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Volume 11 - 13, Issue 25 - 34, March 2014

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An observational study was carried out, such study consisted on collecting ecological water samples from Lake Chapala Jalisco, Mexico and comparing those to the Industrial and Technical Education Center’s (CETI) drinking water by using a phenol solution at 2% and root extract of Brassica Napus var. rapifera (turnip) which contains a high percentage of peroxidase enzyme, with the.

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DISCOVERY OF THE MONTH

In March 6, 1665 – Earth’s very first scientific journal starts the journey: The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society (Phil. Trans.)

Brindha V

Philosophical Transactions, the world’s first and longest-running scientific periodical, began its life in 1665. It is associated with the Royal Society of London. Henry Oldenburg, a native of Bremen, worked as Secretary in the office. His own prodigious network of natural-philosophical contacts, and his considerable skills as a linguist to produce the material that became the Transactions.

Discovery, 2014, 11(25), 6-8

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ANALYSIS

Fault blocks of Abu Darag Basin, Northern Gulf of Suez, Egypt, as deduced from potential field data interpretation

Ahmad A Azab, Ahmed A El-Khafeef

Herein, an integrated approaches to image the main fault blocks and related structures that characterize "AbuDarag Basin" at the extreme northern part of the Gulf of Suez. The potential field data were analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively for identifying and locating the gravity and magnetic lineaments including faults and/or contacts.

Discovery, 2014, 11(25), 9-19

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RESEARCH

Study of various properties of Self Consolidated Concrete using rice husk ash

Er Ranjodh Singh, Er Rohin Kaushik

This study develops the compressive strength, water permeability and workability of concrete by partial replacement of cement with agro-waste rice husk ash. Two types of rice husk ash with average particle size of 5 micron (ultra fine particles) and 95 micron and with four different contents of 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% by weight were used. Replacement of cement up to maximum of 15% and 20% respectively by rice husk ash, produces concrete with improved strength.

Discovery, 2014, 11(26), 20-26

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Use of tyre rubber in Self Consolidated Concrete

Er Ranjodh Singh, Er Rohin Kaushik

Self-consolidated concrete is a special type of concrete which requires less workability and is easy to stabilize. Selfconsolidated concrete using rubber is set up to consume the waste tyre rubber containing different types of untreated tyre rubber. Fine aggregates are replaced by weight with tyre rubber. The mechanical and micro structural behavior are investigated and discussed in this paper.

Discovery, 2014, 11(26), 27-30

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RESEARCH

Diversity of Butterflies - Strategies adopted for its conservation at Yogi Vemana University campus, Kadapa, A.P., India

Harinath P, Meera Bai G, Venkata Ramana SP

We documented the butterfly fauna and the host plants available in the Yogi Vemana University Campus during January 2013 to December 2013. Total 85 species of butterflies belonging to 5 families were recorded. This forms 46% of the butterflies documented from the Eastern Ghats. Fifty species of plants were found to be used as larval food plants in the campus. Among the butterflies recorded, 36 % belonged to Nymphalidae family, whereas family Hesperiidae showed lowest number of species (11%).

Discovery, 2014, 11(27), 34-51

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COMMUNICATION

Effect of the root crude extract of Brassica Napus var. rapifera (peroxidadasa) in concentration phenol of water samples of Lake Chapala, Jalisco Mexico

Ruvalcaba Cobián Jesús Carlos, Martínez Palomar José Rafael, Ruvalcaba Ledezma Jesús Carlos

An observational study was carried out, such study consisted on collecting ecological water samples from Lake Chapala Jalisco, Mexico and comparing those to the Industrial and Technical Education Center’s (CETI) drinking water by using a phenol solution at 2% and root extract of Brassica Napus var. rapifera (turnip) which contains a high percentage of peroxidase enzyme, with the.

Discovery, 2014, 12(28), 6-7

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ANALYSIS

Ethnomedicinal herbs of Jogimatti Forest, Chitradurga district, Karnataka

Hiremath VT

India has one of world’s richest medicinal plant heritages. The wealth is not only in terms of the number of unique species documented, but also in terms of the tremendous depth of traditional knowledge for the uses of human & livestock health and also for agriculture. The medicinal plant species are used by various ethnic communalities for human and veterinary health care, across the various ecosystems from Ladakh in the trans-Himalayas to the southern coastal tip of Kanyakumari and from the deserts of Rajasthan and Kutch to the hills of the Northeast.

Discovery, 2014, 12(28), 8-12

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REVIEW

Trees in Indian Mythology

Hari Shankar Lal, Sanjay Singh, Mishra PK

Trees have been very important in Indian Mythology. Their significance and intimate association with people has been reflected in written and oral traditions of India. Oriental religious Hindusim, Budhisum, Jainism, have provided trees a special place. Indeginous communities have also revolt trees.

Discovery, 2014, 12(29), 16-23

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ANALYSIS

Application of twin screw extrusion technology for development of new generation snacks with antioxidant: An analysis

Mahuya Hom Choudhury, Runu Chakraborty, Utpal Raychaudhuri

The challenge in the field of extrusion technology is to produce unique, innovative products based on current market demands. Considering recent trends in producing ready to eat snack with herbal flavor, Rice, Chapra (Fenneropeaneaus indicus) mixture powder were extruded with Aswagandha powder (Withania sominifera) for value addition by a co-rotating fully intermeshing twin-screw extruder.

Discovery, 2014, 12(29), 24-32

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ANALYSIS

A Study of Performance of Bio-Gas Plant

Solaimuthu C, Senthilkumar S, Ameen A, Devendiran M, Dhruva Kumar S, Naveen Raj E

Today we primarily use fossil fuels to heat and power our homes and fuel our cars. It is convenient to use coal, oil, and natural gas for meeting our energy needs, but we have a limited supply of these fuels on the Earth. We’re using them much more rapidly than they are being created. Eventually, they will run out. Today there is a burning need of an alternative for fossil fuels because the fossil fuels are getting extinct.

Discovery, 2014, 12(30), 36-40

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RESEARCH

Evaluation of in-vitro antimicrobial activity of 2-aryloxy methyl oxazoline analogues

Shaukath Ara Khanum, Noor Fatima Khanum

There has been a dramatic increase in pathogen resistance to both pharmaceutical and agrochemical antimicrobial agents. New prototypes (lead compounds) are needed to address this situation. In this connection, oxazoline analogues 3a-were evaluated in vitro for their efficacy as antimicrobial agents against representative strains of Gram-positive (S. aureus, S. aureus (MRSA), E. aerogens, M. luteus.) and Gram-negative bacteria (K. pneumonia, S. typhimurium, S. paratyphi- B, P. vulgaris) and, fungi (C. albicans, B,. cinerea, M. Pachydermatis, C krusei) by disc diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration studies.

Discovery, 2014, 12(30), 41-46

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CASE REPORT

Suprascapular malignant fibrous histiocytoma

Gunvanti B Rathod, Pragnesh Parmar, Sangita Rathod, Ashish Parikh

Malignant fibrous histiocytoma (MFH), the terminology implies that the origin of tumor cells is of fibroblastic and histiocytic cells. MFH was regarded as the single most common adult soft tissue sarcoma. MFH occurs most frequently on lower extremity, especially thigh, followed by upper extremity and retroperitoneum. We are presenting a case of MFH at right supra scapular region which is very rare site of presentation.

Discovery, 2014, 12(31), 50-53

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RESEARCH

Food Searching and Collection by the Ants Pheidole roberti Forel

Naskar K, Raut SK

The ants Pheidole roberti Forel were offered sugar cubes each weighing 25-55mg, at 10 different sites of a human dwelling room locating in the ground floor at Garia in Kolkata, India to study the food searching and food collection behaviour. It is revealed that P. roberti, in course of their foraging act came in contact of the supplied sugar cubes at 10 sites within 2-753 (100.12 ± 7.82 SE) minutes (n = 220).

Discovery, 2014, 13(32), 6-11

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ANALYSIS

Birth of the Earth, Moon and Mars owing to explosive disintegration Proto-Earth

Zhirnov AM

Originally Earth was a rotating hot plasma clot thrown out from the young Sun in cold space. Then it was transformed to the extended similar pear body with a viscous mantle and dynamically the extremely unstable gas core of a difficult form. Inevitable nuclear explosive disintegration of this body became the reason of separation from its ends of a mantle’s large parts.

Discovery, 2014, 13(33), 15-25

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REVIEW

Medicinal Plant Extract for Prevention of Oral Diseases

Kalavatia Ishaan, Rathore Madhu

Oral diseases are major health problems with dental caries and periodontal diseases among the most important preventable global infectious diseases. More than 750 species of bacteria inhabit the oral cavity which implicated in oral diseases. The development of dental caries basically involves acidogenic and aciduric gram-positive bacteria (Streptococcus mutans, Lactobacilli and Actinomycetes).

Discovery, 2014, 13(34), 29-38

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