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Review of Dehumidifier with Association to Solar Circular Collector for Close Water Open Air System (CWOA) Humidification Dehumidification Process

Coastal area where clean drinking water availability is measured problem, which insist to innovate cheep, decentralized small-scale water production.The geographical conditions of vadodara (22.00N, 72.10E ),and kachh,Gujarat are best suitable for humidification-dehumidification (HDH) technique based on closed-water, open-air cycle where air heated system is used. There are different types of heat exchangers available as dehumidifiers for HDH applications vary but they have required strength to withstand corrosive nature of seawater, there for frames, collecting plates, fins are made of aluminum. In addition, special attention was exercised to avoid leakage of distillate water. Dehumidifiers is heat exchanger in which heat exchange is takes places between two fluids i.e. hot and cold that are at different temperatures. The heat exchange in the heat exchanger may be in the form of latent heat or sensible heat or combination of both. The HDH concept are also reviewed and compared. Further, novel proposals for improvement of the HDH cycle are outlined. It is notice that HDH technology has great promise to produced fresh water using circular solar collector, although additional research and development is needed for improving system efficiency and reducing capital cost

El agotamiento de la reserva orgánica del suelo y su relación con el secuestro de carbono atmosférico

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LCMS/MS analysis and evaluation of anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities of the polyphenol fraction of Litsea quinqueflora (Dennst.) Suresh

The main aim of the work was to scientifically prove the anti-inflammatory property of the polyphenol-rich fraction of hydro-alcoholic leaf extract of Litsea quinqueflora (Dennst.) Suresh by protein denaturation and free radical scavenging activity. The polyphenol-rich fraction of hydro-alcoholic leaf extract was obtained via acid-alkali hydrolysis, followed by fractionation with chloroform and ethyl acetate. HPTLC profiling of the finally obtained ethyl acetate fraction and consequent derivatisation with aluminium chloride revealed the presence of flavonoids in a more purified form. LCMS/MS analysis tentatively identified the presence of bioactive polyphenolic compounds such as gallocatechin, sinapic acid, pinocembrin, paeonol and umbelliferone in the separated fraction. The polyphenol-rich fraction of hydro-alcoholic extract of leaves showed anti-denaturing activity in heat-induced bovine serum albumin denaturation with an IC50 value of 23.59 µg/ml and was statistically significant at 0.1% level. The antioxidant property of the polyphenol-rich fraction determined by its free radical scavenging ability against DPPH and ABTS showed IC50 values 122.98 and 135.44 µg/ml respectively and was also statistically significant at 0.1% level. Hence, the traditional use of Litsea quinqueflora as an anti-inflammatory agent can be attributed to the presence of polyphenols

Metagenomic insights into plant growth promoting genes inherent in bacterial endophytes of Emilia sonchifolia (Linn.) DC

Studies on the genome of endophytes reveal the metabolic potential of endophytic microbiome including both culturable and unculturable fractions. The metagenome analysis through the Illumina HiSeq platform gives access to the genetic data encrypted for the molecular machinery, which takes part in plant growth promotion activity of the endophyte in various aspects including production of plant growth hormones and enhancing nutrient availability for the host plant. The present work was undertaken to identify the genes involved in plant growth promotion activities from the endophytes of Emilia sonchifolia(Linn.) DC. through metagenome analysis. Metagenomic studies include the analysis of functional annotations which aid in the detection of biocatalysts taking part in the metabolic pathway of host plants. The annotations of expressed genes in different databases like NCBI Nr, KEGG, eggnog and CAZy resulted in enlisting the vast array of information on the genetic diversity of the endophytic microbiome. The metagenome analysis of endophytic bacteria from the medicinal plant E.sonchifolia unveiled characteristic functional genes involved in plant growth promotion such as nitrogen metabolism (nif) and siderophore production (enterobactin category), ipdC and tnaA (IAA producing), ACC deaminase coding genes (regulation of elevated ethylene levels in host tissues), Mo-Nitrogenase, nitrous-oxide reductase (nosZ), nitrate reductase (narG, napA), nitrite reductase (nirD) (nutrient assimilation and absorption) enterobactin siderophore synthetase components F and D and acid phosphatase genes. This clearly explains the effective plant-microbe relationship and the role of bacterial endophytic microbes in regulating the growth of host plants

Effect of fertigation on growth and yield on Chilli hybrid Arka Meghana

A field experiment was conducted to study the effect of fertigation on chilli F1 Hybrid Arka Meghana during kharif of 2017 and 2018, with ten treatments, including different doses, sources of fertilizers and its frequency of application, in randomized block design with three replications. The pooled analysis revealed that application of fertilizer dose (125:100:125 kg N: P2O5: K2O ha-1) through fertigation on bi-weekly basis resulted in higher plant height (76.3 cm) at 80 days after transplanting, which was on par with the same dose and source applied at weekly interval (74.0 cm). These two treatments recorded higher fruit length (12.63 and 12.27 cm), number of fruits per plant (153.33 and 169.67) and dry weight of 10 fruits (9.00 and 8.63 g), respectively. All the fertigation treatments recorded higher yields over the conventional soil application of fertilizers to the tune of 14.84 to 61.55%. Among the fertigation treatments, application of 100% of fertilizer dose using water soluble fertilizers at bi-weekly interval resulted in significantly higher yield (32.44 t ha-1) compared to all treatments except the treatment where the weekly application of same dose of fertilizer through the same sources (31.81 t ha-1) and 75% of 125:100:125 kg N: P2O5: K2O ha-1 was applied weekly or bi-weekly intervals (29.23 and 30.01 t ha-1). Biweekly and weekly application of 100% fertilizer dose of 125:100:125 kg N: P2O5: K2O ha-1 through fertigation could yield maximum net income (Rs. 400151 and Rs. 387551 ha-1) with B: C (1.61 and 1.56). However, fertilizer applied to soil resulted in minimum net income of Rs.183054 ha-1 and B: C (0.84)

Dial variations in temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen from the neritic waters off Cochin during April (peak summer)

Dial variations of important hydrographic parameters were studied continuously for 7 days at a 100 m depth station off Cochin. The frequency of observations varied from 1-3 hourly intervals. In surface waters, the ranges in temperature, salinity and dissolved oxygen values recorded during 10-17 April were 30.64°-32.36°C, 34.56- 34.68 X lO''' and 4.06-4.65 ml/1 respectively. Tlie STD profiles in the diurnal study revealed clearly the premonsoon warming (30°-31°C) in the upper 0-30 m depth zone. In the water column up to 50 m depth, mean salinity values ranged from 34.6 to 35 X 10 while dissolved oxygen values were above 4 mI/1. Time series observations on the production and utilisation of dissolved oxygen revealed wide fluctuation from hour to hour. Vertical gradients in the diurnal study indicated the existence of thermocline around 60 m depth with sharp decline in temperature and dissolved oxygen and increase in salinity below 60 m. The diurnal variation on the distribution of temperature and dissolved oxygen exhibited significant rhythmic tidal impulse of a semi-diurnal wave pattern which was more prominent in the bottom layer below 60 m

DEVELOPMENT AND EVALUATION OF BILAYER MUCOAHESIVE GASTRORETENTIVE TABLET OF DILTIAZEM HYDROCHLORIDE

Objective: The objective of present study was to formulate an oral mcoadhesive tablet of diltiazem hydrochloride. Methods: Investigate the effect of amount of HPMC K4M and sodium alginate on the sustained release and gastric residence time of dosage form. The mucoadhesive tablet prepared by direct compression method was used varying concentrations of HPMC K4M and Sodium alginate and (1:1, 1:1.5, 1:2) Drug and Polymer ratio. Results: The formulations were evaluated and results revealed that FTIR studies showed no evidence of interactions between drug and excipients used. The mucoadhesive strength, residence time and drug content of formulation F3 was found to be 26.35 ± 1.15 mg, >7.5hrs, and 98.75 ± 0.05 % respectively. The formulation F3 exhibited sustained drug release i.e. 75.71% in 12 h. The In Vitro release kinetics studies reveal that formulations fit well with zero order kinetics and mechanism of drug release is Super case II transport. Conclusion: The study was concluded that formulation of mucoadhesive tablets from the cumulative % drug release study reveals that increase in the concentration of adhesive polymers cause slow the drug release. Sustained release tablet of DTZ can be beneficial in treatment of hypertension

Post-tsunami oceanographic conditions in southern Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal

Physical oceanographic conditions along the east and west coasts of India immediately after the recent devastating tsunami are presented here. The thermocline in the southeast coast exhibited trivial downward tilt towards north. A mixed layer deepening (>50 m) associated with low-salinity ( 36.0 psu) was identified as the Arabian Sea high salinity water mass along the west coast of India around 100 m depth up to 10°N. The heat content changes closely followed similar changes in the depth of the 20°C isotherm. Turbidity measurements using light scattering sensor showed the existence of two layers of high-scattering, one around 40 m and the other around 250 m. The shallow high-scattering layer is associated with high chlorophyll a concentration, but the deeper high-scattering layer noticed at shallow stations off the west and east coasts of India may be due to the resuspension of the sea-floor sediments due to turbulence generated by the tsunami