Teleost Nonapeptides, Isotocin and Vasotocin Administration Released the Milt by Abdominal Massage in Male Catfish, .

In the present work the nonapeptides i.e., isotocin and vasotocin alone or in a combination were tested in to evaluate their effect on stripping by abdominal massage.

Phase transformation in tungsten oxide nanoplates as a function of post-annealing temperature and its electrochemical influence on energy storage.

The morphology and crystal structure of electrode materials have an enormous impact on their electrochemical properties for employment in supercapacitors for various applications. In this study, the transformations of the crystal structure of WO·HO nanoplates were conducted by post-annealing at 200 °C and 400 °C. The morphological and structural evolution of the electrodes was studied FEG-SEM, HRTEM, FTIR, XRD, and Raman spectroscopy.

Chitosan grafting onto single-walled carbon nanotubes increased their stability and reduced the toxicity in vivo (catfish) model.

The present work was aimed to develop the tissue benign, modified acid-functionalized single-walled carbon nanotube (COOH-SWCNT) chitosan (CS) hybrid (COOH-SWCNT-CS). Chitosan-nanotube hybrids were characterized by Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), Thermogravimetry Analysis (TGA), Raman spectroscopy, Emission Gun-Scanning Electron Microscopes (FEG-SEM), Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM) and Energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS). Micronuclei test of blood cells, comet assay of liver tissue and histological analysis of liver and kidney tissues were conducted after different treatments to evaluate the toxicity.

A revisit to the effect of annealing temperature on magnetic properties of LaFeMnO.

We report an experimental study for the structural and magnetic properties of highly pure LaFeMnO perovskite phase. The impurity free LaFeMnO has been prepared by sol-gel technique at 500 °C and annealed at different temperatures up to 1000 °C. Previous works on LaFeMnO revealed presence of secondary phases along with contradicting magnetic properties.

Room-temperature ferromagnetic Cr-doped Ge/GeO core-shell nanowires.

The Cr-doped tunable thickness core-shell Ge/GeO nanowires (NWs) were synthesized and characterized using x-ray diffraction, field-emission scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy, energy-dispersive x-ray spectroscopy, x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and magnetization studies. The shell thickness increases with the increase in synthesis temperature. The presence of metallic Cr and Cr in core-shell structure was confirmed from XPS study.