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Evaluation of Antimitotic Activity of Momordica Dioica Fruits on Allium Cepa Root Meristamatic Cells
Natural occurring phenolic compounds play an important role in cancer prevention and shows antimitotic activity. Number of active constituents like phenolic acid, curcuminoids, coumarine, ligans, quinones, etc. is showing antimitotic activity of Momordica dioica. The present work is on phytochemical investigation and examines antimitotic activity of aqueous extract of fruits Momordica dioica at concentration of 15 mg/ml on Allium cepa root meristamatic cells.The fruits are air dried and extracted with solvents like water by maceration method. The evaluation of antimitotic activity is done by using Allium cepa root meristamatic cells parameters where and methotrexate was used as a standard drugs. In Allium assay, aqueous extract of fruits of Momordica diocia (15 mg/ml) and methotrexate act against cells of allium roots and lesser the growth of root and mitotic index when compared with distilled water as control group. The result indicated that cytotoxic property is due to presence of phenolic, alkaloids and flavonoids compounds in 15 mg/ml concentration of aqueous extract of Momordica diocia fruits extract.On the basis of result, we concluded that, 15 mg/ml concentration of Momordica dioica fruits shows good antimitotic activity on the Allium cepa root tip assay
Percentage Prevalence of Eimerian Species Composition of Sheep and Goats from Beed District, Maharashtra
During the present study ten specimens of Eimeria from sheep and twelve species of Eimeria from goats were encountered. The relative prevalence of the sheep and goats are analysed
Phytochemical screening and Gas chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis on Ischaemumpilosum (Kleinex Willd.)
Ischaemumpilosum (Kleinex Willd.) a weed among the grass is reported for ethno-medicinal practices for treatment of various treatments for human and domestic animals. The current work deals with phytochemical analysis in different parts of plants to find out bioactive compounds. The first-time reported results onI. pilosumreveal the significant phytochemicals by using preliminary phytochemical analysis, UV Visible spectral technique, FTIR analysis and GC-MS analysis. The preliminary phytochemical test confirms the presence of alkaloids, anthraquinone, cardiac glycosides, coumarins, flavonoids, glycosides, phenols, reducing sugars, saponins, steroids, tannin and triterpenes in Ischaemumpilosum.UV Visible spectra and FTIR gives the ranges of absorptions and functional group like Carboxylic acids (O-H) at 2956,92 cm-1, Alkanes (O-H) at 2849,89 cm-1, Aldehydes (C=O) at 1735,92 cm-1, Aromatic Rings (C=C) at 1462,95 cm-1, Alkanes (C-H) at 1377,97 cm-1, Esters (C-O) 1166,95 cm-1and Phenyl Ring (C-H) 758,97 cm-1. The GC-MS analysis related twenty-one compounds like Phenol, 4-bis (1,1-dimethylethyl), Pentanoic acid, 5-hydroxy, 2,4-di-t-butylphenyl esters, E-15-Heptadecenal, 1-Hexadecanol, n-Hexadecanoic acid, l (+)-Ascorbic acid 2,6-dihexadecanoate, Palmitic anhydride, Cycloeicosane, Cis-13-Octadecenoic acid and Triacontane from Ischaemumpilosumleaves extract
Fast simulation of a quantum phase transition in an ion-trap realisable unitary map
We demonstrate a method of exploring the quantum critical point of the Ising
universality class using unitary maps that have recently been demonstrated in
ion trap quantum gates. We reverse the idea with which Feynman conceived
quantum computing, and ask whether a realisable simulation corresponds to a
physical system. We proceed to show that a specific simulation (a unitary map)
is physically equivalent to a Hamiltonian that belongs to the same universality
class as the transverse Ising Hamiltonian. We present experimental signatures,
and numerical simulation for these in the six-qubit case.Comment: 12 pages, 6 figure
Instabilities in the Nuclear Energy Density Functional
In the field of Energy Density Functionals (EDF) used in nuclear structure
and dynamics, one of the unsolved issues is the stability of the functional.
Numerical issues aside, some EDFs are unstable with respect to particular
perturbations of the nuclear ground-state density. The aim of this contribution
is to raise questions about the origin and nature of these instabilities, the
techniques used to diagnose and prevent them, and the domain of density
functions in which one should expect a nuclear EDF to be stable.Comment: Special issue "Open Problems in Nuclear Structure Theory" of
Jour.Phys.G - accepted. 7 pages, 2 figure
The structural invisibility of outsiders: the role of migrant labour in the meat-processing industry
This article examines the role of migrant workers in meat-processing factories in the UK. Drawing on materials from mixed methods research in a number of case study towns across Wales, we explore the structural and spatial processes that position migrant workers as outsiders. While state policy and immigration controls are often presented as a way of protecting migrant workers from work-based exploitation and ensuring jobs for British workers, our research highlights that the situation âon the groundâ is more complex. We argue that âself-exploitationâ among the migrant workforce is linked to the strategies of employers and the organisation of work, and that hyper-flexible work patterns have reinforced the spatial and social invisibilities of migrant workers in this sector. While this creates problems for migrant workers, we conclude that it is beneficial to supermarkets looking to supply consumers with the regular supply of cheap food to which they have become accustomed
Vortices in Ginzburg-Landau billiards
We present an analysis of the Ginzburg-Landau equations for the description
of a two-dimensional superconductor in a bounded domain. Using the properties
of a special integrability point of these equations which allows vortex
solutions, we obtain a closed expression for the energy of the superconductor.
The role of the boundary of the system is to provide a selection mechanism
for the number of vortices.
A geometrical interpretation of these results is presented and they are
applied to the analysis of the magnetization recently measured on small
superconducting disks. Problems related to the interaction and nucleation of
vortices are discussed.Comment: RevTex, 17 pages, 3 eps figure
Correlation functions of eigenvalues of multi-matrix models, and the limit of a time dependent matrix
We consider the correlation functions of eigenvalues of a unidimensional
chain of large random hermitian matrices. An asymptotic expression of the
orthogonal polynomials allows to find new results for the correlations of
eigenvalues of different matrices of the chain. Eventually, we consider the
limit of the infinite chain of matrices, which can be interpreted as a time
dependent one-matrix model, and give the correlation functions of eigenvalues
at different times.Comment: Tex-Harvmac, 27 pages, submitted to Journ. Phys.
The role of historical context in understanding past climate, pollution and health data in trans-disciplinary studies: reply to comments on More et al. 2017
Understanding the context from which evidence emerges is of paramount importance in reaching robust conclusions in scientific inquiries. This is as true of the present as it is of the past. In a transâdisciplinary study such as More et al. (2017, https://doi.org/10.1002/2017GH000064) and many others appearing in this and similar journals, a proper analysis of context demands the use of historical evidence. This includes demographic, epidemiological, and socioâeconomic dataâcommon in many studies of the impact of anthropogenic pollution on human healthâand, as in this specific case, also geoarchaeological evidence. These records anchor climate and pollution data in the geographic and human circumstances of history, without which we lose a fundamental understanding of the data itself. This article addresses Hinkley (2018, https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GH000105) by highlighting the importance of context, focusing on the historical and archaeological evidence, and then discussing atmospheric deposition and circulation in the specific region of our study. Since many of the assertions in Bindler (2018, https://doi.org/10.1002/2018GH000135) are congruent with our findings and directly contradict Hinkley (2018), this reply refers to Bindler (2018), whenever appropriate, and indicates where our evidence diverges
Galaxy-Mass Correlations on 10 Mpc Scales in the Deep Lens Survey
We examine the projected correlation of galaxies with mass from small scales
(<few hundred kpc) where individual dark matter halos dominate, out to 15 Mpc
where correlated large-scale structure dominates. We investigate these profiles
as a function of galaxy luminosity and redshift. Selecting 0.8 million galaxies
in the Deep Lens Survey, we use photometric redshifts and stacked weak
gravitational lensing shear tomography out to radial scales of 1 degree from
the centers of foreground galaxies. We detect correlated mass density from
multiple halos and large-scale structure at radii larger than the virial
radius, and find the first observational evidence for growth in the galaxy-mass
correlation on 10 Mpc scales with decreasing redshift and fixed range of
luminosity. For a fixed range of redshift, we find a scaling of projected halo
mass with rest-frame luminosity similar to previous studies at lower redshift.
We control systematic errors in shape measurement and photometric redshift,
enforce volume completeness through absolute magnitude cuts, and explore
residual sample selection effects via simulations.Comment: 13 pages, 9 figures, re-submitted to ApJ after addressing referee
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