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    Monogenean infestations in Thai silver barb (Barbodes gonionotus Bleeker) and their adaptations in Bangladesh waters

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    An investigation on the infestation of monogenetic trematodes of Barbodes gonionotus was conducted during the period from July '97 to June '98. Host specimens were collected from local fish farms and also from local fish markets of Mymensingh. Samples of P. ticto and P. sarana were also examined. Two species - Dactylogyrus lampam (Lim and Furtado 1986) and Dactylogyrus siamensis (Chinabut and Lim 1993) the Thai parasites were recorded from B. gonionotus and D. lampam, from our indigenous fish P. sarana. Two species of Gyrodactylus were also recorded from B. gonionotus. Both prevalence and intensity of infestation were moderate in B. gonionotus. Prevalences were recorded higher in larger fishes and mean intensity in intermediate size group fishes. Infestations were higher in winter months. Adaptations of the foreign parasites in Bangladesh waters, their transmission in local fishes and invasion of the local parasites to this exotic fish have been discussed. Suggestions have also been made to protect the introduction of new species in our waters

    BINARY ACTION OF CHLORPYRIFOS-METHYL AND METHOPRENE ON THE LARVAL BIOCHEMISTRY OF ALMOND MOTH, EPHESTIA CAUTELLA WALKER (LEPIDOPTERA:PYRALIDAE)

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    Sub-lethal concentrations i.e. 1, 2 and 4 ppm mixture of chlorpyrifos-methyl and methoprene in the ratio of 9:1 caused a significantly dose-dependent reduction in the levels of total protein, DNA, RNA and RNA/ DNA ratio and a significantly dose-dependent enhancement in the total free amino acid levels in haemolymph and fat body tissues of the larva of almond moth, Ephestia cautella Walker, a serious pest of stored cereals. The highest concentration ( 4ppm ) of this mixture caused abrupt changes in the metabolic framework of the larva that impairs its physiological fitness, which ultimately leads to death, if exposed to 8ppm concentration of this binary mixture. The present study states that methoprene enhances the toxicodynamic property of chlorpyrifos-methyl in a synergistic way

    NT pro BNP as a potential marker of left atrial dysfunction in rheumatic mitral stenosis and its correlation with improvement in left atrial functions post percutaneous balloon mitral volvotomy (PBMV) with intermediate term follow up of 1 year

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    Analysis of Hysteresis Loops of 316L(N) Stainless Steel under Low Cycle Fatigue Loading Conditions

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    AbstractLow cycle fatigue tests were carried out on 316 L(N) stainless steel at room temperature employing strain amplitudes ranging from Β± 0.3 to Β±1.0% and a strain rate of 3Γ—10βˆ’3sβˆ’1. The material showed initial hardening for a few cycles followed by prolonged softening, saturation and final failure. The fatigue life was found to decrease with increase in strain amplitude. The analysis of stable hysteresis loops showed non-Masing behaviour for this material. The elasto-plastic response of the material under cyclic loading was characterized taking into account isotropic and kinematic hardening occurring during cycling. The material parameters were obtained from the experimental hysteresis loops and cyclic stress response of the material. Finite element analysis of elasto-plastic deformation was carried out to obtain the stabilized hysteresis loop and cyclic stress response of the material. The predicted hysteresis loops showed good agreement with experimental results. The low cycle fatigue life prediction was carried out based on plastic strain energy dissipation with cycling

    Fabrication of Low-Roughness Au/Ti/ SiO2/Si Substrates for Nanopatterning of 16-Mercapto Hexadecanoic Acid (MHA) by Dip-Pen-Nanolithography

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    Silicon based low-roughness Au/Ti/SiO2/Si substrates were fabricated using standard IC fabrication processes. Evolution of surface roughness during substrate fabrication process was studied. Fabrication process steps, namely, thermal oxidation and e-beam evaporation for ultra-thin Ti(~ 5 nm)/Au(22 nm) films, were optimized to result in surface r.m.s roughness ~ 0.2 m and ~ 1.0 nm, after thermal oxidation and Ti/Au deposition steps respectively. Surface roughness was estimated by atomic force microscope (AFM) imaging and image analysis. Nano-patterning experiments using thiol based 16-MHA molecular-ink on fabricated substrates were carried out, under controlled environment conditions, by dip-pen-nanolithography (DPN) technique. Minimum line-width ~ 60 nm and circular dots radius ~ 175 nm were patterned. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/2779
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