Herbal remedies are significant besides the primary therapy in traditional organization of medicine has been cast-off in medical practices since prehistoric periods. Plants which contain phytochemical constituents are accountable for homoeopathic actions. In present study ethanolic extracts of Peach were assessed for phytochemical components. Tannins, Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Steroids, Saponins, Quinones, Phenols and Oils were found positive among all the tested germplasm of Peach, whereas there is diversity of phytochemicals were found with reference to Flavonoids, Coumarins, Glycosides, Cardiac glycosides, Phlobtannins and Anthraquinones. As compared to others genotypes of Selected peach A2, Flame crust, 4.5, 669 No.2, Florida king, Early grand and Spring crust have all the bioactive compounds except anthraquinones, while coumarins was found negative in Peach early grand. Results for alkaloids and terpenoids were further confirmed through TLC which showed that alkaloids were positive in all the tested germplasm and showed highest Rf value in Peach early green (7.0875), while terpenoids presented highest Rf value in Peach No.2 (0.8625, 0.825 and 0.75) as compare to other germplasm although it was conclude that Peach early green have large amount of alkaloids and No.2 have rich number of terpenoids.

Malignant Melanoma is the most dangerous type of skin cancer that influences all over the world 2-3 million people every year. For the early diagnosis of melanoma dermoscopic skin image is taken and it is exposed to several process. In this work top hat transform, dilation, median filter and Unsharp masking are done for pre and post processing. The image segmentation is done by Otsu’s method and morphological operations. The features are extracted by ABCD and FOS feature extraction techniques. The extracted features are separately given to the classifiers and then combined together to test the classifiers performance. Classification is done by Support Vector Machine (SVM) and Bag of Visual Words (BOW) classifiers. The performance measures are analyzed based on classifier output for individual and combined feature inputs. Accuracies of SVM classifier are 70%, 86.7% and 96.7% for ABCD, FOS and ABCD + FOS features respectively. Accuracies of BOW classifier are 96.2%, 96.5% and 97% for ABCD, FOS and ABCD + FOS features respectively. Better accuracy occurs in BOW classifier for combinational feature inputs.

The accumulation of pesticides in cultivation soil exerts a selection pressure on its microbiota. Over time it generates insensitivity in harmful fungi for crops of economic and nutritional importance such as avocado and guava. The sensitivity of the pathogenic fungi of these fruit trees to the fungicides used for their control was evaluated in vitro and in a relevant environment. Most of the fungal isolates showed insensitivity to fungicides in the in vitro condition. However, the response changes depending on the environment where the fungicide and fungus interact. In Hass avocado fruit, the fungicide azoxystrobin was effective in reducing pedicle rot disease in avocado fruit. The insensitivity to conventional fungicides in laboratory tests and in a relevant environment (fruit) exhibited by the deleterious fungi of Hass avocado fruit and guava is an alert for the verification of pesticide management strategies in these crops.

China and FOCAC member states have demonstrated consistent trade bonds over the years with promising growth potentials based on FOCAC agreement which was inoculated two decades ago. Understanding China�s forest products trade potential with this unique group of partners in the global forest market is of economic significance for the forest sector looking at the rising demand in use, the rate of depletion, and the position of china as a global user of primary forest products. With the gravity model of trade and 13 explanatory economic variables an analysis of Determinants and potentials of China�s forest trade with countries within FOCAC was conducted using data set on aggregate primary forest from 2000 to 2018.Our model which predicted 81% of the variation in the volume of trade accounted for by the explanatory variables revealed that, the GDP�s of the two partners and China�s Language investment in partner countries have significant influence on the volume of trade, However forest Resource endowment in FOCAC countries as well as WTO memberships of exporters did not matter (insignificant) as China�s trade deals in this context is always hinged on FOCAC objectives and fair deals. All FOCAC trade partners appeared to be trading under their potential volume despites the favorable trade agreements imbed with in bilateral trade deals. This findings are paramount in formulating future forest trade agreements and enriching existing literature.

Fine roots have been proved to play a crucial role in plant growth, ecosystem nutrient cycling and energy flow. Moreover, they can make sensitive perceptions and responses to environmental changes, showing the important adaption strategies of plant to environment. Studies on the strategies of fine root to environment and their influencing factors are urgent and essential. In the present study, the two study works were conducted systematically based on previous studies: 1) Review on the latest research results of the environmental adaptation strategies; 2) Summarization of the influencing factors of fine root adaptation strategies. We suggest research directions to address some of these issues for the purpose of refining adaptation strategies of plant fine roots to environments: 1) single research of fine root traits can not fully reflect the response of plant fine root to the environment; 2) relationships between rhizosphere environment and fine root traits needs to be further studied; 3) there are still uncertainties of adaptation strategies and mechanisms of fine roots under different durations and scales; 4) researches on fine root adaption strategies in Karst areas are obviously lack.

A study was conducted using various sowing methods and engineering approaches on rice-wheat crop rotation for two consecutive years (2016-18) in Punjab Province of Pakistan. The sowing of crop was done by using three different techniques including Zone Disk Tiller Drill (ZDTD) with 39% crop residue retention (T1), Happy Seeder with 31% crop residue retention (T2) and conventional technique in which land was prepared with Rotavator and sowing was made with Rabi Seed Drill with zero crop residue retention (T3). The data were recorded for residue decomposition rate, soil bulk density, penetration resistance and crop yield, analyzed using Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) (α = 5%). The results revealed that zero tillage and crop residue had significant effect on crop yield and soil physical properties. Maximum value of rice straw residue decomposition (0.5 ton/acre) was found for T2 during 1st month of 1st year wheat crop and minimum decomposition value (0.13 ton/acre) was also found for T2 before harvesting of wheat crop in the same year. Maximum value of wheat straw residue decomposition was found during 1st month of 2nd year of wheat straw residue application for T1 and minimum value (0.12 ton/acre) for T1 during 2nd year of wheat straw residue application. Maximum soil bulk density was measured for T3 during 2nd year after 3 months of wheat sowing and minimum bulk density was calculated for T1 during 2nd year of experiment after 3 month of rice sowing. Maximum value of penetration resistance (62 kPa) was found during 1st year for T2 and minimum penetration resistance (37 kPa) was found for T3 during 1st year of experimentation. Maximum wheat yield of 1.94 ton/acre was noted for T1 during 2nd year of experimentation and minimum wheat yield of 1.67 ton/acre was noted for T3 during 2nd year. For rice crop maximum crop yield of 2.77 ton/acre was observed for T1 during 2nd year and minimum crop yield of 2.60 ton/acre was noted for T3 during 1st year of experimentation.

Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) is one of the most convenient packaging methods that could be useful in reducing the wastes and extending the crops shelf life. This research aimed to assess the impact of MAP containing concentrations of carbon dioxide on microbial and morphological properties of Algerian Deglet Nour dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.). Date samples were packed separately in control and MAP treatment groups and stored at 10°C±1°C and 22°C±1°C. After 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 storage month, total count of bacteria, molds, and yeast, length, width, total weight, date core weight, R-Index quality of samples were evaluated. The data were analyzed by STATISTICA version 6.1.Length, width, total weight, date core weight and R-Index quality in the MAP treatment groups were significantly (p<0.05) lower than control group. Length, width of the date samples not thermized were not significantly (p˃0.05) decreased during 4 month of storage time using MAP with ambient temperature. The MAP group at 10°C ±1°C and control group at 22°C±1°C had the microbial loads, highest, and lowest R-Index quality, respectively showing not significant differences (p˃0.05). The results of this study showed that application of the MAP method along with low temperature increases the shelf life of thermized Deglet Nour dates (Phoenix dactylifera L.).

An ideal I on a non empty set X is a subfamily of P(X) which is closed under finite unions and subsets. In this paper, we introduce a new approach of proximity structure based on the ideal notion. For I={phi}, we have the Efremovi c proximity structure [2] and for the other types of I, we have many types of proximity structures. Some results on these spaces have obtained and one of the important results: every *-normal T1 space is I-proximizable space (Theorem 3.9).

Diabetes is a multi-factorial diseases induced by genetic variations at multiple loci, environmental factors, and gene-environment interactions. The prevalence of this health problem is rapidly increasing throughout the world and particularly in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. A large number of genes have been implicated in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM), but in population dependent manner. The FABP2 gene codes for a protein responsible for the absorption of long chain fatty acids. We investigated association of FABP2 A54T gene polymorphism with T2DM cases. Genotyping was carried out by real time-polymerase chain reaction using purified DNA. The study included 460 healthy controls and 438 T2DM cases. None of the allele or genotype of FABP2 A54T was associated with T2DM cases versus the controls (OR=1.219, 95% CI=0.988 - 1.502; p= 0.06). Clinical data and anthropometric measurements of the patients were significantly different from those of the controls (p<0.05). We concluded that A54T polymorphism was not associated with either T2DM in Saudi population.

Logs provides crucial piece of information in any forensic investigation process. The logs in cloud environment are decentralized in nature. This work provides insight into analysis of cloud logs on the basis of classification. The analysis results in classifying the cloud users into authentic and malicious. The proposed approach predicts the cloud user behavior by novel approach of similarity method. The work assumes that when cloud resources are allotted to cloud customer it follows some path line that could be track to predict cloud user activities. Classification of cloud users into authentic and malicious initiates the cloud forensic process. The proposed framework can be incorporated in cloud architectures for providing forensic readiness process.

The emergence of technology has made the educators to deploy teaching tools to enhance the teaching learning process. The availability of vast computer applications provides room for the educators to deploy pedagogical virtual agents to promote learning engagement in higher education institutions. The diversified group of e-learners can achieve their learning goals by using the information and communication technology. However, the technology driven learning styles and the e-learners interest does not sustain for a long period of time. Therefore, the need arises to develop a tool that is effective for the 21st century and has the ability to capture the minds of the young e-learners. The current study examined the challenges faced by the e-learners in relation to the emotional interference, characteristics of pedagogical virtual agents and the level of satisfaction associated to the deployment of pedagogical virtual agents. Undergraduates from a higher education institution participated in this study (N=95). The findings suggest that it is vital to identify the emotional interference as it reflects on the e-learner’s learning satisfaction. It is also noted that there is a significant relationship between the emotional interference and characteristics of the pedagogical virtual agent. The findings are discussed in this paper.

In this study, the double-shoe braking system, which is the mechanical braking system in the elevators used in the buildings, has been studied experimentally. The double-shoe braking systems are used in many mechanisms. One of these areas of use is elevators in which there is so limited research in the related field. The strain and acceleration have been measured by conducting several experiments on elevator engines. The results of these experiments have shown that the structural noise and vibrations were significantly effected by the speed, and braking and take-off acceleration of the engine. According to this, the resonances in the engine speed area of the braking system are transferred to the structures of the elevator and building, causing deformations and extra noise. Designs that target the areas with low natural frequency within the brake structure should be made.

This study determined the functionality of Violence Against Women (VAW) Desks in the differrent barangays of Tarlac Province. Using the qualitative and quantitative research designs with questionnaire which was patterned from the Barangay VAW Desk Handbook served as the main tool in gathering data from the 157 respondents who were asked to evaluate their facilities and materials, intervention program, referral system, advocacy programs, and financial resources. Results of the study showed that there was increase in the number of VAWC cases in Tarlac for the past three years. Majority of the VAW Desks were not compliant to the set guidelines in the Joint Memorandum Circular 2010-2 and VAW Desks Handbook. Majority of the barangays have designated officers who possess the attributes required of their positions but lack the necessary skills, knowledge and trainings on the relevant laws and GAD concepts to address incidents of violence in a gender-responsive manner. More than half of the respondents have identified problems on finances, lack of facilities, inadequacy of advocacy materials and non-conformity to protocols and referral system which resulted to the inefficient delivery of the needed services to the victim survivors. Recommendations include prudent utilization of the 5% GAD budget as mandated by Republic Act 9710 considering VAW desk operations as one of the priorities to address concerns on finances, provision of separate room for VAW, availability of reference and advocacy materials. Moreover, the Provincial Government of Tarlac must establish linkage with academic institutions and other agencies that could provide assistance on the required training and seminars to all barangay officials to ensure proper implementation of the barangay VAW desks.