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Space as a guided environment is always produced by humans where in its formation process, there are planned and unplanned spaces. Unplanned spaces tend to be formed by local communities with local spirit. Banua Oge (Souraja) is the king's settlement (royal palace) in ancient time. Souraja was construted in the late XIX (19th) century amid the “To-Kaili” tribe which is a supporting community for the glory of Palu Kingdom. The tradition of exploiting space for the construction of the royal palace at that time was on a vacant lot (no owner lot).

The presence of MO in wastewater, due to the its toxicity must be treated before it is allowed to discharge. A novel study based on a dual oxidation process was carried out to degrade MO in the water samples. The dual oxidation process consisting of persultfate ions (PS), Zero-Valent Iron (ZVI), H2O2 and UV radiation, pH = 4.28 was proven to be most effective to decompose methyl orange from water samples. A empirical pseudo – first order rate equation was determined that fits the experimental data well.

The recent proliferation of massive open online courses (MOOCs) demonstrates that technology continues to transform education in both the traditional and online settings. In May 2014, Queen Rania Foundation (QRF) for Education and Development of Jordan launched a non-profit massive open online course portal, in the Arabic language, called Edraak to promote knowledge in the Arab world. The course portal is hosted by EdX-platform .

Caries Safety is a choice people make” welfare is high in priority of the old people as well as for the deaf and dumb people and blind people. Olderpeople and small kids are commonly targeted as victims of doorstep crime, since they are being vulnerable. As aresult, this canhave a major effect on the victim’s health and wellbeing. There has been many steps taken to avoid this doorstep crime. Still some people who are vulnerable are victims of the crime.

Pluchea lanceolata commonly known as ‘Rasna’, belonging to genus Pluchea of family Asteraceae, is an important xerophytic medicinal herb. Whole plant has been used traditionally as astringent, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, hepato-protective, diaphoretic in fevers, smooth muscle relaxant, nerve tonics, laxatives and for the treatment of dysentery, lumbago, leucorrhoea, dysuria, haemorrhoids, gangrenous ulcer and disorders causing cachexia.

The present study was to assess the status of phytoplankton diversity and biomass in order to know the productivity of Uppanar River. A total 58 species were recorded out of 34 species belonged to Bacillariophyceae (diatoms), 13 species to Dinophyceae (Dinoflagellates), 6 species to Cyanophyceae (Blue-greens), 4 species to Chlorophyceae (Green) and 1 species to Chrysophyceae (Silicoflagellates).

Now a day’s manufacturing industry are continuously developing. Many types of equipment are used to work easily like computerized motion control, advanced cutting system, logical software program in order to achieve the mass production rate and to grab quality of standards in today’s competitive market. In automated profile cutting of sheet metals of different thickness this machine will provide required shape after the cutting operation is over in a precise manner and reduced processing cost.

As the Science Ayurveda includes very vast knowledge into itself, the uniqueness of which is to treat the whole body i.e. physically as well as psychologically. This study examined the role of Psycho social factors in the process of behavior change and the salutogenic process. This observational study examined the effect of Virechan karma (Purgation) associations with participants.

The National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education which is popularly known as the mid-day mealscheme (MDMS) was launched by the government of India in 1995 with the objectives of giving a boost to universalization of primary education by increasing enrolment, attendance and retention and simultaneously improving nutritional status of primary school going children.

There are growing evidences indicating that climate change is one of the top issues facing the world today. Extreme climatic events such as typhoons, heavy storms and droughts are becoming more frequent and destructive. It is important to realize that climate change will affect the future rainfall pattern which is directly related to the water balance, hence leading to water related issues, consequently threatening local livelihoods. The historical rainfall data for Colombo City, Sri Lanka and Taipei City, Taiwan, are compared in this study.