Cyanobacterial Diversity Shifts Induced by Butachlor in Selected Indian Rice Fields in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Western Bihar Analyzed with PCR and DGGE

( Kumari ),( Nidhi ),( Om Prakash Narayan ),( Lal Chand Rai ) 한국미생물 · 생명공학회 2012 Journal of microbiology and biotechnology Vol.22 No.1

The Impact of Geopolitical Risk on Financial Conditions of Emerging Economies

Namarta Kumari BAJAJ(Namarta Kumari BAJAJ ),Tariq AZIZ(Tariq AZIZ ),Sonia KUMARI(Sonia KUMARI ),Marim ALENEZI(Marim ALENEZI ),Naif Mansour MATHKUR(Naif Mansour MATHKUR ) 한국유통과학회 2023 The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Busine Vol.10 No.1

The detrimental impacts of financial instability on the world economy during the financial crisis highlighted the requirement to understand the existing financial circumstances. Stability and developments in financial conditions are important for economic prosperity. This study analyses the impact of geopolitical risk on the economic conditions of some specific emerging economies using monthly data from January 1999 to September 2016 by applying a fixed-effects panel data model. The estimation results demonstrated that geopolitical risk has a significant, negative impact on financial conditions. It shows geopolitical risk could be seen as a key factor that contributes towards financial conditions. Further, it implies that negative shocks of high geopolitical risk experienced by emerging economies are one of the primary reasons for the financial conditions’ deterioration. The findings provide important insights for governments, policymakers, and investors. For instance, governments and politicians should refrain from expressing or producing tension, economic discomfort, or news that is likely to increase a high geopolitical risk. Maintaining a close eye on geopolitical risk and its sources may also help to stabilize financial conditions and develop a well-functioning financial system. As a result, investors would be better informed about an economy’s economic and financial conditions, allowing them to diversify their international portfolios and devise investing strategies during uncertain economic times.

Response to the Comment by Chandra S on “Interaction of Ion Cyclotron Electromagnetic Wave with Energetic Particles in the Existence of Alternating Electric (AC) Field Using Ring Distribution”

Kumari Neeta Shukla,Jyoti Kumari,Rama Shankar Pandey 한국우주과학회 2023 Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences Vol.40 No.2

Response to the Comment by Chandra S on “Interaction of Ion Cyclotron Electromagnetic Wave with Energetic Particles in the Existence of Alternating Electric (AC) Field Using Ring Distribution”

Interaction of Ion Cyclotron Electromagnetic Wave with Energetic Particles in the Existence of Alternating Electric Field Using Ring Distribution

Kumari Neeta Shukla,Jyoti Kumari,Rama Shankar Pandey 한국우주과학회 2022 Journal of Astronomy and Space Sciences Vol.39 No.2

The elements that impact the dynamics and collaborations of waves and particles in the magnetosphere of planets have been considered here. Saturn’s internal magnetosphere is determined by substantiated instabilities and discovered to be an exceptional zone of wave activity. Interchanged instability is found to be one of the responsible events in view of temperature anisotropy and energization processes of magnetospheric species. The generated active ions alongside electrons that constitute the populations of highly magnetized planets like Saturn’s ring electron current are taken into consideration in the current framework. The previous and similar method of characteristics and the perturbed distribution function have been used to derive dispersion relation. In incorporating this investigation, the characteristics of electromagnetic ion cyclotron wave (EMIC) waves are determined by the composition of ions in plasmas through which the waves propagate. The effect of ring distribution illustrates non-monotonous description on growth rate (GR) depending upon plasma parameters picked out. Observations made by Cassini found appropriate for modern study, have been applied to the Kronian magnetosphere. Using Maxwellian ring distribution function of ions and detailed mathematical formulation, an expression for dispersion relation as well as GR and real frequency (RF) are evaluated. Analysis of plasma parameters shows that, proliferating EMIC waves are not developed much when propagation is parallelly aligned with magnetosphere as compared to waves propagating in oblique direction. GR for the oblique case, is influenced by temperature anisotropy as well as by alternating current (AC) frequency, whereas it is much affected only by AC frequency for parallel propagating waves.

Defense Inducer Compounds Up-regulated the Peroxidase, Polyphenol Oxidase, and Total Phenol Activities against Spot Blotch Disease of Wheat

Puja Kumari,Chandrashekhar Azad,Ravi Ranjan Kumar,Jyoti Kumari,Kumar Aditya,Amarendra Kumar 한국식물병리학회 2023 Plant Pathology Journal Vol.39 No.2

Spot blotch disease of wheat caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoem is considered as an economically important disease which affects all the growing stages of wheat crop. Therefore, it is important to search some effective management strategies against the spot blotch pathogen. Some synthetic elicitor compounds (salicylic acid, isonicotinic acid, and chitosan) and nano-particles (silver and aluminum) were tested against the pathogen to observe the change in biochemical activity and defense action of wheat plant against spot blotch disease. All the tested elicitor compounds and nano-particles showed a significant increase in activity of peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase (PPO), and total phenol over control. The highest increase in activity of peroxidase was recorded at 72 h from chitosan at 2 mM and 96 h from silver nano-particle at 100 ppm. Maximum PPO and total phenol activity were recorded from chitosan at 2 mM and silver nano-particle at 100 ppm as compared to pathogen-treated and healthy control. The lowest percent disease index, lowest no. of spots/leaf, and no. of infected leaves/plant were found in silver nano-particle at 100 ppm and chitosan at 2 mM, respectively. The use of defense inducer compounds results in significantly up-regulated enzymatic activity and reduced spot blotch disease. Therefore, chitosan and silver nanoparticle could be used as alternative methods for the management of spot blotch disease.

Behaviour of bolted connections in concrete-filled steel tubular beam-column joints

Kumari Beena,Kwatra Naveen,Sharma Shruti 국제구조공학회 2017 Steel and Composite Structures, An International J Vol.25 No.4

Many authors have established the usefulness of concrete filled steel tubular (CFST) sections as compression members while few have proved their utility as flexural members. To explore their prospective as part of CFST frame structures, two types of connections using extended end plate and seat angle are proposed for exterior joints of CFST beams and CFST columns. To investigate the performance and failure modes of the proposed bolted connections subjected to static loads, an experimental program has been executed involving ten specimens of exterior beam-to-column joints subjected to monotonically increasing load applied at the tip of beam, the performance is appraised in terms of load deformation behaviour of joints. The test parameters varied are the beam section type, type and diameter of bolts. To validate the experimental behaviour of the proposed connections in CFST beam-column joints, finite element analysis for the applied load has been performed using software ATENA-3D and the results of the proposed models are compared with experimental results. The experimental results obtained agree that the proposed CFST beam-column connections perform in a semi-rigid and partial strength mode as per specification of EC3.

Tillage Operation with a Tractor Drawn Rotavator Using an Embedded Advisory System for Minimizing Fuel Consumption

Kumari Anshu,Raheman Hifjur 한국농업기계학회 2023 바이오시스템공학 Vol.48 No.4

Purpose Improper selection of gear and throttle position during tillage operation affects soil pulverization and increases fuel consumption. The objective of this study was to carry out soil tillage with a tractor drawn rotavator by selecting optimum gear and throttle position by giving warning to the operator when wheel slip, velocity ratio (u/v), and load on the engine are not in the optimum range and advising the operator to control the tillage operation as well as load on the engine. Methods An embedded advisory system comprising sensors, microcontroller, and display units was developed. During tillage operation, data were obtained on wheel slip, u/v, throttle position, and engine speed through the developed sensing units, and they were compared with the optimum range of wheel slip, u/v, and engine speed using the embedded advisory system. Then the operator was warned and advised to adjust gear and throttle position so that the engine speed could be always maintained within governor control range as well as both wheel slip and u/v within the optimum range. The developed embedded advisory system was validated by comparing fuel consumption per hectare (FEI) incurred while carrying out tillage at depths 80 and 120 mm with different combinations of operating parameters (throttle and gear selection) and with operating parameters as advised by the advisory system. Results Results showed that wheel slip, u/v, and drop in engine speed were influenced by gear and throttle settings and depth of operation. It was also observed that there was a significant increase in fuel consumption with increase in depth of operation, throttle opening, and shifting of gear from L1 to L3. There was 12 to 85% increase in fuel consumption when carrying out tillage at different combinations of throttle setting and gears other than the advised operating parameters. Conclusions The FEI was found minimum for a selective combination of operating parameters at both depths of operation. The developed system could identify the combination of operating parameters at both the depths of operation at which wheel slip, u/v, and engine load were within the optimum range resulting in minimum FEI.

An Electromyographical Approach to Evaluate the Effect of Load on Agricultural Worker during Push–Pull Operation

Kumari Sweeti,Tewari V. K.,Kumar Sanjeev,Sahni Ramesh K. 한국농업기계학회 2023 바이오시스템공학 Vol.48 No.4

Purpose An electromyography (EMG) study was conducted during push and pull operations to evaluate the muscle fatigue of agricultural farm workers. Methods Twelve medically fit agricultural workers were selected for evaluation of muscular activity during push–pull operations, with the help of a laboratory setup, which was developed based on the ergonomic criteria of the uniform force application. The most used muscle during push and pull operation (middle deltoid MD, triceps brachii TR, brachioradialis BR, and biceps brachii BI) was selected for an EMG study. The uniform force or load (50, 100, 150, and 200 N) was applied during the experiment. Results The most activated or used muscles during the pushing and pulling operation were TR and BR, respectively. The activity of the middle deltoid and triceps brachii muscles was more during the pushing than the pulling task. Conclusion Root mean square (RMS) values for EMG activity were found to increase with increasing load in all the selected muscles, indicating that muscular loads were affected by the external load. A load of 200 N was found difficult to operate compared to other selected loads for push–pull operation for all the subjects. The TR muscle gets more fatigued during pushing because it is responsible for elbow extension, which is a primary movement in pushing. The BR muscle gets more fatigued because it is more activated during pull force application.

Role of an oxide interface in a resistive switch

Kumari Karuna,Kar Subhasmita,Thakur Ajay D.,Ray S.J. 한국물리학회 2022 Current Applied Physics Vol.35 No.-

In the present era of data-driven architectures like 5G, Internet of things (IoT), Artificial Intelligence (AI), etc, the requirement of fast-switchable memory storage is more than ever. Oxide resistive switches are considered to be a primary choice in the non-volatile memory design. In this work, we have engineered the conventional metal-insulator-metal (MIM) structure of an oxide memristor (Ag/ZnO/ITO) by inducing an additional oxide layer La0.7Sr0.3MnO3 (LSMO) at the interface between the active layer (ZnO) and Ag electrode. The presence of LSMO acts as a reservoir for the oxygen vacancies, easing the conducting filament formation process in ZnO, thereby enabling drastic improvement of the switching performance and offering reliable endurance over multiple switching cycles. First-principles-based calculations suggested the role of oxygen vacancies in controlling the electronic state of ZnO and formation of vacancies in the resistive switching process, which is in agreement with the experimental observation. The current results pave ways for improving the switching performance of resistive memory circuits through simple structural engineering incorporation, which lies at the heart of oxide electronics.

Electrochemical Behaviour of (2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-(2-phenyl-1H-quinolin-4-ylidene)-amine in Aprotic Media

Kumari, Mamta,Sharma, D.K. Korean Chemical Society 2011 대한화학회지 Vol.55 No.1

(2, 4-difluoro-phenyl)-(2-phenyl-1H-quinolin-4-ylidene)-amine의 전기화학적 환원에 대하여 실온에서 순환전압전류 기술을 사용한 유리탄소전극(GCE)에서 N,N-dimethylformamide 하에서 0.1 M tetrabutylammoniumbromide로 조사하였다. 이민의 환원은 각각 한 전자를 포함하면서 2단계의 성공적인 단계로 일어난다. 이 매개물에서 처음 피크는 유리탄소전극 표면에서 약 -0.793 V(vs Ag/$Ag^+$)로 관측되었다. 그리고 그것은 더욱 안정하고 2번째 피크와 비교하여 명확하게 설명된다. 연구된 용매 매개물에서 이민의 확산계수($D_0$)는 수정된 Randles-Sevcik 식을 이용해 계산되었다. 반응 종들의 전자 이동 계수($\alpha$) 또한 계산되었다. The electrochemical reduction of (2,4-difluoro-phenyl)-(2-phenyl-1H-quinolin-4-ylidene)-amine was investigated in 0.1 M tetrabutylammoniumbromide in N,N-dimethylformamide at glassy carbon electrode (GCE) using the technique of cyclic voltammetry at the room temperature (290 K). The reduction of imines occurs in two successive steps, involving one electron in each. In this medium the first peak was observed at about -0.793 V (vs Ag/$Ag^+$) at the glassy carbon electrode surface, which is more stable and well defined as compared to the second peak. The diffusion coefficient ($D_0$) of imine in the investigated solvent media has been calculated using the modified Randles-Sevcik equation. The electron transfer coefficient ($\alpha$) of the reactant species has also been calculated.