Comparison of the effects of three different (-)-hydroxycitric acid preparations on food intake in rats: response

A response to Louter-van de Haar J, Wielinga PY, Scheurink AJ, Nieuwenhuizen AG: Comparison of the effects of three different (-)-hydroxycitric acid preparations on food intake in rats. Nutr Metabol 2005, 2:2

Spring warming of the eastern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal from buoy data

Observations from moored buoys during spring of 1998-2000 suggest that the warming of the mixed layer (~20 m deep) of the north Indian Ocean warm pool is a response to net surface heat flux Qnet (~100 W m-2) minus penetrative solar radiation Qpen (~45 W m-2). A residual cooling due to vertical mixing and advection is indirectly estimated to be about 25 W m-2. The rate of warming due to typical values of Qnet minus Qpen is not very sensitive to the depth of the mixed layer if it lies between 10 m and 30 m

Understanding of Calveria Marmas w.s.r. Sirogata Marmas - An Modern Prospective

The word Marma (vital area) was first time described in the Hindu scripture Atharvana Veda. During the Vedic period, the knowledge of the human body was important part of military science. The knowledge was applied in war, medicine and surgery. The science of Marma was developed by physicians and surgeons of Vedic period to prevent death and treat the people suffering from trauma and also to attach on enemy in war. However, there are some narration in Ayurvedic texts which indicates the therapeutic fact of marma such as, The effect of massage and medicines applied to foot sole are carried by special Siras to nourished the eyes, therefore one willing to get good eyesight and health should protect the sole. Urdhavajatrugata part is a very important part of the body and Shiro (head) is most important part as told by Acharya Charka and referred as Uttamanga because it contains all the five intellectual senses and seat of Prana (vital energy). Sirogata Marmas are either Vaikalyakara (causes deformity) or Sadhyapranahara (lead sudden death), so it is important to know the constituents and position of Marma to protect from injury with the help of modern anatomy expertise. In this article it has been tried to explore structure forming the vital point for better understanding about marma pathology and treatment in present scinerio

Aldehyde‐forming fatty acyl‐ C o A reductase from cyanobacteria: expression, purification and characterization of the recombinant enzyme

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Not AvailableSundarban area of West Bengal State in India is a complex-diverse-risk prone agro-ecosystem grappled with degraded soil, water logging, brackish ground water and marginal farm holdings. South west monsoon rain-fed paddy crop is the major production system and the farm families have to migrate to other areas for employment during the post-monsoon season. Farm pond based rain water harvesting and optimally utilizing it to cultivate vegetables and rearing fish in the pond would provide them employment, income and self-reliance on a sustainable basis is the solution. Rain water harvesting based production system models namely, land shaping for aqua-agri integration, brackishwater pond based polyculture and paddy-cum-fish farming were implemented to 370 beneficiary families to enhance the livelihood security at Kakdwip and Namkhana blocks of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal. A set of 15 indicators were identified by the subject matter scientists to assess the outcome of the interventions in enhancing the livelihood security of farm families. Impact analysis was done using ‘before vs after’ and control vs treatment research design. Primary data were collected from the sample of 120 proportionate random sample beneficiary farm families using a structured questionnaire and focus group meetings. The findings substantially indicated that all the three farming models have contributed for enhancing the livelihood security levels of the farm families in terms of creation of livelihood asset mainly the farm pond, conservation of natural water for multiple cropping and aquaculture, enhanced capabilities, employment generation, improved production from the land/pond, enhanced income from farming, access to better market price, access to development institutions, minimization of migration during off-season, enhanced self-reliant, and social status of the farm families. The analyses have confirmed that all the three farming models have significantly contributed for the livelihood security of the coastal farm families (p<0.01). Therefore, the study suggested that the Government may evolve a scheme with inbuilt subsidy in up-scaling these models in the entire Sundarban region for enhancing the livelihood security of farm families.Not Availabl

Mobility and stochastic resonance in spatially inhomogeneous system

The mobility of an overdamped particle, in a periodic potential tilted by a constant external field and moving in a medium with periodic friction coefficient is examined. When the potential and the friction coefficient have the same periodicity but have a phase difference, the mobility shows many interesting features as a function of the applied force, the temperature, etc. The mobility shows stochastic resonance even for constant applied force, an issue of much recent interest. The mobility also exhibits a resonance like phenomenon as a function of the field strength and noise induced slowing down of the particle in an appropriate parameter regime.Comment: 14 pages, 12 figures. Submitted to Phys. Rev.

FEASIBILITY OF SUBSTITUTING COCOPEAT WITH RICE HUSK AND SAW DUST COMPOST AS A NURSERY MEDIUM FOR GROWING VEGETABLE SEEDLINGS

Not AvailableThe present study reports the feasibility of partial substitution of coir dust in cocopeat production with sawdust and rice husk as a nursery media. Compost was produced by mixing different ratios of raw coir dust, saw dust and rice husk following ICAR-IIHR protocol. The chemical analysis of compost samples showed that among different treatments, substitution with 25% rice husk i.e.,T5 (75% Raw coir dust + 25% Rice husk) recorded lowest C/N ratio (37.13), phenols and tannins (155 mg/100gm) at 30 days of composting. Further the effect of these composts were studied on germination and survival rate of tomato, chilli, cabbage, cauliflower and brinjal crops along with the application of 5% soil less mycorrhiza in pro trays. The highest germination percentage and seedlings survival were observed in T5 (75% Raw coir dust + 25% Rice husk) in all the vegetables. The study showed that substitution with 25% rice husk produced the best compost for nursery media and produced intact plugs of seedlings of different vegetables compared to other treatmentsNot Availabl

First fossil marsupials from India: early Eocene Indodelphis n. gen. and Jaegeria n. gen. from the Vastan Lignite mine, District Surat, Gujarat

We report the discovery of fossil marsupials (Didelphidae: Mammalia) from India, based on well-preserved lower molars of two taxa (Indodelphis Inoi n. gen. and n. sp. and Jaegeria cambayensis n. gen. and n. sp.) from the early Eocene (middle Ypresian, approximately 52 Ma) deposits of Vastan Lignite Mine, District Surat, Gujarat, western India. These species probably represent the oldest known record of Cenozoic marsupials from Asia, and they occur in association with a diverse land mammal fauna comprising perissodactyls, artiodactyls, insectivores, proteutherians, apatotherians, bats, rodents, and several other taxa currently under study