Pharmaceutico-analytical study of Mayurpiccha Bhasma - An Ayurvedic preparation

Background: Mayurpiccha Bhasma is a classical Ayurvedic kalpa prepare from peacock feathers, which is commonly used for treatment of Vomiting, Hiccups, Respiratory illness etc. Method of preparation of Mayurpiccha Bhasma is mentioned in Siddhayog sangraha and Bhaishyajya Samhita. Material and Methods: Mayurpiccha Bhasma was prepared by procedure mentioned in Siddhayog sangraha i.e. Peacock feathers are burn on ghee flame and finished product was subjected to various Physico-chemical analysis like Moisture content, Ash value, Chemical components etc. Observations: Observations were noted while testing of finish product. Result and Conclusion: Various observations and reports of tests were noted

Formulation and Evaluation of Antimicrobial Potential of Glycerosomes Containing Allium sativum, Zingiber officinale Extracts

The aim of the present investigation is to evaluate the antimicrobial potential of A. sativum and Z. officinalis extracts mediated glycerosomes formulation by thin film of lipid hydration method.  The water content present in the A. sativum and Z. officinale was 42.3 and 27.2 % respectively. The yield of A. sativum and Z. officinale extract using ethanol as solvent through the Soxhlation process was found to be 4.7 ± 1.05 and 12.7 ± 1.108 % respectively. The crude drug of A. sativum and Z. officinale showed foreign organic was found to be 0.2 and 0.21 % and volatile oil was found to be 1.8 and 2.4 % only.  The ash study revealed that total, acid-insoluble, water-soluble, and sulfated ash values were for the crude drugs of A. sativum and Z. officinale. The ethanol extracts showed maximum extractive yield. The phytochemicals detected in A. sativum bulb ethanol extract are Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Cardiac glycosides, Phenols, Sterols, Triterpenoids, Saponins, Flavonoids, and Fixed oils and in Z. officinale rhizome ethanol extract are Alkaloids, Carbohydrates, Cardiac glycosides, Anthraquinone glycosides, Proteins and Amino acids, Triterpenoids, Saponins, Flavonoid, and Fixed oils. The prepared glycerosome was spherical with a slightly irregular shape.  The negative potential of glycerosomes demonstrates the greater stability of the vesicular dispersion.  The ASEE glycerosome formulations (F1 and F2) exhibited better antibacterial activity and greater antifungal activity against the gram-negative bacteria in comparison with the ZOEE glycerosome formulations (F3 and F4).   The present research work strongly concluded that the A. sativum and Z. officinale and their glycerosome formulations are good candidate drugs and formulations for the safe and effective treatment of microbial infection

Sustainable Agriculture: Impact of LEISA and HEIA

This paper observed the effect of low external input agricultural farming system on the efficiency of resource poor farmer. In India majority of farmers are small scale entrepreneurs whose farm actions are performed with low input agricultural technologies. Majority of the technologies contained the refined indigenous information system. Farm size, labour inputs, capital inputs, planting materials and organic manure are the most determinants of the gross income of LEISA farmers. High external input Agriculture (HEIA) are technologies that apply high external inputs such as inorganic or chemical fertilizers to extend nutrient reduction from the soil, pesticides to manage pests and diseases, herbicides to regulate weeds and irrigation facilities for water management within the farms. Farmers inclinations for low input system vary significantly provisional upon the phase of crop production which include technologies for land groundwork use of draught animals, natural/organic substitute for inorganic pesticides and fertilizers, seed growth technologies, simple irrigation and drainage method, low input processing. There is also a substantial interest among farmers for low input methods for most phases of production. There is therefore the need for farmers to adopt these cost active agricultural technologies since they are not only readily available, but also they do not require too much skills and also poses the capacity of making the process of rural development more sustainable. View Article DOI: 10.47856/ijaast.2022.v09i06.00

Guest Editors\u27 Introduction: Toward Decolonized and Student-Centered Teaching of Critical Theory

An Introduction to a Cluster on Teaching Theory in Global Context

Optimal Key Size of the AVK for Symmetric Key Encryption

The security of AVK based cryptosystem can be enhanced merely by exchanging the key using parameters. Today, the major challenge we face in design of AVK model of symmetric key encryption is fixing key length for AVK. On deeper scrutiny, it was revealed that a key of shorter length increases vulnerability of the system. On the other hand, key length beyond optimum length involves unnecessary overheads (suboptimum utilization of bandwidth). Thus, this paper resolves the conundrum of research questions, and answers estimation of optimum key size for AVK model. The paper provides useful insights towards decision making for optimal key length

PERFORMING MULTIPLICATIONS IN IMAGE FILTERING PROCESS USING VEDIC MATHEMATICS

Image filtering is a very important step in image processing. Filtering involves lots of multiplications which consumes time. Time required increases with the increase in the number of pixels. This paper proposes an approach for image filtering using Vedic Mathematic which performs faster multiplication compared to the conventional algorithms namely Booth 2, Booth 3 and Array Multiplication Algorithm thus reducing the time required for filtering of images. Experimentation is done using C language. Time required by the algorithms for filtering are then compared using the experimental results

The Detrimental Effect of Rainfall on Performance and Stability Characteristics of Aircrafts-A Comprehensive Review

The rapidly growing global market demands faster transit of human beings and goods even in unfavorable weather conditions of rainfall. The paper gives an overview of rain research methodologies, mathematical models to track raindrops in the flow field. The paper depicts the havoc rainfall causes on performance characteristics for various phases of flight in terms of evaluation of CL and CD and dynamic performance parameters such as short period mode. The knowledge obtained by this review paper could help designers to modify the design of aircraft such that it has better performance, stability, and control characteristics for all weather conditions

A COMPARATIVE EVALUATION OF ANTIMICROBIAL EFFICACY OF MAJUPHALLA INCORPORATED ZINC OXIDE WITH OZONE OIL AND ZINC OXIDE EUGENOL AS AN OBTURATING MATERIALS IN PRIMARY TEETH AGAINST ENTEROCOCCUS FAECALIS AND CANDIDA ALBICANS”- AN IN-VITRO STUDY

Preservation of primary tooth with non-vital pulp is a major concern for a Pediatric dentist, for which the preferred treatment modality is to perform pulpectomy. The objective of pulpectomy is the complete removal of necrotic and irreversibly infected pulp of an affected tooth but, despite chemo mechanical preparation and copious irrigation of the canal, failure of pulp therapy occurs due to entrapped micro-organisms in canal space. Thus, for optimal success obturating material with antimicrobial properties is advocated for obturation. Aim The study aimed to assess the antimicrobial efficacy of majuphalla incorporated zinc oxide with ozone oil and zinc oxide eugenol as an obturating material against E. faecalis and Candida albicans. Materials and Methods The present study compared the antimicrobial efficacy of zinc oxide mixed with majuphalla powder and ozone oil as the study group and zinc oxide eugenol as a control group. Antimicrobial efficacy was evaluated against E. faecalis and Candida albicans. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 21.0 version, IBM, Chicago, inter-group comparison of continuous variables was done using One-way ANOVA, and Intra-group comparison of continuous variables was done using repeated measures ANOVA. Results Intergroup comparison at 24 hours ,15th day and 30th day revealed significant difference amongst both groups. Zinc oxide and majuphalla with ozone oil had significantly higher zone of inhibition as compared to ZOE group against E. faecalis and Candida albicans. Conclusion Antimicrobial activity of Zinc oxide with majuphalla and ozone oil is more than zinc oxide eugenol for both E. faecalis and Candida albican

Wavelet-based Image Splicing Forgery Detection

Digital image processing is a progressive field which has made development over period of time in a way that it becomes easy to play with artifacts of image by manipulating them using transformation such as copy-paste, copy-move, rotation, smoothing of boundaries, scaling, color enhancing, resizing, addition of noise, blurring, compressing etc. Forgery performed with a digital image, raising a doubt about the authenticity of it. Image splicing is one of the most used method for tampering an image by compositing two or many image fragments to create a spliced image. In this paper, a wavelet-based mechanism is proposed to detect image splicing forgery by taking edge information of an image as a distinguishing feature by performing edge analysis using wavelet transform. Haar-based Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) is used for edge analysis that decompose an image into four sub-images and it followed by Speed-Up Robust Feature (SURF) method which is a keypoint-based feature extractor technique. SURF extracts features from the decomposed images of DWT and used that features for performing classification using SVM linear classifier

“Evaluation Of Efficacy Of Homeopathic Medicine Silicea Terra In Subcutaneous Abscess In Experimental Animals”

Abscess is a common skin problem in all human beings however the standard treatment involves drainage of pus and use of antibiotics which may be painful. There is a need to develop an alternative therapy like Homoeopathy. Homoeopathic medicines are broadly used for various skin diseases involved with pus formation with gentle and permanent results; however, their preclinical assessment remains a key challenge. Objectives: This study aimed to see the efficacy of homeopathic medicine Silicea terra in subcutaneous abscess in experimental animals. Hypothesis: We hypothesize that all potencies of homoeopathic medicine Silicea terra shows efficacy in treating subcutaneous abscess in mice. Methods: Homoeopathic medicine Silicea terra was used in different liquid potencies (12CH, 30CH, 200CH ) against subcutaneous abscess in mice and the results were observed against standard antibiotic amoxicillin. Results: Homoeopathic medicine Silicea terra in different liquid potencies (12CH, 30CH, 200CH ) were used and it was observed that it has an antibacterial effect and also positive effect on subcutaneous abscess size, therefore it can be used in treatment of subcutaneous abscess Conclusions: The present study reveals that Homoeopathic Medicine Silicea terra could be an effective drug in treating subcutaneous abscess