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Bindu Thapa,Natasa Skalko-Basnet,Akihito Takano,Kazuo Masuda,Purusotam Basnet1 한국식품영양과학회 2009 Journal of medicinal food Vol.12 No.4
Capsicum fruit, a popular spice as chili pepper, is an important ingredient of the formulations used in traditional medicines. Moreover, Capsicum fruit is listed as an official drug in several pharmacopoeias. Capsaicin, the most abundant component in Capsicum fruit, exhibits its therapeutic and adverse effects in a dose-dependent manner. Therefore, the known capsaicin content is the prerequisite for optimizing any formulation based on Capsicum fruit as a crude drug. We studied 16 samples of Capsicum fruits grown at different altitudes in Nepal and determined their capsaicin content by high-performance liquid chromatography. The capsaicin content was found to range from 2.19 to 19.73mg/g of dry weight of Capsicum fruits. Capsaicin content in pericarp was found to be higher than in seeds. No correlation was found between the shape or size of the fruits and its capsaicin content. Our findings indicate that many of the formulations prepared from Capsicum fruit, even as described in pharmacopoeias, may vary in their strength, therapeutic activity, and possible side effects if the capsaicin content in Capsicum fruit is not standardized.
The Situations and Issues of Migrant Workers in Korea: Empirical Study
Basnet Prabha,서진완 국회입법조사처 2016 입법과 정책 Vol.8 No.2
Bangladesh, Indonesia, Nepal and the Philippines are the major labor-exporting nations in South and Southeast Asia. Most workers from this region are unskilled and are spread all over the world, including South Korea. The migrant workers provide cheap, docile and flexible labor force to industrial economies. This positive aspect of migration is overshadowed and workers face various kinds of problems in the host countries. The protection of migrant workers in every field of industrial development is most important and will create a more prosperous society. In this regard, this study tries to explore such problematic situation and issues of migrant workers in South Korea. The situation of migrant workers was found to be hardly satisfactory compared to the growing influx of migrant workers in South Korea. It has been found that there are three main stages: pre-departure, post-departure and work, and return. A strict attention to these stages is required to protect migrant rights. Finally, the study suggests better policies for managing foreign labor on the basis of major findings reflecting the reality of migrant workers in South Korea. In addition, it would be important that the monitoring of these programs can be governed by an independent body of auditors who can then provide feedback on the efficacy of training content and methods.
Basnet Chhatra Bahadur,Panthi Krishna Kanta 한국자원공학회 2021 Geosystem engineering Vol.24 No.1
The Himalayan region is renowned with its complex topography and active tectonic movement, which causes accumulation and sudden release of strain energy instigating changes in the in-situ stress state. This paper evaluates in-situ stress state at the Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project where shotcrete lined headrace tunnel with considerable hydrostatic head is being implemented. Start of the pressure tunnel at the downstream-end was proposed inside slope topography of about 300 m above valley bottom based on in-situ stresses measured by 3D overcoring at the test tunnel located at valley level. It was believed that pressure tunnel start location with a hydrostatic head of 420 m was inferred to have almost similar in-situ stress state measured at the test tunnel. However, minimum principal stresses measured by hydraulic fracturing were found insufficient to avoid hydraulic jacking. This manuscript evaluates in-situ stress state of the area and explores reasons behind much lower stresses than expected. Detailed assessment of the stress state using both measured data and 3D numerical analysis is performed, which revealed that the stress state has high degree of spatial variation even at similar overburden conditions. The analysis further demonstrates that presence of local shear zone has considerable de-stressing effect.
Basnet, Barun,Bang, Junho Hindawi Limited 2018 Journal of sensors Vol.2018 No.-
<P>The application of sensors and information and communication technology (ICT) in agriculture has played a vital role in improving agricultural production and the value chain. Recently, the use of data analytics has shifted agriculture from input-intensive to knowledge-intensive as a large amount of agricultural data can be stored, shared, and analyzed to create information. In this paper, we have reviewed existing sensors and data analytics techniques used in different areas of agriculture. We have classified agriculture into five categories and reviewed the state-of-the-art technology in practice and ongoing research in each of these areas. Also, we have presented a case study of Korean scenario compared with other developed nations and addressed some of the issues associated with it. Finally, we have discussed current and future challenges and provided our views on how such issues can be addressed.</P>
Evaluation of the elasto-plastic crack tip singularities via mechano-luminescent effects
Basnet, Ramesh,Timilsina, Suman,Lee, Kwang Ho,Kim, Ji Sik Elsevier 2018 International journal of engineering science Vol.123 No.-
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>New techniques to directly evaluate the plastic singularity of elasto-plastic crack under a mixed mode from the plastic J field, as well as indirectly from an elastic K field, have been suggested using Mechano-luminescence (ML) in SrAl<SUB>2</SUB>O<SUB>4</SUB>:Eu,Dy. For this purpose, the ML of a plastic core, Hutchinson–Rice–Rosenberg (HRR), field in the vicinity of a physical crack tip during four-point shearing was visualized and analyzed. Plastic stress intensity factors (SIFs) of K M P measured at 829 and 872 N directly from the ML-HRR field showed proper agreement with those of K M P e that were predicted indirectly from elastic SIFs with deviations of less than 11%. An imaginary crack tip within the plastic zone and a propagating angle with the plastic zone size under transient cracking were evaluated separately to verify use of ML technique for considering elasto-plastic crack in Structural Health Monitoring (SHM).</P>
Effects of Carbon Fiber on Mechanical Behaviour of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> Porous Ceramics
Basnet, Bijay,Lim, Hyung Mi,Lee, Kee Sung,Kim, Ik Jin The Korean Ceramic Society 2019 한국세라믹학회지 Vol.56 No.5
This study reports the improvement of mechanical properties of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> porous ceramics from colloidal suspension with the addition of carbon fiber by direct foaming. The initial colloidal suspension of Al<sub>2</sub>O<sub>3</sub> was partially hydrophobized by surfactant to stabilize wet foam with the addition of carbon fiber from 2 to 8 wt% as stabilizer. The influence of carbon fiber on the air content, bubble size, pore size and pore distribution in terms of wet foam stability and physical properties of porous ceramics were discussed. The viscosity of the colloidal suspension was increased giving solid like properties with the increased in carbon fiber content. The mechanical properties of the sintered porous samples were investigated by Hertzian indentation test. The results show the wet foam stability of more than 90% corresponds to compressive loading of 156.48 N and elastic modulus of 57.44 MPa of sintered sample with 8 wt% of carbon fiber content.
Education System and Teacher Education in Nepal
Basnet, Kul B.,Kim, Jinsoo Asia Teacher Education Consortium 2009 Asian Journal of Teacher Education Vol.1 No.1
This paper, first of all, discusses the theoretical aspects of the education and education system of Nepal. Then it attempts to find out the gap between teacher education policy and practices. In order to find the gaps, the paper further discusses the issues and challenges regarding the teacher training policy and practices in the context of Nepal. Last but not the least the paper has been concluded based on the information of the text and author's personal experiences and observation regarding the teacher education in Nepal. The theme of this article is - the teacher development process need to be examined from multiple perspectives, as the single perspective would not be suffice for effective teacher education system; it should be assessed from the point of view of the socio-cultural complexity, national educational policy, local (school) environment, and the students' individual differences. For this, Nepal need teachers having 'learning enthusiasm and capacity to learn' rather than qualified teachers.