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N. K. Verma , P. K. Singh , P. Kumar , A. Sharma , D. K. Hore

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Leonotis nepetaefolia R. Br. (Laminaceae) is an attractive, symmetrical, annual medicinal plant. A brief description of the plant is described in the present article. The plant is believed to be a native of Africa and the distribution extends to tropical Asia and America. It has been cultivated in Brazil since long. The plant seems to have naturalized in India. Traditionally, the leaf is used in rheumatic affections and also serves as a tonic. Flower heads are used against scalds, burns, ringworm, and some skin diseases. Crushed ischolar_main is applied locally for facilitating breast milk to a mother after childbirth. Seeds are used in fever. It has also got the anticancer, antioxidant and antibacterial properties. In India, it grows wild but not common. In recent years, India has given due attention on this plant to develop it's agrotechniques for commercial cultivation. Accordingly, responsibilities were entrusted with the NBPGR Regional Station, Shillong since 1999.

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Jaswant Singh ¹, R. K. Kalra ², A. Sharma ¹, K. H. Sanatombi ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Extension Education, Punjab Agricultural University, LUDHIANA (PUNJAB), IN
2 Department of Extension, Education, Punjab Agricultural University, LUDHIANA (PUNJAB), IN

Abstract

Abstract not Given.

Keywords

Vegetable Growers, Information Seeking Behaviour, Information Sharing Behaviour, Relationship

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A. Sharma ¹, S. S. Patwardhan ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Sciences and Humanities, K J Somaiya College of Engineering, Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai-400077, IN

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Technological enhanced teaching through learning management systems (LMS) have become a potential interface for handling course registration, assigning students, their subject group, managing course contents and assessing students. Many Higher Educational Institutions across the country are still dependent on classroom teaching for covering the syllabus. A lot of effort is put in by the faculties to handle/manage, save and reuse the study material for repeating the topics of a particular course in next semester. This system bridges the gap between the student and the teacher to interact outside the classrooms as well. The efficient use of ICT in education is in high demands now to improve the quality of education in higher educational institutions. Thus, LMS serves to be one of the useful technological tools for the engineering graduates. Implementing different learning techniques, pedagogy and assessments strategies could be very challenging. More opportunities are provided to the teachers and the students to learn or assess their work through LMS. This study gives an overview about the use of innovative teaching, learning and evaluation techniques applied for the first year engineering undergraduate learners that can be adapted in an online or hybrid mode for understanding. With this intention, we have used customized Moodle based LMS for our engineering institution. LMS portal helps the faculties to upload the course contents, youtube video links, e-books, quizzes and assignments, which is accessible to the students anytime throughout their semester from anywhere. After various activities performed through LMS, it is observed that LMS helps in strengthening the learning process and motivates them thus showing a positive impact on achievement.

Keywords

LMS, Moodle, Online grading, Flipped classroom, Blended learning, Pedagogy

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A. S. Ansari ¹, A. Sharma ¹, N. K. Lohiya ¹

Affiliations
1 Centre for Advanced Studies, Department of Zoology, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur - 302 004, IN

Abstract

Man is exposed to numerous exogenous as well as environmental chemicals through various routes. During the past 50 years, the rapid expansion of chemical industries in both the developed and developing countries has resulted in release of a plethora of xenobiotics into the environment. These alien molecules, including pesticides, herbicides, cosmetics, preservatives, cleaning materials, municipal and private wastes, pharmaceuticals and industrial by-products enter our bodies in a variety of forms. Exposure to chemical contaminants, which are estrogen mimics and endocrine disruptors, has been implicated as one of the possible factors contributing to the increasing male infertility. Environmental exposures of the father to the toxicants are linked to spontaneous abortion and / or congenital abnormalities in their off spring. Where the husbands are employed in an industry (chemical dyes, plastics, formaldehyde, etc.), their wives have about 90% greater risk of stillbirth. Exposure of the fathers to polyvinyl alcohol and benzene is associated with about 50% increase in preterm delivery. Men working in the agriculture industry face more than ten-fold increased risk of having infertility in comparison to those in other jobs. Lifestyle factors, like tobacco smoking, are deleterious to reproduction. Fathers who are regular drinkers have babies who weigh less than babies whose fathers are only occasional drinkers. Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a common flavor- enhancer added to foods, has been found to cause infertility problem in the offspring of MSG-treated male rats which had shorter body length and reduced testis weight. There are many evidences suggesting that parental chemical exposure to chemicals such as toluene, n-hexane, xylene, ethyl acetate, carbon disulfide, ethylene glycol ethers and their acetates, styrene, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, 1,1,1-tri-chloroethane, bisphenol, phthalates, etc., can potentially produce adverse effects on the progeny, particularly decline in embryo quality. Studies need to be focused on these occupational groups, by studying specific occupational exposure assessment, which should include not just the case history (with all its potential biases), but also results of environmental and biological surveillance (past and present data). Also, the causative agents need to be identified and appropriate preventive measures taken.

Keywords

Congenital Abnormalities, Embryo Quality, Environmental Toxicants, Lifestyle, Paternal Occupation.

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S. Atri Kr ¹, H. K. Kaushik ², A. Sharma ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Medicine, PGIMS, House No. 189, Sector-14, HUDA, Rohtak -124001, Haryana, IN
2 Department of Medicine, BPS Medical College, Khanpur Kalan. (Pt. B D Sharma University of Health Sciences, Rohtak), IN
3 Department of Biosciences, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, IN

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The aetiology of cerebral hemiatrophy (CH) may be congenital or acquired. In acquired type, various aetiologies are trauma, infection, vascular abnormality, ischaemic, congenital malformation, anoxia, hypoxia, prolonged febrile seizures and haemorrhagic conditions. Cerebral hemiatrophy (CH) is clinically characterised by seizures, facial asymmetry, contralateral hemiplegia or hemiparesis, and learning difficulties. Radiological features are unilateral loss of cerebral volume and associated compensatory bone alterations in the calvarium, on computed tomography (CT) or magnetic resonance (MR) imaging.

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M. S. Saluja ¹, B. Sangameswaran ², A. Sharma ³, C. Dubey ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jagatpura, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN
2 Department of Pharmacognosy, SRM University, Chennai, Tamilnadu, IN
3 Department of Pharmacy, Suresh Gyan Vihar University, Jaipur, Rajasthan, IN

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Present study was performed to explore the cytotoxic activity of various concentration (10- 200ug/ml) of Acetonic and 50% ethanolic Extract from the leaves of Cinnamomum tammala linn Against EAC and DAL cell lines using Trypan Blue method and to find out the phytoconsituents presented in leaves. Results found that both of extracts exhibited significant cytotoxity activity at 200ug/ml, but higher cytotoxic activity was found in acetonic extract.

Keywords

Cytotoxic Activity, Cinnamomum tammala Linn. Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) and Dalton’s Ascitic Lymphoma (DAL).

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R. B. Saxena , A. Sharma

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Recently Balazs and Turan [1] have obtained some inequalities for polynomials of degree < 2n-1 based on their (0, 2) interpolation formula. Such an effort for other interpolatory polynomials seems to be called for, because in the field of Lacunary interpolation very little is known about the behaviour of the fundamental polynomials.

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M. Sharma ¹, A. Sharma ¹, A. Jain ¹, P. S. Banerjee ¹

Affiliations
1 Shri Ram Institute of Technology, Near ITI, Madhotal, Jabalpur-482002 (M.P.), IN

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Valsartan, an angiotensin receptor blocker, has been widely used for the treatment of hypertension, heart failure and heart attacks. Two rapid, sensitive and reliable UV-Spectrophotometric (Method A) and first order derivative (Method B) have been developed for estimation of valsartan in bulk and tablet. In methanol, the λmax of valsartan was found to be 249 nm. The same spectra was derivatised into first order derivative, at Δλ=2; the amplitude of the through was measured at 268 nm. The linear concentration ranges were 5-50 μg/ml for both the methods. The results of analysis were validated statistically. The Relative standard deviations for all the parameters were found to be less then the 5%. The method herein described can be employed for quality control and routine analysis of drugs in pharmaceutical formulations.

Keywords

Valsartan, First Order Derivative Method, UV Spectrophotometric Method.

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R. B. Saxena , A. Sharma

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Recently Balazs and Turan [1] have obtained some inequalities for polynomials of degree ≤ 2n-1 based on their (0, 2) interpolation formula. Such an effort for other interpolatory polynomials seems to be called for, because in the field of Lacunary interpolation very little is known about the behaviour of the fundamental polynomials.

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M. R. Kulkarni ¹, Satendra Kumar ¹, P. C. Saroj ¹, Tanmay Kolge ¹, A. Sharma ¹, S. Dond ²

Affiliations
1 Accelerator and Pulse Power Division Bhabha Atomic Research centre Mumbai - 400085, IN
2 Research Scholar, Homi Bhabha National Institute Mumbai - 400094, IN

Abstract

The Accelerator and Pulse Power Division (APPD), BARC has developed strong Bitter coil with field shaper and 70 kJ, 25 kV electromagnetic manufacturing machine, for forming and welding applications. They conducted investigations into possibility of using Electromagnetic Pulsed Technology (EMPT) in joining austenitic –austenitic stainless steels, using samples fabricated to simulate tube and caps with coil developed at laboratory. The coil has been designed for industrial mass production that consists of four numbers of copper discs axially reinforced with non-magnetic steel studs. The polyamide films are used as coil and stud liner whereas Fibre Reinforced Plastic (FRP) is used as inter disc insulation. This paper discusses the design details of the 20kV, 250kA, 10 kHz Bitter coil, field shaper with replaceable inserts. This designed coil has been regularly used at rated value and generating the field of 35-40T in volume of Ø8.8mmX13mm. The steel tube to plug joints developed by this tool qualified helium leak better than 1.2x10^-9 mBar.litre.s^-1 and parent tube failed under pull out test but joint was intact.

Keywords

Bitter coil, field shaper, magnetic welding, tool design

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