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Authors:J. Adeline Sneha, Nor Hisham Haji Khamis, Rekha Chakravarthi Pages: 157 - 165 Abstract: Earthworms are considered as a friend of farmers. These fretful worms improve the air and water content in the dirt. When a worm dies, it decomposes into nitrogen and benefits the farmers. Nowadays, they are common prey for chemical contamination. Also, the agricultural farming today uses high quantity of pesticides to protect the crops from pest and diseases. By spraying pesticides, the lifecycle of earthworm is affected. This paper focuses on detailed study of earthworm and its importance on farming. It also deals with impact of chemicals on earthworm and its side effects. This paper discusses about the identification of earthworm in farmland and various methods for enhancing the growth of worms. This paper also focuses on the detailed description of various extraction methodologies of earthworms from the farms and gives the detailed analysis of merits and demerits of each extraction methods. Keywords: earthworm; earthworm identification; fertility of soil; pesticides Citation: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022) pp. 157 - 165 PubDate: 2022-05-04T23:20:50-05:00 DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2022.122605 Issue No:Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Reshma Jose, Shanty Chacko Pages: 166 - 179 Abstract: Liver cancer remains the most common cause of cancer death worldwide; in recent decades, the epidemiology has improved. Commonly, endoscopic stomach biopsy is performed for early detection of liver cancer to minimise mortality. Picture segmentation is a key technique for comprehension and intensification of the medical image. The purpose of this study was to create a sustainable computer-aided estimating system to determine the risk of liver cancer development, achieved through image processing on a CT image. Initially, the image is enhanced by using anisotropic diffusion filtering with unsharp masking (ADF-USM) technique, and the computer-aided estimating method was developed based on fuzzy C-means clustering, Otsu's, region-dependent active contour and superpixel segmentation dependent iterative clustering (SSBIC). This sustainable approach will allow for the effective selection of high-risk liver cancer populations. The performed sustainable CAD device acts as an assistant to the radiologists, helping to identify the area of cancer in the CT scaffold images, take biopsies from those areas and make a better diagnosis. Keywords: ADF-USM; fuzzy C-means clustering; Otsu's; region based active contour; SSBIC Citation: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022) pp. 166 - 179 PubDate: 2022-05-04T23:20:50-05:00 DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2022.122632 Issue No:Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:S.S. Gayathri, Shahanas Naisam, Nidhin Sreekumar Pages: 180 - 192 Abstract: <i>In-silico</i> docking of 38 phytocompounds of <i>Simarouba glauca</i> (<i>S. glauca</i>) against the HER2 protein was carried out for evaluating its binding affinities. From the docking analysis, the ligands which has novel inhibitor properties had been found out, they were, scopoletin with the highest binding energy -63.8542 showing three H-bonds with an active site, followed by canthin-6-one-dimethoxy with a binding affinity of -33.2519 and three H-bond interactions and fraxidin with a binding affinity of -18.1425 and two H-bond interactions. The property of these phytocompounds was analysed based on Lipinski's filter and ADMET analysis. These phytocompounds show better ADME and satisfied Lipinski's parameters. The result obtained from this research work strengthens the importance of natural compounds as a potential inhibitor for HER2 overexpression. The complex obtained was subjected to a dynamic simulation of 30 ns using the free software NAMD. For further validation, the research work can be subjected to <i>in-vivo</i> studies. Keywords: Simarouba glauca; human epidermal growth factor receptor 2; HER2; ADME properties; breast cancer Citation: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022) pp. 180 - 192 PubDate: 2022-05-04T23:20:50-05:00 DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2022.122635 Issue No:Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Thirunavukkarasu Bageerathan, Thundil Karuppa Raj Rajagopal Pages: 193 - 209 Abstract: Sloshing loads of fluids in partially filled tanks under external excitation were investigated as they are significant in bulk fluid transportation. Effectiveness of combination of horizontal and vertical baffles with slots and varying height configurations in suppression of sloshing was studied. This study mainly focuses on the investigation of maximum elevation of sloshing water in the partially filled baffled square tank configurations. The analysis of variance was used to perform the statistical test to investigate the input parameter which influences the output parameter. The response surface methodology (RSM) was used to optimise the responses from the independent variables. A coded equation has been derived to determine the response parameters. This coded equation predicts the elevation of water in two-slot baffled tank filled with 100 mm and excited with 90% of the resonant frequency for validation. The coded equation was found to predict the values with an error of 2.68%. Keywords: computational fluid dynamics; CFD; central composite design; CCD; response surface methodology; RSM; tank sloshing; free surface; multiphase Citation: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022) pp. 193 - 209 PubDate: 2022-05-04T23:20:50-05:00 DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2022.122633 Issue No:Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Harikrishnan Hariharan, V.B. Jyothy, Steffy P. Vinson Pages: 210 - 217 Abstract: Bacteriocins are of great interest due to their wide applicability in various fields including food industries. The present investigation aims on the preliminary evaluation on isolation of fluorescence bearing potent organisms and microbial peptides production having wide applicability. Soil sample collection was done from different areas including automobile workshop, waste water from industry outlets and sludge from dairy industry. Fluorescent pseudomonads were isolated and checked for the efficiency of bacteriocin production. Potential isolates were screened and bacteriocins were isolated. The microbial isolation results showed more potential isolates from the dairy industry waste than other sources. Bacteriocins are produced by non-pathogenic bacteria and are having great attention in the medical field. Also it will normally colonise the human body. The present investigation gives immense guarantee on developing a bacteriocin from the selected potential isolate. Keywords: bacteriocin; fluorescent pseudomonads; non-pathogenic bacteria; dairy waste Citation: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022) pp. 210 - 217 PubDate: 2022-05-04T23:20:50-05:00 DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2022.122621 Issue No:Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Gunjan Kumar, Hemant Gupta Pages: 218 - 232 Abstract: Process heat in the form of steam or hot water is one of the essential requirements of various industrial applications. The need for these energies can be served with the help of solar energy. But, the limitations like the lower output of solar collectors and cost-effectiveness, make it difficult to implement in the industries. In this paper, an attempt has been made for the optical design of a solar system that can produce thermal power up to 1 kW. The concept of an integration of line focus and point focus is used in this work. A mathematical model has been developed to assist the optical design. The model is simulated using MATLAB coding. The dimensions of the collector are determined to generate dry and superheated steam to meet industrial needs. The results of the optical model are validated with the published experimental work which shows a good agreement. Keywords: solar collector; line focus technology; point focus technology; optical design; zero emission; clean energy Citation: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022) pp. 218 - 232 PubDate: 2022-05-04T23:20:50-05:00 DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2022.122631 Issue No:Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022)
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Authors:Shahanas Naisam, Viji Selvaraj, Nidhin Sreekumar Pages: 233 - 247 Abstract: Peptides are one of the significant biomolecules and are the rudimentary constituent of cells found in all living organisms. They possess tremendous characteristic features including structural diversity, stability, mature combination protocols, easy modification feasibilities, high affinity to proteins, immense chemical versatility, etc. All these promising features allowed peptides to be used in different fields for various applications. Peptides have a great influence on the microbial world. They get involved in various life stages of the cell such as growth and development, reproduction (cell culture), communication, defence, etc. in the microbial community. Antimicrobial peptides are fundamental constituents in all classes of organisms that have a major role in microbial ecology and have a significant contribution to the intrinsic immunity of life forms by attacking microorganisms. AMPs result in drastic effects in both microbial as well as mankind. AMPs have been applied as radiopharmaceuticals, therapeutic-tools, biomarkers, bacterial and other microbial resistance, etc. Keywords: peptides; microbes; resistance; antimicrobial effect; therapeutic Citation: International Journal of Environmental Technology and Management, Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022) pp. 233 - 247 PubDate: 2022-05-04T23:20:50-05:00 DOI: 10.1504/IJETM.2022.122648 Issue No:Vol. 25, No. 3 (2022)
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