{"title":"Conservation and Sustainable Use Awareness among Visitors and Tour Operators of Marine Parks: Concise Review of the Benefits and Programs for Protecting Marine Biodiversity","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/3.1.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/3.1.2","url":null,"abstract":"This review paper highlights the level of awareness on the conservation and sustainable use of marine parks (MPs) among stakeholders in the marine tourism business. Authors present in detail the benefits, marine biodiversity (MB), and programs designed for the conservation and sustainable use of MPs. Numerous benefits of MPs range from the management of marine protected areas to the protection of natural resources, such as plants, animals, and the ecosystem. The primary role of MPs is to properly manage and conserve MB, which protects vulnerable or endangered species and habitats. Other benefits of MPs include protecting the long-term health of marine environment through the conservation of marine life. Hence, scientists are mandated by national governments to supervise and conduct research aimed at protecting and managing MPs. Likewise, numerous conservation programs have been proposed over the years to secure the conservation and sustainable use of MPs. MB conservation can be enhanced by objective zonation, promoting alternatives, and limiting visitor’s use of MPs and provision of on-site waste amenities. Overall, the review of the literature showed that the provision of education, awareness and outreach programs to local communities and visitors could ensure the successful conservation of MB in MPs.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"105 3","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121016134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Assessment of the relationship of yield and its contributing traits in wheat","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/3.1.1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/3.1.1","url":null,"abstract":"Wheat is an essential source of nutrition for humans and an important cereal crop of Pakistan due to its widespread use as food. To fulfill the nutrition needs of boosted population, crop yield must be improved. In this perspective, we conducted the experiment reported in this paper to achieve correlation and path coefficient attributes given by yield-related traits. Our study enables to understand the association and contribution of nine traits toward grain production. The genetic material was comprised of seven parents and twelve F1 hybrids. Correlation analysis showed that grain yield per spike, thousand grain weight, spike length, and number of tillers per plant have positive and significant correlation with grain yield per plant, at both genotypic and phenotypic level. Path coefficient analysis revealed that direct effects of number of tillers per plant, grain yield per spike, and spike length were positive. This data persuaded that selection based on these traits could be useful for breeding purposes to higher grain yield.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"43 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-14","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"121608778","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Change in education: Cybertraining vs. traditional school","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.9","url":null,"abstract":"We describe a necessary stage in preparing the frontal approach of designing specialized applications. Such applications enable services dedicated to assisting the learning process (CAE). Therefore, our topic is dedicated to services, which assist the learning process. The novelty of the approach consists in the cybernetic analysis of the role and possible ways of working under conditions in which features of a set of automatic systems that work autonomously for each individual student and/or in an integrated manner for the training group, are considered the determinant process. This process is derived from the software dedicated to computer-assisted education. The preparation stage led to introducing a reticular structure of action, with multiple argumentations, in which some of the principles of traditional school were discussed. The model set of requirements enabled to introduce the design steps for developing the automation the learning process.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"547 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"127050361","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"“Catch-22” in Starting a New Science Journal (Editorial)","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.editorial","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.editorial","url":null,"abstract":"In our continuous effort to consolidate the journal DRC Sustainable Future, we encounter a somewhat similar situation, a kind of Catch-22, applicable to publishing in a recently launched science journal. Our periodical is peer-reviewed and free of all publication and processing charges (so, it is not a predatory journal), and it has a sound international editorial board. Nevertheless, authors refrain from submitting their manuscripts to the journal, as it has not yet been entered in the database of Scopus or ISI Web of Science. In other words, so far, the journal has not earned an impact factor, and it cannot receive one wPagiet:heo16u1/t164publishing articles of broad interest to the scientific community. For publishing such papers, one needs high rating of the journal, translated in an impact factor. This dilemma is, indeed, difficult to solve. Our dedicated authors, scientists from 11 countries of 5 continents made it possible to publish 2 volumes with 2 issues per year, a total of over 40 papers, which received numerous citations. We are confident that our co-workers will get rewarded soon when the journal will be included in the Scopus and/or ISI Web of Science database.\u0000Our present issue expands our targeted realm of sustainability to the fields of transportation, architecture, education, and sustainability of the process of innovation. Editors of DRC Sustainable Future are hopeful that the fourth issue of the journal contains several interesting papers, appealing to a wide segment of the scientific community.\u0000Our second issue of volume 2 of DRC Sustainable Future benefits of both interesting topics and famous authors.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"28 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130341206","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Flow architecture for sustainable homes, office buildings, community centers and museums: In memory of Professor Mihály Csikszentmihalyi and poet Géza Szőcs","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.10","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.10","url":null,"abstract":"This trend research article accounts on a unique interdisciplinary collaboration of two highly creative personalities: psychologist Mihály Csikszentmihályi, Distinguished Professor of Psychology and Management at Claremont Graduate University and poet Géza Szőcs, President of the Hungarian Pen Club. Guidelines of Flow architecture were set: a new building should create dynamic spaces, sustain departure and return, bridge timeframes, create balance between lights and colors, and contain elements that surprise people.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"125 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"124103933","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The role of innovation in our accelerating future","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.8","url":null,"abstract":"According to the original idea, a sustainable future is expected to keep humanity and our habitat on Earth free from drastic, catastrophic changes, while also allowing ideology-free progress with beneficial scientific, technological, and cultural advancements of society. Changes in human society have occurred throughout history, sometimes rather slowly, some other times with dramatical speed, even by revolutions. Nevertheless, in our recent past many processes have accelerated to levels never experienced earlier, achieved primarily through a staggering range of scientific and technological advances, followed by cultural changes, some of which have not been anticipated. This was a consequence of associated better living standards for many, which also resulted in a major population growth on our planet. Although a pandemic like Covid-19 or other major international events may temporarily reduce the pace of some global changes, as of now, such events do not appear to cause major slowdowns of fundamental changes in the main trends. Therefore, while facing an accelerating future, there is today a much more urgent need for purpose-focused innovations and for their most important sources: real, nature-based science, and truth-committed scientists and technologists. Ramifications for culture and society in general are also essential. More action would be required to counter the cultural pandemic of the information-avalanche of trendy simplicities dressed up as “know-it-all” excuses, used by many in our society. Their intent is to skip the effort needed for real, science-based education and for logic-respecting thinking with responsibility. Especially, in the age of WWW and Internet, it would be highly important to formulate reasonable expectations for a code of “Internet-Integrity”, as a Cultural Innovation, that would help to provide better focus on truthfulness and fact-based understanding of nature, society, and culture in our rapidly evolving Information Age. In turn, such a “Cultural Innovation” could also lead to a more broadly-based participation, hence more successes in the development of new, purpose-focused technological innovations, and at a deeper level, in the enhanced, further development of their scientific foundations.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"7 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128559949","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Nageshwar Sahu, L. Ramteke, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, T. Chowdhury, R. Soni
{"title":"Impact of sewage water irrigation on agricultural soil","authors":"Nageshwar Sahu, L. Ramteke, Ashutosh Kumar Singh, T. Chowdhury, R. Soni","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.7","url":null,"abstract":"The rapidly increasing population growth and the steady increase in water requirements for agricultural and industrial development have placed severe stress on the water resources available and the long term use of sewage water for irrigation highly affects soil properties. In this study soil samples were collected from a cauliflower field prior and after sewage water irrigation, and the impact of sewage water irrigation on physical, chemical, and biological properties of soil was compared. For this, tested were pH, Electrical Conductivity (EC), Organic Carbon, available Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Iron, Copper, Manganese, and microbial activity. Soil microbial biomass carbon, basal soil respiration, total viable count of bacteria, coliform population, Pseudomonas species, and Azotobacter significantly increased after sewage water irrigation as compared to prior to irrigation. Nevertheless, the bulk density and Rhizobium species of the soil flooded with sewage water was decreased relative to the same characteristics prior to irrigation. Cauliflower yield was significantly increased when sewage water flooded field as compared to the tube well water flooded field (i.e., water delivered via an iron pipe). Escherichia coli contamination was greater in sewage water and groundwater that can pose health risks for the nearby communities, to farmers and consumer of farm products. Hence, the efficient use of sewage and municipal wastewater successfully increase water resource for irrigation and may help in expanding agricultural production. But excessive use of sewage water may also affect the soil flora and fertility.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"33 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-09","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"128979756","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comparative antimicrobial efficacy study of different commercially available toothpaste in India: An in vitro study","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.5","url":null,"abstract":"Antimicrobial chemotherapeutic agents have been recommended for lowering oral bacteria growth. The main purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of different toothpaste formulations in providing complete oral cavity protection against oral pathogens. By using a modified well agar diffusion assay, twenty kinds of toothpaste were examined for antimicrobial efficacy against two oral pathogens: Streptococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. The examination indicated that the majority of the non-herbal dentifrices and combinations of herbal and chemical-based dentifrices chosen for the investigation were viable against both microbial strains, however, to differing degrees. TP1 and TP17 were found the best against E. coli and S. aureus, respectively, with 21.553 mm and 23.443 mm as the zone of inhibition. From the herbal dentifrices, TP15 was found to have significant effect on E. coli, followed by TP19 for S. aureus. Nevertheless, toothpaste TP15 and TP19 were not effective against S. aureus and E. coli, respectively. In correlation, the inhibition zones of every single other dentifrice were found to be less. Antimicrobial activity against test organisms was stronger in a sodium lauryl sulphate-based dental formulations, when combined with fluoride. A formulation including TP15 exhibited substantial activity against the tested bacterium E. coli among herbal dentifrices. Statistical analysis demonstrated that the effectiveness against Gram-negative bacteria was greater than against Gram-positive bacteria. Furthermore, herbal toothpaste can be incorporated with chemotherapeutic agents to enhance its effectiveness against pathogens present in the oral microbiome. This comparison aids in the identification of the toothpaste’s shortcomings and benefits over other formulations, widening the scope of more potent toothpaste products.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"22 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"130595259","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Identification of effective Rhizobium isolate(s) for efficient symbiosis with soybean under moisture stress conditions","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.4","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.4","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of the paper is to observe the effectiveness of Bradyrhizobial species on symbiosis with soybean under moisture stress conditions. In physiological tests, treatment T3: B. daqingense (under irrigated condition) showed significant amount of leghaemoglobin content (1.82 mg). Proline content was recorded highest (2.8 mg g-1 seed) in T8 B. liaoningense in stress. Highest chlorophyll content (1.84 mg/LFW) was recorded in T4 B. liaoningense under irrigated condition. The highest N-uptake in plant shoot, root and grain was obtained in B. daqingense under irrigated condition. Similarly, highest was obtained in in treatment T3 B. daqingense under irrigated condition. At R8 stage, grain yield was significantly highest (6.48 g) in treatment T3 (B. daqingense under irrigated condition). In both irrigated and moisture stress conditions bradyrhizobial strains B. daqingense (treatment T3 and Treatment T7) were most effective in terms of nitrogen fixation, nitrogen accumulation, phosphorus accumulation, shoot dry weight, root dry weight and grain yield as compared to the other treatments.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"1 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"129260616","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Standardization, Quality Control, and Bio- Enhancement of Botanical Insecticides: a Review","authors":"","doi":"10.37281/drcsf/2.2.2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.37281/drcsf/2.2.2","url":null,"abstract":"Botanicals are substances extracted from plants for use in various applications, such as the production of insecticides. Botanical insecticides (BIs) have recently attracted awareness in pest management owing to their potential to substitute synthetic pesticides. BIs are eco-friendly and more sustainable due to their ability to breakdown after use without generating toxic residues and diverse approach actions on targeted pests. Nevertheless, BIs are still not readily accepted, because the supporting proofs are very traditional, raising doubts about their quality. Additionally, the phytochemical variations of plants yield uneven and sometimes unfamiliar pesticide activity. This paper discusses challenges to overcome and presents the most noteworthy knowledge on BIs, their standardization, quality control, and bio- enhancement to be useful in agriculture and to improve human health.","PeriodicalId":280981,"journal":{"name":"DRC Sustainable Future: Journal of Environment, Agriculture, and Energy","volume":"111 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-08-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"117178101","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}