The Hindi-Urdu compound verb and its covert semantics

The first section of this chapter shows how use of quantitative online data can shed light on the semantic and syntactic properties of the Hindi-Urdu compound verb when compared to the compound verb in other Indo-Aryan languages like Marathi and Nepali. The second and third parts of the chapter demonstrate a contrast in the use of compound versus?noncompound verbs in referring to imagined versus real natural events and interpret that contrast as reflecting the conscious reception of information by the prepared mind as opposed to the sudden reception of new information by the unprepared mind (Bashir 1993). This contrast is robust in languages like Hindi-Urdu where the alternation of compound versus noncompound forms of the verb has taken on paradigmatic value and has developed the power to reflect abstract mental states.

Synthesis and evaluation of protein-based biopolymer in production of silver nanoparticles as bioactive compound versus carbohydrates-based biopolymers

This overall process deals with evaluating the performance of silver nanoparticles, synthesized from sodium caseinate (SC) as green biological active agent, in comparison with widely produced from carboxymethyl cellulose, other carbohydrates (oxidized nanocellulose fibres (OC) and starch (St)). The TGA, FTIR and TEM, as well as its antimicrobial activities toward pathogenic Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in addition to the yeast strain Candida albicans NRRL Y-477 were examined. In addition, with regard to their anti-tumour activity, the evaluation was studied via many cancer cell lines against RPE1 (normal retina cell line). The results revealed that the SC–Ag(I) and CMC–Ag(I) complexes were formed in six- and five-membered chelate rings, respectively, as nanoparticles, while linear chelation structure was formed in case of OC–Ag(I) and St–Ag(I) complexes. The complexation of SC with Ag(I) ions was recommended as promising stable and antimicrobial agent, with lower free Ag(I) ions and particle size than other Ag-complexes. Moreover, it provided anti-tumour activity of most tested cell lines ( in vitro ), with the following sequence HCT116 > PC3 > HePG 2 > MCF-7 > A549 with IC 50 and IC 90 values of 25.8 and 54.73 µg ml −1 , 45.1 and 66.7 µg ml −1 , 64.3 and 110.7 µgml −1 , 71.4 and 114.8 µgml −1 and 80.1 and 127.7 µgml −1 , respectively. The promising effect of SC–Ag complex was also clear from its selective index versus RPE1 (normal retina cell line).

Discovery of Mental Metadata Used for Analogy Formation in Function-Based Design

Applying previous solutions to solve new problems is a core aspect of design. In this context, analogies provide a mechanism to reapply previous solutions in new ways, but analogy formation is limited by a designer’s knowledge. One approach toward improving a designer’s analogy-forming capabilities is to provide an easy-to-use computational means of retrieving a wide breadth of relevant analogies. This work aims to answer what types of similarity are commonly used to draw design analogies, and whether some types of similarity are used more frequently in compound analogy versus single analogy. In this study, an experiment was performed to observe and document the types of information that designers found useful when forming analogies during conceptual design. A categorization of this information is sought in order to inform (1) the types of similarity data to store in an intuitive design-by-analogy database and (2) the form that a search query should take. The experiment consists of a design task and a follow up interview. Ten mechanical engineering graduate students specializing in design participated. These participants were interviewed, and their internal knowledge queries were encoded to reflect their objectives, thought process detail, direction of reasoning, and subject behavior type. Each conceptual design is cataloged according to whether it represents a compound analogy, a single analogy, or no analogy. The results show little difference between the types of information used in compound versus single analogy. Function, flow, and form information were all observed during analogy formation, indicating that all three types of information should play a role in a design-by-analogy database, regardless of generative goal. Notably, flow behavior was a commonly observed type of abstract similarity across domains. This points to the value of capturing flow behavior abstraction in engineering analogy databases.

ENHANCING MUSCULAR PERFORMANCE IN WOMEN: COMPOUND VERSUS COMPLEX, TRADITIONAL RESISTANCE AND PLYOMETRIC TRAINING ALONE

The aim of the current study was to explore the effects of compound (CPD) versus complex training (COX), resistance and plyometric training alone on vertical jump (VJ) height, 20-m sprint time, agility T-test, muscular strength, and endurance in women. A total of 29 healthy women volunteered to participate in this study and were randomly divided into four training groups: plyometric training alone (PT, n = 8), resistance training (RT) alone (RT, n = 7), CPD training (one day PT and another day RT, n = 7), and COX (PT and RT in a session, n = 7). All participants performed their training program twice a week for six weeks and were tested in VJ, sprint (20-m), agility T-test, one repetition maximum leg press (1RMLP), and muscular endurance (60% of 1RMLP) pre- and post-six weeks training period. Statistically, significant improvements were observed in all groups in VJ, 1RMLP, and muscular endurance: PT (19% [ES = 1.59], 45% [ES = 2.95], and 51% [ES = 1.86]), RT (20% [ES = 1.02], 48% [ES = 3.82], and 68% [ES = 2.24]), CPD (27% [ES = 1.79], 40% [ES = 4.23], and 34% [ES = 0.72]), and COX (17.5% [ES = 1], 37% [ES = 1.63], and 65% [ES = 2.25]), respectively. Also, significant decrease was observed in all groups in 20-m sprint time and T-test: PT (15% [ES = 1.01], and 7.6% [ES = 1.1]), RT (7% [ES = 0.89], and 6% [ES = 0.97]), CPD (15% [ES = 1.75], and 8% [ES = 1.1]), and COX (9% [ES = 0.72], and 3% [ES = 0.46), respectively. We found that PT, RT, and combined PT and RT induced positive effects on performance of the women. Also, the CPD group exhibited greater increase in agility performance in comparison to PT. With regard to ES, the CPD group showed greater increase in muscular performance in comparison to other groups.

Racemic compound versus conglomerate: concerning the crystal chemistry of the triazoylketone, 1-(4-chlorophenyl)-4,4-dimethyl-2-(1H-1,2,4-triazol-1-yl)pentan-3-one

The triazoylketone discussed in this paper crystallises from racemic solutions as a conglomerate.