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Rice yields are low during rabi season when compared to kharif due to cold effect at seedling stage. In the present study, 4 lines and 4 testers were crossed with 4 testers in L X T mating design. The resultant 16 F1s were used to determine the heterosis. IR-64, Ujala Depama and MALIDA are identified as good general combiners. IR64 X Ujala Depama, IR64 X Malida and MTU-1010 X Ujala Depama are good specific combinations . IR64 X Ujala Depama, IR64 X Malida and Krishna Hamsa X Parwa Panki are the best heterotic lines for the character under study.

Formulation of a diatom index called Peninsular Diatom Index (PDI) based on nine environmental variables was developed to assess the water quality for Kabini River of Southern Karnataka. The selection of the variables was based on the Principal Component Analysis. Nineteen species of diatoms were identified from 144 samples using standard procedures. Sensitivity(s) and tolerance (v) values were calculated for each of the parameters and each of the species identified.PDI was calculated using the computational metric suggested by Blanco et al.

Urinary tract infection is one of the most commonly occurring infections among the patients with diabetes mellitus. The present study was focused on the antibiotic susceptibility of the UTI pathogens isolated from the diabetic patients. About 936 UTI organisms were isolated from 900 culture positive urine samples collected from the diabetic patients attending the government hospital. The incidence of UTI was recorded to 82% among the diabetic patients for the study period of two years from March, 2011 to February, 2013. Escherichia coli was found to be the major cause of UTI.

The GAD extracted from salt stress sensitive sugarcane variety CoC 671 showed increased activity with increased concentrations of NaCl treatment.  The natural GAD activity was found 141% more in salt tolerant variety Co 86032, compared to sensitive variety.  The GOT activities displayed specific induction at higher salt concentrations in CoC 671 variety.   The GOT activity was 840% more in tolerant variety than in sensitive variety and the same activity was observed at initial concentrations of salt treatment.  The activity staining of GOT and GPT did not show any difference in the banding

After almost a decade of working in silence, counseling is getting its due recognition in intervention with the persons living and affected with HIV/AIDS. There is an expressed need to have counseling   services that gives them   accurate information and ongoing psychological support. Hence the focus has to be on community   and home based interactions. Home based interactions; HIV counseling is here to stay. The need is to put it in place and work out conditions that are suitable for local conditions.

GABA occupies a significant component of cytosolic free amino acid pool.  GABA-Transaminase (GABA-T, EC 2.6.1.19), the second enzyme of GABA shunt, converts GABA to Succinic semialdehyde (SSA). GABA pyruvate- (GPT) and 2-oxoglutarate- (GOT) dependent gamma-aminobutyrate transaminase (GABA-T) activities were noted in crude leaf extract of sugarcane var. Co 86032.  The enzyme was partially purified by DEAE-Cellulose and Sephadex G-100 columns. Non-denaturing PAGE analysis of ~90 folds purified GABA-T showed 65, 60 and 55 kD proteins, which were further confirmed by activity staining.

Female reproductive right violation in Igbo land has been a problema criticum over the decades, and has persisted irrespective of the efforts to bring it to a minimum proportion. To this end, this paper examines philosophically the forms of violence against women with its counseling effect. The purpose is to highlight the fundamental and essential component of such primitive practice, with the intention of proffering strategies that could be used to avert such occurrence in the contemporary age.

Women Extension Agents in technology Transfer in Imo State, Nigeria was the major issue. The study specifically ascertained women extension agents (WEAs) effectiveness in the transfer of technology and investigate the influence of socio-economic characteristics of the WEAs in relation to their effectiveness in technology transfer. Simple random and purposive sampling techniques were adopted in selecting 120 Contact Farmers (CFs) and 24 WEAs. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain the primary data which was subjected to both Chi-squarred and regression analysis.

The use of traditional medicines holds a great promise as an easily available source as effective medicinal agents to cure a wide range of ailments among the people particularly in tropical developing countries like India. The present study investigates the phytochemical analysis of the major bioactive constituents of A. marmelos leaf extracts. The extractive values of aqueous, acetone and chloroform extracts were found to be 7.5 %, 5.3 % and 6.4 % respectively.

The effect of sublethal exposure of cadmium (51.82 mg/kg) for 96 hours on various antioxidant enzymes was carried out in the freshwater fish Labeo rohita. The activity of antioxidant enzymes, such as glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were decreased was increased. This observation clearly indicates the defensive nature and the adaptive mechanism of cells against free radical induced toxicity, Denolex elata in plant extracts may afford protection from pesticide toxicity.