Studies on the maturation and spawning of grey mullets of a reservoir fishery in Okhamandal (Gulf of Kutch) with special reference to rural development along the coast

Grey mullets formed S7% of the annual marine fish production during 1984-87 from the reservoirs of a solar saltworks along the Okhamandal coast of the Gulf of Kutch. Mugil cephalus (23.0%), Mugil macrolepis (35.03%), Mugil parsia (1.29?-^), Mugil tade (0.629%) and Mugil car/natus (40.06%) formed the composition of the catch- Maturing specimens of Mugil cephalus. Mugil macrolepis and Mugil parsia were observed in the catch. In view of the excellent prospects of aquaculture of this highly esteemed group of fishes, and considering the limited seed resources of 1,64 million per annum from the natural sources, a study of the gonadial development and spawning of the commercially important species was undertaken. Based on the data, experiments to indues the development and spawning were also conducted. Conditioning and prevention of diseases from infection due to injury wore major problems. Both Mugil macrolepis and Mugil parsia responded to pituitary hormone Injections, developed ovaries and spawned in 7 days and 37 days respectively. The prospects of rural development through mullet culture in the coastal areas of Kutch are discussed

Mixed Ligand Complexes of Ni(II) with 2-Hydroxy-l-naphthaldehyde & 2-Hydroxyacetophenone & Formation of Mixed Schiff Base Complexes

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Standardization of leaf age for radical scavenging activity in Terminalia arjuna

Terminalia arjuna is one of the many such plant that used in indigenous system of medicine for curing different diseases. For effective formulation of herbal drug selection of proper age of the plant is imperative. In the present study, the T. arjuna plant (leaves) was collected from the Botanical garden of Saurashtra University. The leaves were grouped in to various size and growth analysis was performed. Each extract homogenized in methanol and was used for chlorophyll estimation and antioxidant activities. Radical scavenging activity of the methanol extract of different stages leaves were determined using a stable free radical 2, 2-diphenyl-1-picryl hydrazyl (DPPH), using Micro plate assay. Further the phenolic compounds were separated by Reverse phase high pressure liquid chromatography analysis (RP-HPLC). At the leaf stage when maximum antioxidant activity was observed, phenol like Gallic acid showed distinct peak. The role of phenolic compounds in antioxidant activities is discussed

The characterisation of diesel nozzle flow using high speed imaging of elastic light scattering

Two identical, conventional six-hole, valve-covered orifice (VCO) diesel injectors have been modified in order to provide optical access to the region below the needle, and the nozzle-flow passages. This has been achieved through the removal of the metal tips, and their replacement with transparent acrylic tips of identical geometry. These two identical injectors were employed in order to offer comparability between the measurements. One of them had a dark, anodised inner surface at the base, while the other had a silvered inner surface at the base. Elastic scattering of incident white light from the internal cavitating flow inside the nozzle holes of the optically accessible diesel injector tips was captured on a high-speed electronic camera. The optical image data was obtained for three injector rail pressures ranging from 200 bar to 400 bar, and for five diesel fuels of varying density, viscosity, and distillation profile, in order to identify variations in cavitation flow behaviour inside the nozzle hole passages. A set of mean time-resolved diesel fuel flow images were obtained from 30 successive fuel injection pulses, for each operating condition, for each injector. The mean cavitation image occurring in the nozzle holes was converted to the mean proportion of nozzle hole area producing cavitation-induced optical scattering. The mean normalised area images were then analysed, and were able to demonstrate the anticipated inverse relationship between injected fuel mass and cavitation volume fraction (indicated by mean normalised area), and the effect of fuel viscosity and distillation profile on cavitation volume fraction (again indicated by mean normalised area)

Analysis of transfusion of blood and blood products and their utilization pattern at department of obstetrics of tertiary care hospital

Background: In developing countries, nutritional anaemia and obstetric complications are leading causes of transfusion of blood and blood products. The study was aimed to analyse utilization pattern and to identify the indications of transfusion of blood and blood products in obstetrics and to study outcome and management of pregnancy in patients who required blood and/or blood products.Methods: This retrospective study was carried out at department of obstetrics of tertiary care teaching hospital from September 2018 to November 2018 and data was collected from all patients who had received transfusion of blood and/or blood products for any obstetric cause.Results: A total of 164(6.8%) patients received blood and blood products transfusion. Department of obstetrics utilized maximum units of blood and FFP whereas PRC utilization was second highest. There were 62(37.8%) of patients who had not taken any antenatal care, whereas 64(39.0%) patients had less than 4 antenatal visits. Three most common indications for transfusion of blood and blood products were 63.4% in nutritional anaemia, 17.1% in obstetric haemorrhage and 11.6% in first trimester complications.Conclusions: Three most common indications for transfusion were nutritional anaemia, obstetric haemorrhage and first trimester complications. Majority of patients had inadequate or no antenatal care. Early and regular antenatal care, early diagnosis and management of high-risk pregnancies and obstetric complications, institutional delivery can reduce the rate of transfusion of blood and blood products

Empowering WAQF financing sustainability through capital market in Malaysia:A review

Though the Waqf (Islamic endowment) has been operative for countless years as a superlative instrument that upholds societal welfare, most of the developed and developing countries are yet to entirely utilize Waqf for the capital market investment. This paper aims to review and explore the Waqf financing feasibility through capital market integration from the Malaysian context. Financing tools primarily designed for Waqf assets development are rigorously explored to secure sustainability of Waqf institutions. While embracing the theory of sustainability entailing chief aspects of economics, social and environment as a guiding principle, the study proposes a viable integration of Waqf and capital market instrument of unit trust investments based on the Shariah-compliant. The finding illustrates that there is an essential need for a novel apparatus through the capital market such Waqf unit trust to realize grander Waqf funds accumulation, investment, and distribution. It is exceedingly encouraged that produced proceeds from the investment are optimally utilized for socio-economic projects. This study realizes as one of the pioneer endeavors to group Waqf fund via unit

Electromagnetic Interference in an Implantable Loop Recorder Caused by a Portable Digital Media Player

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Učinak tolfenaminske kiseline na farmakokinetiku cefkvinoma nakon njihove istodobne intramuskularne primjene u ovaca.

The pharmacokinetics of cefquinome (2 mg/kg) were studied following intramuscular administration of cefquinome alone, and co-administered with tolfenamic acid (2 mg/kg) in sheep. The plasma concentration of cefquinome was detected by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Following a single dose intramuscular administration of cefquinome alone, the peak plasma concentration (Cmax) was 4.36 ± 0.10 μg/mL obtained at 0.75 h. The absorption half-life (t1/2Kα), volume of distribution (Vdarea), total body clearance (ClB) and elimination half-life (t1/2β) of cefquinome were 0.61 ± 0.10 h,2.07 ± 0.36 L/kg, 0.12 ± 0.01 L/h/kg and 12.29 ± 2.62 h, respectively. Following intramuscular co-administration of tolfenamic acid, no significant changes were observed in most of the pharmacokinetic parameters of cefquinome, except Cmax and the absorption rate constant (Ka) were significantly increased, while t1/2 Kα was significantly reduced compared to cefquinome alone treatment of sheep. Cefquinome pharmacokinetic data (2 mg/kg) generated from the present study suggest that cefquinome may be administered with tolfenamic acid to treat bacterial infection with inflammatory conditions in sheep.Istražena je farmakokinetika cefkvinoma (2 mg/kg) nakon njegove intramuskularne primjene i istodobno u kombinaciji s tolfenaminskom kiselinom (2 mg/kg) u ovaca. Koncentracija cefkvinoma u plazmi bila je određena visokotlačnom tekućinskom kromatografijom. Vršna koncentracija cefkvinoma u plazmi (Cmax) 0,75 h nakon primjene jedne njegove doze iznosila je 4,36 ± 0,10 μg/mL. Poluživot apsorpcije cefkvinoma (t1/2Kα) iznosio je 0,61 ± 0,10 h, njegov volumen raspodjele (Vdarea) 2,07 ± 0,36 L/kg, ukupni klirens iz organizma (ClB) 0,12 ± 0,01 L/h/kg te poluživot izlučivanja (t1/2β) 12,29 ± 2,62 h. Nakon istodobne intramuskularne primjene tolfenaminske kiseline nisu ustanovljene značajne promjene u većini farmakokinetičkih pokazatelja cefkvinoma osim za Cmax i konstante stope apsorpcije (K) koji su bili značajno povećani dok je t1/2 Ka bio značajno smanjen u usporedbi s primjenom samog cefkvinoma. Farmakokinetički pokazatelji cefkvinoma (2 mg/kg) proizašli iz ovog istraživanja upućuju na zaključak da se cefkvinom može u ovaca primijeniti istodobno s tolfenaminskom kiselinom za liječenje bakterijskih infekcija s upalnim promjenama