can be concluded that banana fiber can be used as reinforced agent successfully in the composite industry as a sustainable building material.
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Curwen, Peter, and Jason Whalley. "High-speed data provision by mobile networks in the Asia-Pacific region." Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance 20, no. 3 (May 14, 2018): 225–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/dprg-10-2017-0057.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine in a fully up-to-date manner the position in respect to the licensing and launch of long-term evolution (LTE) in a region that attracts relatively little attention when treated as a whole because the emphasis is usually upon the very large individual markets (China, India and Japan) contained within it. The purpose is also to examine the role of international groups and the extent to which the licensing of LTE can make a difference to the structure of mobile markets in the region. Design/methodology/approach The initial step was to compile extensive databases with respect to the licensing and launch of high-speed networks in the region – defined both narrowly and also to encompass countries that are often treated as part of the Middle East – arranged so as to emphasise the status of dominant incumbents. There is a discussion of new entry and its potential to disrupt incumbents. Findings For historical reasons, the region contains countries that have strong differences whether defined in terms of economic, social or cultural characteristics, and hence it has not been easy for a network with international aspirations to expand outside its home market nor for, say, European-based operators to gain a foothold. Attempts to introduce competition via new licences has also been problematic because of the strong, and sometimes very large, incumbents already present. Research limitations/implications This is necessarily an overview that uses selected data to describe the overall picture because of the substantial number of quite different markets surveyed. Practical implications It is possible to forecast how certain structural changes will occur – primarily the withdrawal of international groups such as Millicom that prefer to concentrate upon other regions. Originality/value The databases that underpin the analysis are author-compiled and entirely original.
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Golomolzin, A. N. "Historical lessons on the protection and development of competition." Russian competition law and economy, no. 4 (December 30, 2019): 6–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.32686/2542-0259-2019-4-6-21.
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The analysis of historical experience of development and protection of competition is carried out in the context of history of development of economic relations, formation and development of the Antimonopoly legislation and practice of its application. Ensuring the development and protection of competition is evaluated taking into account the values and philosophies, the development of economic doctrines, based on the ongoing changes in the economy and technological shifts. More than a thousand years of experience of antimonopoly regulation in India, the Roman Empire and Byzantium is summarized. The antitrust experience of the United States revealed based on the analysis of history of development of economic relations in the country studies of the background of the U.S. antitrust laws in the late XIX century describes the main conditions and precedents of the application of the antitrust laws of the United States, the major structural changes in the economy in the XX century. Examples of adjustment of priorities of antitrust policy of the USA in the conditions of dynamic changes in the XXI century are given. The main stages of the millennial history of market relations in Russia are considered, including the analysis of the most important monuments of Russian history (Russkaya Pravda 1016, Kormchaya kniga 1274, the Cathedral Code of Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich 1649). The basic Antimonopoly provisions of the decrees of the Peter I era, which initiated the formation of the Antimonopoly legislation and the development of competition, the Antimonopoly norms of the Criminal and Correctional Penalties Act of 1845, approved by Nikolay I for half a century of the appearance of antitrust legislation in the United States, are investigated. The history of the development of organized trade during the development of the Russian North, Siberia and the Far East, the practice of countering the monopolization and cartelization of the economy of pre-revolutionary Russia are studied. The reasons and mechanism of monopolization and cartelization of the Russian and the Soviet economy after 1917 are revealed. The ideologies of socialism and capitalism and the reasons for their isolation from the practice of economic development are assessed. The practice of formation and development of economic relations in the Soviet period is investigated.
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Paterson, Elaine. "Design and access statements: north-east England case study." Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Urban Design and Planning 164, no. 3 (September 2011): 155–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.1680/udap.900038.
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Moesinger, Leander, Wouter Dorigo, Richard de Jeu, Robin van der Schalie, Tracy Scanlon, Irene Teubner, and Matthias Forkel. "The global long-term microwave Vegetation Optical Depth Climate Archive (VODCA)." Earth System Science Data 12, no. 1 (January 30, 2020): 177–96. http://dx.doi.org/10.5194/essd-12-177-2020.
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Abstract. Since the late 1970s, space-borne microwave radiometers have been providing measurements of radiation emitted by the Earth’s surface. From these measurements it is possible to derive vegetation optical depth (VOD), a model-based indicator related to the density, biomass, and water content of vegetation. Because of its high temporal resolution and long availability, VOD can be used to monitor short- to long-term changes in vegetation. However, studying long-term VOD dynamics is generally hampered by the relatively short time span covered by the individual microwave sensors. This can potentially be overcome by merging multiple VOD products into a single climate data record. However, combining multiple sensors into a single product is challenging as systematic differences between input products like biases, different temporal and spatial resolutions, and coverage need to be overcome. Here, we present a new series of long-term VOD products, the VOD Climate Archive (VODCA). VODCA combines VOD retrievals that have been derived from multiple sensors (SSM/I, TMI, AMSR-E, WindSat, and AMSR2) using the Land Parameter Retrieval Model. We produce separate VOD products for microwave observations in different spectral bands, namely the Ku-band (period 1987–2017), X-band (1997–2018), and C-band (2002–2018). In this way, our multi-band VOD products preserve the unique characteristics of each frequency with respect to the structural elements of the canopy. Our merging approach builds on an existing approach that is used to merge satellite products of surface soil moisture: first, the data sets are co-calibrated via cumulative distribution function matching using AMSR-E as the scaling reference. To do so, we apply a new matching technique that scales outliers more robustly than ordinary piecewise linear interpolation. Second, we aggregate the data sets by taking the arithmetic mean between temporally overlapping observations of the scaled data. The characteristics of VODCA are assessed for self-consistency and against other products. Using an autocorrelation analysis, we show that the merging of the multiple data sets successfully reduces the random error compared to the input data sets. Spatio-temporal patterns and anomalies of the merged products show consistency between frequencies and with leaf area index observations from the MODIS instrument as well as with Vegetation Continuous Fields from the AVHRR instruments. Long-term trends in Ku-band VODCA show that since 1987 there has been a decline in VOD in the tropics and in large parts of east-central and north Asia, while a substantial increase is observed in India, large parts of Australia, southern Africa, southeastern China, and central North America. In summary, VODCA shows vast potential for monitoring spatial–temporal ecosystem changes as it is sensitive to vegetation water content and unaffected by cloud cover or high sun zenith angles. As such, it complements existing long-term optical indices of greenness and leaf area. The VODCA products (Moesinger et al., 2019) are open access and available under Attribution 4.0 International at https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2575599.
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Priya, Richa, Aradhana Vikas Gandhi, and Ateeque Shaikh. "Mobile banking adoption in an emerging economy." Benchmarking: An International Journal 25, no. 2 (March 5, 2018): 743–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/bij-01-2016-0009.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to analyze the factors affecting mobile banking adoption among young Indian consumers. Design/methodology/approach The authors use a cross-sectional survey research design to empirically examine the factors affecting mobile banking adoption among young Indian consumers. The study sample consists of 269 respondents aged between 23 and 30 years from India. Findings The findings of the study suggest that perceived usefulness (PU), perceived ease of use (PEU), perceived credibility (PC) and structural assurance (SA) are strong determinants of user satisfaction (US) and behavioral intention (BI) to use the mobile banking service. US was found to partially mediate the relationship between PU, PEU, PC and SA and BI to use the service. Perceived risk was found to be statistically insignificant in terms of its relationship with BI to use the service. Research limitations/implications The results of this study provide good evidence for banks to further revamp their work practices in the area of mobile banking to enhance the overall penetration of mobile banking in India. Originality/value The study identifies factors influencing mobile banking adoption among young Indian consumers. Furthermore, this study suggests that US partially mediates the relationship between factor influencing mobile banking adoption and BI.
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Choudhury, Hitesh, and Guruprasad Khataniar. "Structural Equation Modeling for Investigating the Factors Affecting the Faculty Members Adoption and Use of E-Learning Platform in Academic Purposes: An Empirical Validation in Higher Educational Context." Asian Journal of Computer Science and Technology 7, no. 2 (August 5, 2018): 21–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.51983/ajcst-2018.7.2.1875.
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E-learning Platform is one of the most flexible and important innovations for delivering education in modern educational system. However successful implementation of the E-learning Platform (ELP) depends on the users behavioral intension of adoption. Most of the Higher educational institutions in North-East Indian region is using Information and Communication Technology in teaching and learning process and moving towards the adoption of ELP. In this paper the main focus is to examine the factors affecting the faculty members perception and adoption of E-learning platform in academic purposes. In the theoretical framework of this study Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) is used to analyze the perception and behavioral intension of faculty members adoption and use of E-learning platform in academic purposes. The theoretical framework is proposed that includes the core construct of TAM namely Perceived Usefulness, Perceived Ease of Use, Attitudes towards using together with two external variables namely E-learning Self Efficacy and Job Relevance. The data were collected from 81 full time/part time faculty members of randomly selected University/Colleges in North East Indian region through a self-designed questionnaire comprising 21 items that represent the above mentioned six constructs. The data were used to validate and hypothesized research model. The data analysis was performed through structural equation modeling (SEM) by using the software package SPSS version 16 together with STATA. The study reveals that the adoption and using E-learning platform mainly depends on the behavioral intention and attitude towards using the platform. Perceived usefulness and job relevance are the most strongest and important predictors of behavioral intention and attitude towards using E-learning platform in academic purposes.
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Patil, Swati Bhauso, and Sujata Jena. "Utilization of underrated pseudo-cereals of North East India: a systematic review." Nutrition & Food Science 50, no. 6 (April 18, 2020): 1229–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nfs-11-2019-0339.
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Purpose This study aims to create a systematic knowledge base on importance and utilization patterns of underrated pseudo-cereals prevalent in the northeastern hilly (NEH) region of India, namely, buckwheat, Job’s tears, chenopod and amaranth, enabling their diversified use to develop innovative food products from them. The information presented in the paper would facilitate scientists, trainers and young entrepreneurs in developing many novel food products from these underrated pseudo-cereals. Design/methodology/approach Major scientific information has been collected from Scopus, Web of Science and Google Scholar. Several keywords such as underrated crop, pseudo-cereals, buckwheat, chenopod, Job’s tears, amaranth, value addition and utilization were used to find the data. Relevant information was collected by using about 60 recent research and review articles. Findings The main findings of this comprehensive study include compiled record of utilization of underrated pseudo-cereals found in the NEH region of India and their scope to innovate smart food products. Originality/value The paper presents a comprehensive record of nutritional benefits and utilization status of the underrated pseudo-cereals available in the NEH region of India. This knowledge base would help both the researchers and other professional working in the processing of these crops.
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Tungnung, Khuplianlam. "Parametric synergy of passive design elements in cold-cloudy climate zones of north-east India." Solar Energy 191 (October 2019): 497–504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2019.09.010.
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Tungnung, Khuplianlam. "Parametric strategy on passive design affordances in cool-humid climate zones of North-East India." Solar Energy 207 (September 2020): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.solener.2020.06.024.
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Hoque Bepary, Rejaul, Dadasaheb D. Wadikar, and Prakash E. Patki. "Rice bean: nutritional vibrant bean of Himalayan belt (North East India)." Nutrition & Food Science 46, no. 3 (May 9, 2016): 412–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/nfs-08-2015-0097.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper was to analyse the present status of the information available on rice bean [Vigna umbellata (Thunb.)] cultivars with respect to its nutritional and functional characteristics. It is one of the non-conventional and under-utilized beans of South and Southeast Asia. In northeastern regions of India, it is an important crop for shifting cultivation or kitchen garden which is consumed as vegetable (tender pod) and pulse. The information gaps filling could be useful for several work proposals and for consumers and cultivators to know the nutritional strength and varied usability of the grain which in-turn can help in its commercialization. Design/methodology/approach The approach to information collection was emphasized on nutritional strength of the grain compared to other beans of Vigna family and the varied usability among the rice bean varieties of the Himalayan Belt. Findings The average carbohydrate, protein, fat, crude fibre and ash content of 75 genotypes of rice bean was found 59.96 ± 2.81, 20.78 ± 2.65, 1.74 ± 1.42, 5.07 ± 1.17 and 4.44 ± 1.03 per cent, respectively. It has high quality protein with all essential amino acid in balance manner. Among the minerals, it contains calcium, iron, zinc and potassium with high bio-availability of calcium (59.8 ± 0.3 per cent). The factors such as flatulence producing saccharides, trypsin inhibitors, polyphenols, phytic acid, saponin and tannins of rice bean were reported to be in the range of 3.28-5.87 per cent, 55.12-163.98 TIU/g, 0.58-1.82 1.88-8.17, 1.2-3.1 and 0.24-1.55 per cent, respectively. The toxic compounds such as hydrogen cyanide (0.09 mg/100 g) and L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (0.36 mg/100 g) is lowest in rice bean. The nutritional advantages of rice bean over the other beans of Vigna family were required to emphasize to induce interest among the researchers, producers and consumers. Research limitations/implications In view of the recommended daily requirements with respect of amino acids, vitamin-B and minerals, rice bean could be a major component of the diet to fulfill them. However, the scanty information available on nutritional and functional components of rice bean varieties grown in northeastern India calls for the gap filing research to explore full potential of the bean. Originality/value The information about differences among the northeastern varieties of rice bean available on nutritional functional components essentially required the updating of research data to explore full potential and utility of the bean.
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Goswami, Kishor, Hari K. Choudhury, Atanu Hazarika, and Rohit Tripathi. "An assessment of economic viability of jatropha plantation in North East India." International Journal of Energy Sector Management 13, no. 4 (November 4, 2019): 935–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijesm-11-2018-0009.
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Purpose This paper aims to analyze the economic viability of jatropha plantation in North East India. Design/methodology/approach Economic viability is measured through the net present value and the benefit–cost ratio (BCR) at four different production standards along with four different prices of jatropha seed. Findings At a very low price and small production, jatropha plantation is economically not feasible. However, when the price of seed increases from INR 5 to 8, BCRs become greater than 1, provided that the discount rate is less than equal to 8 per cent. The minimum threshold of BCR indicates that the threshold of 1.5 BCR at a production level of 1.5 tons/ha can be achieved with a combination of seed price of INR 10 per kg and a discount rate of 1 to 3 per cent. Thus, jatropha cultivation is economically viable but not highly profitable. Research limitations/implications Present study analyzes the economic viability of jatropha plantation from purely financial point of view. Social cost and benefit of energy crop plantation is not included in the study. This suggests to adopt social cost–benefit analysis to evaluate the overall feasibility of plantation crops in future studies. Originality/value This paper contributes to the academic literature of economic viability of energy plantation crops. Economic viability of jatropha plantation is shown in different cost and revenue conditions with statistical evidences.
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Pal, Swati, and Krishna Chaitanya Mallampalli. "Design and evaluation of an ergonomic polisher for handcrafted Kalash polishing workers in north-east India." International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics 9, no. 2 (2022): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1504/ijhfe.2022.10046156.
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Chovgan, O. V. "Состав и структура микроплантона фрамовской ветви Норвежского течения." Transaction Kola Science Centre 13, no. 4-2022 (June 30, 2022): 104–18. http://dx.doi.org/10.37614/2307-5252.2022.4.10.011.
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The research reports the current taxonomic composition of microplankton and its biogeographical characteristics during the pre-winter period in the east of the Fram Strait, which is influenced by the West Spitsbergen branch of the Norwegian Current and called Fram Strait branch. Research materials are based on marine expeditions of R/V “Dalnie Zelentsy” during the second half of November in 2019 and 2021. The taxonomic composition includes new for this region records of warm-water species: dinoflagellates Corythodinium diploconus, Dinophysis ovata, Dinophysis tripos, Oxytoxum caudatum, Pronoctiluca rostrata, Podolampas palmipes, tintinnids Amphorellopsis tetragona, Ormosella haeckeli, Parundella caudata, the diatom Proboscia indica, the consortium of two organisms – the diatom Leptocylindrus mediterraneus and the flagellate Solenicola setigera. Most of records belong to the North Atlantic, and were previously noted as alien species in the Barents Sea, in the area of the North Cape Current.
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Singh, Sindhu, and R. K. Srivastava. "Predicting the intention to use mobile banking in India." International Journal of Bank Marketing 36, no. 2 (April 3, 2018): 357–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijbm-12-2016-0186.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to identify factors influencing the adoption of mobile banking in India and develop and empirically validate a model explaining the behavioural intention to use mobile banking in the Indian banking sector. Design/methodology/approach In this study, a model is developed and proposed to explain customers’ intention to use mobile banking. The model comprises six constructs, namely, perceived ease of use, computer self-efficacy, social influence, perceived financial cost, security, and trust. The model also describes the relationship between perceived ease of use and computer self-efficacy, as well as that between security and trust. The proposed model was tested by using a survey method, with a sample of 855 bank customers from public, private, foreign, and cooperative banks in India. Structural equation modelling analysis was performed with AMOS 16.0. Findings The proposed theoretical model was found to predict, with statistical significance, the intention to use mobile banking, explaining 76.9 per cent of the variance in the dependent variable. The results found that security, computer self-efficacy, perceived ease of use, and perceived financial cost, in that order of influence, affect customers’ intention to adopt mobile banking. Practical implications The results obtained will help both academic researchers and practitioners explain, understand, and elucidate the status of mobile banking in India, as well as helping them formulate strategies to expedite the use of mobile banking. Originality/value The adoption of mobile banking in India is in a nascent stage compared with developed countries such as the USA, the UK, and Finland, but it is expected to increase or surpass the rate of adoption of internet banking in those countries. Further, only limited research to date has examined the adoption of mobile banking in India, especially the drivers and inhibitors of mobile banking adoption.
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Devi, M. Victoria. "Farmers’ Resilience to Climate Change in the North Eastern Hill Region of India." Indian Research Journal of Extension Education 22, no. 5 (December 1, 2022): 290–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.54986/irjee/2022/jan_mar/290-294.
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The study was conducted in the three North Eastern Hill (NEH) States of India viz., Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Meghalaya. Three district viz., East Siang, Bishnupur and East Khasi Hills were selected purposively based on the most vulnerable to climate change of the selected states respectively. A total of 257 vulnerable farmers were selected for the study. The study followed descriptive research design. The study testifi ed that majority of the farmers had ‘Adaptive Capacity’ of resilience to climate change while ‘Coping Strategies to Shocks’ was found very low among the farmers. Majority of the farmers belonged to medium level of ‘Resilience to Climate Change in Agriculture’. The farmers’ resilience to climate change had moderate to weak statistically signifi cant correlations with the independent variables of the study. The study suggest that the farmers need to be profi cient for strategies to Cope with climatic Shocks and need to enhance their Socio-economic capacity to deal with the shocks. For this, encouraging farmers to augur well in agriculture through application of suitable indigenous and scientifi c agricultural knowledge and techniques alongside the administration of Climate Smart Agricultural (CSA) Practices in the agriculture and associated systems are needed
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RAHMAN, MOKIDUR, ARUNDHATI PHOOKAN, GALIB UZ ZAMAN, MD SHAHINUR ISLAM AHMED, SOURABH DEORI, and EKRAMUL HOQUE. "Performance of Doom pigs under different production systems in subtropical ecosystem of north east India." Indian Journal of Animal Sciences 90, no. 2 (March 6, 2020): 292–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.56093/ijans.v90i2.98828.
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Doom pig is a newly registered indigenous breed from subtropical ecosystem of north east India. This breed adapt well to the harsh agro-climatic condition with minimum input. The population of this pig breed showed a declining trend, mainly due to high rate of crossbreeding, lack of breeding policy and lacunae in production system. Under field condition, the farmers follow two different types of production systems, viz. migratory scavenging and backyard production system. Doom pigs reared under backyard production system has higher growth performance and carcass yield. However, pigs in migratory scavenging system have better reproductive efficiency and quality pork yield. Therefore, it can be concluded from the present study that backyard production system is more suitable for fattener pig production and migratory scavenging system for breeding pig production. The results from this study can be suitably exploited to design conservation and breeding strategies for newly registered Doom pigs of north east India.