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    Bibliography (Part - 3) The publications by the staff of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute 1991-1995

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    The publications by the staff of Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute; Bibliograph

    Alzheimer's disease: metallobiology and its counteraction by utilizing characteristic inhibitors

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    Alzheimer's sickness (AD), is an irreversible, reformist neurodegenerative problem which is driving reason for dementia in the senior individual’s causes passing generally inside 7-10 years after determination. Neurodegeneration is surprising characteristics of Alzheimer’s patients happens as a result of neuron harm and dysfunctioning of synaptic transmission. Primarily the cortical zones of mind get influenced which is liable for memory and other mental capacities at last prompts intellectual decrease. Misfolding of Aβ peptide because of oligomerization advanced by Cu2+, Zn2+, Fe2+ions brings about age of oxidative pressure. To forestall age of oxidative pressure by utilizing metal chelators or utilization of bioactive particles of characteristic cause to restrain aggragation of (Aβ) peptide the viable method to forestall Alzheimer’s illness. Key words: dementia, neurodegeneration, chelators, oxidative stress &nbsp

    Differential Hallmarks of Celiac Versus Non-Celiac Gluten Sensitivity

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    Non-celiac gluten sensitivity (NCGS) is an intestinal tissue transglutaminase (TG2)- and IgE-independent form of GS. NCGS is approximately 6× more prevalent than the classical celiac disease (CD), and its incidence is on the rise. Because of its high relative prevalence and striking resemblance to other forms of GS, there is a greater need to develop new and accurate diagnostic assays to facilitate its definitive diagnosis. As the presence of serum anti-gliadin antibodies (AGA) in the absence of TG2 antibodies is suggestive of NCGS, several reports have recommended AGA immunoassays for differential diagnosis. Although AGA immunoassays are in general suitable for diagnostic purpose, to corroborate NCGS and to distinguish it from CD, a simultaneous use of CD-specific diagnostics, i.e., TG2 antibody-based assay, is also required. Due to lower accuracy of AGA assays than those of TG2-based ones, there will always be a chance (estimated to 5–10%) of misdiagnosing NCGS. Moreover, AGA-based diagnostics would not take into consideration the fact that NCGS is potentially triggered by not only gluten but also other molecules such as fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs). Therefore, a second generation of assays needs to be developed to differentiate NCGS from CD with high accuracy

    Seasonal juvenile fishery of oilsardine (Sardinella longiceps) at Jalaripeta, Visakhapatnam

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    The Indian oilsardine Sardinella longiceps, locally called as ‘burra kovallu’ or ‘Kerala kovallu’ forms a juvenile fishery during October - November along the Visakhapatnam coast. This seasonal juvenile fishery is the major source of income generation for the fishermen of Jalaripeta, Visakhapatnam

    Bumper landings of skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis) by hooks and lines at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour

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    Bumper landings of skipjack tuna, Katsuwonus pelamis was observed at Visakhapatnam Fishing Harbour on 28th October 2011, wherein about 42 t were landed by hooks and line

    Energy Efficient and QoS Aware Trustworthy Routing Protocol for Manet Using Hybrid Optimization Algorithms

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    The potential for wireless mobile computing applications has significantly increased in recent years thanks to advancements in wireless communication and internet service technology. A collection of mobile nodes that can be randomly arranged and created without the aid of any pre-existing network architecture or centralised administration is known as a Mobile Ad hoc Network (MANET). Mobile devices in this network rely on battery power, so it\u27s critical to reduce their energy usage. Furthermore, communication with them is difficult due to their susceptibility to several security risks. As a result, the research suggested a reliable routing protocol that is both energy-efficient and QoS-aware. Levy Flight-centred Shuffled Shepherd Dynamic Source Routing (LF-SSO-DSR) protocol is used in the route discovery scheme\u27s first stages to find the best way out of a group of options chosen based on QoS criteria. Additionally, hybrid Firefly and Whale Optimization Algorithms (FFWHO) are used to handle high energy consumption and discover the ideal values and fit function for the goal parameter (i.e., energy). WOA conducts a global search, but later on, in the algorithm, it conducts a local search, which can successfully find the routing path that complies with the QoS requirements. The security challenges in MANETS present the most difficult assignment. The reliability of each mobile node is assessed by taking into account factors such as the node\u27s location, mobility speed, energy use, number of involved transmissions, neighbour list, etc. The research project then suggested the Intelligent Dynamic Trust (IDT) paradigm as a means of supplying security in wireless networks. For secure routing in mobile ad hoc networks, this paradigm combines beta reputation trust and dynamic trust. Network Simulator 3.36 software was used to conduct the performance analysis. Several performance metrics, including throughput, energy consumption, packet delivery ratio, jitter, end-to-end delay, packet loss rate, detection rate, and routing overhead, are used to assess the suggested approach. This outcome shows that the suggested strategy works better than other cutting-edge approaches respectively

    Polarimetric Models of Circumstellar Discs Including Aggregate Dust Grains

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    The work conducted in this thesis examines the nature of circumstellar discs by investigating irradiance and polarization of scattered light. Two circumstellar discs are investigated. Firstly, H-band high contrast imaging data on the transitional disc of the Herbig Ae/Be star HD169142 are presented. The images were obtained through the polarimetric differential imaging (PDI) technique on the Very Large Telescope (VLT) using the adaptive optics system NACO. Our observations use longer exposure times, allowing us to examine the edges of the disc. Analysis of the observations shows distinct signs of polarization due to circumstellar material, but due to excessive saturation and adaptive optics errors further information on the disc could not be inferred. The HD169142 disc is then modelled using the 3D radiative transfer code Hyperion. Initial models were constructed using a two disc structure, however recent PDI has shown the existence of an annular gap. In addition to this, the annular gap is found not to be devoid of dust. This then led to the construction of a four-component disc structure. Estimates of the mass of dust in the gap (2:10 106 M ) are made as well as for the planet ( 1:53 105 M (0:016MJupiter)) suspected to be responsible for causing the gap. The predicted polarization was also estimated for the disc, peaking at 14 percent. The use of realistic dust grains (ballistic aggregate particles) in Monte Carlo code is also examined. The fortran code DDSCAT is used to calculate the scattering properties for aggregates which are used to replace the spherical grain models used by the radiative transfer code Hyperion. Currently, Hyperion uses four independent elements to de ne the scattering matrix, therefore the use of rotational averaging and a 50/50 percent population of grains and their enantiomers were explored to reduce the number of contributing scattering elements from DDSCAT. A python script was created to extract the scattering data from the DDSCAT output les and to apply a size distribution to the data. The second circumstellar disc investigated is the debris disc of the M dwarf star AU Mic. The disc was modelled, using the radiative transfer code Hyperion, based on F606W (HST) and JHK0-band (Keck II) scattered light observations and F606Wband polarized light observations. Initially, the disc is modelled as a two component structure using two grain types: compact silicate grains and porous dirty ice water. Both models are able to reproduce the observed SED and the F606W and H-band surface brightness pro les, but are unable to t the observed F606W degree of polarization. Therefore, a more complex/realistic grain model was examined (ballistic aggregate particles). In addition, recent millimetre observations suggest the existence of a planetesimal belt < 3 AU from the central star. This belt is included in the BAM2 model and was successful in fitting the observed SED, F606W and H-band surface brightness and F606W polarization. These results demonstrate the limitations of spherical grain models and indicate the importance of modelling more realistic dust grains

    Energy efficient secured-quality of service routing protocol for mobile ad hoc network using multi-objective optimization

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    This article proposed a hybrid energy-efficient secured quality of service (QoS) based multipath routing protocol. A modified crow search combined with the tunicate swarm butterfly optimisation algorithm (TSBO) with a density-based clustering technique strategy is proposed for the selection of cluster heads after the initial cluster formations. Among all the nodes, the cluster head is selected, and employing the collaborative trust-based approach (CTBA), which employs the trust factor for mobile ad hoc network (MANET) data transmission, a node's authentication is supplied. Finally, to implement the safe routing technique, this article suggested a hybrid multipath routing protocol combining multi-objective grey wolf optimisation (MO-GWO) with a fruit fly algorithm. The NS3 simulator is used to assess the proposed work. The packet delivery ratio metric performs 4% better than the current models. As a result, the suggested approach performs better for the end-to-end delay, energy consumption, packet delivery ratio (PDR), and throughput; it also uses less energy and has a shorter delay. Additionally, single-path nodes with the same energy value have lower throughput than multi-path nodes
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