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DISTRIBUTION AND GEOCHEMICAL CONDITIONS OF HEAVY METALS IN SOILS IN AROUND ALMALYK MINING AND INDUSTRIAL AREA

Bekmukhamedova Munisa Khamitovna, Sharipov Shavkat Mukhamajanovich

University of Geological Sciences, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

National University of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, Uzbekistan

bekmuxamedovamunisa@gmail.com

Abstract: In accordance with the internationally recognized "Concept of Sustainable Development," special attention is paid to the need to begin a global solution to environmental problems at the local, national and regional levels with environmental protection and rational use of natural resources. Technological progress has exceeded the rate of use of natural resources and pollution of the environment by pollutants. As a result, the natural balance is disrupted. The expansion of the activities of mining enterprises leads to the pollution of atmospheric air, soil and drinking water. In this regard, the need to carry out geoecological research in these areas shows the urgency of the work.

[Bekmukhamedova Munisa Khamitovna, Sharipov Shavkat Mukhamajanovich Distribution and geochemical conditions of heavy metals in soils in around Almalyk mining and industrial area. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):1-5].ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature    01.doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.01.

Keywords: mining, Geosystem, soil, heavy metals, pollution, environment.

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CHROMATOGRAPHIC AND PHARMACOGNOSTIC CHARACTERISATION OF IMPORTANT DRUGS (UNANI HERBAL) FOR THEIR IDENTIFICATION

Bharat Pandey*¹, Kamal K Pande², Prem Prakash Tripathi ³

¹Department of Chemistry, SBS Govt. P. G. College Rudrapur (Udham Singh Nagar), India

drbharatpandey@gmail.com

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0280-3064

²Principal S.B.S. Govt. P.G. College, Rudrapur, (Udham Singh Nagar), India

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1239-7645

³ Department of Chemistry, SBS Govt. P. G. College Rudrapur (Udham Singh Nagar), India

ABSTRACT： Standardization and quality control are the key factors in regulating the theraputic efficacy of herbal drugs. There are various standard pharmacognostic and chemical methods for checking an identity and the quality of single herbal drugs. Present communication highlights macro and micro-morphological characteristics, powder studies, histochemical tests, micro-chemical tests, physico- chemical constants, chromatographic profile and therapeutic uses; which can be useful for checking genuiness of herbal drugs.

[Bharat Pandey, Kamal K Pande, Prem Prakash Tripathi. CHROMATOGRAPHIC AND PHARMACOGNOSTIC CHARACTERISATION OF IMPORTANT DRUGS (UNANI HERBAL) FOR THEIR IDENTIFICATION. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):6-10]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature

02.doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.02.

KEYWORDS： Herbal drug, Chromatographic profile, Pharmacognostic, Chemical methods.

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The Estimation of Fishing Effort of the Most Important Fish Species Caught From the Egyptian Marine Fisheries

Dr. Noura Mamdouh Tantawy¹, Dr. Mohamed Fawzy El- Dnasury¹, Dr. Shaimaa Mohamed Haggag²

¹Agricultural Economics Research Institute- Agricultural Research Center, Egypt

²National Institute of Oceanography and Fisheries (NIOF), Cairo, Egypt

*Corresponding Author: noura.tantawy39@gmail.com

Abstract: The research aimed to estimate the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and the level of Fishing effort (F_MSY) that attainable for the sustainability of the most important fish species caught from the Egyptian marine fisheries (Mediterranean and Red sea), this can be achieved through the following sub-objectives: (1) A study of evolution of fish catch from the Egyptian marine fisheries during the period (2005-2020), (2) A study of evolution of the most important fish species with the highest catches from the Egyptian marine fisheries during the research period, (3) A study of evolution of standard boats for catching fish species in question, (4) Estimating of the Maximum Sustainable Yield (MSY) and the Fishing effort (F_MSY) that attainable for the sustainability of the fish species in question. The research relied on the use of some descriptive and quantitative economic analysis methods in analyzing the published secondary data during the period (2005-2020) which is represented in the annual fishing, and the effort as a number of fishing boats in question (purse seine, Trawling and Trammel net), using surplus production models (SPM_S) for Schaeffer and Fox, and the data was analyzed on the computer using program SPSS_V.16.

Noura Mamdouh Tantawy, Mohamed Fawzy El- Dnasury, Shaimaa Mohamed Haggag. The Estimation of Fishing Effort of the Most Important Fish Species Caught From the Egyptian Marine Fisheries. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):

11-27]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature. 03.

doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.03.

Key words: Fishing effort, Maximum Sustainable Yield, Schaefer model, Fox model, Marine fisheries and Egypt.

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Experimental investigation of long-throated the accuracy of flow discharge measurement in trapezoidal canals

Mohammad Haddad¹, Mehdi Asadilour^2*

¹M.S. Student of Water Science and Engineering Department, Ahvaz Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran

^2*Assistant Professor of Water Science and Engineering Department, Ahvaz Islamic Azad University, Ahvaz, Iran (Corresponding Author: Asadi379@yahoo.com)

Abstract: Discharge measurement is the basis of accurate water distribution and proper management of Irrigation networks operation. In order to exploit Irrigation networks properly, it is required to measure water discharge in different points of network. Long-throated flumes are hydraulic structures that measure the flow enjoying low sensitivity to submergence, high accuracy, and low costs. One of important issue in the design of long-throated flumes is determination of sill height and downstream slope. The hydraulic of a long-throated flume is similar to a Broad-crested weir. In this research, the effect of geometric factors on the structure measured discharge has been investigated. Eight physical model of long-throated flume with constant upstream slope, four different downstream slopes and with two sill heights of 10 and 20 cm were examined. The dimensions of long-throated physical models were designed by WinFlume Software and built from PVC. The models were installed within a flume with 60cm wide, followed by discharge measurement. The comparison of measured discharge using triangular weir with the results of WinFlume indicated the accuracy of this model in discharge measurement. The percentage of error average in measured discharge and theoretical discharge is 2.4 in a 20-cm step and 8.2 in a 10-cm step.

[Mohammad Haddad, Mehdi Asadilour. Experimental investigation of long-throated the accuracy of flow discharge measurement in trapezoidal canals. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):28-34]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature 04. doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.04.

Keywords: Long-throated flume, Discharge, Sill height, Downstream slope

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Effect of innovative interventions on the utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed-Nets among pregnant women in Gezira, Sudan

Osman Babiker Osman⁽¹⁾, Maha Hamad⁽²⁾, Hatim RahamtAlla Mohammed Ahmmed⁽³⁾, Waled Amen Mohammed Ahmed⁽⁴⁾,

1.       Assistant Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Albaha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia

2.       Assistant Professor of Public Health, Faculty of Public Health, Alziem Al-Azahari University, Khartoum, Sudan

3.       Associate Professor of Health Education, Faculty of Public Health, Bahri University, Khartoum, Sudan

4.       Assistant Professor of Nursing, Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Albaha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia

*Corresponding Author:

Waled Amen Mohammed Ahmed, PhD

Assistant Professor of Nursing,

Faculty of Applied Medical Sciences, Albaha University, Al-Baha, Saudi Arabia

Email: weliameen1980@yahoo.com

Mobile: 00966508245369

Abstract: Background: Malaria is a prevailing public health problem in the tropical courtiers. In Sudan malaria is presenting a heavy burden to the national economy and health services. Application of preventive measures is known to reduce malaria mortality and morbidity significantly. Objective: This study aims to assess the effect of innovative interventions on the utilization rate of Insecticide Treated-Nets and pregnant women knowledge, attitude and practices. Methods: A pre and post study was conducted among 400 pregnant women. They were randomly selected from eight villages from East Gezira Locality. The intervention based on Communication for behavioral changes and utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed-Nets and continues for one year. The data were collected before and after intervention, compared and analyzed using SPSS-20. Results: The result revealed that, there is a significant change in practices concern method used in fixing mosquito bed nets with wood, and the daily usage of Insecticide Treated Bed-Nets. There are also significant modifications of knowledge and attitudes towards the benefits of Insecticide Treated Bed-Nets. Conclusion: The effective innovative intervention which aims to translate the existing knowledge into practice, therefore, yields good results.

[Osman Babiker Osman, Maha Hamad, Hatim RahamtAlla Mohammed Ahmmed, Waled Amen Mohammed Ahmed. Effect of innovative interventions on the utilization of Insecticide Treated Bed-Nets among pregnant women in Gezira, Sudan. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):35-40].ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature    05.doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.05.

Keywords: Insecticide Treated Bed-Nets, Malaria, Innovative, Utilization.

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Effect of time and environment on grafting success of walnut (Juglans regia) in Krewa soils of India.

      Rayees A. Wani¹, A Q Reshi¹, S A Hakeem¹, Seerat Geelani¹, Sabiya Bashir¹, B A Khanday¹

^1. Dry land (Krewa) Agriculture Research Station Budgam, Old Airport Rangret Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir 190005 India.

rehanrayeeshort1941@gmail.com

Abstract: Most of walnut production in India comes from sexually propagated trees which lead to low fruit quality in size, color and other characteristics and hence there is immense scope and immediate need of shifting towards asexual propagation in walnut at commercial level. Hence this study was carried out during two successive seasons (2012 and 2013) on two-years-old walnut rootstocks under zero energy poly houses and open field conditions. Grafting was done by tongue grafting on five dates i.e. viz. 10^th  January, 20^th  January, 30^st  January,10^th February, 20^th  February,) under poly house conditions in walnut and the same experiment was repeated under field conditions with same methods of grafting but with three different timings viz. 1^st March, 11^th March, 21^st March, 31^st March, and 11^th April. The two year data showed that, highest success percentage of grafting was obtained on 21^st January and lowest was recorded on 21^st February under zero energy poly house while as grafting success was comparatively quite low in case of field conditions. The maximum number of shoots/scion and leaves/scion was observed on 30^th January. The highest value for scion diameter (0.95cm) was found on seedlings grafted on 30^th January while as lowest scion diameter of 0.46 cm on grafts of 1^st March. The highest proportion of salable plants was observed on 30^th January under poly house conditions and lowest proportion of salable plants was recorded on 1^st March under open field conditions. The higher grafting success recorded could be due to the favorable temperature and relative humidity at the time of grafting and rapid flow of sap in stock and scion that might have favored the healing process and established the continuity of cambial and vascular tissues for the graft take. Significant effects were also noticed on number of shoots, number of leaves, scion diameter and number of salable plants.

[Wani R A, Reshi A Q, Hakeem S A, Geelani S, Bashir S, Khanday B A. Effect of time and environment on grafting success of walnut (Juglans regia) in Krewa soils of India. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):41-48]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature    06. doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.06.

Keywords: Walnut; date of grafting; propagation; wedge grafting; graft success; graft losses; environment.

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Role of genetic studies towards solving problems of human society

Shumaila Zulfiqar¹, Muhammad Nadeem Hafeez², Muhammad Shahzad Iqbal² and Qurban Ali²

1. National Institute of Biotechnology and Genetic Engineering, Faisalabad Pakistan

2. Centre for Excellence In Molecular Biology, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan

Corresponding author: chnadeemhfz@gmail.com, qurban.ali@cemb.edu.pk 

Abstract: Genetic science is evolving day by day. This is a powerful motivational approach in understanding various gene(s) association in communicable and non-communicable disease. Society has been willing in the past and continues to be willing to pay significant amounts of money for research in this area. The primary reason behind such studies is the enormous potential to improve human well-being. By the realization of this perception, there is marked increase in the number of people and organizations involved in human genetic studies. Different mechanisms are combined to develop various useful techniques which enable geneticists to find different genetic basis of disorders. Premarital screening, carrier screening, prenatal diagnosis and rehabilitation of at risk individuals are eminent drive of genetic studies. Genetic studies have helped to combat disorder. Personalized medicine can be introduced for prevention of monogenic and polygenic diseases. In a nutshell, genetics has played a vital and splendid role in making human lives easy, glorious and satisfactory.

[Zulfiqar, S., N. Hafeez, S. Iqbal and Q. Ali. Role of genetic studies towards solving problems of human society. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):49-54]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature    07. doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.07.

Key Words: Premarital screening, Carrier screening, Prenatal diagnosis, Personalized medicine, Monogenic disorder, Polygenic disorder

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ASSESSMENT OF SEED POSITION IN THE FRUIT AS INDEX OF SELECTION FOR SUPERIOR SEED MORPHOMETRIC ATTRIBUTES IN FLUTED PUMPKIN (Telfairia occidentalis)

¹ADEBISI, M. A.,¹ ONI, O. D., ²FAYEUN, L.S., ¹KEHINDE, T.O. AND ¹OGUNMEFUN, F.

¹ Department of Plant Breeding and Seed Technology, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta, PMB 2240, Abeokuta, Ogun State, Nigeria.

² Department of Crop Production Technology, Federal University of Technology Akure, Ondo State, Nigeria.

Correspondence e-mail: mayoadebisi@yahoo.co.uk

ABSTRACT: Pumpkin production in Nigeria is affected by non availability of high quality seeds and information on seed positional effect on seed morphometric parameters for judicious selections of seeds for pumpkin production is necessary. Matured fruits of ten pumpkin morphotypes were selected and then cut linearly at both ends of stigmatic scar and stalk joints. Seeds from anterior, middle and posterior positions were carefully removed from the fruits, cleaned using wooden shavings and thereafter evaluated for five seed metric and five seed physiological attributes. Data obtained were then subjected to statistical analysis using analysis of variance and significant means were separated using Tukey”s HSD test at 5% probability level. From the results, seed metric and physiological parameters from the 10 morphtypes and three seed positions in the fruits and their interaction revealed existence of variability. Seeds of Ogun, Isa-1 and Abia morphtypes were found with greater seed weight, seed length, seed width and seed thickness above other morphotypes across the seed positions. The performance of the three seed portions in the fruits brought out the significance superiority of posterior with highest seed weight, seed length, seed width and number of seeds over anterior and middle portions.  The seed improvement in terms of seed weight, seed length, seed width and number of seeds from the posterior portion was about 9-11, 4-7, 5-9 and 48-52 %, respectively above seeds obtained from the middle and posterior portions. Seeds obtained from posterior portion had maximum to moderate seed width and number of seeds in Isa-1 and Isa-2 morphtypes. On seed physiological performance, Isa-1 had a consistent superior seedling emergence (69%), seedling vigour index (10.71), leaf length (4.13cm), vigorous vine length (15.51cm) and number of leaves (12). Seeds from the posterior of the fruits were significantly superior in seedling emergence, seedling vigour, and number of leaves, leaf length and vine length over values obtained in seeds from anterior and middle portions. The superiority of seeds obtained from posterior portions of pumpkin fruits across genotypes was 10.7-11 % in seedling emergence, 8-13 % in seedling vigour index, 12-14 % in number of leaves,7-13 % in leaf length and 2-12 % in vine length over seeds from middle and anterior portions. Seeds from the posterior portion of pumpkin fruits had superior performance in terms of seed metric and physiological parameters and therefore recommended for use to obtain an enhanced emergence and growth performance in highly sought fluted pumpkin. Morphotypes Isa-1 and Isa-2 had outstanding performance in seed quality parameters and recommended for future seed improvement strategy.

[ADEBISI, M. A., ONI, O. D., FAYEUN, L.S., KEHINDE, T.O. AND OGUNMEFUN, F. ASSESSMENT OF SEED POSITION IN THE FRUIT AS INDEX OF SELECTION FOR SUPERIOR SEED MORPHOMETRIC ATTRIBUTES IN FLUTED PUMPKIN (Telfairia occidentalis). Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):55-64]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature    08. doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.08.

Key words: Seed quality, seed germination, seed physiological quality, seedling vigour and seedling growth

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The geochemical assessment of the quality of Borazjan’s groundwater and the determination of its quality for agricultural purposes

Zahra Sajjadi ¹ seyed massoud Yaghoubi², Fatemeh Sajjadi ³

^1. Sama Technical and Vocational Training College, Islamic Azad University, Shoushtar Branch

^2. M.S.C Hydrogeology, university of Shahid Chamran

^3. Besharat high School, Shoushtar

sajadi_z@yahoo.com

Abstract: The Increase in water consumption that is due to population growth has decreased the quantity and quality of recoverable water. Given this situation, it is necessary to recognize the appropriate qualitative and quantitative resources for a sustainable agriculture. In this study, we examine the quality of groundwater used for agriculture in Borazjan plains located in the north of Bushehr. We analyzed the 21 groundwater samples according to the concentration of HCO^3- K⁺, Na⁺, Ca²⁺, Mg²⁺, Cl^-, SO₄^2-, NO^3-. Sodium, chlorine, nitrate were compared to irrigation water standards. Some parameters such as total dissolved solids (TDS), sodium adsorption ratio (SAR), and permeability index (PI), residual carbonate (RC), electrical conductivity (EC) and ground water quality index (GWQI) were evaluated as well. The results showed that the quality of ground water and sodium chloride plain Borazjan based on the factor of EC, chlorine, sodium is greater than the standard. Analyzing the quality of groundwater spatially showed that the groundwater in this plain has a medium quality for agricultural purposes. The GQI map shows that says that the index is between 68 to 82 percent, and this means that the north and the center of this plain has an average quality; while the southern part of the plain has more suitable  water for irrigation.

[Zahra Sajjadi seyed massoud Yaghoubi, Fatemeh Sajjadi. The geochemical assessment of the quality of Borazjan’s groundwater and the determination of its quality for agricultural purposes. Nat Sci 2022, 20(9):66-74]. ISSN 1545-0740 (print); ISSN 2375-7167 (online). http://www.sciencepub.net/nature 09. doi:10.7537/marsnsj200922.09.

Keywords: Species richness; beta-diversity; taxonomic diversity; forest

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