Ascorbic acid Beta-Carotene and Amino acids in Capsicum (Capsicum annuum) during fruit development in Himalayan Hills

Capsicum varieties viz HC-201 & HC-202 developed at ARU, Almora took 35 days from fruit set to ripening. Results showed significant positive correlation for ascorbic acid and Beta-carotene with days to maturity. Out of eight ninhydrin positive products, only seven could be identified viz, hydroxyproline, proline, lysine, 5-alanine, arginine, threonine and methionine, at the later stages of the fruit development. All amino acids except methionine were found either absent or in traces at the earlier stages of fruit development

Integration of electrostatic and fluid dynamics within a dust devil

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Tuberculosis: Current Progress in Drug Targets, Potential Drugs and Therapeutic Impact

Abstract: The World Health Organization (WHO) considers tuberculosis to be the most dangerous chronic communicable disease in the world, infecting two billion people or one-third of the world’s population. Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis remains a leading cause of mortality worldwide into the 21st century. Tuberculosis is second only to AIDS among other infectious diseases in causing deaths worldwide. The emergence of AIDS, multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB), extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB), the decline of socioeconomic standards, and a reduced emphasis on tuberculosis control programmers contribute to the disease’s resurgence in industrialized countries. </jats:sec

Multifunctional behaviour of nanostructured Pb0.7Sr0.3(Fe0.012Ti0.988)O3 thin film

Structural, magnetic, electrical and optical properties of the Pb0.7Sr0.3(Fe0.012Ti0.988)O3 (PSFT) thin film have been studied. The PSFT solution was prepared by the sol–gel combined metallo-organic decomposition method and deposited on Si, Pt/Ti/SiO2/Si and fused quartz substrates by the spin-coating technique. The superparamagnetic relaxation between bulk nanoparticles and film nanograins has been done. The insulating gaps between the PSFT nanograins made symmetrically coupled plasmon modes and explored their potential in magneto-optic data storage, light generation, microscopy and bio-photonics

Study of Humidity Sensing Property of LiCe Substituted Magnesium Ferrite

A drop in electrical resistance with relative humidity of LiCe substituted magnesium ferrite series has been investigated. The drop in resistance is 2 to 2.6 order of magnitude for the range 20-80% RH for different compositions. The LiCe substitution in magnesium ferrite decreased the grain size and the pore size distribution of magnesium ferrite increased as evident by SEM micrographs. The bulk porosity is increased with LiCe substitution calculated by linear intercept method. The adsorption humidity response time is within 180 s recorded for a step change of 40% RH for different samples. The humidity hysteresis curves are plotted for all the samples, an area enclosed is with in 1%-6% RH. In Raman spectra five characteristics spinel peaks along with small peaks observed for different compositions