Vol 107, No 2 (2014)

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Vol 107, No 2 (2014)

In this Issue

In This Issue
Somendra Singh Kharola
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/158-158 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 158-158
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Guest Editorial

The Magic of Automated Recognition of Handwriting
A. G. Ramakrishnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/159-160 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 159-160
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Correspondence

Are our all Research Journals Scholarly and Peer Reviewed?
Anil Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/161-162 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 161-162
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What Constitutes a Successful Institutionalized Education?
Vigneshwar Ramakrishnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/161-162 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 161-162
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Attracting Undergraduate Students to Scientific Research: Limited Openings in National Laboratories
P. J. Lavakare
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/162-163 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 162-163
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Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize: An Inspiration for International Recognitions
Inderpal Singh, Rajesh Luthra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/163-166 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 163-166
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News

Open Data in Education and Research
Usha Mujoo Munshi, Neeta Verma
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/167-168 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 167-168
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Field Workshop on the Marwar Supergroup
S. K. Pandey, Bandana Dimri
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/169-170 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 169-170
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Indian Physics Association Awards
Parul R. Sheth
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/170-170 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 170-170
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Research News

New Life for Old Soiled Banknotes
C. Srinivasan, R. Saraswathi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/171-173 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 171-173
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Opinion

Thwarting Changing Land Use - A Step towards Ganga Rejuvenation
Shikha Sharma, Madhoolika Agrawal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/174-175 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 174-175
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Commentary

The Culture of Environmental Education: Insights from a Citizen Science Experiment in India
Sindhu Radhakrishna, V. V. Binoy, Anitha Kurup
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/176-178 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 176-178
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Exploration for Rare Earth Elements in North East India
Harbans Singh, Sadiq Mohd, B. B. Sharma
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/178-180 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 178-180
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Scientific Correspondance

MineVue Radar for Delineation of Abandoned Mine Galleries
K. K. K. Singh, Jan Francke
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/181-183 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 181-183
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Time-Course Expression of Soluble Acid Invertase (SAI) Gene Mirroring Post-Harvest Cane Quality Deterioration: Effective Treatments Cause Reduction of SAI Gene Expression
Amaresh Chandra, Kriti Roopendra, Priyanka Singh, Radha Jain, C. P. Prajapati, Sushil Solomon
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/184-186 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 184-186
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Transformation of Colourful Pattern of Eyespot in Peacock Wing
Monalisa Mishra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/186-188 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 186-188
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General Article

A Simple Wage-Talent Curve Illustrates Several Aspects of Higher Technical Education
Anindya Chatterjee
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/189-194 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 189-194
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Can Post Offices of Rural India be the Driver for Agricultural Technology Dissemination? Experiences of Action Research
S. K. Dubey, R. R. Burman, J. P. Sharma, K. Vijayaragavan, V. Sangeetha, Ishwari Singh, H. S. Gupta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/195-202 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 195-202
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Review Article

The Uncertainty Relations in Quantum Mechanics
D. Sen
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/203-218 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 203-218
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Research Articles

Comparison Study of Dimensionally Stable Anodes for Degradation of Chlorpyrifos in Water
Gayani Chathurika Pathiraja, Pavithra Bhakthi Jayathilaka, Chandima Weerakkody, Parakrama Karunarathne, Nadeeshani Nanayakkara
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/219-226 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 219-226
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Heat Balance Characteristics of a Pressure Vessel
P. Sivamurugan, P. Ravikumar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/227-233 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 227-233
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Catastrophic Heavy Rainfall Episode over Uttarakhand during 16-18 June 2013 - Observational Aspects
S. D. Kotal, Soma Sen Roy, S. K. Roy Bhowmik
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/234-245 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 234-245
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The 'mystic' Sand Dune-Covered Temples of Talakad, Mysore District, Karnakata: Evidence of Earthquake-Related Destruction
A. B. Roy, M. S. Sethumadhav
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/246-254 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 246-254
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Research Communications

Solar Photovoltaic Assistance for LHB Rail Coaches
M. Shravanth Vasisht, C. Vishal, J. Srinivasan, Sheela K. Ramasesha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/255-259 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 255-259
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Effect of Vitamin D3 on Antimicrobial Peptide Gene Expression in the Neutrophils of Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients
K. Afsal, V. V. Banurekha, N. Meenakshi, M. Harishankar, P. Selvaraj
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/259-262 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 259-262
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In situ formation of Silver Nanowire Networks on Paper
Shravan Kumar Parmar, Venugopal Santhanam
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/262-269 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 262-269
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Field-Normalized Bibliometric Evaluation of Leading Research Institutions in Chemistry in China and India
Gangan Prathap
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/269-272 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 269-272
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Diatom Burst-Driven Silica Depletion under the Antarctic Sea Ice: Evidence from Sponge Spicules
Suhas Shetye, Rahul Mohan, Syed A. Jafar, Abhilash Nair, Shramik Patil, Shridhar Jawak, Rajesh Asthana, Sahina Gazi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/273-277 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 273-277
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Temperature-Sensitive Male-Sterility System in Pigeonpea
K. B. Saxena
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/277-282 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 277-282
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Monitoring of Glacier Changes and Response Time in Chorabari Glacier, Central Himalaya, Garhwal, India
Manish Mehta, D. P. Dobhal, Kapil Kesarwani, Bhanu Pratap, Amit Kumar, Akshya Verma
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/281-289 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 281-289
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Thermal Performance of a Low-oncentration Ethanol Stove without Pressure System
Andrianantenaina Marcelin Hajamalala
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/289-296 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 289-296
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Living Legends in Indian Science

Roddam Narasimha
G. S. Bhat, K. R. Sreenivasan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/297-305 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 297-305
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Book Reviews

Just Babies: The Origins of Good and Evil. Paul Bloom
Renee M. Borges
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/306-307 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 306-307
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Basic Organometallic Chemistry: Concepts, Syntheses and Applications
S. S. Krishnamurthy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/307-307 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 307-307
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Epiphyllous Liverworts of Eastern Himalaya
Geeta Asthana
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/308-309 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 308-309
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Consortium Approach to Resource Sharing in an E-Environment
B. M. Meera
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/308-309 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 308-309
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Flowering Plants of Sholas and Grasslands of the Nilgiris
D. Narasimhan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/309-309 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 309-309
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Personal News

Sarjit Singh Sandhu (1930–2014)
Hardev Singh Virk
DOI:10.18520/cs/v107/i2/310-310 ,  Vol 107, No 2 (2014), Pagination: 310-310
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