Bildungs Roman in Avni Doshi’s ‘Girl in White Cotton”

The term “Bildungsroman” is a literary genre. The German word Bildungsroman means “novel of education” or “novel of formation”. It deals with the particular person‟s intellectual and ethical growth from the childhood to adulthood. Avni Doshi „s „Girl in White Cotton”relates the growing up or “coming of age” of a protagonist. Bildungsroman also deals with the conflict between the main character and society, where the protagonist tend to accept the social value. This paper brings out the Bildungsroman based novel.

Under-dressed: Vests as representations of White, liminal masculinity and the transnational body in Saturday Night Fever and Raging Bull

The 1970s is often considered a period in which masculinity was in crisis. This article considers that through cinematic representation and the use of the white cotton vest as a motif of hegemonic and working-class masculinity, masculinity was not in crisis, but in transition. The focus on films Saturday Night Fever and Raging Bull, is used here to exemplify discussions surrounding primarily hetero-normative masculinity, nationhood, tradition and the White working-class male body both dressed and undressed, and how these provide spaces through narrative and mise en scène to discuss notions of flux, change and fluidity that maps and arcs ‘masculinity’ to masculinities. The male body is deconstructed and reconstructed through the vest and becomes public spectacle. The centrality of the vest and its purpose within these (and many other) films during the period, acts as a means of revealing more than just the body of the wearer. In particular, the ethnicity of the protagonist and the repurposing of stereotypes through the vest as motif, underpin the credibility of the narrative and can be understood as a means of simplifying or coding approaches to shifting masculinities.

Qualitative analysis of cotton fiber pigment composition

Naturally colored cotton is a green textile material. To cultivate new colored cotton and improve its performance, we must first understand the types, composition, and formation mechanism of the pigments in colored cotton. This study aims to explore the composition and structure of cotton fiber pigments. Qualitative analyses of pigment extracts from brown cotton, green cotton, and white cotton fibers were carried out using ultraviolet spectroscopy, diagnostic agents, and liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry. The main component of cotton fiber pigments was flavonoids, and specific types of flavonoids were found in the pigments in brown cotton, green cotton, and white cotton fibers. Research on the composition of cotton fiber pigments can increase our understanding of colored cotton fibers and lay a foundation for the cultivation, planting, and development of colored cotton fibers, as well the identification of naturally colored cotton from dyed cotton.

Micromycetes-resistant colored cotton is promising material to reduce mycotoxins amounts in textiles

The aim of research was to characterize epiphyte micromycetes observed on variable cotton fibers accessions, to estimate the range of fiber destruction and select cotton, which were the most resistant to fungus damage. The accessions of differently colored Upland Cotton varieties (Gossypium hirsutum L.) evaluated: eleven cotton of natural green, twelve – of brown and eleven of conventional white color. Cotton plants have been grown in Sothern Federal District, RF. The fiber samples for the study were placed into a thermostat in sterile Petri dishes on moistened filter paper in order to stimulate the development of mycelium or sporulation of fungi naturally occurred on fibers. Incubation carried out in a thermostat at a +24-28 °C, humidity of 90-100% and exposed for 28 days. The samples examined with a microscope or binocular magnifier. Aspergillus ustus (Bainier), A. fumigatus Fresen., A. niger v. Tiegh., A. flavus Link, Penicillium aurantiogriseum Dierckx, P. notatum Westling, Rhizopus nigricans Ehrenb. and Alternaria alternata (Fuier) Keissler were detected. Compared with exposed white, accession of green and brown colors were significantly resistant to fungus. The mean of destruction (K) of white cotton varied up to 0.95, but colored accessions not exceeded 0.3 (initial destruction of the surface, not affecting internal fiber’s structure).

Thermal properties and surface chemistry of cotton varieties mineralized with calcium carbonate polymorphs by cyclic dipping

Hydroentangled nonwovens of raw white cotton fiber, scoured white cotton fiber, and raw brown cotton fiber are effective hosts for mineralization of calcium carbonate polymorphs to modify and improve their thermal and surface properties.

Study the morphological properties of isolates of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum on different of plant extract

Five isolates of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were isolated from different plant families: Sca, Scu, Egg, Sep, Sle. The study showed a clear difference between these isolates when studying Their agricultural characteristics, such as the growth and growth rate of mecellium and the production and size of stone bodies between these isolates. All isolates showed growth of transparent mecillium and then evolved and became white cotton on different Nutritious medium. The stone bodies formed in different shapes and sizes depending on themedium and the difference in the number of days of composition. The medium of potatoes, dextrose (PDA) and carrots (CaA) showed the highest growth rate and number of stone bodies of all isolates compared to other.

The harmfulness of white mold peas

As a result revealed, dominance of white mold stem forms on pea plants has been revealed. The symptoms of the disease were characterized by changing signs: the formation of moisture-rich areas, the formation of a white cotton-like mycelium and sclerotia of the pathogen, bleaching and cracking of diseased stems. It was established that, depending on the degree of development of the disease, the amount of beans formed on the plants decreased from 0.9 pieces up to 9.0 pcs. In variants with the initial degree of development of the disease, no affected white rot was found. At the same time, with an increase in the intensity of the development of the disease on pea crops, the number of infected beans increased. The negative effect of white pea stem mold on seed yield was revealed. With the maximum development of the disease on pea stalks (grade 3), the mass of 1000 seeds decreases by 92 g. According to the research results, linear equations have been constructed that allow predicting the yield losses of peas affected by white mold.