In Vivo Study of Nutritive Value of Oil Seeds from New Varieties of Sunflower, Safflower and Groundnut

oai:ojs.iioablett.pitt.edu:article/2The nutritive value of new varieties of oil seeds has been assessed in a series of feeding trial with 34 days old 18 white rats supported moderate rat growth (male albino). The nutritive values of five new varieties of oil seeds, viz sunflower ( Helianths annuus L.) variety LSF -11 and LSF-8 , safflower (Carthamus tinctorius L.) variety PBNS-12 and PBNS-40, and  groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.)  variety JL-24 were determined and compared in terms of the total feed intake, faeces voided, feed utilization, percent of feed utilization, nitrogen intake, nitrogen voided, nitrogen utilization, percent of nitrogen utilization, protein efficiency ratio and feed efficiency ratio per rat per day were reported in ranged between 6.56 to 8.03, 1.20 to 1.48, 5.26 to 6.55, 80.15 to 82.70, 0.25 to 0.32, 0.02 to 0.028, 0.23 to 0.30, 90.75 to 92.89, (+)1.37 to  (+)1.51 and (+)0.35 to (+)0.37  percent respectively. These new varieties of oil seeds were found non-toxic for rats and supported moderate rat growth.

2D and 3D QSAR studies and antibacterial activity of 4-methyl-3-(6-{[arylmethylene] amino}pyridin-3-YL)-2H-chromen-2-one derivatives

4-methyl-3-(6-{[arylmethylene] amino} pyridin-3-yl)-2H-chromen-2-one derivatives containing different functional groups have been synthesized and screened for their antibacterial activity against four different strains of bacteria. 2D and 3D QSAR analysis of synthesized derivatives were performed on Vlife MDS 3.5 software. The data set for QSAR studies encompassed activities of 64 molecules divided into training and test set. The best models were selected on basis of correlation coefficient (r2) and internal and external predictivity (Pred_r2) of the QSAR model. QSAR models reveled that electronic, steric and liphophillic parameters have correlation with antibacterial activity. The 3D interactions and their contributions indicate multi-targeted mode of action of the compounds.Colegio de Farmacéuticos de la Provincia de Buenos Aire

A Review: Movie Character Identification Based on Graph Matching

With the rapid development of movie and television industry a huge amount of movie and television data is being generated every day. To manage this data, efficient and effective technique is required, which understand the video contents and organize it properly, Character identification of movie is challenging problem due to huge variation in the appearance of each character and complex background, large motion, non-rigid deformation, occlusion, huge pose, expression, wearing, clothing, even makeup and hairstyle changes and other uncontrolled condition make the result of face detection and face tracking unreliable

Evaluation of functional outcome after osteosynthesis of intra articular distal humerus fracture with pre contoured locking compression plates

Background: Intra articular distal humerus fractures are challenging and cumbersome to treat. Therefore osteosynthesis of such fractures is required. The aim of our study was to evaluate the functional outcome of intra articular distal humerus fractures AO type  13C by osteosynthesis using olecranon osteotomy with pre contoured locking compression plates in orthogonal plate configuration.Methods: Thirty patients were included in our study comprising of 18 males and 12 females. Mean age was 39.63 years with mean follow up of 34 weeks. 7 were AO type 13C1, 9 were AO type 13C2 and 14 were AO type 13C3. Osteosynthesis was done for all fractures by olecranon osteotomy approach. Functional outcome was assessed using mayo elbow performance score.Results: Mean flexion attained at the end of follow up was 127.56 degrees with mean extensor lag of 7.16 degrees. Mean arc of motion was 120.4 degrees. Mean mayo elbow performance score at the end of follow up was 80.36. Mayo elbow performance score in patients aged less than 40 years of age was not statistically significant as compared to patients more than 40 years of age. Functional outcome was also dependent on fracture subtype.Conclusions: Osteosynthesis of distal humerus fractures AO type 13C using pre contoured locking compression plates in orthogonal plate configuration by olecranon osteotomy provides excellent visualization of fracture and better functional outcome

A study of density modulation index in the inner heliospheric solar wind during solar cycle 23

The ratio of the rms electron density fluctuations to the background density in the solar wind (density modulation index, $\epsilon_{N} \equiv \Delta{N}/N$) is of vital importance in understanding several problems in heliospheric physics related to solar wind turbulence. In this paper, we have investigated the behavior of $\epsilon_{N}$ in the inner-heliosphere from 0.26 to 0.82 AU. The density fluctuations $\Delta{N}$ have been deduced using extensive ground-based observations of interplanetary scintillation (IPS) at 327 MHz, which probe spatial scales of a few hundred km. The background densities ($N$) have been derived using near-Earth observations from the Advanced Composition Explorer ($\it{ACE}$). Our analysis reveals that $0.001 \lesssim \epsilon_{N} \lesssim 0.02$ and does not vary appreciably with heliocentric distance. We also find that $\epsilon_{N}$ declines by 8% from 1998 to 2008. We discuss the impact of these findings on problems ranging from our understanding of Forbush decreases to the behavior of the solar wind dynamic pressure over the recent peculiar solar minimum at the end of cycle 23..Comment: 13 Pages, 8 Figures, Accepted for publication in Ap

Gangs in Asia: China and India

The problem of gang crimes dates back to the first cities founded thousands of years ago. Its traces can be even discerned in the draconian Hammurabi code of ancient Mesopotamia. To various extents and in many different forms, including muggings, pickpocketing, prostitution and turf wars, it has also plagued ancient Egyptian, Greek and Roman cities, giving ruling classes nightmares and heavily curbing the frequency of their evening walks. Today’s cities across the world continue to be afflicted by them. Although today’s gangs differ, in the increasingly globalized and interconnected world, they also share many characteristics, which have been explored in great depth and with a particular focus on the ‘Western’ culture. This relatively short review will cover the issue of gang crime in the rising superpowers of China and India. Given the scarcity of available data, it will be limited, but it is hoped that it will inspire further focus on these places that tend to be undeservingly ignored in the academic discourse of the West. © 2016, Canadian Center of Science and Education. All rights reserved

DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION OF SPECTROPHOTOMETRIC AND ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUE FOR ESTIMATION OF VALSARTAN AND HYDROCHLOROTHIAZIDE

Two new simple, sensitive, rapid, accurate and reproducible methods (UV-spectrophotometric and ion pair chromatography) have been developed for simultaneous estimation of valsartan (VAL) and hydrochlrothiazide (HCTZ) from their tablet dosage form. The first method involves multiwavelength spectrophotometric method (Method 1) in which interference of HCTZ at 245nm (wavelength for estimation of VAL) was removed by recording absorbance difference at 245nm and 301 nm whereas HCTZ was estimated directly from its absorbance at 316 nm at which VAL shows no absorbance. Linearity of the response was demonstrated by VAL in the concentration range of 5-45 g/ml with a square correlation coefficient (r2) of 0.9998. Linearity of the response was demonstrated by HCTZ in the concentration range of 2-18 g/ml with a square correlation coefficient (r2) of 0.9994. The second method utilizes ion pair chromatography (Method 2) on a HIQ sil ODS column (250 mm* 4.6 mm i.d.) using methanol: 0.0025 M orthophosphoric acid: (70:30 by volume) having pH 4.6: 0.1% hexane sulphonic acid as mobile phase with UV detection at 259nm over concentration range for VAL is 240-0 μg/ml, and for HCTZ is 75-0μg/ml. Losartan potassium was used as the internal standard. The suggested procedures were checked using laboratory prepared mixtures and were applied successfully for the analysis of their tablet dosage form. The results of analysis were statistically analysed. Both the methods were validated as per ICH Q2B guideline

Smart Waste Management System using IoT

With rapid increase in population, the issues related to sanitation with respect to garbage management are degrading immensely. It creates unhygienic conditions for the citizens in the nearby surrounding, leading to the spread of infectious diseases and illness. To avoid this problem, IoT based “Smart Waste Management” is the best and trending solution. In the proposed system, public dustbins will be provided with embedded device which helps in real time monitoring of level of garbage in garbage bins. The data regarding the garbage levels will be used to provide optimized route for garbage collecting vans, which will reduce cost associated with fuel. The load sensors will increase efficiency of data related to garbage level and moisture sensors will be used to provide data of waste segregation in a dust bin. The analysis of ceaseless data gathered will help municipality and government authorities to improve plans related to smart waste management with the help of various system generated reports