Synthesis and preliminary pharmacological profile of some new 3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one and α,β-dehydroamino acid derivatives

A new series of 3,5-dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one derivatives incorporating thiazole moiety have been readily prepared through the nucleophilic acyl substitution reactions of 5(4H)-oxazolones derivatives (2A-2J) with 4-(benzo[d]thiazol-2-yl) aniline (3) using a simple synthetic strategy under mild condition. Furthermore, the ring opening reaction of same components were examined to afford a new series of α,β-dehydroamino acid derivatives (4A-4J) in good yield. The preliminary pharmacological profile of all newly synthesized compounds were evaluated in vitro for their antibacterial and antifungal activities using micro broth dilution assay method, and it was revealed that most of the synthesized derivatives were exhibiting promising pharmacological activities against both strains. The structures of the newly synthesized 3,5- dihydro-4H-imidazol-4-one (5A-5J)) and α,β-dehydroamino acid derivatives (4A-4J) were expounded and elucidated on the bases of their FT-IR, 1H- and 13C –NMR spectral data

Success Documentation of Bhoochetana Programme-2014

Government of Karnataka (GoK) had initiated a novel mission mode project called "Bhoochetana" i.e. "Reviving Soils", which was formally launched by the then Hon'ble Chief Minister of Karnataka in Haveri district on 23 May 2009. The project was implemented in phases by the Dept. of Agriculture along with other consortium partners viz. ICRISAT, SAUs and Watershed Development Dept., covering all the 30 districts of the State over a period of 4 years from 2009 - 10 to 2012 - 13 and later continued for second phase from 2013 - 14 to 2017 - 18. The main objective of the programme was to increase the crop productivity in dry land/rain fed areas of 30 districts of the State, by adopting improved technology, conduct soil tests, prepare soil test maps based on GIS in all districts, capacity building through the involvement of ICRISAT and KVK/SAU. The project was implemented with technical support/assistance from ICRISAT, Hyderabad..

Application of Local Fractional Homotopy Perturbation Method in Physical Problems

Nonlinear phenomena have important effects on applied mathematics, physics, and issues related to engineering. Most physical phenomena are modeled according to partial differential equations. It is difficult for nonlinear models to obtain the closed form of the solution, and in many cases, only an approximation of the real solution can be obtained. The perturbation method is a wave equation solution using HPM compared with the Fourier series method, and both methods results are good agreement. The percentage of error of ux,t with α=1 and 0.33, t =0.1 sec, between the present research and Yong-Ju Yang study for x≥0.6 is less than 10. Also, the % error for x≥0.5 in α=1 and 0.33, t =0.3 sec, is less than 5, whereas for α=1 and 0.33, t =0.8 and 0.7 sec, the % error for x≥0.4 is less than 8

An economic model of self-help groups: policy implications for banks and NGO initiatives

In India, the Self-Help Group (SHG) has emerged as a suitable innovative institution in bringing formal financial sector credit to poor. This article constructs an economic typology of SHGs based on four important economic variables, namely, interest on members' savings paid by the SHG, sharing of SHG surpluses by members, members' claim on exit from the SHG and lending rates charged by the SHG to members. An economic analysis of each type of SHG shows these variables to be important in terms of the members' costs of borrowing and demand for credit. Based on the analysis, some leads for a set of policy guidelines for each type of SHG are presented. Copyright © 2001 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.