Effect of supplementation of phytogenic feed additives on intake, in vitro fermentation, growth performance and carcass traits in weaned Barbari kids reared under intensive feeding.

Twenty-four weaned male Barbari kids (age 144.67 days; weight 11.99 ± 0.

Study the Pharmacognostic Profile, Antiradical and Hepatoprotective Potential of Linn. Fruit Extract.

Aims: Carissa carandas Linn. is a thorny shrub (Family: Apocynaceae), commonly called Karonda. The shrub can be grown in tropical and subtropical climate regions.

Recent advances on semiconducting nanomaterials-ferroelectric liquid crystals nanocomposites.

Ferroelectric liquid crystals (FLCs) possess excellent electro-optical properties compared to nematic liquid crystals including lower threshold voltage, faster switching response, good optical contrast and bi-stable switching, memory effect, etc. Due to such characteristic features, FLCs are more promising for next generation high performance photonic applications. Moreover, the synergy of FLCs with nanoscience has clearly shown the enormous possibilities to improve upon their electro-optical properties.

Multiple giant cell formation - A consequence of type II pyrethroid intoxication.

Pesticides are the main remedy for pest eradication, but their use has been found to be harmful also to various non-target organisms. In this study, giant cell formation was observed in hepatocytes of experimental albino rats following two type II pyrethroid pesticdes, Cypermethrin and Beta-cyfluthrin. Histopathological examination was done for this purpose and the results revealed the formation of giant cells and polyploidy condition following intoxication of these experimental compounds with Beta-cyfluthrin, with an edge over, and Cypermethrin, probably due to structural differences.

Surface ozone scenario and air quality in the north-central part of India.

Tropospheric pollutants including surface ozone (O), nitrogen dioxide (NO), carbon monoxide (CO) and meteorological parameters were measured at a traffic junction (78°2' E and 27°11' N) in Agra, India from January 2012 to December 2012. Temporal analysis of pollutants suggests that annual average mixing ratios of tropospheric pollutants were: O - 22.97±23.

Chemical characterization and health risk assessment of soil and airborne particulates metals and metalloids in populated semiarid region, Agra, India.

Rapid industrialization and urbanization have contaminated air and soil by heavy metals and metalloids from biogenic, geogenic and anthropogenic sources in many areas of the world, either directly or indirectly. A case study was conducted in three different microenvironments, i.e.

Exposure profiles of mercury in human hair at a terai belt of North India.

Human hair is frequently used as a bioindicator of mercury exposure. Mercury (Hg) has for centuries been a useful metal in a variety of applications. Unfortunately, this usefulness is counterbalanced by its neurotoxicological health impact.

16SrRNA sequencing of Dye decolorizing bacteria isolated from Soil.

Dye׳s residues in textile effluents are hazardous for humans and animals health. Such pollutants can be degraded into non-harmful molecules using biological approaches that are considered cheaper and ecologically safer. Isolated 15 bacterial cultures from soil that could be used in biological system were showed decolorization capacity for Acid Green dye (33.

Analysis of antigens of Mycobacterium leprae by interaction to sera IgG, IgM, and IgA response to improve diagnosis of leprosy.

Till 2010, several countries have declared less than one leprosy patient among population of 10,000 and themselves feeling as eliminated from leprosy cases. However, new leprosy cases are still appearing from all these countries. In this situation one has to be confident to diagnose leprosy.

Biochemical and histological changes in rat liver caused by cypermethrin and beta-cyfluthrin.

Cypermethrin and beta-cyfluthrin are two most widely used multipurpose pyrethroids. After determining their oral LD50 (416.98 mg kg-1 and 354.

Composition, seasonal variation, and sources of PM₁₀ from world heritage site Taj Mahal, Agra.

Air samples for PM(10) (dp < 10 μm in aerodynamic diameter) were collected from March 2007 to February 2008 near Taj Mahal-a historically sensitive site in Agra. Each sample collected on 20.3 × 25.

Seasonal air quality profile of inorganic ionic composition of PM(10) near Taj Mahal in Agra, India.

Atmospheric aerosols and their impacts on the environment particularly on human health is an issue of significant public and governmental concern. Though studies on air quality related to total suspended particulate matter have done by various authors in India, yet respirable suspended particulate matter (PM(10)) is not characterized so far particularly in a historical and world heritage city like Agra. This study presents seasonal variation in mass levels of PM(10) and its ionic composition.

Distribution and abundance of zooplankton in relation to petroleum hydrocarbon content along the coast of Kollam (Quilon), south west coast of India.

In the present study we examine status, impact and trends in prevailing situation of coastal ecosystem of Chavara, Neendakara, Tangasseri and Paravur zones of Kollam coast in terms of zooplankton density and petroleum hydrocarbon content (PHC). Zooplankton samples and water samples were collected during the period May 2003 to June 2004. The numerical count of zooplankton made and PHC content estimated.