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The selection of appropriate materials is crucial in mechanical and structural design processes. This research study focuses on the fabrication of epoxy-based composites reinforced with Kota stone dust using a manual hand layup process. To simplify the material selection process, various Multi-Criteria Decision Making (MCDM) approaches were utilized. In this research, hybrid MCDM approaches, such as the analytical hierarchy process (AHP) and multi-objective optimization based on ratio analysis (MOORA), were employed to rank the epoxy composites filled with Kota stone dust. The AHP method was utilized to determine the weightage of each criterion, while the MOORA technique was used to rank the composites. Manual hand layup method was used for fabrication of composites. The selection of criteria was based on the physical and mechanical properties of the fabricated composites. The results indicate that epoxy composites containing 20% Kota stone dust are the most efficient for structural applications.

SNEDDS were developed with the objective of treating low bioavailability of drugs for antiviral drugs due to its low solubility. The scientist has increased their interest in improving bioavailability and absorption of poorly-water soluble drugs using Self-Emulsifying lipid technology. SNEDDS was an isocratic mixture contains an Oil, Surfactant, Co-surfactant, and Drug in accurate amount. The SNEDDS was primarily prepared as liquid-SNEDDS, but S-SNEDDS was more stable as compared to L-SNEDDS. As viral infection was major threat for people due to its limited efficacy and Serious adverse effects. The most damaging viral diseases was treated with help of SNEDDS as delivery system. They were a leading cause of morbidity and mortality. The plant and plant source were major source from which the extracted metabolites used for synthesis of drug through metabolic pathway. The phytochemicals and extracts were better and safe alternative for synthetic drugs. The phytochemicals like Curcumin, Myricetin, Apigenin etc. used as drug for treating antivirals using SNEDDS. This technique was used for quantitative and qualitative analysis. Also, the ternary phase diagram gives dramatic representation of Oil, surfactant and Co-surfactant which shows its concentration. Some characterization techniques were Droplet size, Zeta potential, XRD, DSC, FTIR, and TGA. Also, QbD provides a platform for systemic production of drug formulations. QbD was used for its better bioavailability.

Background: Mucocutaneous manifestations in HIV infections are common. However, they have not, so far, been studied in Nepal. The aim of this study was, therefore, to describe mucocutaneous manifestations in Nepalese HIV patients. Materials and Methods: The following is a hospital-based, descriptive, cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology and Antiretroviral Treatment (ART) Center of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) from May 2017, through October 2018. Patients aged 16 years and above diagnosed with HIV were included in the study, for whom history and clinical examinations were performed. The study variables were age, sex, a clinical diagnosis of dermatological problems, clinical stages of HIV/AIDS, as per the World Health Organization (WHO) classification criteria, and the CD4 count. Results: A total of 52 patients were included in the study. The mean age upon presentation was 38.77 ± 10.9 years. The mean CD4 count was 464.27 ± 255.13. Females were more affected than males (female:male = 1.4:1). Mucocutaneous manifestations were the following: fungal infections (10; 19.3%), viral infections (6; 11.6%), parasitic infestations (3; 5.8%), bacterial infections (4; 7.7%), sexually transmitted infections (2; 3.8%), seborrheic dermatitis (3; 5.8%), idiopathic pruritus (3; 5.8%), recurrent oral ulcers (3; 5.8%), urticaria (3; 5.8%), pruritic papular eruptions (2; 3.8%), eczemas (2; 3.8%), acne (2; 3.8%), angular cheilitis (2; 3.8%), xerosis cutis (2; 3.8%), and others (5; 9.6%). Conclusions: The study showed that fungal infections are common in HIV patients, followed by viral infections and parasitic infestations. Seborrheic dermatitis, idiopathic pruritus, recurrent oral ulcers, and urticaria were found to be common inflammatory skin diseases in HIV.

A sustainable language disorder affects an individual’s ability to reach out to others through speaking and listening. So utilizing sustainable hand gestures is among the most widespread means of non-verbal and visual communication used by people with speech disabilities worldwide. However, even though sustainable sign language is used everywhere by speech-impaired and hearing-impaired people, most of the populace who don't have any knowledge about sign language face difficulties in sustainably communicating with them. This sustainable problem requires better solutions that can successfully support communication for people with speech disabilities. This sustainable approach will reduce the communication gap for the speech-impaired population. There are many sustainable solutions in the market such as using sensors to make a sustainable device that gives a helpful output. But these sustainable solutions are expensive and not everyone can afford them. We are employing Convolutional Neural Networks to create a sustainable model that is trained on different gestures. This sustainable model enables speech-impaired individuals to convey their information using signs which get converted to human-understandable language, and sustainable voice is given as output. The sustainable hand gestures made are captured as a series of sustainable images which are processed using Python code. This sustainable endeavor introduces a solution that not only automates the identification of sustainable hand gestures but also transforms them into sustainable speech. By interpreting these recognized sustainable gestures, the corresponding recorded audio will be played sustainably. The focus of this sustainable paper is to offer accessibility, convenience, and safety to individuals with speech impairments in a sustainable manner. These sustainable individuals often experience societal discrimination solely due to their disabilities. This sustainable paper is aimed at innovating a sustainable device to help those without the knowledge of sign language sustainably communicate with the people who face difficulty in speech.

Hence, it is required to construct such structures which can resist earthquake. The construction of earthquake resistant structures and its effective design is much more required all over the world, particularly, the places where earthquake vulnerability is maximum. This paper is reviewed and tested experimentally for the innovative design of earthquake resistant building which is proposed by engineers and scientists all over the world.in this paper we create multiplex with different link arrangements to minimize the seismic effect and make structure dynamically stable. Other part of the paper concentrates on bolting and busing system with graphene multilayer coting as a vibration isolation and damper.

One of the sustainable approaches to improving indoor thermal comfort and building ventilation efficiency, particularly in developing and populated countries, is to implement the optimum passive design solutions. However, the interaction between ventilation performance, indoor thermal comfort, and passive design features of buildings is scarcely studied in the domain of airflow modeling. Therefore, this study aims at assessing the ventilation performance and indoor thermal comfort with regards to passive design strategies, specifically, opening characteristics such as the Opening to Wall ratio (OWR) and Window to Wall ratio (WWR) in a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) environment. The CFD simulations run is found pivotal for determining the spatial variation of Predicted Mean Vote (PMV) and Predicted Percentage Dissatisfied (PPD) to gauge thermal comfort and the natural ventilation performance in terms of air change rate per hour (ACH). The proposed methodology is implemented in classroom spaces of an academic building located in a warm and humid region. In the study, a field investigation is carried out to collect precise temperature and air velocity data needed to validate the resulting CFD model. The findings show that increasing OWR and WWR percentages can enhance ventilation efficiency and indoor thermal comfort.

The present literature deals with the study of MHD flow of an incompressible viscous electrically conducting fluid along an exponentially accelerated infinite vertical plate in a rotating system. The effects of thermodiffusion, thermal radiation and Hall current, are analysed with ramped and isothermal plate conditions. The non-dimensional coupled partial differential equations of the model are solved analytically by using Laplace Transform method with the help of Heaviside step function; thus the expression for velocity field, temperature field, concentration field, skin friction coefficient, Nusselt number and Sherwood number are obtained. The influence of physical parameters such as m (Hall parameter), Sr (Soret number), K (Darcy permeability), λ (exponential parameter), Ω (rotation parameter) and R (radiation parameter) on these fields are discussed in detail through graphs.

The paper presents the results of a long-term study on the content and distribution of heavy metals in Haplic Chernozem of agrocenoses in southern zone of Rostov Region. The impact of various agricultural technologies traditional (using moldboard ploughing) and resource-saving (minimum and No-till) on accumulation and mobility of Pb, Zn, Cu in Haplic Chernozem in winter wheat cultivation is considered. The total content of Pb, Zn, Cu in the winter wheat areas corresponds to the background level and does not exceed permissible concentrations. Low mobility of elements (Pb 2.0-3.0%; Zn and Cu up to 1.0% as a percentage of their total forms) is a regional soil feature. In addition, the low availability of Zn and Cu in soils is due to their removal with the crops in the absence of micronutrient fertilizer replenishment. The significant role of soil organic matter in the accumulation of both total and mobile forms of heavy metals in soil has been confirmed. The intensity of the cultivation methods used has a significant effect on the total content of Zn, Cu and on the mobility of Pb, Zn, Cu in Haplic Chernozem.

Investigations on heavy metals in water bodies are extremely important in a comprehensive assessment when the anthropogenic activities disturb the natural environment. The present paper studies the composition of Pb compounds in highly contaminated bottom sediments of a natural settling basin of a chemical plant at the Atamanskoye lake in the floodplain of the Seversky Donets River by sequential fractionation. The predominance of the residual Pb fraction, which is represented by layered silicates (hydromuscovite, montmorillonite, kaolinite) is shown. Organic matter and Fe-Mn (hydr)oxides also play an important role in metal interaction. High mobility of Pb is noted, which associated with imposing high environmental risks in the studied area.

Implementation of tilt integral derivative (TID) controller for controlling the speed of a D.C. Motor using meta heuristic nature inspired algorithm named by firefly algorithm (FA) is proposed in this paper. By using FA based optimization technique, we have tuned TID controller parameters. Further, comparative analysis has been done with FA based conventional PID and fractional order PID (FOPID) controllers. The performance of TID is investigated in terms of various performance indices like integral of square error (ISE), integral of time-weighted absolute error (ITAE), integral of absolute error (IAE) and integral of time-weighted square error (ITSE). Investigation carried out reveals the advantage of TID over conventional PID and FOPID in terms of reduced settling time and performance indices.

The continuation of the predicament of those who remain displaced from the Kashmir Valley since 1989 results from the unintended consequences of past policies. Transitioning from the ‘temporary’ policies that keep the displaced communities intact in ‘safe zones’ to policies that aim to secure long-term solutions presents moral dilemmas for policymakers.

This study examines job satisfaction of teaching faculty working in universities at Pakistan. The study investigates job satisfaction in perspective of gender; organizational commitment; intrinsic and extrinsic rewards; organizational fairness; quality of coworkers’ integration; organizational fairness; and diversity. Data was collected from 203 respondents of 8 public and private sector teaching faculty members. Chi-Square Test, correlation and Ordinary least squares (OLS) regression are used to test hypotheses. It is found that there is no significant difference between job satisfaction levels in context of gender; however, extrinsic rewards are primary motivators for job satisfaction of teaching faculty.

This study investigates supply chain management (SCM) literature to categorize it as well as this study particularly explores studies of SCM for textile industry. An analysis is provided for SCM in connection to textile industry. Science Direct, ABI/INFORM Global, EBSCO Host, and Emerald scholarly databases are inspected for SCM studies. It is found that there is lack of agreement for a sole definition of SCM; moreover, textile industry is being neglected for investigation of SCM. However, categories of SCM are described in a descending order from most studied categories to least studied categories. There is a void of a sole definition for SCM; therefore, a comprehensive definition of SCM is suggested from pertinent literature. Moreover, research gaps are identified for future research of SCM particularly for textile industry.

Purpose of study: The main purpose of this study is to check the impact ofbrand extensions on brand image. For this purpose Johnson is selected asparent brand for current research. The targeted brand extensions areJohnson shampoo, Johnson’s isotonic drinks, Johnson’s sports wear andJohnson’s suntan lotion. Research Methodology: sample was selected fromBradford, UK. Sample consists of graduate students including males as wellas female. Total sample size is 60 and data was collected through selfadministered questionnaires. For each brand 15 respondents were selected.Convenient sampling was selected as sampling technique. Results: Resultsshow that Johnson’s have high brand awareness and perceived quality.While there is negative correlation results for brand fit on brand image forthose product extensions which are not in same brand category i.e.Johnson’s sportswear and Johnson’s isotonic drinks. Conclusion: It isconcluded from study results that launching new product in same parentbrand category have high chance of success while in different category isrisk.