The paper attempts to study a Rajasthani folktale A Hound’s Pride by Vijaydan Detha as an allegorical-folk literary expression. The themes and plot are parallel to George Orwell’s Animal Farm. The devices of anthropomorphism and symbolism are efficiently applied to portray the paradoxes of revolution and autocracy.
A study of Physico-chemical parameters of Waldevi dam water was carried out during February 2015 to January 2016. Waldevi is an earth fill dam situated at the Pimplad village near Nashik city. Physical characters like Temperature, transparency, total dissolved solid, Rainfall and Chemical Parameters like Dissolved oxygen, pH, free carbon dioxide, Hardness (Ca & Mg), Total Alkalinity, Chlorides, and Biochemical oxygen Demand were studied during the study.
The malayali tribes of Kalrayan hills in Villupurum district have indigenous knowledge for the treatment of diseases in animals and Human beings. In particular the resources for treating animals are abundant in this area. The tribals possess a lot of expertise in curing veterinary ailments using herbal medicine. The commonest disease among cattle is Mastitis which causes great economic losses and the traditional knowledge provided by the tribals will be of great help in finding a cure for this disease.
Capsicum annuum is notable for its secondary metabolites, which can be of great interest for use in agriculture as alternatives to agrochemicals. Cell suspensions have been used for in vitro large-scale production of secondary metabolites. The aim of this study was to dedifferentiate leaf cells of Capsicum annuum cv. Pimentão Amarelo (yellow bell pepper) into calluses, and to study their growth pattern, focusing on the deceleration phase, when they can be subcultured to establish cell suspensions.
Phenolics are generally widely distributed in the plant kingdom and are the most plentiful secondary metabolites of plants. Plant polyphenols have pinched increasing attention due to their effective antioxidant properties and their marked effects in the prevention of a variety of oxidative stress related diseases such as cancer. The antioxidant content of fruits and vegetables may contribute to the protection they put forward from disease.
The aim of this study was to describe the prevalence of systemic arterial hypertension and diabetes mellitus self-reported by elderly residing in an urban area of a municipality in the northwestern region of the State of Rio Grande do Sul/Brazil. A population-based cross-sectional study, with 424 elderly, with the application of a questionnaire containing socio-economic, demographic and behavioral variables, morbidities, use of medicaments and health services, and functional capacity evaluation.
Pregnancy is a wonderful period in a women’s life and she spends each and every day in pleasant anticipation, waiting to hold her bundle of joy in her arms, Even though it is a time of great happiness and fulfilment of the life, pregnancy causes a lot of mental conflicts and feelings which is a natural trend of this period. The main aim of the study to assess the level of fear related to child birth. A quantitative research approach was adopted. A research design adopted for this study was Quantitative randomized control &experimental pre ,post design .
Silkworm is an insect whose cocoon is used as raw material in the textile industry. For the production of quality silk, a proper functioning of the digestive system is essential. This study examined the morphology of the hindgut chambers, with details of the area of the anal canal, which has been little studied in this important holometabola. The functional dynamism of the intestinal chambers can obscure important morphological characteristics. For this, segments of the hindgut were processed using light microscopy and scanning electron microscopy.
Field-cum-laboratory investigations were made in Mysore city (120 181 N and 760 421 E) by selecting more than twenty places randomly and visited 38 shops/malls to collect the honey samples for their commercial quality parameters assessment by following standard methods. The honey type, brand/certification status, nutritional facts, physical, biochemical parameters and price of honey samples revealed interesting results.
Metal oxide and carbon-based nanoparticles (NP) have a wide range of application in various fields, including paint, electroluminescent, pharmaceutical, and other industries. In the last decade, there is an exceeding demand of the applications using these particles in biomedical sciences such as in drug delivery system whereas these materials are also used widely in the environmental applications. Due to their extensive applications, these materials are the class of highest global annual production.