Life Sciences

Thymus Capitatus is a shrub, which is native of the Mediterranean basin. The purpose of this study was to determine the chemical composition and inhibitory effect of essential oil of Thymus Capitatus on the corrosion of mild steel in hydrochloric acid (1M).The essential oil of Thymus Capitatus has been studied using gas chromatography (GC) and GC-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

The present study was carried out to optimize cheese whey media composition for maximum lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei using Response Surface Methodology. Four media components i.e. CSL, K2HPO4, MgSO4, and Sodium acetate were subjected for optimization Response surface methodology (RSM) a central composite design to determine the optimal concentration of these components for lactic acid production by Lactobacillus casei. A satisfactory fit of the model was realized. Lactic acid production was significantly affected by interaction of CSL, K2HPO4, MgSO4, and Sodium acetate.

Effect of 10 and 30 % sublethal concentration (12.4 ppm; 96 h LC50) of nickel on the haematology of Liza parsia after the exposure period of 30 days was studied. The RBC count (-35.82%) and Hb content (-63.28%) decreased significantly with an increase in WBC count (+28.95%). The light microscopic studies revealed many morphological changes in the RBC of fish such as wrinkling of cell membrane, vacuolization and rupture of erythrocytic membrane.

Effect of 10 % sublethal concentration (12.4 ppm; 96 h LC50) of nickel on the gill ultra structure of Liza parsia after the exposure period of 30 days was studied. The SEM studies revealed many morphological changes in the gill of Liza parsia such as epithelial hypertrophy, fusion of secondary lamellae, necrosis and degenerating microridges with mucous opening due to chronic exposure of the nickel.

A field experiment was conducted during summer, 2015 to study the response of sweet corn (Zea mays L) to various nutrient management practices, laid out in randomized block design with three replications that comprises of viz., T¬1 Control, T2 RDF alone (135 : 62.5 : 50) kg NPK ha-1, T3 RDF + Micro nutrient mixture @ 20 kg ha-1,T4 RDF + Soil application of humic acid @ 50 kg ha-1, T5 125% RDF alone, T6 125% RDF + Micro nutrient mixture @ 20 kg ha-1,T7 125% RDF + Soil application of humic acid @ 50 kg ha-1, T8 RDF + Micro nutrient mixture @ 20 kg ha 1+ soil application of humic acid @ 50 kg

Background: Cardiovascular system has been involved in patients with diabetes in various ways. It is very important to know the electrocardiographic changes that can occur in patients with diabetes. 
Methods: The electrocardiographic changes were studied in 50 cases with diabetes and compared with 50 healthy age and sex matched controls. 

Stem cells are unspecialized cells in the human body that are capable of becoming specialized cells, each with new specialized cell functions. Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) originated from mesodermal hemangioblast cells which have an ability to self-renew and multipotent nature. These HSCs usually express CD34+ and CD133+ glycoproteins on their surface and antibodies raised against these surface glycoproteins are the best exploited matter in the purification steps. CD34+ is a cluster of differentiation molecule presents on certain cells within the human body.

In this study, the level of development of provinces in Turkey in regard to numbers of animals were investigated through factor analysis. A total of 13 animal typesin 81 provinces were investigated in the scope of the study. Kaiser-Mayer-Olkin (KMO) coefficient of factor analysis was identified as 0.617 and Bartlett global test significance value was identified as 0.000.Accordingly, the data set was appreciated as suitable for factor analysis.4 factors, eigenvalues of which were greater than 1 were identified in factor analysis.

The voltamatric behavior of some  aromatic amino compound, such as alpha naphthyl amine and beta naphthyl amine was investigated and the method was developed for the simultaneous determination of these compounds. Adsorption of alpha naphthyl amine and beta naphthyl amine at solid electrode such as platinum and gold has been studied using cyclic voltammetry and linear sweep techniques. It was found that pH greatly influences characteristics of naphthyl amine.

Agricultural growth is considered a very close link to rural development and hence poverty alleviation. There’s therefore an urgent need for sustainable increase in agricultural productivity through adoption of new and efficient technologies to improve food security, alleviate poverty and stimulate economic growth.