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Numerical study of thermal performance in a circular pipe using angle plate inserts directed in horizontal and vertical directions
A novel type of angle plate inserts (APIs) was designed to improve the convection heat transfer in a circular pipe. In the present work characteristics of heat transfer, flow resistance, and overall thermo-hydraulic performance of turbulent airflow in a circular tube fitted with APIs were investigated at the Reynolds numbers range of 6000-18000 through numerical simulation. Our main attention was paid to the effects of the APIs with forward or backward arrangements, and the angle plates with various inclined angles (? = 30, 45 and 60) inserted in the circular tube for a constant pitch of 0.03 m. The results show that the Nusselt number is augmented by 2.39-4.63 times (Nu = 124.25-239.76) as that of the smooth tube. The value of performance index (PI) lies in the range of 1.34-1.63, which demonstrates that the angle plate insert has a very good overall thermo-hydraulic performance. The numerical results obtained were compared with those from plain tubes of published data and empirical relations. The maximum increases in Nusselt number for the inclined forward angle plate insert were 1.34 to 1.5 times and, while those for the backward angle plate insert were 1.46 to 1.63 over the plain tube, respectively. The friction factor ( f ) resulted in an increase of 4.28-23.12 times in case of forward arrangement and 8.09-31.76 times in case of backward arrangement. In addition, the use of the angle plate insert strip with backward arrangement leads to better overall enhancement ratio than that with forwarding arrangement around 8% to 9%. 2018 Pushpa Publishing House, Allahabad, India. -
Numerical study on magnetohydrodynamics micropolar Carreau nanofluid with Brownian motion and thermophoresis effect
The current work explores the investigation of the influence of nonlinear thermal radiation on unsteady, magnetohydrodynamics boundary layer flow of micropolar Carreau nanofluid past a stretching sheet. Viscous dissipation, internal heating, Brownian motion, heat source/sink, thermophoresis, chemical reaction, and Joule heating effects are considered in the study. To analyze the model, the governing partial differential equations are rephrased and written in the non-dimensional form with the relevant dimensionless quantities. To obtain the solutions, the nonlinear non-dimensional governing equations are numerically solved using finite difference approximation. The impact of every significant flow parameter on fluid motion, micro-rotation, temperature, concentration, surface drag, heat, and mass transfer rates are presented through plotted graphs and tables. It is noted from the study that the fluid flow and angular motion increase, whereas the temperature declines with higher values of the micropolar constant. Further, it is noticed that thermal distribution is a rising function of radiation parameter, and due to the nonlinear thermal radiation effect, there is an increase of 4.903% in temperature distribution when compared to linear thermal radiation. To support the validity of the solutions, a comparison was made with notable results from the existing literature for the specific case of this study. 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Numerical study on magnetohydrodynamics micropolar Carreau nanofluid with Brownian motion and thermophoresis effect
The current work explores the investigation of the influence of nonlinear thermal radiation on unsteady, magnetohydrodynamics boundary layer flow of micropolar Carreau nanofluid past a stretching sheet. Viscous dissipation, internal heating, Brownian motion, heat source/sink, thermophoresis, chemical reaction, and Joule heating effects are considered in the study. To analyze the model, the governing partial differential equations are rephrased and written in the non-dimensional form with the relevant dimensionless quantities. To obtain the solutions, the nonlinear non-dimensional governing equations are numerically solved using finite difference approximation. The impact of every significant flow parameter on fluid motion, micro-rotation, temperature, concentration, surface drag, heat, and mass transfer rates are presented through plotted graphs and tables. It is noted from the study that the fluid flow and angular motion increase, whereas the temperature declines with higher values of the micropolar constant. Further, it is noticed that thermal distribution is a rising function of radiation parameter, and due to the nonlinear thermal radiation effect, there is an increase of 4.903% in temperature distribution when compared to linear thermal radiation. To support the validity of the solutions, a comparison was made with notable results from the existing literature for the specific case of this study. 2023 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group. -
Numerical surfaces of fractional Zika virus model with diffusion effect of mosquito-borne and sexually transmitted disease
This paper analyzes the dynamics of fractional partial differential equation (FPDE) model of Zika virus that incorporates diffusion using AtanganaBaleanu (AB) fractional derivative. Zika virus disease is an infection transmitted predominantly by the bite of an infected Aedes species mosquito and may be a severe epidemic if not contained in its premature stages. The q-homotopy analysis transform method is employed to analyze and compute the solutions for this nonlinear partial differential model, and the fractional derivative is defined in AtanganaBaleanu sense. We determine some new approximate numerical results for different values of parameters of alpha. Numerical models focused on various distributions of the population help to explain how the spread of humans and mosquitoes influences the disease's transmission. With the utilization fixed-point hypothesis, the existence and uniqueness of the solutions obtained for the proposed model are presented. 2021 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. -
Nurses' perception about Human Resource Management system and prosocial organisational behaviour: Mediating role of job efficacy
Aims: To examine the relationship between nurses' perception about human resource management system and prosocial organisational behaviour through job efficacy. Background: Literature suggests that non-profit organisations are often confronted with financial constraints on one side and the expectation of delivering high-quality services on the other. Employees voluntarily engaging in service-oriented behaviours help to bridge this gap to some extent, and human resource management system plays a significant role in eliciting the requisite behaviours. In this article, the case of nurses from non-profit hospitals has been undertaken to examine the aspects of human resource management system that needs focus while promoting prosocial organisational behaviours among the nurses for ensuring better service delivery. Method: Cross-sectional design was employed. Data were collected from 387 nurses working in non-profit hospitals in India through questionnaires and were analysed with the help of structural equation modelling. Findings: In the absence of sophisticated human resource system in non-profit hospitals, the study found that nurses' perception about human resource management system is positively related to prosocial organisational behaviours, and job efficacy partially mediates the relationship. Conclusion: Positive perceptions such as involvement with the job and communication as well as supervisors' support are essential human resource practices for fostering self-efficacy and, thus, improving prosocial organisational behaviour of nurses working in non-profit hospitals. Implication for Nursing Management: Non-profit hospitals should focus on nurses' participation and supervisory support, which would provide a better human touch approach to patient care and also improve service quality. The findings shed light on the nursing management of non-profit hospitals in terms of human resource management that has to be given much attention for institutionalizing prosocial organisational behaviour. 2021 John Wiley & Sons Ltd -
Nurturing a Better Future for Best Schooling Practices: A Review Portraying the Alternative Schooling, Bangalore, Karnataka, India
Schooling is an essential stage in the socialization of a child. Schooling has a direct effect on a child's educational achievement, acquisition of skills, social cognition, and feelings (Sylva, 1994). Every schooling practice has the potential to mould the child and shape future citizens. Today many different schooling practices are prevailing in India. However, the majority of these schooling practices focus more on the cognitive development of the child and nurtures the values of competition and insecurity among the children. The schools have turned into factories that bring out mechanical individuals who cannot question, express, and voice themselves but who can only become a part of the race of obtaining marks and jobs. This kind of schooling may help in increasing the literacy rates but has not helped in producing truly educated and ethical citizens. It has led to moral degradation in society (Parihar, Parihar & Sharma, 2018). In this context, it is imperative to analyse the alternative schooling practices that nurture a better future. One such school that educates the heart, allows the flowering of the child and nurtures good citizens is the Valley School, Bangalore. Through this article, an attempt has been made to present a description of prevailing schooling practices and the challenges faced in the educational context. The authors put forth a review of schooling practices at valley school, one of the best alternative schools and ignite the discussion on Valley school being the best in nurturing a better future. 2020 Horizon Research Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Nurturing a socio-emotionally engaged learner in higher education online setting: Rapid literature review
Given the growth of online learning courses in higher education, there is a need to understand the role of Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) in online learning spaces to ensure holistic development. This rapid literature review aims to identify factors influencing SEL among higher education students in online space. PRISMA method of screening was adopted to conduct this review. Four databases were systematically searched and, 23 studies were selected. The findings highlighted the importance of five factors contributing to nurturing a socio-emotionally engaged learner in an online higher education setting: student-centric pedagogy, online instructional tools, online instructors' proficiency, ensuring a safe learning environment, and online SEL workshops. Research on online SEL is developing and needs a clearer structure. Integration of scholarship of teaching-learning with online SEL can provide directions for further exploration into content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge and building a mutually engaged online learning space focusing on students' socialemotional well-being. 2019 Nova Science Publishers, Inc. All rights reserved. -
Nurturing Adult Socio-Emotional Skills and Engagement: The Transformative Power of Mentoring Program
There has been a growing interest in understanding the ways education could integrate socio-emotional learning (SEL) skills in their curriculum. This chapter explores by considering mentoring approach as a channel to foster SEL skills that would be beneficial to both adult learners and educators alike. The chapter emphasizes on the key SEL skills and also focuses on the need for higher institutions to promote adult SEL, not only for faculties but also for adult learners. Two main types of mentoring have been addressed, viz the traditional mentoring versus alternative mentoring approach. The chapter also discusses about incorporating the train-the-trainer model for mentoring. In essence, this SEL-based adult mentoring ensures that both mentees and mentors benefit. The mentees have gained self-awareness, responsible decision-making skills, relationship skills and emotional intelligence through this mentoring approach, while the mentors have acquired a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment that promotes their emotional intelligence and decision-making skills. 2026 by IGI Global Scientific Publishing. All rights reserved. -
Nurturing employee well-being and mental health: The cornerstone of retention strategies
This chapter explores the critical importance of employee mental health and well-being concerning global talent procurement and retention strategies. This study examines the dynamic nature of mental health in the workplace, emphasizing its potential to improve employee retention. Through an analysis of contemporary methodologies, obstacles, and inventive resolutions, this chapter aims to furnish organizations endeavouring to establish healthier and more efficient work environments with valuable insights. Furthermore, the chapter predicts forthcoming developments and trends in this crucial field. 2024, IGI Global. -
Nurturing Rural Women as Entrepreneurs: Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) Based Case Evidences
This study examines the dynamics of rural womens entrepreneurship in Jharkhand (India), emphasising the role of the Jharkhand State Livelihood Promotion Society (JSLPS) under the National Rural Livelihoods Mission (NRLM). With merely 0.68 per cent of rural women entrepreneurs nationwide situated in Jharkhand, the report highlights a primary developmental necessity. Data was obtained from 521 Rural Women Entrepreneurs (RWEs) across six districts of Jharkhand, using a qualitative study design supplemented by five illustrative case studies. The analysis informed by the Resource-Based View (RBV) framework demonstrates that both tangible resources (such as access to micro-credit, training and digital platforms) and intangible resources (including empowerment, peer support and social capital) are essential for enterprise sustainability and growth. JSLPS interventions, including the Palash brand, SHG federations and market access through trade fairs and internet platforms, have facilitated womens move from informal employment to empowered entrepreneurship. The case studies, encompassing bakeries, soap production, incense manufacturing and handicraft businesses, underscore context-specific issues and adaptive tactics such as digital onboarding, communal ownership and skill development. Despite infrastructural and societal challenges, these businesses demonstrate scalable, replicable, and robust forms of grassroots entrepreneurship. The study indicates that a tailored, locally integrated and digitally inclusive support structure is essential for promoting RWEs. It proposes that forthcoming interventions incorporate institutional collaborations, policy changes and multi-sectoral frameworks to fully capitalise on rural womens entrepreneurial potential and convert them into catalysts for inclusive and sustainable development. 2025, National Institute of Rural Development. All right reserved. -
Nurturing the Rudiments and Use Cases of Ongoing Natural Language Generation for a Future Profitable Business More Profitable
Decoding the world of artificial intelligence and its usage in the current intelligence landscape enhance bottom-up growth in building resilient global business. The areas of artificial intelligence (AI) concerned with human-to-machine and machine-to-human interaction. The Next Wave in AI-driven speech is Natural Language Generation (NLG). Natural Language Generation (NLG) is the use of artificial intelligence (AI) programming to produce written or spoken narrative from a dataset. NLG is related to computational linguistics, natural language processing (NLP) and natural language understanding (NLU). NLG research often focuses on building computer programs that provide data points with context. Sophisticated NLG software has the ability to mine large quantities of numerical data, identify patterns and share that information in a way that is easy for humans to understand. The speed of NLG software is especially useful for producing news and other time-sensitive stories on the internet. At its best, NLG output can be published verbatim as web content. The goal of Natural language generation (NLG) is to use AI to produce written or spoken narrative from a dataset. Therefore, this study aims to study how NLG enables machines and humans to communicate seamlessly, simulating human to human conversations and using NLG how organizations are building new customer experiences, monetizing information assets, introducing new offerings and streamlining operational costs. Therefore, the coverage of this chapter will answer to the industrialists and new start-ups. What can NLG do for business? and what are the future applications of NLG? 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG. -
NuSTAR and AstroSat observations of GX 9+1: spectral and temporal studies
We have studied the spectro-temporal properties of the neutron star low-mass X-ray binary GX 9+1 using data from NuSTAR/Focal Plane Module and AstroSat/Soft X-ray Telescope and Large Area X-ray Proportional Counter (LAXPC). The hardness-intensity diagram of the source showed it to be in the soft spectral state (banana branch) during both observations. NuSTAR spectral analysis yielded an inclination angle (?) = 29 and inner disc radius (Rin) ? 19 km. Assuming that the accretion disc was truncated at the AlfvCrossed D sign ?0.9) with a monotonic increase in mass accretion rate () along the banana branch. The analysis also showed the presence of absorption edges at ?1.9 and ?2.4 keV, likely due to Si xiii and S xv, respectively. Temporal analysis with LAXPC-20 data in the 0.02-100 Hz range revealed the presence of noise components, which could be characterized by broad Lorentzian components. -
NUTRACEUTICALS IN PREGNANCY
Pregnancy is a phase in womens lives wherein they experience some physiological and bodily changes. In this period dietary supplements are crucial to meet the nutritional demand of the fetus and also to overcome certain gestational complications such as hypertension, diabetes, and anemia. Generally, the intake of micronutrients in the diet is low for women especially in developing countries while it becomes important during pregnancy as they enable uterus and placental growth, manage gestational obesity, and also avoid miscarriage. Research and clinical studies are in power in identifying various safe, plant bioactive substances, and efficient delivery systems to reduce morbidity and mortality rates of maternal, fetal, and neonatal. In recent years the growing awareness of nutraceuticals to fight against chronic diseases such as cancer, and heart disease has gained trust globally and is replacing pharmaceuticals. Knowledge of the macro- and micronutrients is necessary to modify the diet and supplement with nutraceuticals for the well-being of the mother and the fetus. The current chapter highlights the major health complications associated with pregnancy and the essential nutrients required during pregnancy and fetal growth with substantial clinical evidence. 2025 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. -
NUTRACEUTICALS IN PREGNANCY
Pregnancy is a phase in womens lives wherein they experience some physiological and bodily changes. In this period dietary supplements are crucial to meet the nutritional demand of the fetus and also to overcome certain gestational complications such as hypertension, diabetes, and anemia. Generally, the intake of micronutrients in the diet is low for women especially in developing countries while it becomes important during pregnancy as they enable uterus and placental growth, manage gestational obesity, and also avoid miscarriage. Research and clinical studies are in power in identifying various safe, plant bioactive substances, and efficient delivery systems to reduce morbidity and mortality rates of maternal, fetal, and neonatal. In recent years the growing awareness of nutraceuticals to fight against chronic diseases such as cancer, and heart disease has gained trust globally and is replacing pharmaceuticals. Knowledge of the macro- and micronutrients is necessary to modify the diet and supplement with nutraceuticals for the well-being of the mother and the fetus. The current chapter highlights the major health complications associated with pregnancy and the essential nutrients required during pregnancy and fetal growth with substantial clinical evidence. 2025 by Apple Academic Press, Inc. -
Nutraceuticals to prevent and manage cardiovascular diseases
Unhealthy lifestyle and diet are the key risk factors to cardiovascular diseases. A healthy cardiac and vascular system can prevent cardiovascular-related diseases like hypertension, atherosclerosis, and heart stroke. Identifying pharmacologically important metabolites had paved the way to contemporary medicine. People are more attracted to them as they are majorly plant-based metabolites such as polysaccharides, polyphenols, polysterols, and vitamins as cardio-protectors. Preclinical, clinical, and animal studies provide substantial data confirming nutraceuticals as a promising therapeutic agent in curing cardiovascular diseases. This chapter summarizes on major bioactive molecules as nutraceuticals with preclinical and clinical studies, emphasising their cardiovascular protective roles. 2023 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. -
Nutrition Analysis: A Data-Driven Approach for Optimizing Individual Dietary Choices
Maintaining good health, avoiding illnesses, and controlling ailments like diabetes, heart disease, and obesity all depend on proper diet. With the use of nutrition analysis, people can better understand their dietary requirements and choose foods that will support a healthy lifestyle. The goal of this studys data-driven approach to nutrition analysis is to maximize each persons dietary selections. Individualized recommendations are made for balanced nutrition by utilizing top-of-the-machine learning techniques to examine food patterns, nutrient consumption, and health effects. Food items are categorized based on their nutritional characteristics, and potential health effects are predicted using algorithms like Gradient Boosting, Multi-Layer Perceptron (MLP), Random Forest, Support Vector Classifier (SVC), Gaussian Nae Bayes (GNB), Decision Tree, Stochastic Gradient Descent (SGD), Linear Discriminant Analysis (LDA), and K-Nearest Neighbors (KNN). These models evaluated the relationship between dietary practices and nutritional needs. The final outcome is a comprehensive system that enables people to make knowledgeable food choices and optimize their nutrition in a way that promotes their overall health. The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2025. -
Nutrition food labels on consumers purchase behaviour: A triangulation approach
The research paper is about the efforts taken by the marketers in the new century to market the products with the most attractive term "Nutrition food labels". Nutritional labeling is the practice of providing nutritional information on the labels of food packages. Since nutrition label introduces the product to the distributor or target consumer by providing them with all the information regarding the product. The main aim of a marketer is to achieve maximum customer satisfaction, because once if a customer is satisfied it automatically increases customer loyalty and has a positive impact on the firm's profitability position. Our research would help the other researchers to understand the factors that will lead to final purchase identifying the factors that will influence the consumer in making their final purchase decision. The variable matrix proposed with regard to nutritional label would help the researchers in figuring out the measures that would intensely gain the awareness of making use of food labels. Further it would help other researcher to conduct similar studies in different geographical locations across the globe. Other variables can be included along with the variables identified in our study; researchers can also come up with a new study considering this study as a base paper. It is important to assign weights to most discussed variable and then to finalize the variable matrix and hence the researchers have used Dedoose software to analyze the literature review and to find the most promising variable which can be used for the present study. Moreover, lifestyle has a major impact on the consumers brand preference by giving importance to nutritious content. The researchers have concluded that the nutritious labeling descriptions should be considered by the consumers which will help them to maintain a balanced diet but are the consumers aware of the consequences of consuming the wrong product with false information. This mixed approach method has provided insights on quantitative and qualitative approach. 2015-2017 Academic Research Publishing Group. -
Nutrition paves the way to environmental toxicants and influences fetal development during pregnancy
Nutrition plays a major role in the healthy pregnancy and development of the fetus. In addition, nutrition can expose humans to a wide range of potentially hazardous environmental constituents, such as organic pollutants and heavy metals from marine or agricultural food products while processing, producing, and packaging. Humans constantly face these constituents through air, water, soil, food, and domestic products. During pregnancy, the rate of cellular division and differentiation is higher; exposure to any of these environmental toxicants can lead to developmental defects as they cross the placental barrier and, in some cases, can harm the successive generation too, as some contaminants can act on the reproductive cells of the fetus (Diethylstilbestrol). Pregnant women are considered a vulnerable population to food contaminant exposure and require a proper dietary chart and conscious food choices. Food is a source of both essential nutrients and environmental toxicants. Here, we have researched the possible toxicants of the food industry and their influence on the fetus's in-utero development, along with the importance of dietary interventions and the need to balance a healthy diet to overcome the harms. The cumulative exposure to environmental toxicants can influence the mother's prenatal environment and affect the fetus's development. 2023 -
Nutritional Value, Fatty Acid and Phytochemical Composition, and Antioxidant Properties of Mysore Fig (Ficus drupacea Thunb.) Fruits
Ficus drupacea is a fruit-bearing tree that is distributed in Southeast Asia and Australia. The objective of this research was to ascertain the following with regard to ripened fruits: (i) their nutritional value, (ii) their mineral status, (iii) the fatty acid composition of fruit and seed oil, (iv) their phytochemical makeup, and (v) their antioxidant properties. The ripened fruits contained 3.21%, 3.25%, 0.92%, 1.47%, and 2.20% carbohydrate, protein, fat, ash, and fiber, respectively. Fruits had an energy content of 30.18 kcal/100 g. In terms of mineral content, the fruit was rich in potassium, magnesium, calcium, and nitrogen, with values of 21.03, 13.24, 11.07, and 4.13 mg/g DW. Iron, zinc, manganese, and boron had values of 686.67, 124.33, 114.40, and 35.78 g/g DW, respectively. The contents of oxalate and phytate were 14.44 and 2.8 mg/g FW, respectively. The fruit and seed oil content were 0.67 and 8.07%, respectively, and the oils physicochemical properties were comparable to those of fig fruit and seed oils. Omega-3 (?-linolenic acid), omega-6 (linoleic acid), and omega-9 (oleic acid) fatty acids were abundant in the oils. Fruit extracts in acetone, methanol, and water have greater concentrations of phenolics, flavonoids, and alkaloids. The 2,2-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl, total antioxidant activity, and ferric reducing antioxidant power assays demonstrated increased antioxidant activities in close correlation with the higher concentrations of phenolics, flavonoids, and alkaloids. The results of this study demonstrate that the fruits of F. drupacea are a strong source of nutrients and phytochemicals, and they merit more investigation and thought for possible uses. 2024 by the authors. -
Nutritional, biochemical and antioxidant activities of edible and non-edible parts of Punica granatum L.
In the present study, the nutritional profiling and antioxidant analysis of the different parts of Punica granatum was done. In the nutritional profiling, different percentages of moisture content was found in the flower (9.63%), leaf (9.17%), peel (5.34%), root (8.08%), stem (4.09%) and fruit (3.54%). Ash content was recorded higher in the stem (30%/g) followed by root, leaf, flower, fruit and peel. Also, the major and minor elements like nitrogen, potassium, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, sulphur, zinc, copper, manganese and iron were analysed in different parts of P. granatum. The fruit recorded the highest amount of nitrogen (5.710.01%) and phosphorus (5.710.01%) whereas peel was recorded with more potassium (0.990.01%). The phytochemical quantification showed the major content of carbohydrates in the flower (317.96 mg/g) and leaf (315.62 mg/g). The protein was recorded higher in fruit (69 mg/g) and proline in root (19.54 mg/g). The TPC was recorded more in the peel (240.72 g/g) followed by the flower (223.05 g/g). P. granatum peel was recorded with maximum flavonoid content (873.13 g/g) and had a higher antioxidative response in comparison to other plant parts of P. granatum. 2024, Indian journals. All rights reserved.