bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Proceso de licenciamiento institucional de la universidad nacional de Trujillo. Un aporte para su legitimación
Authors: Reátegui Marín Teresa Sofía
Published: June 2022

Con la promulgación de la Ley N° 30220, Ley Universitaria en 2014, las universidades peruanas se vieron en la obligación de obtener su Licencia Institucional, previo cumplimiento de las Condiciones Básicas de Calidad, de acuerdo a un cronograma. El objetivo del presente artículo es describir la situación de inicio del proceso de licenciamiento institucional y su legitimación en la comunidad universitaria de la Universidad Nacional de Trujillo (UNT); utilizando el método aplicativo para lo cual se ha realizado un diagnóstico, a través de una encuesta practicada a veinticuatro actores involucrados directamente en este proceso entre los años 2016 y 2017, dando como resultado que la percepción en general es que la universidad se encontraba desorganizada y que el proceso de comunicación interno no fue muy claro, asimismo se evidenció que el nivel de compromiso del personal era poco comprometido; y que si bien se logró el licenciamiento en el año 2018 por ocho años, se logró en base al trabajo realizado por la comisión encargada del licenciamiento institucional, cuya percepción de los encuestados fue buena. En tal sentido, se llegó a la conclusión que, para lograr legitimar el licenciamiento institucional en la UNT, se necesita un mayor compromiso de la comunidad universitaria.
Efecto del taller Neuromatematics en la competencia resuelve problemas de regularidad, equivalencia y cambio en matemáticas
Authors: Cubas Villegas José , Barboza Urbina Griemie
Published: June 2022

El presente artículo tuvo como objetivo determinar la influencia del Taller Neuromatematics en el aprendizaje de la competencia resuelve problemas de regularidad, equivalencia y cambio en el área de matemáticas en los estudiantes del segundo grado de Educación Secundaria en la Institución Educativa N° 81550 de Chota. Esta investigación por su finalidad es aplicada, se usó el método hipotético-deductivo; con diseño pre experimental; con una muestra de 24 estudiantes. Se utilizó el cuestionario para la variable dependiente del estudio. Para el procesamiento de datos, se aplicó la Prueba Wilcoxon y la Prueba T de Student para muestras emparejadas, dado que los datos tienen distribución normal. Se concluyó que el Taller Neuromatematics influye significativamente en el aprendizaje de la competencia resuelve problemas de regularidad, equivalencia y cambio en el área de matemáticas, con un valor t de -5.991 y un p-valor de significancia de 0,000.
G7 ÜLKELERİNDE EKONOMİK BÜYÜME VE CARİ İŞLEMLER DENGESİ İLİŞKİSİ: PANEL VERİ ANALİZİ
Authors: OĞUL Bahar
Published: June 2022

Cari işlemler dengesi ve ekonomik büyüme değişkenleri bir ülkeye ait en önemli makroekonomik göstergelerdendir. Bu çalışmada 1980-2020 dönemindeki G7 ülkeleri (Almanya, ABD, Fransa, İngiltere, İtalya, Japonya ve Kanada) açısından cari denge ve ekonomik büyüme değişkenlerine ait yıllık veriler kullanılmıştır. Öncelikle değişkenlerin durağanlık seviyeleri Levin, Lin ve Chu (2002) tarafından geliştirilen panel LLC birim kök testiyle ve Im, Pesaran ve Shin (2003) tarafından geliştirilen panel IPS birim kök testleriyle incelenmiştir. Modelde kullanılan değişkenler arasındaki uzun dönemli ilişkiyi test etmek amacıyla Pedroni eşbütünleşme testi ve Kao eşbütünleşme testinden faydalanılmıştır. Eşbütünleşme testleri sonucunda cari işlemler dengesi ve ekonomik büyüme değişkenleri arasında uzun dönemde anlamlı bir ilişkinin olduğu testlerle ortaya çıkarılmıştır. Ayrıca uzun dönemli eşbütünleşme ilişkisine ait katsayı tahmincisi olan ve Pedroni (2000) tarafından geliştirilen FMOLS yöntemine başvurulmuş, modelde kullanılan değişkenlerin istatistiki olarak anlamlı olduğu bulgusu elde edilmiştir. Ekonomik büyümede meydana gelen %1’lik bir artış cari işlemler dengesini yaklaşık olarak %0.27 artırmaktadır.
Representação social de profissionais de saúde a respeito do aborto
Authors: Dos Santos Thiago Nascimento , Girata Mirian Yuriko , Duarte Sebastião Junior Henrique
Published: June 2022

Objetiva-se conhecer as representações sociais de profissionais de saúde que participam dos procedimentos para o aborto legal. Pesquisa exploratória de análise qualitativa, realizada em Campo Grande, MS. Participaram 14 profissionais de saúde atuantes na equipe que realiza os procedimentos para o aborto legal. Excluiu-se os que não foram localizados após três tentativas. A coleta de dados ocorreu em formulário com dados de caracterização e pela entrevista aberta, com a questão norteadora: conte-me como é seu trabalho na equipe multiprofissional para o aborto legal. A caracterização recebeu tratamento descritivo e as entrevistas foram transcritas e organizadas de acordo com o método do discurso do sujeito coletivo e analisadas à luz da Teoria das Representações Sociais. Os resultados revelaram que a maioria são do sexo feminino (92,8%), a média da faixa etária 44,7 anos (DP: 10,5) e com 6 anos de experiência profissional. As entrevistas resultaram em treze ideias centrais: dilema pessoal, os profissionais diante das mulheres, objeção de consciência, amparo legal aos profissionais, organização do serviço, dinâmica do cuidado à mulher, desconhecimento do planejamento familiar, assistência na atenção primária à saúde, barreiras socioeconômicas, adesão ao método contraceptivo, baixa percepção do risco de gravidez, situações indeferidas ao aborto legal e serviço de apoio nas gestações indesejadas. As representações sociais foram marcadas por sentimento de compaixão às mulheres que recorreram ao abortamento legal, especialmente por terem sido vítimas de violência sexual. Os participantes reconhecem o direito de a mulher decidir sobre manter a gestação ou não, mesmo que exista dilema ético envolvido.
Indicadores de sustentabilidad en sectores de crecimiento urbano: análisis para su adaptación
Authors: Mancuello Gabriel
Published: June 2022

El crecimiento de las ciudades a nivel global, en un contexto de creciente urbanización de la población y acelerado consumo de recursos, pone en relevancia la necesidad de analizar la sustentabilidad con la que se está dando este proceso en distintos sectores urbanos. Mientras que existen diversas metodologías de análisis en la escala de sector urbano para casos europeos, las mismas no se presentarían pertinentes para un análisis en un contexto latinoamericano. El presente trabajo indaga en el análisis de pertinencia y posible adaptación conceptual de indicadores de sustentabilidad elaborados en el contexto europeo. Los mismos se analizarán respecto a los estándares propuestos, a su relación con la situación actual y la normativa urbana, y su complejidad de corrección, proponiendo finalmente lineamientos para el análisis de la sustentabilidad de estos sectores urbanos. Este trabajo fue presentado en el XII Seminario Internacional de Investigación en Urbanismo de la Universidad Politécnica de Cataluña.
Extractive spectrophotometric determination of Iron(III) using 2, 6-dithiol-4-methylphenol and aminophenols
Authors: Kerim Avaz Kuliev  , Plotnikova Svetlana E  , Gorbunova Elena M
Published: June 2022

2,6-dithiol-4-methyl­phenol(DTMP) as a photometric reagent for the extractive spectro­photometric  determination of  iron(III) is presented in this paper. The reagent DTMP in the pre­­sence of amino­phenols (AP) gave instantaneous and stable red  colour with  iron(III) in the pH range 4.2 to 5.3. The Beer’s law was applicable in the range of 0.4 – 20 μg/ml at 550-556 nm. The limit of detection (LOD)  is found to be  9.3-9.7 ng/mL. The stoichiometry of the complex is established as 1:2:2 (Fe: DTMP: AP) by equilibrium shift, relative yield, Asmus straight line and the intersection curves method.  The standard deviation and the coefficient of variance are presented. The proposed method has been successfully applied for determination of Fe(III) in  pharmaceutical, food and in plant samples are presented.
Analysis of physico-chemical and biological properties of mangrove rhizosphere and saltpan sediments from palk bay region southeast coast of India
Authors: Dr. P Santhanam  , Premkumar C
Published: June 2022

The present study was carried out to determine the physico- chemical characteristics of sediments samples collected from mangrove ecosystem and artificial saltpan environment of Kattumavadi, Southeast coast of India. The mangrove and salt pan located at kattumavadi is an unexplored area with unique ecological niches and rich in biodiversity. The physico chemical parameters play a vital role in the mangrove ecosystems. The studies revealed that totally 8 sediments samples were collected from mangrove and saltpan and analysed for the nature of the sediments samples include texture, physico chemical properties and biological properties. The study reveal that the well structured mangrove sediments have more density of the actinomycetes.
A fast biem algorithm to evaluate seismic ground response in 2d elastic time domain
Authors: Mohsen kamalian  , Mohammad Saffar
Published: June 2022

Since the topography and surface irregularities of the terrain have a significant effect on the seismic response of the earth's surface, the numerical analysis using boundary element method in elastodynamics, which leads to a significant increase in the number of DOF and stiffness matrix dimension, as well as the sparse and unsymmetrical structure of stiffness matrix, indicates the inefficiency of the conventional method. This paper presents a fast boundary element algorithm in seismic analysis of two-dimensional elastic media for the first time. In the proposed method, instead of the usual node-to-node, a method of cell-to-cell relation method is implemented by hierarchy tree structure. In addition, the Plane Wave Time Domain algorithm and the Iterative method has been used to solve a system of equations which increases the speed of network convergence, especially in high degrees of freedom that has not been used in the study of the seismic waves’ response yet. Nowadays, this new algorithm adopts for investigating the response wave fields of electrical, magnet [1], acoustic and thermal conductivity which are discussed in details in various articles and books.
Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles derived Acorus Calamus rhizome extract and their biomedical application
Authors: Abirami B  , Durairaj Siva  , Subramanian Abinaya  , Dharmaraj Praveenkumar  , Arumugam Vinothkumar  , Ganasekaran Saravanan  , Shanmugam Achiraman
Published: June 2022

The silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were derived from Acorus calamus (A. calamus) rhizome extract using different temperature. The absorbance centered at 439 nm, which was corresponds to the wavelength of the surface plasmon resonance of Ag NPs at 95 ◦C. From FESEM and TEM image showed, the Ag NPs were exhibited spherical structure. Elemental compositions were identified by EDAX analysis. The synthesized Ag NPs, functional groups were identified by the FTIR spectra. The antibacterial studies performed against a set of bacterial strains showed that the Ag NPs possessed a greater antibacterial effect than the Plant extract (PE) and silver nitrate. In-vitro cytotoxic effect of green synthesized A. calamus rhizome extract derived Ag NPs tested against MG 63, MCF-7 and HeLa cell lines.
The Effect of Additives on the Electrodeposition of Silver from Non-cyanide based Electrolytes
Authors: Rajeswari A  , Geetha S  , Sekar R
Published: June 2022

Electrodeposited metals and alloys invariably exhibit a crystalline microstructure and hence their properties depend mainly on the composition of the electrolyte and the operating conditions like electrolyte temperature, pH, presence or absence of additives, operation with or without agitation etc. In the present study the electrodeposition of silver from non-cyanide based electrolytes and the effect of additives were investigated  using X-Ray Diffraction studiesand Scanning Electron Microscope studies
Distribution of Blood groups and BMI Evaluation among school student of Tiruchirappalli,Tamil Nadu
Authors: Soundarya N  , Ramachandran N  , Suganthi P  , Jothi N
Published: June 2022

The knowledge of distribution of ABO and Rh blood groups at local and regional levels are helpful in the effective management of blood banks and safe blood transfusion services. Collecting and monitoring BMI in children and youth is a powerful tool in the effort to improve the overall health of the community. A total of 2395 students are screened for ABO and Rh blood group and BMI. ABO and Rh blood typing results reveal that O group is most frequent and AB is the least frequent groups and 93.98% are Rh Positive while 6.02% are Rh negative. Out of 76 colour blind, 61 are males; 15 are females. The percentage of blood groups in students follows as O> B>A1>A1B>A2>A2B. Results of BMI showed high frequency underweight category, which reflects the nutritional deficiency among the school students.
Kinetics, equilibrium, isotherm and thermodynamic modeling of sorption of Reactive Yellow 37 on to balsamodendroncaudatum wood waste activated carbon
Authors: BOJAN SIVA KUMAR  , NITHYA P
Published: June 2022

Balsamodendron caudatum wood waste activated carbon (BAC) have the capability to absorb the dyes from aqueous solution. The unsuitable dumping of dyes in waste water constitutes an ecological trouble and can cause damage to the ecosystem. Present investigation deals with the utilization of (BAC) waste as adsorbent for the exclusion of Reactive Yellow 37 dye from its aqueous solutions. The investigation indicates that adsorption is influenced by initial dye concentration, contact time, dye solution pH, thermodynamic parameters such as the free energy, enthalpy, entropy and adsorption temperature have been investigated in the present study. A Kinetic study of dye followed the pseudo-first-order, pseudo second-order and Elovich models respectively. Equilibrium isotherms for the adsorption of Reactive Yellow 37 on BAC were analyzed by the Langmuir isotherm. Outcome show that the pseudo first order kinetic model was found to compare the investigational data fit.
Fabrication and characterization of form-stable FA ternary eutectic mixture/GO nanocomposite for thermal energy storage
Authors: Mohammad Mohammadiun  , Iman Joz Jalalian  , Hamid Hashemi Moqadam  , Hamid Mohammadiun
Published: June 2022

The thermal conductivity of commonly used phase change materials (PCM) for thermal energy storage (TES), such as, fatty acids, paraffin etc., is relatively poor, which is one of the main drawbacks for limiting their utility. In the recent past, few attempts have been made to enhance the thermal conductivity of PCM by mixing different additives in the appropriate amount. Graphene nanoparticles, having higher thermal conductivity may be a potential candidate for the same, when mixed appropriately with different PCM. In present study, acetic acid , tristearin and stearic acid (CA-PA-SA) ternary eutectic mixture was impregnated into nano-graphene oxide (nano-GO) to prepare a form-stable composite PCM (CAPA-SA/nano-SiO2). The phase change temperature range of the composite PCM is 17.2 ◦C–26 ◦C, which is suitable for indoor thermal environment. The high latent heat value and thermal conductivity of the composite PCM are 169.43 kJ kg-1 and 0.68239 W (m K)-1, which is helpful to stabilize the indoor temperature for a long time and improve human comfort. Furthermore, after 500 heating/cooling cycles, the composite PCM showed good thermal and chemical stability. All the results indicated that the composite PCM is suitable for storing excess solar radiation and reducing the amount and rate of heat loss of buildings in the winter, which will help reduce building energy consumption.
GC-MS analysis and phytochemical studies of methanolic fruits extract of Garcinia cambogia Hort. Ex Boerl and Ziziphus trinervia Roth
Authors: Kokkaiah Irulandi  , Sethupandian Geetha  , Anantharaj Tamilselvan  , Palanichamy Mehalingam
Published: June 2022

The investigation was carried out to determine the possible phytochemical components from the methanolic extracts of Garcinia cambogia (fruits) and Ziziphus trinervia (fruits). Among the phytochemical screening of these two plant extracts showed that the plant was rich in alkaloids, flavonoids, phenols, saponins and quinones. This study was extended by analyzing the potent bioactive compounds in the methanolic extract of Garcinia cambogia (fruits) and Ziziphus trinervia (fruits) using GC-MS. The analysis revealed that Garcinia cambogia fruits extracts 40 compounds were identified in the fruit methanol extract. Another one plant Ziziphus trinervia methanol fruit extract showed 3 compounds were identified. Medicinal potential of these compounds needs further research on microbial aspects to develop safe drug
Phytochemical and medicinal properties on Strychnos-nux-vomica (L)
Authors: Perumal B  , Velmani S  , Santhosh C  , Maruthupandian A
Published: June 2022

Strychnos nux-vomica L. (Loganiaceae) is a deciduous tree that grows in tropical areas and is distributed throughout India and Southeast Asia. The dried seed of this plant S. nux vomica has been applied clinically in Chinese medicine for hundreds of years. S. nuxvomica is a non edible tree with a strong content of two poisonous alkaloids, strychnine and brucine. S. nux-vomica which belongs to the family loganiaceaalso called Kanjiram is a medium-sized tree. Other names of S. nux-vomica are Kanjiram, Kuchla, Kupilu.  Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of alkaloid, carbohydrate, tannin, steroid, triterpenoid and glycoside in the extract. Seeds of Nux vomica used as nervine tonic, alexiteric, aphrodisiac, anthelmintic, digestive, purgative and stimulant. Detoxified S. Nux vomica seeds used in various Ayurvedic drugs like Agnitundi vati, Navjeevan Rasa and vishatinduka vati as an important ingredient. This study presents a review on the Phytochemical and Medicinal properties of S.nux vomica L.
Impact of ethyl methane sulphonate on M1 attributes of Groundnut with special emphasis of amino acid profiling
Authors: Muniappan V  , Palanivel S  , Parvathi S
Published: June 2022

The present investigation was undertaken  to know the effect of EMS on  groundnut cultivar TMV-7 particularly for M1 generation with special reference to amino acids. The healthy and viable seeds of groundnut cultivar TMV-7 were exposed to different concentrations of EMS. The chemical mutagens were screened against groundnut  ranged from 10 to 50mM and sown in the field along with control. The various growth, morphological parameters like percentage of seed germination, survival percentage plant height, number of branches, days taken for flower initiation , total height at time of harvest, root length,  number of lateral roots, number of pods per plant and 100 seeds  weight were decreased with increasing concentrations of EMS. The amino acid analysis also carried out in control, EMS derived M1 plants grown in field. The amino acid contents were  recorded in  both positive and negative tendency.
Molecular docking studies of bisazo derivatives of 4-Acetyl resorcinol against lung cancer protein EGFR
Authors: Siddiqua .S  , Sithick Ali K
Published: June 2022

Lung cancer is one of the malignant diseases mostly caused by tobacco users. EGFR, proto oncogene plays an important role in many biological processes apoptosis, transcriptional regulation, cell differentiation, cell spreading and mobility. The mutation occurs in EGFR, the normal function of EGFR is over expressed and leads to develop lung cancer. In this present study, we have developed lung cancer drug from bisazo derivatives through molecular docking studies against EGFR using Glide. From the docking results the compound I, IV and V have a better life score when compared to other compounds. The ADME properties were carried out for five bis azo molecules. These compounds are under acceptable range with predicted ADME properties. From the In-silico docking studies, we conclude the compounds I, IV and V are good drug for  lung cancer and inhibit over expression of EGFR in human.
Antibacterial and anticancer properties of NiO nanoparticles by co-precipitation method
Authors: UMARALIKHAN L  , M. Jamal Mohamed Jaffar
Published: June 2022

Nickel oxide nanoparticles synthesized at room temperature (RT NiO NPs) and 60°C temperature treated nickel oxide nanoparticles (RT60 NiO NPs) were synthesized by the co-precipitation methods. The antibacterial studies performed against set of (gram positive) S.aureus and (gram negative) E. coli bacterial strains showed that the RT60 NiO NPs possessed a greater antibacterial effect as compared to the RT NiO NPs. The cytotoxic effect of the RT NiO and RT60 NiO NPs were examined in cultured (MCF-7) human breast cancer cells.
Ovicidal response effects of selected plant essential oils against Aedes aegypti
Authors: Rajasekar P  , Jebanesan A  , Mohamed Shamsudin  , Antony Joseph Jerold I  , Meeramaideen M  , Salahudeen M  , Thirupathi R
Published: June 2022

The  ovicidal response  of  selected plant essential  oils  was  evaluated  under  laboratory  conditions against  Aedes aegypti. Three plant oils viz., Abutilon indicum, Acacia nilotica and Acalypha indica were tested for ovicidal response assays at six different concentrations viz., 75, 125, 175, 225, 275 and 325 ppm concentrations. The ovicidal activity degreasing of essential oils against Aedes aegypti were Acacia nilotica > Acalypha indica and Abutilon indicum.
Structural delving and insilico analysis of proteins of Rhinacanthus Nasutus- an indigenous medicinal plant
Authors: Rubalakshmi G  , Nirubama K  , Prabhakaran S
Published: June 2022

Medicinal plants are staging a comeback and ‘renaissance’ is happening all over the globe. The Medicinal plants products today symbolise safety in contrast to the synthetics that are regarded as unsafe to human and environment. So the medicinal plants have a promising role in to prevent and as well as to cure the diseases. Andrographis is an important genus of the family Acanthacae known for its ethanomedicinal claims and for a variety of medicinal properties. Rhinacanthus nasutus has been used in various folk medicinal preparations and its chemical composition and pharmacological activities have been elaborated recently. Functional characterization of a protein sequence is one of the most frequent problems in biology. This task is usually facilitated by accurate three-dimensional (3-D) structure of the protein. The number of protein sequences that can be modeled, as well as the accuracy of the prediction, is increasing steadily because of the growth and number of known protein sequences and structures as well as improvements in the modeling software. It is currently possible to model, with useful accuracy. Significant parts of approximately one half of all known protein sequences. This research report render a futuristic summary of bioinformatics study of Rhinacanthus nasutus  with emphasis on the current development and future directions, which shall provide tools and resources necessary to understand and uphold advances in this important field. The aim of the present study, 2 proteins of Rhinacanthus nasutus were analysed using bioinformatics tools. Structural prediction and functional characterization of proteins of Rhinacanthus nasutus were done using Expasy Protparm server, 3D structure was done using SWISS MODEL. Plants of different family showing identity 80% and above were selected and its sequences retrieved, aligned using Clustal Omega. phylogenetic tree was constructed for the aligned sequence.  Structure prediction showed that α – helix, random coil, β – turn and extended strand predominates. Phylogenetic analysis of rbcl of Rhinacanthus nasutus reveals that the Plants of Verbenaceae, Bignonaceae, and Fabaceae family are closely related. Hence the present article includes the detailed exploration of Computational tools of protein, and bioinformatic aspects of R.nasutus in an attempt to provide a direction for further research.
Kinetics and Mechanism of Oxidation of Tartaric Acid by N-Chloronicotinamide (NCN)
Authors: Pushpalatha L  , Baskaran P.R  , Saratha K
Published: June 2022

The oxidation of tartaric acid by N-chloronicotinamide in the presence of H2SO4 is studied. First order kinetics with respect to NCN is observed. The kinetics results indicate fractional order dependence about [tartaric acid]. Inverse first order in [nicotinamide] and inverse fractional order about [H+] are noted. Rate of the reaction increases with a decrease in the percentage of acetic acid. The values of rate constants observed at four different temperatures were utilized to calculate the activation parameters. A suitable mechanism consistent with the experimental findings has been proposed.
Kinetics and Mechanism of oxidation of Maltose By N-Bromonicotin amide (NBN)
Authors: Pushpalatha L  , Baskaran P.R  , Saratha K
Published: June 2022

Kinetics study of oxidation of maltose, by aqueous alkaline solution of N-Bromonicotinamide (NBN) has been carried out in the temperature range 308-323K.The reaction exhibits first order in [KOH] and [Maltose] and zero order about oxidant. Addition of nicotinamide (NA) has no effect.  Increase in ionic strength of the medium does not change the rate. Effect of temperature on the rate of oxidation has been followed to show the validity of Arrehenius equation and various activation parameters have been computed. The stoichiometry of the reaction was found to be 1:1. 1,2-enediol is found to be the reactive intermediate. Maltobionic acid is the product of oxidation.
Optimization and characterization of green synthesized silver nanoparticles and its inhibitory activity against biofilm forming bacterial pathogens
Authors: Maniraj A  , Muthuram Kumar S  , Kannan M  , Rajarathinam K  , Pushparaj A
Published: June 2022

In the present study, antibacterial activity of silver nanoparticles synthesized from entophytic fungi extracts were analysed against biofilm forming bacteria include the Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus mirabilis, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from clinical specimens. Therefore, we tried to establish a combination of medicinal and nanotechnology possibly with the field of medicine for the development of antibacterial agents against these strains. The nanoparticles were characterized by UV–visible spectroscopy, the presented and capped molecules of proteins with nanoparticles was confirmed by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray diffraction (XRD).

UV–visible studies display an absorption band at 420 nm due to surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) of the silver nanoparticles. The intra cellular synthesized silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) size 15-35 nm was determination of X-ray diffraction (XRD) crystal calculation, antimicrobial activity higher than the standard antibiotic. The nanoparticle treated with isolated bacteria as result macromolecule of proteins denatures and oozing out the cells and measure the Bradford method. The nanoparticle treated bacterial cells were compared to negative control more amount of protein released. The nano size establishing the silver nanoparticles directly bind with DNA of the pathogenic bacterial strains most important to higher antimicrobial activity.
Heritability and Predicted Gain of Twelve Traits in Fifty-five Upland Rice Varieties
Authors: Aldrin Yanong Cantila  , Sailila E. Abdula  , Alvin John R. Quitel
Published: June 2022

The genetic information about upland rice traits in terms of heritability (H2b) and predicted gain expressed to the mean (RAM) could lead to an effective selection process in the upland varietal development. Fifty-five upland rice varieties (URVs) were evaluated using 12 traits in three seasons. Traits culm length (CL), days to 50% flowering (DF), days to maturity (DM), flag leaf length (FLL), flag leaf width (FLW), grain length (GL), grain width (GW), one thousand grain weight (OTGW), plant height (PH), panicle length (PL), productive tillers (PT) and yield (YCC) had an overall mean of 102.7 cm, 55.3 days, 91.2 days, 37.9 cm, 1.6 cm, 8.69 mm, 2.92 mm, 21.2 g, 120.6 cm, 26.5 cm, 6.7 tillers and 2.25 t/ha, respectively. STAR V2.01 provided a combined analysis of variance (ANOVA) and found a high significance among URVs in all traits with corresponding coefficient of variation range of 3.3% (DM) to 24.16% (YCC). H2b on the other hand had a range of 89.3% (PH) to 99.2% (OTGW) while RAM had a range of 14.5% (GL) to 91.7% (YCC). It was CL, DF, DM, FLL, GL, OTGW, PH, PL and YCC with H2b >95% were highly heritable and FLL, FLW, PL and YCC with RAM >30% were high in genetic gain. Therefore, bigger flag leaves (FLL and FLW) as first indicator and yield as last indicator could be recommended in deciding what genotypes to keep and develop in the upland breeding process.
Synthesis of Mg2+ doped NiO nanoparticles and their structural and optical properties by Co-precipitation method
Authors: M. Karthi keyan  , P. Vijaya Kumar  , A. Jafar Ahamed  , Ravikumar A
Published: June 2022

Nanocrystalline Magnesium-doped NiO nanoparticles (Mg2+ doped NiO NPs) were synthesized by co-precipitation method. The prepared samples were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), ultraviolet- visible spectrometer (UV-Vis) and Tunneling electron microscopy (TEM) with EDAX specifications. XRD pattern reveals that Mg2+ doped NiO nanoparticles belongs to the face centered cubic crystal structure with the space group of Fm-3m. Electron microscopy studies clearly evidence the formation of cubical edged nanoparticles with an average particle size of 21.49 nm, emerges in the polycrystalline nature. UV-Visible absorption spectra of Mg2+ doped NiO nanocrystals shows an absorption peak at 289nm. The bandgap value is calculated to be 4.8 eV.
Enhanced solar light active CoTiO3 coupled Sr, N codoped TiO2 heterojunction composites: fabrication, photocatalytic properties analysis and dye degradation studies
Authors: Murugesan Sivakumar  , Santhanam Sivakumar  , Menakshisundaram Ravikrishnan  , Ethiraj Krishnan
Published: June 2022

The photocatalytic degradation efficiency of CoTiO3 coupled Sr, N codoped TiO2 has been examined by the degradation of Reactive Yellow 84 (RY 84) under solar light irradiation. The efficient CoTiO3/Sr, N codoped TiO2 based heterojunction composite was prepared via dispersed method and the results were compared with Sr, N codoped TiO2 and bare TiO2. The prepared photocatalysts were analyzed by x-ray diffraction [XRD], scanning electron microscopy [SEM] and diffused reflectance spectroscopy [UV-DRS] and Photoluminescence study [PL] , which implies the crystal structure, surface morphology, optical properties and quenching of electron role recombination. The charge separation of CoTiO3/Sr, N codoped TiO2 heterojunction composite has been improved as a result of coupling CoTiO3 and Sr, N codoped TiO2 with different energy levels and the responsible for the enhancement in the rate of photocatalytic degradation. The CoTiO3/Sr, N codoped TiO2 heterojunction composite shows better photostability at continuous photocatalytic runs. Our report will helps in the establishment and development of photocatalytic research.
Scientometric analysis of mammalian microbiome research
Authors: Deepa Azhchath Vasu  , Amritha Achuthkumar  , Revathy Arya Suresh. S  , Tony Grace
Published: June 2022

Over the past few decades, microbiota research has been gaining the attention of the researchers working on the concepts of health–enhancement and overall–wellbeing. The mammalian microbiome has been progressively acknowledged as a developing research area resulting in an increased number of publications. This study intends to use scientometric and bibliometric analysis to evaluate the research development and evolution of publication patterns in the field of mammalian microbiome between 2007 and 2020. 512 published articles were retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection and were analyzed. We assessed the quantity and quality of research output through statistical methods of bibliometric indicators, comprising a number of publications, citations, productive authors, journals and countries, using a bibliometric analysis. Scientometric analysis was performed using main path analysis, bibliometric coupling, co-word co-occurrence and co-author analysis, systematically characterizing and visualizing the trend and delivering a pivotal review of the mammalian microbiome research status quo. The results identified an increase in the number of publications over time showing the rapid research growth, with top productive countries recording the highest number of research outcomes with influential research. The bibliographic coupling revealed the most shared papers that form landmark papers and the co-author analysis indicated the most influential authors in mammalian microbiome research. The evolutionary path of the mammalian microbiome research was traced using the main path analysis identifying the milestone papers. The frequently occurred words were enumerated from co-word, co-occurrence networks. The information from this study could be a transcript for a comprehensive understanding of current mammalian microbiome research and can also direct the future and emerging trends in this research realm.
Antioxidant potentials of successive green solvent extracts from the unexplored Ficus subincisa
Authors: Priyanka Pokhriyal  , Abha Shukla  , Rishi Kumar Shukla
Published: June 2022

Ficus subincisa Buch-Ham.Ex Sm. is considered an endemic medicinal plant. The current researchbased on the antioxidant potential of four different green solvent extracts obtained by the successive solventextraction method from the unexplored F.subincisa leaves was evaluated. Various in vitro assays wereperformed to achieve the aim and variation in scavenging potential of the four green extracts, showed thehighest total phenolic content (TPC), Total flavonoid content (TFC), and free radical scavenging potentialagainst DPPH, ABTS, FRAP Phosphomolybdate, and nitric oxide radical scavenging assay as compared toother extracts.The extraction of Ficus subincisa with different green solvents namely: d-limonene, isopropylalcohol, ethyl lactate, and hydroalcohol.Extracts were evaluated for their antioxidant activity using differentassays namely, DPPH, ABTS, and nitric oxide scavenging. The Folin-Ciocalteau and AlCl3 colorimetricmethods were measured the content of total phenolics and total flavonoids respectively. Reducing power wasdetermined by phosphomolybdate and Ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) methods.Considerableamount of phenolic and flavonoid contents were recorded in the hydroalcohol extract. Although hydroalcoholfractions exhibited good antioxidant activities, the most distinguished radical scavenging potential.Hydroalcohol sowed equivalent to standard in radical scavenging activity by DPPH. Hydroalcohol showedthe higher radical scavenging activity by DPPH (92.03%), Nitric oxide (89.21%) and by ABTS (89.45%),antioxidant activity, the highest total phenols content (78.67 ± 1.07 mg GAE/g fraction), the highest totalflavonoids content (195.58 ± 3.31 mg quercetin equivalent/g extract fraction). The hydroalcohol extractshowed a reducing power of (93.2%) and (1373.91 ± 4.35 µM/ml Ascorbic acid equivalent) using thephosphomolybdate and FRAP assays, respectively.Hydroalcohol shows the strongest antioxidant activity, andit can be attributed to its high content in phenolic and flavonoid compounds. It can be concluded that leavesof Ficus subincisa can be used as an effective natural source of antioxidant, and as a commercial basis for theevolution of nutraceuticals
Understanding awareness of young adults on dietary phytochemicals: A Pilot Study
Authors: Nita Ann Johnson  , S. Kowsalya
Published: June 2022

Background: This pilot study was conducted to assess the knowledge about phytochemicalsamong young adults to understand the need for upholding the existing dietary guidelines for Indianswhich encouraged consumption of vegetable foods as one of the measures to control lifestyle obesity.Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study design with snowball sampling of 90 subjects aged 18 to35 years was implemented. This study includes data from Southern and Western Indian States. Data hadto be collected using Google Forms due to the restrictions of Covid-19 on human interaction as perspecified safety guidelines. Results: Although 63.33 percent knew about phytochemicals, only 41.11percent were aware of dietary phytochemicals with 38.88 percent accepting that it may be beneficial tothem. 64.44 percent did not know about the different foods that included dietary phytochemicals with 10percent only acknowledging phytochemicals for their anti-cancer properties. 71.11 percent failed toidentify the different types of dietary phytochemicals and 97.77 percent admitted that they wanted tolearn more about the role that phytochemicals played in their health. Conclusion: Although obesity canresult from many genetic and environmental factors, understanding the role of diet-related factors for itsregulation will go a long way in diminishing chances of future generations becoming obese, therebyleading to a healthier population.
A Study on Moringa oleifera supplementation among pre-hypertensive subjects in rural area of puducherry
Authors: Brighty Daniel  , Madhumitha Elumazhai
Published: June 2022

The present scenario alarms that Pre-hypertension is the major cause of death all over theworld. (Kearney et al., 2005) gives the prevalence of Pre- hypertension worldwide representing 26.4percent of adult population in 2000 had Pre-hypertension in which 26.6 percent of men and 26.1percent of women and it is projected to have 29.2 percent by the year 2025 on and wellness. (i) Toassess the Socio- demographic profile, Anthropometric measurement, Clinical data, Bio- chemicalparameters, Dietary pattern before and after supplementation among pre-hypertensive subjects inExperimental and Control group. (ii) To compare the Body Mass Index, blood pressure and totalcholesterol before and after supplementation in the experimental group and without supplementationin the controlled group. The investigator used Questionnaire and Interview schedule as the tool forconducting the study which consists Personal Details, Anthropometric measurements, health statusincludes Biochemical parameters, eating habits, Dietary pattern and other relevant details, collectedfrom 30 samples selected by random sampling method. The researcher carried out with selection ofcommon people as the samples who were randomly selected with Drumstick leaves powder(Moringa oleifera) supplementation among Pre-hypertensive subjects for a period of 21 days in theselected area in Puducherry. The mean value of total cholesterol level of the Control group of Prehypertensive subjects before intervention of value is 172.6±6.91 and after value is175±7.52. Therewas no significant difference in Standard deviation value, in the Total Cholesterol level of the controlgroup before and after without supplementation. In the Experimental group supplementation showedsignificant difference in the Total Cholesterol value which had reduced from 161 to 156 mg/dL,before and after supplementation which was observed due to the intake of Drumsticks leaves powderin Pre-hypertensive subjects.
Influence of probiotic and medicinal plants incorporated in animal feed formulations
Authors: Swetha Juliet Anandharaj  , Priyadharshni Sukumaran  , Kumaresan K  , Thirumurugan A  , Nithya Priya S
Published: June 2022

Antibiotics used in animal feed to prevent various microbial diseases leads to antibioticresistance. Such resistances will not only occur in pathogenic bacterial species but can also betransferred to humans during the consumption of animal products. Long term usages of antibiotics leadto suppress the natural immunity. Replacing of commercial antibiotics with probiotics, edible medicinalplant material could benefit the poultry animals health and consumers without any negative effects.Sporolactobacillus laveolacticus MTCC 7167, a spore forming bacteria were screened for its probioticcharacteristics in sustaining at acidic and bile environments. Three medicinal plants such as Tinosporacordifolia, Abutilon indicum, Holoptelea integrifolia were selected and screened for their antimicrobialproperty to be used as a value added natural material incorporated in animal feed. The aim of this studywas to develop an effective antimicrobial and probiotic animal feed with immune-modulatory potentialusing the agricultural wastes.
Value addition of green tea with nutraceuticals - an acceptability study
Authors: Thilagamani.S  , Surya.V
Published: June 2022

Green tea is manufactured from the leaves of the plant camellia sinensis and has been regarded tohigh polyphenol and antioxidant activity. Today consumers are strongly concerned about their foodhabits, health and lifestyle with globalization and economic development and further on the qualityof life. It is commonly brewed along with vitamin c and immune stimulating properties which playsa positive role to maintain the antioxidant potential. Lemon peel and ginger can serve as an excellentmedium for supplementation of green tea for the formulation of nutraceutical by value addition withlimonoids and gingerol to overcoming the astringent taste of green tea. The present study wasproposed to develop a nutraceutical food by blending lemon peel and ginger to green tea. Variousproportions of lemon peel and ginger was formulated and tried for acceptability of the tea andstandardised. The formulations were analysed for the sensory as well as nutritional value. Valueaddition green tea displayed the high values for antioxidant (DPPH), calcium. Value addition greentea with an increasing concentration of lemon peel and ginger resulted in a reduction on flavonoidcontent, and antioxidant, calcium, vitamin A increased in the new blend tea. The value addition teawas packaged as dips for six grams and was listed for acceptability. Tea bag is processed specificallyto increase the surface area to extract the flavor and nutrients quickly. The overall acceptability wereselected by twenty five adolescents is without the palm sugar. The Variation with most acceptabilitywas 1.2 gram of green tea, 1.2 gram of lemon peel powder and 2.5 gram of ginger powder perportion serving.. The mean score for overall acceptability of product, Variation 1 (V1) was 7.12 thehighest score acceptable. A blend of nutraceuticals like Limonoids and Gingerol can significantlyreduce body weight by decreasing fat in obese individuals and further studies are required toestablish a long-term efficacy.
Prevalence and effectiveness of potential strategies for polycystic ovarian syndrome
Authors: Poornima Andal R  , Kowsalya.S  , Suganya Parthasarathy  , VijayaP riya
Published: June 2022

Introduction :Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is defined as a complex endocrine disorderaffecting reproductive aged women. It is associated with anovulation, menstrual irregularities, infertilityand insulin resistance as the condition progresses. Methodology: The study was conducted among 1438women and all were screened with questionnaires on demographic profile, anthropometricmeasurements and clinical examination as well as diagnosed for PCOS with Rotterdam Criteria. A totalof 269 women were confirmed with PCOS. The purposive sampling technique was used and 113samples were enrolled for interventional strategies. 44 subjects received allopathic treatment for PCOSin a private hospital, Coimbatore. In Ayurveda hospital, ayurvedic treatment provided for 32 womenand 37 were managed with Life style medications of Diet and exercises.Data Analysis: Descriptive statistics, Paired T' test, ANOVA, Bonferroni and Chi square testwere used for objective analysisResults: Among 1438 women, 269 diagnosed to have PCOS as per Rotterdam Criteria.It showsthe prevalence rate of PCOS is 18.7%.Menstrual duration got normalized with 95.45 and 94.75 % byfollowing Allopathic medicine and lifestyle modification respectively.By Following allopathicmedicine, BMI got reduced with 0.99%,but 10.7% reduction in LSM group. With Ayurvedic Medicine,Alopecia reduced with 3.13 % over 6 months. By following lifestyle modification for 6 months, Acnereduced with 51.35%.Hyperandrogenism got reduced with 27.03% with lifestyle modification whereasgot reduced with 3.125% in Ayurvedic medicine.Conclusion : It shows the prevalence rate of PCOS is 18.7%.In allopathic group, BMI slightlyincreased and not significant. But, Menstrual regulation has been achieved with all three modalities oftreatments. BMI, WHR, Hyperandrogenic symptoms such as Alopecia, Acne and Hirsutism significantlyreduced in life style modification group as compared to other two groups. Overall, LSM group proved tosignificantly reduce the PCOS signs and symptoms
Nutritional knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) of mothers on the nutritional status of school children – A study from south India
Authors: Anitha.R  , Dr. PA.Raajeswari
Published: June 2022

Undernutrition is a major serious health concern that contributes to mortality and morbidityamong young children in India. There are few studies on the relationship of mother’s nutritionKnowledge, Attitude and Practice on the nutritional status of school children. It is a cross-sectionalstudy aimed to associate the nutritional Knowledge, Attitude and Practice (KAP) of mothers and thenutritional status of children. About 100 children and their mothers were selected, according to theinclusion criteria, such as children with the specified age group between 6-12 years. We collected theinformation related to socio demographic profile, Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of mother usingthe developed questionnaire adopted from FAO manual. The nutritional status of the children wasassessed through anthropometric measurement. The SPSS 16.0 version was used for the statisticalanalysis. The study results showed that the illiterate mother secured higher mean KAP scores.Although, the socio economic status of the family influenced the nutritional Knowledge, Attitudeand Practice score of the mother, the statistical significance was not found. The higher meannutrition knowledge, attitude and practice score of the mother was associated highly with the highermean height, weight and BMI of the children.