There is, I think, something ethereal about i —the square root of minus one. I remember first hearing about it at school. It seemed an odd beast at that time—an intruder hovering on the edge of reality.

Usually familiarity dulls this sense of the bizarre, but in the case of i it was the reverse: over the years the sense of its surreal nature intensified. It seemed that it was impossible to write mathematics that described the real world in …

I and i

Data Mining Practical Machine Learning Tools and Techniques

Soil Chemical Analysis

This Review summarizes the simultaneous transmission of several independent spatial channels of light along optical fibres to expand the data-carrying capacity of optical communications. Recent results achieved in both multicore and multimode optical fibres are documented.

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Space-division multiplexing in optical fibres

Traditional engineering instruction is deductive, beginning with theories and progressing to the applications of those theories Alternative teaching approaches are more inductive Topics are introduced by presenting specific observations, case studies or problems, and theories are taught or the students are helped to discover them only after the need to know them has been established This study reviews several of the most commonly used inductive teaching methods, including inquiry learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning, case-based teaching, discovery learning, and just-in-time teaching The paper defines each method, highlights commonalities and specific differences, and reviews research on the effectiveness of the methods While the strength of the evidence varies from one method to another, inductive methods are consistently found to be at least equal to, and in general more effective than, traditional deductive methods for achieving a broad range of learning outcomes

Inductive Teaching and Learning Methods: Definitions, Comparisons, and Research Bases

Transparent conducting oxides (TCOs) of semiconductor family gained significant attention due to increasing trends in the optoelectronic and thermo-physical applications. In current work, we reported electronic, optical, transport and thermodynamical properties of spinel oxides ZnGaO2, [ZnGaO2]:Mn3+ and [ZnGaO2]:Rh3+ compounds. Based on DFT, we employed first-principles calculations implemented in Wien 2k using the modified-Becke-Johnson (mBJ) on parent spinel and generalized-gradient-approximation plus Hubbard potential U (GGA + U) on doped materials, respectively. The calculated band structure shows insulating nature of parent compound, while doped material observed semiconducting nature contains direct band gap for both spin channels with band gaps of [ZnGaO2]:Mn3+ (0.59 up, 2.4 eV dn) and [ZnGaO2]:Rh3+ (2.1 eV up/dn) respectively. The electronic and optical results reveal that hybridization occurred mainly due to O-p/Zn, Mn-d, Rh-d and Ga-s orbitals. It is analyzed that Mn-doped material shows good absorption in the visible region while other are good in UV region. The effective masses of spinel oxides are also computed at high symmetry directions hence varied nonlinearly with the doping. The stability of materials is checked by calculating formation energies which indicate Mn-doped spinel oxide is most stable as that of others. The thermoelectric properties of spinel oxides were carried out by Post-DFT (Boltztrap) calculations. Large values of Seebeck coefficient and power factor of Mn-doped spinel oxide indicate that this material can be used for thermoelectric devices. The thermodynamical properties are calculated by quasi-harmonic Debye model implemented in GIBBS 2 code. Moreover, the pressure and temperature dependence of all (TD) parameters of investigated spinel oxides are analyzed using quasi-harmonic Debye model.

Proposal of new spinel oxides semiconductors ZnGaO2, [ZnGaO2]:Mn3+ and Rh3+: ab-initio calculations and prospects for thermophysical and optoelectronic applications.

The present paper deals with two new species, Yaginumaella pulchella sp. nov. and Yaginumaella hubeiensis sp. nov. Distributional data, as well as illustrations of body and copulatory organs, are provided. Descriptions of their morphology are given. The differences between the new species and their related taxa are discussed.

https://europeanjournaloftaxonomy.eu/index.php/ejt/article/download/621/1433

Two new species of Yaginumaella (Araneae, Salticidae) from Wuling Mountain, China



Lactic acid is a generally existing natural acid, which is significant because of its wide use in food and food-related ventures, pharmaceutics, the makeup sector and its ability to create biopolymers. Lactic acid is eco-friendly, can be obtained from natural crude substances utilizing different varieties of microbes, and chemically synthesized also. Taking into account the value of lactic acid, this is a brief review of methods of processing, applications, microbes and substrates required for lactic acid production.


Microbial Production of Lactic Acid – A Review

Stacking of Hordeum vulgare vacuolar sodium/proton antiporter and a bar gene in wheat for salt and herbicide tolerance

This study scrutinizes the role of AI literacy and ChatGPT-3 in enhancing critical reasoning and journalistic writing competencies among 50 third-term journalism students at Tajik National University. Given the escalating relevance of AI across sectors, including journalism, we aim to highlight the potential advantages of incorporating AI utilities in journalism pedagogy. We utilized a mixed- methods approach, comprising both quantitative and qualitative data collection techniques, for a comprehensive examination of the influence of AI literacy and ChatGPT-3 on student skill development.We gathered insights via surveys and interviews, revealing the impact of AI on learning outcomes. Our findings suggest a significant improvement in students' critical thinking and journalistic writing skills with ChatGPT-3 usage. The integration of AI tools in the classroom encourages in-depth analysis and collaboration, thereby enhancing students' writing skills. The results underline the importance of AI literacy in journalism education, preparing students for the rapidly transforming, AI-centric journalism industry.

Muhammad Irfan

Papers

Proposal of new spinel oxides semiconductors ZnGaO2, [ZnGaO2]:Mn3+ and Rh3+: ab-initio calculations and prospects for thermophysical and optoelectronic applications.

Two new species of Yaginumaella (Araneae, Salticidae) from Wuling Mountain, China

Microbial Production of Lactic Acid – A Review

Stacking of Hordeum vulgare vacuolar sodium/proton antiporter and a bar gene in wheat for salt and herbicide tolerance

Integration of Artificial Intelligence in Academia: A Case Study of Critical Teaching and Learning in Higher Education