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Resource Use Efficiency of Mustard Production in Chitwan District of Nepal
Authors: Dhakal S.C. , Regmi P.P. , Thapa R.B. , Sah S.K. , Khatri-Chhetri D.B. 
Published: December 2015

The study was conducted to determine the profitability and resource use efficiency of mustard production in Chitwan. The study used 159 mustard growers from 300 farmers adopting different pollinator friendly practices. Descriptive and statistical tools including Cobb-Douglas production function were used to analyze data which were collected from structured interview schedule. The benefit cost ratio (1.43) indicates that mustard production was profitable with productivity of 0.81 ton per ha. The magnitude of regression coefficients of mustard implied that use of human labor, tractor, nutrient and irrigation and pesticides costs had significant positive effect on gross return with estimated increasing return to scale (1.03). According to estimated allocative efficiency indices, it is suggested to increase use of tractor labor, seed, nutrient and irrigation plus pesticides cost by about 47%, 82%, 84% and 94%, respectively. Extension of modern technologies with adjustment on resource use is to be encouraged for increase in productivity and profit from mustard production which indirectly promotes and ensure forage for pollinators. Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(4): 604-608
Effect of Planting Dates on the Yield of Mustard Seed
Authors: Alam M.J. , Ahmed K.S. , Mollah M.R.A. , Tareq M.Z. , Alam J. 
Published: December 2015

The experiment was conducted at Shibganj upazila under Bogra district during October, 2014 to January, 2015 to observe the effect of planting dates on the yield of mustard seed. There were five planting dates viz. 25 October, 30 October, 05 November, 10 November and 15 November. Significant variations due to different planting dates were observed in plant height, number of leaves plant-1, number of siliqua plant-1, number of seed siliqua-1, 1000 weight plot-1, yield plot-1and yield ha-1of mustard. Results showed that the highest seed yield was1.50 t ha-1 obtained from 30 October. The lowest seed yield was 1.0 t ha-1 from 15 November. From the results, the best planting date of mustard is on 30 October in the northern parts of Bangladesh. Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(4): 651-654
Ascorbic Acid and/or 24-Epibrassinolide Trigger Physiological and Biochemical Responses for the Salt Stress Mitigation in Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.)
Authors: Upadhyaya Chandrama Prakash , Bagri Deepak Singh , Upadhyay Devanshi Chandel 
Published: December 2015

In the present study, we examined the role of ascorbic acid (AsA, vitamin C) and/or 24-epibrassinolide (EBL, an active BR) in mitigation of salt-induced stress in potato (Solanum tuberousum L). The 10-d-old plants were exposed to 150 mM NaCl and they were subsequently treated by ASA and/or EBL. The salt stress reduced significantly the plant growth, tuber yield, total chlorophyll and increased proline content and electrolyte leakage in the leaves. Toxic effects induced by salt stress were completely overcome by the combined exogenous application of AsA and EBL. The AsA and/or EBL treatments improved the growth parameters of the salt treated plants, such as shoot length, tuber number and size, fresh and dry mass and other physiological parameters. Our data also indicated that applications of AsA and EBL up-regulated the stress regulating plant hormone such as IAA, IBA and activities of the antioxidant enzymes, such as catalase (CAT), peroxidase (POX), superoxide dismutase (SOD), ascorbate peroxidase (APX) and under salt stress. Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(4): 655-667
A Role of Calcium Signaling Genes in Heterokaryon Incompatibility in Neurospora crassa
Authors: Gedela Ravi , Tamuli Ranjan 
Published: December 2015

We have studied the Ca2+-signaling knockout mutants for their role in mating-type-associated heterokaryon incompatibility in Neurospora crassa. The found results showed on heterokaryons homokaryosis for DNCU05225, DNCU06366, DNCU06650, DNCU07075, and ∆NCU07966 Ca2+-signaling knockout mutants (Neurospora crassa unit number, NCU) displayed heterokaryon het compatibility; however heterokaryons heterokaryosis for DNCU05225, DNCU063665, DNCU06650, DNCU07075, and ∆NCU07966 mutants displayed het incompatibility like the wild-type control. In addition to that Two Ca2+-signaling knockout mutants DNCU02283, and DNCU09655 were tested for mating-type-associated heterokaryon incompatibility; these results showed, heterokaryons homokaryosis and heterokaryons heterokaryosis for DNCU02283, DNCU09655 mutants displayed het incompatibility. Cell death and hyphal compartmentation due to mating type associated incompatibility were confirmed by uptake of vital dye Evan’s blue. Thus, these results of NCU05225, NCU06366, NCU06650, NCU07075, and NCU07966 Ca2+-signaling gene products could play a role in mating-type-associated heterokaryon incompatibility in N. crassa. In this article, we are reporting initially screened Ca2+-signaling gene deletion mutants of these five acts as recessive suppressors of mating type associated vegetative incompatibility in N. crassa.Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(4): 668-679
Monitoring and Varietal Screening Cucurbit Fruit Fly, Bactrocera cucurbitae Coquillett (Diptera: Tephritidae) on Cucumber in Bhaktapur and Kathmandu, Nepal
Authors: Maharjan Ranju , Regmi Rajendra , Poudel Kapil 
Published: December 2015

Monitoring of cucurbit fruit fly by using four different types of traps was conducted in Sipadole VDC of Bhaktapur district during 2012 to observe the population dynamics. Three different types of fruit flies were recorded, in which the number of B. cucurbitae dominated to other species. Only B. cucurbitae damaged the cucumber, which was trapped 92.68%, 87.05%, 90.61%, and 69.38% in cue-lure, banana pulp bait, sticky traps and fly catcher, respectively. The highest number of fruit flies (167.5 male fruit flies/3traps) was recorded in cue-lure trap during the first week of September, which coincided with 85.45% RH and 21.67°C and 25.04°C minimum and maximum temperature, respectively. Positive relation of temperature, relative humidity and fruit fly catches was observed. Thus, cue-lure was the most effective traps for monitoring of fruit fly population. In varietal screening, among the six different varieties of cucumber, i.e. Kathmandu local, Kusle, Kamini, Malini, Kasinda and Mahyco Green Long, they were highly significant difference in yield. Kamini gave the highest marketable fruit 26.66 mt/ha yield and the lowest by Kusle (5.05 mt/ha). All the varieties were affected by cucurbit fruit fly. The highest number of unmarketable fruit set was observed in Kamini (22.29 fruits/plant). Int J Appl Sci Biotechnol, Vol 3(4): 714-720
Taxonomical Studies of Three Species of an Epiphytic Alga Coleochaete Bréb. with Ecological Notes in West Bengal, India
Authors: Halder Nilu 
Published: December 2015

During taxonomical study of Coleochaete Bréb., an epiphytic alga, three species viz. Coleochaete nitellarum Jost, Coleochaete pulvinata A. Br. ex Kütz., Coleochaete soluta (Bréb.) Pringsh. belonging to the order Chaetophorales under the class Chlorophyceae were recorded in the winter season from three sites of Hooghly district in West Bengal, India. The thallus of C. nitellarum grew diffusely on the submerged angiospermic plants and consists of irregularly branched prostrate filaments. In C. soluta, the erect filaments were freely branched while, upper cells of erect filaments were cylindrical and thallus was hemispherical in C. pulvinata. The most important finding of the limnological work was the higher concentration of DO in the lentic aquatic ecosystems where they occurred that might be due to higher rate of photosynthetic activities and lower temperature of water. This study also exhibited somewhat, lower nutrient status in respect of NO3-N: PO43-: K ratios. The review of literatures revealed that C. pulvinata was the second time report and other two taxa were reported third timely from this state.Our Nature (2015), 13(1): 19-25
Productivity of Maize Genotypes under Different Planting Dates
Authors: Bahadur B.K. Santa , Karki Tika Bahadur , Shrestha Jiban , Adhikari Parbati 
Published: December 2015

Genotypic yield potential of maize genotypes is greatly affected by planting dates. This study was conducted to determine optimum planting dates of maize genotypes in 2013/14 at Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal. Four genotypes namely RML-4/RML-17, RML-32/RML-17, ACROSS-9944/ACROSS-9942 and S99TLYQ-B were planted at every week from April to March. The experiments were laid out in randomized complete block design with four replications . The result of experiment showed that the highest production (5565 kg/ha) was obtained in August followed by February (5266 kg/ha), June (4475 kg/ha) and July (4255 kg/ha) respectively. The lowest yield (2572 kg/ha) was obtained in the month of November and December planting (3019 kg/ha). The highest grain yield was obtained in RML-4/RML-17 (7392 kg/ha) and RML-32/RML17 (6606 kg/ha), ACROSS- 9944/ACROSS-9942 (5004 kg/ha) during August planting and higher yield of QPM variety S99TLYQ-B was obtained in the month February planting. Winter maize has higher production potential than the rainy season maize. Based on this experiment RML-4/RML-17, RML-32/RML17 and ACROSS- 9944/ACROSS-9942 should be planting in August (winter season) and S99TLYQ-B in February (spring season) for higher grain yield production.Our Nature (2015), 13(1): 45-49
INFRARED OBSERVATIONAL MANIFESTATIONS OF YOUNG DUSTY SUPER STAR CLUSTERS
Authors: Martínez-González Sergio , Tenorio-Tagle Guillermo , Silich Sergiy 
Published: December 2015

ABSTRACT
The growing evidence pointing at core-collapse supernovae as large dust producers makes young massive stellar clusters ideal laboratories to study the evolution of dust immersed in a hot plasma. Here we address the stochastic injection of dust by supernovae, and follow its evolution due to thermal sputtering within the hot and dense plasma generated by young stellar clusters. Under these considerations, dust grains are heated by means of random collisions with gas particles which result in the appearance of infrared spectral signatures. We present time-dependent infrared spectral energy distributions that are to be expected from young stellar clusters. Our results are based on hydrodynamic calculations that account for the stochastic injection of dust by supernovae. These also consider gas and dust radiative cooling, stochastic dust temperature fluctuations, the exit of dust grains out of the cluster volume due to the cluster wind, and a time-dependent grain size distribution.
THE RAPID FORMATION OF A FILAMENT CAUSED BY MAGNETIC RECONNECTION BETWEEN TWO SETS OF DARK THREADLIKE STRUCTURES
Authors: Yang Bo , Jiang Yunchun , Yang Jiayan , Yu Shunping , Xu Zhe 
Published: December 2015

ABSTRACT
Taking advantage of the high spatiotemporal resolution observations from the Atmospheric Imaging Assembly (AIA) and the Helioseismic and Magnetic Imager on board the Solar Dynamics Observatory, we present rare observations of the rapid formation of a filament caused by magnetic reconnection between two sets of dark threadlike structures. The two sets of dark threadlike structures belong to distinct flux systems with their adjacent ends anchored in an opposite-polarity magnetic field region, where the calculated photospheric velocity field shows that converging flows dominate there. Due to the converging flows, opposite-polarity magnetic flux converged and then canceled, leading to the formation of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) brightening that spread in opposite directions along the spine of the dark threadlike structures. Meanwhile, very weak remote brightening in the other terminals of the dark threadlike structures, as well as EUV loops, which rooted in the opposite-polarity magnetic field region, appeared. In addition, all of the AIA Fe line observations reveal that a flux rope was formed and underwent a rolling motion during the fadeaway of the EUV brightening. Soon after, as the EUV brightening disappeared, a filament that is very likely composed of two sets of intertwined dark threadlike structures was formed. Via differential emission measure (EM) analysis, it is found that both the EM and temperature of the plasma around the flux-canceling site increased during the brightening, implying that there, magnetic reconnection may occur to heat the plasma. These observations provide evidence that the filament is formed by magnetic reconnection associated with flux convergence and cancellation, and the magnetic structure of the filament is most likely a flux rope.
L’infra de l’humain : du mode mineur de la réalité à l’anthropologie existentiale dans l’œuvre d’Albert Piette
Authors: Denizeau Laurent 
Published: December 2015

La notion de « mode mineur », au centre de l’œuvre de l’anthropologue Albert Piette, nous invite à repenser l’homme des sciences humaines et sociales. A la fois outil méthodologique et concept épistémologique fondateur d’une anthropologie existentiale, attentive non plus aux représentations sous-jacentes à l’action mais au mode spécifiquement humain d’être au monde. Comment écrire anthropologiquement l’existence humaine ? Sur un mode mineur. Bien plus qu’un outil méthodologique et un concept épistémologique, le mode mineur nous invite à une véritable pensée de la minimalité.
Representación de género. Las películas españolas contemporáneas de adolescentes (2009-2014)
Authors: Álvarez Hernández Carmen , González de Garay Domínguez Beatriz , Frutos Esteban Francisco Javier 
Published: December 2015

El presente estudio partió de los múltiples informes sobre los elevados índices de Desigualdad de Género en nuestra sociedad y de la gran influencia del relato audiovisual para la configuración de la misma. Nos planteamos si los largometrajes contemporáneos de producción española y de adolescentes reproducían esa imagen de género desigual. Metodología. Se estudió a los protagonistas de las películas más vistas con un elenco de adolescentes de más del 50% entre los años 2009-2014, analizando el número de personajes masculinos y femeninos en ellos y la reproducción de ocho estereotipos de género. Resultados. Los resultados manifestaron la reproducción de una imagen de género desigual, con estereotipos argumentales y de definición de personajes y roles que no hacen sino alimentar la creación y continuación de una imagen colectiva en los espectadores adolescentes sobre cómo son los hombres y las mujeres, contribuyendo a perpetuar la desigualdad de género.
The Habitus of Actor on Corporate Social Responsibility Program: A Study on PT Antam in Nanggung Sub-District of Bogor Regency
Authors: Pranawa Sigit , Mardikanto Totok , Kartono Drajat Tri , Soemanto RB 
Published: December 2015

The objective of research was to find out the habitus of actor on PT Antam’s corporate social responsibility (CSR) program implementation in developing the clean water infrastructure, particularly involving the society leader and the members of society, as well as the staff of PT Antam. In this case, the leader was Lurah Desa Cisarua (the Head of Cisarua Village) attempting to make both company and society benefiting from the presence of company amid the society. The research method used was case study. Techniques of collecting data used were observation, interview, and focus group discussion (FGD). Technique of analyzing data used was an interactive model. Bourdieu’s structuring theory was used to appreciate the leader’s action. This theory states that (habitus × capital) + domain = action. The result of research suggested that the community of Nanggung Sub District was the domain in which the actor exists, pertaining to values, norms, and problems encountered by the society. Habitus of society leader constituted knowledge and conception on its role and function within the society, learnt from its primary and secondary environments. The result also showed that a society leading actor should be able to serve the society by devoting idea, thought, and effort to its society. The members of society should be able to participate actively in the society’s activity. Meanwhile, the actor of company should be productive and maintain the company’s reputation. Capital consists of economic, social, cultural, and political capitals the individual actors have.
In-silico designing of hnRNP B1 inhibitors against lung cancer: a computational approach
Authors: Verma Neelam , Kaur Gurpreet 
Published: December 2015

RNA-binding proteins regulate the maturtarion of mRNA including pre-mRNA splicing, mRNA transport from the nucleus to cytoplasm, the translocation and longevity of transcripts within the cytoplasm as well as translation of the message. One key RNA-binding protein identified in several aspects of this process is heterogeneous ribonuclear ribonucleoprotein B1 (hnRNP B1) and it plays a role in several cellular functions. HnRNP B1 is overexpressed in several cancers including lung and squamous cell carcinoma of various organs, in addition, its mRNA can be detected in the serum of patients with early stage lung cancer and can therefore be used as a biomarker for cancer detection. Furthermore, it can be used as a target for treatment. In the present study hnRNP B1 was used as a target receptor for in silico ligand binding studies using a library of 55 small compounds selected from the current knowledge of lung cancer therapeutic drugs available in the market as well as known inhibitors of hnRNP B1. TSAR studies were carried out for selected compounds from BioMed CAChe to determine docking score and then compared with 7 lactate dehydrogenase inhibitor involved in lung cancer whose IC50 value were known. Results from both software analyses indicated that EGCG was a potent candidate ligand of hnRNP B1 and was selected as a parent compound for pharmacophore modifications to improve the binding affinity and activity against hnRNP B1. A library of 158 compounds was generated after modification of EGCG and molecular modeling and docking identified several analogues with increased binding scores. In addition, pharmacophore studies indicated the significant importance of ring D in EGCG and the formation of H-bonds between the modified ligands and amino acid GLU108 of hnRNPB1. Hence the outcomes of study identify a strategy for the identification of new lead molecules bearing drug-like properties. Future studies are required to validate this approach and measure the efficacy of analogues of compounds identified using in silico approaches.
Pela transversalidade do diálogo inter-religioso na teologia e na pastoral
Authors: Sanchez Wagner Lopes 
Published: December 2015

<p>No âmbito das relações da igreja católica com as religiões a ruptura com o modelo de cristandade efetivada pelo Concílio teve um papel decisivo: significou uma guinada importante que levou a uma revisão não só dessas relações com as religiões, mas também da própria visão de igreja e da teologia. Com isso, o Concílio deu um grande passo ao lançar um olhar positivo sobre as religiões e reconhecer que elas contêm “sementes do Verbo” (<em>AG</em> 11b). No entanto, é preciso reconhecer que os padres conciliares se limitaram a apresentar diretrizes gerais e indicações de atitudes fundamentais quanto às outras religiões sem se preocuparem em apresentar uma teologia do diálogo inter-religioso. Este artigo procura problematizar as diretrizes e indicações do Concílio a partir do conceito de transversalidade. Assumimos a perspectiva de que o diálogo inter-religioso para ser consistente, em consonância com as inspirações conciliares, precisa ser transversal tanto ao discurso como à ação pastoral. A missão, a liturgia, a catequese e a educação teológica são áreas, entre outras, nas quais a transversalidade do diálogo inter-religioso precisa ganhar vida. </p>
Espiritualidade Política
Authors: Oliveira Pedro Assis Ribeiro de 
Published: December 2015

<p>A propósito do livro "No sea así entre ustedes: ensayo sobre política y esperanza"</p><p><strong><br /> </strong>PICO, Juan Hernández. No sea así entre ustedes: ensayo sobre política y esperanza. San Salvador, El Salvador, UCA editores, 2010. 700p.<br /> (ISBN: 978-99923-5930-3)</p>
Diagnosis of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Hemodialysis Patients With High-Sensitivity Cardiac Troponin T Assay
Authors: Huang Hua-Lan , Zhu Shuai , Wang Wei-Qing , Nie Xin , Shi Ying-Ying , He Yong , Song Hao-Lan , Miao Qiang , Fu Ping , Wang Lan-Lan , Li Gui-Xing 
Published: December 2015

ContextCardiac troponins have become the gold standard for diagnosing acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in the general population; however, their diagnostic accuracy for hemodialysis (HD) patients presenting with chest pain or dyspnea is uncertain.ObjectiveTo examine the diagnostic accuracy of high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) assay for AMI in HD patients.DesignIn this prospective study, we enrolled 670 consecutive stable HD patients presenting with chest pain or dyspnea on routine predialysis therapy in the nephrology department. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to examine the diagnostic accuracy of hs-cTnT levels at enrollment in HD patients presenting with chest pain or dyspnea, and the dynamic change in these levels after 3 hours.ResultsAcute myocardial infarction was the adjudicated final diagnosis in 12% of HD patients. Among patients with a final diagnosis other than AMI, 97% had a plasma hs-cTnT concentration above the 99th percentile. At the time of enrollment, the area under the ROC curve of hs-cTnT levels for diagnosis of AMI was 0.68 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.62–0.74; P &lt; .001) with a cutoff value of 107.7 ng/L; the relative change after 3 hours was 0.90 (95% CI, 0.82–0.96, P &lt; .001) with a cutoff value of 24%, and the absolute change was 0.88 (95% CI, 0.82–0.94, P &lt; .001) with a cutoff value of 32.6 ng/L. The prognostic value for 40-day mortality varied with the magnitude of elevation in hs-cTnT levels.ConclusionsTracking the dynamic change in hs-cTnT levels during the short term significantly increased this measure's diagnostic accuracy for AMI in HD patients.
A Comparative Study Between Smartphone-Based Microscopy and Conventional Light Microscopy in 1021 Dermatopathology Specimens
Authors: Jahan-Tigh Richard R. , Chinn Garrett M. , Rapini Ronald P. 
Published: December 2015

ContextThe incorporation of high-resolution cameras into smartphones has allowed for a variety of medical applications including the use of lens attachments that provide telescopic, macroscopic, and dermatoscopic data, but the feasibility and performance characteristics of such a platform for use in dermatopathology have not been described.ObjectiveTo determine the diagnostic performance of a smartphone microscope compared to traditional light microscopy in dermatopathology specimens.DesignA simple smartphone microscope constructed with a 3-mm ball lens was used to prospectively evaluate 1021 consecutive dermatopathology cases in a blinded fashion. Referred, consecutive specimens from the community were evaluated at a single university hospital. The performance characteristics of the smartphone platform were calculated by using conventional light microscopy as the gold standard. The sensitivity and specificity for the diagnosis of melanoma, nonmelanoma skin cancers, and other miscellaneous conditions by the phone microscopy platform, as compared with traditional light microscopy, were calculated.ResultsFor basal cell carcinoma (n = 136), the sensitivity and specificity of smartphone microscopy were 95.6% and 98.1%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity for squamous cell carcinoma (n = 94) were 89.4% and 97.3%, respectively. The lowest sensitivity was found in melanoma (n = 15) at 60%, although the specificity was high at 99.1%. The accuracy of diagnosis of inflammatory conditions and other neoplasms was variable.ConclusionsMobile phone–based microscopy has excellent performance characteristics for the inexpensive diagnosis of nonmelanoma skin cancers in a setting where a traditional microscope is not available.