618 research outputs found
Thyroid profile in depression: a cross-sectional study from North-East India
Background: Thyroid function disorder is a common feature in depression, with mixed type of response. Some cases are associated with hyperthyroidism and most commonly hypothyroidism. Unipolar and bipolar depressions are also related differently in consideration to thyroid status. This study comprises of assessment of the thyroid disorder prevalence in depressive patients and comparative analysis among unipolar and bipolar groups.Methods: Study consisted of 161 unipolar and 160 bipolar cases of depression as diagnosed by ICD 10 criteria supported by MINI. Thyroid profiling was done against common thyroid hormones TSH, T3, T4 and FT4 by standard method.Results: Gender wise males were dominant with majority in bipolar group in the younger age group. Most of the cases were normal with few hyperthyroid and hypothyroid cases. Bipolar group comprised the majority of overt hyperthyroid, overt hypothyroid and subclinical hyperthyroid cases, whereas unipolars were more in the subclinical hypothyroid category.Conclusions: This study concludes that differences exist in the thyroid response among the unipolar and bipolar depression group, more prominent numbers of hypothyroidism in unipolar group
AAUOKHYB -1 : An excellent Okra hybrid developed by Assam Agricultural University (AAU) suitable for diverse agro-climatic situation of North East India
A hybrid development programme on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus) was undertaken at the Assam Agricultural University (AAU), Jorhat. The work included collection and evaluation of okra germplasm, identification of parents for hybridization, selfing of identified parental lines, making crosses and production of hybrid seeds, testing of hybrids for yield and resistance to Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus (YVMV) disease, adaptability under diverse agro-climatic condition and testing in all India trials. The programme resulted in development and identification of excellent Okra hybrid AAUOKHYB-1 in 2017. The performance of the hybrid was very good under diverse agro-climatic conditions yielding about 162.0 q/ha fruit yield which is 32.5% higher than the best commercial check Arka Anamika. The hybrid showed resistant (R) reaction to YVMV disease. A wide range of heterosis upto 43% was exhibited by the hybrid in different vegetable research centers of the country as compared to the best check variety
Elyyal oleate synthesis by Porcine pancreatic lypase in organic solvent
The Porcine pancreatic lipase catalysed esterification of oleic acid with ethanol was studied in 10 different solvents with constant
initial water content in the reaction mixture. The initial rates of the esterification reaction were attempted to correlate with such solvent
properties as hydrophobicity (log P), water solubility (Sw), dielectric constant, electron pair acceptance and donation index (expressed as
EN
T
+ DNN), polarisability etc. While significantly good linear correlations with log P and log Sw were obtained, the correlations with the
other properties were found to be inferior. The kinetics of the reactions was found to conform to the so-called Ping-Pong-Bi-Bi model
with ethanol inhibition effect and the estimated model parameters exhibited statistically significant correlation with log P consistent to its
correlation with the initial rate. Assuming that organic solvents do not interfere with the lipase–substrate binding process nor with the
catalytic mechanism, the contribution of substrate–solvent interactions to enzyme kinetics was accounted for by replacing the substrate
concentrations of the intrinsic kinetic equations by thermodynamic activities. The values of the corrected intrinsic parameters (Km, ksp)
and the maximal rate (Vmax) were found to be nearly equal for all the medi
Insect pests of tea and their management
Globally, 1031 species of arthropods are associated with the intensively
managed tea Camellia sinensis (L.) O. Kuntze monoculture. All parts of
the plant, leaf, stem, root, flower, and seed, are fed upon by at least one
pest species, resulting in an 11%–55% loss in yield if left unchecked.
There has been heavy use of organosynthetic pesticides since the 1950s
to defend the plant against these pests, leading to rapid conversion of
innocuous species into pests, development of resistance, and undesirable
pesticide residues in made tea. As a result of importer and consumer
concerns, pesticide residues have become a major problem for the tea
industry. Integrated pest management (IPM) may help to overcome the
overuse of pesticides and subsequent residues.We review the advances
made in our understanding of the biology and ecology of major insect
and mite pests of tea, host plant resistance, cultural practices, biocontrol
measures, and need-based application of botanicals and safer pesticides
to understand the present status of IPM and to identify future challenges
to improvement
Transesterification of 2-o- benzylglycerol with vinyl acetate by immobilized lipase : study of reaction and deactivation kinetics
The
transesterification
of
2o
-benzylglycerol
with
vinyl
acetate
has
been
studied
in
dichloromethane
using
free
and
immobilized
lipase
from
Pseudomonas
cepacia
with
particular
emphasis
on
the
effect
of
the
pertinent
variables
and
kinetic
aspects
of
the
reaction.
The
activity
of
the
immobilized
lipase
was
found
to
be
maximum
in
the
temperature
range
of
3050
°
C,
and
it
retained
about
one-third
of
the
initial
activity
up
to
the
third
cycle
after
repeated
use.
The
kinetics
of
the
reaction
was
analysed
by
the
so-called
Ping
Pong
Bi
Bi
mechanism,
and
the
model
parameters
were
estimated
by
nonlinear
regression
analysis
using
Marquard’s
technique.
The
immobilized
lipase,
which
had
the
activity
in
general,
3
times
greater
than
that
of
the
free
lipase
was
deactivated
by
both
temperature
and
vinyl
acetate.
The
deactivation
was
found
to
be
insignificant
up
to
a
certain
level
of
vinyl
acetate
concentration
above
which,
however
the
lipase
activity
fell
rapidly.
The
deactivation
kinetics
was
analysed
by
using
a
mathematical
model
which
accounts
for
a
series
type
of
reaction
mechanism
Decision Making in Optimizing a Product of a Small Scale Industry: A Bayesian Analysis Approach
This paper intends to find Expected monetary value (EMV), Expected opportunity loss (EOL) and conditional profit of the main product (Mukta) of a small scale industry–“ORGAMAN” situated at Jorhat District of Assam. To meet the above specific objectives, the method of Bayesian Analysis has been adopted. The data used in this endeavor is secondary in nature, collected by direct personal investigation. As per prior information, the target of the industry is to produce a minimum of 50 MT (low production) of product and a maximum of 350 MT (high production) of the same per month. The prior analysis reveals that the expected monetary value and expected opportunity loss are optimum against high production. Based on both the prior analysis and posterior analysis, it is observed that the profit for the product of the industry is maximum against high production of 350 MT per month. Although, the profit based on posterior analysis is slightly high, it seems that the additional amount of money has to be spend to collect additional information for posterior analysis
Novel lipase isolated from a Pseudomonus strain and its application in the synthesis of S(+)-2-O-benzylglycerol- 1-acetate
Pervaporation aided esterification of carboxylic acids with ethanol catalysed by Porcine pancreatic Lipase
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