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- Multipurpose USB Device with Bluetooth Mechanisms Enabled
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1 Narasu's Sarathy Institute of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, IN
1 Narasu's Sarathy Institute of Technology, Salem, Tamil Nadu, IN
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Programmable Device Circuits and Systems, Vol 4, No 15 (2012), Pagination: 792-796Abstract
This paper basically proposes a Bluetooth enabling mechanism implemented in an extremely innovative and creative pen-drive model which is totally computerized. The implementation of a pen drive with a display and in-build USB ports and Bluetooth enabling mechanism has resulted in the development of this paper. The overall idea of this proposal is to build a pen drive which can be used even without a computer system. The challenge in this process is to develop the security mechanism to share its data through transmissions to other pen drive by means of the USB ports in-build in the computerized pen drive.Keywords
Pen-Drive, Bluetooth, Operating System, USB Ports, Pen Drive Display.
- Efficacy of Chelating Agents in Phytoremediation of Cadmium Using Lemna minor (Linnaeus, 1753)
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R. Aravind
1,
V. S. Bharti
1,
M. Rajkumar
1,
P. K. Pandey
1,
C. S. Purushothaman
2,
A. Vennila
3,
S. P. Shukla
1
Affiliations
1 Aquatic Environment and Health Management Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mumbai-400 061, Maharashtra, IN
2 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, IN
3 Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, IN
1 Aquatic Environment and Health Management Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mumbai-400 061, Maharashtra, IN
2 Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute, Kochi, IN
3 Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, IN
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 15, No 2 (2016), Pagination: 509-514Abstract
Free floating aquatic macrophyte namely Lemna minor (Linnaeus, 1753) was exposed to different concentrations of cadmium (1, 5 and 10 mg/L) for a period of 30 days to evaluate its cadmium (Cd) accumulation capability in the presence of chelating agents such as EDTA and citric acid. The chelating agents were added at the rate of 1, 2 and 3 mg/L separately and the experiment was conducted in triplicate. The water and plant samples were collected at 15 days interval for the analysis of cadmium. There was a significant difference in the Cd uptake (P<0.05) by the plant in the presence of chelating agents when compared to the control. Bioconcentration factor (BCF) of cadmium by the plants showed an increasing trend in the presence of chelating agents. The percentage uptake of cadmium by L. minor in the presence of EDTA was significantly higher than that of citric acid (P<0.05). The overall results suggest that EDTA can be effectively used to enhance phytoremediation efficiency of cadmium by L. minor in the contaminated water.Keywords
Cadmium, Chelating Agents, Bioconcentration Factor, Lemna minor.Full Text
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- Efficacy of an Integrated System Incorporated with Eichhornia crassipes in Phytoremediation of Calcium from Inland Saline Water
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Authors
K. R. Om Pravesh
1,
V. S. Bharti
1,
A. Vennila
2,
S. P. Shukla
1,
V. Harikrishna
3,
Y. Gladston
1,
R. Aravind
4
Affiliations
1 Aquatic Environment and Health Management Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mumbai-400 061, Maharashtra, IN
2 Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, IN
3 Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
4 Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, IN
1 Aquatic Environment and Health Management Division, Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Indian Council of Agricultural Research, Mumbai-400 061, Maharashtra, IN
2 Sugarcane Breeding Institute, Coimbatore, IN
3 Central Institute of Fisheries Education, Rohtak, Haryana, IN
4 Central Institute of Brackishwater Aquaculture, Chennai, IN
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Nature Environment and Pollution Technology, Vol 16, No 3 (2017), Pagination: 687-694Abstract
In the present study, free floating plant Eichhornia crassipes was used for the phytoremediation of calcium from inland saline water by using water having salinity of 2.5, 5 and 7.5 ppt for one week each. Water samples were collected on 0th, 4th and 6th day and plant sample was at end of the experiment for calcium estimation and for other water quality parameters i.e., total hardness (TH), total alkalinity (TA), dissolved oxygen (DO), carbon dioxide (CO2), potassium (K) and pH on 0th and 6th day of the experiment. There was a significant difference in the calcium uptake (P<0.05) by the plants compared to the 0th day samples. The higher percentage removal of calcium was noted at 2.5 ppt salinity (47.7%) followed by 5 and 7.5 ppt salinity (36.04 and 23.13%) respectively. There was significant improvement in the water quality characteristics. In first cycle at 2.5 ppt salinity, the initial concentration of TH, TA, K and CO2 was 833.33, 166.66, 2.7 and 2.6 mg.L-¹ which decreased to 813.33, 144.66, 1.7 and 0 mg.L-¹ respectively, at the end of experiment. Similarly, there was a decrease in the concentration of pH noted from 8.5 to 8.2. An increase was obtained in the concentration of DO i.e., from 6.3 to 7.1 mg.L-¹. The trend of decreasing was observed for other cycles also. The used integrated system (sand filter + charcoal filter + coconut coir bed filter incorporated with E. crassipes) was efficient for calcium removal and higher percentage removal was obtained at 2.5 ppt salinity followed by 5 and 7.7 ppt. At 2.5 ppt, higher percentage removal was obtained in second cycle i.e. 47.7% compared to first and third cycle i.e. 45 and 46.22% respectively. Similar trend of percentage removal was obtained at 5 and 7.5 ppt i.e., 36.04 and 23.13% respectively than other two cycles. The overall results suggest that finding of this study will serve as a baseline for treatment of inland saline water to make it useful for various agricultural and aquaculture applications.Keywords
Calcium, Inland Saline Water, Phytoremediation, Eichhornia crassipes.Full Text
- The Incidence and Health Burden of Earaches Attributable to Recreational Swimming in Natural Waters:A Prospective Cohort Study (Swimmer’s Ear)
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1 Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IN
2 Department of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IN
1 Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IN
2 Department of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IN
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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 10, No 11 (2019), Pagination: 1535-1539Abstract
Otitis externa is thought to influence 10% of individuals at some stage, and can display in intense, unending, or necrotizing frames. Otitis externa might be related with skin inflammation of the ear waterway, and is increasingly normal in swimmers, in moist situations, in individuals with tight ear trenches, in portable amplifier clients, and after mechanical injury. Intense Otitis externa (AOE) is the irritation of external ear and ear channel. Four classifications of otitis externa that incorporate intense limited otitis externa, diffuse otitis externa, chronic otitis externa, and harmful otitis externa.
Incidence of otitis externa is high in Europe and most likely higher in the creating nations. Inclining factors for AOE is swimming and swimming in the dirtied water. Bacterial development and impedance of the skin of the ear trench that allows the advancement of infection. Chronic skin conditions atopic dermatitis, psoriasis or variations from the norm of keratin generation may cause contamination and outside otitis. Frequently related pathogens include, Pseudomonas Aeruginosa, Staphylococcusepidermidis, Staphylococcus Aureus, fungi, and yeast. Treatment of decision utilized are anti-toxin ear drops with or without corticosteroid Fungal or otomycosis require debridement and nearby treatment.