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Volume 57, Issue 311, November 2021

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The religious forest is the handsome source of income but research related to this is limited so far in Nepal. Thus, this study was done to show the trend of income and expenditure flow of the forest from year 2012 to 2018. Along with it, this study also explores factors affecting the religious forest management in Lalitpur Nepal. Bajrabarahi religious forest was selected as the study site. Total 60 visitors and 10 Key informants including locals were interviewed. Two observation dated from 20 March to 25 March, 2021 was organized. Focus group discussion on 30 March and 2nd May, 2021 were done. Secondary data of income and expenditure of religious forest were collected from the record. The collected data were analyzed using economical and statistical analysis tools. The results showed that the highest income was US$ 7191.17 in year 2017/2018 which was the lowest US$ 4520.96 in year 2012/2013. Similarly, the highest expenditure was US$ 3218.36 in year 2017/2018 which was the lowest US$ 802.73 in year 2016/2017. The result showed that, people were willing to pay about US$ 0.26 in average to visit this religious forest. Around 2% of the respondents were willing to pay amount US$ 4.2 while 5% of respondents stated that they were willingness to pay US$ 0.16 to visit this religious forest. The benefit cost ratio (B/C) was the highest about 3.63 in 2013/2014 but this was the lowest only 0.5 in 2011/2013.

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ENGINEERING

Investigation of Cassava Starch Characteristics for Adhesive and Integrity of Preservative Methods

Ukpaka Chukwuemeka Peter, Gladys Nneoma Charles-Orji, Ikenyiri Patience Nna

The research focussed on the need to preserve starch for the manufacture of adhesives particularly for regions were sunlight or drying facility is either not readily available or very uneconomical. Two key parameters were investigated during preservation, the viscosity and the microbial formation

Discovery, 2021, 57(311), 732-748

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SCIENCE

Bajrabarahi religious forest: a boon of rural income and visitor attraction

Sophiya Thapa, Ram Asheshwar Mandal, Ajay Bhakta Mathema, Yogendra Yadav

The religious forest is the handsome source of income but research related to this is limited so far in Nepal. Thus, this study was done to show the trend of income and expenditure flow of the forest from year 2012 to 2018

Discovery, 2021, 57(311), 749-756

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Residential building deterioration in Mushin urban slum, Lagos

Babatunde Johnson Daodu, Ayomide Samuel Famewo

This study examined residential building deterioration in Mushin urban slum in Lagos Metropolis. Case study research design approach was adopted, while data were sourced qualitatively and quantitatively

Discovery, 2021, 57(311), 757-765

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The geological law of the continents and ‘oceans’ autonomous development: from plate tectonics to Globalcosmogeotectonic

Zhirnov AM

The problem of the Earth’s continents origin emerged in the 17th century but it solving has become possible only today. Foundation of the continents consisting from the lower basalt layer and upper granite-gneiss, was formed in Hadean and Archean time

Discovery, 2021, 57(311), 766-777

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Genotoxicity effect of polluted water collected from Adaiyar region of river Cooum on Karyology of inhabiting fish, Oreochromis mossambicus (Peters)

Krishnamurthy R, Elumalai K

In the present investigation was aimed to study the impact of polluted water collected from the river Coovum, at Adaiyar, Chennai, Tamilnadu on the karyomorphology of chromosomes in the fish, Oreochromis mossambicus inhabiting the study area

Discovery, 2021, 57(311), 778-784

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Isolation of lipid producing Spirulina strain WS-41 and effect of various cultural factors on their lipid accumulation

Parveen Kumar, Sushil K Shahi, Pradeep K Sharma

Total 25 strains of Spirulina were isolated from various sites of Meerut, India in order to determine the biomass yield and lipid content. Out of which, only 8 strains, namely WS-02, WS-26, WS-30, WS-41, WS-49, SS-07, SS-13 and SS-24 were found lipid producing, while the strain WS-41 was the maximum lipid producer (26.36±1.04 % of dry wt.).

Discovery, 2021, 57(311), 785-793

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