Natural fibers have many advantages like biodegradable, recyclable, easy availability and low cost along with high specific strength and mechanical properties which are comparable to synthetic fibers, creating interest among researchers worldwide for their suitable use in composite industries. Rubber wood is one such natural fiber whose potential as reinforcement in polymer composite is not yet explored till date. The present work based on the study of the mechanical properties and solid part...

Tribe is otherwise known as Adivasi. A tribe is referred as a exiting group before the development of or outside of states. Like that “Adivasi” is a generic term for a heterogeneous set of ethnic and tribal groups believed to be the aboriginal population, a substantial indigenous minority, of India. Over a period of time, unlike the terms "aborigines" or "tribes", the word "Adivasi" has also developed a connotation of past autonomy which was disrupted during the British colonial period in Ind...

In this investigation a new unexplored potential non-wood natural fiber, eulaliopsis binata (short fiber) is taken as reinforcement with epoxy as matrix material to examine the potential of the fiber as a reinforcement material. The incorporation of short eulaliopsis binata (sabai) fiber with different weight percentage (5,10,20,30,40) contributed towards enhancement of the mechanical properties of the composite. The modulus of elasticity, modulus of rupture, impact strength, hardness was fou...

Air pollution severely affects many countries around the world causing serious health effects or death. Increasing dependency on fossil fuels through the last century has been responsible for the degradation in our atmospheric condition. Pollution emitting from various vehicles also cause an immense amount of pollution. Pollutants like RSPM, SO2, NO2, SPM, etc. are the major contributors to air pollution which can lead to acute and chronic effects on human health. The research focus of this ...

Let n and k be integers, n ≥ k ≥ 1. A graph G is said to admit property Pk if for any distinct pair x, y ∈ V (G), there exists k internally vertex disjoint paths between x and y of the same length. Consider the following family of graphs. G n k := {Gn : Gn admits property Pk}. There are two interesting directions in the study of G n k . Firstly, in the extremal direction, it is interesting to estimate the sparsity of graphs admitting property Pk. That is, estimation of ν(n, k) = min...

Some solid-solutions of perovskite ferroelectric oxides show excellent dielectric, ferroelectric and piezoelectric properties in the vicinity of the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB). BaTiO3 (BT) based ferroelectric materials are widely studies due to its non-toxic and nonvolatile nature. The solid-solution of (1-x) BaZr0.2Ti0.8O3- x Ba0.7Ca0.3TiO3 (BZT-BCT) around the MPB region showed the highest piezoelectric properties compared to many leadbased materials. BZT crystalizes to rhombohedral ...

Extensive use of information and communication technology and overall dynamics of smart cities may hamper the use of common areas in a residential environment. Hence gaining knowledge of types of use of common areas in a modern residential environment in cities and also the association (if any) between the attributes of the physical environment and the types of use becomes necessary. This research investigates the common areas of high-rise group housing complexes in the city of Kolkata in In...

The process of socialization in family starts with disciplining the child at a nearly age. Discipline is often associated with nouns like control, regulation, order, authority, restriction, punishment, and verbs like train, drill, teach, coach, educate, indoctrinate. Oxford dictionary defines discipline as “the practice of training people to obey rules or a code of a behavior, using punishment to correct disobedience”. The definition entails disciplinary practices are aimed at undesirable beh...

Sensor Networks are very much vulnerable and prone to faults and external attacks. Sensor networks used for Healthcare Monitoring are termed as Wireless Body Area Networks (WBAN), which is used for collecting various vital physiological parameters of patients from remote locations. However, WBAN sensors are prone to failures because of noise, hardware misplacement, patient‘s sweating. Sensed data from these sensors are sent from the Local Processing Unit to Medical Professionals. It would be...

This paper presents field experimental trial of modern technique including wireless system for online monitoring of sub-surface movements in atypical opencast metal mine in India. Innovative real time monitoring of ground deformation was accomplished with Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) to interrogate coaxial cables installed in three Holes. Surface monitoring was also conducted with total station measurements at these locations. Coaxial cables were connected to a TDR system that automaticall...

Breast Cancer is one of the most frequent diseases that occurs in every third woman in the world. Different measures of technology help in diagnosing the presence of the tumor in the breast. One of the most effective and early diagnosis methods is Thermography which records temperature values of the surface and creates an image called thermogram. In this paper, images are extracted from the temperature matrix, dataset available at DMR visual labs and the texture features based on different g...

Amyloids are a class of ordered protein aggregates which have been implicated in the onset of several degenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Type II diabetes and so on. Despite extensive research, the exact mechanism and the driving factors for the amyloidogenesis process remain elusive. Identifying molecules which can effectively inhibit and/or disaggregate the fibrils may be one effective therapeutic strategy against amyloidosis. In the current study, few ph...

This paper provides an interval type-2 fuzzy based DTC (IT2FDTC) of the induction motor drive (IMD) in which a duty ratio control (HDRC) technique is used to activate a two-level inverter. Moreover, it is implemented with the help of DSPACE-1104 controller in real-time application using 2HP induction motor and compared its overall performance with a conventional proportional integral DTC (CPIDC) using SVM technique. The IT2FDTC can be provided less torque and flux ripples with fast dynamic p...

Recently, magneto-dielectric ferrite composite ceramics have received much attention for high frequency device applications since they have both magnetic and dielectric properties, as well as high electrical resistivity and good chemical stability [1]. BaFe12O19 (BaM) and CoFe2O4 (CoF) ferrites composites; (BaM)1-x(CoF)x (x= 0, 0.25,0.5, 0.75 and 1) were successfully synthesized by co-precipitation method. The XRD analysis confirms the formation of pure phase BaM ferrite at 800oC and CoF ferr...

The current study involves the experimental investigation on the mechanical properties of high strength concrete paver blocks prepared with concrete containing commercially available metakaolin as mineral additive. A concrete mix of M40 grade , suitable for making concrete paver blocks for medium traffic was designed following IS 15658:2006 . Three different shapes Zig Zag , Dumbbell and I-shape paver blocks were considered for the study. The effect of replacing cement partially by 5% ,10% a...

Preservation of protein’s native folded form is important to conserve its biological activities. The folded native structure of a protein is highly sensitive towards the nature of solvent under specific environmental conditions. With the change of solvent’s physicochemical properties protein’s native structure can be disrupted.1-2 Although water is a common solvent in biological systems that maintains the structure and function of proteins, the use of cosolvent in experiments has become popul...

During extrusion, the shearing effects of screws with thermal energy generated by viscous dissipation modifies the rheological properties of raw materials due to the physical and chemical changes of biopolymers. Therefore, it is essential to investigate the rheological properties of dough during extrusion. In the present study the viscosity of dough within the extruder was analyzed and the effect of extrusion processing parameters on the viscosity was evaluated. A viscosity model was develop...

Edible oil plays a major role in the diet as a source of saturated and unsaturated fatty acids. Oils are stored in human body in the form of fats and can be utilized as fuel/energy for various biochemical reactions whenever necessary. One of the feed-stocks, Lagenaria siceraria (Bottle gourd) seed, from which oil can be extracted, has many applications in various food as well as non-food industries. The Lagenaria siceraria seed’s oil is considered as the most dietetic oil since it contains o...

Dough Proofing has a important role in texture formation and overall acceptability of the bread. The evaluation of kinetics during leaving of bread is essential prior to achieve a targeted quality of final product. The main challenge is the modeling of simultaneous heat and mass transfer happening spontaneously during proofing. In turn, a combination of rapid technique such as FTNIR spectroscopy and electronic nose seems to be fruitful for the online checking of degree of proofing and maintai...