سرآسوتوش مکرجی
گذشتہ ماہ کا سب سے بڑا علمی اور تعلیمی حادثہ سر آسوتوش مکر جی کی وفات ہے، بنگال کا یہ سپوت فرزند گو ایک نامور بیرسٹر، ایک قابل جج ہائیکورٹ، ایک بڑا مصنف، ایک مشہور ریاضی دان تھا، تاہم اس کی ناموری، قابلیت، بڑائی اور شہرت کا سب سے بڑا مظہر یہ تھا کہ اس نے تقریباً بیس برس تک ہندوستان کی سب سے بڑی درسگاہ کلکتہ یونیورسٹی پر بہ حیثیت وائس چانسلر سب سے عمدہ اور بہتر حکمرانی کی ان کی اس تعلیمی فرمان روائی کا زمانہ بنگال کی تعلیمی ترقی، اور امتحانات کی وسعت اور یونیورسٹی کے انتظامات کی خوبی اور معاملات تعلیمی میں حکومت کے مقابلہ میں پوری قوت کے ساتھ اپنے حقوق کی حفاظت کے لحاظ سے ہندوستان کا تعلیمی عہد زریں کہا جاسکتا ہے، موصوف نے اپنے بست سالہ عہد فرمان روائی میں یہ ثابت کردیاکہ جہاں تک یونیورسٹی کا تعلق ہے بنگال حکومت کی بے جا قید سے آزاد اور خود مختار ہے، ۲۹؍ مئی ۱۹۲۴ء ان کی وفات کا دن بنگال کے دائرہ تعلیم کے لیے ایک سانحہ عظیم ہے۔ (’’س‘‘، جون ۱۹۲۴ء)
Thalassemia is a hereditary blood disorder passed down through families in which the body makes hemoglobin in an abnormal form. Nutritional deficiencies in thalassemia children results in anemia and other medical complications. Objective: To assess dietary behavior of children aged between 3-12 years suffering from thalassemia. Methods: A cross-sectional study was carried out in the outdoor patient department of thalassemia at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Lahore for 4 months.100 patients were selected through non probability sampling technique. Data was tabulated and analyzed by SPSS version 21.0. Results: Thalassemia was more prevalent in the age group of 8-12 years. Nutritional deficiencies in thalassemia patients caused anemia as it was evident from results that 74% of thalassemic children had pale skin. As far as dietary intake was concerned only 4% of thalassemia children were consuming meat and meat products.58% of thalassemia children consumed milk on daily basis. Only 8% took green leafy vegetables on daily basis as it contains high amount of iron. Micro nutrient deficiencies as vitamin A, C were common among thalassemia patients as only 30% were consuming fruits on daily basis. Conclusions: Most of the thalassemiacchildren were found to be malnourished due to inadequate dietary intake. The caregivers and parents should be counseled to create awareness
Crop and water productivity can be improved by growing crops under drip irrigation coupled with balanced fertigation and adequate irrigation scheduling. This study was conducted, during spring seasons of 2015 and 2016 at experimental area of Water Management Research Centre, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, Pakistan to investigate the maize response and root zone soil behavior under different irrigation frequencies including daily irrigation, 3rd day irrigation and 5th day irrigation. Also three rates of recommended dose of fertigation (RDF) including L1: 100% of RDF, L2: 75% of RDF and L3: 50% of RDF were investigated using imported water soluble fertilizer (IM) as well as for indigenously developed water soluble fertilizer (WN) to check their effects on maize productivity and on its economic return. Crop response was studied in terms of plant height, dry matter weight, grain yields, harvest index and water productivity. Soil behavior was investigated in terms of soil moisture behavior and soil salinity buildup. The experiment was laid under Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with 54 plots for eighteen experimental treatments with three replicates and three plots for control treatment. It was observed that daily irrigation frequency produced the highest values of crop growth parameters, which decreased when irrigation frequency moved from daily to 3rd day. Regarding crop growth parameters, the 5th day irrigation frequency showed better results than that under 3rd day frequency and worse results than that under daily frequency. The results also showed that the highest plant height (192.8 cm), dry matter weight (18.17 t/ha), grain yield (9.47 t/ha), water productivity (1.80 kg/m3) and net profit (Rs. 188323/ha) were produced using WNL1 (indigenous water soluble fertilizer at 100% RDF) with daily irrigation frequency compared with other treatments. Under daily irrigation, the significantly highest ECe (2.37 ds/m) was found in the top soil layers due to lesser downward movement of salts because of limited water applications. But due to frequent water applications under daily frequency than that under 3rd day and 5th day frequencies, enough soil moisture was present in top soil layers to support better crop growth. Drip irrigation saved 48% irrigation water with cumulative irrigation depth of 556 mm in comparison to conventional ridge sowing (1063 mm). Based on results, it is recommended that maize grown under drip irrigation should be fertilized by WNL1 with daily irrigation frequency for economically better return in semi-arid area of Faisalabad, Pakistan.