Poet R. Meenakshi’s Social Progress

Writers in their works highlights many events related to relationship system with the hope that the people in the society should live in harmony. Similarly, R. Meenakshi's poems is about the inequalities among the people, social concern, women's progress, individual human morality, self-sacrifice and humanity. There is nothing equivalent or comparable to the love and affection of a mother. Poets play an important role in such social progress. The article explores the strategies that Meenakshi put forward in the human society by removing the ignorance and ups and downs embedded among the people

Study of Literature by Students of Engineering Courses

The paper titled “Study of Literature by Students of Engineering” begins with an introduction on the importance of literature for communicative purposes and moves, highlighting the demands the global market has for engineers possessed with communicative competence in English. Mere terminology is not going to help engineers express themselves during all occasions. Literature, the mirror of life is not meant only for the students of science and humanities but also for those of engineering courses in order to have rosy future both in the world of technology with the knowledge of technology, and the world of Reality with the knowledge of literature.  Besides pinpointing the vacuum that can be appropriately filled with the study of literature, the paper justifies the incorporation of literature in the curriculum and the importance of study of literature for students of engineering courses. The paper advocates certain techniques that could be implemented in order to enhance the communicative competence of students in English through literature. It highlights the advantages of inclusion of literature in the text material in English for engineering students. The paper ends with the point that literature creates an ambience for engineering students to enlighten themselves with innumerable expressions that make a whale of difference in their communication. Keywords: literature, communicative competence, creativity, innovation, English syllabu

Bioencapsulation and Colonization Characteristics of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis CF4MRS in Artemia franciscana: a Biological Approach for the Control of Edwardsiellosis in Larviculture

Predominance of beneficial bacteria helps to establish a healthy microbiota in fish gastrointestinal system and thus to reduce emerging pathogen. In this study, the colonization efficacy of Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis CF4MRS in Artemia franciscana and its potential as a probiotic in suppressing Edwardsiella sp. infection were investigated in vivo. The colonization extent of the bioencapsulated L. lactis was established through visualization of gfp gene-transformed L. lactis in A. franciscana. Here, we demonstrate that when A. franciscana is administrated with L. lactis at 108 CFU mL−1 for 8 h, the highest relative percentage of survival (RPS = 50.0) is observed after inoculation with Edwardsiella sp. The total counts of L. lactis entrapped in Artemia were the highest (ranged from 3.2 to 5.1 × 108 CFU mL−1), when 108–109 CFU mL−1 of L. lactis was used as starting inoculum, with the bioencapsulation performed within 8–24 h. Fluorescent microscopy showed gfp-transformed L. lactis colonized the external trunk surfaces, mid-gut and locomotion antennules of the A. franciscana nauplii. These illustrations elucidate the efficiency of colonization of L. lactis in the gastrointestinal tract and on the body surfaces of Artemia. In conclusion, L. lactis subsp. lactis CF4MRS shows a good efficacy of colonization in Artemia and has the potential for biocontrol/probiotic activity against Edwardsiella sp. infection

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(A) UV-visible spectra of AuNPs and pAb-AuNPs, (B) Gel retardation assay of bare AuNPs and pAbs-AuNPs.

<p>(A) UV-visible spectra of AuNPs and pAb-AuNPs, (B) Gel retardation assay of bare AuNPs and pAbs-AuNPs.</p

Validation of LFIA.

<p>Validation of LFIA.</p

PCR of gill tissue sample from WSSV infected <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>.

<p>(A) M: DNA ladder. a: Uninfected gill tissue sample, b: WSSV infected gill sample (Positive control), c to h: Serially double diluted WSSV infected gill sample with concentrations from 100 to 3.125 μg/mL. (B) LFIAs of gill tissue sample from WSSV infected <i>Litopenaeus vannamei</i>. a:Uninfected gill sample b: WSSV infected gill sample (positive control), c to h: Serially double diluted WSSV infected gill tissue sample with a protein content of 100 to 3.125 μg/mL. From these 40 μL was applied in LFIA.</p

Global distribution of white spot syndrome virus genotypes determined using a novel genotyping assay

White spot disease, caused by infection with white spot syndrome virus (WSSV), is a serious panzootic affecting prawn aquaculture. The disease has spread rapidly around the prawn-culturing regions of the world through a number of previously identified mechanisms. The ability to distinguish and trace strains of WSSV is of great benefit to identify, and then limit, the translocation routes of the disease. Here, we describe a novel genotyping method using 34 short tandem repeat regions of the viral genome concurrently. This technique is highly sensitive to strain differences when compared to previous methods. The efficacy of the described method is demonstrated by testing WSSV isolates from around the globe, showing regional genotypic differences. The differences in the genotypes were used to create a global minimum spanning network, and in most cases the observed relationships were substantiated with verification of transboundary movement. This novel panel of STR markers will provide a valuable epidemiological tool for white spot disease. We have applied this to an outbreak of the disease in Queensland, Australia, that occurred in 2016. While the results indicate that the source of this outbreak currently remains cryptic, the analyses have provided valuable insights with which to further study the origins of the strains involved