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1. "We are so close; yet too far": perceived barriers to smartphone-based telerehabilitation among healthcare providers and patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in India

Author:
Kalyana Chakravarthy Bairapareddy; Gopala Krishna Alaparthi; Romika Sawant Jitendra; Prathiksha; Priyanka Prasad Rao; Vanitha Shetty; Baskaran Chandrasekaran
Source:
Heliyon 2021 v.7 no.8 pp. e07857
ISSN:
2405-8440
Subject:
cross-sectional studies; health services; infrastructure; respiratory tract diseases; stakeholders; surveys; India
Abstract:
... Telerehabilitation is imperative and impending in the management of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients. However, its feasibility in low- and middle-income nations such as India remained unclear. To assess the feasibility of administering a smartphone-based telerehabilitation program for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease patients in India. An online cross-sectional survey was admini ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07857

2.   Effect of elevated CO2 and temperature on phosphorus efficiency of wheat grown in an Inceptisol of subtropical India

Author:
A. Swarup; A.K. Patra; J.U. Chandrakala; K.M. Manjaiah
Source:
Plant, Soil and Environment v.58 no.5 pp. 230-235
ISSN:
1214-1178
Subject:
Inceptisols; biomass production; carbon dioxide enrichment; decline; environment; grain yield; leaves; phosphorus; phosphorus fertilizers; temperature; wheat; India
Abstract:
... In a phytotron experiment, wheat was grown under two levels of atmospheric CO2 [ambient (385 ppm) vs. elevated (650 ppm)], two levels of temperature (ambient vs. ambient +3°C) superimposed with three levels of phosphorus (P) fertilization: 0, 100, and 200% of recommended dose. Various measures of P acquisition and utilization efficiency were estimated at crop maturity. In general, d ...
DOI:
10.17221/749/2011-pse

3.   Technical efficiency and supply chain practices in dairying: The case of India

Author:
S. Mor; S. Sharma
Source:
Zemědělská ekonomika v.58 no.2 pp. 85-91
ISSN:
0139-570X
Subject:
crossbreds; dairy industry; finance; livestock; milk; milk production; profitability; supply chain; India
Abstract:
... The presented paper investigates the technical efficiency of small dairy farmers in India using the stochastic production frontier function approach. The study reveals that building the supply chain can increase the efficiency of dairy farmers, as the milk producers who are part of a cooperative supply chain experienced a higher technical efficiency as compared to those who do not follow the moder ...
DOI:
10.17221/11/2011-agricecon

4.  India’s exports performance in poultry products and the potential exports destinations

Author:
S. Saran; S. Kumar; L.S. Gangwar
Source:
Zemědělská ekonomika v.59 no.3 pp. 134-142
ISSN:
0139-570X
Subject:
avian influenza; chicken meat; chickens; exports; prices; world markets; India
Abstract:
... The study analyzes the trends in the Indian poultry products’ exports during the pre- and the post-WTO periods using the Hodrick-Prescott (HP) filtered data. The Simpson Diversity Index (SDI) was used to measure the export diversity, whereas the Revealed Comparative Advantage (RCA) and the Revealed Symmetric Comparative Advantage (RSCA) ratios assessed the competitiveness of poultry products ...
DOI:
10.17221/106/2012-agricecon

5. 'Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris' isolate associated with a little leaf disease of pigeon pea in India

Author:
Raj, S.K.; Khan, M.S.; Snehi, S.K.; Srivastava, S.; Singh, H.B.
Source:
Plant pathology 2006 v.55 no.6 pp. 823
ISSN:
0032-0862
Subject:
plant pathogenic bacteria; Cajanus cajan; signs and symptoms (plants); pigeon peas; ribosomal DNA; polymerase chain reaction; phytoplasmal diseases; new host records; pathogen identification; nucleotide sequences; 16SrI (Aster yellows group); disease diagnosis; India
DOI:
10.1111/j.1365-3059.2006.01483.x

6. 'Damsel in distress'- The tale of Miss Kerala, Puntius denisonii (Day), an endemic and endangered cyprinid of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot (South India)

Author:
Raghavan, Rajeev; Prasad, G.; Pereira, Benno; Anvar Ali, P.H.; Sujarittanonta, L.
Source:
Aquatic conservation 2009 v.19 no.1 pp. 67-74
ISSN:
1052-7613
Subject:
biodiversity; fish; fisheries; juveniles; market prices; markets; streams; India
Abstract:
... 1.Denison's Barb, Puntius denisonii (Day) is an endemic and endangered cyprinid fish of the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot in peninsular India, which is the focus of an organized yet undocumented fishery targeting juveniles for the international aquarium trade.2.Research on P. denisonii has been very limited and there has been no systematic effort to assess and monitor their abundance, distrib ...
DOI:
10.1002/aqc.963

7. 'Kuthiru ’, a landrace of indica rice (Oryza sativa L.), suitable donor parent for organic variety development

Author:
T Vanaja
Source:
Oryza 2016 v.53 no.4 pp. 444-447
ISSN:
2249-5266
Subject:
Cecidomyiidae; Oryza sativa; landraces; leaf blight; leaves; organic production; politics; rice; salt tolerance; sustainable agriculture; India
Abstract:
... As organic agriculture is gaining societal, political and scientific recognition for its contribution to sustainable agriculture, breeding varieties for organic farming with effective resistance to abiotic and biotic stresses and having favourable cooking and nutritive qualities is imperative. Here we report a land race, ‘Kuthiru ’of indica rice (Oryza sativa) having multiple traits of salinity to ...

8. 'Ladakhi tea' Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae): a cultivated species in the cold desert of Ladakh Himalaya, India

Author:
Bhatt, K. C.; Sharma, Neelam; Pandey, Anjula
Source:
Genetic resources and crop evolution 2009 v.56 no.6 pp. 879-882
ISSN:
0925-9864
Subject:
Bidens pilosa; beverages; cold; kitchen gardens; leaves; tea; India
Abstract:
... Bidens pilosa L., a less-known cultivated tea species was collected from cold desert of Ladakh Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir, India during 2004. The freshly harvested leaves are used in preparation of 'Ladakhi tea' locally known as 'Saja' or 'Soljaa' in cold desert of Ladakh Himalaya, Western Himalaya, Jammu and Kashmir. The local inhabitants were growing this species in their kitchen garden for thi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10722-009-9441-3

9. 'Malihabadi dashehari' mango geographical indication - a case study

Author:
N. Bhooshan; R. Dutta; S. Singh
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2015 no.1066 pp. 219-226
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
business planning; case studies; crops; cultivars; farmers; fruits; mangoes; markets; monopoly; protected designation of origin; India
Abstract:
... Intellectual property is all about monopoly in the market place and harnessing the maximum economic benefits by exercising the monopoly. Monopoly in the shape of goodwill, reputation and demand becomes the most formidable under the banner of Geographical Indication (GI) as GI is a monopoly of a guild unlike a private monopoly. Uttar Pradesh is a sacred land as the birth place of Lord Ram and Lord ...

10. 'SODEPT' A Software for Design of Percolation Tank

Author:
Srivastava, R. C.; Verma, H. C.; Nanda, B. K.; Mohanty, S.
Source:
Water resources management 2007 v.21 no.11 pp. 1955-1972
ISSN:
0920-4741
Subject:
arid zones; computer software; drainage; equipment design; evaporation; groundwater; groundwater recharge; hydraulic conductivity; monsoon season; probability; rain; seepage; tanks; water resources; watersheds; India
Abstract:
... Percolation tanks are widely used for increasing recharge of ground water resources. This has been used from centuries in arid and semi arid regions of India and is known by different indigenous name, viz. rapat, nadi etc. However not much work has been done on standardization of the design parameters of these tanks, and therefore most of the time, tanks are either over designed or under designed. ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11269-006-9139-7

11. 'The bigger the better' - mothers' social networks and child nutrition in Andhra Pradesh

Author:
Moestue, H.; Huttly, S.; Sarella, L.; Galab, S.
Source:
Public health nutrition 2007 v.10 no.11 pp. 1274-1282
ISSN:
1368-9800
Subject:
child nutrition; mothers; social behavior; nutrition knowledge; health information; urban population; rural population; sociodemographic characteristics; child growth; height; literacy; India
PubMed:
17655811

12. 'VRW-3': a yellow rinded watermelon with high total soluble solids

Author:
Choudhary, B.R.; Pandey, S.; Singh, P.K.; Singh, R.; Rai, M.
Source:
Acta horticulturae 2012 v. no.936 pp. 471-475
ISSN:
0567-7572
Subject:
Citrullus lanatus; Ursidae; carotenoids; cultivars; flavor; fruits; hybrids; landraces; sowing; taste; total soluble solids; watermelons; India
Abstract:
... ‘VRW-3’ is a new line of watermelon [Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Mansf.] with yellow colored rind right from the ovary stage. This line was developed through selection from a local landrace. Plants bear round and yellow rinded fruits with red purple flesh. The fruits are small in size (3.0 kg), very attractive and become ready for first harvest in 82 days from sowing. The fruits have a distinct fla ...
DOI:
10.17660/ActaHortic.2012.936.63

13. (+)-10 Hydroxy-3-thujone and other constituents from essential oil of Tanacetum vulgare L. from India

Author:
Charles, R.; Garg, S.N.; Mehta, V.K.; Kumar, S.
Source:
Journal of essential oil research 1999 v.11 no.4 pp. 406-408
ISSN:
1041-2905
Subject:
sesquiterpenoids; monoterpenoids; essential oils; chemical constituents of plants; Tanacetum vulgare; phenolic compounds; India
Abstract:
... The essential oil from the aerial parts of Tanacetum vulgare L. was analyzed using GC/MS. Of the 20 constituents identified, six were monoterpene hydrocarbons (3.9%), 10 oxygenated monoterpenes (81.9%), one sesquiterpene hydrocarbon (1.7%), two phenolic compounds (3.0%) and a long chain hydrocarbon (1.5%). The oil belongs to the thujone (66.8%) chemotype. (+)-10 Hydroxy-3-thujone was characterized ...
DOI:
10.1080/10412905.1999.9701169

14. (-)-Jasmonic acid, a phytotoxic substance from Botryodiplodia theobromae: characterization by NMR spectroscopic methods

Author:
Husain, A.; Ahmad, A.; Agrawal, P.K.
Source:
Journal of natural products 1993 v.56 no.11 pp. 2008-2011
ISSN:
0163-3864
Subject:
Rosa; Botryodiplodia theobromae; jasmonic acid; phytotoxins; plant extracts; fungal diseases of plants; chemical structure; India
DOI:
10.1021/np50101a025

15. (2330) Proposal to conserve the name Tamarix ramosissima against T. pentandra (Tamaricaceae)

Author:
José L. Villar; Mª Ángeles Alonso; Ana Juan; John F. Gaskin; Manuel B. Crespo
Source:
Taxon 2014 v.63 no.5 pp. 1140-1141
ISSN:
0040-0262
Subject:
Tamarix ramosissima; biological nomenclature; botanists; herbaria; lakes; lectotypes; plant taxonomy; India; Kazakhstan; West Asia
Abstract:
... Ledebour described Tamarix ramosissima in 1829 from plants collected in Kazakhstan (Lake Noor Zaisan). In the protologue he overlooked T. pentandra Pall. (l.c.) and T. pallasii Desv. (l.c.), two earlier names which apply to the same biological entity, also widespread through Central and Western Asia. During the 19th Century, most botanists considered T. ramosissima as a synonym of T. pallasii (Boi ...
Handle:
10113/59758
DOI:
10.12705/635.33

16. 083 Thermostabilization of measles vaccines using preservation by vaporization

Author:
Dina Uzri
Source:
Cryobiology 2013 v.67 no.3 pp. 421
ISSN:
0011-2240
Subject:
thermal stability; volatilization; viral vaccines; measles; diploidy; chick embryos; ambient temperature; storage temperature; bovine viral diarrhea; viruses; death; blood serum; humans; calcium; Measles morbillivirus; children; subcutaneous injection; chickens; freeze drying; live vaccines; animal viruses; foams; fibroblasts; India
Abstract:
... Despite the availability of safe and effective vaccines against the measles virus, an estimated 25–30 million cases of measles infection still occur annually according to the World Health Organization. Furthermore, measles infection remains a leading cause of death among young children worldwide. Currently, all commercial measles vaccines (MV) are live-attenuated strains. Because of their inherent ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.cryobiol.2013.09.089

17. 1,10β-Epoxy-6-oxofuranoeremophilane and Other Terpenoids from the Essential Oil of Senecio royleanus DC

Author:
Bisht, C.M.S.; Melkani, A.B.; Dev, V.; Beauchamp, P.S.
Source:
Journal of essential oil research 2011 v.23 no.1 pp. 102-104
ISSN:
1041-2905
Subject:
Senecio; X-ray diffraction; aerial parts; chemical composition; essential oils; flowers; gas chromatography-mass spectrometry; leaves; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; plant fats and oils; stems; terpenoids; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... The composition of the essential oil from whole aerial parts, flowers, leaves and stems of Senecio royleanus collected from sub-alpine region of central Himalaya, India, has been analyzed by GC, GC/MS, NMR spectroscopy and X-Ray diffraction. A total of fifty components were identified representing 95.0–97.3% of the oil. 1,10 b-Epoxy-6- oxofuranoeremophelane constituted the major component (39.4–69 ...
DOI:
10.1080/10412905.2011.9700434

18. 1-Methylcyclopropene influences biochemical attributes and fruit softening enzymes of ‘Santa Rosa’ Japanese plum (Prunus salicina Lindl.)

Author:
Swati Sharma; R. R. Sharma; R. K. Pal; Vijay Paul; Anil Dahuja
Source:
Journal of plant biochemistry and biotechnology 2012 v.21 no.2 pp. 295-299
ISSN:
0971-7811
Subject:
1-methylcyclopropene; Prunus salicina; anthocyanins; antioxidants; fruits; markets; maturity stage; packaging; pectinesterase; phenols; plums; polygalacturonase; ripening; shelf life; India
Abstract:
... Postharvest life of plum is only 3–4 days, and to make it available for longer period in the market, studies were conducted with the use of 1-MCP (1-Methylcyclopropene) at two maturity stages (climacteric and pre-climacteric) of ‘Santa Rosa’ plums i.e.,. plums were treated with 1-MCP (0.0, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 μL L−1 and ¼ Celfresh tablet) for 24 h at 20°C. After packaging the treated and untreated plums ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13562-011-0098-6

19. 100 days outcome of severe wasting in hospitalised infants <6 months of age

Author:
Jai Prakash Patel; Rajesh Kumar Meena; Dheeraj Shah; Piyush Gupta
Source:
Public health nutrition 2021 v.24 no.17 pp. 5847-5856
ISSN:
1475-2727
Subject:
hospitals; nutrition; observational studies; public health; India
Abstract:
... To assess the outcome of severe wasting in infants below 6 months of age. A prospective observational study conducted between January 2017 and October 2018. A medical college-affiliated hospital in Eastern Delhi, catering mainly to the urban poor population. All children with severe wasting (weight-for-length Z-score (WLZ) < −3 sd) between 1 and 6 months of age, requiring hospitalisation. Out of f ...
DOI:
10.1017/S1368980021003268

20. 107 Administration of antioxidants improves serum total antioxidant capacity, testosterone, and seminal quality of Magra rams

Author:
A. Kumar; J. S. Mehta; G. N. Purohit
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2021 v.33 no.2 pp. 160-161
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
antioxidant activity; ascorbic acid; blood serum; computer software; glutathione peroxidase; hydrogen peroxide; male sterility; meat; oxidative stress; pH; selenium; semen quality; seminal plasma; sodium selenite; sperm concentration; sperm motility; spermatozoa; superoxide dismutase; testosterone; vitamin E; wool; India
Abstract:
... Oxidative stress is one of the most important factors responsible for poor quality of semen, and it is defined as an imbalance between the formation of reactive oxygen species (ROS, including hydroxyl radicals, superoxide anions, and hydrogen peroxide) and antioxidant capacity of semen. Antioxidants act as a powerful defence system against ROS attack in sperm cells by decreasing oxidative stress a ...
DOI:
10.1071/RDv33n2Ab107

21. 12. On a remarkable Acanthocephala from a Fowl in India

Author:
G. D. Bhalerao
Source:
Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1937 v.B107 no.2 pp. 199-203
ISSN:
0370-2774
Subject:
Acanthocephala; intestines; proboscis; India
Abstract:
... A new Acanthocephala, Leipercanthus gallinarum, gen. et sp. n., obtained from the intestine of a fowl in Muktesar (India), has been described. The worm is characterized by the possession of two pairs of sacs, named paraproboscideal sacs, situated at the base of proboscis. These peculiar structures have not been so far observed in any Acanthocephala and are altogether new organs in the organization ...
DOI:
10.1111/j.1096-3642.1937.tb00002.x

22. 12th IFDC 2017 Special Issue - Nutrient and phytonutrient profiles of some indigenous vegetables of Manipur, Northeast India

Author:
Bidyalakshmi Loukrakpam; Ananthan Rajendran; Daniella A.L. Chyne; T. Longvah
Source:
Journal of food composition and analysis 2019 v.79 pp. 12-22
ISSN:
0889-1575
Subject:
Parkia timoriana; Polygonum; Vicia faba; Wendlandia; calcium; catechin; copper; dietary fiber; epicatechin; folic acid; indigenous species; iron; magnesium; nutrient content; nutrient deficiencies; nutrients; phytonutrients; protein content; proximate composition; vegetables; India
Abstract:
... Manipur, a state in Northeastern India, has rich source of Indigenous plant foods for a sustainable and diverse diet. However, existing data on the nutrient composition of these plant foods is scarce. The purpose of this study was to identify the nutrient and phytonutrient composition of these Indigenous plant foods, which would eventually lead to a better understanding of their potential role in ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jfca.2019.03.003

23. 1420 Ma diabasic intrusives from the Mesoproterozoic Singhora Group, Chhattisgarh Supergroup, India: Implications towards non-plume intrusive activity

Author:
Priyabrata Das; Kaushik Das; Partha Pratim Chakraborty; S Balakrishnan
Source:
Journal of earth system science 2011 v.120 no.2 pp. 223-236
ISSN:
0253-4126
Subject:
zirconium; plagioclase; texture; mixing; Earth system science; monitoring; isotopes; biotite; lead; andesite; basalt; trace elements; India
Abstract:
... Besides offering significant clues towards tracking the geochemical evolution of the mantle and architectural reconstruction of different ‘supercontinent’, geochronological and geochemical appraisal of igneous inputs are also important to bracket the depositional time frame of any lithopackage, particularly, the unfossiliferous sedimentary successions. The present study deals with diabasic int ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12040-011-0057-6

24. 148 Superovulation and embryo production response in oestrus-synchronized Arunachali yak

Author:
M. Hussain; K. Ahmed; P. Chakravarty; V. Paul; B. C. Deka; S. S. Begum; D. Bhuyan; P. Borah; S. Tamuly; D. Medhi; P. M. Barua
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2021 v.33 no.2 pp. 182-183
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
blastomeres; estrus; fimbriae; food security; livelihood; oocytes; oviducts; ovulation; pastoralism; reproductive efficiency; statistical analysis; superovulation; texture; yaks; India
Abstract:
... The Arunachali breed of yak is reared by the Monpa pastoral community of Arunachal Pradesh in India for their livelihood and nutritional security on highland pastures. In addition to fulfilling the basic needs of highlanders, this animal is associated with poor production potential linked to its inherent reproductive problems, including silent oestrus, seasonality, and inbreeding, making yak reari ...
DOI:
10.1071/RDv33n2Ab148

25. 16S rDNA and ITS Sequence Diversity of Burkholderia mallei Isolated from Glanders-Affected Horses and Mules in India (2013–2019)

Author:
Karuppusamy Shanmugasundaram; Harisankar Singha; Sheetal Saini; Bhupendra N. Tripathi
Source:
Current microbiology 2022 v.79 no.1 pp. 31
ISSN:
0343-8651
Subject:
Burkholderia mallei; Equidae; computer software; genes; glanders; horses; phylogeny; sequence diversity; Africa; India; South America
Abstract:
... Glanders is a highly contagious and fatal infection of equids caused by the bacteria known as Burkholderia mallei. It is one of the notifiable equine diseases and is still present in Asia, South America and Africa. In India, glanders re-emerged in 2006, and thereafter, increasing numbers of cases were reported in different regions of the country. Between 2013 and 2019, 39 B. mallei were isolated f ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00284-021-02701-8

26. 16S rRNA-based bacterial diversity in the organic-rich sediments underlying oxygen-deficient waters of the eastern Arabian Sea

Author:
Baby Divya; Ammini Parvathi; P. A. Loka Bharathi; Shanta Nair
Source:
World journal of microbiology & biotechnology 2011 v.27 no.12 pp. 2821-2833
ISSN:
0959-3993
Subject:
Acidobacteria; Desulfovibrionales; Firmicutes; Spirochaetales; Syntrophobacterales; bacterial communities; clones; community structure; organic matter; oxygen; phylogeny; ribosomal RNA; sediments; statistics; Arabian Sea; India
Abstract:
... The eastern Arabian Sea has a unique and permanent oxygen minimum zone (OMZ) that extends along the western continental margin of India. The sediment below this region is rich in organic matter. This study describes the bacterial community structure and diversity in OMZ sediments of the eastern Arabian Sea (AS) through 16S rRNA clone library analysis. Phylogenetic analysis of the sequences demonst ...
DOI:
10.1007/s11274-011-0760-0

27. 16s rRNA metagenomic analysis reveals predominance of Crtl and CruF genes in Arabian Sea coast of India

Author:
Jamseel Moopantakath; Madangchanok Imchen; Busi Siddhardha; Ranjith Kumavath
Source:
Science of the total environment 2020 v.743 pp. 140699
ISSN:
0048-9697
Subject:
Crenarchaeota; Methanobacteria; Methanococci; Methanomicrobia; ammonia; biosynthesis; carotenoids; coasts; environment; estuaries; genes; lakes; mangrove sediments; metagenomics; methane; microbial communities; rivers; sulfur; Arabian Sea; India
Abstract:
... Microbial communities perform crucial biogeochemical cycles in distinct ecosystems. Halophilic microbial communities are enriched in the saline areas. Hence, haloarchaea have been primarily studied in salterns and marine biosystems with the aim to harness haloarcheal carotenoids biosynthesis. In this study, sediment from several distinct biosystems (mangrove, seashore, estuary, river, lake, salt p ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.140699

28. 18S and 28S rDNA identity and phylogeny of two novel myxosporeans infecting gills of cyprinid carps inhabiting a cold water wetland in northern India

Author:
Aditya Gupta; Harpreet Kaur
Source:
Microbial pathogenesis 2018 v.120 pp. 97-108
ISSN:
0882-4010
Subject:
Carassius auratus; Carassius gibelio; Crossocheilus; Henneguya; Labeo rohita; Myxobolus; carp; cold; genetic markers; gills; morphometry; new species; phylogeny; ribosomal DNA; water; wetlands; India
Abstract:
... The sequences of 18S and 28S rDNA have been extensively used as molecular markers to resolve phylogenetic relationships among various myxosporeans infecting fishes. Two novel myxosporeans have been identified during the present study namely, Henneguya latiusii sp. nov. infecting gills of Crossocheilus latius and Myxobolus atkinsoni sp. nov. infecting gills of Labeo rohita inhabiting Ranjit Sagar W ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.micpath.2018.04.042

29. 18S rDNA mapping revealed conservation and rearrangements of chromosome segments in two Channa species

Author:
Basdeo Kushwaha; Vishwamitra Singh Baisvar; Ravindra Kumar
Source:
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India, Section B: biological sciences 2021 v.91 no.3 pp. 675-679
ISSN:
0369-8211
Subject:
Channa punctata; aquaculture; chromosome number; chromosomes; diploidy; evolution; freshwater; karyotyping; metaphase; India
Abstract:
... Snakehead fishes are important food fishes from freshwater ecosystems with their significant contribution in capture fisheries. They also have high potential for aquaculture. Cytogenetic variability between the Channa punctata and C. striata was assessed in the present investigation. The study revealed diploid chromosome number, karyotype configuration and fundamental arm numbers as 32, 18m + 10sm ...
DOI:
10.1007/s40011-021-01257-8

30. 19th International Meeting on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants

Author:
Maher Gtari; David R. Benson; Imen Nouioui; Jeffery O. Dawson; Faten Ghodhbane-Gtari
Source:
Antonie van Leeuwenhoek 2019 v.112 no.1 pp. 1-4
ISSN:
0003-6072
Subject:
Frankia; researchers; Algeria; Argentina; Belgium; China; Egypt; France; India; Massachusetts; Portugal; Senegal; Sweden; Tunisia; United Kingdom
Abstract:
... It has been 40 years since the first meeting dedicated to Frankia and actinorhizal plants, which was held at Petersham, Massachusetts (reported in Torrey and Tjepkema, 1979). Since then biennial meetings have been organised and held in different venues around the globe (Table 1). The most recent meeting, the “19th International Meeting on Frankia and Actinorhizal Plants”, organised in Hammamet, Tu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10482-018-1202-x

31. 1H NMR spectroscopic discrimination of different beer styles combined with a chemical shift-based quantification approach

Author:
Martin Kaufmann; Katrin J. Schwarz; André Dallmann; Thomas Kuballa; Meike Bergmann
Source:
European food research & technology 2022 v.248 no.3 pp. 635-645
ISSN:
1438-2377
Subject:
allyl alcohol; beers; chemometrics; food research; food safety; markets; principal component analysis; product authenticity; wheat; India
Abstract:
... Craft breweries that tend to convince consumers with new interpretations of (ancient) beer styles increasingly influence the traditional beer market. Thereby, also ingredients not directly compliant with German beer purity laws come into use. Official food control currently faces the general problem of verifying food authenticity based on instrumental analytical methods. Related tasks in this fiel ...
DOI:
10.1007/s00217-021-03914-8

32. 1H NMR structural signatures of source and atmospheric organic aerosols in India

Author:
Suman Yadav; Avik Kumar Sam; Chandra Venkataraman; Ashutosh Kumar; Harish C. Phuleria
Source:
Chemosphere 2022 v.301 pp. 134681
ISSN:
0045-6535
Subject:
biomass; crop residues; fuelwood; human health; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; organic carbon; traffic; water solubility; India
Abstract:
... Organic aerosols (OA) play significant roles in several atmospheric processes and adversely impact human health. This study examines the key structural units present in water- and methanol-soluble organic carbon (WSOC, MSOC) fraction of OA from emission sources (traffic and biomass cooking) and an urban background location in India. Proton nuclear magnetic resonance (¹H NMR) spectroscopy was emplo ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.134681

33. 1H Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)-Based Metabolome Diversity of Seabuckthorn (H. rhamnoides L.) Berries Originating from Two Geographical Regions of Indian Himalayas

Author:
Sugandh Singh; Prakash Chand Sharma
Source:
Food analytical methods 2022 v.15 no.1 pp. 157-171
ISSN:
1936-9751
Subject:
Hippophae rhamnoides; beta-alanine; cosmetics; databases; dietary supplements; drugs; food safety; heat; humans; metabolites; metabolome; metabolomics; multivariate analysis; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; spermidine; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... A comprehensive analysis of crucial metabolites in seabuckthorn (Hippophae rhamnoides L.) was conducted by analyzing the methanolic extract of berries originating from 37 geographical sites of the Indian Himalayas by using ¹H NMR-based metabolome profiling. The concentration of 103 metabolites was annotated, of which two, spermidine and beta-alanine, were reported for the first time in higher conc ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12161-021-02100-6

34. 1H- and 13C-NMR assignments and structural determination of a novel glycoalkaloid from Solanum platanifolium

Author:
Puri, R.; Wong, T.C.
Source:
Journal of natural products 1994 v.57 no.5 pp. 587-596
ISSN:
0163-3864
Subject:
nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; glycoalkaloids; spectral analysis; chemical constituents of plants; molecular conformation; India
DOI:
10.1021/np50107a004
PubMed:
8064291

35. 1H- and 13C-NMR assignments for some pyrrolo[2,1b]-quinazoline alkaloids of Adhatoda vasica

Author:
Joshi, B.S.; Bai, Y.; Puar, M.S.; Dubose, K.K.; Pelletier, S.W.
Source:
Journal of natural products 1994 v.57 no.7 pp. 953-962
ISSN:
0163-3864
Subject:
quinolizidine alkaloids; Justicia adhatoda; nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy; biosynthesis; biochemical pathways; spectral analysis; chemical constituents of plants; molecular conformation; leaves; pyrrolidine alkaloids; India
DOI:
10.1021/np50109a012

36. 2-D simulation of atmospheric boundary layer in and around Delhi to determine air pollution scenarios during winter morning

Author:
Shikhar Upadhyay; Sarit K. Das; C. S. P. Ojha
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2021 v.193 no.5 pp. 295
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
air pollution; airports; equations; pollutants; pollution load; surface temperature; troposphere; wind direction; India
Abstract:
... In this paper, a 2-D turbulent closure model, based on the pollutant mass conservation equation, is adopted to estimate the local and background pollutants in the predominant wind direction for the stable atmosphere during winter mornings. The background concentration of pollutants can severely affect the regional pollution level, and its monitoring is a challenging task. Here, the turbulent closu ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-021-09065-3

37. 2-Hydroxyacetophenone, the Main Component of the Essential Oil of the Roots of Carissa opaca Stapf ex Haines

Author:
Mallavarupu, Gopal R.; Mishra, Raghvendra K.; Chaudhary, Swati; Pandey, Richa; Gupta, Sarika; Kumar, Sushil; Kaul, Vijay K.; Pathania, Vijaylatha
Source:
Journal of essential oil research 2009 v.21 no.5 pp. 385-387
ISSN:
1041-2905
Subject:
Carissa; roots; chemical constituents of plants; volatile compounds; essential oils; quantitative analysis; spectral analysis; chemical structure; India
Abstract:
... The volatile oil obtained by hydrodistillation of the roots of Carissa opaca was analyzed by GC and GC/MS to study its composition. Thirty-five compounds representing 98.3% of the oil were identified. Si-gel chromatography of the oil yielded 2-hydroxyacetophenone, which was characterized by spectral methods (1H-, 13C-NMR and mass), as the main component, amounting to 89.5% of the oil. ...
DOI:
10.1080/10412905.2009.9700198

38. 20 years MODIS-NDVI monitoring suggests that vegetation has increased significantly around Tehri Dam reservoir, Uttarakhand, India

Author:
Pulak Das
Source:
Remote sensing applications 2021 v.24 pp. 100610
ISSN:
2352-9385
Subject:
altitude; confidence interval; riparian vegetation; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... Large dams have immediate impact on surrounding riparian vegetation due to inundation by reservoir. The effect however may vary beyond impoundment region in an undulating topography. Present work assesses the vegetational changes between years 2000 and 2019, around Tehri dam reservoir area across elevation zones. The work uses 20 years Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer-Normalized Diffe ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.rsase.2021.100610

39. 2004 Post Tsunami Resilience and Recolonization of Mangroves in South Andaman, India

Author:
V. ShivaShankar; G. Narshimulu; Thanamegam Kaviarasan; S. Narayani; K. Dharanirajan; Rathinam Arthur James; Ravi Pratap Singh
Source:
Wetlands 2020 v.40 no.3 pp. 619-635
ISSN:
0277-5212
Subject:
Acanthus ilicifolius; Acrostichum aureum; Avicennia; Nypa fruticans; Pandanus tectorius; Rhizophora apiculata; Rhizophora mucronata; satellites; tsunamis; India
Abstract:
... Mangrove resilience and the scope for new venues of mangrove colonization in the Southern part of south Andaman were studied using satellite interpretation and ground truthing due to after the devastating 26th December 2004 tsunami. 1069.82 ha of Tsunami created wetlands were found in thirty five different villages. Fimbrisstylis littoralis, Acanthus ilicifolius, Acrostichum aureum, Rhizophora spp ...
DOI:
10.1007/s13157-019-01211-5

40. 2015–16 ENSO contributed reduction in oil sardines along the Kerala coast, south‐west India

Author:
Suhas S. Shetye; Siby Kurian; Mangesh Gauns; Pottekkatt Jayapalan Vidya
Source:
Marine ecology 2019 v.40 no.6 pp. e12568
ISSN:
0173-9565
Subject:
El Nino; biogeochemistry; coasts; cooling; euphotic zone; fisheries; food chain; marine science; monsoon season; oils; pelagic fish; phytoplankton; sardines; surface water temperature; zooplankton; India; Indian Ocean
Abstract:
... Fishery along the west coast of India largely depends on pelagic fish such as oil sardines, which are dominant during the south‐west monsoon. However, the response of sardine population to the warming caused by the climatic events such as El Niño/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is poorly studied. Here, we hypothesize that the ENSO‐related changes in biogeochemistry can ad ...
DOI:
10.1111/maec.12568

41. 210-Polonium studies in some environmental and biological matrices of Domiasiat uranium deposit area, West Khasi Hills, Meghalaya, India

Author:
Marbaniang, Deswyn G.; Poddar, Raj K.; Nongkynrih, Phlis; Khathing, Darlando T.
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2010 v.162 no.1-4 pp. 347-353
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
Garra; Macrobrachium; World Health Organization; adults; fish; ingestion; meat; polonium; radionuclides; silicon; soil; spectrometers; uranium; India
Abstract:
... The study was performed using a silicon surface barrier alpha spectrometer at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India. Through the study, the observed ²¹⁰Po activity in water sample from different locations in the Domiasiat area ranges from 0.04 to 0.69 Bq/l. The daily and annual intake of ²¹⁰Po through water was also estimated and the mean value of 0.72 and 263.61 Bq, respectively, were obse ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-009-0800-5
PubMed:
19242810

42. 210Pb dating and trace metal accumulation study of sediment cores from Navegaon Bandh and Bodhalkasa Lakes, Gondia District, Maharashtra, India

Author:
Samaya S. Humane; Sumedh K. Humane; Snehal Juare
Source:
Environmental earth sciences 2016 v.75 no.7 pp. 602
ISSN:
1866-6280
Subject:
chromium; cobalt; copper; correlation; lakes; lead; nickel; pods; pollution; rare earth elements; sediments; soil; ultramafic rocks; vanadium; watersheds; zinc; India
Abstract:
... The sediment cores of the Bodhalkasa and the Navegaon Bandh Lakes encompass the historical accumulation of metal concentrations covering approximately 138 and 226 years, respectively, by assuming the constant accumulation rate down the cores. The average rate of sedimentation in the Bodhalkasa Lake was found to be 0.6797 cm/year and that of the Navegaon Bandh Lake was 0.9307 cm/year. The core sedi ...
DOI:
10.1007/s12665-016-5371-5

43. 210Pb dating of recent sediments from the continental shelf of western India: factors influencing sedimentation rates

Author:
Chinmay Shah; Upasana S. Banerji; K. R. Chandana; Ravi Bhushan
Source:
Environmental monitoring and assessment 2020 v.192 no.7 pp. 468
ISSN:
0167-6369
Subject:
cesium radioisotopes; coasts; continental shelf; monsoon season; riparian areas; sediment transport; sedimentation rate; sediments; temporal variation; Arabian Sea; India
Abstract:
... Several cores from the continental shelf of the Arabian Sea along the Indian Coast were investigated for change in sedimentation rates duly constrained for chronology based on ²¹⁰Pb and ¹³⁷Cs dating techniques. The emphasis was to look for spatial and temporal variation in the sedimentation rate along the continental shelf of eastern Arabian Sea between Goa to Kochi for water depth ≤ 150 m. This s ...
DOI:
10.1007/s10661-020-08415-x

44. 210Po and 210Pb in medicinal plants in the region of Karnataka, Southern India

Author:
K. Chandrashekara; H.M. Somashekarappa
Source:
Journal of environmental radioactivity 2016 v.160 pp. 87-92
ISSN:
0265-931X
Subject:
Ocimum tenuiflorum; Plectranthus amboinicus; lead; medicinal plants; polonium; radioactivity; radionuclides; soil; soil sampling; India
Abstract:
... The activity concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb were estimated in some selected medicinal plants and soil samples of coastal Karnataka in India. The mean activity concentrations of ²¹⁰Po and ²¹⁰Pb varied in the range of 4.7–42.9 Bq kg⁻¹ (dry weight) and 36.1–124 Bq kg⁻¹ (dry weight) in the soil samples, and 3.3–63.7 Bq kg⁻¹ (dry weight) and 12.0–406 Bq kg⁻¹ (dry we ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.jenvrad.2016.04.036

45. 24 loci MIRU-VNTR analysis and pattern of drug resistance in pre-extensively drug resistant pulmonary tuberculosis in Bangladesh

Author:
Bayzid Bin Monir; Sabia Shahin Sultana; Shirin Tarafder
Source:
Infection, genetics, and evolution 2022 pp. 105304
ISSN:
1567-1348
Subject:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis; antigen detection; cross-sectional studies; drug resistance; genes; genotyping; infection; issues and policy; levofloxacin; loci; moxifloxacin; mutation; phylogeny; phylogeography; relapse; tuberculosis; Bangladesh; Cameroon; China; India
Abstract:
... Phylogenetic diversity and distinct phylogeographic distribution of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) contribute to regional differences in drug resistance. The emergence of pre-extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (Pre-XDR-TB) becomes obstacles to achieve End TB strategy in Bangladesh. This cross-sectional study was conducted to identify the strains of different lineages of MTB, their variation ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.meegid.2022.105304

46. 244-year long tree-ring based drought records from Uttarakhand, western Himalaya, India

Author:
Akhilesh K. Yadava; Krishna G. Misra; Vikram Singh; Sandhya Misra; Yogesh K. Sharma; Bahadur S. Kotlia
Source:
Quaternary international 2021 v.599-600 pp. 128-137
ISSN:
1040-6182
Subject:
Cedrus deodara; biodiversity; drought; growth rings; models; socioeconomic factors; variance; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... Droughts in the orography dominated mid-to-high elevation Himalaya have serious impact on the agrarian economy and biodiversity of the region. Temporally and spatially limited weather records from the Himalaya restrict our understanding on the socioeconomic impact of droughts in long-term perspective. In view of this, high-resolution proxies are required to develop long-term drought records from t ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.quaint.2020.12.038

47. 2D Electrical resistivity imaging for geothermal groundwater characterization and rejuvenation of the Gaurikund hot spring in the Main Central Thrust (MCT) zone of the Garhwal Himalaya, Uttrakhand, India

Author:
Somvir Singh; Param K. Gautam; Debasish Bagchi; Sashikant Singh; Sushil Kumar; Suresh Kannaujiya
Source:
Groundwater for sustainable development 2021 v.15 pp. 100686
ISSN:
2352-801X
Subject:
electrical resistance; groundwater; groundwater flow; hot springs; rivers; spring; sustainable development; water temperature; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... Gaurikund is a famous geothermal spring near the Kedarnath Dham in the central Himalaya, Uttarakhand, India. During the Kedarnath Disaster in 2013, the thermal spring and most of the areas surrounding the Kedarnath temple lies ruined and covered by debris. In the present study, an effort has been made to image the debris covered source of the geothermal groundwater potential zones for rejuvenating ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.gsd.2021.100686

48. 300MW Baspa II — India's largest private hydroelectric facility on top of a rock avalanche-dammed palaeo-lake (NW Himalaya): Regional geology, tectonic setting and seismicity

Author:
Erich Draganits; Bernhard Grasemann; Christoph Janda; Christian Hager; Alexander Preh
Source:
Engineering geology 2014 v.169 pp. 14-29
ISSN:
0013-7952
Subject:
Miocene epoch; deformation; earthquakes; engineering; geophysics; lacustrine sediments; liquefaction; mass movement; rivers; tectonics; Himalayan region; India
Abstract:
... This study aims for the characterization of the geological setting of 300MW Baspa II, India's largest private hydroelectric facility which was built on top of a relict rock avalanche dammed palaeo-lake (Baspa Valley, NW Himalaya). Geologically, the hydroelectric installation is located in the Higher Himalayan Crystalline, just above the active Karcham Normal Fault, which is reactivating the Early ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.enggeo.2013.11.009

49. 33 Effect of exogenous melatonin administration on testicular biometry, libido parameters, seminal parameters, hormone levels, and freezability of Sirohi buck semen during the non-breeding season in Southern Rajasthan

Author:
C. S. Sarswat; S. Sharma; K. Nehra; P. C. Sharma; M. C. Parashar; C. S. Vaishnava
Source:
Reproduction, fertility, and development 2021 v.33 no.2 pp. 124
ISSN:
1031-3613
Subject:
adults; ambient temperature; artificial vagina; biometry; blood serum; corn oil; cryopreservation; ejaculation; freeze-thaw cycles; libido; melatonin; photoperiod; semen quality; spermatozoa; straw; subcutaneous injection; tail; testes; testosterone; India
Abstract:
... The aim of this work was to determine the effect of administration of exogenous melatonin on the testicular biometry, libido parameters, hormone levels, and freezability of semen during the non-breeding seasons in adult Sirohi bucks. Experiments of 4 and 8 weeks were carried out during non-breeding seasons at different times. Twelve bucks, 2 to 3 years of age, were split into melatonin-treated and ...
DOI:
10.1071/RDv33n2Ab33

50. 3D Cadastres in India: Examining the status and potential for land administration and management in Delhi

Author:
Tarun Ghawana; Jason Sargent; Rohan Mark Bennett; Jaap Zevenbergen; Pradeep Khandelwal; Subu Rahman
Source:
Land use policy 2020 v.98 pp. 104389
ISSN:
0264-8377
Subject:
analytical methods; cadasters; case studies; infrastructure; issues and policy; land use planning; learning; urbanization; India
Abstract:
... Urbanization and the trend towards complex infrastructure development challenges the traditional two-dimensional (2D) cadastral representations used in conventional land administration. Three-dimensional (3D) representations are argued to serve as the future basis upon which to spatially define rights, restrictions and responsibilities (RRRs) in these environments. In Delhi, the capital city of In ...
DOI:
10.1016/j.landusepol.2019.104389