Blooming Faunal Diversity of Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, Unnao, Uttar Pradesh, India

A study of faunal diversity in Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary was done during January 2013 to December 2013. This Sanctuary has an area of 224.60 hectares. The state and nature of the habitat plays a crucial role in diversity and population composition of fauna in study area. For their basic needs, food, roosting and breeding etc., various fauna prefer this site. According to this study Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary is an ideal wetland. The result includes 150 species of birds belonging to 17 orders and 46 families, 10 orders of insects with 61species, 12 species of fishes belonging to 5 families, 16 species of reptiles, 3 species of amphibians belonging to 14 families, 4 species of mollusks belonging to 3 orders, 3 species of annelids belonging to 3 orders and 12 species of mammals belonging to 10 families from Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary. All these faunal species depend on the wetland flora and fauna and nearby agriculture fields

Diversity of Elasmus species in rural and urban areas of district Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh India (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea)

The present study is based on the diversity of Elasmus Westwood. The genus is cosmopolitan in distribution containing about 254 species described from various parts of the world out of which 47 species are recognized from India. Attempts have not been made to explore the species of genus Elasmus in District Bareilly and its surrounding areas. During the course of study, 15 specimens of genus Elasmus have been collected by sweeping method over grasses trees and bushes in urban and rural areas of Bareilly district. All the collected specimens have been identified and compared with the type material obtained from ZSI Jodhpur and the Department of Zoology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. The morphological features of collected specimens have been compared with the type material obtained from above said Institutions, which clearly indicate that these changes are due to demographic variations as a result of changes in the environmental conditions especially due to impact of temperature of this temperate zone of Northern India

A Review on the Kleptoparasitic Skuas of the Islands

The Skuas are one of the World’s rare birds. They are very important part of the Iceland biodiversity and most of the scientists and researchers talk about Penguin but only few people know about Skuas who are the kleptoparasite and they eat eggs of fulmarine petrel and penguin. The topic is taken for the review because these Skuas are very important bird but their identities have remained unclear due to limited studies. The review article reflects the Systematic Position of Skuas as well as the types. The convergence with raptors is also reflected. More research is required, particularly long-term studies, to better understand one of Antarctica’s most enigmatic species of Skuas. From ecological perspective, the links between migration and breeding grounds are of great importance for the better understanding of factors affecting the life cycle of birds

Dye-decolorization by native bacterial isolates, isolated from sludge of carpet industries Bhadohi- India

In the present study, sludge samples were collected from the place where effluents were released by the carpet industries in Bhadohi district. Physico-chemical analysis revealed sludge samples were dark brown in color, pH (6.91 to 9.5), ECe (5.69-11.50 dSm-1), organic C (4.40 - 12.60%), N content (3.50 -13.90%), PO4 content (7.25-13.34%) and K2O content (1.02 -3.21%). Maximum population of bacterial (cfu≈106/g) isolates in sludge samples were found on NA media followed by Kings’ B and NMS. Out of 86 bacterial isolates, 39, 28 and 19 isolates were isolated on NA, Kings’ B and NMS agar media respectively. Sixteen bacterial isolates decolorized the test dyes in respective media plates, 10 decolorized congo red (CR) and 6 decolorized trypan blue (TB) up to higher concentration (25 to 150 ppm) of dyes in agar plate. Pseudomonas sp., Bacillus sp. and Azatobacter sp. and their consortium showed significant decororization of both the dyes after 24h in Nutrient broth. Consortium of C3 (Bacillus sp. + Azatobacter sp.) decolorized 94% of 100 ppm CR and 95% of TB

Platelet aggregation, mean platelet volume and plasma fibrinogen as risk factors for acute myocardial infarction

Background: The Aim of this study was to assess the role of platelet aggregation, mean platelet volume (MPV) and plasma fibrinogen levels in the pathogenesis of acute myocardial infarction (AMI).Methods: A prospective case control study was conducted on 30 cases of AMI and 30 normal healthy age and sex matched controls. The cases and controls were investigated for platelet aggregation studies (done in platelet rich plasma (PRP) using light transmission chrono-log optical aggregometer), MPV (measured by automated cell counter) and plasma fibrinogen levels (estimated by Clauss method).Results: The mean platelet aggregation (%) in cases AMI was 57.61±11.91 which was significantly higher compared with 35.00±10.40 for healthy controls (p<0.001). Using Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis, most patients of AMI had a platelet aggregability of ≥49% on optical aggregometry (sensitivity = 83.3 % and specificity = 93.7%). The MPV (fL) in cases of AMI was 8.04±0.39 which was significantly larger when compared with 7.67±0.43 for controls (p= 0.001). The mean plasma fibrinogen concentration in cases of AMI was 383.1±48.3mg/dl which was significantly higher when compared with 271.33±57.7mg/dl for healthy controls (p<0.001).Conclusions: Platelet hyperaggregability, elevated MPV and plasma fibrinogen levels are found in patients with AMI and contribute significantly to risk of developing coronary thrombosis. These variables should be considered as additional screening tools to identify individuals at increased risk of developing AMI

A cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy at peri-urban areas in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

Vaccination is a potential public health solution for the prevention of infection. It reduces the severity of symptoms in case of COVID-19. Despite the availability of vaccines, some people are hesitant to be vaccinated. The objectives of the study were to measure the proportion of vaccine hesitancy among the peri-urban population and identify its determinants. An adult population of 303 from two peri-urban areas in the field practice area of Urban Health Training Centre, Rama Medical College were interviewed from 22nd February 2021 to 25th March 2021. Epicollect 5 was used for collecting data and STATA 16 was used for analysis. Multivariable logistic regression was applied to compute the adjusted odd ratio (95% confidence interval) to find out the determinants of vaccine hesitancy. Three Cs model guided tools of data collection and analyses. More than one fourth (28%) of the participants were vaccine-hesitant whereas 34.6% of participants had no confidence in the vaccine. Other reasons were complacency (40.6%) and convenience (35.9%). Vaccine hesitancy was significantly associated with gender [AOR = 2.40 (1.12-5.16)] and trust in government [AOR = 0.18 (0.08-0.45)] but no association with age group, political affiliation and source of information about the vaccine.  It is important to build the trust of people in vaccines, make it convenient and resolve the issues that are making them complacent. The health system needs to involve non-governmental organisations to reach out to those for whom there are issues of availability and approach

Response Of New Sesamol Analogue And Sesamum Indicum Seeds Extract Against Meningitis Triggering Pathogens

A certain type of bacteria can cause an upper respiratory tract infection and then travel through the bloodstream to brain and can result in meningitis. Evidence over S. aureus and E. coli to trigger meningitis, antimicrobial potential of Sesamum indicumplant and sesamol intended present study to compare the antimicrobial response of new sesamol analogue (NSA) and Sesamum indicum seeds extract against meningitis triggering pathogens (MTP). Present study involved synthesis of NSA and preparation of sesame seeds extract (SSE). The NSA was characterized using ATR-IR, 1H-NMR and Mass spectrometric data. Both NSA and SSE were tested for antimicrobial potential against MTP, namely: S. aureus and E. coli. Among both, the NSA exhibited much higher antimicrobial potential when compared with SSE. Based on the resultant data present study concludes that NSA possess high inhibition potential against MTP and recommends that NSA should be further evaluated to support its clinical importance

Conference of Microelectronics Research 2000

https://scholarworks.rit.edu/meec_archive/1009/thumbnail.jp

Phytochemical And Pharmacological Evaluation Of Hydroalcoholic Extract Of Amaranthus Viridis Linn

Infectious disease are the major cause of morbidity and mortality and thus a serious public health problem in developing countries. Despite the arsenal of antibiotics available, the situation is worsening due to emerging drug resistance. Antimicrobial resistance is a major issue these days due to extensive use or misuse of antibiotics. Hence, there is an urgent need to find some new interventions. Amaranthus viridis Linn (Family: Amaranthaceae) is commonly known as“chowlai”is acommonwild vegetable andiswidely grow in gunderawi derange of climatic conditions and has been utilizedasa medicin alherbin traditional ayurvedic medicine for the treatment of inflammation, diabetic, asthma, leprosy, cancer etc. Amaranthus viridis Linnincludes various biologicallyactive constituents such as saponin, tannin, phenols, flavonoids, alkaloids, cardiac glycosides,steroid and triterpenoids. This,medicinalplantsis a sourceformanypharmaceutical drugs and indicated in many infections and diseases.The design of this study was to evaluate the preliminary phytochemical contents and toanalyse thephytocompounds present in the hydroalcoholic leaf extract of Amaranthus viridisLinnby using Liquid chromatography - Mass spectroscopy (LC-MS) and in-vitro evaluationsare need edto exploreagains tpatho genicmicroorganism. Preparation of Amaranthus viridis Linn. Leaves extract using ethanol and water (80:20), followed by preliminary phytochemical screening of the extract, estimation of phenolic content and mass determination with LCMS, and evaluation of in vitro Antibacterial, Antifungal and Anthelmintic activity. Based on the findings of our studies, we conclude that hydro alcoholic extract of Amaranthus viridis Linn has potent anthelmintic, antifungal and antibiotic activity attributed to the presence of an secondary metabolite flavonoids (quercetin).It was confirmed by analyzing the phytocompounds by LC-MS and compared with total phenolic content identified by UV Visible spectroscopy shows that highest amount of flavonoids (quercetin) present in the Hydroalcoholic extract of Amaranthus viridis Linn. However, further studies need to be carried out to investigate the molecular mechanism of the secondary metabolite