scholarly journals Assessment of the Status of SPM in Jammu City and its Control Strategies

2013 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 08-12 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angelika Sharma ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
The Status

Antimicrobial Resistance Control Strategies: A Coordinated Research Initiative Experience in the Asia Pacific Region

2017 ◽  
Vol 29 (4) ◽  
pp. 250-258
Author(s):  
Lisette Lapierre ◽  
Gabriela Asenjo ◽  
Constanza Vergara ◽  
Javiera Cornejo
Keyword(s):  
Antimicrobial Resistance ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Asia Pacific ◽  
Pacific Region ◽  
Asia Pacific Region ◽  
Antimicrobial Surveillance ◽  
Research Initiative ◽  
The Status ◽  
Survey Results

The objective was to gather information on the status of antimicrobial surveillance in the Asia Pacific region and suggest control strategies. Twenty-one economies of the Asia Pacific region participated in this initiative. A survey was conducted on antimicrobial use and surveillance throughout the region. A workshop was carried out to create awareness about the issue and discuss the implementation of control strategies. Based on the survey results and workshop conclusions, it can be established that there is better understanding of the implications of antimicrobial resistance in the human medicine area. Only few economies take actions to control antimicrobial resistance on a veterinary/agricultural level. To confront antimicrobial resistance, it is critical to raise awareness; cooperation between all countries is needed to apply international standards, to be able to have harmonized public policies. Countries must align and improve their systems for surveillance and monitoring of antimicrobial resistance in human, animals, and the environment.

Computational strategies for flexible multibody systems

2003 ◽  
Vol 56 (6) ◽  
pp. 553-613 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tamer M Wasfy ◽  
Ahmed K Noor
Keyword(s):  
Multibody Systems ◽  
Reference Frames ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Flexible Multibody Dynamics ◽  
Flexible Multibody Systems ◽  
Flexible Multibody ◽  
The Status ◽  
Constraint Modeling ◽  
Corotational Frame

The status and some recent developments in computational modeling of flexible multibody systems are summarized. Discussion focuses on a number of aspects of flexible multibody dynamics including: modeling of the flexible components, constraint modeling, solution techniques, control strategies, coupled problems, design, and experimental studies. The characteristics of the three types of reference frames used in modeling flexible multibody systems, namely, floating frame, corotational frame, and inertial frame, are compared. Future directions of research are identified. These include new applications such as micro- and nano-mechanical systems; techniques and strategies for increasing the fidelity and computational efficiency of the models; and tools that can improve the design process of flexible multibody systems. This review article cites 877 references.

Intelligent Aquaculture Monitoring System Based on Fieldbus

2013 ◽  
Vol 853 ◽  
pp. 646-651
Author(s):  
Ling Zhou ◽  
Ying Xing
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Management Platform ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Database Server ◽  
The Status ◽  
Environment Control ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Practical Measure

This paper analyses the status of aquiculture in China and gives out some of its potential problems. In order to over these problems, Industrial fieldbus and Intranet technology are used in this paper to achieve the hardware and software design, as well as control strategies for factory aquaculture. It applies WEB server, database server and browser to establish the management platform for environment control and production process. The whole system was successfully verified at Zhenjiang production base. Through a real-time control of dissolved oxygen, temperature and PH in pond, this system stabilizes these parameters at each own optimum values, and dramatically improves the overall productivity. The test results show that this system is easy-operated and user friendly, it provides a direct and practical measure for aquiculture, and saves energy as well.

The Study of the Beijing Traffic Noise Pollution Control Countermeasures

2014 ◽  
Vol 641-642 ◽  
pp. 853-859
Author(s):  
Wei Wang ◽  
Hui Zhao ◽  
Guan Xing Wang ◽  
Hua Zhen Zhou
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Traffic Noise ◽  
Noise Pollution ◽  
Environmental Issues ◽  
Control Measures ◽  
Road Traffic Noise ◽  
Typical Time ◽  
The Status ◽  
And Control

Traffic noise is a major source of noise pollution in the urban environment, including road traffic noise and rail traffic noise, which has become one of the domestic large and medium cities in environmental issues to be solved. This paper analyzes the status of the Beijing traffic noise pollution and control strategies, and a typical apartment block selected as a case, analyzes its noise pollution elements, severity, time distribution, and draws a noise map of the plane area and a dormitory building in the noise conditions typical time. Last we discussed and gave the method based on noise control measures.

scholarly journals Schistosoma mansoni infection and risk factors among fishermen at Lake Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tadesse Menjetta ◽  
Daniel Dana ◽  
Serkadis Debalke
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Age Groups ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Parasitic Infections ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Soil Transmitted Helminths ◽  
The Status ◽  
Hook Worm

Schistosomiasis/Bilharziasis is one of the neglected tropical parasitic diseases caused by different species of genus schistosoma. Among the species, S.mansoni (causative agents of intestinal schistosomiasis) is one of the causes of severe intestinal parasitic infections with high public and medical importance in Ethiopia. There is scarcity of information about the status of S.mansoni infection among the fisherman in the present study area and in the country at large. Therefore this study was designed to determine the prevalence and risk factors of S.mansoni infection among fishermen at Lake Hawassa, southern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted among the fishermen from April to June 2013 in Hawassa, Southern Ethiopia. A total of 243 fishermen were included by Systematic Random Sampling from the lists of the fishermen members in the registration book of fishermen associations in the Hawassa Town. Data on socio-demographic features and risk factors were collected by using semi-structured questionnaires. Stool samples were collected and processed using Kato-Katz thick smear techniques and examined between 30- 40 minute for hook worm and after 24 hours for S.mansoni and other soil transmitted helminths (STHs). The overall prevalence of S.mansoni among the fishermen was 29.21% (71/243) and the mean intensity of infection was 158.88 eggs per gram (EPG). The prevalence of intestinal helminths including S.mansoni was 69.54% (169/243). Moreover, the prevalence of soil transmitted helminths (STHs) were 40.74% (99/243), 35.80% (87/243) and 5.76% (14/243) for A. lumbricoides, T. trichiura and hookworm species, respectively. Almost similar prevalence of S.mansoni, 31.82%, 31.75%, 31.94% were recorded in age groups of 15-19, 20-24 and 25-29 years, respectively. Fishermen who are swimming always were 2.92 times [95% CI: 1.554, 5.502] more likely to acquire S.mansoni infection than other water contacting habit of the study participants. The results of current investigation indicated the moderate endemicity of S.mansoni among the fishermen at Lake Hawassa, southern Ethiopia. Fishermen could be the potential risk group for S.mansoni infection and might be responsible for the transmission of S.mansoni to other segments of the communities. Since high prevalence of STH were recorded among the fishermen, integrated prevention and control strategies from different sectors might be important to tackle the problem. Key words: S.mansoni, Soil transmitted helminths, Fishermen, Lake Hawassa, Ethiopia

Intelligent Aquaculture Monitoring System Based on Fieldbus

2012 ◽  
Vol 263-266 ◽  
pp. 427-430 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhong Qiu Jiang ◽  
Ren He Li
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Test Results ◽  
Real Time Control ◽  
Industrial Control ◽  
Time Control ◽  
Database Server ◽  
The Status ◽  
Environment Control ◽  
Save Energy ◽  
And Control

The paper analyses the status and some problems of aquiculture in china, and makes use of industrial control fieldbus and Intranet technology to achieve the hardware and software design and control strategies of factory aquaculture, and applies WEB server and database server and browser to form the management system of environment control and production process. The system can realize real-time control of dissolved oxygen and temperature and PH in pond, and make them stabilize in optimum value, and remarkably improve productivity. The test results have proved that the system is simply operated and good controlling performance; the system can save energy, and provide the practicable measures for aquiculture.

scholarly journals Sero-Prevalence of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome (PRRS) in Pigs of Different Developmental Regions of Nepal

2015 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 218-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahesh K.C. ◽  
Bhoj Raj Joshi ◽  
Swoyam Prakash Shrestha ◽  
Meera Prajapati ◽  
Dipak Kathayat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Viral Disease ◽  
Antibody Detection ◽  
Serum Samples ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Prrs Virus ◽  
Housing Systems ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
The Status ◽  
Prevalence Difference

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome (PRRS) is a highly infectious viral disease of swine. This disease is becoming threat to pig industry of every corner of the world. As the status of this disease in Nepal is not properly understood so far, a cross-sectional sero-prevalence study was carried out in four development regions. A total of 200 blood samples were collected from major pig producing areas of eight districts of four development regions of Nepal and the serum samples were tested for antibodies against PRRS virus by rapid antibody detection kit (Immunochromatographic test using colloidal gold immunoassay: Schenzhen Lvshiyuan biotechnology Co. Ltd, China). Among the tested serum samples, 37 were found to be positive for PRRS indicating 18.5% prevalence of the disease. Statistically the prevalence difference was significant between different development regions and between topographical regions (P<0.05) of the country, but no significant difference was observed in age, sex and housing systems of pigs. Presence of antibodies in serum against PRRSV in the unvaccinated pig population of the country clearly indicates that pigs of the surveyed regions of Nepal have already been exposed to PRRS virus and the disease should be given adequate attention during differential diagnosis of porcine respiratory diseases in Nepal. Further studies are needed for molecular characterization of the virus and to develop control strategies against this disease in the country.Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(2): 218-222 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3126/ijasbt.v3i2.12539 

Cost-Effective Sulfur Control Strategies for the Great Plains Gasification Project

1989 ◽  
Vol 111 (3) ◽  
pp. 160-166 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. D. Doctor ◽  
K. E. Wilzbach
Keyword(s):  
Great Plains ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
Sulfur Recovery ◽  
Sulfur Dioxide Emissions ◽  
Start Up ◽  
Recovery System ◽  
The Status ◽  
Gasification Plant ◽  
Technical Basis

The Great Plains gasification plant in Beulah, North Dakota, uses 14 Lurgi gasifiers to produce 152×106 scf/d (4.1×106 Nm3/d) of pipeline-quality gas from lignite. Since start-up in mid-1984, the plant has provided a serious challenge to the reliable operation of the Stretford sulfur recovery system. To address this challenge, over forty options for mitigating sulfur emissions wre evaluated on an economic and technical basis, beginning at the emissions source (the stack) and working back through the plant. Although this study was directed toward providing a timely solution to the sulfur dioxide emissions problem, the status and opportunities for a number of emerging technologies were brought into focus. Specifically, technical challenges of liquid reduction-oxidation chemistries (such as Sulfolin and Stretford), Claus technologies, and the internal handling of coal-derived liquids need to be met for future synfuels facilities.

scholarly journals Precocious Downregulation of Krüppel-Homolog 1 in the Migratory Locust, Locusta migratoria, Gives Rise to An Adultoid Phenotype with Accelerated Ovarian Development but Disturbed Mating and Oviposition

2020 ◽  
Vol 21 (17) ◽  
pp. 6058 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marijke Gijbels ◽  
Sam Schellens ◽  
Tine Schellekens ◽  
Evert Bruyninckx ◽  
Elisabeth Marchal ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Fat Body ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Locusta Migratoria ◽  
Reproductive Potential ◽  
Corpora Allata ◽  
Molecular Characteristics ◽  
Migratory Locust ◽  
Transcript Levels ◽  
The Status ◽  
Krüppel Homolog 1

Krüppel-homolog 1 (Kr-h1) is a zinc finger transcription factor maintaining the status quo in immature insect stages and promoting reproduction in adult insects through the transduction of the Juvenile Hormone (JH) signal. Knockdown studies have shown that precocious silencing of Kr-h1 in the immature stages results in the premature development of adult features. However, the molecular characteristics and reproductive potential of these premature adult insect stages are still poorly understood. Here we report on an adult-like or ‘adultoid’ phenotype of the migratory locust, Locusta migratoria, obtained after a premature metamorphosis induced by the silencing of LmKr-h1 in the penultimate instar. The freshly molted adultoid shows precocious development of adult features, corresponding with increased transcript levels of the adult specifier gene LmE93. Furthermore, accelerated ovarian maturation and vitellogenesis were observed in female adultoids, coinciding with elevated expression of LmCYP15A1 in corpora allata (CA) and LmKr-h1 and vitellogenin genes (LmVg) in fat body, whereas LmE93 and Methoprene-tolerant (LmMet) transcript levels decreased in fat body. In adultoid ovaries, expression of the Halloween genes, Spook (LmSpo) and Phantom (LmPhm), was elevated as well. In addition, the processes of mating and oviposition were severely disturbed in these females. L. migratoria is a well-known, swarm-forming pest insect that can destroy crops and harvests in some of the world’s poorest countries. As such, a better understanding of factors that are capable of significantly reducing the reproductive potential of this pest may be of crucial importance for the development of novel locust control strategies.

scholarly journals Zoonotic schistosomiasis in non-human primates: past, present and future activities at the human–wildlife interface in Africa

2012 ◽  
Vol 86 (2) ◽  
pp. 131-140 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.J. Standley ◽  
L. Mugisha ◽  
A.P. Dobson ◽  
J.R. Stothard
Keyword(s):  
Conservation Management ◽  
Control Strategies ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Clinical Manifestations ◽  
Zoonotic Diseases ◽  
Zoonotic Infection ◽  
The Status ◽  
Reservoir Potential ◽  
Epidemiological Significance ◽  
Effective Conservation

AbstractSchistosomiasis is one of the world's most widely distributed and prevalent parasitic diseases. Less widely recognized is that some species of Schistosoma, including several that commonly affect humans, also cause disease in other mammalian species; in particular, infections in non-human primates are known. With interest increasing in emerging zoonotic diseases, the status of schistosomiasis as a zoonotic infection is in need of re-appraisal, especially in light of advances in application of molecular screening and epidemiological tools where newly reported infections raise general animal welfare and conservation concerns. Focusing on Africa, this review provides a summary of the occurrence of schistosomiasis in non-human primates and discusses new ways in which surveillance for schistosomiasis should be integrated into more effective conservation management and disease control strategies. Emphasis is on the more common forms of human schistosomiasis, their clinical manifestations and epidemiological significance in terms of infection reservoir potential.

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