scholarly journals Development of racks for maximization of biological harvesting of N and P from sea and marine through aquatic birds producing resource guano

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 88-94
Author(s):  
RC Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Food Policy ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Aquatic Birds ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Bird Droppings ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Agriculture And Environment ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Biological Nitrogen

Huge increase of global population was creating stress on terrestrial ecosystems which worry food policy thinkers and planners. Biological nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) harvesting was an innovative research development using well accepted and circulated data about seven decades before, which was accepted as innovative way of linking hydro, fishery, aquatic birds, agriculture and environment. This linkage made easy way of opening vast ocean and marine resources harnesssible for extracting organic macro nutrients for agriculture and industrial products. Objective of this study was to develop racks for enabling harvest of the guano. Study facilitated birds social and stochastic and heuristic on inspire design for racks for sitting of aquatic birds and collection of bird droppings in daily routines. The architecture of racks and materials of construction were developed. It was suggested to launch operational research project on harvesting of guano for intended use. Thus new world was created to harness sea resources for innovative product to benefit agriculture, industry and environment by effective use of vast ocean and other existing aquatic systems. This research created new dimension of linking ocean, fish, birds, agriculture, environment and human life easy and reducing stress on terrestrial ecosystems.

scholarly journals Transitional fishery: a new resource for global nutritional food and medicinal security

2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-31
Author(s):  
RC Yadav
Keyword(s):  
Fresh Water ◽  
Brackish Water ◽  
Scientific Management ◽  
Aquatic Birds ◽  
Water Stream ◽  
Study Objective ◽  
Marine Fishery ◽  
North East ◽  
Bird Droppings ◽  
Biological Nitrogen

Sea and river junctions form lagoon, sites become largely marshy land with fresh water at upper approaching river reach and brackish water towards sea. Such bays are plentiful in numbers and visited by aquatic birds during the winter seasons. Previous studies established vast possibility of harvesting biological nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) through aquatic bird droppings viz Guano. The vast sizes and number of such sites have huge potential for fishery with differing in quality characters which is termed as transitional fishery in the present study. Objective of the present study was to bring impetus in this new category of fishery with scientific management so as to make the venture highly efficient and responsive, and enable harnessing plentiful benefits of nutritional food and medicinal security. The transitional fishery was considered as ecosystems and various networks of ecology of land, vegetation, fish and aquatic birds were brought in a band for managing it in new pattern. Ecological lessons were hypothesized and validated by results on fishery on lagoons available in literatures. First innovative lesson was that fish adopt site in North East direction of fresh water stream, as also corroborated by honey bee comb sites on N-E side of any circular water tank’s supporting posts. The second innovative fact was to transformed terrestrial land as sites for growing highly palatable nitrogen rich organic feed for fishery. Thus, colonization and feeding become conclusive approach, as supported by past researches, as guide to fishery scientist to move steps ahead in harnessing productivity of lagoons. Thus, fresh and marine brackish water transition zones become vast resources for countries to derive prosperity and employment generations. The innovative fishery feed will be usable for other types of fisheries ie fresh water fishery as well as marine fishery.

scholarly journals Forward Projections of Turkey's Beekeeping

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuf Ziya Tengiz ◽  
Zehra Meliha Tengiz
Keyword(s):  
Time Series ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Arima Model ◽  
Future Trends ◽  
Agricultural Activities ◽  
Honey Production ◽  
The World ◽  
Ancient Times ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
Production Resources

Beekeeping is one of the most common agricultural activities in the world. In addition to the world and human life, it is very important in the pollination and the efficiency of the plants. Beekeeping activities have been done since ancient times as the tradition of Anatolian people. In Turkey grows 75% of the honey plants species determined in the world. This provides a variety of honey in different aroma and flavors. Turkey with 7 796 666 beehives is in 3rd rank, with 114 471 tons of honey production is in 2nd rank and with 4 488 tons of beeswax production in 2017 is in 4th rank in the world bee products have an important role. It is important to determine future trends in developing appropriate policies for our country, which is one of the leading countries in beekeeping activities. The main aims of this study are to forecast honey and beeswax product in Turkey for 2019-2025. Arima model, which is one of the time series analysis, was used in this study. According to the results, it is expected that honey production will increase in these years. However, it is expected the increase in the production of beeswax until 2021. After 2021 year is expected to decrease a little. In our country which has great potential for beekeeping, it will be able to take place among the countries which have a significant influence in foreign trade with the effective use of production resources in the realization of activities.

Introduction

2011 ◽  
pp. xx-4
Author(s):  
Jayson L. Lusk ◽  
Jutta Roosen ◽  
Jason F. Shogren
Keyword(s):  
Food Consumption ◽  
Food Policy ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Food Demand ◽  
Introductory Article ◽  
Basic Reference

This introductory article starts by discussing the importance of food for human life, culture, and civilization. Although research on food demand and consumption has been active for a few decades, the article states, there are presently few resources to which someone can turn as a basic reference on the economics of food consumption and policy that covers specificities of theories and methods related to the study of food consumers and covers issues in food demand and policy. This book is meant to fill that gap. This article finally outlines the main parts in the book which are divided into theory and methods, food policy, and topics and applications.

scholarly journals Thatwir al-Washilah al-Ta'limiyah Li Maddah al-Nahw Bi Istikhdam Barnamaj Powerpoin al-Tafa'uliy

2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 251
Author(s):  
Raden Ahmad Barnabas ◽  
Siti Jubaidah ◽  
Tutik Cholisotin
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Product Development ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Product Evaluation ◽  
Design Development ◽  
Development Method ◽  
Addie Model ◽  
Power Point ◽  
Effective Use ◽  
User Ratings

This study aims to determine how well the use of information technology-based learning media. The development of information technology is utilized in all aspects of human life, including education. The learning media that will befocused on being developed is Power Point. Power Point is one of the learning media that is already familiar among educators and students, because of its easy and effective use. The method used in this study is a development method based on the ADDIE Model (Analyze, Design, Development, Implement, and Evaluate) proposed by Dick and Carey, namely research and development carried out in several stages: 1) Analyzing the needs of educators and students 2) Product design, 3) Product development, 4) Product implementation, and 5) Product evaluation. Based on the stages carried out obtained learning media products that are considered feasible and are needed by students after validating and testing the product. The validation of media experts obtained 92%, and material 99%. Meanwhile, based on user ratings obtained by 86%.

KADAR FOSFAT DALAM AIR SUNGAI CIKANIKI

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 124
Author(s):  
Raymona Rosilla ◽  
Mia Azizah ◽  
Desy Setiawati
Keyword(s):  
Ascorbic Acid ◽  
River Water ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Phosphate Content ◽  
Natural Processes ◽  
Phosphate Ions ◽  
Agriculture Industry ◽  
Water Ecosystem ◽  
Standard Quality

Phosphate Content in Cikaniki RiverThe Cikaniki River is one of the tributaries of Cisadane, which crosses the provinces of West Java and Banten. This river has a very high function and value for human life and water ecosystem. Phosphates formed naturally in formed of rock and undergo a weathering process, rocks gradually break down into phosphate ions dissolved in water. Phosphates in orthophosphates are produced by nature and are found in waste, whereas polyphosphates are often used in detergents, but in water the form of poly will turn into an ortho form. The analysis to find out the phosphate content in Cikaniki River. Phosphate analysis of river water refers to SNI 06-6989.31-2005, using the uv-vis spectrophotometric method in ascorbic acid. The results showed that the phosphate content in Cikaniki River still fulfilled the Standard Quality of PP no. 82 of 2001, is <0.2 mg / L except in Kampung Babakan Liud area. Phosphate contamination in river water can be derived from natural processes as well as from the addition of contamination due to human activities in the form of agriculture, industry, and household activities and the presence of excessive phosphate can lead to explosive growth of algae in the waters.Keywords: River, Phosphate, ascorbic acid, wasteABSTRAKSungai Cikaniki adalah salah satu anak sungai Cisadane, yang melintasi Provinsi Jawa Barat dan Banten. Sungai ini memiliki fungsi dan nilai yang sangat tinggi bagi kehidupan manusia dan ekosistem air. Fosfat terjadi secara alami dalam bentuk batuan dan mengalami proses pelapukan, batuan secara bertahap mengurai menjadi ion fosfat yang larut dalam air. Fosfat dalam bentuk ortofosfat diproduksi oleh alam dan ditemukan di limbah, sedangkan polifosfat sering digunakan dalam detergen, tetapi di dalam air bentuk poli akan berubah menjadi bentuk orto. analisis untuk mengetahui kandungan fosfat di Sungai Cikaniki. Analisis fosfat pada air sungai mengacu kepada SNI 06-6989.31-2005, menggunakan metode spektrofotometri uv-vis secara asam askorbat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan kadar Fosfat di Sungai Cikaniki masih memenuhi Baku Mutu PP No. 82 Tahun 2001, yaitu  < 0,2 mg/L kecuali pada daerah  Kampung Babakan Liud. Pencemaran Fosfat di air sungai dapat berasal dari proses alamiah  maupun berasal dari penambahan cemaran akibat aktifitas manusia yang berupa pertanian, perindustrian, maupun kegiatan rumah tangga dan keberadaan fosfat yang berlebihan dapat menyebabkan terjadinya ledakan pertumbuhan alga di perairan.Kata Kunci: Sungai, Fosfat, asam askorbat, limbah

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH ACTIVITIES OF THE UNIVERSITY

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Э.Д. Алисултанова ◽  
Х.М. Бапаева
Keyword(s):  
Information Technology ◽  
Information Technologies ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Educational Impact ◽  
Modern Information Technology ◽  
Information Interaction ◽  
Science And Education ◽  
Effective Use

Данная статья посвящена роли информационных технологий в научноисследовательской деятельности вуза, изучению проблем внедрения, развития и использования современных информационных технологий в науке и образовании. Раскрывает актуальность применения информационных технологий с точки зрения повышения эффективности автоматизации информационных процессов, что является необходимым условием для ускорения темпов научнотехнического прогресса. В статье акцентируется внимание на роль компьютерных технологий в приобретении навыков получения научных доказательств и проведения научноисследовательских работ с использованием методов компьютерного моделирования. При разработке междисциплинарных научных проектов использование информационных технологий лает возможность выработать научноисследовательскую составляющую для творческого подхода решения поставленной научной проблемы Информационные технологии, которые составляют фундаментальную основу образовательной и научноисследовательской деятельности вуза, позволяют повысить качество высшего образования на многоуровневой платформе. This article focuses on the role of information technology (IT), the study of the problems of implementation, development and use of modern information technology in science and education. Modern IT is defined as the continuous processing, storage, transmission and display of information aimed at the effective use of information resources, computer equipment and data transmission in the management of systems of various classes and purposes. Information technologies affect all aspects of human life, significantly increasing the degree of automation of all information processes, which is a prerequisite for accelerating the pace of scientific and technological progress. Information technology plays an important role in ensuring information interaction between people. The use of computer technology in education can improve the quality of education, create new means of educational impact in learning. Key words: information and telecommunication technologies, informatization of education, computerization of scientific research, computer technologies. This article focuses on the role of information technology (IT), the study of the problems of implementation, development and use of modern information technology in science and education. Modern IT is defined as the continuous processing, storage, transmission and display of information aimed at the effective use of information resources, computer equipment and data transmission in the management of systems of various classes and purposes. Information technologies affect all aspects of human life, significantly increasing the degree of automation of all information processes, which is a prerequisite for accelerating the pace of scientific and technological progress. Information technology plays an important role in ensuring information interaction between people. The use of computer technology in education can improve the quality of education, create new means of educational impact in learning.

Ecosystem scale evidence for the contribution of vanadium-based nitrogenase to biological nitrogen fixation

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jean-Philippe Bellenger ◽  
Romain Darnajoux ◽  
Nicolas Magain ◽  
Marie Renaudin ◽  
Francois Lutzoni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
High Latitude ◽  
Biological Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Growing Season ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Field Evidence ◽  
N Input ◽  
Vanadium Nitrogenase ◽  
Biological Nitrogen

&lt;p&gt;Nitrogen is the primary limiting nutrient in high latitude ecosystems. Biological nitrogen fixation (BNF) by microorganisms associated with cryptogamic covers, such as cyanolichens and bryophytes, is an important source of new reactive nitrogen in pristine, high-latitude ecosystems. BNF is catalyzed by the enzyme nitrogenase, for which three isoforms have been described; the canonical molybdenum (Mo) nitrogenase which requires Mo in its active site and two alternative nitrogenases, the vanadium and iron-only nitrogenases. The low availability of Mo on land has been shown to limit BNF in many ecosystems from the tropical forest to the arctic tundra. Alternative nitrogenases have been suggested as viable alternatives to cope with Mo limitation of BNF, however, field data supporting this long-standing hypothesis have been lacking.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Here, we elucidated the contribution of the vanadium nitrogenase to BNF by cyanolichens across a 600 km latitudinal transect in eastern Canadian boreal forests. We report a widespread activity of the vanadium nitrogenase which contributed between 15 to 50% of total BNF rates on all sites. Vanadium nitrogenase contribution to BNF was more robust in the northern part of the transect. Vanadium nitrogenase contribution to BNF also changed during the growing season, with a three-fold increase between the early (May) and late (September) growing season. By including the contribution of the vanadium nitrogenase to BNF, estimates of new N input by cyanolichens increase by up to 30%, a significant change in these low N input ecosystems. Finally, we found that Mo availability was the primary driver for the contribution of the vanadium nitrogenase to BNF with a Mo threshold of ~ 250 ng.g&lt;sub&gt;lichen&lt;/sub&gt;&lt;sup&gt;-1&lt;/sup&gt; for the onset of vanadium based BNF.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This study on N&lt;sub&gt;2&lt;/sub&gt;-fixing cyanolichens provides extensive field evidence, at an ecosystem scale, that vanadium-based nitrogenase greatly contributes to BNF when Mo availability is limited. The results showcase the resilience of BNF to micronutrient limitation and reveal a strong link between the biogeochemical cycle of macro- and micronutrients in terrestrial ecosystems. Given widespread findings of Mo limitation of BNF in terrestrial ecosystems, additional consideration of vanadium-based BNF is required in experimental and modeling studies of terrestrial biogeochemistry.&lt;/p&gt;

Ecosystem services provided by groundwater dependent wetlands (turloughs) in karst areas

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fabio Delle Grazie ◽  
Laurence Gill ◽  
Owen Naughton
Keyword(s):  
Ecosystem Services ◽  
National Parks ◽  
Greenhouse Gas Emission ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Habitats Directive ◽  
Natural Ecosystems ◽  
Trinity College Dublin ◽  
Karst Areas ◽  
Institute Of Technology

&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Ecosystem services provided by groundwater dependent wetlands (turloughs) in karst areas&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Fabio Massimo Delle Grazie&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;, Owen Naughton&lt;sup&gt;1,2&lt;/sup&gt;, Laurence Gill&lt;sup&gt;1&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;1 &lt;/sup&gt;Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;sup&gt;2 &lt;/sup&gt;Carlow Institute of Technology, Carlow, Ireland&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;E-mail: [email protected]&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;According to the Irish National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS), Ireland hosts twenty-one types of Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs). They include ecosystems like alkaline fens, transition mires, active raised bogs and turloughs.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Turloughs, the focus of this study, are ephemeral lakes which are present mostly in Ireland and have been compared hydrologically to polje for the period inundation and lacustrine deposits. They are flooded for some periods across the year (typically in the winter) but usually dry up in summer months. Turloughs are defined as Groundwater Dependent Terrestrial Ecosystems (GWDTEs) and as such they are protected under the Water Framework Directive (WFD, Directive 2000/60/EC). As they host protected fauna and flora, they are also designated as a Priority Habitat in Annex 1 of the EU Habitats Directive (92/43/EEC). As hydrology is the main driver of their ecosystem, a thorough understanding of their hydrological regime is crucial. The water-bodies supporting GWDTE&amp;#8217;s are also protected under the WFD and it is important to establish whether the status of these groundwater bodies is impacting on the functioning of the GWDTE&amp;#8217;s and if so, what measures can be introduced to mitigate this impact.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ecosystem services can be defined as the conditions and processes through which natural ecosystems sustain and fulfil human life. These can be classified as provisioning, regulating, supporting and cultural and examples of them are water and raw materials production, flood risk attenuation, carbon sequestration (Millennium Ecosystem Assessment, 2005). The determination of the ecosystem services can help analyse different scenarios linked to pressures like road drainage schemes, water supply and wastewater disposal.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Previous data and field studies (including soil and water sampling and greenhouse gas emission measurements) were performed on seven turloughs. The ecosystem services of the turloughs were determined through appropriate models and software packages and quantified in appropriate biophysical units as well as in monetary terms.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;#160;&lt;/p&gt;

scholarly journals Forensic Medicine – seen through the eyes of a social anthropologist

2013 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-15
Author(s):  
Pernille Dahl Pedersen
Keyword(s):  
Forensic Medicine ◽  
Human Life ◽  
Daily Basis ◽  
Dead Body ◽  
Daily Routines ◽  
Mary Douglas ◽  
The Media ◽  
Violent Acts ◽  
The Dead ◽  
Social Anthropologist

ABSTRACT For the average Dane death has become part of daily life. The media paints a picture of numerous violent acts, but even though we come across it on a daily basis certain aspects of death, e.g. working with the dead, are still seen as taboos. This article is based on my internship at the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Odense in February 2011 where I participated in the daily routines, and therefore had the opportunity to see how the employees relate to death and the dead. The section “A Room of Impurities” deals with the symbolical impurity of the autopsy rooms at the Institute, since death, according to the anthropologist Mary Douglas, is a taboo and therefore something symbolically impure. In the section “Subjects or Objects?” another aspect of working with the dead is presented. The employees at the Institute have an ability to see the dead as both subjects and objects and to switch between these. The dead body as an object can equally be seen as something impure. The last section “A Part of Human Life” compares the taboo surrounding the Institute of Forensic Medicine with the view upon death in Tibet, and concludes on the manuscript.

scholarly journals A roadmap for sampling and scaling biological nitrogen fixation in terrestrial ecosystems

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fiona M Soper ◽  
Benton N Taylor ◽  
Joy B Winbourne ◽  
Michelle Y Wong ◽  
Katherine A Dynarski ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Biological Nitrogen Fixation ◽  
Terrestrial Ecosystems ◽  
Biological Nitrogen
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