EVALUATION OF LONG-TERM PERFORMANCE OF SELECTED IT EQUITY STOCKS WITH REFERENCE TO NSE

The main objective of this paper is to find the performance of selected equity stocks of IT industry on a long term basis. This paper includes different tools for evaluating the performance of the selected IT stocks. Some of the tools like standard deviation, Beta and Average returns are mainly used to calculate the risk and return of selected IT stocks in this study. The IT Sector occupies a position of importance in the Indian Economy. Stock markets play a predominant role in the up-liftment of the Indian Economy financially. Stock markets plays crucial role in the economic development of an investor. Indian financial markets also play a crucial role for the economic well being of the nation. Since secondary market is a part of financial market, it has major percent of share of contribution in the development of Indian Economy. In the present paper we are trying to evaluate the long term performance of IT industry with the help of evaluation of selected IT stocks. This evaluation is done on the basis of some statistical tools. The time period for evaluation is 5 years

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422-427<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;mso-bidi-font-weight:bold" lang="EN-US">Convectional synthesis of several coumarin-oxadiazole derivatives from starting compounds 2-hydroxy benzaldehyde and diethylmalonate has been accomplished. Successful synthesis of the derivatives has been confirmed by spectral studies i.e. UV, IR, MS and 1H NMR. All successfully synthesized compounds have been screened for in vitro anthelmintic activity by taking adult Indian earthworms Pheretima posthuma. Among all the derivatives 4-chloro derivatives have shown maximum activity when compared with the standard. </span

Immunophenotyping of normal individuals classified on the basis of human dosha prakriti

Background:Human variations related to immune response and disease susceptibility is well-documented in Ayurveda. Prakriti (body constitution) is the basic constitution of an individual established at the time of birth and distinguishes variations, into three broad phenotype categories such as vata, pitta and kapha. Variation in immune response is often attributed to and measured from the difference in cluster differentiation (CD) markers expressed in lymphocytes. Currently, there are no reports available on the expression of CD markers related to prakriti. Objective: This is a pilot study performed to evaluate a panel of lymphocyte subset CD markers in dominant prakriti individuals. Materials and Methods: Immunophenotyping was carried out using whole blood from a total of healthy 222 subjects, who are grouped into kapha (n = 95), pitta (n = 57) and vata (n = 70) prakritis. CD markers such as CD3, CD4, CD8, CD14, CD25, CD56, CD69, CD71 and HLA-DR were analyzed using flow cytometry method. Differences between groups were analyzed using one-way ANOVA or Kruskal-Wallis analysis of variance (ANOVA) and multiple comparisons between groups were performed by Bonferroni or Mann-Whitney U test with corrections for type I error respectively. Significance was evaluated by ANOVA and Pearson′s correlation. Results: We observed a significant difference (P < 0.05) in the expression of CD markers such as CD14 (monocytes), CD25 (activated B cells) and CD56 (Natural killer cells) between different prakriti groups. CD25 and CD56 expression was significantly higher in kapha prakriti samples than other prakriti groups. Similarly, slightly higher levels of CD14 were observed in pitta prakriti samples. Conclusion: Significant difference in the expression of CD14, CD25 and CD56 markers between three different prakriti is demonstrated. The increased level of CD25 and CD56 in kapha prakriti may indicate ability to elicit better immune response, which is in conformity with textual references in Ayurveda

Wastewater monitoring can anchor global disease surveillance systems

ILRI staff Ekta Patel is a member of the Global Wastewater Action Group.To inform the development of global wastewater monitoring systems, we surveyed programmes in 43 countries. Most programmes monitored predominantly urban populations. In high-income countries (HICs), composite sampling at centralised treatment plants was most common, whereas grab sampling from surface waters, open drains, and pit latrines was more typical in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs). Almost all programmes analysed samples in-country, with an average processing time of 2·3 days in HICs and 4·5 days in LMICs. Whereas 59% of HICs regularly monitored wastewater for SARS-CoV-2 variants, only 13% of LMICs did so. Most programmes share their wastewater data internally, with partnering organisations, but not publicly. Our findings show the richness of the existing wastewater monitoring ecosystem. With additional leadership, funding, and implementation frameworks, thousands of individual wastewater initiatives can coalesce into an integrated, sustainable network for disease surveillance—one that minimises the risk of overlooking future global health threats