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Women Identity and Partition of 1947: A General Study of the Partition Novels

Partition literatures have focused on the identity of women and the exploitation. Partition has faced many acts of brutality and all the memories are preserved in literature in various tones and ways. The writers who have contributed to the issue of Partition in literature they are Khushwant Singh; Train to Pakistan, Chaman Nahal; Azadi, Attia Hosain's; Sunlight on a Broken Columns, Anita Desai, Clear of Day, Shauna Singh Baldwin's, What the Body Remembers, Manju Kapoor's, Difficult Daughters, Mumtaz Shah Nawab's, The Heart Divided, Meher Nigar Masroor's, Shadow of Time and Sophia Mustafa’s Broken Reed.Partition of Indian subcontinent in 1947 broke the communal harmony and bonds of friendship and brotherhood. It’s the time of violence and the communities like Hindu, Muslim and Sikh making hate of each other and fighting with each other. The atmosphere was so silent like a bitten snake. According to Urvashi Butalia the women's bodies became the defining identity of nation during Partition. Women who are highly valued in a national representation and a spirit of nation crushed bitterly and largely in the partition. It is in the words of Krishna Sobti, 'difficult to forget and dangerous to remember'. The women in Partition were abducted as Hindus and converted as Muslims

A study on biology and larval behaviour of fruit piercing moth of Othreis (Eudocima) materna (L.) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) on pomegranate, Punica granatum

Among different fruit piercing moths, the genus Othreis are the most harmful, causing widespread damage to pomegranate, citrus and mango fruits causing fruit fall in tropical and subtropical countries. The present communication deals with the study on the biology of  Othreis materna (L) from egg to adult’s death which was carried out  at room temperature of the laboratory  to investigate the delicate and vulnerable stages of its life cycle. The life cycle of the moth was completed within 45-61 days, with an average 55.03 days in case of male and within 47-63 days with an average 57.07±4.92 in case of female. Eggs hatching started at night or early in the morning and duration of hatching was 2.72 days. The eggs measured were about 0.95 to 0.03 mm in diameter. The freshly emerged first instar larvae were light yellowish coloured and translucent. The first instar larvae were very active after hatching and they moved 4 to 6 feet for searching the food. The larvae were fed with the leaves of Tinospora cordifolia (Giloy or Guduchi). The total larval duration in days from first, second, third, fourth and fifth instar varied from 2.12±0.01, 1.81±0.05, 2.87±0.02, 3.90±0.11, 4.74±0.38 in days respectively and total larval period was 15.44±0.57. Pupae were dark brown in colour and total pupation period was of 13.81±0.12 days and total adult duration for male and female was 23.08±0.70 and 25.20±0.66 days respectively. The adult of O. materna was bright orange in colour and of medium size. The male was small than the female. This is first study of this type from Marathwada, which will help to trace the vulnerable and delicate stage of the life cycle of this O. materna

Dielectric relaxation study of N-methylformamide in 1, 4-dioxane solvent using time domain reflectometry technique up to 30 GHz

Complex dielectric permittivity has been determined for the mixture of N– methylformamide (NMF) – 1, 4 –dioxane (DX) with various concentrations in the frequency range from 10 MHz to 30 GHz by time domain reflectometry (TDR) at different temperatures. The Luzar theory has been applied to compute Kirkwood correlation factors for the mixtures. It adequately reproduces the experimental values of static dielectric constants. The Bruggeman model for the non linear case has been fitted to the dielectric data of the binary mixture

Taxonomic evaluation of a new piscean trematode from freshwater fish Mastacembelus armatus of Maharashtra State, India

The present investigation deals with the taxonomic evaluation of new species of the Piscean trematode of the genus Isoparorchis from freshwater fish Mastacembelus armatus of Maharashtra state provided new data on their morphology. The new species Isoparorchis maharashtrensis Sp. Nov. is comes closer to all the known species of the genus Isoparorchis in general topography of organ but differs due to shape of the body and morphology of internal organs

Range firing and its Impact of Physiological Parameters

Any task completion requires the involvement of different parts of the brain and body depending on the complexity of the task on hand. When the task is as complex as the rifle marksmanship, it involves the application of cognitive skills, motor and sensory proficiency at the same time. The cognitive state can be recorded and analysed by using EEG, ECG and Blood Pressure modalities. The acquisition of core skill of firing at initial stage will induce stress, anxiety, fear, etc. in the trainees. The recordings using the modalities discussed above were done prior and post firing event in this study. The parameters of the trainees recorded prior to firing indicated the anxious, stressful state of the mind i.e. low cognitive state. The cognitive state got elevated post firing suitably indicated by the physiological parameters. This study is an aid to the armament training institutes to monitor the progress of the trainees and identifying poorly performing trainees so that suitable correction could be done at an early stage.Defence Science Journal, 2013, 63(3), pp.278-284, DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/dsj.63.277

Physiological Importance of Asthi and Peshi Sharira: An Ayurveda and Modern Perspective

Asthi and Peshi are terms from Ayurveda; they refer to different aspects of the human body. They refer to the skeletal system or the bone structure of body, bones are considered as Dhatus that make up the human body. Asthi Sharira is responsible for providing support and protection to the body. Peshi Sharira refers to the muscular system of body encompasses various types of muscles including skeletal muscles, smooth muscles and cardiac muscles, etc. These systems are responsible for the movement inside the body. Both Asthi Sharira and Peshi Sharira are essential components of body to provide support, holding capacity, basic skeleton frame, movement and rigidity to physical structure. This article narrates physiological importance of Asthi and Peshi Sharir

A clinical study of association of maternal height and estimated foetal weight on mode of delivery

Background: Maternal height and antenatal estimated fetal weight can affect mode of delivery. The aims and objective of this study were to study the association between the mode of delivery and maternal height and estimated foetal weight.Methods: 240 full term primigravida women without any obstetric and medical complications who were admitted in Acharya Vinoba Bhave Rural Hospital Wardha for delivery were randomly selected for study. After delivery 138 women who underwent caesarean delivery formed the study group and 102 women who underwent vaginal delivery formed control group. These two groups were compared for their maternal heights and antenatal estimated foetal weight (by Johnson’s formula).Results: In present study (1) Mean height of women in study group was 147 cm while that in control group was 155 cm. (2) Out of 49 short statured women (height ≤ 145 cm) 47 (95.91%) had emergency caesarean section and 2(4.08%) women were delivered vaginally. (3) Estimated foetal weight in study group was 2956 grams while that in control group was 2845 grams.Conclusions: We conclude that short statured women with larger baby size has higher incidence of emergency caesarean delivery

Dielectric relaxation of 1-nitropropane-ethanol mixtures using pico second time domain technique from 10 MHz to 50 GHz

Complex dielectric measurements in the frequency range 10 MHz - 50 GHz have been carried out in 1-nitropropane-ethanol mixtures with various concentrations by using a time domain reflectometry (TDR) at 283 K to 298 K. The dielectric relaxation response of 1-nitropropane-ethanol mixtures have been analyzed by using Debye model. The dielectric parameters such as static dielectric constant, relaxation time, excess permittivity, excess inverse relaxation time, Kirkwood correlation factor, enthalpy of activation and Gibbs free energy of activation have been determined for 1-nitropropane-ethanol system. The study confirms that the intermolecular interaction varies significantly with the increase in concentration of 1-nitropropane in ethanol