Impact of ASEAN-India FTA on India’s Plantation Commodities : A Simulation Analysis

The present study attempts a quantitative assessment of the impact of recently signed ASEAN-India FTA (AIFTA) for selected plantation commodities (coffee, tea and pepper) in India. We use partial equilibrium modeling approach (SMART model and gravity model) to simulate the likely import increase of the plantation commodities under the proposed tariff reduction schedule of the AIFTA. Overall, the results suggest that the AIFTA will cause significant increase in Indias import of plantation commodities. The increase in imports is mostly driven by trade creation rather than trade diversion. From the economic efficiency point of view, trade creation improves welfare as the new imports replace the high-cost domestic production. The analysis shows that the proposed tariff reduction may lead to significant tariff revenue loss to the government. However, the gain in consumer surplus (due to the fall in domestic price and the consequent reduction in dead-weight loss) outweighs the loss in tariff revenue leading to net welfare gain. By and large, the simulations based on the SMART and gravity models provide similar results on the magnitude of total increase in imports. The surge of new imports may have adverse impact for the livelihood of the Indian farmers engaged in the production of these commodities. Farmers will have to realign the structure of production according to the changing price signals and hence it is critical to provide adjustment assistance to the affected farmers.SMART Model, Gravity Model, Simulation Analysis

Ovvai Nirmala and the Style of Comical Drama

Man started to appear and grow up wandering everywhere in the forest, mountains, ridges, ravines and living in caves. Then, he carried on with a joint family life. It is probable to state that the creation of drama happened when the first Man who had wandered everywhere but not knowing any language communicated his opinion in an artificial mode to his fellow beings. Yes, the theatrical creation might have appeared when man appeared. Silapathikaram was created as a theatrical epic centered on a citizen. After that, plays like Sankardas Swamy's Pammal Sambandhamudaliar’s were set to attract the public. In this context, Professor Ovvai Nirmala's play 'Navabharatham in Paradise' is a satirical play that points to all levels of society and evokes thought. The play that is flavored with the taste of all the ingredients is humorous and lashes out at all levels of society with a sense of accompaniment. All theatrical events take place in the celestial world. Not only legends like God Shiva, Goddess Umai, God Thirumal, Naradhar and also Thiruvalluvar, Kambar, Bharathi etc. strolled with him and created his imaginative satire from the social perspective

Happiness Audit Among Female Students in a Higher Education Institution, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India

Students can play an important role in improving and strengthening their society. During college, women gain vast amounts of knowledge and experience, and it also provides them with the best opportunity to prepare for their careers. Students are powerful human resources who are destined to decide the future of any country. In this modern era, the lives of students have become more competitive and they have become mere athletes in an academic race. There is an increased emphasis on measuring the talent of a student primarily through academic outcomes. The mental health of students is an important and necessary factor for achieving a better life, social welfare, and logical compatibility with life events. This fact must be given its due importance, but it is unfortunately completely ignored by manu institutions. From the above statements, it is clear that happiness plays a paramount role in the well-being of students. In this context, a happiness audit was conducted among female students pursuing higher education at Alagappa University in Karaikudi, India

Transient Solution of an M/M/1 Retrial Queue with Reneging from Orbit

In this paper, the transient behavior of an M/M/1 retrial queueing model is analyzed where the customers in the orbit possess the reneging behavior. There is no waiting room in the system for the arrivals. If the server is not free when the occurrence of an arrival, the arriving customer moves to the waiting group, known as orbit and retries for his service. If the server is idle when an arrival occurs (either coming from outside the queueing system or from the waiting group), the arrival immediately gets the service and leaves the system. Each individual customer in the orbit, retrying for his service, becomes impatient and starts reneging from the orbit. Here the reneging of customers is due to the long wait in the orbit. Using continued fractions, the transient probabilities of orbit size for this model are derived explicitly. Average and variance of orbit size at time t are also obtained. Further, numerical illustrations of performance measures are done to analyze the effect of parameters

Study on drug use pattern in the management of the cardiovascular diseases and with comorbidities

Background: Cardiovascular drugs are the number one cause of death globally; more people die annually from CVDs then from any other cause CVD. The purpose of this study to identify the rationality of drug prescribed for cardiovascular diseases with its comorbidities. Along with medication adherence and cost analysis. To assess the drug use pattern and to observe the drug related complications in patients with cardiovascular diseases.Methods: A hospital based prospective observational study was conducted at department of medicine in RMMCH. A total of 79 patients were enrolled based on inclusion criteria and the data was collected using designed data collection form.Results: Data of 79 patients were collected over 6 months mean age of patients with 19.95-60.5. Male to female ratio was 1.43:1. In cardiovascular diseases, most common disease conditions are systemic hypertension and acute coronary syndrome seen in our study population. Average drugs prescribed per patient was 4-9. Most frequently prescribed drug classes were beta blocker, antiplatelet, hypolipidemic agent. In these few minor drug interactions have been found. Study has no adverse drug reaction. The average cost of drugs was prescribed for 2500-3200 IND. Before patient counseling medication adherence and outcomes were less after counseling, medication adherence and outcomes are increased from 5% to 65%.Conclusions: The study concludes that most of the drugs were prescribed rationally according to world health organization/ESC guidelines. As behalf of this study, we could provide the information about the risk factor, leading commodities. Importance of medication adherence and cost of medications to cardiovascular drugs

ASSESSMENT OF THE INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE OF DRY EYES IN DIABETIC INDIVIDUALS AND IT’S EFFECT ON VISUAL ACUITY

Objective: To find out the incidence and prevalence of Dry Eyes in Diabetic patients and find out its effect on visual acuity. Methods: A prospective study was conducted in Saveetha Medical College and Hospital. Schirmer’s test was done for 100 diabetic patients taking part in the research. Those with dry eyes were tested for their visual acuity and were asked to fill a questionnaire based on associated ocular symptoms. The collected data were analysed using Microsoft Excel. Results: There is about an incidence of 82% of dry eyes in diabetic patients. It’s more prevalent among elderly women. There seems to be a significant effect of dry eys on visual acuity as 31% of those tested with dry eyes have a moderate visual impairment. Conclusion: People with diabetes are at a higher risk of developing dry eye. So diabetic patients should undergo regular ocular examination and must be screened for dry eyes. Early diagnosis and treatment of dry eyes is the best choice to prevent ocular complications in the future

An interesting case of neurocutaneous syndrome

Neuroichthyosis is a group of rare genetically determined disease with cutaneous and neurological manifestations due to abnormalities in any of the following: lipid metabolism, glycoprotein synthesis, or intracellular vesicle trafficking. There are about 16 disorders with known genetic aetiology like Sjogren Larssons syndrome (SLS), Refsum disease, Gauchers disease type 2, ELOVL4 deficiency etc. Among the various neuroicthyosis syndromes, Sjogren Larsson syndrome is the most common entity characterised by ichthyosis, spastic diplegia or tetraplegia, cognitive dysfunction, seizures, and a maculopathy with glistening white dots. We hereby report a case of neuroichthyosis disease who presented to us with developmental delay, spastic paraplegia, seizure and ichthyosis, whose genetic testing showed homozygous mutation in ALDH3A2, suggestive of Sjogren Larsson syndrome

Formulation of Effective Microbial Consortium and Its Application for Industrial Wastewater Treatment

The present study was conducted for auto mobile industry, food industry and pharmaceutical industries waste water treatment using effective microbial consortium. The effective microorganisms like Acinetobacter pittii, Escherichia coli, Fictibacillus nanhaiensis, Lysinibacillus xylanilyticus and Planococcus maritimus were isolated from respective sources. The microbial consortium was formulated using molasses as medium at pH 3.8 and incubated at 37°C for 3 days. The results showed that the formulated consortium was efficient for industrial waste water treatment and thereby it reduced the environmental impact. Keywords: Bio-remediation, Microbial consortium, Industrial waste water, Heavy metal

In-Vivo Studies on Anti-Diabetic Potential of Leucas Aspera in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Wistar Albino Rats

Nanotechnology is being a utilized in medicine for diagnosis, therapeutic drug delivery and for the development of treatment for many ailments and disorders specifically in the areas of drug delivery, as medical diagnostic tools, and as diseases cure agents. During the past decades, the biosynthesis of metal nanoparticles has received considerable attention due to the growing need to develop environmentally sociable technologies in material synthesis. In this study, we investigated the anti-diabetic potential of Leucas aspera leaf extract in streptozotocin-induced diabetic Wistar albino rats and, serum creatinine, blood urea, protein content, enzymatic antioxidant, and non-enzymatic antioxidant was estimated.  This study evidenced the efficacy of the anti-diabetic potential of Leucas aspera leaf extract in the in-vivo model. Keywords: Diabetes mellitus, Iron oxide nanoparticles, Leucas aspera, Streptozotocin (STZ)

Solanum tuberosum extract mediated synthesis and characterization of iron oxide nanoparticles for their antibacterial and antioxidant activity

In the present study, the potential of aqueous extract of Solanum tuberosum for synthesis of Iron Oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4) was evaluated. An eco-friendly synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles and characteristics of the obtained Fe3O4 nanoparticles were studied using Ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), Fourier Transform Infra-Red Spectroscopy (FTIR), Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM), Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) and High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The synthesized Iron oxide nanoparticles were effectively utilized for the antibacterial activity and antioxidant studies. The rapid biological synthesis of iron oxide nanoparticles using the extract of S. tuberosum provides an environment friendly, simple and efficient route. From the results, it is suggested that synthesized Iron Oxide could be used effective in future biomedical engineering. Keywords: Antibacterial, Antioxidant, Iron oxide (Fe3O4) nanoparticles, Solanum tuberosum