Coupled Fixed Point Theorem in Partially Ordered Metric Spaces

The present paper deals with some Coupled fixed point theorem for mapping having mixed monotone property in Partially Ordered Metric space. AMS Subject Classification: 47H10, 54H25. Keywords: fixed point, mixed monotone property,coupled fixed point

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Not AvailableEnd-users acceptance has been major obstacle to the success of new technology. Attitude is vital for acceptance and sustainability of new technology or knowledge interventions. The study envisaged to evaluate the attitude of dairy farmers towards aAQUA (Almost All Questions Answered) e-Agriservice. A Likert-type-scale was developed, consisted of 22-items, covered under four construct, viz., pessimistic, utility, technical and efficacy perspectives. Cronbach's alpha coefficient (α=0.91) of reliability test was measured. Instrument was administered to randomly selected, 120 users of aAQUA in four districts of Maharashtra covering four zones of state during 2012-13. The results indicated that about one third (32.50%) of the users had more favourable attitude towards the aAQUA e-Agriservice followed by 24.17 per cent of the users with favourable attitude. The existing and proposed ICT based services in India would undertake this scale considering four perspectives for developing favourable attitude of end-users and for its effective utilization and sustainability. This study enhances value to the body of knowledge in evaluation and theory building through understanding the attitude about ICT based e-Agriservice from different perspective.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableIdentifying a superior bio-control strain is the first step in developing a successful bio-control strategy for any disease. Field trials were conducted to systematically screen six potential Trichoderma isolates for control of powdery mildew disease during 2013–2016. Treatments were applied as foliar sprays with a simple liquid formulation of Trichoderma containing 5 ×106 spores ml−1. The preliminary scale, small scale, and field scale trials showed that isolates NAIMCC-F-01938 and NAIMCC-F-01965 were superior to the other four Trichoderma isolates reducing disease by 43.67–50.36% and 35.71–53.40% respectively. Analysis of ITS, act, rpb2 and tef1 genes showed homology of strains NAIMCC-F-01938 and NAIMCC-F-01965 to T. afroharzianum and T. asperelloides respectively. Both isolates produced an array of enzymes implicated in bio-control activities. In coculture studies on grape leaves, Trichoderma hyphae grew towards and coiled around Erysiphe necator conidia, caused distortion of conidial structure and overgrew the powdery mildew colonies. T. afroharzianum showed higher tolerance to fungicides commonly used in powdery mildew management. In the large scale demonstration trial it showed 43% reduction in disease severity as compared to the untreated control. Furthermore, introducing two late season T. afroharzianum applications in a fungicide spray schedule, as replacement for sulphur, enhanced powdery mildew control by 31% as compared to the only fungicide schedule. The study shows that the T. afroharzianum strain NAIMCC-F-01938 can be positioned with safe fungicides for enhanced control of powdery mildew in vineyards.Not Availabl

Prosthetic Rehabilitation of a Patient with Congenital Oro-Nasal Defect with an Interim Prosthesis: A Case Report

Rehabilitation in patients with facial defects requires multidisciplinary approach involving a head and neck surgeon, a maxillofacial prosthodontist and a reconstructive surgeon. Here we discuss a case of mid-facial defect due to a congenital anomaly for which a sectional impression was made. A removable nasal prosthesis obturating oro-nasal defect along with an overlay partial maxillary denture for the correction of malocclusion was given to the patient till definitive reconstructive surgery was performed

In vitro hypoglycemic effects of unripe and ripe fruits of Musa sapientum

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to verify the hypoglycemic potential of unripe and ripe fruit extracts of Musa sapientum by using various in-vitro techniques, namely glucose adsorption capacity, glucose diffusion, amylolysis kinetics and glucose transport across the yeast cells. The results revealed that the unripe and ripe fruit extracts of Musa sapientum adsorbed glucose and the adsorption of glucose increased remarkably with an increase in glucose concentration. There were no significant (p≤0.05) differences between their adsorption capacities. In the amylolysis kinetic experimental model the rate of glucose diffusion was found to be increased with time from 30 to 180 min and both extracts exhibited significant inhibitory effects on the movement of glucose into external solution across the dialysis membrane as compared to control. The plant extracts also promoted glucose uptake by the yeast cells and enhancement of glucose uptake was dependent on both the sample and glucose concentration. The hypoglycemic effect exhibited by the extracts was observed to be mediated by inhibiting α-amylase, inhibiting glucose diffusion by adsorbing glucose and by increasing glucose transport across the cell membranes as revealed by an in-vitro model of yeast cells