Librarian’s Attitude Towards Information Communication Technology in Colleges Affiliated to Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University: A Study

Now a day’s libraries have deployed the ICT facilities, along with high speed internet connectivity,photo- copiers, and soft copy drop facilities via USB drives, DVD R-W, micro SD drives, fax,scanners and computers. When all such facilities are backed by Government aids, the support of a trained librarian having good orientation and attitude is very important. The organizational and infrastructural facilities and the service of library professionals are to go hand in hand to fully utilize ICT. The research findings reveal that lack of awareness and psychological barriers against advance technologies are the hurdles in providing ICT based LIS services

Information seeking behavior of users of ICT oriented colleges: A case study

Studies on information seeking behavior have been conducted worldwide as they are very essential to measure psychological, logical and emotional approach of an information seeker in the pursuit of looking for information. Main object of this research is to make survey of users in colleges affiliated to SGBAU Amravati along with their requirements, expectations, available resources, with limited modern amenities to fulfil such demands and installation of ultra modern equipments, state of art internet connectivity and so many such other things through a model questionnaire designed to acquire all such data

Spherically agglomerated solid dispersions of valsartan to improve solubility, dissolution rate and micromeritic properties

The objective of the present work was to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate of valsartan (VAL) a poorly water soluble antihypertensive, by spherically agglomerated solid dispersions using methanol, water and dichloromethane as good solvent, poor solvent and bridging liquid, respectively. The hydrophilic polymers like polyvinyl pyrrolidone, Hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose were used in agglomeration process. The pure drug (VAL) and its agglomerates with different polymers were characterize by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), IR spectroscopic studies and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The DSC results indicated that decrease in melting enthalpy related to disorder in the crystalline content. XRD studies also showed changes in crystallanity, IR spectroscopy revealed that there were no chemical changes in the recrystallized agglomerates. The spherically agglomerated solid dispersions with different polymers exhibited marked increase in solubility, dissolution rate and micromeritic properties (bulk density, flow property, compactability) compared with VAL. The SEM studies showed that the agglomerates posseeses a good spherical shape.Keywords: Valsartan; Spherical agglomeration; Solid dispersion; Solubility; Dissolution rate; Micromeritic properties

Pharmacological effects of aqueous–ethanolic extract of Hibiscus rosasinensis on volume and acidity of stimulated gastric secretion

ObjectiveTo explore the effects of extract of Hibiscus rosasinensis (H. rosasinensis) on the volume, free and total acidity of gastric secretion induced by carbachol.MethodsAnimals were kept on fasting for 48 h, then the pylorus of each animal was ligated. They were randomly divided into 5 groups and treated by carbachol at 600 μg/kg. Then animals in group II – V were treated by H. rosasinensis extract at 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight, cimetidine at 2.5 mg/kg and verapamil at 10 mg/kg body weight intraperitoneally, respectively. The volume, free and total acidity of gastric secretion were observed and compared.ResultsIt was found that the extract significantly reduced the volume, free and total acidity of gastric secretion (P<0.01). These reductions were comparable to cimetidine and verapamil. And the reduction in the volume and free acidity were more significant in cimetidine and verapamil treated group indicating that cimetidine and verapamil were more effective.ConclusionsThe extract of H. rosasinensis can reduced the volume, free and total acidity of gastric secretion, and can be used effectively in the treatment of peptic ulcer

Anthelmintic activity of extracts of coriandrum sativum linn. In indian earthworm

Coriandrum sativum Linn. (CSL) is popularly known as coriander in India belongs to family Apiaceae. The objective of the present work was to evaluate the in-vitro anthelmintic potency of the ethanolic extract and carbon tetrachloride extract of Coriandrum sativum Linn. plant using Indian earthworms (Pheretima posthumad). The various concentrations (50, 100, and 150 mg/ml) of the ethanolic extract and carbon tetrachloride extract were tested in-vitro for anthelmintic potency by determination of time of paralysis and time of death of worm. Piperazine citrate (15mg/ml) used as standard. The result of present study indicates that the Coriandrum sativum Linn. potentiate to paralyze earthworm and also caused its death after some time. The shortest time of paralysis was observed at higher dose (150 mg/ml) of both ethanolic extract and carbon tetrachloride were found to 28 min and 45 min respectively. The results of the study are comparable to standard Piperazine citrate. The result showed that ethanolic extract of Coriandrum sativum Linn. took less time to cause paralysis of the earthworm than that of carbon tetrachloride extract Coriandrum sativum Linn.. Thus the present study demonstrate that the Coriandrum sativum Linn. as an anthelmintic has been confirm as the ethanolic and carbon tetrachloride extracts of whole plant displayed activity against the earthworm used in study. Key word: CSL, Paralysis, death of earthworm

Evaluation of physico-mechanical properties of carvedilol-cyclodextrin agglomerates obtained by emulsion solvent diffusion method

Spherical crystallization (SC) is a promising alternative for improiving micromeritic properties and dissolution rate of active pharmaceutical ingredients. In the present work spherical agglomerates of carvedilol (CAR) were prepared by emulsion solvent diffusion (ESD) method using acetone, water and dichloromethane as good solvent, poor solvent and bridging liquid, respectively. Agglomerates were prepared by using β-cyclodextrin and hydroxy propyl-β-cyclodextrin as a hydrophilic polymers. The agglomerates were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and were evaluated for flowability, solubility and drug release. CAR agglomerates exhibited significantly improved micromeritic properties, solubility as well as dissolution behaviors in comparison with pure CAR crystals. Differential scanning calorimetric and powder X-ray diffraction studies confirm that formulation process altered the crystalline nature of carvedilol.Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aire

Spherically agglomerated solid dispersions of valsartan to improve solubility, dissolution rate and micromeritic properties

The objective of the present work was to enhance the solubility and dissolution rate of valsartan (VAL) a poorly water soluble antihypertensive, by spherically agglomerated solid dispersions using methanol, water and dichloromethane as good solvent, poor solvent and bridging liquid, respectively. The hydrophilic polymers like polyvinyl pyrrolidone, Hydroxypropyl β-cyclodextrin, Hydroxypropyl methylcellulose were used in agglomeration process. The pure drug (VAL) and its agglomerates with different polymers were characterize by differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), X-ray diffraction (XRD), IR spectroscopic studies and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). The DSC results indicated that decrease in melting enthalpy related to disorder in the crystalline content. XRD studies also showed changes in crystallanity, IR spectroscopy revealed that there were no chemical changes in the recrystallized agglomerates. The spherically agglomerated solid dispersions with different polymers exhibited marked increase in solubility, dissolution rate and micromeritic properties (bulk density, flow property, compactability) compared with VAL. The SEM studies showed that the agglomerates posseeses a good spherical shape.Keywords: Valsartan; Spherical agglomeration; Solid dispersion; Solubility; Dissolution rate; Micromeritic properties

Evaluation of physico-mechanical properties of carvedilol-cyclodextrin agglomerates obtained by emulsion solvent diffusion method

Spherical crystallization (SC) is a promising alternative for improiving micromeritic properties and dissolution rate of active pharmaceutical ingredients. In the present work spherical agglomerates of carvedilol (CAR) were prepared by emulsion solvent diffusion (ESD) method using acetone, water and dichloromethane as good solvent, poor solvent and bridging liquid, respectively. Agglomerates were prepared by using β-cyclodextrin and hydroxy propyl-β-cyclodextrin as a hydrophilic polymers. The agglomerates were characterized by fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and were evaluated for flowability, solubility and drug release. CAR agglomerates exhibited significantly improved micromeritic properties, solubility as well as dissolution behaviors in comparison with pure CAR crystals. Differential scanning calorimetric and powder X-ray diffraction studies confirm that formulation process altered the crystalline nature of carvedilol.Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aire

Tailoring the Effects of Titanium Dioxide (TiO2) and Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) in the Separation and Antifouling Performance of Thin-Film Composite Polyvinylidene Fluoride (PVDF) Membrane

In this study, thin-film composite (TFC) polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) membranes were synthesized by coating with titanium dioxide (TiO2)/polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution by a dip coating method and cross-linked with glutaraldehyde. Glutaraldehyde (GA) acted as a cross-linking agent to improve the thermal and chemical stability of the thin film coating. The incorporation of TiO2 in the film enhanced the hydrophilicity of the membrane and the rejection of dyes during filtration. The layer of TiO2 nanoparticles on the PVDF membranes have mitigated the fouling effects compared to the plain PVDF membrane. The photocatalytic performance was studied at different TiO2 loading for the photodegradation of dyes (reactive blue (RB) and methyl orange (MO)). The results indicated that the thin film coating of TiO2/PVA enhanced photocatalytic performance and showed good reusability under UV irradiation. This study showed that nearly 78% MO and 47% RB were removed using the TFC membrane. This work provides a new vision in the fabrication of TFC polymeric membranes as an efficient wastewater treatment tool