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The Muga silk is one of the most precious silk produced by Antheraea assamensis is monopoly of Assam. The silk is very famous due to its unique golden yellow colour and lustre of the fibre. The Muga silkworm is present only in the North-Eastern region of India. This silkworm primarily feeds on Som plant (Persea bombycina) but some other plants like Litsea polyantha, Litsea salicifolia and Litsea citrate are used as host plant of the silkworm. The som plant (Persea bombycina), is an aromatic non deciduous tree with alternate leaves that are varying size and shape.

This paper gives an insight to 70 rare species belonging to 65 genera and 37 families of Muzaffarnagar district (U.P.) collected from different localities. Out of these 59 are Dicots and 11 are Monocots. Poaceae and Asteraceae were found to have maximum rare species.

Soil erosion is the process of detachment, transportation and deposition of soil particles from land surface. Agencies or the energy sources involved in the process of soil erosion are mainly water, wind, sea waves, human beings and animals. Soil erosion is a growing problem in Western Ghats of Kerala and particularly in the Neyyar wild life sanctuary in southern western Ghats, with rich biodiversity. Soil erosion not only decreases biodiversity of the area, but also reduces the water availability. In the current study, an effort to predict potential annual soil loss has been conducted.

The present study was undertaken to investigate the phytochemicals present in the ethanolic extract of watermelon peel (Citrullus lonatus, family Cucurbilaceae). Watermelon which was obtained from Eke-Awka market, Anambra state, Nigeria was analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively for the presence of phytochemicals such as tannins, flavonoids, alkaloids, saponin, terpenoids, and phenols using standard chemical methods. The qualitative results obtained  showed that, phenol, terpernoid, saponin, proteins, flavonoid and alkaloid were present.

The Objective of this study is to characterize the echocardiographic features of the left ventricular among hypertensive Sudanese patients. 50 consecutive patients attending at Khartoum state Hospitals- Sudan and referred for echocardiogram.  20 (40%) were females 30(60%) were males. Their mean age was 52±13.5 years, which varied from 23-86 years .All Subjects underwent M-mode and 2D echocardiogram study.

Background: Nosocomial infections are an important cause of mortality in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). Therefore, in this study, the incidence and prevalence of nosocomial infections were determined in NICUs of a tertiary care hospital in Kashmir, and the causative bacteria were identified in order to provide potential solutions to control the infections in these hospitals.

Characterization of the posterior cranial fossa (PCF) and supratentorial cranial cavity (SCC) plays an important role in the diagnosis of many disorders. Quantitative assessment of any morphological changes requires normative data for these anatomical areas. This study was obtained in order to achieve local reference morphometric analysis data for Sudanese (PCF) and (SCC). This is a descriptive study of 200 consecutive normal computerized tomography (CT) scans of (PCF) and (SCC) without any bony abnormality.

A simple, sensitive and accurate spectrophotometric method has been developed for the analysis of levofloxacin (LEV) in pharmaceutical formulations, through formation of yellow-greenish chelating complex LEV-Al(III) of levofloxacin with aluminum (III) ion. The maximum absorbance (420)nm. Different variables affecting the reaction were carefully studied.

Chronic use of non-steroidalanti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and opioids are associated with gastric ulceration and drug dependence respectively. In previous studies some antidepressants and anticonvulsants showed clinical effectiveness in the treatment of neuropathic and chronic pain. However, no scientific evidence is available showing effectiveness of antidepressants and anticonvulsant drugs in acute pain.  In some cases, where patients are at risk of NSAIDs or opioid associated adverse effects, acute pain is difficult to manage by these agents.

Egg white lysozyme concentrations were assayed in White Plymouth Rock hens, treated twice with the polybacterialimmunomodulator HELPANKAR. The experimental flock exhibited higher levels of egg white lysozyme compared to untreated birds throughout the observation period from 24 to 64 weeks of age. Maximumvalueswereattainedby42–44 weeks of age: 10325.64±158.43 mg/L and 10475.67±133.55 mg/L respectively. The lysozyme values in control flock were comparable, with highest values from 3448.15±212.82 mg/L to 3842.25±185.28 mg/L corresponding to 33.4% to 36.7% of those in the experimental flock.