Vol 108, No 6 (2015)

Table of Contents

Vol 108, No 6 (2015)

In this Issue

In this Issue
Somendra Singh Kharola, S. Ramaseshan Fellow
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1026-1026 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1026-1026
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Guest Editorial

Why not be an Early-Bird Researcher?
Ravindra P. Nettimi, Madhur Mangalam, Mewa Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1027-1028 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1027-1028
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Correspondence

Madan Mohan Malaviya's Vision on Agriculture Education and Research
Ramesh Chand, Vinod Kumar Mishra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1029-1030 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1029-1030
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Anomalous Silver Concentration in Volcano-Plutonic Rocks
D. P. S. Rathore
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1030-1031 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1030-1031
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Response
Rajeev Bidwai
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1031-1031 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1031-1031
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Who is Qualified to Instruct Scientific Manuscript Writing?
Robert H. Glew, Anil K. Challa, Venkat Gopalan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1032-1033 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1032-1033
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Response
Sachi Sri Kantha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1032-1033 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1032-1033
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News

Bats on a Budget: Use of Torpor by Bats to Conserve Energy during Migration
Ipsita Herlekar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1034-1034 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1034-1034
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Challenges to Education in Modern India
Parul R. Sheth
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1035-1036 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1035-1036
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Human-Wildlife Conflict or Coexistence: What do we Want?
Palatty Allesh Sinu, M. Nagarajan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1036-1038 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1036-1038
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Human-Wildlife Interactions and Management of Invasive Alien Species
Monica Kaushik, Ninad Mungi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1039-1040 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1039-1040
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Opinion

Research and Development Spending and Patents: Where does India Stand among SAARC and BRICS
Manthan D. Janodia
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1041-1042 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1041-1042
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Commentary

From Millennium to Sustainable Development Goals and Need for Institutional Restructuring
Lenin Babu Kamepalli, Shobhana Kumar Pattanayak
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1043-1044 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1043-1044
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The Indian Critical Zone - A Case for Priority Studies
Vimal Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1045-1046 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1045-1046
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Technical Notes

Structural Analysis of Solar Panel Cleaning Robotic Arm
Amit Kumar Mondal, Kamal Bansal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1047-1052 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1047-1052
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Scientific Correspondance

Bibliometric Benchmarking of Himalayan Studies in India
B. M. Gupta, Gangan Prathap
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1053-1054 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1053-1054
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Echolocation Calls of Four Species of Leaf-nosed Bats (Genus Hipposideros) from Central Peninsular India
Bhargavi Srinivasulu, C. Srinivasulu, Harpreet Kaur
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1055-1057 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1055-1057
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National Labs: Research Highlights 2014

Nano Mechanical Properties on the Mineralogical Array of Calcium Silicate Hydrates and Calcium Hydroxide through Molecular Dynamics-CSIR-SERC
B. Bhuvaneshwari, G. S. Palani, R. Karunya, Nagesh R. Iyer
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1058-1065 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1058-1065
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Transforming Plant Biology to Translational Research Applications - National Botanical Research Institute
K. N. Nair, Aradhana Mishra, M. R. Suseela, Prabodh K. Trivedi, Samir V. Sawant, C. S. Nautiyal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1066-1071 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1066-1071
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CSIR–Advanced Materials and Processes Research Institute, Bhopal
Navin Chand, S. A. R. Hashmi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1072-1074 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1072-1074
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CSIR–North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat
D. Banik, I. I. Zhimo, R. L. Bezbaruah, D. Ramaiah
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1075-1079 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1075-1079
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General Article

Viability of Solar Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems in Grouphousing Schemes
K. R. Shanmugavalli, Ranee Vedamuthu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1080-1085 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1080-1085
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Research Articles

Molecular Modelling Approaches for Designing Inhibitors of L-Amino Acid Oxidase from Crotalus adamanteus Venom
Jyotirmoy Mitra, Kanika Sharma, Debasish Bhattacharyya
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1086-1096 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1086-1096
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Preclinical Bioavailability-Bioequivalence and Toxico-Kinetic Profile of Stable Succinc Acid Cocrystal of Temozolomide
Edula Sravani, M. K. Chaitanya Mannava, Damandeep Kaur, B. R. Annapurna, Ronaq Ali Khan, Kuthuru Suresh, Sudhir Mittapalli, Ashwini Nangia, B. Dinesh Kumar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1097-1106 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1097-1106
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Shear Sense Analysis of the Higher Himalayan Crystalline Belt and Tectonics of the South Tibetan Detachment System, Alaknanda-Dhauli Ganga Valleys, Uttarakhand Himalaya
M. Shreshtha, A. K. Jain, Sandeep Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1107-1118 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1107-1118
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Research Communications

Evaluation of a Regional Climate Model for Impact Assessment of Climate Change on Crop Productivity in the Tropics
Manju Zacharias, S. Naresh Kumar, S. D. Singh, D. N. Swaroopa Rani, P. K. Aggarwal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1119-1126 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1119-1126
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The Influence of Sugar-Phosphate Backbone on the Stacking Interaction in B-DNA Helix Formation
Sumit Mittal, Brijesh Kumar Mishra, N. Sathyamurthy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1126-1131 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1126-1131
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In silico Prediction of Gene Knockout Candidates in Escherichia coli Genome-Scale Model for Enhanced Succinic Acid Production from Glycerol
Bashir Sajo Mienda, Mohd Shahir Shamsir, Rosli Md Illias
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1131-1138 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1131-1138
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The Combination of Principal Component Analysis and Geostatistics as a Technique in Assessment of Groundwater Hydrochemistry in Arid Environment
Yousef Nazzal, Faisal K. Zaidi, Izrar Ahmed, Habes Ghrefat, Muhammad Naeem, Nassir S. N. Al-Arifi, Saeed A. Al-Shaltoni, Khaled M. Al-Kahtany
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1138-1145 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1138-1145
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Observations of Rainfall in Garhwal Himalaya, India during 2008-2013 and its Correlation with TRMM Data
D. D. Khandelwal, Anil K. Gupta, Vishal Chauhan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1146-1151 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1146-1151
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Drainage Development in Achankovil Shear Zone, South India
V. Dhanya, G. Renoy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1151-1157 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1151-1157
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High Fat Simple Carbohydrate-Fed Male Wistar Rats: A Useful Model to Study Metabolic Syndrome
Samantha Fernandes, Alifha Severes, Tanushree Kudnekar, C. Fernandes Alisha, Deepashree R. Naik, Perantho Evan Dias, Serena D’Souza, Asha Abraham
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1157-1165 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1157-1165
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Book Reviews

Media Construction of Environment and Sustainability in India
K. P. Madhu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1166-1167 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1166-1167
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Molecular Cell Biology
Indranil Chattopadhyay
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1167-1168 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1167-1168
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Personal News

Ravi Martanda Varma (1922–2015)
M. S. Valiathan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1169-1169 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1169-1169
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Historical Notes

Humour on Einstein as Expressed in Limericks
Sachi Sri Kantha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i6/1170-1172 ,  Vol 108, No 6 (2015), Pagination: 1170-1172
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