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Current Scenario and Prospects of Nanotechnology and Bio-Statistics
International Conference 25 - 26 February, 2016
Organized by
School of Sciences
U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad (Established by Act No. 10, 1999 of Government of Uttar Pradesh)
www.uprtou.ac.in
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I am pleased to know that the School of Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi
Tandon Open University, Allahabad is organizing a International Conference on
“Current Scenario and Prospects of Nanotechnology and Bio-Statistics” on 25–26
February, 2016. The U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, is one of the premier
university in India among the Open and Distance Education universities. It is the
only University of Distance mode in Uttar Pradesh established by the state
Government.
Science and technology has tremendous impact upon the life of man and the
society. Today Nanotechnology is emerging and important area of study in science.
Nanotechnology is the innovative area in science education. Theme of INCB-2016
covers the vast area of Nanotechnology and Bio-Statistics and will be very relevant
for researchers, academicians and decision makers while framing the strategies for
development of the country. I appreciate the enthusiasm of the faculty members
who have planned this international conference and wish them a grand sussess.
This conference will provide a platform for the academicians and
researchers to discuss the theory and practice of Nanotechnology and Bio-
Statistics. I hope the outcome of this conference will serve as useful source of
information and reference for researchers, academicians and scientists working in
the related fields.
I extend a very cordial welcome to all invited speakers, resource persons,
delegates and participants of the conference. I also extend my warm greetings and
falicitations to the convener, Organizing Secretary and participating delegates and
also send my best wishes for the grand success of the conference.
Prof. M. P. Dube
Vice-Chancellor
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From The Desk of Conference Director………
Nanotechnology has emerged as a powerful tool in the field of molecular manipulations whereby miniatures of the bulky materials and parts of machines are manufactured with maximum precisions and enhanced properties. Such products occupy a very little place ie. within one to hundred nanometres range and have many times more potential and perfection in terms of performance, that is why their acceptance in present world is very high. It is a wonderful innovation in the field of science and technology mainly in material science. Now a days it has got a wide range of application in almost all the fields of human activities may it be medical, pharmacy, engineering, agriculture or even in arts. Biostatistics on the other hand provides the basis for statistical analysis for every kind of biological researches. This is the matter of appreciation that the faculty members of school of science and related fields have conceived an idea and prepared a proposal to organize an international conference on these two concurrent themes in a wedded manner so that the researchers, scientists and academicians of varied fields are invited on a common platform to discuss the issues, challenges and the prospects thereof. I on behalf of the organizing committee and on my own behalf am immensely and deeply indebted to Hon'ble Vice Chancellor Prof M. P. Dube, for his instill inspiration, encouragement, guidance and support in this endeavour. I am also thankful to Finance Officer and Registrar Mr. D. P. Tripathi for his financial and administrative supports. A sincere thanks is due to every member of the organizing committee who have worked hard to make this event possible. Last but not least I am Thankful to every one of the faculty and staff members who have directly or indirectly helped in organizing this conference. May this conference add one more feather in the cap of the University so diligently over the years that it continue to guide and inspire educationist to pursue to new ideas. I am sure the deliberations in the conference will make a pathway for students, researchers, academicians and policy makers to accomplish their task in better ways. I am sure that every participant and guest will enjoy a pleasant, memorable and comfortable stay at the historic city of Sangam. I hope this visit will be fruitful and every one will take sweet memories from this Conference.
Dr. P. P. Dubey
Conference Director
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From the Desk of Convener………………
As a Convener of INCB – 2016, I am pleased to extend a warm welcome to all the delegates of the International Conference on “Current Scenario and Prospects of Nanotechnology and Bio-Statistics” on 25-26 Fabruary, 2016 in U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad. The conference aims to promote exchange of information and ideas related with nanotechnology and biostatistics in various discipline of science. Bringing researchers and academicians from different disciplines of science together to encourage collaboration is truly an important task and proper fusion of diverse ideas is always needed. I hope that the conference will bring intellectually inspiring interactions and productive and the ideas generated will be globally valuable. The major theme of this conference is ‘Applications of Nano tecnology and Bio-Statistics, while the sub themes are Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Applications of Nanotechnology, Nano Catalysis: Emerging Concepts and Applications, Nanotechnology in Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Applications of Nanotechnology in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics, Biostatistics and Applications, Emerging roles of Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Environmental issues, Nano-computing and Information and Communication Technology, Applications of Nanotechnology in Socio-economic Development. I know that the success of any conference depends ultimately on many people who have worked with us in the planning and organizing both the technical program and supporting social arrangements, for this my thanks to all of them. In particular I would like to express my special gratitude and regards to the patron of the conference Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor Prof. M. P. Dube, for his guidance, support and best wishes to give this conference a great success. I pay my special thanks to Finance Officer and Registrar Mr. D. P. Tripathi for his financial and administrative support. I also pay my thanks to Controller of Examination Dr. Mradul Srivastava for his suggestions. I also pay my heartily thanks to all the guests, speakers, participants & delegates without whom, this event may not achieved its expectations. At the last I convey my best wishes & greetings to all the participants.
Dr. Shruti Convener
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From the Desk of Organizing Secretary…………
On behalf of Organizing Committee of INCB – 2016, it’s gives me immense pride
and privilege to welcome you all in this International Conference on ‘Current Scenario
and Prospects of Nanaotechnology and Bio-Statistics’ 25-26 February, 2016 Organized
by U. P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad is being held in one of the oldest
cities of the world having enriched with glorious history, known as “Teirth Raj Prayag,
City of Triveni Sangam & Maha Kumbh”.
As we all know that now a day’s science and technology plays vital role for
mankind. In the 21st century nanotechnology studies in various disciplines of science
gives a new dimensions in building unique devices with a molecular scale precision,
towards nano devices in medicine, computing devices and scientific exploration. The
relevance of this topic in higher education and research is very important.
Striding towards the same direction, the objective of present conference is to
provide a platform for leading academicians, researchers and scholars to communicate,
exchange, and share their ideas and discuss about the related fields. It is a matter of
great pleasure that the conference received an overpowering response from different
institutions and universities of all over India and all over the world in diversified areas of
science and technology.
There shall be more than 130 delegates from 14 states of the country and 6
countries from abroad participating in the present conference. The conference also aims
to strengthen the relationships among the researchers of different disciplines of science
by exchanging and sharing their experiences and ideas.
As an organizing secretary of this international conference, I personally feel that
this conference will be a vital tool of communicating valuable information and
knowledge move through person to person interaction for the development of
knowledge of related themes across the globe. I am sure that the conference would
meet expectations of all the delegates and will have wonderful and memorable time
during these two days with pleasant stay at Allahabad, India.
Dr. Dinesh Kumar Gupta Organizing Secretary
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From The Desk of Joint Organizing Secretaries……………
Being the Joint Organizing Secretaries of INCB - 2016, it is our honour to welcome
all of you in this International Conference on “Current Scenario and Prospects of
Nanotechnology and Bio-Statistics”, organized by School of Sciences, U. P. Rajarshi
Tandon Open University, Allahabad on 25-26 February, 2016.
We hope that this conference will provide a platform to all the academicians,
scholars and industrialist exploring the vast sea of relevant area. The outcome of this
conference will be a milestone and will provide valuable inputs to researchers and
persons of related areas.
In INCB-2016 delegates from six countries of world Egypt, Nepal, Nigeria, China,
Checz Republick and India, with fourteen states of India J&K, Himachal Pradesh,
Mizoram, Assam, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Delhi,
Pondichery, Hariyana, Odisha, Uttrakhand and Rajasthan will be participating.
We offer our sincere thanks and gratitude to Hon’ble Vice Chancellor Prof. M. P.
Dubey for his guidance, gratefulness and motivation. We also pay our thanks to
Registrar and Finance Officer Mr. D. P. Tripathi for his official support. We are also
thankful to Mr. Mridul Srivastava, COE, for his valuable suggestions.
We convey our wishes & greetings to all the delegates, speakers and participants.
Hoping INCB 2016 will be memorable and successful.
Our Wishes to all.
Dr. Gaurav Sankalp Dr. C. K. Singh
Joint Organizing Secretaries
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Contents
Allahabad at a Glance 1-3
University at a Glance 4-7
Conference Schedule 8
Abstracts of Invited Lectures 9-16
Abstracts of Delegates 17-94
Organizing and Sub- Commities 95-100
Schedule of Technical Sessions
Six Technical Sessions will be conducted on the basis of Eight Sub
Themes of the International Conference
Synthesis of Nanomaterials and Applications of Nanotechnology
Nano Catalysis: Emerging Concepts and Applications
Nanotechnology in Basic Sciences and Biomedical Engineering
Applications of Nanotechnology in Biotechnology and Bioinformatics
Biostatistics and Applications
Emerging roles of Nanotechnology in Agriculture and Environmental issues
Nano-computing and Information and Communication Technology
Applications of Nanotechnology in Socio-economic Development
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No.
Name Affiliation and Contact Paper Title
1.
Prof. Saber Mohamed Abd-Allah
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt [email protected]
Applications of Nanoparticles on Animal Biotechnology
2.
Dr. Kumud B. Mishra
Global Change Research Institute, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic [email protected]
Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: Current and Future Perspectives
3.
Prof. Syed Ibrahim Rizvi
Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad –211002, U.P. India [email protected]
Anti Aging Interventions: Possible Role Of Plant Polyphenols
4.
Prof. Bechan Sharma
Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Nanoparticles as prospective regimen against anti HIV-1/AIDS
5.
Prof. S.L. Sananse
Professor,Dept. of Statistics, Dr. B. A. M. University, Aurangabad-431004, Maharashtra, India. [email protected]
Best Fit Fuzzy Regression Model Based On Distance Criteria
6.
Prof. Avinash Chandra Pandey
Ex. V.C., Bundelkhand University, Jhansi; Head, Department of Atmospheric & Ocean Sciences, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India
“Nanotechnology and Theranostics”,
7. Prof. Arvind Pandey
Director, National Institute of Medical Statistics, ICMR, New Delhi
Trends of Infant Mortality in India: Some Statistical Issues
8.
Prof. S. K. Upadhyay
Department of Statistics, B.H.U., Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected]
Bayesian Modeling- A few Important Bio-Statistical Problems
9.
Prof. Anoop Chaturvedi
Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Classification & Dimension Reduction Tools in Bioinformatics: Application of Principal Component Analysis & Cluster Analysis
10.
Dr. Mrituanjay D. Pandey
Department of Chemistry (School of Chemical Science & Technology) Dr. H. S. Gour Central University Sagar, MP 470003, India. [email protected]
RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN FLUORESCENCE
SENSORS
11.
Jay Singh1*,
Alkesh Kumarir
1, D.
Kumar1
1Department of Applied Chemistry &
Polymer Technology, Delhi Technological University, Shahbad Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, Delhi 110042, India [email protected]
Electro-catalytic Determination of H2O2 based on CuO/PANI Nanocomposite
12.
Mrigendra Dubey
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi-221005, U.P., India
Multifunctional Metallogels: An approach Towards Applications
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13.
1Manish
Srivastava*, 2Neha
Srivastava
1Department of Physics & Astrophysics,
University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India 2Department of Chemical Engineering and
Technology, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU),Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India [email protected]
Characterizations of Co3O4 Nanostructure Synthesized by Solvothermal Method
14.
Samish Gupta, Anoop Srivastava and Pankaj Srivastava
Jiamusi University, China [email protected]
Research In Molecular Genetics In Human Beings
15.
Abubakar Mohammed* and Syed Ibrahim Rizvi**
*Department of Biochemistry, Bauchi State University, Gadau PMB 063, Nigeria **Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India [email protected]
Synergistic effect of Mangifera indica and Azadirachta indica extract on Streptozotocin-induced wistar rats
16.
Manoj Kumar Chaudhary
1
& Syed Ibrahim Rizvi
2
1Janaki Medical College, Ramdaiya
Bhawadi, Dhanusha, Nepal
2Department of Biochemistry, University of
Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India [email protected]
Alteration in redox balance in a rat model of accelerated aging
17.
Manju
Department of Chemistry, T.D.P.G. College, Jaunpr , U.P., India [email protected]
Treatment of Waste Water by Some selected Materials in Nano-size
18.
J.D. Pandey, Vinay Sanguri, Rupali Sethi
Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, 211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Chemical Sciences Estimation of Thermodynamic Properties of Binary Liquid Mixtures Using Sound Velocity and Density Data on the Basis of Flory’s Statistical Theory and Empirical Relations
19.
UmaRani Agrawal1
and Shubhra Malviya
2
1.Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, CMP Degree College (a constituent colleges of Allahabad University, Allahabad-211002, India 2. Department of Zoology, S SKhanna Degree College (a constituent colleges of Allahabad University, Allahabad-211002 U.P., India Umar_agrawal2rediffmail.com [email protected]
Nanomaterials and Detection of Food Pathogen
20.
Alok Agrawal, Piyush Kumar Tripathi & Suyash Narayan Mishra
Amity University, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow, Umar_agrawal2rediffmail.com [email protected], [email protected] & [email protected]
Models for the Effect of a Toxicant on a Biological Species
21.
Durgesh Nandini Goshwami, Alok Mishra, GhanShyam Mani Mishra, Ashutosh Yadav
Chemistry Department, Nehru Gram Bharti University, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Determination of Different Parameter of River Ganges from Gangotri to Allahabad
22.
Mala Pathak
Department of Botany, E.C.C., University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Comparison of Survivability of the Blue Green Algae Oscillatoria Limosa and O. Animalis at Different
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Concentrations of Sewage Water
23.
Preeti Singh Deptt. Of Botany, S.S. Khanna Girls Degree College, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Nanotechnology: Scope and Application in Plante Desease Management
24.
P. P. Dubey School of Agricultural Sciences, UPRTOU, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Prospects of Nanaoltechnology Applications in Agricultural Sciences
25.
Neelam Bajpai Assistant Professor, Zoology Department, Mahamaya Govt Degree College, Kaushambi, U.P., India [email protected]
Nanotechnology Application in Everyday Life
26.
Neetu Mishra 1
, Swati Agarwal
2,
Preetima Singh
Centre of Food Technology, University of Allahabad-211002, U.P., India [email protected],
Effect of Vitamin C on Osmotic Fragility in Type 2 Diabetes
27.
Prashant Dubey
Centre of Material Sciences, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies (IIDS), University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Water Soluble Carbon Nanoparticles from Sucrose and Its Bioimaging Applications
28.
Priyanka Dwivedi*,
Shanthy Sundaram**
S. S. Khanna Girls’ Degree College, Allahabad Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Potential Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts of Some Medicinal Plants
29.
Suman Bhardwaj and S. C. Agrawal
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Relation between Chlorophyll Content and Survivability of the Green Alga Pithophora Oedogonium under Different Concentrations of Potassium Nitrate
30.
Swati Chaurasia
Mahamaya Govt. Degree College, Kaushambi, U.P., India [email protected]
Applications of Nanotechnology and Its Potential Hazards
31.
Anushree Srivastava, I.R.Siddiqui
Laboratory of Green Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Chitosan Nanoparticles As A Renewable Catalyst For The Synthesis Of 3-Methoxy2-Phenylquinoline-4-Carboxylic Acid
32.
Arjita Srivastava, Anushree Srivastava, I.R. Siddiqui*
Laboratory of Green Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Single Step Efficient Access To Tetracyclic [6,5,5,5] Indole Ring Catalyzed By Acidic Ionic Liquid [Hmim]HSO4
33.
Mohd. Danish*, Dinesh Kumar Gupta** and Ashutosh Pandey*
Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, School of Sciences Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad , U.P., India [email protected]
Effect Of Thickness on Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Nb2O5 Thin Films Prepared By Sol- Gel Method
34.
Afifa Qidwai, Manisha Pandey and Anupam Dixit
Biological Product Lab, Department of
Botany,University of Allahabad
Metal nanoparticles as potential
antibacterial agents against
Propionibacterium acnes
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35.
MridulaTripathia*
and
PriyankaChawlaa
Department of Chemistry, CMP Degree
College, University of Allahabad,
Allahabad, India-211002
Optimization of semiconductor ns-
TiO2-CuO admixed photoelectrode
for
photoelectrochemical solar cell in
regard to hydrogen production
36.
Manisha Pandey,
Afifa Qidwai,
Anupam Dikshit*
Biological Product Laboratory, Department
of Botany, University of Allahabad
Allahabad-211002, India
Antibacterial activity of ZnO-NPs
against Acne Vulgaris.
37.
Ajey Singh, N.B. Singh and Imtiyaz
Hussain
Dept. of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Biogenic synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles by Citrus limon
(lemon) aqueous extract and its effect on germination and growth of
Vigna radiata
38.
Gausiya Bashri and
Sheo Mohan
Prasad
Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry
Laboratory, Department of Botany,
University of Allahabad (A Central
University of India), Allahabad, India,
211002
Nanotechnology: A tool to clean the
environment
39.
Shikha Jaiswal Deptt of Physics, Feroze Gandhi College,
Raebareli.
Email: [email protected]
All Optical Logic Devices
40.
Chanda Bano and
N. B. Singh
Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002. [email protected]
Differential Responses of Pea
Seedlings to Salicylic Acid under UV-
B Stress
41.
Himani Singh and
N.B. Singh
Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002 [email protected], [email protected]
Protective role of nitric oxide against toxicity produced by glyphosate herbicide in Pisum sativum
42.
Yogesh Mishra
Deptt.Of zoology, Bhavan’s Mehta
Mahavidyalaya, Bharwari, Kaushambi, U.P.
India
Nanotechnology: Environmental benefits or costs
43.
Manish K Srivastav* and R K P Singh**
*Department of Chemistry, KAPG College, Allahabad ** Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Electrochemical Behavior of Anthracene in Various Non-aqueous Solvents
44. Ram. S. Yadav and Laser & Spectroscopy Laboratory, Effect of Sm3+ on optical properties
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S. B. Rai Department of Physics, Institute of Science Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005,
India Email: [email protected]
of Eu3+ doped La(OH)3 nano-crystalline phosphor: Energy transfer
and effect of sensitizer
45.
Pawan K Srivastava
Dept Of Chemistry, SP Memorial Institute Of Technology, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Impact Assessment of Municipal Runoff from Allahabad City on River Yamuna and Ganga
46.
Praveen P. Singh1,
Vishal Srivastava2
& Pravin K. Singh3
1Department of Chemistry, United College
of Engineering & Research, Naini, Allahabad, India
2Department of Chemistry,
United College of Engineering & Management, Naini, 3Food Analysis and Research Lab, Centre of
Food Technology, University of Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Eosin Y Catalyzed Visible-light-promoted One –Pot Facile Synthesis of 1,3,4- Thiadiazole
47.
Rakesh Mani Misra
Asst. Prof. Department of Chemistry, Harish Chandra P. G. College, Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected]
Zerovalent Bismuth Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agent
48.
RanjanaVerma*, S.K.Samdarshi**
Solar and Energy Materials laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam-784028, India Centre for Energy Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi 835205, Jharkhand, India [email protected]
Defect Assisted Multifunctional CeO2 Nano particles for Photo catalytic Detoxification and Disinfection (Bactericidal / Fungicidal) Applications
49.
T.P. Yadav, S.S. Mishra, Sunita K. Pandey and O.N. Srivastava
Hydrogen Energy Centre, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221 005, U.P., India [email protected]
Nano-particals on quasicrystalline surface: A notable catalytic application in green energy
50.
Rama Shankar Saroj and A. Mahan
Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Sorption tendencies of some metal ions on Amberlite IR-120 cation exchange resin in aqueous sodium gluconate medium
51.
Smita Mishra Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University Gorakhpur, U.P., India [email protected]
Increase In Biodiversity With Nanotechnology
52.
Dharmendra Kumar Sahu and Shekhar Srivastava
Department of Chemistry; University of Allahabad, U.P., India
Synthesis And Characterisation Of [L][Hx]N Complexes (Where L= Selenium Containing Macrocyclic Ligands And HX=HF, HCL, HI, H2SO4, HNO3, H3PO4, HClO4, And CF3COOH ): An Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study
53.
S. Hashmi, R. K. Pandey, M. Hashmi, R.Khan* and A. Gupta
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi. Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P., India
Study of Size of Viruses which caused diseases in plant possible through nanotechnology
54.
Yogendra Pratap Singh, Yogendra Singh,
Ram N.
Patel*
Department of Chemistry, A. P. S. University, Rewa , M.P., 486003, India [email protected]
Synthesis, crystal structure, DFT calculations and superoxide dismutase activity of copper(II) complex with N’-(pyridine-2-
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ylmethylene) acetohydrazide
55.
Yogendra Singh, Yogendra Pratap Singh, Ram N. Patel*
Department of Chemistry, A.P.S. University, Rewa (M.P.) 486003, India [email protected]
Crystal Structures, Electrochemistry and DFT studies of Nickel(II) complexes of a NNO donors Schiff-base: Formation of supramolecular architectures by H-Bonding interactions
56.
R. P. Yadav*, T.Kumar** and C K Singh***
*Dept. of Physics, University of Allahabad, **Dept. of Physics, Central university Haryana, Haryana, India. ***School of Computer Sciences, UPRTOU,Allahabad, U.P., India.
Ripple patterns evolution on Silicon surfaces by medium energy ions bombardment
57.
Preeti Rajoria, Pragati Mishra and Pramod. W Ramteke
Jacob School of Biotech, SHIATS, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Phytoreduction and antibacterial assessment of silver Nanoparticles using Phalris minor
58.
Tripti Tiwari, Pradeep Upadhya and Asheesh Shivam Mishra
1
Department of Botany, N.G.B. University Allahabad, U.P., India 1Benthic Ecology Lab., Department of
Zoology, NGB University, Allahabad, U.P.
Seed Quality, Yield And Growth Attributes Of Wethania Sominifera Effected By Planting
59.
Hemlata Pant and Manoj Kumar Singh
Society of Biological Sciences and Rural Development ,Allahabad -211019, U.P., India ,IndiaDept of Horticulture, K.A.P.G. College , Allahabad-211001(U.P.), India
Appliation Of Nanotechnology In Agri. And Enviromental Issues : An Overview
60.
Juhi Srivastava, Archana Kushwaha and Meenakshi Singh
Department of Chemistry, MMV Banaras Hindu University Varanasi-221005, U.P., India [email protected], [email protected]
Fabrication of Aspartame imprinted chitosan nanoparticle-graphene composite by electrode position method
61.
Ambareesh Kumar Singh and Meenakshi Singh
Department of Chemistry, MMV Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, U.P., India [email protected], [email protected]
Molecularly imprinted EQCM sensor for L-serine based on functionalized gold-nano particle
62.
Dharmveer Singha,
Shalini Vermaa,
Vijay Shakarb and
Vijay Krishnaa
aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India
bDepartment of Chemistry, B.S.N.V. Post
Graduate College, Lucknow-206001- Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, India [email protected]
Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles: Synthesis,characterization and its application in removal of Ni(II) ions from aqueous solution
63.
Umesh Chand and Alok Mishra
Dept. of Chemistry, T.D. College, Jaunpur, U.P., India
Estimation of Self-purification Efficency of Ram Ghat Near Jaunpur City in Terms of its Physico-Chemical Parameters
64.
Rajnish Kumar Singh and Alok Mishra
Dept. of Botany, N G B U. Jamunipur, Allahabad, U.P., India
Estimation of effect of reservoir parameters of Gomati river around Jaunpur city on the degree of self-purification of water
65.
Sheikh Adil Edrisi1* and P. C. Abhilash1
1Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India [email protected]
Geostatistical modeling of bioenergy crops on marginal and degraded lands
66. Bhawana Mahamaya Government Degree College, Nanoparticle and its application
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Kesarwani
Kaushambi, U.P., India [email protected]
67.
Brijesh K Singh, Yadvendra Singh, Tamal Ghosh and P.K.Dutta
*
*Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru
National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Chitosan-based azo-Schiff base: Synthesis, characterization and biological evaluation
68.
Himanshu Lashkari, A.K. Singh*Uttam Singh, N. P. Singh**
Department of Management Studies, **Department of Chemistry Bhagwant University, Ajmer, Rajasthan *Department of VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur **Department of Chemistry, T.D.P.G. College, Jaunpur, U.P., India [email protected] [email protected]
Strategic Development Trends in the Global Pharmaceutical Industries
69.
Priyanka Singh1,
Vibha Singh1,
Shreyasi Dubey1,
and Pinki Saini1
1Centre of Food Technology,
Faculty of Science, University Of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
“Gap Analysis Of Microbiological Safety Of Street Vended Momos Of Different Regions Of Allahabad”
70.
Preeti Sagar , and S.C Agarwal
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Effects Of Light And Tempe -rature On Growth And Survival Of Green Algae Spirogyra & Pithophora.
71.
Saumya Khare1*
and Om Prakash
1
1Department of Biochemistry, Institute of
Science, Banaras Hindu University, U.P., India, 221005 [email protected], [email protected]
Multifaceted Biomedical Applications of Silver Nanoparticles
72.
Anil Kumar Singh, Shivesh Tiwari, Bhu Dev Mishra
Computational Approaches for Gene Prediction using DSP Technique Through MATLAB
73.
Shikha Singh and Sheo Mohan Prasad Ranjan
Plant Physiology & Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Emerging roles of nanotechnology in agriculture: Scope and limitations
74.
Anita Singh and Sheo Mohan Prasad
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India 211002
Growth responses of rice seedlings treated with nano form of ZnO
75.
Akanksha Srivastava
Plant Genetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad-211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Salt stress influence the chromosomal aberrations on buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench)
76.
Bharti Srivastava
M. C. Chattopadhyaya
2
Electro Chemical Sensor Laboratory, Department of Chemistry University of Allahabad Allahabad 211002, U.P., India [email protected] [email protected]
Determination of Cephalexin using Sulphide(II) Ion Selective Membrane Electrode.
77.
Malvika Shekhar And Monica Basu
Department Of Botany, University Of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211002, U.P., India [email protected], [email protected]
Biodiversity Of Vam Fungi In Some Ornamental Plants Of Asteraceae
78.
G. Kumar and Nitu Chaudhary
Plant Genetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Genotoxicity of silver nanoparticles in Phaseolus vulgaris L.
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79.
Mousmi Syed Department Of Genetics And Plant Breeding ,Institute Of Agricultural Sciences, Bundelkhand University,Jhansi (U.P.)-284001, U.P., India [email protected]
Use Of Nanotechnology In Modified Seed
80.
Shiva Arun, Shahid Suhail Narvi, Narendra Deo Pandey, Amreen Naz
Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad- 211004, U.P., India [email protected]
Solvothermal synthesis of heterogeneous catalyst consisting of polyoxometalate-based metal complex: characterization and comparative catalytic study with metal complex
81.
Shefali Singh
Plant Genetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad-211002, U.P., India [email protected]
Temperature Induced Cytological Influences in the root meristem of Cluster Bean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.)
82.
Shivam singh*, Pragya singh, Abhinay singh, Shrikant Kaul
Estimation Of Berberine From Tinospora Cordifolia By Hptlc Method
83.
Swati Keserwani
Plant Genetics Laboratory, Botany Department, University of Allahabad Allahabd, U.P., India [email protected]
Genotoxic effect of UV-B radiation in the root meristem of Dolichos lablab L.
84.
Ajay Kumar
Department of Zoology SHS Govt. Degree College, Dhanapur Chandauli, U.P., India [email protected]
Effects of Nano Materials on the environment
85.
*Atul K Jaiswal & Meenakshi Pandey
*Associate Professor in Botany, KNIPSS, Sultanpur-228 118, U.P., India *[email protected]
Analyses Of Heavy Metals (Cd, Cr, Pb, & Zn) In Treated & Untreated Sewage Samples
86.
Asheesh Shiva Mishra*, Prakash Nautiyal**
*Deptt of Zoology, NGB University, Allahabad, 211002, U.P., India **Aquatic Bio Diversity Unit, Deptt of Zoology & Biotechnology, H.N.B. Garhwal University, Srinagar, Uttrakhand, India.
Ordination Analysis Determining Environmental Factor Responsible for Distribution of Zoo Benthos Community in the River Paisuni India
87.
Shreyasi Dubey1,
Vibha Singh1,
Priyanka Singh1,
and Pinki Saini1
Centre of Food Technology, Faculty of
Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad,
, U.P., India
Prevalence Of Pathogens In Street
Vendend Panipuri In Allahabad
88.
Ramesh Kumar
Singh and Alok
Mishra *
Department of Chemistry, T.D. College1
and NGBU Allahabad, NGBU, Jamunipur
kotwa, Allahabad, , U.P., India
Estimation of Effect of Reservoir
Parameters of Gomati River around
Jaunpur City On the degree of self-
purification of water
89.
Uma Jaiswal
BMM Degree College, Bharwari, Kaushambi. , U.P., India
Nanotechnology A Change In Medicine
90.
Ramesh Chandra
Yadav
Academic Consultant- sociology, School of
social science, UPRTOU Allahabad, , U.P.,
India
Impact Of Social Networking Sites
On Social Life: A Sociological
Perspective
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91.
R. S. Yadav and S. B.
Rai
Laser & Spectroscopy Laboratory,
Department of Physics, Institute of Science,
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005,
India
Effect of Sm3+ on optical properties of Eu3+ doped La(OH)3 nano-crystalline phosphor: Energy transfer and effect of sensitizer
92.
Soni Srivastava
Department Of Zoology, S.S. Khanna Girls’
Degree College, University Of Allahabad,
Allahabad.
Nanotechnology: Applications and
Implications for the Environment
93.
Imtiyaz Hussain, Ajey Singh, and N. B. Singh
Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India [email protected]
Phytosynthesis Of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles And Their Applications In Protecting Plant Against Abiotic Stress
94.
Rakesh Kumar
Katare, Sunil
Tiwari, Arti Pandey
Department of Computer Science,
A.P.S.University Rewa
Interconnection Network with
Nanotechnology
95.
Aarti Pandey
Estimation Of Berberine From Tinospora Cordifolia By Hptlc Method
96.
Deepshikha
Tripathi, C.P. Singh
and S.L. Agrawal
Email: [email protected],
Structural & Optical Studies on
Nano-crystalline CuInS2 Powder for
Solar Cell Applications
97.
Nidhi Bagga , S. L.
Agrawal
SSI Laboratory, Department of Physics, APS
University, Rewa, India
Development Of Nanoferrites Using
Green Chemistry Route For Nano
Filtration
98. .
Prabhakar Mishra and Rajesh Singh
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University Varanasi 221005, U.P., India
Variance Estimation Using Arithmetic Mean Geometric Mean And Harmonic Mean Under SRSWOR
91
Nitesh K. Adichwal
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected]
A New Exponential Ratio-Type Estimator for Population Variance with Linear Combination of Two Auxiliary Attributes
92
Neha Seth Research Scholar, Dept. of Community Medicine, IMS BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected]
Comparative Study On Status Of Sanitation Between India & Uttar Pradesh
93
Manoj K. Chaudhary and Amit Kumar
Department of Statistics Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, U.P., India
Estimating The Mean Of Stratified Population Using Double Sampling Scheme In The Presencre Of Missing Observations
94
B.B. Khare and P.S. Jha*
Department of statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India [email protected]
Estimation Of Population Proportion Using Two Phase Sampling Scheme In The Presence Of Non-Response
95 B.B.Khare and Utkarsh
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, U.P., India
Improved Class Of Chain Type Estimators For Ratio Of Two
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[email protected] Population Means Using Two Auxiliary Characters In The Presence Of Nonresponse
96
Beer Pal Singh and Girish K. Dwivedi
Department of Mathematics and Statistics, SHIATS, Naini, Allahabad, U.P., India School of Education, UPRTOU, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Role of Statistics in Biological Sciences
97
Naveen Chandra
Department of Statistics, Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences, Pondicherry University, Podicherry-605 014, India [email protected]
Bayesian Semi Parametric Inferences on Heart Attack Disease Patients
98
Shailendra kumar*, S.K. Pandey*, V.K. Sehgal**
*Department of Statistics, Lucknow University, Lucknow-226007, U.P., India **Department of Mathematical Sciences and Computer Applications, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi-284128, U.P., India [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Semi-Parametric Modeling with R Software in Survival Analysis
99
G.P. Singh*, Abhishek Singh Chauhan
Department of Community Medicine, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected]
An Assessment of Effect of Sources of Water and Sanitation on Child Health in Varanasi
100
Dr. Abhimanyu Singh Yadav
Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, PUC, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796001, Mizoram, India [email protected]
Bayesian Estimation for Exponentiated Gamma Distribution Using Progressive Type-II Censored Data
101
G.P. Singh*,
Anurag Verma*,
Abhinav Singh**
Department of Community Medicine, IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, U.P., India
Estimating the Completeness of Death Registration with Limited Data
102
Anil Kewat
Deptt. of Mathematical Sciences & Computer Application, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P., India [email protected]
Performance Comparison of Different Metaheuristic, Nature Based Optimization Algorithms for the Solution of Travelling Salesman Problem
103
Anjali Saxena*, Avanish Kumar*, P. N. Shrivastava*
Deptt. of Mathematical Sciences & Computer Application, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi, U.P., India [email protected]
Pearson Correlation Matrix for Vitamins with Hematocrit
104
Abhinav Singh,Anuj Kumar Singh
Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, U.P., India
Association between Woman’s Empowerment and Health Status of Children
105
G.P. Singh*, Anurag Verma*, Abhinav Singh**
Department of Community Medicine, IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Population Projection using Cohort Component Method
106
Arvind Pandey
Department of Statistics, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl-796001, Mizoram, India [email protected]
Correlated Gamma Frailty Models Based on Reversed Hazard Rate
107 Peer Bilal Ahmad
Department of Mathematics, Islamic University of Science & Technology,
On Bayesian Estimation Of Inflated Geeta Distribution
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Awantipora, J&K, India [email protected]
108
G.P. Singh*, Anurag Verma*, Abhinav Singh**
Department of Community Medicine, IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India
Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling for Population Projection
109
V.K.Chaudhary
Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India [email protected]
Biostatistics and Applications
110
Pratyasha Tripathi
Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. [email protected]
Effect of Presence of One or More Outliers in the Estimation of Parameters of Type-I Extreme Value Distribution
111
Prem Kumar Patel
Research Scholar, PFA Institute of Research Uttar Pradesh, (An AWO under AWBI, Ministry of Environment, Forests and Clamite Change Govt. of India), Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Biostatistics and Application in Environmental Science
112
Raj Kumar Yadav
Research Scholar, Department of Statistics, Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected]
A Study of Migration Differentials in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
113
Ranjita Pandey*, Anoop Chaturvedi**
Department of Statistics, University of Delhi, India Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Bayesian Inference for Errors in Variable Linear Dynamic Model
114
Ankita Sharma and V.K. Shivgotra
Department of Statistics, University of Jammu , Jammu -180006, J&K, India [email protected]
Prevalence of Thyroid Disorder among the Pregnant Women: A Meta Analysis
115
Shivam Jaiswal
Research Scholar, University of Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Application of Biostatistics in Medical and Biological Sciences
116
Tanveer Ahmad Tarray
Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir-192122, J&K, India [email protected]
New Optimal Orthogonal Additive Randomized Response Model
117
Sunit Kumar1,
Prabhat Kumar Singh
2
Dept. of Statistics, Jamshedpur Co-operative college Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India [email protected]
Estimation of size and duration of Social Network by Stochastic process
118
Imran Ahmad and Prof. G.P. Singh
Department of Community Medicine,, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected]
Socio-economic Differential in Breastfeeding Status and its Impact on Child Health. Evidence from India and Bangladesh.
119
Tanuja Sriwastava
Department of Statistics University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Approximate ML Estimation of the Parameters of Johnson
distribution
120
Manoj K. Chaudhary and Saurabh
Department of Statistics Banaras Hindu University ,Varanasi, U.P., India
Using Two Phase Sampling Scheme in Estimating the Mean of Stratified Population under Non-Response
121 Shruti School of Sciences, UPRTOU, Allahabad, Effect of Migration on Fertility
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U.P., India [email protected]
122
Pramendra Singh Pundir
Dept. of Statistics, Univ. of Allahabad, Allahabad -211002, U.P., India
A New Algorithm for Handling the Random Bottleneck Assignment Situations with Application in Health Services
123
T. B. Singh, Manideep Govindu, Parul Puri
Div. of Biostatistics, IMS-BHU, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected] [email protected]
Determinants of Birth weight
124
Neha Deptt. of Preventive Medicine, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, U.P. India
Comparative Study On Status Of Sanitation Between India & Uttar Pradesh
125
Neha Mishra1
Vandana Verma1*
Moti Lal Nehru Medical College, Allahabad, U.P., India
Assessment of Quality of Life among Rural and Urban Elderly Population of North, India.
126
Ravi Prakash Jha and Sushrima Gan
Ravi Prakash Jha and Sushrima Gan Division of Biostatistics, IMS, B.H.U., Varanasi, U.P., India [email protected] [email protected]
An application of Cox proportional hazard model to assess the predictors of Child mortality in India
127
G.P. Singh*,
Anurag Verma*,
Abhinav Singh**
* Department of Community Medicine,
IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi
** Department of Statistics, University of
Allahabad, Allahabad
Population Projection using Cohort
Component Method
128
Jitendra Kumar*
and Sanjeev
K.Tomer
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu
University, Varanasi-221005
Estimation Procedures in Presence
of Progressively Type-II Censored
Incomplete Competing Risk Data
129
Ankit Kaparwan
and V.S. Singh
Deptt. Of Statistics, H.N.B. Garwal
University (a Central University), Tihri,
Garwal, Uttrakhand, India
Variance Reduction Technique for
Network of Markovian Queue
130
Rajwant Singh*
Umesh Singh**
Sanjay K.Singh***
& Dinesh Kumar
Deptt. Of Statistics & DST0CIMS
BHU, Varanasi
A New Procedure to propose
Distribtion & its application to Real
Data
131
Dipika Kumari
Deptt. Of Statistics
Lucknow University, Lucknow
Some New Estimators for
Estimating Finite Population
Variance under Measurement
Errors.
132
Krishna K. Pandey,
R.D. Singh.
.
Deptt. Of Statistics, BHU,
Association of Child nutriational
statiscics: A Study on EAG State in
Aassam.
134
Sheela Misra1 and
Dharmendra Kumar Yadav
2
Department of Statistics, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007 [email protected] ,
On Estimation Of Finite Population Mean In Presence Of Measurement Errors
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135
Barada Shankar
Mohanty*1, Med
Ram Verma1,
Vijay Bahadur
Sharma1 and
Pranab Roy2
1Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics
and Information Technology, ICAR – Indian
Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar,
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh
2Central Cattle Breeding Farm, Chipilima,
Sambalpur, Odisha
Model Describing the Lactation
Curve of Purebred Red Sindhi Cows.
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Allahabad City at a Glance
Dr. Shruti1 & Dr. Gaurav Sankalp2
Allahabad also known as Prayag is a city in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and the
administrative headquarters of Allahabad District, the most-populous district in the
state. As of 2011, Allahabad is the seventh most-populous city in the state, fifteenth in
the Northern India and thirty-sixth in India, with an estimated population of 1.11 million
in the city and 1.21 million in its metropolitan region. In 2011, it was ranked the world's
130th fastest-growing city. Allahabad, in 2013, was ranked the third most livable city in
the state and twenty-ninth in the country.
The city's original name Prayaga, or "place of offerings" comes from its position at
the Sangam (union) of the Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati Rivers. It is the
second-oldest city in India, and plays a central role in Hindu scriptures. Allahabad was
originally called Kaushambi (now a separate district) by the Kuru rulers of Hastinapur,
who developed it as their capital. Since then, Allahabad has been a political, cultural and
administrative centre of the Doab region. The Mugal emperor Akbar renamed Prayag,
Allahabad, which the British changed to Allahabad. In 1833 it became the seat of the
Ceded and Conquered Provinces region before its capital was moved to Agra in
1835.Allahabad became the capital of the North-Western Provinces in 1858, and was
the capital of India for a day. Allahabad was the capital of the United Provinces from
1902 to 1920.
Located in southern Uttar Pradesh, the city's metropolitan area covers 70.5 km
(27.22 sq miles). Although the city and its surrounding area are governed by several
municipalities, a large portion of Allahabad District is governed by the Allahabad City
Council. The historic city of Allahabad is had many colleges, research institutions and
central and state government offices. Allahabad has hosted cultural and sporting events,
including Kumbh Mela and the Indira Marathon. Although the city's economy was built
on tourism, most of its income now derives from real estate and financial services.
If we explore the history of Allahabad the city was earlier known as Prayaga, a name
still commonly used. Prayaga existed during the Vedic period, and is mentioned in the
Veda as the location where Brahma (the Hindu creator of the universe) attended a ritual
sacrifice. Excavations have revealed Northern Black Polished Ware dating to 600–700
BCE. The Puranas record that Yayati left Prayag and conquered the region of Saptha
1 Asst.Prof. (Statistics) & Public Relation Officer, School of Sciences, UPRTOU, Allahabad 2 Academic Consultant (Commerce) & Deputy Public Relation Officer, SoMS, UPRTOU, Allahabad
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Sindhu. His five sons (Yadu, Druhyu, Puru, Anu and Turvashu) founded the main tribes of
the Rigveda. Lord Rama, the protagonist of the Ramayana, spent time at the Ashram of
Sage Bharadwaj before travelling to nearby Chitrakoot.
When the Aryans first settled in what they called the Aryavarta (or Madhyadesha),
Prayag (then Kaushambi) was an important part of their territory. The Kurus, rulers of
Hastinapur (near present-day Delhi), established the town of Kaushambi near Prayag.
They shifted their capital to Kaushambi when Hastinapur was destroyed by floods.
The Doab region, which includes Allahabad, was controlled by a succession of
empires and dynasties. The area became part of the Mauryan and Gupta Empires from
the east and the Kushan Empire from the west before being governed by Kannauj during
the 15th century. The city was the site of Maratha incursions before India was colonised.
In 1765, the British established a garrison at Allahabad Fort. Prayag became a part of the
Delhi Sultanate when it was annexed by Mohammad Ghori in 1193. Later, the Mugals
took over from the slave rulers of Delhi and under them Prayag rose to prominence.
Allahabad was a provincial capital in the Mugals Empire under the reign of Jahangir.
Akbar built a fort on the banks of the sangam and renamed the settlement Allahabad
(Persian for "place of a god") in 1575.
In 1765, forces of Mir Qasim, the Nawab of Bengal, Shuja-ud-Daula, the Nawab of
Awadh and the Mugal emperor Shah Alam II lost the Battle of Buxar to the British; this
was followed by the Treaty of Allahabad. Although the British did not yet establish direct
rule, they saw Allahabad's strategic position and established a garrison in Akbar's fort. In
1801, the Nawab of Awadh ceded the city to the British East India Company. Gradually,
the rest of the Doab and its adjoining western region in its west (including Delhi and
Ajmer-Merwara) came under British rule. The northwestern area became a new
presidency, the North Western Provinces of Agra, with its capital at Agra. Allahabad was
an important part of the state. In 1834, the city became the governmental seat of Agra
Province and a High Court was established; a year later, both were moved to Agra.
Allahabad was a participant in the 1857 Indian Mutiny, when Maulvi Liaquat Ali unfurled
the banner of revolt. During the rebellion Allahabad, with a number of European troops,
was the scene of a massacre.
After the mutiny the British established a high court, a police headquarters and a
public-service commission in Allahabad, making the city an administrative center. They
truncated the Delhi region of the state, merging it with the Punjab and moving the
capital of the North-Western Provinces to Allahabad (where it remained for 20 years). In
January 1858, Earl Canning departed Calcutta for Allahabad. That year he read Queen
Victoria's proclamation, transferring control of India from the East India Company to the
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British Crown (beginning the British Raj), in Minto Park. In 1877 the provinces of Agra
and Awadh were merged to form the United Provinces, with Allahabad its capital until
1920.
The 1888 session of the Indian National Congress was held in the city, and by the
turn of the 20th century Allahabad was a revolutionary centre. Nityanand Chatterji
became a household name when he hurled a bomb at a European club. In Alfred Park in
1931, Chandrashekhar Azad died when surrounded by British police. The Nehru family
homes, Anand Bhavan and Swaraj Bhavan, were centers of Indian National Congress
activity. During the years before independence Allahabad was home to thousands of
satyagrahis led by Purushottam Das Tandon, Bishambhar Nath Pande, Narayan Dutt
Tiwari and others. The first seeds of the Pakistani nation were sown in Allahabad. On 29
December 1930, Allama Muhammad Iqbal's presidential address to the All-India Muslim
League proposed a separate Muslim state for the Muslim-majority regions of India.
Allahabad is known as the "city of prime ministers" because seven out of 15 prime
ministers of India since independence have connections to Allahabad (Jawaharlal Nehru,
Lal Bahadur Shastri, Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, Gulzarilal Nanda, Vishwanath Pratap
Singh and Chandra Shekhar). All seven leaders were either born there, were alumni of
Allahabad University or were elected from an Allahabad constituency.
Allahabad has been called the "literary capital of Uttar Pradesh", attracting visitors
from East Asia; the Chinese travelers Huen Tsang and Fa Hien found a flourishing city in
the fifth and seventh centuries, respectively. Allahabad remained at the forefront of
national importance during the struggle for Indian independence. The city has a
tradition of political graffiti which includes limericks and caricatures. In 1900, Saraswati
first Hindi monthly magazine of India, was started by Chintamani Ghosh. Mahavir Prasad
Dwivedi, the doyen of modern Hindi literature, remained its editors from 1903 to 1920.
The Anand Bhavan, built during the 1930s as a new home for the Nehru family when the
Swaraj Bhavan became the local Indian National Congress headquarters, has
memorabilia from the Gandhi-Nehru family.
From its traditional glory to modern restructuring Allahabad had witness all shades
and colours of time. Now developing as a smart city Allahabad had its own place in the
world map.
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University at a Glance
Dr. G. K. Dwivedi3 & Dr. Shruti4
U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, which has been established by the UP Act No. 10 of 1999 as passed by the Uttar Pradesh legislature. It is the one and only State Open University in Uttar Pradesh. This University was named after Bharat Rattan Rajarshi Purushottam Das Tandon, an illustrious son of India from Allahabad who made great sacrifices for the sake of our independence and dedicated himself to the cause of Hindi as a National Language. The jurisdiction of this University is entire state of Uttar Pradesh. The University has embossed a niche for itself among the premier academic institutions of open learning and distance education. This University conducts its academic activities through a diversity of means of distance and long-lasting education, and functions in cooperation with the existing Universities, Colleges and Institutions of higher learning, and makes full use of the infrastructure of these organizations. The courses offered by UPRTOU are recognized by the joint committee of UGC, AICTE and DEB. The University offers wide range of educational programmes related to general & professional education, training, research and extension work through open and distance learning. The University started functioning from the session 1999-2000 with 3481 distance learners. In the current session i.e. session 2015-2016 admissions are going on, were learner can take admission in 83 courses at more than 650 study centers & ten Regional centers. Since inception the cumulative strength is 3.7 lakh learners. At present there are ten regional centers of university located at Lucknow, Varanasi, Bareily, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Agra, Ghaziabad, Meerut, Jhansi and Kanpur. The head quarter of the University is at Shantipuram Sector-F, Phaphamau, Allahabad which is equipped with good infrastructure facilities. The university main campus had a area of 15.34 acares. Objectives: The University endeavors to promote the dissemination of learning and knowledge through distance education system to a large segment of population of Uttar Pradesh with due regard to the objectives specified in the schedule of the University. Towards this end it shall; (i) Strengthen and diversify the degree, diploma and certificate courses and research
programmes; (ii) Provide access to vocational higher education; (iii) Promote acquisition of knowledge in a rapidly developing and changing society. (iv) Provide an innovative system of University level education, flexible and open; (v) Contribute to the improvement of the educational system by providing a non-formal
channel, (vi) Promote national integration and the integrated development of the human personality. The University shall strive to fulfill the above mentioned objectives by a diversity of means in cooperation with existing institutions of higher learning by making full use of the latest scientific knowledge and modern educational technologies. Vision & Mission:
3 Asst.Prof. (Education) & Incharge- ICT Cell, School of Education, UPRTOU, Allahabad
4 Asst.Prof. (Statistics) & Public Relation Officer, School of Sciences, UPRTOU, Allahabad
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(1) To attain excellence in higher education through the distance mode. (2) To educate the youth of Uttar Pradesh in professional and vocational courses. (3) To 'reach the unreached' in society. (4) To enlighten the poor, the deprived and the disabled at their door-step. (5) To empower women with suitable short courses. (6) To assist the working class in improving the skill and academic qualifications. (7) Through a flexible educational system to provide benefit to -
(i) Persons deprived of admission in the conventional universities of the state in attaining higher education.
(ii) People engaged in business or agriculture. (iii) The aged and the physically handicapped who want to improve their
qualifications. (iv) People living in rural and remote areas. (v) Women, especially housewives. (vi) People belonging to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and
Backward Class. (vii) Prisoners desirous to get further education.
(8) To become a virtual university. UPRTOU had three blocks Administrative block known as "Ganga Parisar", Academic block as "Saraswati Parisar" & the third Block as "Jamuna Parisar". In Ganga parisar administative offices are situated mainly V.C. office, Controller of Examination, Registrar, Finance, Admissions, SLM, Media Centre, Guest House, Bank, Post Office, Canteen, Health Care Center, V.C. Residence and Staff Building. "Sarawati Parisar" had ten Schools namely, Education, Management, Sciences, Social Sciences, Computer and Information sciences, Humanities, Agricultural Sciences, Health and Nutrition Sciences & Vocational. State Of Art Yagyavalkya Granthalaya, Gargi Sabhagaar, Lok Manya Tilak Shashartha Sabhagaar, Pt. Madan Mohan Malviya Convocation Ground, Research cell & Charkha Prayogshala.
The new ERP-UMS had started functioning from 2015 where online admissions, Examination, Finance and SLM including all the administrative activity are done online. UPRTOU had a learner centric approach where all decision are taken keeping the learner in the nucleus. Admissions are given "Round the year Admission "with two sessions beginning "July & January". UPRTOU offers Ph.D, PG, UG, PG Diplomas, Diplomas, Certificates & Awareness programme. all courses are based on Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Professionals courses offered by university are MBA, MCA, B.Ed, B.Ed(Spl), PGDFM, PGDMM, PGDHRM, PGDPM, PGDCA, PGDEM&FP, PGDRJMC & PGDJMC.
For the proper work flow and quick actions on the policy there are different cells which are operating in the university namely SLM, DERC, Research, Student Welfare, Counseling, Placement, Grievance, Technical, Centre for Excellence, Distance Education Awareness, Maintance, Statistical & Innovation cells. Apart from this Public Relation office is newly constituted. Prevention of Sexual Harassment, Anti Ragging, Student Guidance, Environment Awareness and Green Audit & Foreign Student Advisory committees were formed to help students and all the stakeholders.
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had signed a MOU with IIT Mumbai for skill training. Looc, MOOC will be soon operative for learners.
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Schedule
International Conference on
Current Scenario and Prospects of Nanotechnology and Bio-Statistics
25th February, 2016
Date Time Programme Venue
25.02.16
(Thuresday)
9:00 am - 10:30 am Registration Saraswati Parisar
10:30 am - 11:30 am Inaugural Session Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
11:30 am- 12:00 noon Tea
12.00 noon - 01:30 pm Technical Session – I Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
01:30 pm - 02:00 pm Lunch
02:00 pm - 03:30 pm Technical Session – II Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
03:30 pm - 03:45pm Tea
03:45 pm - 05:00 pm Technical Session – III Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
26th February, 2016
Date Time Programme Venue
26.02.16
(Friday)
10:30 am - 11:45 am Technical Session – IV Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
11:45 am - 12:00 noon Tea
12.00 noon - 01:30 pm Technical Session – V Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
01:30 pm - 02:15 pm Lunch
02:15 pm - 03:30 pm Technical Session – VI Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
03:30 pm - 04:30 pm Veledictory Session Tilak Shashtrath Sabhagar
04:30 pm - 05:00 pm Tea
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Schedule (ICNB-2016) Technical Session Wise Presentation List
Poster Presentation 20, 36, 47, 49, 52, 57, 62, 63, 67, 70, 71, 73, 75, 76, 130
Technical Session - I Prof. Avinash Chandra Pandey S. No. 14 - 35
Prof. Saber Mohamed Abd-Allah Technical Session - II Prof. Arvind Pandey
S. No. 90 - 110 Prof. Anoop Chaturvedi
Technical Session - III Prof. Syed Ibrahim Rizvi S. No. 36 - 55
Dr. Mrituanjay D. Pandey Technical Session - IV Prof. Bechan Sharma
S. No. 56 - 75 Dr. Mrigendra Dubey
Technical Session - V Prof. S. K. Upadhyay S. No. 111 - 135
Prof. B. B. Khare Technical Session - VI Dr. Kumud B. Mishra
S. No. 76 - 89 Dr. Jay Singh
S.No Speaker Paper Title
1. Prof. Avinash C. Pandey Advanced Theragnostics
2. Prof. Saber Md. Abd-Allah Applications of Nanoparticles on Animal
Biotechnology
3. Prof. Arvind Pandey Trends of Infant Mortality in India: Some Statistical
Issues
4. Prof. Anoop Chaturvedi Classification & Dimension Reduction Tools in
Bioinformatics: Application of Principal Component
Analysis & Cluster Analysis
5. Prof. Syed Ibrahim Rizvi Anti Aging Interventions: Possible Role Of Plant
Polyphenols
6. Dr. Mrituanjay D. Pandey RECENT DEVELOPMENT IN FLUORESCENCE SENSORS
7. Prof. Bechan Sharma Nanoparticles as prospective regimen against anti HIV-1/AIDS
8. Dr. Mrigendra Dubey Multifunctional Metallogels: An approach Towards
Applications
9. Prof. S. K. Upadhyay Bayesian Modeling- A few Important Bio-Statistical
Problems
10. Prof. B. B. Khare Biostatistics and its application in Biosciences
11. Dr. Kumud B. Mishra Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: Current and Future Perspectives
12. Dr. Jay Singh Electro-catalytic Determination of H2O2 based on CuO/PANI Nanocomposite
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INVITED TALK
Applications of Nano particles on Animal Biotechnology
Saber Mohamed Abd-Allah
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Beni-Suef University, Egypt
Nanotechnology in animal biotechnology is a growing and flourishing field for research and
development. The novel properties that emerge as materials reach the nanoscale open the door
to innovations in animal biotechnology. Nanoparticles are at the leading edge of the rapidly
developing field of nanotechnology. Nanoparticles have a tremendous potential to revolutionize
agriculture and livestock sector. It can provide new tools for animal biotechnology which will
allow researchers to handle biological materials such as reproductive cells in minute quantities
usually nano-liters. The unique size-dependent properties of nanoparticles make these particles
superior and indispensable in many areas of animal biotechnology such as in vitro fertilization
technique and in vitro embryo production. The aim of this review is to give reader a historic
prospective of nanomaterial application to animal biotechnology and try to overview the most
recent developments in this field. Also, this review focuses on effect of nanoparticles on
antioxidant activity and spermatogenesis process in testicular tissues. Also, this review focus on
the potential benefits, threats, and challenges of nanoparticles in animal reproductive organs
(ovaries and testes) and the brief review tries to summarise the most recent developments in
the field of applied nanoparticles, in particular their application in reproductive cells and
discusses their commercialization prospects.
Chlorophyll a Fluorescence: Current and Future Perspectives
Kumud B. Mishra
Global Change Research Institute, The Czech Academy of Sciences, Brno, Czech Republic
Fluorescence emissions of chlorophyll as well as of epidermal constituents are well established
reporter signals of plant stress. Chlorophyll a fluorescence (ChlF) emission is highly dynamic,
represents various steps in photosynthetic reactions, and responds quickly to changes in
photochemical and non - photochemical processes, occured in and across the thylakoid
membrane of the plant chloroplasts. We have been using ChlF as a probe for sensing
perturbations in photosynthesis and demonstrated its importance in measuring cold and
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drought acclimation induced regulations of photosynthesis, and in investigation of
photoinhibition tolerance for bio-sensing applications. We have contributed in developing a new
pattern-recognition based combinatorial technique for the analyses of sequence of time-
resolved ChlF images. New experimental protocols and strategy for measuring highly important
plant traits, e.g., drought and cold tolerance at high-throughput scale, and how this method can
contribute in emerging research area of plant phenotyping, will be presented therein.
Anti Aging Interventions: Possible Role Of Plant Polyphenols
Syed Ibrahim Rizvi
Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211002, India
ROS generated as a consequence of aerobic metabolism creates a constant source of damage to
biomolecules. The oxidative stress theory of aging rests on the evidence that oxidative damage
increases with age, accumulating over time and contributing to age-related functional decline.
Despite the lack of unequivocal evidence, it is a reasonable hypothesis that augmenting
antioxidant defense, up to a certain limit, may contribute to a healthy lifespan. We have
previously shown that the plasma antioxidant potential in humans decreases as a function of
age and that there are compensatory mechanisms operating in the body which are induced to
maintain the antioxidant capacity during aging. Tea catechins, resveratrol, curcumin, and
quercetin are known to have antioxidant property. We have carried out studies to evaluate the
antioxidant effect of these polyphenols on markers of oxidative stress known to be affected
during normal aging and in accelerated aging model of rats. Overall the results suggest that
polyphenols contribute to augmentation of antioxidant defense. We have also tested the in vivo
effect of black tea infusion on oxidative stress markers in rats as a function of age. Results show
that the plasma antioxidant potential of rats is augmented after black tea supplementation, the
effect is more pronounced in older rats. The age-dependent oxidative stress (lipid and protein
oxidation: MDA, -SH, AOPP, carbonyl, and PMRS) is lower in rats supplemented with black tea
extract. We hypothesize that a higher intake of green or black tea may help to augment plasma
antioxidant potential in elderly subjects and thus delay oxidative alterations.
Nanoparticles As Prospective Regimen Against Antihiv-1/AIDS
Bechan Sharma
Prof. & Head, Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad 211002, UP India;
Virus infections specially human immunodeficiency virus type one (HIV-1) pose significant global
health challenges because of emergence of resistant variants of viral strains. The prolonged use
of antiHIV-1 medications including the regimens such as competitive, non-competitive HIV-1
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Reverse Transcriptase inhibitors, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) which includes
antiprotease and antiintegrase leads to onset of toxicity. It generates a challenge towards
chemotherapy. Hence there is an urgent need for the development of safe, effective and potent
alternatives with cost effective drugs. In the present scenario, nanoscale materials have
emerged as novel antiviral agents for the possibilities offered by their unique chemical and
physical properties. Several nanoparticles have been recently prepared and reported for their
antimicrobial and antiHIV-1 potential. The use of nanoparticles provides an interesting
opportunity for novel antiviral therapies. Since metals may attack a broad range of targets in the
virus there is a lower possibility to develop resistance as compared to conventional antivirals.
The present paper focuses a recent account of development and efficacy evaluation of such
nanoparticles against HIV-1 which would be relatively safer and more potential on the antiviral
therapeutics.
Best Fit Fuzzy Regression Model Based On Distance Criteria
S.L. Sananse
Prof. & Head, Dept. of Statistics, Dr. B. A. M. University, Aurangabad-431004(M.S) INDIA
Fuzzy regression analysis is originally developed by H. Tanaka to study the relation between
explanatory variables and responses in fuzzy environment. Regression analysis is widely applied
in the different field’s viz. Agriculture, Economic, industries, Social Sciences. Regression analysis
is used to estimate significant effect of rainfall on crop production. In this paper an attempt has
been made to present that when data are uncertainty in the crop yield problem that time we
have to use fuzzy regression to estimate parameters by using different fuzzy regression
methods. We have selected Aurangabad Region from Maharashtra, then three districts are
select viz Aurangabad, Jalna, and Beed. The Kharif Soybean is major crop grown in Aurangabad
region. We have used three fuzzy regression methods for estimating parameters such as Chaing
Kao and Chin-Lu Chyu method, Kim, Bishu’s method and Diamond method. We have compared
these methods based on distance criteria. The results indicated that Diamond least square
method is best fit on the basis of minimum distance criterion than other Chaing Kao and Chin-Lu
and Kim and Bishu’s method.
Keywords: Multiple linear Regressions, Defuzzification Fuzzy least square, fuzzy set,
Distance Criteria, fuzzy regression Mode.
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Advanced Theragnostics
Avinash C. Pandey Nanotechnology Application Centre, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India.
Multifunctional nanocrystals have emerged as cutting edge vehicle for the targeted imaging and therapy
of prevailing diseases, such as cancer, atherosclerosis and diabetes etc. Though first generation
nanoparticles were rather nonspecific, newer generations have been targeted to specific cell via different
affinity ligands. In the same pursuit, in this talk, I shall cover the different biomedical applications of
nanomaterials prepared in our laboratory. We have demonstrated that when nanomagnets are employed
in Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), a high contrast of cancerous tumor images in mice is revealed.
Upon concentrating the nanomagnets with the use of external magnetic field, the MRI showed
extraordinary details of the tumor. The rare earth based novel luminescent nanomagnets were
synthesized for the first time. These novel luminescent nanomagnets were functionalized with folic acid
as a ligand for several over expressed folate receptors on cancer cells and methotrexate (MTX) as a
dihydrofolate reductase inhibitor. MTX is a chemotherapeutic drug that can target many cancer cells
whose surfaces are over expressed by folate receptors. Drug release experiments demonstrated that MTX
was cleaved from the nanoparticles under low pH conditions mimicking the intracellular conditions in the
Lysosome. In-vitro studies of the nanomagnets modified with cytosine show better accumulation of blood
platelets as compared to unmodified one posing them a potential candidate for platelet isolation from the
plasma for different applications and a way for easy separation and simultaneous visualization of blood
platelets from the mice-blood platelet rich plasma is proposed. The low-temperature synthesis of
quantum size gadolinium monosulfide nanoparticles has been achieved and their pathogen capture
efficiency has been demonstrated. Furthermore, a novel procedure for visible detection and separation of
thiols and disulfides has been described. These functionalized luminescent magnetic nanoparticles could
be used for labelling and manipulating biomolecules, in vivo as site specific drug delivery agents, sensing,
cell sorting, bio-separation, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as well as hyperthermia treatment. These
functionalized luminescent nanomagnets with strong magnetic moment and magnetic anisotropy make
them one of the most feasible candidates for simultaneous use in bio-imaging and targeted drug delivery
and seize great potential in bio-medical applications, underlying the importance of the current work.
On the other hand, we present an effortless novel route of synthesizing MD-bf-G at large scale. Further
we will demonstrate how easily MD-bf-G could be transformed into nano scrolls opening another
dimension for drug delivery. A novel methanol derived graphene (MDG) and gentamicin sulfate
nanohybrid was prepared, and the loading and release behaviour of gentamicin on MDG is investigated.
An efficient drug loading of 2.57 mg mg−1 was obtained at pH 7. By applying release kinetic models, the
mechanism of release of the drug from the MDG matrix was found to be following the Korsmeyer–Peppas
model. However, the diffusional release exponent (n) value lies below 0.5 demonstrating that the
mechanism controlling the drug release is the Fickian diffusion.
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Trends of Infant Mortality in India: Some Statistical Issues
Arvind Pandey Director, National Institute of Medical Statistics, ICMR, New Delhi
The scientific advancement in the medical field in the latter half of the 20th century have an explicit
impact in the reduction of mortality, particularly in the infant and child mortality through
controlling many dreaded diseases. In the early decades of this century, most of the countries had
a high level of general as well as infant and child mortality, but in due course of time it reduced to a
significant level. However, the level of infant and child mortality remained high in many countries,
particularly in developing countries. The present paper discusses issues related to data and
methods of estimation of the level and trends in India. It also highlights the factors associated to
infant deaths in the population. It uses data from the Sample Registration System (1981-2010).
A time series structure analysis is carried out by applying the autoregressive integrated moving
averages (ARIMA) model to the IMR to forecast beyond 2016.
On estimates side, highest decline in IMR has been witnessed during 1978–83 (22 infant deaths
per 1000 live births) followed by 19 infant deaths per 1000 live births during 1988–93 and 12
infant deaths per 1000 live births during 1998-2003. The lowest decline of only 2 infant deaths
per 1000 live births was observed during 1993–98. Comparison of the levels and trends of
components of infant mortality rate (early neonatal, late neonatal and post-neonatal) from
1981-86 to 2003-2008 reveals a marked drop in late neonatal and post-neonatal between 1981-
86 and 1999-2005. During this period the late neonatal reduced by around 50 percent. The
percent decline in non-southern states has been greater in states with relatively higher levels of
neonatal mortality during 1981-86. It is for such variations, India has missed the MDG4 goal to
reduce U5MR of less than 39 by 2015.
Bayesian Modelling-A Few Important Biostatistical Problems
Prof. S K Upadhyay
Prof. and Head, Dept. Of Statistics, BHU, Varanasi, U.P., India
Medical data may be made available in a variety of ways often depending on the
intended objectives of the experimenter. This talk focuses on few such problems and
proposes convenient modeling with reference to Bayes analysis. The objective also
includes providing appropriate solutions for the choice of hyperparameters in the
associated prior distributions. The discussion is throughout supported with real data
illustrations.
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Biostatistics and its application in bio sciences
Prof. B. B. Khare Department Of Statistics
Institute of Science, B. H. U., Varanasi.
The application of statistical methods in different branch of sciences is widely
being used by the researchers. It has become necessary to use the statistical tools
suitable in different type of experiments conducted in bio-sciences. The statistical
methods and their application in different fields of bio-sciences under different
situations are widely discussed.
Classification and Dimension Reduction Tools in Bioinformatics:
Application of Principal Component Analysis and Cluster Analysis
Anoop Chaturvedi
Prof. & HeadDepartment of Statistics, Allahabad University, Allahabad, U.P. India
Molecular Biology research evolves through the development of the technologies used for
carrying them out. It is not possible to research on a large number of genes using traditional
methods. DNA Microarray is one such technology which enables the researchers to investigate
and address issues which were once thought to be non traceable. One can analyze the
expression of many genes in a single reaction quickly and in an efficient manner. As the
microarray technology involves examination of giant clusters of genes hence the dataset thus
produced is very large. The types and numbers of application of microarray dataset are quite
variable and constantly increasing. But without the usage of statistical tools and techniques
microarray dataset is merely a huge matrix of data points. Hence use of statistical methods
proves to be very effective for extracting useful information from such large and noisy datasets.
The objective of present talk is to elaborate some of the statistical techniques useful in analyzing
micro-array data including principal component analysis and different clustering techniques.
Recent Development in Fluorescence Sensors
Mrituanjay D. Pandey
Department of Chemistry, School of Chemical Science & Technology, Dr. H. S. Gour Central
University Sagar, 470003, M.P., India.
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Development of fluorescence sensors with better selectivity and sensitivity is a challenging task
for researchers. Current work involves development of novel ratiometric fluorescent probes
(AIE, ESPIT, C=N isomerization) for metal ions. Presence of diverse functional units in the ligand
sensors carries different magnitude and nature of interactions towards metal ions in
biochemical pathway. The intensity/band shift with a function of sensing potential facilitated
our interpretation.
Electro-catalytic Determination of H2O2 based on CuO/PANI
Nanocomposite
Jay Singh1*Alkesh Kumarir1, D. Kumar1*,
1Department of Applied Chemistry & Polymer Technology, Delhi Technological University,
Shahbad Daulatpur, Main Bawana Road, Delhi 110042, India
The present work deals with synthesis of sol-gel derived copper oxide (CuO) nanoparticles
grafted in to polyaniline (PANI) conductive as the organic-inorganic hybrid materials for the
determination of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2). PreparedCuOnanoparticles were dispersed in PANI
solution as the organic-inorganic hybrid matrix for the electro-catalytic activity towards H2O2.
The CuO-PANI composite film delivered the perfunctory strength offered by the inorganic
CuOnanoparticles with flexible binding sites provided by the organic conducting polymer (PANI)
solution by the ultra-sonication. The phase identification, elemental composition, surface
morphology and optical performance of prepared CuO and CuO-PANI composite film has been
investigated through XRD, FT-IR, SEM, AFM, TEM, EDS, UV-Vis, and PL techniques. The sensor
was fabricated by electrochemically deposition of CuO-PANI matrix onto the indium tin-oxide
(ITO) glass electrode and the performance towards electro-oxidation of H2O2was evaluated by
cyclic voltammetry and amperometric techniques. The result of electrochemical studies shows
rapid response time (20 sec), high sensitivity 31.72μA/mMcm2, linearity (2-22 mM), standard
deviation (0.02189) and low detection limit (4.7 mM). The wide detection range and high
sensitivity may be assigned to the amplification of the magnitude of current response since the
presence of CuO nanostructures in PANI matrix and its good conducting nature improves the
electron transfer between analyte (hydrogen peroxide) and CuO-PANI/ITO electrode surface.
The results clearly suggest that CuO-PANI nanocomposite electrode provides an attractive
matrix for impregnation of metal-oxide nanoparticles and an improved non-enzymatic sensor
for the electrochemical studies
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Key Words: CuOnanoparticles,PANI, H2O2, electrochemical studies
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Multifunctional Metallogels: An Approach Towards Applications
Mrigendra Dubey
Department of Chemistry, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi, 221005, U.P. India
[email protected], [email protected]
Home page: http://www.iitbhu.ac.in/apc/md00.html
The gels have attracted immense current interest because of their potential application in
diverse areas.1 Especially, the coordination based gels may exhibits the unique properties such
as morphology, optical, colour, rheology, magnetism, adsorption, emission, catalytic activity and
redox behavior due to the presence of metal ion.2,3 Considering the points, we have been
involved in synthesis of chiral metallogels and exploration of their properties. For example- (1)
Three chiral structural (positional) isomers have been synthesized by varying the –NO2 group
position by molecular engineering on L-tartaric acid. In presence of LiOH, isomer 1 forms a red
colored gel which exhibits interesting morphology, anomalous optical and rheological properties
(Figure). Notably, isomer 2 and 3 produce different results under similar conditions. The
anomalous color displayed by gel as well as distinct gelation behavior of the structural isomer 2
and 3 attracted our attention to explore gel as a good candidate for charge transfer studies
(Figure D & E). The position of the –NO2 not only tuned gelation but, also, optical properties
(Figure D). Further, the role of alkali metal ion behind charge transfer and aggregation was
attested by the detailed titration experiments with crown ether (Figure E).
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Figure: (A) Gel in inverted vial, SEM images of xerogel with (B) LiOH, (C) NaOH; UVvis
titration spectra of gelator with (D) LiOH and (E) removal of K+ by Crown ether.
References
1. M. M. Piepenbrock, G. O. Lloyd, N. Clarke, J. W. Steed, Chem. Rev. 2010, 110, 1960.
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3. M. Dubey, A. Kumar, R. K. Gupta, D. S. Pandey, Chem. Commun. 2014, 50, 8144.
Characterizations of Co3O4 Nanostructure Synthesized by Solvothermal
Method
1Manish Srivastava*, 2Neha Srivastava 1Department of Physics & Astrophysics, University of Delhi, Delhi 110007, India
2Department of Chemical Engineering and Technology, Indian Institute of Technology
(BHU),Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh 221005, India
In this work we synthesized Co3O4 nanostructure through solvothermal method. The
synthesized products are further characterized by various techniques including, X-ray
diffraction pattern and Raman spectroscopy, reveals the formation of single phase cubic spinel
structure. Field emission scanning electron microscope shows that the Co3O4 nanostructure
formed a hierarchical spherical structure. The magnetic properties of synthesized product have
also been investigated at room temperature through vibrating sample magnetometer which
suggests that the Co3O4 nanostructure possesses weak ferromagnetic characteristics.
Acknowledgements MS acknowledges the DST, Government of India for a DST-INSPIRE Fellowship [IFA13-
MS-02] 2014. Author N.S. thankfully acknowledges to DST, New Delhi, India for
providing the Women scientist-B fellowship (SEED/DISHA/WOSB/047/2012/G) and
department of chemical engineering and technology, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, India.
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ABSTRACTS OF DELEGATES
Research in Molecular Genetics in Human Beings Samish Gupta, Anoop Srivastava and Pankaj Srivastava
Institute of Medical Sciences, Jiamusi University, China
Molecular genetics is the field of biology and genetics that studies the structure and
function of genes at a molecular level. The study of chromosomes and gene expression
of an organism can give insight into heredity, genetic variation, and mutations. This is
useful in the study of developmental biology and in understanding and treating genetic
diseases.
Gene amplification is a procedure in which a certain gene or DNA sequence is replicated
many times in a process called DNA replication. The main genetic components of the
polymerase chain reaction (PCR) are DNA nucleotides, template DNA, primers and Taq
polymerase. DNA nucleotides make up the DNA template strand for the specific
sequence being amplified, primers are short strands of complementary nucleotides
where DNA replication starts, and Taq polymerase is a heat stable enzyme that jump-
starts the production of new DNA at the high temperatures needed for reaction.
Cloning is the process of creating many identical copies of a sequence of DNA. The
target DNA sequence is inserted into a cloning vector. Because this vector originates
from a self-replicating virus, plasmid, or higher organism cell when the appropriate size
DNA is inserted the "target and vector DNA fragments are then ligated“ and create a
recombinant DNA molecule.
Keywords: polymerase chain reaction (PCR) , amplification,Cloning
Synergistic effect of Mangifera indica and Azadirachta indica extract on Streptozotocin-induced wistar rats
Abubakar Mohammed*1,2 and Syed Ibrahim Rizvi2
1Department of Biochemistry, Bauchi State University, Gadau, Nigeria 2Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
It is of common place in the Indian, Nigerian and other traditional medicinal system all
over the world to use decoction of multiple plants for the management and treatment
of serious ailments diabetes inclusive. Mangifera indica (MI) and Azadirachta indica (AI)
are frequently used as composite in the management of diabetes in Nigeria. The aim of
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the study of the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant and antidiabetic action of
MI and AI extracts independently and as a combination of both (50:50) on
streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat. The leaf extracts of the two medicinal plants,
independently and in combinations, were comparatively assessed in wistar rats.
Ethanolic extracts of MI and AI were administered individually 400 mg/kg body weight
and as a composite (400 mg/kg body weight, 50:50) to diabetic rats and normal rats for
a period of 28 days with constant measuring of blood glucose levels and weight. At the
end of the experimental period erythrocyte GSH, the activity of the erythrocyte PMRS,
erythrocyte MDA, plasma sialic acid level, the total antioxidant potential of the plasma
(FRAP), and AOPP were estimated. The results obtained from the study indicated that
the composite extract of MI and AI normalise the indicators of oxidative stress, lowers
the blood glucose and the weight of the rats in the treated group increased significantly.
This study demonstrated that the use of composite extract of MI and AI enhanced the
antioxidant and antidiabetic activity; validating its use by the traditionalist. This action
could be as a result of the ability of the extracts to attenuate oxidative stress.
Alteration in Redox Balance in a Rat Model of Accelerated Aging Manoj Kumar Chaudhary1 & Syed Ibrahim Rizvi2
1Janaki Medical College, Ramdaiya Bhawadi, Dhanusha, Nepal 2Department of Biochemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India
Aims and Objective: Sustained damage inflicted by endogenously produced oxidants
and decreased antioxidant defense has been strongly implicated as the cause of aging
and age-related diseases. Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a clinical
condition of human with phenotype resembling severe premature aging and death due
to myocardial infarction at average 13-14 of years of ageon average. Dihydrotachysterol,
the irradiation product of vitamin D, is widely used in the treatment of hypocalcaemic
hypoparathyroidism following surgical removal of parathyroids in human. Chronic
intoxication of dihydrotachysterol (DHT) in rats has been reported to produce
premature aging and progeria like syndrome. The present study is aimed to assess the
alteration in redox balance in plasma and erythrocytes during premature aging
syndrome resulting due to dihydrotachysterol and their relevance in relation to normal
aging.
Materials and methods: Young male Wistar rats were treated with Dihydrotachysterol
(DHT), (50 µg in corn oil for thirty days) to induce experimental progeria. Studies on
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biomarkers of oxidative stress including Erythrocyte plasma membrane redox system
(PMRS), Erythrocyte reduced glutathione (GSH), erythrocyte lipid peroxidation (MDA)
antioxidant capacity of plasma (FRAP) and plasma advanced oxidation protein product
(AOPP) was performed and compared with young, middle aged and old control rats.
Result: Experimental progeria like syndrome was found to be associated with
significantly higher levels of MDA, AOPP, and PMRS whereas GSH, and FRAP activity
was significantly decreased when compared to young treated rats but these values were
comparable with middle and old age rats.
Conclusion: The study concludes that accelerated aging accompanied during progeria
like syndrome in rats is associated with redox imbalance in erythrocytes and blood
plasma.
Treatment of Waste Water by Some selected Materials in Nano-size Manju
Department of Chemistry, T.D.P.G. College, Jaunpr (U.P.)
The current millennium is facing a very serious threat for the existence of life of living and the non-living world due to endangered water fit, for drinking, bathing, washing, industries, and agri-agro activities. The traditional tools and technologies for water treatment have no potential to meet the demands in quality and quantity. Water with differential qualities are required for different purposes with increasing demands in a geometrical progression. To face such an abusive situation an attempt has been made to select some materials in nano-size to treat the waste water for various applications and their efficiencies have been compared with the same materials in the normal size.
Estimation of Thermodynamic Properties of Binary Liquid Mixtures Using Sound Velocity and Density Data on the Basis of Flory’s Statistical Theory
and Empirical Relations J.D. Pandey, Vinay Sanguri, Rupali Sethi
Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211002
Flory’s statistical theory has been employed to calculate the thermal expansion
coefficient (α), isothermal compressibility (βT), heat capacity at constant pressure (CP),
adiabatic compressibility (βS), sound velocity (u), internal pressure (Pi) heat capacity
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ratio (γ), heat capacity at constant volume (CV) and pseudo Gruneisen parameter (Г) of
Oxalane + Aniline, Oxalane +Methyl aniline, Oxalane + Ethyl aniline mixture at 298.15 K
over a wide range of composition. The results are compared with the experimental
findings of the literature. In addition, we have also employed to compute the above
thermodynamic properties of the mixture under present investigation from the sound
velocity and the density data on the basis of recently developed empirical relations from
α and βT in terms of u and density (ρ).
Keywords Liquid Mixtures, Flory Theory, Empirical Relation, Sound Velocity
Nanomaterials and Detection of Food Pathogen Uma Rani Agrawal1 and Shubhra Malviya2
1Assistant Professor, Department of Zoology, CMP Degree College 2Department of Zoology, S S Khanna Degree College, University of Allahabad-211002
Umar_agrawal2rediffmail.com,[email protected]
Food safety draws considerable attention in the present time owing to rapid changes
food recipes and food habits. Several food borne diseases are caused by consuming
foods or beverages contaminated by pathogens such as bacteria, viruses and parasites.
Raw meat, milk, seeds and vegetables may be the source of bacteria, which are
transferred through cross contamination during food preparation, reaching the food
supply chain. There are several bacterial species, viruses and protozoa that are
transmitted through food consumption. The most common food borne infections are
caused by Campylobacter spp., Salmonella spp. and Escherichia coli.
Besides the illness, a large amount of money is spent on both analyses and control
measures, which causes significant loss to the food industry. Thus, the development of
rapid, sensitive, specific and cost effective analytical method is of great importance for
detection of microbial contaminants. Conventional methods for detecting pathogens
include microscopy, nucleic acid-, and immunoassay based techniques which are time
consuming, laborious and requiring certain sophisticated instruments. In recent years,
nanotechnology has emerged as a promising field for detection of food borne
pathogens. The scientists are developing small, inexpensive, nanomaterials-based
devices that can simultaneously snag and tag pathogens. Several nanomaterials
commonly used for detection of food borne pathogens and toxins include gold
nanoparticles (GNPs), gold nanorods, magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs), quantum dots
(QDs), silver nanoparticles (SNPs), and silica nanoparticles.
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Nanomaterial-based sensors involve binding or reaction of biological components with
target species and transforming eventually into detectable signals. And when added to
a food sample, the material has unique electrical, optical and magnetic properties that
make them easy to detect food contaminants, even in small amount, and ensuring food
safety for prompt preventive action. Putting all these elegant nanomaterials- based
detection scheme into a neat sensor package is the next challenge for this still-nascent
research community.
Models for the Effect of a Toxicant on a Biological Species
Alok Agrawal, Piyush Kumar Tripathi & Suyash Narayan Mishra Amity University, Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
[email protected], [email protected] & [email protected]
The biological species is affected by a toxicant which may be emitted from some
external source or may even be discharged into the environment by the species itself.
In this paper a mathematical model for the effect of a toxicant on a biological
species is proposed and analyzed on a biological species living in the environment.
Determination of Different Parameter of River Ganges from Gangotri to Allahabad
Durgesh Nandini Goshwami, Alok Mishra, GhanShyam Mani Mishra & Ashutosh Yadav Chemistry Department, Nehru Gram Bharti University, Allahabad
The present work deals with the determination of the physicochemical parameters (pH,
DO, TDS, EC, Turbidity etc.) Major cations (Na+, K+, Ca++ and Mg++) Major anions ( , , , , , )
and trace elements like (Zn, Cu, Cl, Pb, CO, Si, Al) etc contains in water as well as
sediments of the river Ganga. Water samples and sediments were collected from the
selected locations from Gangotri to Allahabad and for the analysis. naturally and
anthropogenic occuring radioactive, substances like Uranium, Thorium and their decay
product K40,H3 and Cs137 were also measured from water samples.
Collection Sites are :
Gangotri,Nandprayag,Karanprayag,Devprayag,Rudraprayag,Rishikesh,
Haridwar, Narora, Kanpur, Allahabad. I am thankful to BRNS ,DAE for financial support.
The results obtained and conclusions drawn based on the results will be discussed
during presentation of the paper.
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Comparison of Survivability of the Blue Green Algae Oscillatoria Limosa and O. Animalis at Different Concentrations of Sewage Water
Mala Pathak Department of Botany, E.C.C., University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India
Oscillatoria animalis (sewage-water algae) survived and grew longer and better in
sewage-water (more in 100 % sewage-water than in diluted sewage-water 25, 50 and
75%). O. animalis survived and grew least in pond-water indicating that it was habitual
of growing in sewage-water. However, survivability and growth of O. limosa was
inhibited in presence of any of all concentration of sewage-water and occurred best in
pond-water. O. limosa is sensitive to sewage-water than O. animalis.
Key words - Oscillatoria, sewage water.
Nanotechnology: Scope and Application in Plant Disease Management Preeti Singh
Department of Botany, S. S. Khanna Girls Degree College, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Nanotechnology for the control of plant diseases is a promising technique in plant
pathology either by providing controlled delivery of functional molecules or as
diagnostic tool for disease detection, an important step in plant disease management.
Nanoparticles are highly stable and are biodegradable; it can be successfully employed
in production of nanocapsules for delivery of pesticides, fertilizers, and other
agrochemicals. Nanoparticles are smaller in size with more charge and larger surface
area with higher stability and solubility, so they behave differently from their bulk sized
counterparts. Nanoparticles may act upon pathogens in a way similar to chemical
pesticides or the nanomaterials can be used as carrier of active ingredients of pesticides,
host defence inducing chemicals, etc. to the target pathogens. Because of ultra small
size, nanoparticles may hit/target virus particles and may open a new field of virus
control in plants. The disease diagnosis, pathogen detection and residual analysis may
become much more precise and quick with the use of nanosensors. This paper is
focused on the scope and applications of nanotechnology in plant disease management
in future crop production.
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Prospects of Nanotechnology Applications in Agriculture
Prem Prakash Dubey Director, School of Agricultural Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University
Allahabad, India [email protected]
The current challenges of sustainability, food security and climate change are engaging
researchers in exploring new fields of technology as potential source of key
improvements for the agricultural sector. Nanotechnology based products and its
applications in agriculture is the latest innovation in this regards. Nano materials include
nano-fertilizers, nano-agrochemicals, nano-medicines, nano-sensors etc. which are used
in crop production, veterinary care, fisheries and aquaculture, detection of nutrient
deficiencies, preservation, photo catalysis etc. This fast growing technology is already
having a significant commercial impact which will increase in future. While
nanotechnologies offer many opportunities for innovation, the use of nanomaterials in
food and agriculture has also raised a number of safety, environmental, ethical, policy
and regulatory issues. However, concrete contributions of nanotechnology in agriculture
are still uncertain. Despite the numerous potential advantages of nanotechnology and
the growing trends in publications and patents, agricultural applications have not yet
made it to the market. Several factors could explain the scarcity of commercial
applications. Industry experts stress that agricultural nanotechnology does not
demonstrate a sufficient economic return to counterbalance the high initial production
investments.
Keywords: Nanotechnology; Agriculture; Innovation; Bioeconomy; Regulation;
Consumer perception
Nanotechnology Application in Everyday Life Neelam Bajpai
Assistant Professor, Zoology Department, Mahamaya Govt Degree College, Kaushambi [email protected]
Nanotechnology is a new Science which has innumerable applications in day to day life,
including consumer goods, electronics, medicines, environment improvement, sports
good, food industry etc. Nanotechnology is the Science and Technology of very small
things which are less than 100 nanometres in size. In today’s era, nanotechnology has
become increasingly important because nanoparticles due to their small size proved to
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be more efficient and stable tool. For instance, carbon nanotubes provide better
standard of food storage by inhibiting the microbes growth, nanosensors and nanofilters
offer the prospect of clean and healthy environment, in electronics field nanoelectronics
devices can be expanded by reducing their weight and power consumption, in consumer
products nanotechnology is present from clothing’s to skin lotions- silver nanoparticles
used in fabrics kills bacteria making cloths odour resistant. Therefore, research efforts
are developing world wide nanoproducts for the improvement of our life.
Effect of Vitamin C on Osmotic Fragility in Type 2 Diabetes Neetu Mishra 1, Swati Agarwal 2 and Preetima Singh
Centre of Food Technology, University of Allahabad-211002 [email protected], [email protected]
Diabetes has become global epidemic. In diabetes free radical generation rate increases
leading to oxidative stress which makes the cell more fragile and reduce their expected
life span. Greater the oxidative stress greater is the osmotic fragility i.e., a measure of
the strength of the red blood cells.This study was conducted with a purpose to see the
effect of vitamin C on osmotic fragility in diabetes and to improve life span of RBCs.
Human volunteers (n1 = 31) of sound health in the age group of 56 ± 8 years and having
fasting blood glucose level 85 ± 14 mg/dl with no evidence of any clinical abnormality
were used as control. The BMI of these subjects was in the range of 24.8 ± 3.8 kg/ m2.
None of the controls had family history of diabetes mellitus or hypertension from last
two generations. Diabetic patients (n2=31)were in the mean age group of 56 ± 8 years
with fasting blood glucose of 183±42 mg/dl and BMI 27±4 Kg/m2. Mean total plasma
cholesterol was recorded 209±50 mg/dl and the duration of diabetes was 12 ± 5 years.
None of the patients had high blood pressure or microalbuminuria. Care was also taken
to exclude patients who had a family history of hypertension. Fasting blood was taken
both from control and diabetic subjects after informed consent. Whole blood
(heparinised) of diabetic patients were incubated with antioxidant and insulin, non-
diabetic blood were incubated with glucose.Paired t-test was applied for the testing of
proposed hypothesis with a pre defined level of significance at 0.05%, SPSS ver. 16.0 and
M. S. Excel was used for the statistical analysis. It was observed that osmotic fragility
decreased significantly (p>0.05) of diabetic patients with vitamin C and insulin
treatment while increased significantly on giving glucose treatment to non-diabetic
individuals. It may therefore be concluded that incorporation of vitamin C in daily diet
may decrease osmotic fragility thereby decreasing oxidative stress and increasing
antioxidant levels in diabetic patients.
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Key words- Diabetes, Antioxidant, Osmotic fragility, Vitamin C, Insulin, Glucose.
Water Soluble Carbon Nanoparticles from Sucrose and Its Bioimaging Applications
Prashant Dubey* Centre of Material Sciences, Institute of Interdisciplinary Studies (IIDS), University of
Allahabad, Allahabad-211002 (INDIA),
Fluorescent carbons nanostructures (FCNs) constitutes a class of carbon nanostructures
which include carbon nanoparticles (CNPs), carbon quantum dots (CQDs), carbon nano-
onions (CNOs), carbon nano-diamonds (CNDs) and graphene quantum dots (GQDs).1
These nanostructures have been attractive area of research in recent time due to
excellent properties compared to conventional metal based quantum dots especially for
bioimaging, drug delivery applications. Among various exciting properties, FCNs show
strong and variable photoluminescent (PL) properties, significantly good quantum yield,
biocompatibility, low-toxicity and excellent aqueous solubility and stability.2 There are
many synthetic methods known for the synthesis of FCNs in literature either via top-
down or bottom-up approach. Considering the importance of such material for wide
applications, simple, large scale and low cost synthesis of FCNs along with controlled
size distribution is an important area of research3,
In this presentation, we report a simple and large scale cost effective synthesis of water
soluble CNPs (wsCNPs) using common and green chemical like sucrose. We have utilized
ambient pyrolysis under insufficient amount of oxygen to synthesize raw carbon soot.
The carbon shoot was purified sequentially by soxhlet apparatus using toluene,
methanol and DI water. The purified shoot was further treated with nitric acid under
conventional, hydrothermal as well as microwave exposure. The synthesized wsCNPs
were compared for maximum yield and solubility efficiency obtained via various
synthetic methods. The acid concentration and reaction time play crucial role to obtain
high yield wsCNPs. The synthesized wsCNPs showed good water solubility/ disparity in
aqueous medium due to presence of excessive surface functional group like –COOH, -
OH etc. wsCNPs imposes the self-passivated fluorescent property due to several defects
on its surface. Synthesized wsCNPs showed excellent excitation wavelength dependent
photoluminescence (PL) emission properties over entire range of visible spectra. Various
characterizations based on spectroscopic (like FTIR, UV-visible, Raman, XRD etc) and
microscopic (SEM, TEM etc.) techniques were performed. Furthermore, our synthesized
wsCNPs shows almost negligible toxicity and good penetration to HeLa cell line for its
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imaging. We suppose that our simple strategy to synthesize wsCNPs and furthermore its
successful cell imaging will open a new direction for bioapplication.
Potential Antimicrobial Activity of Various Extracts of Some Medicinal
Plants
Priyanka Dwivedi* and Shanthy Sundaram** *S. S. Khanna Girls’ Degree College, Allahabad
**Centre of Biotechnology, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
The medicinal properties of several herbal plants have been documented in ancient
Indian literature and the preparations have been found to effective in the treatment of
diseases. Majority of medicinal plant species are rich in biomolecule contents which can
cope with health hazard and recently, antibacterial activity of many plant species have
been reported. Among these some medicinal plants, Chlorophytum borivilianum (Safed
musli), Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) and Aloe vera (Ghritkumari) has been used
therapeutically for centuries. Chlorophytum borivilianum belongs to liliaceae family
possess antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal, antioxidant, immune system modulator,
antidiabetic, anti-inflammatory and aphrodisiac activities. Withania somnifera plays an
important role as antibacterial, antitumour, immunomodulating and anti-inflammatory
properties. Aloe vera is a succulent from the liliaceae family exhibit anti-cancer, anti-
inflammatory, anti-viral, anti-bacterial and antifungal properties. The plants were
collected and the extracted were prepared. The following microorganisms were used:
Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
The antibacterial susceptibility tests were carried out using agar diffusion method.
Whole plant extracts of Chlorophytum borivilianum tend to inhibit both gram positive
bacteria, S. aureus and B. subtilis and gram negative bacteria E. coli and P. aeruginosa. In
Withania ethyl acetate shows the maximum antibacterial activity against both the gram
positive and gram negative bacteria. The antibacterial activity in Aloe vera is showed in
ethanolic extract. Plant extracts have great potential as antimicrobial compounds
against microorganisms. Thus, they can be used in the treatment of infectious diseases
caused by resistant microbes. Chlorophytum borivilianum extracts were showed broad
spectrum antibiotic activity. Its ethanolic and glacial acetic acid extract has maximum
antibacterial activity. W. somnifera plant has potent antibacterial property. The
important compounds withaferin and withanolides were isolated from the methanolic
extraction of the root W. somnifera. Ethanolic and aqueous extracts were used for the
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antibacterial effect, which was measured by the appearance of zone of inhibition. The
above results showed that Chlorophytum borivilianum, Withania somnifera and Aloe
vera are very potent antibacterial agents. Chlorophytum borivilianum has mannose and
glucose, W. somnifera has withanolides which are steroidal lactones in nature and
withaferin and Aloe vera contains emodin like compounds. They made a mucilaginous
layer around the urinogenital, gastrointestinal, and respiratory tract when consumed
orally. The layers trap the microbial flora and make them unable to invade the system.
Therefore, the bacteria cannot grow in the media containing these plant extracts. The
purified extract showed maximum antibacterial activity.
Key words: Secondary metabolites, medicinal plants, Safed musli, Ashwagandha and
Ghritkumari.
Relation between Chlorophyll Content and Survivability of the Green Alga Pithophora Oedogonium under Different Concentrations of Potassium
Nitrate Suman Bhardwaj and Prof. S. C. Agrawal
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, India.
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of potassium nitrate at different
concentrations on growth and survival of green algae Pithophora oedogonium. The
chlorophyll content as well as survivability of alga Pithophora oedogonium was gradually
declined on the addition of potassium nitrate at 250 ppm, 500 ppm and 1000 ppm after
fifth day of inoculation.
Key words – Chlorophyll content, growth, potassium nitrate, Pithophora oedogonium.
Applications of Nanotechnology and Its Potential Hazards
Swati Chaurasia
Mahamaya Govt. Degree College, Kaushambi
The application of nanoscience to ‘practical’ devices is called nanotechnologies,
especially to industrial and commercial objectives. A nanomaterial is an object that has
at least one dimension in the nanometre scale (1 to 100 nm). Nanomaterials are
categorised according to their dimensions i.e (1) All three dimensions < 100 nm
nanoparticles - quantum dots, nanoshells, nanorings, microcapsules, (2) Two
dimensions < 100 nm - Nanotubes, fibres, nanowires, (3) One dimension < 100 nm thin -
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films, layers and coatings. A material when in a nano-sized form can assume properties
which are very different from those when the same material is in a bulk form.
Nanotechnologies have applications in various fields. In nanomedicine, nanometre scale
materials and nano-enabled techniques are used to diagnose, monitor, treat and
prevent diseases. Nanotechnologies make it possible to develop drug delivery systems,
disease imaging probes, or even tissue engineered constructs that have dimensions on
the scale of biomolecules that regulates the functions of cells.
New filters made from nano fibers can remove bacteria, viruses, heavy metals, and
organic materials from water. Nanotechnology makes computer chips smaller and
faster. Nano-sized “whiskers” on a fabric’s surface make clothing stain-resistant. Tiny
carbon nanotubes make some bicycles, tennis rackets stronger and lighter. Many
sunblocks contain nanoparticles of zinc oxide or titanium dioxide which protect skin
from the sunrays without leaving a visible white film with smoother cosmetic effect.
Nanotechnologies could transform the ways we create, transmit, store, and use energy.
Nanotechnology takes advantage of properties at the nanoscale giving great promise for
innovation, but also leading to new kinds of risk. A familiar material that’s generally
regarded as safe might not be so safe when it is nano-sized. The potential effects of
nanomaterials on health worker, on general community, as well as on the environment
are largely unknown. Nanoparticles are difficult to detect, which makes it hard to
monitor their use and dispersal into the environment. Nanoparticles may damage the
lungs because of their size and because they carry other chemicals including metals and
hydrocarbons in with them. Nanoparticles can get into the body through the skin, lungs
and digestive system. Nanoparticles in the bloodstream may cross the blood-brain
barrier and produce damage to brain. Lack of natural immunity to new substances
makes them potentially more toxic.
Chitosan Nanoparticles As A Renewable Catalyst For The Synthesis Of
3-Methoxy2-Phenylquinoline-4-Carboxylic Acid
Anushree Srivastava, I.R.Siddiqui
Laboratory of Green Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, India
Here we report an eco friendly and greener strategy for the synthesis of 3-methoxy2-
phenylquinoline-4-carboxylic acid by using chitosan nanoparticles as catalyst. Compared
with other methods for synthesis of 2-phenyl quinoline-4-carboxylic acid satisfactory
results were obtained with high yields, short reaction time with easy workup procedure.
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After reaction course the catalyst NPs can be recycled and reused without any apparent
loss of activity. Chitosan nanoparticles were obtained by the gelation of chitosan by
heptamolybdate anions and dried with dry CO2 for 30 minutes. Chitosan nanoparticles
efficiently employed for the pfitzinger reaction at 70oC under metal and solvent free
conditions.
Single Step Efficient Access To Tetracyclic [6,5,5,5] Indole Ring Catalyzed By Acidic Ionic Liquid [Hmim]HSO4
Arjita Srivastava, Anushree Srivastava, I.R. Siddiqui* Laboratory of Green Synthesis, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad,
Allahabad
Indole based ring systems constitute a part of significant biologically active natural
compounds, which also have been used as synthons of complex molecules. Amidst the
indole variants, the tetrahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indole core and thetetrahydroimidazo[1,2-
a]indole core are key structural motifs which are present in a growing classof bioactive
alkaloids, such as the potent vasodilatoramauromine; the insecticidal okaramine C;
Bacillus subtilis pheromone ComX and cholecystokinin antagonist asperlicin;
thesubstance P antagonists fiscalins respectively. There has been much focus these days
on the synthesis of tetracyclic[6,5,5,5]indole based cores which are considered as
combinations of tetrahydropyrrolo[2,3-b]indole and tetrahydroimidazo[1,2-a]indole
rings. A novel single step protocol promoted by an acidic ionic liquid has been devised
for the synthesis of such tetracyclic[6,5,5,5]indole based cores. There have been various
reports on the synthesis of these polycyclic indole based rings but most of the reported
methods make use of toxic organic solvents, cumbersome experimental procedures and
multiple steps.The reaction devised by us involves a one-pot tandem cycloannulation of
phenacyl bromide with tryptamine catalyzed by acidic ionic liquid. Acidic ionic liquids
NH
O
O + OMe
O
Ph
Chitosan NPs
70oC, 30 min
N
COOH
Ph
OMe
12
3
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have emerged as revolutionary candidates in the replacement of conventional
homogeneous and heterogeneous acid catalysts because of their outstanding flexibility,
heat resistance, non-volatility, noncorrosiveness, negligible vapour pressure and tunable
polarity with common organic solvents. The reaction occurs at room temperature,
provides the merits of easy work-up, high yields, short reaction times and also the
recyclability and reusability of ionic liquid.
Effect Of Thickness on Optical and Photocatalytic Properties of Nb2O5 Thin Films Prepared By Sol- Gel Method
Mohd. Danish*, Dinesh Kumar Gupta** and Ashutosh Pandey* * Deptt of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India
**School of Sciences, Uttar Pradesh Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Allahabad UP
The effect of thickness on optical and photooxidative properties of Nb2O5 sculptured
thin films (STF) on ITO glass substrates has been investigated. Thickness of the films
made by gels (obtained from niobium ethoxide) decreased from 142.7 nm to 120.2 nm
on increasing the rpm from 500 to 2000 of the spin coater. X-ray diffraction shows that
the crystal structures strongly depend on thickness of the films. The film deposited at
500 rpm was amorphous after calcination at 500 °C for 5h while those deposited at >
500 rpm crystallized into stable hexagonal phases. Refractive index values of the films
were found to be 2.69 and 2.98 respectively for the amorphous and crystalline samples.
The films show very high transmittance (≤ 95%) in visible region. The band gap for the
amorphous film was 3.64 eV which increased to 3.92 eV upon crystallization. The impact
of thickness of niobia films on photooxidation of cyclohexanol to cyclohexanone is also
studied.
Keywords: Nb2O5, thin films, spin coating, thickness, optical properties, photooxidation,
cyclohexanol.
Metal nanoparticles as potential antibacterial agents against Propionibacterium acnes
Afifa Qidwai, Manisha Pandey and Anupam Dixit
Biological Product Lab, Department of Botany,
University of Allahabad
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The multi-drug resistance is an emergent problem in the treatment of bacterial diseases
and the extensive use of broad-spectrum of synthetic treatments has developed
antibiotic resistance for many human bacterial pathogens. Advances in nanotechnology
have opened new horizons in nanomedicine, allowing the green synthesis of
nanoparticles that can be assembled into complex architectures. Novel studies and
technologies are devoted to understanding the mechanisms of disease for the design of
new drugs. Since ancient times, silver was known for its anti-bacterial effects and for
centuries it has been used for prevention and control of disparate infections. In
addition, the silver nanoparticles are attracting much interest because of their potent
antibacterial activity. Many studies have also shown an important activity of silver
nanoparticles against bacterial biofilms especially with reference to the
Propionibacterium acnes. The nanosize (10 and 500 nm) of these particles allows various
communications with biomolecules on the cell surfaces and within the cells in way that
can be decoded and designated to various biochemical and physiochemical properties
of these cells. This review aims to summarize the emerging efforts and solutions in the
treatment of P.acnes, particularly the use of nanosilver antimicrobials.
Optimization of semiconductor ns-TiO2-CuO admixed photoelectrode for photoelectrochemical solar cell in regard to hydrogen production
MridulaTripathia* and PriyankaChawlaa
Department of Chemistry, CMP Degree College, University of Allahabad,
Allahabad, India-211002
This paper deals with the investigation on the optimization of ns TiO2-CuO admixed/Ti
with respect to optimum photoelectrode area for semiconductor septum photo
electrochemical solar cell. The motivation of the present work was to prepare an
electrode having high effective surface area and hence better quantum yield and
improved PEC activity. The photoelectrochemical response of ns TiO2-CuO photo
electrodes for four different electrode area has been measured to explore the effect of
electrode area on the output power in a chemical fuel (i.e. H2 ) produced by SC SEP PEC
cell. This was done for determining the electrode area for optimum electrical output and
hydrogen production. The photo electrochemical cell having ns TiO2-CuO admixed/Ti
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photoanode of several geometric areas like 0.5, 1.0, 1.5, 2.0 and 2.5 cm2 were fabricated
and characterized. It has been found that the photoanode area corresponding to
optimum electrical output and hydrogen production rate corresponds to 1.5 cm2.
Keywords: Photoelectrochemical solar cell, TiO2-CuO, photoanode area, optimization
Antibacterial activity of ZnO-NPs against Acne Vulgaris.
Manisha Pandey, Afifa Qidwai, Anupam Dikshit*
Biological Product Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad
Allahabad-211002, India
In recent years, noble metal oxide nanoparticles have been the subject of focused
research due to their unique optical, physical and chemical properties that are
significantly different from those of bulk materials. Preparation of zinc oxide
nanoparticles has attracted particularly considerable attention due to their diverse
properties and uses, like magnetic, antimicrobial and antibacterial activities.
Antibacterial activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles has received significant interest
worldwide particularly by the implementation nanotechnology to synthesize particles in
the nanometer region. Many microorganisms exist in the range from hundreds of
nanometers to tens of micrometers. ZnO-NPs exhibit attractive antibacterial properties
due to increased specific surface area as the reduced particle size leading to enhanced
particle surface reactivity. This review covered ZnO-NPs antibacterial activity against
Acne Vulgaris. Acne Vulgaris, one of the most common skin disorders, is the result of
chronic inflammation of a sebaceous follicle and is characterized by tender
inflammatory papules and nodules mainly scattered on the face, chest, and upper back.
It may be caused by cutaneous micro-organisms such as Propionibacterium acnes and
usually appears in adolescence and early adulthood. P. acnes have been described as
gram positive an obligate anaerobic microorganism. It is implicated in the development
of inflammatory acne by its capability to activate complements and by its ability to
metabolize sebaceous triglycerides into fatty acids, which chemotactically attract
neutrophils.
Keywords-Chronic, Sebaceous follicle, Papules, Nodules, Chemotactically etc
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Biogenic synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles by Citrus limon (lemon) aqueous extract and its effect on germination and growth of Vigna radiata
Ajey Singh, N.B. Singh and Imtiyaz Hussain
Dept. of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India [email protected]
Concern and interest related to the effects of nanomaterials on living organisms are
growing in both the scientific and public communities. In the present study, zinc oxide
nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) were rapidly synthesized at room temperature by treating Zinc
nitrate with the Citrus limon (lemon) extract. The formation of ZnO NPs was confirmed
by X-ray diffraction analysis (XRD) and particle size analyzer (DLS) which revealed the
cubic phase and of zinc oxide nanoparticles. We found that citric acid was the principal
reducing agent for the nanosynthesis process. FT-IR spectral studies demonstrated citric
acid as the probable stabilizing agent. Mung bean seeds were separately treated with
different concentrations of ZnO NPs and chelated bulk zinc sulfate (ZnSO4) suspensions
(a common zinc supplement) and their effect on seed germination, seedling vigor, plant
growth, chlorophyll content and SOD activity were studied. Treatment of ZnO NPs at
100 ppm concentration promoted both seed germination and seedling vigor.
Photosynthetic pigment and protein activity were stimulated by ZnO NPs upto 250 ppm
concentrations while inhibited under higher concentrations.
The study indicates importance in precise application of zinc, more so in deficient
system (soil), where plant response varies with concentrations.
Nanotechnology: A tool to clean the environment
Gausiya Bashri and Sheo Mohan Prasad
Ranjan Plant Physiology and Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University
of Allahabad (A Central University of India), Allahabad, India, 211002
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Industrial activity has created the problem of environmental contamination. There are
several remediation technique has been used to clean the environment. Recently,
nanotechnology has gained the attention of environmentalist to clean the environment
by bio-processing, that convert agricultural waste into other useful by-products, thereby
transforming waste that can adversely impact the environment into valuable end-
products. Such as, it has been used in converting waste fibers from cotton spinning into
biodegradable cellulose mats that can absorb pesticides. Moreover, the process of
photocatalysis by nanoparticles can be used to degrade pesticides and treat
wastewater. Similarly, iron nanoparticles can be used to catalyze the breakdown and
oxidation of toxic organic compounds such as tricholoethene, dioxins in contaminated
groundwater into harmless products. Thus, in current scenario researchers are using
various types of nano-particles to control pollutant emitted from different sources.
All Optical Logic Devices
Shikha Jaiswal
Deptt of Physics, Feroze Gandhi College, Raebareli.
All-optical integrated circuits for computing and information processing have been
pursued for decades as a potential strategy to overcome the speed limitations intrinsic
to electronics. However feasible on-chip integrated logic units and devices still have
been limited by its size, quality, scalability, and reliability. The building of linear, passive
and ultra compact silicon optical logic gates might pave the way to construct novel
nanophotonic on-chip processor architectures for future optical computing
technologies. Logic devices must have a switching mechanism otherwise the output
would be unstable. Analogous to transistors in electronics, these devices turn light ON
or OFF to certain thresholds. The electro-optic effect is utilized to vary the refractive
indices of optical waveguides to make voltage-controlled switches; these devices are
limited by the switching speed of electronics, so this is to be done all-optically and
nonlinear optics is the key.In this paper the advancements made in this field are
reviewed. In the beginning the optical fiber network started as a simple connection with
no routing capability. The use of wavelength division multiplexing (WDM) and optical
time division multiplexing (OTDM) increased the overall capacity of the point-to-point
optical fiber transmission systems.
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The development of second-generation high speed systems, such as the synchronous
optical network and the synchronous digital hierarchy, offered supplementary switching
and routing capabilities to the network. Optical add/drop multiplexers and optical cross
connectors were further introduced to the network in order to offer wavelength routing
capabilities. However, in such systems, the switching process is still performed in the
electrical domain requiring optical-electrical-optical (O-E-O) conversion modules. To
meet the network speed and capacity demands and to overcome the bottlenecks of O-
E-O conversion, ultra-fast photonic networks that rely on photonic signal processing are
required. The next generation optical network is aimed to carry out all the processing in
the optical domain, operating at speeds (hundreds of gigabits per second) well beyond
the existing electronic devices. It is important to note that an all-optical processing
technology is not a replacement, but is a complementary alternative, to electrical
processing, particularly at the backbone optical layer. Both circuit and packet switching
could be adopted in all- optical networks. However, packet switching is more flexible
than circuit switching in throughput and switching speed. An all-optical network offers
transparency, implying that data can be carried at a range of bit rates and protocols and
can also support different higher layers.
Differential Responses of Pea Seedlings to Salicylic Acid under UV-B Stress
Chanda Bano and N. B. Singh
Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany,
University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002.
In nature, plants are continuously exposed to solar light. They cannot avoid exposure to
UV-B radiation. The purpose of this investigation was to examine how UV-B radiation
affects seed germination, seedling growth, protein and sugar contents and activities of
antioxidant enzyme in pea. Salicylic (SA) acid mediated physiological responses in UV-B
stressed pea seedlings. UV-B exposure adversely affected seed germination and their
physiology. Salicylic acid mitigated the impacts of UV-B stress. Seed germination
decreased, increased duration of UV-B exposure. Activities of antioxidant enzymes
enhanced in response to UV-B radiation to avoid the oxidative damage caused by ROS
generation and they played a protective role against UV-B radiation.
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Key words: Antioxidants, Oxidative stress, Pisum sativum L., UV-B radiation, Salicylic
acid.
Protective role of nitric oxide against toxicity produced by glyphosate
herbicide in Pisum sativum
Himani Singh and N.B. Singh
Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany,
University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002
[email protected], [email protected]
The present study assessed the response of pea plant exposed to herbicides stress
present in the agriculture field induce oxidative stress in plants. We analysed the effect
of exogenous NO-regulated chlorophyll synthesis, protein synthesis, nitrate reductase
enzyme activity and antioxidant enzyme activity in herbicide-treated green pea (Pisum
sativum). Glyphosate (0.25mM) treatment alone or in combination with 250 µM sodium
nitroprusside (SNP, 250 µM with glyphosate) was given to pea and observed the
changes in physiology. During oxidative stress ion leakage is the first step of cellular
damage. Supplementation of glyphosate with SNP significantly reduced ion leakage,
reactive oxygen species (ROS), H2O2 and malondialdehyde (MDA) content induction by
herbicide. Supplementation also increased chlorophyll content and antioxidant
enzymes, superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT) and ascorbate peroxidase (POD)
activity, as compared to herbicide treatment alone. The present result suggests that NO
protect pea plants from glyphosate damage.
Keywords: herbicide stress, growth, oxidative stress, SNP, Pisum sativum
Nanotechnology: Environmental benefits or costs
Yogesh Mishra
Deptt.Of zoology, Bhavan’s Mehta Mahavidyalaya, Bharwari, Kaushambi, U.P. India
Nanotechnology is a revolutionary scientific field, specialized in the manipulation of
matter. Nanotechnologies are presented technological solutions to many environmental
problems including climate change, pollution and clean drinking water. It is claimed that
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it enables economic growth through better products and new markets while
dramatically reducing our ecological foot print. However there is emerging evidence
that these claims do not provide the whole picture with serious environmental risks and
costs being ignored. Any reduction in environmental impacts of our ecological foot print
achieved by nanotechnology applications need to be carefully assessed. It is suggested
that nanotechnology offers environmental benefits in cleaner production, pollution
reduction, environmental remediation and monitoring, water filtration and reduction of
agricultural pollution and other environmental benefits. However we question these
claims are not borne out by reality and environmental costs are consistently ignored.
There is no full eco-toxicological profile for any of the nonmaterial’s available today and
the existing scientific results identify potential serious health and environmental
concerns. Much more ecotoxicological modeling is therefore required before we should
consider large scale environmental release of nonmaterials for use in remediation or
other purposes. Nanotechnology has the potential to deliver water treatment in some
areas but priority is given to patented, corporate controllednanowater treatment
applications only. In agriculture applications, even if smaller quantities of nanochemicals
are used, this could pose a greater toxicological burden because of their far greater
potency. In a study of carbon nanofibre production it was found that it contribute to
global warming, ozone layer depletion, environmental or human toxicity may be as
much as 100 times greater per unit weight than those of conventional materials like
aluminum. Steel and polypropylene. Nanomaterial constitute new generations of toxic
chemicals.
Electrochemical Behavior of Anthracene in Various Non-aqueous Solvents
Manish K Srivastav* and R K P Singh** *Department of Chemistry, KAPG College, Allahabad
** Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
Polynuclear aromatic compounds show various interesting electro-redox reactions
depending on the structure of the hydrocarbon and the environment viz. nature of
solvent, supporting electrolytes, electrode potentials and electrodes. A direct, one-pot
electrochemical reaction of anthracene was studied in the presence/absence of acetic
acid using non-aqueous solvents viz. acetonitrle, DMSO, DMF etc. and suitable
supporting electrolytes at platinum electrode. During controlled potential electrolysis,
anthracenium radical cation or anion intermediate generated by the electrochemical
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oxidation or reduction of anthracene, undergoes rapidly either nuclear acetoxylation or
dimerization reaction. This electrocatalyzed technique is simple, atom economic and
ecofriendly because of its taking short reaction time with no requirement of any
hazardous reagent. It is expected to be an important organic synthetic tool in future
because of its diverse application in industry in addition to compatibility with green
chemistry. The plausible mechanism for the electro-oxidative and electro-reductive
reactions, is discussed in terms of balance between the driving force for the
aromatization of intermediates and the steric effects.
Effect of Sm3+ on optical properties of Eu3+ doped La(OH)3 nano-crystalline
phosphor: Energy transfer and effect of sensitizer
Ram. S. Yadav and S. B. Rai Laser & Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics, Institute of Science
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India [email protected]
The Eu3+ doped La(OH)3 nano-crystalline phosphor has been synthesized through
combustion synthesis method. The structural and morphological information about the
synthesized samples have been explored using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission
electron microscopic (TEM) techniques. The optical properties of the samples have been
investigated under 355 nm laser excitations. The sample emits intense red emissions at
625 and 707 nm due to 5D0 → 7F2 and 5D0 → 7F4 transitions in Eu3+ ion, respectively. In this
work, the Sm3+ ion transfers its excitation energy to Eu3+ efficiently, which enhances the
emission intensity of Eu3+ bands. The concentrations of both, Eu3+ and Sm3+ in the samples
were optimized at 1.0 mol% with the emission intensity. The presence of Sm3+ in the Eu3+
doped sample enhances the emission intensity upto two times. The sample annealed at
higher temperature shows significant enhancement in the emission intensity. The energy
transfer from Sm3+ to Eu3+ ions have been confirmed by life time studies and it has been
discussed with the help of schematic energy level diagram.
Impact Assessment of Municipal Runoff from Allahabad City on River Yamuna and Ganga
Pawan K Srivastava Dept Of Chemistry, SP Memorial Institute Of Technology, Allahabad
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The impact of municipal runoff of Allahabad city on water quality of river Yamuna and Ganga was investigated. Three discharge points were selected out of which two discharges in river Yamuna & one in river Ganga. Sampling point of river water include upstream location 50 meter from discharge points, discharge points and 100 downstream. The samples were analyzed for evaluation of parameters like temperature, transparency, pH, conductivity, TDS, alkalinity, dissolved oxygen (DO), BOD, COD etc. The analysis was done following the standard methods described in APHA (1980)
Eosin Y Catalyzed Visible-light-promoted One–Pot Facile Synthesis of 1,3,4- Thiadiazole
Praveen P. Singh1, Vishal Srivastava2 & Pravin K. Singh3 1Department of Chemistry, United College of Engineering & Research, Naini, Allahabad
2Deptt of Chemistry, United College of Engineering & Management, Naini, Allahabad 3Food Analysis and Research Lab, Centre of Food Technology, University of Allahabad,
A novel one-pot visible light irradiated synthesis of 1,3,4-thiadiazole from aldehydes and
thioacyl hydrazides have been reported in presence of eosin Y as an organophotoredox
catalyst at room temperature under aerobic condition. This synthesis includes
application of air and visible light as inexpensive, readily available, non-toxic and
sustainable regents, which fulfils the basic principle of green chemistry.
Zerovalent Bismuth Nanoparticles as Antimicrobial Agent
Rakesh Mani Misra
Department of Chemistry, Harish Chandra P. G. College, Varanasi (U. P.), India
Bacteria in nature do not grow in individual form, but live in association with
communities containing other microorganisms. Communities along with other
microorganisms are known as biofilms. Biofilms can be formed on all kinds of surfaces
and interfaces, including the human body. Major current problem of pharmaceutical
industry is developing resistance of microorganisms towards common antibiotics;
therefore there is need of an alternative to treat multi-drug resistant pathogenic
bacteria efficiently.
Bismuth belongs to 15th group of periodic table and generally shows oxidation states of
+3 and +5 in its compounds. In nature it is found as sulfide, oxide and carbonate.
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Bismuth is widely used in pharmaceutical, cosmetic and electronic industries. It is also
important constituent of catalyst, pigment and alloys. In present time certain
compounds of Bismuth such as Bismuth subsalicylate is used as antidiarrhoeal agent to
treat vomiting and stomach pain. During diarrhea zerovalent Bismuth attracts our
attention because of its potential to be used in electronic devices and magnetic sensors.
Since surface area of nanoparticles increases because of their smaller size so their
interaction with biological target area also increases and they may act as effective drug.
In literature there is evidence for the inhibitory antimicrobial effect of bismuth
nanoparticles against growth of S. mutans, it is also able to form a biofilm. Reported
biocidal activities of Bismuth nanoparticles are comparable to commercial antibiotics.
There is also evidence that these nanoparticles inhibit growth of bacterial colony. In our
work we will test the biocidal activity of zero valent Bismuth nanoparticles on biofilm of
Salmonella typhi which is the major cause of Typhoid and is in serious stage in our
country.
Key words: Biofilms, Biocidal activity, zerovalent
Defect Assisted Multifunctional CeO2 Nano particles for Photo catalytic
Detoxification and Disinfection (Bactericidal / Fungicidal) Applications
Ranjana Verma* and S.K.Samdarshi** *Solar and Energy Materials laboratory, Department of Energy, Tezpur University,
Tezpur, Assam-784028, India
**Centre for Energy Engineering, Central University of Jharkhand, Ranchi 835205,
Jharkhand, India
CeO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by hydrothermal method. The crystallinity and
morphology of the prepared samples were analyzed by X-ray diffractometer (XRD) and
scanning electron microscope (SEM). Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy was
performed to analyze the presence of functional groups. Optical properties of the
prepared samples were investigated by UV-Vis absorption and photoluminescence
spectroscopy.Vacuum annealing of the CeO2resulted inoxygen vacancies and Ce3+ which
led to distortion and strain within the crystal lattice. The photoactivity of CeO2
nanoparticles was evaluated using methylene blue (MB) as a probe pollutant under UV
and visible irradiation. The reasonably effectivephotoactivity can be attributed to small
particle size, effective charge separation, defect sites, oxygen vacancies in the
multifunctional CeO2 nanoparticles. The invitro antibacterial and antifungal activity
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evaluation of the CeO2 was done using agar disc diffusion technique. The results showed
an effective wide spectrum antibacterial and antifungal activity against both gram
positive and gram negative bacteria, and againstF. oxysporum and C. albicafungi,
respectively.
Nano-Particals on Quasicrystalline Surface: A Notable Catalytic
Application In Green Energy
T.P. Yadav, S.S. Mishra, Sunita K. Pandey and O.N. Srivastava
Hydrogen Energy Centre, Department of Physics, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi- 221 005, U.P., India
Quasicrystals are complex nature and it has been difficult to gain atomic scale
understanding of catalytic activity of leached quasicrystals. Additionally, the role of
underlying quasicrystals in the catalytic activity is yet to be understood1. In order to
achieve this information, we have attempted to create a simple model catalyst of nano
particles on quasicrystalline surfaces by leaching well defined surfaces of single grain
quasicrystals. As the first step of these studies, we present here the effect of leaching
treatments on surface morphology and chemical composition of different Al-based
quasicrystals studied by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive x-ray
(EDX) analysis and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS). The high symmetry surfaces
of single grain icosahedral (i)-Al-Cu-Fe and decagonal (d-) Al-Ni-Co, (d)Al-Cu-Co
quasicrystals and a polygrain (i)-Al-Pd-Re, (i)-Al-Cu-Fe, (i)-Al-Pd-Mn quasicrystal with
random surface orientation were leached with NaOH solution at varying times and the
resulting surfaces were characterized by scanning electron microscopy, energy
dispersive x-ray analysis and x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The leaching treatments
preferentially remove Al producing nano-particles of the transition metals and their
oxides. The leached fivefold surface of i-Al-Cu-Fe exhibits micron sized dodecahedral
cavities on which the nano-particles are precipitated. However, no specific
microstructure has been observed on the tenfold surface of d-Al-Ni-Co and the polygrain
i-Al-Pd-Re. Quasicrystalline surface can be regained after polishing the leached layer,
indicating that leaching occurs only in a limited depth from the surface. The 2 hour
leached as grown and mechanically activated Al-Cu-Fe alloys was subjected for catalyst
application in hydrogen storage materials. The catalytic effect of leached alloy on the
de/rehydrogenenation characteristics has been studied. The hydrogenation behaviour
including absorption kinetics will be discussed and presented in detail.
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Sorption Tendencies of Some Metal Ions On Amberlite IR-120 Cation
Exchange Resin In Aqueous Sodium Gluconate Medium
Rama Shankar, Saroj and A. Mahan
Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad (U.P.), India
The sorption tendencies of Mg(II), Al(III), Co(II), Ni(II), Cu(II), Cd(II), Hg(II) metal ions have
been carried out with Amberlite IR-120 cation exchange resin (20-50 mesh, in Na+ -
form) employing batch equilibration method. The resin phase was 1.00 g air-dried
(moisture content ≈ 44 - 48 %) exchanger. The aqueous phase was prepared by mixing
the requisite amount of standard metal solution with desired amount of sodium
gluconate and the water to have the overall aqueous phase volume equal to 25 mL. The
observed loading trends with respect to metal ion species as cationic complexes have
been found: Al > Ni > Co > Mg > Cu > Cd > Hg. On the basis of their separation factors(α)
in the particular concentration of sodium gluconate, their binary and ternary separation
possibilities were worked out, i.e., from 0.4 to 1.52 M NaGluc.
Increase in Biodiversity with Nanotechnology
Smita Mishra
Deen Dayal Upadhyay, Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur, U.P., India
Crop loss to the turn of 30% in plant caused due to the Insect pest infesting several crop
plant. The use of chemical insecticides and pesticides in the crops protection,
deteriorates, soil health, water bodies and affects human health. Predators and
parasitoids have long been acknowledged to play an important role in natural control.
Among these chrysoperla carnea (Stephens) is common green lacewing noted for their
truely voracious appetite and received widest attention as bilogical control agent.
Nanotechnology is promising field of science having great application in the field of
agricultural, especially in pest managment The application of nanotechnology as a
supplement for the exisiting practices or strategies increases biodiversity due to
increase in surface area of plant and insect and canses more insect plant interaction.
Keywords : Chrysoperlacarnea, Biological control, Nanotechnology, Biodiversity.
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Synthesis and Characterisation of [L][HX]n complexes (Where L= Selenium
Containing Macrocyclic Ligands and HX=HF, HCl, HI, H2SO4, HNO3, H3PO4,
HClO4, AND CF3COOH ): An Photoelectron Spectroscopic Study
Dharmendra Kumar Sahu and Shekhar Srivastava*
Department of Chemistry; University of Allahabad, Allahabad (U.P.); India
Sixteen complexes of the type [L][HX]n complexes (Where L= Selenium Containing
Macrocyclic Ligands and HX=HF, HCl, HI, H2SO4, HNO3, H3PO4, HClO4, and CF3COOH have
been synthesized and characterised by elemental analysis, molar conductivity, IR and
XPS data.
Study of Size Of Viruses Which Caused Diseases In Plant Possible Through
Nanotechnology
S. Hashmi, R. K. Pandey, M. Hashmi, R.Khan* and A. Gupta
Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi.
Institute of Pharmacy, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi.
Nanotechnology is one of the most fascinating and rapidly advancing sciences and
posses potential to revolutionize many disciplines of Science, Technology, Medicine and
Agriculture. Conversion of macromaterials into nano size particles (1-100 nm) gives birth
to new characteristics and the material behaves differently. Because of ultra small size,
nanoparticles may hit/target virus particles and may open new field of plant virus study.
The disease diagnosis, pathogen detection and residual analysis may become much
more precise and quick with the use of nanosensors.
Plant virus is of huge importance, and this is probably rightly so.Molecular Plant
Pathology considered which viruses would appear in a ‘Top 10’ list of plant viruses and
this is probably rightly so molecular Plant Pathology considered which viruses would
appear in a ‘Top 10’ list of plant viruses based on their perceived importance,
scientifically or economically.
Important plant diseases caused by viruses and study of size of these diseases causing
virus possible with nanotechnology by electron microscopy .viruses attack cells and
force them to make many new viruses, often killing the cells in the process. Some
viruses are very simple, such as the protein capsid that surround a short strand of RNA
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or DNA. More complex viruses inject the cell with a viral genome capable of encoding
protein to fight the cell’s defenses.
Most viruses are much smaller than cells approximately 900,000 x magnification,
ranging from less 30 nanometers to over 500 nanometer in diameter. Tobacco mosaic
virus (TMV) have regular length of 300 nm and a width of 18 nm. Tomato spotted wilt
virus are 80 -110 nm in diameter. Potato leaf rolling viruses (PLRV) are 650 x 12 in size.
Size of Tobacco leaf curl virus(TLCV) are 18-20 nm. Bean common mosaic virus (BCMV) is
730-750 x 12-15nm. The yellow vein mosaic virus (YVMV) measures 18x30 nm.
Synthesis, Crystal Structure, DFT Calculations And Superoxide Dismutase
Activity Of Copper(II) Complex With N’-(Pyridine-2-Ylmethylene)
Acetohydrazide
Yogendra Pratap Singh, Yogendra Singh, Ram N. Patel*
Department of Chemistry, A. P. S. University, Rewa (M.P.) 486003 INDIA
Copper(II) Schiff base complexes are used as nanocatalysts. The nanocatalyst efficiently
oxidised both primary and secondary alcohols to carbonyl with improved yield in a
solventless system rendering a greener approach. Copper(II) complex with N’-(pyridine-
2-ylmethylene) acetohydrazide has been synthesized and characterized using various
physicochemical methods. The structure of this complex has been solved by X-ray
crystallographic methods. The coordination geometry of the copper(II) is trigonal
bipyramidal. The supra molecular architecture of complex is totally guided by H-
bonding. The molecular structures and spectral properties of the ligand and its complex
with comparison have been explained by DFT and TD-DFT calculations. The electronic
excitation energies of this complex calculated at TD-DFT levels are in agreement with
value deduced from the experimental UV-visible spectra. Superoxide dismutase activity
of this complex has also been measured. Thus copper(II) newly synthesized complexes
may be used as nanocatalyst.
Proposed molecular structure of copper(II) nanocatalyst
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Crystal Structures, Electrochemistry And DFT Studies Of Nickel(II)
Complexes Of A NNO Donors Schiff-Base: Formation Of Supramolecular
Architectures By H-Bonding Interactions
Yogendra Singh, Yogendra Pratap Singh, Ram N. Patel*
Department of Chemistry, A.P.S. University, Rewa (M.P.) 486003 India
Nickel(II) Schiff base complexes used in synthesis of fullerene based Ni nanocatalysts.
The four new nickel(II) complexes viz., [Ni(L)2]1, [Ni(L)2]H2O 2, [Ni(L)2](H2O)2 3 and
[Ni(L)2](H2O)2 4(where L=2-hydroxy-N'-[(E)-phenyl(pyridin-2-
yl)methylidene]benzohydrazide) have been synthesized and characterized by means of
elemental analysis, spectroscopic, magnetic susceptibility and cyclic voltammetric
measurements. Single crystal X-ray analysis of Ni(L)2]1, [Ni(L)2]H2O 2, [Ni(L)2](H2O)2 3
and[Ni(L)2](H2O)2 4 has revealed the presence of a distorted octahedral geometry
around nickel(II) atom. The skelton structures are essentially same in all complexes 1-4.
The X-ray and spectral characterizations have confirmed the existence of the enol form
of the ligands in the complexes. The electronic structures, spectral properties of the
ligands and the complexes have been explained by DFT and TDDFT calculations.
Superoxide dismutase activity of these complexes has also been measured. These
complexes may be used as Ni nanocatalysts.
Figure: Proposed molecular structure of Ni nanocatalyst
Ripple Patterns On Silicon Surfaces By Medium Energy Ions Bombardment
R.P. Yadav1. T. Kumar2andC.K. Singh3
Department of Physics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, 211002, India
Department of physics, Central University of Haryana, Jant-Pali, Mahendergarh-
1123029, Haryana, India
School of Computer and Information Sciences, U.P. R.T. O. U., Allahabad
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Ripple patterns evolution of Si (100) surface have been fabricated using 50keV Ar+ ion
beam at oblique incidence with ionfluences raging from 3x1017ions/cm2 to
9x1017ions/cm2. The modified surface morphology is captured by the atomic force
microscopy (AFM) for each ion fluence. Wavelength and lateral correlation length of
each ripple structure ion irradiated surface is computed by autocorrelation function.
Analysis of autocorrelation function showed that the formation of rippled patterns on
surface is affected with ions fluencies.
Keywords: Fractal analysis, roughness, exponent, Fractal dimension, atomic force
microscopy, ripple, autocorrelation function
Phytoreduction and antibacterial assessment of silver nanoparticles using
Phalaris minor
Preeti Rajoriya, Pragati Misra and Pramod. W. Ramteke1
Department of Molecular & Cellular Engineering, Jacob School of Biotechnology and
Bioengineering, 1Department of Biological Sciences, School of Basic Science,
Sam Higginbottom Institute of Agriculture, Technology and Sciences
(Deemed to be University), Allahabad, India
Nanotechnology is one of the pullulating zones in biotechnology with neoteric
properties. The biogenesis of nanoparticles is in the limelight in modern nanotechnology
as it is the greener approach. The nanoparticles have far-reaching applications because
it is swifter, lighter and portable. P. minor is commonly known as “little seed canary
grass or gehun ka mama”, a prolific and competitive winter weed which infests many
crops. In this study, for the first time, silver nanoparticles were formulated by using
Phalaris minor infusion for the reduction of Ag+ to Ag0 from silver nitrate solution. The
light yellow colour was observed that changes to dark brown which indicates the
formation of silver nanoparticles and they were subjected for antibacterial assay.
Spectral techniques like UV-vis (ultra violet-visible spectroscopy) and SEM (scanning
electron microscopy) were performed for the characterization of silver nanoparticles.
The antibacterial assay showed the better bacteriostatic effect against bacteria. The
results reveals that this plant holds promising antibacterial potential against B.subtilis.
K.pneumoniae and P.aeruginosa.
Keywords: Phytoreduction, Silver Nanoparticles, Phalaris minor, Antibacterial Assay
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Seed Quality, Yield And Growth Attributes Of Wethania Sominifera
Effected By Planting
Tripti Tiwari, Pradeep Upadhya and Asheesh Shivam Mishra1
Department of Botany, N.G.B. University Allahabad, U.P. 1Benthic Ecology Lab., Department of Zoology, NGB University, Allahabad, U.P.
A study was designed to determine the effect of planting dates on the plant growth,
seed yields, and seed quality of Wethania somenifera dunal L. during kharif season of
2009-2010. Three planting dates; 10th July, 10th August and 10th September were chosen
and planting were performed in 45X15 cm (row X plant) spacing in RBD. Results revealed
that significantly more seed yield (165.78 kg.) per hectare was produced in 10th July
planting than other planting dates in Withania. Seed quality parameters i.e. 100 seed
weight and dry weight (g) of seedlings were not significantly affected by planting dates.
Seeding vigorous index (384.82) was, noticed in 10th July planting in Withania somnifera.
Keywords: Plantation, seed, Kharif, Withania somnifera, Planting
Application Of Nanotechnology In Agriculture And Environmental
Issues : An Overview
Hemlata Pant and Manoj Kumar Singh
Society of Biological Sciences and Rural Development, Allahabad -211019(U.P.) ,India
Department of Horticulture, K.A.P.G. College, Allahabad-211001(U.P.),India
Nanotechnology is manipulating of matter on an atomic, molecular and sub molecular
scale. Nanotechnology is a field of applied science ,focused on the design, synthesis,
characterization and application of materials and devices on the nanoscale. This branch
of knowledge is a sub- classification of technology in colloidal science , biology,
physics, chemistry and other fields and involves the study and manipulation of the
materials in the nanoscales. This technology is an emerging field that covers a wide
range of technologies which are presently under development in nanoscale .It plays a
major role in the development of innovative methods to produce new products , to
substitute existing production equipment and to reformulate new materials and
chemicals with improved performance resulting in less consumption of energy and
materials and reduced harm to the environment.
In agriculture , technical innovation is of importance with regard to addressing global
challenges such as population growth, climate and the limited availability of
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important plant nutrients such as phosphorus and potassium. Nanotechnology applies
to agricultural production could play a fundamental role for this purpose. The
application of nanomaterials in agriculture aims in particular to reduce applications of
plant protection products , minimize nutrient losses in fertilization ,and increase yields
through optimized nutrient management .Nanotechnology devices and tools , like
nanocapsules, nanoparticles, and even viral capsids, are examples of uses for the
detection and treatment of diseases , the enhancement of nutrients absorption by
plants, the delivery of active ingredients to specific site and water treatment process.
The use of target – specific nanoparticles can reduce the damage to non –target
plant tissues and the amount of chemicals released into the environment. The role of
nanotechnology in agriculture is very broad ,but a few areas are still to be addressed
,viz. as increasing the scale of production processes and lowering costs, as well as risk
assessment issues. In this respect , mainly attractive are nanoparticles derived from
biopolymers such as proteins and carbohydrates with low impact on human health and
the environment. For instance, the potential of starch –based nanopartcles as
nontoxic and sustainable delivery system for agrochemicals and biostimulants is being
extensively investigated. Nanomaterials and nanostructures with unique chemical,
physical, and mechanical properties–such as: electrochemically active carbon
nanotubes, nanofibers and fullerenes – have newly develoved and recently applied
for highly sensitive bio –chemical sensors. These nanosensors have also relevant
implications for application in agriculture ,in particular for soil analysis, easy
biochemical sensing and control ,water management and delivery ,pesticide and
nutrient delivery.
In environmental issues early application of nanotechnology is remediation using
nanoscales iron particles. Zero – valent iron nanoparticles are deployed in situ to
remediate soil and water contaminated with chlorinated compounds and heavy metals.
One of the main environmental applications of nanotechnology is in water sector.
Nanofilters could be used to remediate or clean up ground water or surface water
contaminated with chemicals and hazardous substances. Air pollution is another
potential area where nanotechnology has great promise. Filtration techniques similar to
the water purification methods described above could be used in buildings to purify
indoor air volumes.
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Fabrication of Aspartame Imprinted Chitosan Nanoparticle-Graphene
Composite By Electrodeposition Method
Juhi Srivastava, Archana Kushwaha and Meenakshi Singh*
Department of Chemistry, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, INDIA
[email protected], [email protected]
Aspartame (ASP) chemically known as L-aspartyl-l-phenylalanine methyl ester composed
of phenylalanine and aspartic acid is a dipeptide, used as an artificial sweetener in food
products. Here an attempt is made to construct aspartame imprinted polymeric sensor
by electrodepositing chitosan nanoparticle (cs np) with graphene on gold coated QCM
electrode (quartz crystal microbalance). The electrodeposition was performed by cyclic
voltammetry (CV). Chitosan nanoparticle-graphene composite is used as polymeric
format for imprinting of aspartame. The characterization of chitosan nanoparticle was
done with the help of scanning electron microscopy (SEM), atomic force microscopy
(AFM) and FT-IR Spectroscopy. The response of developed sensor was studied with the
help of differential pulse voltammetry (DPV).
Keywords: Molecularly imprinting polymer, Aspartame, Graphene, Chitosan
nanoparticles.
Molecularly Imprinted EQCM Sensor for L-Serine Based On Functionalized
Gold-Nanoparticle
Ambareesh Kumar Singh and Meenakshi Singh*
Department of Chemistry, MMV, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005, INDIA
[email protected], [email protected]
Here, a piezoelectric sensor to assess L-serine through functionalized gold- nanoparticles
on EQCM electrode is fabricated via molecular imprinting. Imprinting matrix was
prepared by electropolymerization of thioaniline functionalized Au nanoparticles on
gold electrode modified with thioaniline self assembeled monolayer (SAM). The surface
of gold electrode was modified with 4-aminothiophenol (4-ATP) and well-packed
monomolecular layers through a sulphur–Au bond were formed. Various parameters
were optimized for controlling the performance of molecularly imprinted polymer
(MIP)-sensor such as the number of electropolymerization cycles, mass deposited in
each cycle, pH, etc. The prepared electrochemical-MIP sensor showed good
enantioselectivity and was highly specific towards L-serine. In the optimal condition, the
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response of the MIP sensor to L-serine was linearly proportional to its concentration.
Good linear relationship was obtained with R2 = 0.9975. Detection limit for L-Ser in
aqueous solution by MIP-EQCM sensor is calculated as 0.41 μM (3σ) following standard
analytical method. The proposed sensor was also compared with other reported
method for L-Ser detection. Hence, a facile, specific and selective piezo-
electrogravimmetric MIP sensor using surface-grafted specific molecular contours is
developed for specific and selective uptake of L-serine in presence of various
interferrants, in different kinds of matrices.
Keywords: Molecularly imprinted polymer; 4-aminothiophenol; gold nanoparticle,
electrochemical quartz crystal microbalance; L-serine.
Functionalized Magnetic Nanoparticles: Synthesis, Characterization And
Its Application In Removal Of Ni(II) Ions From Aqueous Solution
Dharmveer Singha, Shalini Vermaa, Vijay Shakarb and Vijay Krishnaa aDepartment of Chemistry, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India
bDepartment of Chemistry, B.S.N.V. Post Graduate College, Lucknow-India
The novel aspartic acid functionalized magnetic nanoparticles were syntheses by co
precipitation method and characterized by various modern characterization techniques
such as Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), x-ray diffractometer (XRD),
scanning electron microscopy(SEM), transmission electron microscopy(TEM), and
vibrational sampling magnetometer. The prepared nanoparticles were applied for
effective removal of Ni(II). The batch adsorption technique was applied to removal
performance of nanoparticles under different variable factors such as temperature, pH,
contact time, adsorbent dosage etc. The study indicates that the adsorption reaction
has fast kinetics with applied pseudo-first-order, pseudo-second-order model. The
pseudo-second order model found to be best linear fit with experimental data reveal
that the pseudo-second order model is suitable for Ni(II) ions adsorption. The
adsorption isotherm data were fitted to Langmuir and Freundlich equation, and the
Langmuir adsorption capacity, qm, was found to be maximum. Langmuir isotherm model
with high R2 of 0.999, 0.997 and 0.996 at 303, 308, and 313 K, respectively shows that
the Langmuir isotherm model is best for Ni(II) ions adsorption. The adsorption
thermodynamics of parameters are found to be as 42.08 (kJ mol-1), 104.54 (kJ mol-1 K-1)
and 2.641- 1.172 (kJ mol-1), respectively at ΔH°, ΔSº and ΔGº which indicates that the
adsorption process is spontaneous with exothermic nature. The results also revealed
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that nanoparticle functionalized aspartic acid, can be an attractive for metal removal
from industrial effluent.
Keywords: Functionalized magnetic nanoparticles, Kinetic, Adsorption, Ni(II) ions,
Isotherm,Desorption
Estimation of Self-purification Efficiency of Ram Ghat Near Jaunpur City In
Terms of Its Physico-Chemical Parameters
Umesh Chand and Alok Mishra *
Department of Chemistry, T.D. College1, NGBU, Jamunipur kotwa, Allahabad*
Water is the basis of life and is necessary for all varied activities such as domestic
agricultural and industrial. The population growth, industrialization and development of
society have resulted thrust on the water resources and its population due to discharge
of swage industrial effluents, disposal of solid wastes and run off water from its
catchment areas.
The present study has been undertaken with an objective to assess the quality of
Gomati river at Jaunpur with reference to the physic-chemical and bacteriological
parameters. Physico-chemical parameters include termperature, pH, Dissolved oxygen
Biochemical oxygen demand (BOD), Chemical oxygen demand (COD). On the basis of
these parameters the water quality level of Gomati river has been estimated.
Estimation of Effect of Reservoir Parameters of Gomati River around
Jaunpur City On the degree of self- purification of water
Rajnish Kumar Singh and Alok Mishra *
Department of Chemistry, T.D. College1 NGBU Allahabad
The degree of self purification is a measurement of the percent removal of pollutants
from the eco-system without any external device or dealing. Thus by itself how much
self purification of the eco-system has taken place is the measurement of the degree of
self-purification, Since the purification phenomena involves the physico-chemical
interaction between with the water pollutants. The magnitude f self-composition, area
and unevenness of the surface of river in contact.
In the present investigation the degree of self purification has been assessed and its
variation has been found to be a function of the surface area, surface compotation,
unevenness and the contents of river water.
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Geo-statistical Modeling of Bioenergy Crops on Marginal and Degraded
Lands
Sheikh Adil Edrisi* and P. C. Abhilash
1Institute of Environment and Sustainable Development, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi- 221005, Uttar Pradesh, India
Currently the global warming and its subsequent climate change effects are mainly due
to the enhanced greenhouse gases by 40% since preindustrial times. As a result, the
expansion of bioenergy resources has mooted at the global level. Further the range of
global average annual growth rate of biomass exploration for bioenergy production is
around 58% that has been expected to double in the near future. Bioenergy has the
reduced emission rates up to around 50% than the fossil fuels. It also has the immense
potential to mitigate various environmental issues and therefore the biofuel cultivation
has been considered as an additional opportunity for land restoration.
Being an agrarian country, India primarily utilizes its viable land for food production to
feed its increasing 1.25 billion people. Hence the viable land cannot be utilized for the
production of second generation bioenergy feedstock. Therefore, we postulate that the
sustainable intensification of bioenergy production from marginal and degraded land
can be a viable option. Further the sustainable utilization of marginal and degraded
lands can play a vital role in solving the conflict between foods and fuel production.
Thus, it can offer a sustainable solution to meet out the energy requirement of the
society. In this regard, the current article is aimed to explore the potential of selected
bioenergy crops on marginal and degraded lands using geostatistical modeling in Uttar
Pradesh state of India. Primarily, a land suitability model has been developed using
analytical hierarchy process to evaluate the actual suitable area of marginal and
degraded lands. Further, the potential of bioenergy crops has been correlated with the
available lands using the parameters of land parcel area and the average yield of the
selected crops. It also deals with the prospects and promises of the current biomass and
biofuel production scenario from these lands. Moreover, it also reveals that the
sustainable utilization of such land can provide the multipurpose environmental benefits
such as soil carbon sequestration and ecosystem revitalization.
Keywords: Energy security; Bioenergy crops; Geographic information system; Marginal
lands; Geostatistical modelling.
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Nanoparticle and its Application
Bhawana Kesarwani
Mahamaya Government Degree College, Kaushambi, U.P., India
A nanoparticle is a microscopic particle. Nanoparticle is particles with diameters
between about 1 and 100 nanometers (10-9). Synthesis of stabilized nanoparticle sized
between 1-100 nm is the main task of the nanochemistry. Nanoparticles exist in the
natural world and are also created as a result of human activities. Because of their
submicroscopic size, they have unique material characteristics. Nanoparticle has a very
high surface area to volume ratio. This provides a tremendous driving force for diffusion,
especially at elevated temperatures. In nanotechnology, a particle is defined as a small
object that behaves as a whole unit with respect to its transport and properties.
Nanoparticle is of great scientific interest as they are effectively a bridge between bulk
materials and atomic or molecular structures. The applications of nanoparticle are in a
variety of areas, including medicine, engineering, catalysis, environmental remediation
etc. Many properties unique to nanoparticle are related specifically to the particles’ size.
Nanoparticle has been increasingly incorporated into food packaging to control the
ambient atmosphere around food, keeping it fresh and safe from microbial
contamination. Nanoparticle exhibits antimicrobial activity. The small size of
nanoparticle is especially advantageous in medicine. Nanoparticle circulates widely
throughout the body and enters cell. Techniques to detect and characterize
nanoparticle include nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy (NMR), infra red
spectroscopy (IR), ultra-violet and visible spectroscopy (UV-Vis), transmission electron
microscopy (TEM), scanning tunneling microscopy (STM), scanning electron microscopy
(SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectrometer (EDS), X-ray diffraction (XRD), X-ray
photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), ultraviolet photoelectron spectroscopy (UPS),
extended X-ray adsorption fine structure spectroscopy (EXAFS), X-ray absorption near-
edge spectroscopy (XANES), X-ray emission spectroscopy (XES), photoluminescence
spectroscopy (PL), small angle X-ray scattering (SAXS), atomic force microscopy (AFM)
etc. Treating water with the help of nanoparticle can contribute to a better water
quality, by killing bacteria, removing toxic metals, decomposing organic contaminants,
or even removing oil. Iron nanoparticle helped to clean groundwater that was
contaminated with toxic chemicals. Copper nanoparticle used for a reduction of
greenhouse gas emissions by efficiently convert carbon dioxide into hydrocarbon fuels.
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Chitosan-Based Azo-Schiff Base: Synthesis, Characterization and Biological
Evaluation
Brijesh K Singh, Yadvendra Singh, Tamal Ghosh and P.K.Dutta* *Deptt of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India
Azo dyes are characterized by the presence of the azo moiety (–N=N–) in their
structure, conjugated with two, distinct or identical, mono- or polycyclic aromatic
systems. Schiff bases have also been shown to exhibit a broad range of biological
activities, including antifungal, antibacterial, antimalarial, antiproliferative, anti-
inflammatory, antiviral, and antipyretic properties. In our present investigation we have
synthesized azo dye using 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde and 4-nitroaniline. The resultant azo
dye was again reacted with 6-amino-2-napyhoic acid to get the respective azo-Schiff
base. The synthesized compound was characterized by 1H NMR, Mass spectroscopy, UV
and PL spectroscopy. Finally synthesized azo-Schiff base compound was reacted with
chitosan solution in different ratios to obtain the desired concentration for
electrospinning. The parameters of electrospinning were optimized to get fine tune
nano fibers. The chitosan based azo-Schiff base compound was then tested for their
antimicrobial activity using Staphylococcus aureus (MTCC 3160, Gram +ve), Bacillus
subtilis (MTCC 121, Gram +ve), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (MTCC 1688, Gram -ve) and
Escherichia coli (MTCC 739, Gram -ve) bacterial and Aspergillus niger (MTCC 3537)
fungal strains.
Strategic Development Trends in the Global Pharmaceutical Industries
Himanshu Lashkari, A.K. Singh*Uttam Singh, N. P. Singh**
Department of Management Studies, **Department of Chemistry,
Bhagwant University, Ajmer, Rajasthan
*Department of VBS Purvanchal University, Jaunpur **Department of Chemistry,
T.D.P.G. College, Jaunpur
[email protected] and [email protected]
The main purpose of the paper is to research and evaluate the strategic development
trends in the global pharmaceutical industry in the period 2004-2015. We aim to find
that mergers and acquisitions prevail as a vital strategic development option in the
world pharmaceutical industry. The research examines the exploratory hypothesis that
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the intensive globalization process, increased competitiveness and changed structure of
competitors, strongly influence the consolidation development trends in the global
pharmaceutical industry which result in an increased number of mergers and
acquisitions. The intensive consolidation of the global pharmaceutical industry is a
market driven process and conditioned by several strategic issues, such as lack of brand
new products, increased competitiveness, fast globalization process, intensive global
marketing and sals activities, changed structure of competitors, fight for global market
shares and customers’ loyalty. There is clear evidence that the global pharmaceutical
industry and market are both becoming more oligopolistic and monopolistic.
Gap Analysis of Microbiological Safety of Street Vended Momos of
Different Regions of Allahabad
Priyanka Singh1, Vibha Singh1, Shreyasi Dubey1, and Pinki Saini1 1Centre of Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University Of Allahabad, Allahabad,
The study was carried out to find the gap between FSSAI Regulation, 2011 and the
present microbiological quality of street-vended momos samples, which were collected
from different locations of Allahabad District, (U.P.). A total of twenty momos samples
(Momos and dips) were collected from the vendors in aseptic containers and
immediately transferred to the laboratory for analysis from five different reigons (Katra,
Allahpur, Civil lines, Chawk, and Sangam) of Allahabad. The Total Bacterial Count of dip
ranges from (0.59×102 _ 11.27×102)cfu/g; whereas the Yeast and Mold count was in the
range of (0.27×102_ 9.27x102).The samples were also analysed for presence of
pathogens viz. Salmonella, Shigella, and E.coli. by selective plating and biochemical
characterization. Out of 20 samples about 90% of the samples were positive for E. coli.,
Shigella was found in about 50% of dip samples and 60% in samples of momos, whereas
about 80% dip samples were found contaminated with Salmonella while 70% of the
momos samples were found contaminated. Microbial contamination of ready-to-eat
foods sold by street vendors and hawkers has become a major health problem. Street
food vendors are mostly uninformed of good hygiene practices (GHP) and causes of
diarrhoeal diseases, anemia, kidney failure, typhoid, food borne etc. Hence, measures
need to be taken to ensure that street vended food products should be produced and
stored hygienically at appropriate temperatures and well protected from all sources of
contamination.
Key words: Street foods, food borne illness, food pathogen.
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Effects of Light and Temperature on Growth and Survival of Green Algae
Spirogyra and Pithophora
Sagar preeti and Agarwal S.C
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India
The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of light and temperature on
growth and survival of green algae spirogyra and pithophora. The observation under
Laboratory condition shows that the algae spirogyra in both pond and tap water grow
for some days, but finally the algae could not grow nor survive both in pond and tap
water. The growth of algae pithophora in tap water is constant but it gradually grows in
pond water and is survive under the effect of light and temperature. In conclusion this
study suggests that besides light and temperature algae need some additional nutrients
to grow and survive.
Multifaceted Biomedical Applications of Silver Nanoparticles Saumya Khare1* and Om Prakash1
1Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Science, Banaras Hindu University, U.P., 221005
[email protected], [email protected]
Among various metals, silver had the remarkable history in the treatment of wounds
and pathogenic infections. But with the advent of antibiotics, the use of silver
compounds has drastically reduced. Furthermore, the various pathogenic microbes have
developed resistance against numerous antibiotics for the treatment of infectious
diseases and hence causing an emerging problem of multidrug resistance. In the last few
years, nanotechnology has attracted considerable attention of the various researchers
due to its potential to control the size of the metals to their extreme nanosize. The silver
nanoparticles have now been emerged as an important compounds in the biomedical
field. It is due to the fact of its unique properties; such as optical activity, conductivity,
catalytic activity, biocompatibility and high surface to volume ratio as compared to their
bulk counterparts. The antimicrobial properties of silver nanoparticles have provided an
additional avenue in the era of biomedicine. The multifaceted applications of silver
nanoparticles in the biomedical field include diagnostic, therapeutic, drug delivery,
imaging, and biosensors, etc. The current article emphasizes on the far reaching
applications of silver nanoparticles and their therapeutic potential in medicine. The
article also deals with the antimicrobial and anticancerous efficiency of silver
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nanoparticles showing their promising applications for controlling infections, diagnosis
of diseases and cancer treatments.
Keywords: Silver nanoparticle; Therapeutics; Drug delivery; Disease diagnosis;
Biosensors.
Computational Approaches for Gene Prediction using DSP Technique through MATLAB
1Anil Kumar Singh, 2Shivesh Tiwari, 3Bhu Dev Mishra
Gene prediction is the process of identifying protein coding regions in a given DNA
sequence. The protein-coding regions of DNA sequences exhibit a period-3 behavior due
to codon structure. DSP techniques can be used for gene prediction.
Traditionally these regions are identified with the help of techniques such as windowed
DFT. In this work, efficient digital filters and Electron-Ion Interaction Pseudo potential
(EIIP) are used for developing gene prediction algorithms. Moreover, an comparative
study of different methods is also done. Experimental results have shown that the EIIP
technique, is the best gene prediction technique, and it can be further used in the
identification of hotspots in proteins.
Keywords: Gene Prediction, DSP Technique, FFT, MATLAB.
Emerging Roles of Nanotechnology In Agriculture: Scope And Limitations
Shikha Singh and Sheo Mohan Prasad
Ranjan Plant Physiology & Biochemistry Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of
Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India
Nanotechnology is science of manipulating materials at nano-scale. Among the latest
technological advancements, it is one of the fastest developing fields with potential to
revolutionize the agricultural systems, biomedicine, environmental engineering, safety
and security, and several other areas. It is presumed that nanotechnology will make
agriculture sustainable and profitable by reducing the use of fertilizers, pesticides and
water due to their enhanced use efficiency. It is also thought that nanotechnology
enabled devices would make farming more precise and provide early warning systems
to provide information on any impending risks due to biotic and abiotic factors. This
would mean enhanced food and nutritional security. Hence, nanotechnology has a high
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potential for achieving sustainable agriculture, especially in developing countries. On
the other hand excess of anything is not good so over use of nanotechnology in any
system leads to several negative implications. Due to very small size these nanoparticles
are might not be detectable after release into the environment and show negative
impacts on plants and other life forms. Many nano products are already available in the
market with or without appropriate labeling, and not much information are available
regarding the interaction between nano-materials and biological system. Therefore
understanding the impact of nano-materials on soil and plant health is important. This
article provides an overview of current and potential applications of nanotechnology in
agriculture sector. It also emphasizes the more research to study the impact of
nanotechnology on agriculture and develop regulatory protocol for safe production, use
and release of nano-materials to minimize the environmental Nanotoxicity.
Key words: Agriculture, Limitation, Nanotechnology, Nanotoxicity,
Growth Responses Of Rice Seedlings Treated With Nano Form Of ZnO Anita Singh and Sheo Mohan Prasad
Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, U.P., India 211002
Nanotechnology is an interdisciplinary area of science and it has encountered immense
progress due to its applications in recent decades. The term "Nanotechnology" is the
study of manipulating matter up to atomic and molecular scale. It is an exciting field of
research and there is growing interest in its application for biological and environmental
safety. The particles having a size less than 100 nm diameters are called nanoparticles
with different size-dependent properties compared to its original bulk material.
Nanoparticles have many applications in different fields such as medical imaging,
nanocomposites, filter, drug delivery and in agriculture system to improve crop
production. In the present study also nano and bulk form of zinc oxide (ZnO) is applied
to assess their effects by growing Oryza sativa (rice) plants in hydroponic condition. The
growth medium is treated with ZnO as bulk and its nano-form having different
concentrations 50, 100, 500 and 1000 ppm. Maximum growth was observed in seedlings
at lower dose (50 ppm) of nano form of ZnO (NZnO) compared to all other treatments.
The result is also supported by the enhancement in chlorophyll pigment contents and
photosynthetic O2 evolution at lower dose of nanoform of ZnO than that of bulk form.
These physiological changes led to higher yield of plant at lower dose than the higher
one. So, the technique discussed in the present study is found to be very useful for
increasing the yield of plants particularly in the form of nano-nutrient.
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Salt Stress Influence The Chromosomal Aberrations On Buckwheat
(Fagopyrum Esculentum Moench)
Akanksha Srivastava
Plant Genetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad
Salinity is a major problem under the abiotic stress all over the world which influences
the yield of crops. The present experimental work has been designed to find out the
effect of salinity stress in Fagopyrum esculentum. For the experiment, the solution of
salts viz. Sodium chloride (NaCl) and Potassium chloride (KCl) were prepared using four
different concentrations viz. 50 mM, 100 mM, 150 mM and 200 mM with respect to
control as a standard. The effects of this abiotic stress in buckwheat at cytological,
morphological and biochemical level were studied. The different types of chromosomal
abnormalities such as precocious movement, loop formation, laggards, stickiness etc.
were found. The effect of NaCl and KCl concentrations on growth, chlorophyll and
protein content of seedlings were investigated and concluded that NaCl is to be more
toxic than KCl in buckwheat plant.
Key words- Salinity stress, NaCl and KCl, Chromosomal abnormalities, morphological
and biochemical changes.
Determination Of Cephalexin Using Sulphide(II) Ion Selective Membrane
Electrode
Bharti Srivastava and M. C. Chattopadhyaya2
Electro Chemical Sensor Laboratory, Department of Chemistry, University of Allahabad,
Allahabad 211002 (UP) INDIA
[email protected], [email protected]
Antibiotic Cephalexin is used in the treatment of infections of the respiratory and
urinary tracts. A Sulphide(II) Ion Membrane Electrode was fabricated using silver
sulphide as an electro active material and PVC as an inert binding material. The
electrode give linear response in the concentration range 1x10-1 – 1x10-5 mol dm-3 of
Sulphide(II) ions. The working pH range was 3-10 and response time was 15 seconds.
The electrode was selective for S(II) ion in the presence of number of anions such as
SO4(II), CO3(II), C2O4(II), SO3(II), Cl(I), Br(I), I(I).
In the present work an attempt has been made to use this electrode as an indicator
electrode in the determination of an antibiotic Cephalexin in its pure form and in
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pharmaceutical preparations. The method is based on alkaline degradation of drug and
conversion of resulting sulphide in to lead(II) sulphide. For the verification of results
obtained after electrometric determination, spectrophotometric determination was also
employed.
Keywords: Cephalexin, Electrometric technique.
Biodiversity Of Vam Fungi In Some Ornamental Plants Of Asteraceae
Malvika Shekhar and Monica Basu
Department Of Botany, University Of Allahabad, Allahabad – 211002
[email protected], [email protected]
VAM fungi are widely distributed common soil fungi which are symbiotically associated
with roots or absorbing organs of 70-80% of plants ranging from bryophytes to
flowering plants including aquatic plants. These fungi are unique as they are present
partly inside the host and partly outside the roots. They increase the absorption and
translocation of immobile essential ions such as phosphates, ammonium and nitrates
through bidirectional movement of nutrients. This results in better performance of the
host plants.
In recent years, ornamental plants have been in great demand and floriculture is now
treated as an industry. To reduce the excessive use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides
as well as to improve the quality and quantity of floricultural products, VAM fungi can
be used as biofertilizers. For biotechnological application in commercial plant
production for floricultural purpose, there is a strong need to study the occurrence of
native VAM fungal biodiversity including the pattern of their occurrence, distribution,
identification and taxonomy in natural as well as in cultivated soils so that the selection
of most effective fungal inoculam could be made for a particular plant or crop.
Considering these facts, the present investigation was carried out in some of the
ornamental plants belonging to family Asteraceae in district Allahabad. These are
Callistephus, Calendula, Chrysanthemum, Dahlia, Gaillardia, Helichrysum and Pericallis.
The VAM spore population in their rhizospheric soil was determined during vegetative
and flowering stages of the selected plants. Plants showed wide range of variations in
spore population. Highest average spore population was observed in Gaillardia at
flowering stage whereas the lowest average spore population was recorded in Pericallis
at vegetative stage. VAM spores with diverse morphological forms were found. Species
of all the five genera have been recorded but species of Glomus were predominant.
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Genotoxicity Of Silver Nanoparticles In Phaseolus Vulgaris L.
G. Kumar and Nitu Chaudhary
Plant Genetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad.
In the present era, nanoparticles have found immense application in a wide array of
materials such as cosmetics, electronic goods, pharmaceutical and health care products
etc. The wide use of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) in various commercial products has
raised concern over their impact on human beings and the environment. The present
study enumerates the effect of different concentrations of silver nanoparticles viz. 12,
32 and 52 µg/ml, on germination percentage, root growth, active mitotic index and
chromosomal aberrations in meristematic root tip cells of Phaseolus vulgaris L. The
results clearly reveal that the germination percentage, root growth and active mitotic
index decreased significantly along with increasing concentrations of silver
nanoparticles. The exposure of silver nanoparticles decreased the active mitotic index in
root tips cell as compared to control. The chromosomal aberrations encountered in the
treated root tips were stickiness at metaphase and anaphase stages followed by
precocious movement, unorientation and scattering. Bridges and laggards were the
other common abnormalities found during the anaphasic stages at various
concentrations of silver nanoparticles. The total abnormality percentage increased from
3.66% (at 12 μg/ml) to 15.53% (at 52 μg/ml). The extent of chromosomal abnormalities
is directly related to the concentration of the silver nanoparticles.
Keywords: Silver nanoparticles, active mitotic index, chromosomal aberrations,
genotoxic, Phaseolus vulgaris L.
Use Of Nanotechnology In Modified Seed
Mousmi Syed
Department Of Genetics And Plant Breeding ,Institute Of Agricultural Sciences,
Bundelkhand University,Jhansi (U.P.)-284001
Nanotechnology is the technology of functional systems at the molecular scale, this
cover both current work and concept that are more advance. The 2000s have seen the
beginnings of the application of nanotechnology in commercial products, all though
most application are limited to the bulk use of passive nanomaterials i.e, material that
are at least one of the dimensions of about 1 to 10 nanomaterials . The word ‘nano’
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comes from the greek word ‘nanos’ meaning dwarf. The term nano is the factor 10.9 or
one billion. Just to get a feeling of the size, we note that the diameter of one hydrogen
atom is 0.1nm. five atoms of carbon would occupy a space about nanometer wide.
These reduced dimensional systems have novel electronic ,chemical,mechanical and
optical properties. Nanotechnology is also being applied to ordeveloped for application
to a variety of industrial and purification process. There is a wide use of this technology
in the field of agricutlture. Resources in agriculture are limiting day by day and hence
precision farming is the need of the hours. Nan sensors and nano-based smart delivery
system could help in the efficient use of agricultural nature resources like water,
nutrients and chemicals though precision farming. Nanosensores with the help of global
positioning system can be used to detect the threshold level of insect-pest, viruses,
disease, water requirement etc. nano-encapsulated fertilizers are slow in release, have
improved fertilizer use efficiency and causes lower environmental pollution. Plant mixed
with nonmaterial to make their study inside living plant system more precise and
accurate. Two important nanoparticles used in seed research are zinc oxide and silver
oxide nanoparticles.Zno nanoparticles are to enhance the seed germination and root
growth in Chickpea (Cicer arientinum L.) through their phytostimulary effect on growth
hormones especially Indole Acetic acid (IAA).Zno nanoparticles found to have yield
enhancing abilities. There is an optimum level of concentration of nanoparticles at
which they show maximum yield benefits, over and above which Zno nanoparticles of
25nm mean particle size at 1000ppm concentration, it had promoted seed germination,
seedling vigour, caused early flowering, seedling vigour,caused early flowering and high
chlorophyll content. Silver nanoparticles was seen to have stimulatory effect on various
plant growth parameters such as shoot and root ,leaf surface area, chlorophyll,
carbohydrates and protein contents of economic important pulses, common bean
(Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and corn (Zea mays L.) Different concentration of silver
nanoparticles were used (20,40,60,80 and 100ppm).It was observed that small
concentrations of silver nanoparticles had a stimulating effect on the growth of the
plantlets.Nano-technology can be used in seed production programme.
Solvothermal Synthesis Of Heterogeneous Catalyst Consisting Of
Polyoxometalate-Based Metal Complex: Characterization And
Comparative Catalytic Study With Metal Complex
Shiva Arun, Shahid Suhail Narvi, Narendra Deo Pandey, Amreen Naz
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Department of Chemistry, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad,
Uttar Pradesh, India. 211004
A metal complex comprising of ruthenium(III) coordinated to two bipyridyl molecules
and a bidentate chelating sulfur-nitrogen donor ligand in the form of N-(4-
nitrophenyl)hydrazinecarbothioamide have been synthesized and characterized.
Potassium silicotungstate (K4SiW12O40) was also synthesized and characterized. The
metal complex was immobilized by anchoring on (K4SiW12O40) by hydrothermal method,
thus synthesizing an organic-inorganic hybrid. The synthesized organic-inorganic hybrid
was characterized by FT-I.R., elemental analysis, SEM, EDX and powder XRD. Analysis
through EDX confirmed the stoichiometries of the organic-inorganic hybrid containing 1
Ru atom per 12 W atoms. Green procedure was followed during synthesis of organic-
inorganic hybrid. The metal complex as well as organic-inorganic hybrid were studied for
their catalytic activity for oxidative conversion of tetralin, cycloalkanes and
cycloalcohols. The catalytic activity was monitored by gas chromatography. The
products formed during catalysis were identified by mass spectroscopy and gas
chromatography. The organic-inorganic hybrid as a heterogeneous catalyst was
recycled and reused multiple times with no substantial loss of their catalytic activity. The
heterogeneous catalyst showed high catalytic activity and product selectivity.
Keywords: Polyoxometalates, Heterogeneous Catalyst
Temperature Induced Cytological Influences In The Root Meristem Of
Cluster Bean (Cyamopsis Tetragonoloba L.)
Shefali Singh
Plant Genetics Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad-211002
Temperature has a very significant effect on the growth and development of plants. The
fluctuating temperature has a considerable effect on chromosomal integrity and hence
influences the cytology of plants. Clusterbean (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba L.), a semi arid
crop was subjected to temperature stress comprising of heat stress (450C) and cold
stress (60C); for a duration of 2 hours, 4 hours and 6 hours each on the root meristems,
along with a control set (growth at room temperature). This was followed by fixation in
Carnoy’s fixative. Cytological examination of the root meristems revealed a considerable
decline in the Active Mitotic Index (AMI), but the decline was more profound in the case
of cold stress as compared to heat stress. Various chromosomal anomalies were also
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reported but more in the case of cold stress. Chromosomal anomalies included
scattering, unorientation, stickiness, precocious movement in metaphase and anaphasic
anomalies included laggard, bridges, unorientation, stickiness etc. Total abnormality
percentages (Tab %) was more in case of cold stress. The present cytological results
conclude that cold stress was comparatively more chromotoxic and mitotic decelerating
as compared to the heat stress to the plant.
Key words- Temperature stress, Cluster bean, root meristems, AMI, Tab%, chromosomal
abnormalities.
Estimation Of Berberine From Tinospora Cordifolia By Hptlc Method
Shivam singh*, Pragya singh, Abhinay singh, Shrikant Kaul
High-performance thin layer chromatographic method was developed for the analysis
of Berberine from a tribal deciduous climber Tinospora cordifolia based on its simplicity,
specificity and sensitivity. An ion pair method using acidic dye methyl orange was used
for the selective extraction of Berberine from shed dried stem of Tinospora cordifolia. A
TLC aluminium sheet precoated with silica gel 60 F254 was used as the stationary phase.
The mobile phase system consisting of n-butanol: glacial acetic acid: water (12: 3: 4 v/v)
produces a good resolution of Berberine at Rf value of 0.55. Spectrodensitometric
scanning analysis was performed at an absorbance wavelength of 350 nm. The
calibration plot of Berberine exhibited good polynomial regression relationship (r =
0.9988) over a concentration range of 50-250 ng/spot. The Relative Standard Deviation
for intra-day and inter-day precision analysis of Berberine was found to be 0.86-3.25%
and 2.73-3.99%, respectively. Statistical analysis proved that the proposed method is
accurate and reproducible. The proposed method was also applied for the estimation of
Berberine from marketed formulations containing Tinospora cordifolia .
Keywords: HPTLC, Berberine, Tinospora cordifolia, Methyl orange.
Genotoxic Effect of UV-B Radiation In The Root Meristem of Dolichos Lablab L.
Swati Keserwani Plant Genetics Laboratory, Botany Department, University of Allahabad- 211002, India
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It is well known that the level of pollution is increasing at a steady rate.So,it is necessary
to check the damaging effects of this pollution on the living organism. The arrival of
UV-B rays on the earth is one of the lethal effect of increasing pollution in the whole
world.Normally , UV-B rays comes under the category of physical mutagens.These
physical mutagens causes severe damage to the plants & other living organism.The
present experimental work has been carried out to study the effect of different duration
of UV-B radiation in the root meristem of dolichos lablab L.The duration selected for
the treatment work were 30min,50min,70min & 90min.it has been found that the AMI
decreases with increases duration of UV-B rays.The different kinds of chromosomal
abnormality were found such as stickiness,precocious,c-metaphase & scattering.
Stickiness found to be dominant among these abnormality.
Key Words- chromosomal abnormality AMI, physical mutagens,Dolichos lablab L.
Effects of Nanomaterials on The Environment
Ajay Kumar Department of Zoology, SHS Govt. Degree College,Dhanapur Chandauli, U. P. India
Nanopollution is a generic name for all waste generated by nanodevices or during
the nanomaterials manufacturing process. Nanowaste is mainly the group of particles
that are released into the environment, or the particles that are thrown away when still
on their products. The thrown away nanoparticles are usually still functioning how they
are supposed to (still have their individual properties), they are just not being properly
used anymore. Most of the time, they are lost due to contact with different
environments. For example, silver nanoparticles are used a lot in clothes to control
odor, those particles are lost when washing them. The fact that they are still functioning
and are so small that makes nanowaste a big concern. It can float in the air and might
easily penetrate animal and plant cells causing unknown effects. Due to its small size,
nanoparticles can have different properties than their own material when on a bigger
size, and they are also functioning more efficiently because of its greater surface area.
Most human-made nanoparticles do not appear in nature, so living organisms may not
have appropriate means to deal with nanowaste.
To properly assess the health hazards of engineered nanoparticles the whole life cycle
of these particles needs to be evaluated, including their fabrication, storage and
distribution, application and potential abuse, and disposal. The impact on humans or the
environment may vary at different stages of the life cycle. One already known
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consequences to metals exposure is shown by silver, if exposed to humans in a certain
concentration, it can cause illnesses such as argyria and argyrosis. Silver can also cause
some environmental problems. Due to its antimicrobial properties (antibacterial), when
encountered in the soil it can kill beneficial bacteria that are important to keep the soil
healthy. Environmental assessment is justified as nanoparticles present novel
environmental impacts.
Analyses Of Heavy Metals (Cd, Cr, Pba, & Zn) In Treated & Untreated
Sewage Samples Atul K Jaiswal & Meenakshi Pandey*
*Associate Professor in Botany, KNIPSS, Sultanpur-228 118, U.P.
Organic wastes have accompanied human beings from the very beginings of existence.
Sewage sludge, also referred as biosolids, is a byproduct of sewage treatment processes.
The application of sewage sludge to agricultural land does not only provide a convenient
method for the disposal of a waste product, but it also has the beneficial aspect of
adding valuable plant nutrients and organic matter to the soil. The incorporation into
the soil of organic matter in the form of sewage sludge resulted in a slight increase in
the counts of all the analyzed groups of microorganisms. Some microorganisms may
play an important role in the controlling of some plant diseases.
Characteristics of sewage sludge depend upon the quality of sewage and type of
treatment processes followed. Being rich in organic and inorganic plant nutrients,
sewage sludge may substitute for fertilizer, but availability of potential toxic metals
often restricts its uses.
Environmental pollution is a worldwide problem, heavy metals belonging to the most
important pollutants. Raw sewage contains significant concentrations of "heavy metals"
which are not degraded by the processes of sewage treatment, they may leave the
sewage treatment works in either the final effluent or the sludges produced. The
concentration of the heavy metals like Cd, Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb and Zn increases in the
ecosystem as a result of continuous emission of pollutants which exert a severe impact
on their functioning. Toxicity of heavy metals depends on the physico-chemical
properties of the recipient environment. These heavy metals are highly toxic to plants
and animals. Their potentiality as hazardous chemicals has been widely acknowledged.
Zinc is the element in sewage sludge-treated agricultural soil identified as the main
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concern in relation to potential impacts on soil microbial activity and is also the most
significant metal in compost with regard to soil fertility and microbial processes.
Four heavy metals viz., Cd, Cr, Pb and Zn were estimated in treated and untreated
sewage samples. Zn was found in higher quantity as compared to the other metals. The
maximum quantity of Zn (1790 µgL-1 and 1170 µgL-1 in untreated and treated sewage
samples, respectively) was recorded in July whereas the minimum level in untreated
and treated sewage (805 µgL-1 and 512 µgL-1, respectively) was recorded in October and
September, respectively.
The group comparison test (one way ANOVA) for untreated and treated sewage samples
having range of variation in heavy metal (Cd and Zn) contamination was performed.
Here the calculated F-value is much higher than the F-critical for α=0.05, hence, the test
is found to be significant and the null hypothesis is rejected.
The group comparison test (one way ANOVA) for untreated and treated sewage samples
having range of variation in heavy metal (Cr and Pb) contamination was performed.
Here the calculated F-value is much lower than the F-critical for α=0.05, hence, the test
is found to be insignificant and the null hypothesis is accepted.
Ordination Analysis Determining Environmental Factors Responsible For
Distribution Of Zoobenthos Community In The River Paisuni, India
Asheesh Shivam Mishra1 Prakash Nautiyal2
1Benthic Ecology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, N.G.B. University, Allahabad, U.P., 2Aquatic Biodiversity Unit, Department of Zoology & Biotechnology, H.N.B. Garhwal
(Central) University, Srinagar, Uttrakhand, India [email protected]
The ordination analysis (Canonical correspondence analysis CCA) is a multivariate
method to elucidate the relationships between biological components and
environmental factors. Study was designed to determine the environmental factors
governing the distribution of zoobenthos community in the Paisuni river at four stations
(P1 to P4) located longitudinally along the river, with P1 being nearest the source of
origin. Twenty quadrates (each 1ft2 area) were taken at each station and samples were
collected through lifting of stones and sieving of substratum from various microhabitats.
The fauna was dominated by insects at all the stations. Total density increased from P1
to P3, decreased at P4 and differed significantly among the stations. Increase in the
relative abundance from P1 to P4 was observed for Baetidae, Chironomidae and
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Gomphidae, and a decrease for Leptophlebiidae, Heptageniidae, Neoephemeridae,
Rhyacophilidae and Thiaridae. Ordination analysis indicated that Rhyacophilidae was the
characteristic taxon at P1, Thiaridae at P2 and Chironomidae at stations P3 and P4.
Ordination analysis revealed current velocity was the most important variable causing
29.26 % longitudinal variation in taxonomic composition from P1 to P4, followed by
substratum (18.29 %) and landuse (18.29 %). Thus current velocity, substratum and
landuse were the major environmental factors influencing the relative composition of
zoobenthos community.
Keywords: Central Highlands, Chironomidae, Current velocity, CCA, Paisuni
Prevalence Of Pathogens In Street Vendend Panipuri In Allahabad
Shreyasi Dubey1, Vibha Singh1, Priyanka Singh1, and Pinki Saini1
Centre of Food Technology, Faculty of Science, University of Allahabad, Allahabad,
The study was carried out to assess the microbiological quality of street-vended Panipuri
samples, which werecollected from different locations of Allahabad District, (U.P.). A
total of twentyPanipurisamples (Matar and Pani) were collected from the vendors in
aseptic containers and immediately transferred to the laboratory for analysis from five
different reigons (Katra, Allahpur, Civil lines, Chawk, and Sangam) of Allahabad. The
Total Bacterial Count ranges from (2.90x 101 _ 24.0x 102)cfu/g; whereasthe Yeast and
Mold count was in the range of (.27x101_ 12.8x 102).The samples were also analysed for
presence of pathogens viz. Salmonella, Shigella, and E.coli. by selective plating and
biochemical characterization.Out of 20 samples about 80% of the samples were positive
for E. coli., Shigella was found in about 70% in pani samples of panipuri and 60% in
matar samples of panipuri, whereas about 100% pani samples of panipuri were found
contaminated with Salmonella.Most of the studies done on street foods in India and
abroad have indicated that these foods are not meeting the microbiological standards
and are contaminated with various pathogens. The food borne illnesses associated with
the consumption of street foods are leading cause of morbidity and mortality
worldwide. Hence, measures need to be taken to ensure that street vended food
products should be produced and stored hygienically at appropriate temperatures and
well protected from all sources of contamination.
Key words : Street foods, food borne illness, food pathogen.
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Estimation of Effect of Reservoir Parameters of Gomati River around
Jaunpur City On the degree of self- purification of water
Ramesh Kumar Singh and Alok Mishra *
Deptt. of Chemistry, T.D. College1
NGBU Allahabad, NGBU, Jamunipur kotwa, Allahabad*
The degree of self purification is a measurement of the percent removal of pollutants
from the eco-system without any external device or dealing. Thus by itself how much
self purification of the eco-system has taken place is the measurement of the degree of
self-purification, Since the purification phenomena involves the physico-chemical
interaction between with the water pollutants. The magnitude f self-composition, area
and unevenness of the surface of river in contact.
In the present investigation the degree of self purification has been assessed and its
variation has been found to be a function of the surface area, surface compotation,
unevenness and the contents of river water.
Nanotechnology A Change In Medicine
Uma Jaiswal
BMM Degree College, Bharwari, Kaushambi. (U.P.)
Nanotechnology is a relatively recent development in scientific research. The term
"Nanotechnology" was first defined by Nano teniguchi of the tokyo science university in
a 1974 paper as follows: "Nano-technology mainly consistence of the processing of,
separation, consolidation and deformation of materials by one atom or on molecule.
Drexler's vision of nanotechnology is often called "Molecular Nanotechnology (MNT) of
molecular manufacturing" and Drexler at one point proposed the terms 'zettatech'
which never become popular. Nanotechnology has a potential to combat/solve
problems in agriculture and medicine with new tools for molecular treatment of
disease, rapid disease detection enhancing the ability of animals and plants to absorb
nutrients etc. smart sensors and smart delivery system will help the agriculture to fight
against the viruses and pathogens. In near future the Nanostructure catalysts will be
available which will increase the efficiency of pesticide and herbicides, allowing lower
doses to be used. Thus, we should thank the nanotech, which is revolutionizing our
future by designing and shaping molecule and atoms. And in agriculture & medicine
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with nanotech we can expect reduced use of pesticides improved plant growth and
products nano-bioindustrial products. Nanotechnology Molecule Medicine and Effect.
Impact Of Social Networking Sites On Social Life: A Sociological
Perspective
Ramesh Chandra Yadav
Academic Consultant- sociology, School of social science, UPRTOU Allahabad
We live in the age of science and technology. Scientific inventions and modern day
technologies have completely changed the human life. The rise in the past few years of
social networking sites such as facebook and twitter, have had major impact on social
interaction among people.
Social Networking Sites
Social Networking Sites is a pharse used to describe any website that enables users to
create public profiles within that website and form relationships with others users of the
same website.Social networking sits can be used to describes community based
websites,on line discussions forums, chat rooms and other online social spaces.
Social networking provides interactive involvement with other people. Long ago, most
children and teens were limited to joining community, neighbourhood, and school
groups .They were not that exposed to events and happenings outside their community.
But with social networking and the internet in general ,correspondence to virtually any
one from anywhere is possible.
References.: 1.Ahmed O. H, Sullivm S. J, Schneiders A. G,
Effect of Sm3+ on optical properties of Eu3+ doped La(OH)3 nano-crystalline phosphor: Energy transfer and effect of sensitizer
R. S. Yadav and S. B. Rai Laser & Spectroscopy Laboratory, Department of Physics, Institute of Science, Banaras
Hindu University, Varanasi 221 005, India
The Eu3+ doped La(OH)3 nano-crystalline phosphor has been synthesized through
combustion synthesis method. The structural and morphological information about the
synthesized samples have been explored using X-ray diffraction (XRD) and transmission
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electron microscopic (TEM) techniques. The optical properties of the samples have been
investigated under 355 nm laser excitations. The sample emits intense red emissions at
625 and 707 nm due to 5D0 → 7F2 and 5D0 → 7F4 transitions in Eu3+ ion, respectively. In
this work, the Sm3+ ion transfers its excitation energy to Eu3+ efficiently, which enhances
the emission intensity of Eu3+ bands. The concentrations of both, Eu3+ and Sm3+ in the
samples were optimized at 1.0 mol% with the emission intensity. The presence of Sm3+
in the Eu3+ doped sample enhances the emission intensity upto two times. The sample
annealed at higher temperature shows significant enhancement in the emission
intensity. The energy transfer from Sm3+ to Eu3+ ions have been confirmed by life time
studies and it has been discussed with the help of schematic energy level diagram.
Nanotechnology: Applications and Implications for the Environment
Soni Srivastava
Dept Of Zoology, S.S. Khanna Girls’ Degree College, University Of Allahabad, Allahabad.
The use of nanotechnology has increased rapidly due to its unique valuable properties.
The concept of nanotechnology is not new; it was started over forty years ago.
According to the National Nanotechnology Initiative (NNI), nanotechnology is defined as
the utilisation of structures with at least one dimension of nanometre size for the
construction of materials, devices or systems with novel or significantly improved
properties due to their nano-size.
Nanobiotechnology is often used to describe the overlapping multidisciplinary activities
associated with biosensors - particularly where photonics, chemistry, biology, biophysics
nanomedicine, environmental biology and engineering converge. Nanotechnology can
be thought of as extensions of traditional disciplines towards the explicit consideration
of these properties. Additionally, traditional disciplines can be re-interpreted as specific
applications of nanotechnology. Environmental pollution and waste elimination has
become a major problem throughout the world. Efficient sewage treatment,
degradation of water quality, detoxification of wastes and industrial effluents, bio
control of plant disease and insect pests are the fancied areas of research in
environmental biotechnology. Nanotechnology is being used to develop solutions to
three very different problems in water quality. One challenge is the removal of industrial
wastes, such as a cleaning solvent called TCE, from groundwater. Nanoparticles can be
used to convert the contaminating chemical through a chemical reaction to make it
harmless. Studies have shown that this method can be used successfully to reach
contaminates dispersed in underground ponds and at much lower cost than methods
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which require pumping the water out of the ground for treatment. Nanotechnology can
improve the performance of catalysts used to transform vapors escaping from cars or
industrial plants into harmless gasses. Applications of nanotechnology have the
potential to change the entire environmental pollution and even waste treatment.
Phytosynthesis Of Cerium Oxide Nanoparticles And Their Applications In Protecting Plant Against Abiotic Stress Imtiyaz Hussain, Ajey Singh, and N. B. Singh
Plant Physiology Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002, India [email protected]
Cerium oxide nanoparticles (CeO2 NPs) were synthesized using Azadirachta indica leaf
extract and their application in protecting plant against Benzoic acid (BA) stress were
studied. The phytosysnthesized CeO2 NPs were characterized by Fourier Transform
Infrared (FT-IR), X-ray diffraction (XRD), Particle size analyser (DLS) and Scanning
electron microscopy (SEM). The characterization of CeO2 NPs revealed particles of the
cubic structure (XRD), spherical shape (SEM) with the particle sizes ranging from 90-100
nm (DLS).The antioxidant activity of CeO2 NPs was examined by visualizing the
biophysical and biochemical parameters of the test plant. The exposure of tomato
seedlings to BA stress adversely affected the seedling growth but application of CeO2
NPs protected plant seedlings against BA stress and mitigated the effect of BA stress.
Our results possibly indicate about an involvement of CeO2 NPs as antioxidants in plant
system by scavenging reactive oxygen species (ROS). The phytosynthesis of CeO2 NPs is
a simple, cost-effective and eco-friendly approach and it will also potentially helpful to
control autointoxication which is one of the major problems in monocropping.
Interconnection Network with Nanotechnology Rakesh Kumar Katare, Sunil Tiwari, Arti Pandey
Department of Computer Science, A.P.S.University Rewa [email protected]
This paper explores the Interconnection Network with Nano technology introduced by
emerging fabrication of architecture. In this study processors are enables execution
signal/data between heterogeneous processor for the required function, which avoiding
defective nodes. The layout of the non-blocking network is described with performance
evaluation through mathematical pattern and algorithmic approach. This paper also
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presented the nature of Nano-Computing and research challenges to establish
communication, development of new architecture / Interconnection Network or
protocol, which needs to be evolving nano devices and Nano-integrated technology
within the next couple of decades.
Keywords: Interconnection Network, Integration, Nano Computing, Mathematical
Pattern, Nanoprocessor.
Estimation Of Berberine From Tinospora Cordifolia By Hptlc Method Aarti Pandey
High-performance thin layer chromatographic method was developed for the analysis of Berberine from a tribal deciduous climber Tinospora cordifolia based on its simplicity, specificity and sensitivity. An ion pair method using acidic dye methyl orange was used for the selective extraction of Berberine from shed dried stem of Tinospora cordifolia. A TLC aluminium sheet precoated with silica gel 60 F254 was used as the stationary phase. The mobile phase system consisting of n-butanol: glacial acetic acid: water (12: 3: 4 v/v) produces a good resolution of Berberine at Rf value of 0.55. Spectrodensitometric scanning analysis was performed at an absorbance wavelength of 350 nm. The calibration plot of Berberine exhibited good polynomial regression relationship (r = 0.9988) over a concentration range of 50-250 ng/spot. The Relative Standard Deviation for intra-day and inter-day precision analysis of Berberine was found to be 0.86-3.25% and 2.73-3.99%, respectively. Statistical analysis proved that the proposed method is accurate and reproducible. The proposed method was also applied for the estimation of Berberine from marketed formulations containing Tinospora cordifolia . Keywords: HPTLC, Berberine, Tinospora cordifolia, Methyl orange.
Structural & Optical Studies on Nano-crystalline CuInS2 Powder for Solar Cell Applications
Deepshikha Tripathi, C.P. Singh and S.L. Agrawal [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
In the present work, CuInS2 nano particles have been prepared by co-precipitation
method using CuCl2, InCl3 and Na2S as precursor materials. Mercaptoacetic acid has
been used as capping agent in the synthesis process. Microstructural and optical
properties of the CuInS2 powder have been characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), FTIR
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and UV – Vis absorption spectroscopy. Results indicate formation of CuInS2 quantum
dots possessing cubic structure with the crystallite size 7.15nm. Formation of CuInS2 has
also been confirmed through the appearance of 3430, 2850 and 1660 cm-1 absorption
peaks in FTIR spectra. Optical absorption spectra shows band gap energy for these
quantum dots as 1.5eV which reveals its utility in solar cell applications. All the results
have been suitably explained.
Development Of Nanoferrites Using Green Chemistry Route For Nano
Filtration
Nidhi Bagga , S. L. Agrawal
SSI Laboratory, Department of Physics, APS University, Rewa, India
[email protected]; [email protected]
In the present work, nanocrystalline inverse spinel structure of nickel ferrite (NiFe2O4)
has been synthesized by green chemistry route using a natural proteic solution of
coconut water and neem extract. The synthesized nanoparticles have been
characterized using XRD, FTIR, UV-vis and impedance spectroscopy. The characteristic
peaks match well with reported values (JCPDS card no.: 44-1485) and no secondary
phase has been detected in the XRD profile of synthesized material thereby ensuring
formation of single phase in the product. According to the calculation using Debye-
Scherrer’s formula, the crystalline size ranges from 35nm to 56nm. Fourier transform
infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) confirmed the presence of metal oxide band. The band gap
of the nanocrystalline NiFe2O4 has been obtained as 5.75eV during UV-Visible
measurements. Electrical conductivity has been evaluated using impedance
spectroscopy to determine the utility of nanoferrites in nanofiltration applications. All
the results have been suitably explained.
Variance Estimation Using Arithmetic Mean Geometric Mean and
Harmonic Mean Under SRSWOR
Prabhakar Mishra and Rajesh Singh
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005
In this paper we suggest some estimators of population variance using auxiliary
information based on arithmetic mean, geometric mean and harmonic mean. We have
also suggested an almost unbiased estimator for estimating population variance. The
expressions of MSE have been derived up to the first order of approximation. It has
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been shown that almost unbiased estimator gives better result than estimators included
in the paper. Numerical illustrations are given in support of the present study.
Keywords: Auxiliary information, arithmetic mean, geometric mean, harmonic mean,
mean square error, unbiased estimator and simple random sampling.
A New Exponential Ratio-Type Estimator for Population Variance with
Linear Combination of Two Auxiliary Attributes
*Nitesh K. Adichwal
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
This paper suggests a new exponential ratio-type estimator for estimating the
population variance using information of two auxiliary attributes in SRSWOR based on
the adaption of the estimator presented by Lu et al. (2014). Problem is extended to the
case of two phase sampling. The expressions for the mean square error of the proposed
estimator have been derived. The proposed estimator has been compared theoretically
with the usual unbiased estimator, usual ratio type estimator, estimator proposed by
Chauhan et al. (2009) and the estimator proposed by Singh et al. (2009) and the
conditions under which the proposed estimator are better than some existing
estimators have also been given. An empirical study has also been carried out using two
population data sets to demonstrate the efficiencies of the proposed estimator.
Key words: Auxiliary information, Auxiliary attribute, Simple random sampling, Mean
Square Error.
Comparative Study On Status Of Sanitation Between India And Uttar
Pradesh
Neha Seth
Research Scholar, Dept. of Community Medicine, IMS BHU, Varanasi
Sanitation generally refers to principles, practices, provisions, or services related to
cleanliness and hygiene in personal and public life for the protection and promotion of
human health and well being and breaking the cycle of disease or illness. It is also
related to the principles and practices relating to the collection, treatment, removal or
disposal of human excreta, household waste water and other pollutants. In this paper a
study have been performed to describe the status of sanitation in U.P. and it is
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comprises with the Sanitation status of India. For the above purposes secondary data
from Tables on Houses, Household Amenities and Assets of the Census 2001 and Census
2011, data by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Swacha Bharat Mission
(Gramin), Baseline Survey-2012 and some facts and figures given UNICEF and WHO have
been used for the fulfilment of the need. Analysis of the data has been performed for
both at all India level and State level (Uttar Pradesh) level especially.
Estimating The Mean Of Stratified Population Using Double Sampling
Scheme In The Presencre Of Missing Observations
Manoj K. Chaudhary and Amit Kumar
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005
The present paper presents the salient feature on estimating the population mean in
stratified random sampling using double sampling scheme in the presence of missing
observations. We have used an auxiliary variable to estimate the population mean
assuming that the missing observations is observed on only study variable. A general
family of estimators of population mean has been introduced under the situation in
which the population mean of auxiliary variable is unknown. The properties of the
suggested family have been conferred and the optimum estimator has been
determined. A study of cost survey has been carried out. The theoretical results have
also been comprehended with the support of empirical study.
Estimation Of Population Proportion Using Two Phase Sampling Scheme
In The Presence Of Non-Response
B.B. Khare and P.S. Jha*
Department of statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
[email protected], [email protected]
In this paper we have proposed two classes of estimators for population proportion
using auxiliary character using two phase sampling in the presence of non-response on
the study character. Some members of the proposed classes of estimators are also
given. The expressions for bias and mean square error of the proposed classes of
estimators are obtained in case of fixed sample size. An empirical study has been
conducted in the support of the proposed estimators.
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Improved Class Of Chain Type Estimators For Ratio Of Two Population
Means Using Two Auxiliary Characters In The Presence Of Nonresponse
B.B.Khare and Utkarsh
Department of statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005,
An improved class of chain type estimators for ratio of two population means (R) using
two auxiliary characters has been proposed in the presence of non-response and their
properties are studied. The expression for bias and mean square error of the proposed
class of estimators for R have been obtained. The optimum values of , and have been
obtained for the fixed cost and for the specified variance . The proposed class of
estimators for R is found to be more efficient than the relevant estimators for fixed
sample sizes and also for the optimum values of , and for fixed cost . For the specified
variance , the expected cost incurred in the estimation of the proposed estimator is
found to be minimum than the expected cost incurred the relevant estimators. The
theoretical as well as empirical studies have been conducted which shows the efficiency
of the proposed class of estimators with respect to the relevant estimators.
Keywords: Auxiliary characters, bias and mean square error, chain-type estimator, non-
response.
Role of Statistics in Biological Sciences
Beer Pal Singh* and G. K. Dwivedi** *Department of Mathematics and Statistics, SHIATS, Allahabad
**School of Education, UPRTOU, Allahabad [email protected]
Importance and role in various subjects in biological for the analysis of the biological
data, statistical tools gives accurate results with the help of statistical tools so these
results are scientifically corrects in this process now a days in this we use many
statistical software as SPSS, STATA and SYSTAT. Statistics are and so many others. This
paper gives allied in this direction.
Bayesian Semi Parametric Inferences on Heart Attack Disease Patients Naveen Chandra
Department of Statistics, Ramanujan School of Mathematical Sciences, Pondicherry University, Puducherry-605 014, India
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This article attempts Bayesian Semi Parametric approach pertaining to Heart Attack
Disease problem. The heart disease is very common in humanities. There are several
covariates are identified by the researchers for such disease in literature studies.
Bayesian approach is proposed which allows full and exact inference. It seen that the
classical approach essentially ignores covariates and is either based upon parametric
assumptions or is limited to asymptotic inference in non-parametric settings. Finally, we
present a fairly detailed analysis of a set of survival times with moderate censoring for
patients with heart attack disease.
Semi-Parametric Modeling with R Software in Survival Analysis
Shailendra kumar*, S.K. Pandey*, V.K. Sehgal**
*Department of Statistics, Lucknow University, Lucknow-226007, India
**Department of Mathematical Sciences and Computer Applications, Bundelkhand
University, Jhansi-284128, India
[email protected], [email protected],
A semi-parametric approach is described for an accelerated failure time model. The use
of semi-parametric survival models has become rather common, since they offer a
computationally and conceptually appealing approach for capturing the individual
survival times within groups. The error distribution is assigned a Polya tree prior.
Mixture of Polya trees a very flexible, semi-parametric approach for modeling time to
event data. We used Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) sampling techniques with R
software. This paper provides set of programs for the implementation of some semi-
parametric models in R Software.
Keywords: Semi-parametric, Polya tree, Markov chain Monte Carlo, R Software.
An Assessment of Effect of Sources of Water and Sanitation on Child
Health in Varanasi
G.P. Singh and Abhishek Singh Chauhan*
Department of Community Medicine, IMS, BHU, Varanasi
Access to safe drinking water and improved sanitation is essential for healthy life and
can significantly reduce public expenditure on preventable diseases and epidemics like
cholera, diarrhea, typhoid, and dracunculiasis etc, arising from contaminated drinking
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water and unhygienic disposal of human waste. According to the World Health
Organization, about 1.7 million deaths annually are related to drinking unsafe water and
poor disposal of wastes (WHO 2007). Children are the most vulnerable, due to their low
natural immunity, and a high percentage of infant mortality and morbidity is linked to
contaminated water and lack of hygienic sanitation.The study was carried out in Sir
Sunderlal Hospital BHU, Varanasi. The sample comprises of the children arriving for
treatment in the hospital. The risk is 6.8 times higher in using field as compared to flush
in stunt children i.e. The risk of getting stunt is higher if using field as compared to flush
and it is statistically significant. The risk is 1.92 higher in using pit as compared to flush in
stunt children i.e. The risk of getting stunt is higher if using pit as compared to flush but
it is not statistically significant.
Bayesian Estimation for Exponentiated Gamma Distribution Using Progressive Type-II Censored Data
Abhimanyu Singh Yadav Department of Statistics, PUC, Mizoram University, Aizawl-796001
In this paper, we proposed the Bayesian estimation for the parameter and reliability
function of exponentiated gamma distribution under progressive type-II censored
samples. The Bayes estimate of the parameter and reliability function are derived under
the assumption of independent gamma prior by three different approximation methods
namely Lindley's approximation, Tierney-Kadane and Markov Chain Monte Carlo
methods. Further, the comparison of Bayes estimators with corresponding maximum
likelihood estimators have been carried out through simulation study. Finally, a real data
set has been used to illustrate the above study in realistic phenomenon.
Estimating the Completeness of Death Registration with Limited Data G.P. Singh*, Anurag Verma*, Abhinav Singh**
* Department of Community Medicine, IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi
** Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
The assessments of World Health Organization comparative related the quality of
mortality data state that it is poor in developing countries. As a result of it the
developing countries gradually continue the efforts to improve the civil registration and
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vital statistics system. Thus it become important for demographer to assess or evaluate
the progress of efforts made to improve the quality of mortality data. The present
study is an attempt towards it. The main objective of this study is to estimate
completeness of registration of deaths under Civil Registration System (CRS) as well as
correcting the death rates to estimate adjusted age specific death rate (ASDR) and
hence to construct a Life Table. The analysis of life table was done using adjusted ASDR
which gives accurate measure of life expectancy in comparison to other method. In
particular, we adopt Bennett and Horiuchi (1983) method for situations in which
mortality data are limited. Our approach would be useful for certain developing
countries that have not been regularly collecting death counts by age. We also
demonstrate an application of this approach to same data from India and its selected
states.
Keywords: Bennett and Horiuchi, Life Table, Civil Registration System, Mortality
Estimation
Performance Comparison of Different Metaheuristic, Nature Based
Optimization Algorithms for the Solution of Travelling Salesman Problem
Anil Kewat
Deptt. of Mathematical Sciences & Computer Application, Bundelkhand University,
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
The Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is widely studied problems in combinatorial optimization. The Travelling salesman problem cannot be effectively solved with exact algorithms therefore the need for metaheuristics algorithms which have shown to be good TSP solvers. This problem is known to be the NP- hard problems that cannot be solved by traditional approach. Therefore, Different solutions have been developed to find the optimal solution of TSP problem. In this paper we study six approaches like simulated annealing, Genetic algorithm, Ant colony optimization, Tabu search algorithm, Particle Swarn Optimization, Cuckoo Search algorithm and Memetic algorithm. Results show that the Nature Inspired algorithms are among the most powerful algorithms for combinatorial optimization which is going to have a wide impact on future generation computing. Keywords: TSP, NP-Hard problem, Combinatorial optimization.
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Pearson Correlation Matrix for Vitamins with Hematocrit Anjali Saxena*, Avanish Kumar*, P. N. Shrivastava*
Deptt. of Mathematical Sciences & Computer Application, Bundelkhand University,
Jhansi, Uttar Pradesh, India
Vitamins are organic substances present in small amount of many foods. Although
vitamins are needed in small amounts are very essential for health and well being of the
body of human beings. The present study in this paper is based on questionnaire, which
has been collected personally from warranty donors of age (18 - 55) years and compile
their nutritive status on the basis of Balasbaramaniam S. C. , then evaluate the
inference about the association between nutrients intake by various foodstuff through
diet and hematocrit in blood of human beings. The present study reveals that
relationship between them obtained by Pearson correlation coefficient and found that
folic acid total and thiamine shows negative correlation and other vitamins shows
positive correlation.
Association between Woman’s Empowerment and Health Status of Children
Abhinav Singh and Anuj Kumar Singh Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad-211002
Women’s Empowerment is critical to ensure the socio-economic development of any
community. In order to bring women into the mainstream and to encourage their
participation in the process of national development has, therefore, been a major
concern of the Government. The role of women in the progress of family, in particular
and of society in general, is unquestionable not only in India but also in many other
developing countries. In the traditional society like India women are mainly responsible
for up bring of the status of children. There is plenty of literature that the children of
well educated mothers are well educated and healthy. The reason behind it is that
better status of women provide them opportunity and freedom to take good decision
making for their children. Many researchers have argued that women’s empowerment
is closely associated to positive outcomes for families. Families where women play an
important role in decision making, the proportion of family resources devoted to
children is greater than in families in which women play a less decisive role. There are a
number of ways assessments of status of a latent phenomenon. This study uses Factor
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analysis technique for the assessment of women’s status as well as children’s status of
different states of India. Data for the study is taken from NFHS-3. Different states of
India are also ranked on the basis of status of women’s and the health status of children.
Further the relation between two phenomenons is obtained which validates the findings
of previous studies.
Population Projection using Cohort Component Method G.P. Singh*, Anurag Verma* and Abhinav Singh**
* Department of Community Medicine, IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi
** Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
The present study used to forecast the age specific fertility and mortality rate by using
Lee-Carter modeling technique, the projected value of these rates are further used in
component method for projecting the population of India. A cohort component
technique is a widely used method of forecasting the age and sex specific population for
future years. In implication of this method the initial population is stratified by age and
sex and projections are based on survival ratio. The estimation of survival ratio is done
by Lee-Carter model and estimation of age specific birth rate is done by using Gompertz
model followed by some adjusted net migration.
Keywords: Population forecast, Age specific mortality and fertility, Time series modeling
Correlated Gamma Frailty Models Based on Reversed Hazard Rate Arvind Pandey
Department of Statistics, Pachhunga University College, Aizawl-796001,Mizoram, India
Frailty models are used in the survival analysis to account for the unobserved heterogeneity in individual risks to disease and death. To analyze the bivariate data on related survival times (e.g. matched pairs experiments, twin or family data), the shared frailty models were suggested. Shared frailty models are used despite their limitations. To overcome their disadvantages correlated frailty models may be used. In this paper, we introduce the gamma correlated frailty models based on reversed hazard rate with three different baseline distributions namely, the generalized log logistic type I, the generalized log logistic type II and the modified inverse Weibull. We introduce the Bayesian estimation procedure using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) technique to estimate the parameters involved in these models. We present a simulation study to compare the true values of the parameters with the estimated
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values. We also apply the proposed models to the Australian twin data set and a better model is suggested. Key words: Bayesian estimation, Correlated gamma frailty, Generalized log-logistic
distribution type I, Generalized log logistic type II, Modified inverse Weibull distribution.
On Bayesian Estimation Of Inflated Geeta Distribution
Peer Bilal Ahmad
Department of Mathematics, Islamic University of Science & Technology, Awantipora,
J&K, INDIA
In this paper, we study the Inflated Geeta Distribution where inflation occurs at any of the support points.We derive the Bayes estimators of functions of parameters of the Infalted Geeta Distribution under squared error loss function and weighted square error loss functions. These estimators are better than the classical minimum variance unbiased estimators in the sense that they increase the range of the estimation and also have simpler form. Finally, an example is provided to illustrate the results and a goodness of fit test is done using the maximum likelihood and Bayes estimators.
Bayesian Hierarchical Modeling for Population Projection G.P. Singh*, Anurag Verma*, Abhinav Singh**
* Department of Community Medicine, IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi
** Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
This study considers use of Bayesian methodology for the age specific population
projection using nonlinear growth model. A method of forecasting the age specific
population for future years in which the initial population is stratified by age at different
point of time and projections is generated by Bayesian hierarchical model. Estimate of
parameters are obtained using Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) simulation
technique. The diagnostic techniques used to ensure the convergence of the chains and
estimates of parameters of the model along with their highest posterior density
intervals. Inference of the model estimate and forecasts are drawn from the simulated
samples.
The present study was an attempt to show the application and suitability of the MCMC
tool in the Bayesian data analysis for fitting population data and making projection of
the future population, using Bayesian hierarchical model. The use of Bayesian approach
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in fitting the growth models allows for further extension over classical estimation
method, leading to more forecasts and associated uncertainty measures.
Keywords: Logistic model, nonlinear growth curve, MCMC, Open BUGS, Bayesian
Inference, Gibbs Sampling
Biostatistics and Applications V.K.Chaudhary
Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, India
This article attempts to predict the future for Biostatistics and Biostatistician in the
coming years. Life will certainly be more complex & hard and there will be growth in
population, large corporations and globalization generally. However, there will continue
to be problems relating to Biology, Medicine, Health and Environment, so Biostatistician
can surely play an important role, if they are willing to adapt to changing circumstances.
Personal views are expressed concerning those areas of most recent development that
seem likely to be continued in the coming years: Applications, Models, Advances in
Computing, Forecasting, Sample Survey Designs and the profession of Biostatistics. In
higher education system of India, Biostatistics is a part of Under Graduate and Post
Graduate courses in Medicine, Pharmacy, Agricultural Science, Veterinary Science,
Medical Sciences, Fishery Science, Forestry, Botany, Zoology, Biotechnology,
Microbiology, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, , Management and Technology. Biostatistics
can also be used by research scholars working for their Ph. D. Degree and in other fields
viz, Commerce, Economics, Rural Development and Engineering. Research worker
working in Agriculture, Industrial Applications, Market Research, Share Forecasting and
Forest Research can use the Biostatistics which can give guidance in conducting their
respective experiments and to take statistically valid decisions. This article attempted to
introduce the concepts of Biostatistics/ Statistics to those ignorant in the field, including,
together with students of biological and health sciences. The research worker and
teacher who wish to form a basic understanding of the statistical methods useful in their
work.
Effect of Presence of One or More Outliers in the Estimation of Parameters of Type-I Extreme Value Distribution
Pratyasha Tripathi Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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The concept of Ranked set sampling was introduced by McIntyre (1952) in relation to estimating pasture yields. The Ranked set sampling procedure involves randomly drawing n sets of n elements each from a population for which an estimate of the mean is required and the n units of each set are ranked by using any suitable method of ranking. Bhoj (1997) had estimated the parameters of extreme value distributions using Ranked set sampling. In this paper the minimum variance linear unbiased estimators for the location and the scale parameter of the extreme value distribution has been obtained after introducing one or more outliers, i.e. after shifting the location of the extreme values (maxima or/and minima) of the ordered ranked set sample. Also the amount of percentage change in the estimate is obtained after shifting the location of the smallest and the largest observation of a ranked set sample from type-I extreme value distribution with known location and scale parameters.
Biostatistics and Application in Environmental Science Prem Kumar Patel
Research Scholar, PFA Institute of Research Uttar Pradesh, Allahabad, U.P.
Environmental statistics is the application of statistical methods to environmental
science. It covers procedures for dealing with questions concerning both the natural
environment in its undisturbed state and the interaction of humanity with the
environment. Thus weather, climate, air and water quality are included, as are studies of
plant and animal populations. Environmental statistics covers a number of types of
study.
Baseline studies to document the present state of an environment to provide
background in case of unknown changes in the future; Targeted studies to describe the
likely impact of changes being planned or of accidental Regular monitoring to attempt
to detect changes in the environment. Environmental science is an
interdisciplinary academic field that integrates physical, biological and information
sciencesincludingecology, biology, physics, chemistry, zoology, mineralogy, oceanology,lim
nology, soil science, geology, atmospheric science, and geodesy) to the study of the
environment, and the solution of environmental problems. Environmental science
emerged from the fields of natural history and medicine during the Enlightenment.
Today it provides an integrated, quantitative, and interdisciplinary approach to the
study ofenvironmental systems.
Related areas of study include environmental studies and environmental engineering.
Environmental studies incorporates more of the social sciences for understanding
human relationships, perceptions and policies towards the environment. Environmental
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engineering focuses on design and technology for improving environmental quality in
every aspect.
Environmental scientists work on subjects like the understanding of earth processes,
evaluating alternative energy systems, pollution control and mitigation, natural resource
management, and the effects of global climate change. Environmental issues almost
always include an interaction of physical, chemical, and biological processes.
Environmental scientists bring a systems approach to the analysis of environmental
problems. Key elements of an effective environmental scientist include the ability to
relate space, and time relationships as well as quantitative analysis. Environmental
science came alive as a substantive, active field of scientific investigation in the 1960s
and 1970s driven by (a) the need for a multi-disciplinary approach to analyze complex
environmental problems, (b) the arrival of substantive environmental laws requiring
specific environmental protocols of investigation and (c) the growing public awareness
of a need for action in addressing environmental problems. Events that spurred this
development included the publication of Rachel Carson's landmark environmental
book Silent Spring along with major environmental issues becoming very public, such as
the 1969 Santa Barbara oil spill, and the Cuyahoga River of Cleveland, Ohio, "catching
fire" (also in 1969), and helped increase the visibility of environmental issues and create
this new field of study.
A Study of Migration Differentials in Eastern Uttar Pradesh
Raj Kumar Yadav
Research Scholar, Department of Statistics, Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi
Migration affects the population size and age structure of both the origin and
destination places and simultaneously the social, economic and demographic
characteristics of these two places are duly influenced. Apart from causes and
consequences, the studies on migration differentials have significant implications
concerning the nature and strength of the socioeconomic and demographic impact
which migration has on places of origin and destination.
This paper aims to study the migration differentials according to different background
characteristics in the study area. Primary data has been used for this study collected by
a survey planned for this study. It is found that different background characteristics
have significant impact on migration.
Key Words: Migration Differential, Migration Rate, Background Characteristics.
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Bayesian Inference for Errors in Variable Linear Dynamic Model
Ranjita Pandey* and Anoop Chaturvedi**
*Department of Statistics, University of Delhi
**Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad
Errors in Variable (EV) models, also known as Measurement Error (ME) models describe relationship between observed measures with error and the unobserved true value. In the present paper, we concentrate on the Bayesian analysis of a linear dynamic model where the covariates are subject to measurement errors. Marginal Posterior densities of the involved unknown parameters have been estimated based on the respective conditional posteriors under independent conjugate prior assumptions. Considering the equilibrium distribution to be the Bayesian posterior distribution, Gibbs sampling algorithm is engaged to obtain one step ahead prediction of the response variable. Key words: measurement error, linear dynamic regression, posterior densities, Gibbs sampler.
Prevalence of Thyroid Disorder among the Pregnant Women: A Meta
Analysis
Ankita Sharma and V.K. Shivgotra
Department of Statistics, University of Jammu, Jammu -180006, India
Thyroid disorder is most common in women’s as compare to male population. In
females, this is the most common endocrine disorder during pregnancy resulting into
abnormal maternal and fetal outcomes. Pregnancy is associated with profound changes
in thyroid function. Many studies have reported that thyroid prevalence shows variation
with age, sex, dietary habits, stress and geographical location. So, in this article, we have
studied the prevalence of Thyroid disorder among Indian female population during the
pregnancy on the basis of earlier studies.
Method: In the present study, MEDLINE, Pub Med, Google Scholar Data Bases from 2005-2015 were searched for prevalence of thyroid and burden of thyroid in pregnant women. A random effect model was used to obtain the pooled estimate of prevalence of thyroid disorder pregnancy in Indian female population. Results: A total of sixteen studies were identified on prevalence of thyroid disorder
among the pregnant women from various parts of India covering a population of 10022.
The overall prevalence of diabetes was 17.8% (95% CI 13.6% -22.5%).
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A meta analysis of epidemiologic studies revealed that the prevalence of our study was
significantly lower than the prevalence reported Das et al (2014) and higher than the
prevalence reported by Kharkongor et al (2011), however the heterogeneity in
prevalence thyroid disorder across the studies was very high (p=0.0001).
Keywords: Thyroid disease, hypothyroidism, hyperthyroidism, pregnency
Background: The increasing prevalence of Thyroid disorders has led to the screening of
general population in different parts of world in order to investigate the cause for rising
incidence. It varies widely from 2.5% in Western Countries to 11% in Indian population.
Among its two forms hyper and hypothyroidism, prevalence of hypothyroidism was
found to be more in Asian countries as compared to the western countries.
Application of Biostatistics in Medical and Biological Sciences
Shivam Jaiswal
Research Scholar, University Of Allahabad, Allahabad
The main aim of biostatistics is the analysis of medical and biological data. Biostatistics is
the application of statistical concepts and methods in biology, public health and
medicine. The bio-statistical methods are statistical methods which are used in these
fields. One major task of medical biostatistics is to understand why a disease occurs in
certain area and why that disease does not occur in other areas. This paper gives the
application of linear regression model in the field of medicine. The methods are
explained by practical examples. Here repeated measure analysis of variance (ANOVA) is
used to investigate the medical diseases. The other medical problem is the analysis of
risk factor using relative risk regression analysis in the presence of multi-co linearity.
This is a case of estimating regression coefficients.
Key words: Multi-co linearity, relative risk, repeated measure analysis of variance.
New Optimal Orthogonal Additive Randomized Response Model
Tanveer Ahmad Tarray
Islamic University of Science and Technology, Kashmir-192122,
In this article a new additive randomized response model has been proposed. The
properties of the proposed model have been studied. It has been shown theoretically
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that the suggested additive model is better than the one envisaged by Singh (2010)
under very realistic conditions. Numerical illustrations are also given in support of the
present study.
Key words: Randomized response sampling, Estimation of proportion, Sensitive
variable.
Estimation of size and duration of Social Network by Stochastic process
Sunit Kumar1, & Prabhat Kumar Singh2
Astt. Prof., Dept. of Statistics, Jamshedpur Co-operative college, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand
In this paper we used stochastic process to develop model to find probabilistic
relationship to explain important characteristic of internet based social network. These
relationships were derived using established Biostatistical stochastic models and
extended it to social network. In this process of mathematical treatment, we derived
that the Negative exponential distribution with certain parameters explains that interval
between the occurrences of two successive registered members and the duration of the
network asymptotically follows Erlang distribution. In this paper we also found the way
to estimate the network size and duration which all possible member join the network.
This paper gives the equations that predicts the Growth, Estimation of Size and
Duration of Social Network and Finally, numerical study is given to illustrate the results.
Key words: Social network, stochastic process, Markov chain stochastic process,
Negative exponential Distribution, Network Size, Erlang Distribution, Network duration.
Socio-economic Differential in Breastfeeding Status and its Impact on
Child Health. Evidence from India and Bangladesh
Imran Ahmad, G.P. Singh
Department of Community Medicine, IMS, BHU
Background: Breast milk provides all the nutrients an infant needs during the first few
months of life, as well as immunological agents that protect against disease.
Breastfeeding is one of the most effective ways to ensure child health and survival.
Globally, less than 40% of infants below six months of age are exclusively breastfed.
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Objective: This study is an attempt to present the comparable results on breastfeeding
differentials in India and Bangladesh using DHS data. It is also being tried to compare
the prevalence of selected diseases in infants according to their breastfeeding status.
Method: This study has included six outcome variables namely exclusive breastfeeding,
predominant breastfeeding, partial breastfeeding, acute respiratory infection, diarrhea,
fever. Bivariate analyses, Chi square test and binary logistic regression models were
used.
Findings: Predominant and exclusive breastfeeding shows protective effect with the
childhood diseases. The birth order of the child, place of delivery and delivery method
has significant effect on breastfeeding practices in selected countries.
Conclusion: Although the breastfeeding is universal in south Asia, but the practice of
exclusive and predominant breastfeeding need to be promoted, it may significantly
reduce childhood morbidity and mortality and improve the overall health situation of
infants.
Key Words: Breastfeeding, Child Health, Diseases etc.
Approximate ML Estimation of the Parameters of Johnson distribution Tanuja Sriwastava
Department of statistics, University of Allahabad
In this paper, the ml estimation of all the parameters of Johnson distribution is
obtained. The exact estimation of the shape parameters are obtained but the
procedures are not easy for the exact estimation of scale and location parameters.
Hence they are obtained after using some approximations. An example is also given for
highlighting the result and the estimates are compared with that of the one obtained by
the ‘Easy fit’ software.
Keywords: Johnson distribution, estimation, maximum likelihood estimation, power
series function.
Using Two Phase Sampling Scheme in Estimating the Mean of Stratified
Population under Non-Response
Manoj K. Chaudhary and Saurabh
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
The present paper proposes a combined-type family of estimators to estimate the
population mean of stratified population in the presence of non-response. In order to
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propose the family of estimators, we have used the information of an auxiliary variable.
Under the situation when the population mean of the auxiliary variable is not known,
two-phase sampling scheme has been utilized to suggest the family of estimators. The
properties of the proposed family have been discussed. A study on cost of the survey is
carried out to strengthen applications of the suggested family of estimators. To support
the theoretical results, an empirical study has also been carried out.
Effect of Migration on Fertility
Dr. Shruti
Astt. Prof. (Statistics), School of Sciences, UPRTOU, Allahabad, U.P., India
Human fertility is a biological process. The biological variables have to be accounted for,
but factors such as social, cultural, demographic etc. Especially in developing countries
migration plays an important role in changing the socioeconomic, cultural and other
conditions of the people involved. There are too many processes to develop the related
probability models, with the help of OBI, CBI, FBI, etc. The study discusses some
probability models for calculating the fecundability of migrant couples.
A New Algorithm for Handling the Random Bottleneck Assignment
Situations with Application in Health Services
Pramendra Singh Pundir
Dept. of Statistics, Univ. of Allahabad, Allahabad -211002, U.P., India
In this paper, a new algorithm for handling the bottleneck situations of random nature
has been developed along with its applications, especially in managing emergency
health services. A simulation study at the end gives the comparison of this algorithm
with the algorithms available in literature and hence establishes the superiority of this
algorithm over others.
Determinants of Birth weight
T. B. Singh, Manideep Govindu, Parul Puri
Div. of Biostatistics, IMS-BHU
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Background and Objective: Birth weight is the most sensitive and reliable indicator of
health of the community. More than 20 million infants world-wide, representing 15.5%
of all births are born with low birth weight, 95.6% of them in developing countries. The
national neonatal perinatal database reported that nearly about one third of all
neonates born in major hospitals of India every year are LBW. Of all neonatal deaths,
nearly 82% occur among LBW. The objective of the study is 1) To find out the factors
(maternal & foetus) responsible for BW and 2) To find out their contribution in BW.
Material &Methods: This study includes a total of 95 pregnant women's selected by
convenience sampling, who are admitted and delivered a live birth during March-April
2015 in S.S. Hospital B.H.U. Chi-square test are used to find out the significance
association between maternal and foetus variables with birth weight. Student t test and
paired test are used wherever applicable. Binary logistic regression model was used to
find the odds of the significant variables.
Results: The birth weight is highly associated with gestational age, therefore
combination of both variables have been taken into account and LGA, AGA and SGA are
calculated. The birth weight in relation with gestational age is found significantly
associated with parity, Number of ANC visits, Education of father and status of IFA
tablets intake. The results of binary logistic regression showed cox and Snell R2=0.214 by
including all four variables mentioned above. The result of binary logistic regression
while analysing with forward LR, results show only two variables father’s education and
parity with cox and Snell R2 showing 0.123 and 0.184 respectively.
Conclusion and Suggestions: This study is based on very small sample size. Therefore,
gestational age of this finding may be done after conducting the studies on large sample
size. The significant determinates are education of father, parity. Thus education and
small number of children born can improve the appropriate birth weight for gestational
age.
Key Words: Birth weight, LBW, LGA, AGA, SGA.
Comparative Study On Status Of Sanitation Between India & Uttar Pradesh
Neha Deptt. of Preventive Medicine, IMS, BHU, Varanasi, U.P. India
Sanitation generally refers to principles, practices, provisions, or services related to
cleanliness and hygiene in personal and public life for the protection and promotion of
human health and well being and breaking the cycle of disease or illness. It is also
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related to the principles and practices relating to the collection, treatment, removal or
disposal of human excreta, household waste water and other pollutants. In this paper a
study have been performed to describe the status of sanitation in U.P. and it is
comprises with the Sanitation status of India. For the above purposes secondary data
from Tables on Houses, Household Amenities and Assets of the Census 2001 and Census
2011, data by the Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Swacha Bharat Mission
(Gramin), Baseline Survey-2012 and some facts and figures given UNICEF and WHO have
been used for the fulfilment of the need. Analysis of the data has been performed for
both at all India level and State level (Uttar Pradesh) level especially.
Assessment of Quality of Life among Rural and Urban Elderly Population
of North, India
Neha Mishra1 and Vandana Verma1*
Moti Lal Nehru Medical College Allahabad, Uttar Pradesh
All aspects of health status: life style, satisfaction, mental state or well-being together
reflects the multidimensional nature of Quality of Life (QOL) in an individual. India has
acquired the label of “an aging nation” with 7.7 percent of its population being more
than 60 years old. Changes in population structure will have several implications for
health, economic security, family life and well being of people. The present study was
carried out with two-fold objectives to assess the difference of quality of life between
rural and urban elderly population and to find out the association between the socio-
demographic profile and quality of life of elderly population. The community based
cross sectional study was conducted on 400 elderly subjects selected from urban (n=
200) and rural (n= 200) using multistage simple random technique. Interviews were
conducted using pre-tested questionnaire by trained interviewers to collect data. The
WHO-QOL BREF was used to assess the quality of life. In the present study, the mean
score of Physical Domain (62.70± 14.55) and Psychological Domain (57.51±13.33) in
rural elderly was higher than urban elderly (58.52±15.61) and (54.95±14.69)
respectively. It could be due to their involvement in physical activities and close contact
among the village people and socially active life. Meanwhile, the mean score of
Environmental Domain (62.42± 13.86) was better in urban elderly as compared to rural
elderly (55.83±12.11). This difference in the mean score of domains was found to be
statistically significant.
KEYWORDS: Elderly, Quality of Life, Ageing, QOL.
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An Application Of Cox Proportional Hazard Model To Assess The
Predictors Of Child Mortality In India
Ravi Prakash Jha and Sushrima Gan
Division of Biostatistics, IMS, B.H.U.
[email protected], [email protected]
Background and objective: The level of child mortality is more in India as compared to
most of the other developing countries. This study aims to see the association of socio-
economic and demographic characteristics of the mother and household with child
mortality.
Methods: The present study utilizes data from the third round of the Demographic and
Health Survey (DHS), known as the National Family Health Survey (NFHS), carried out in
India during 2005–06 and were analyzed to assess the socio-economic and demographic
factors associated with child mortality. The survey covers a representative sample of
about 108504 ever-married women in the age group 15–49 who gave at least one live
birth baby within 10 years preceding the survey. Univariate and multivariate Cox
proportional hazard model along with complex sample analysis plan were used to
understand the socio-economic and demographic factors associated with child
mortality.
Result: Various socio-economic and demographic characteristics were found to be
associated with child mortality. After controlling for other factors wealth index, caste,
Birth order and birth interval were found significantly associated with child mortality.
The hazard of child mortality was highest among ST (HR=2.157, CI=1.613-2.886, P
value<0.001) as compared to other caste. Women having education high school and
above were at 44.4% less risk (HR=0.556, CI=0.361-0.858) of child mortality as compared
with illiterate women. The risk of facing child mortality is 2.66 times higher in women
with birth order 4 or more (HR=2.668, CI=1.984-3.588, P value<0.001) as compared to
women with birth order one. Women with birth interval more than two years had 45.3%
lesser risk (HR=0.547, CI=0.470-0.637, P value=0.000) of facing child mortality than
those with birth interval less than two years. Male children were at 32.1% lesser hazard
(HR=0.679, CI=0.588-0.783, P value<0.001) of child mortality as compared to female
children.
Interpretation and conclusions:
Various socio-economic and demographic characteristics are found to be associated
with child mortality. Findings support the need to focus on spacing between two births,
age of mother at first birth, birth order and education of mother.
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Key Words: Child mortality, birth order, birth interval, parity, Cox proportional Hazard
model.
Population Projection using Cohort Component Method
G.P. Singh*, Anurag Verma*, Abhinav Singh**
* Department of Community Medicine, IMS, & DST-CIMS, BHU, Varanasi
** Department of Statistics, University of Allahabad, Allahabad
The present study used to forecast the age specific fertility and mortality rate by using
Lee-Carter modeling technique, the projected value of these rates are further used in
component method for projecting the population of India. A cohort component
technique is a widely used method of forecasting the age and sex specific population for
future years. In implication of this method the initial population is stratified by age and
sex and projections are based on survival ratio. The estimation of survival ratio is done
by Lee-Carter model and estimation of age specific birth rate is done by using Gompertz
model followed by some adjusted net migration.
Keywords: Population forecast, Age specific mortality and fertility, Time series modeling
Estimation Procedures in Presence of Progressively Type-II Censored
Incomplete Competing Risk Data
Jitendra Kumar* and Sanjeev K.Tomer
Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005
The problem of estimation of component reliability measures using system life time
data has been considered by many authors. In this paper, we discuss estimation
procedures using progressively Type-II censored system lifetime data where unit under
test is a series system of two or more components. We obtain point estimates of
reliability characteristic of individual component by adopting competing risk model.
Dealing with the situation when cause of failure of some observations is missing, we
provide maximum likelihood and Bayes estimates of parameters and cumulative
incidence functions of individual components. The Bayes estimates are obtained using
Lindley’s approximation and Gibbs samplers. A simulation study is carried out for
numerical illustrations.
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A New Procedure to Propose Distributions and Its Application to Real Data
Rajwant Kumar Singh*,Umesh Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh and Dinesh Kumar
Department of Statistics and DST-CIMS Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005
In this paper, we propose a new distribution using some transformation based on
baseline distributions for modeling lifetime data. Lindley distribution is considered as
the baseline distribution. Proposed model has similar hazard rate properties to that of
gamma, lognormal and the Weibull distributions and also possessing bathtub hazard
rate. A brief account of the mathematical properties such as mean, variance, mean
deviation, order statistics, Renyi and Shannon entropy and stress-strength reliability of
the proposed new distribution including the maximum product spacings (MPS) and the
maximum likelihood (ML) estimation is presented. Finally, five real data set has been
considered to illustrate the practical utility of the proposed distribution.
Variance Reduction Technique For Network Of Markovian Queue
Ankit Kaparwan* & V.S. Singh*
* Deptt. of Statistics, H.N.B. Garhwal University (A Central University), Badshahi Thaul Campus, Tehri, Garwal, Uttarakhand
In the present paper we consider the performance analysis of network of queues using
variance reduction technique. System with more queues or more servers where the
customer may be served more than once is said to be network of queues. A variance
reduction technique essentially transform the underlying simulation model into a
related one; the letter permitting more accurate estimation of the parameter of
interest. The most variance reduction techniques typically reduce the variance by a
constant factor and the exception to this rule is the importance sampling approach,
which lead to dramatic variance reduction in many non-trivial cases of interest.
A New Procedure to Propose Distributions and Its Application to Real Data
Rajwant Kumar Singh*,Umesh Singh, Sanjay Kumar Singh and Dinesh Kumar Department of Statistics and DST-CIMS, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221005
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In this paper, we propose a new distribution using some transformation based on baseline distributions for modelling lifetime data. Lindley distribution is considered as the base- line distribution. Proposed model has similar hazard rate properties to that of gamma, lognormal and the Weibull distributions and also possessing bathtub hazard rate. A brief account of the mathematical properties such as mean, variance, mean deviation, order statistics, Renyi and Shannon entropy and stress-strength reliability of the proposed new distribution including the maximum product spacings (MPS) and the maximum likelihood (ML) estimation is presented. Finally, _ve real data set has been considered to illustrate the practical utility of the proposed distribution.
Some New Estimators for Estimating Finite Population Variance under Measurement Errors
Dipika Kumari Dept. of Statistics, Lucknow University, Lucknow, U.P., India
In this paper problem of estimating population variance under measurement errors is
discussed. Some new estimators for estimating population variance under measurement
errors are proposed. Biases and mean square errors of proposed estimators are
obtained up to first degree of approximation. A comparative study is made among the
proposed estimators and some existing estimators. Hypothetical study is also given at
the end of the paper to support the theoretical findings.
Key words-Auxiliary information, Bias, Efficiency, Measurement Errors, Mean Square
Error, Population, Simple Random Sampling.
Association of Maternal and Child Nutritional Status: A Study on EAG States and Assam
Krishna Kumar Pandey1, R D Singh2
1PhD Research Scholar, Deptt. of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India 2Professor, Department of Statistics, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, India
Under-nutrition contributes to more than one third of all deaths in children under the
age of five. Maternal under-nutrition affects a woman’s chances of surviving pregnancy
as well as her child’s health. The objective of this study was to examine the influence of
anthropometric measurements of women namely BMI, height, other socio-economic
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and demographic factors like maternal age, paternal education, family income, parity
and working status on childhood nutritional status. The study was performed on a
sample of twenty five thousands four hundred women in the age between 15-49 years
and thirty two thousands two hundred twenty two children under-five age group by
using NFHS third round data in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states and Assam.
Findings showed that the under-nutrition i.e. stunting, wasting and underweight is
substantially higher in EAG states and Assam (as aggregate) than the national average.
Study also reveals that proportion of stunting is significantly higher among children of
low BMI (56.4%) and stunted (64.3%) mothers. The children of normal women (height
>=145) are 0.592 times less likely to underweight than their counterparts of stunted
women.
On Estimation Of Finite Population Mean In Presence Of Measurement Errors
Sheela Misra1 and Dharmendra Kumar Yadav2
Department of Statistics, University of Lucknow, Lucknow-226007 [email protected] , [email protected]
The present paper deals with the effects of measurement errors on a regression- type
estimator for estimating population mean using known coefficient of variation. The
proposed estimator has made the use of auxiliary information to improve efficiency
under the assumption that measurement error is present both in study and auxiliary
variable. The bias and mean square error of proposed estimator are found. A
comparative study with mean per unit estimator under measurement errors has also
been made. Theoretical conclusions are verified by the empirical study.
Key words: Measurement errors, Regression estimator, Coefficient of variation,
Auxiliary information, Efficiency, Bias, Mean Square error.
Models Describing the Lactation Curves of Purebred Red Sindhi Cows
Barada Shankar Mohanty*1, Med Ram Verma1, Vijay Bahadur Sharma1 and Pranab
Roy2 1Division of Livestock Economics, Statistics and Information Technology, ICAR – Indian
Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh 2Central Cattle Breeding Farm, Chipilima, Sambalpur, Odisha
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Lactation curve is the graphical representation of milk yield against time. Daily milk yield
throughout the lactation follows a curvilinear pattern. The present study is based on the
315 fortnightly milk yield (FMY) records of purebred Red Sindhi cows were taken from
history-cum-pedigree sheets and daily milk recording register of Central Cattle Breeding
Farm, Chipilima, Sambalpur, Odisha during 2010-2011. In the present study we have
used four non-linear statistical models viz. Yadav (1977),Wilmink (1987), Sikka (1950)
and Polynomial (Dave, 1971) ) models for fitting the lactation curves. The goodness of
fit of these models was judged by highest values of R2 and adjusted R2 and minimum
values of MSE, RMSE, AIC and SBC. Normality of the residuals was tested by Shapiro-
Wilk’s test. The autocorrelation was tested by using Durbin Watson test. From the
analysis of the fortnightly milk yield data we have observed that lactation models Yadav
(1977), Wilmink (1987 ), Sikka (1950) and Polynomial (1971) models well fitted the data.
The values of R2 for these models varied between 74.58% to 93.63% and the values of
adjusted R2 varied from 71.76 % to 92.94 %. Among all the fitted lactation models
Yadav (1977) model gave highest values of R2 , adjusted R2 and minimum values of
MSE, RMSE, AIC and SBC. It was concluded that the Yadav (1977) model was found to be
superior than other models for describing the fortnightly lactation yield.
Key words: Lactation curves, Red Sindhi, Modeling, Fortnightly milk yield
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Patron Prof. M. P. Dube Vice-Chancellor U. P. R. T. Open University, Allahabad Conference Director Dr. P.P. Dubey Director School of Agriculture Sciences U. P. R. T. Open University, Allahabad Convener Dr. Shruti Assistant Professor (Statistics) School of Science U. P. R. T. Open University, Allahabad Organizing Secretary Dr. Dinesh Kumar Gupta Academic Consultant (Chemistry) U. P. R. T. Open University, Allahabad Joint Organizing Secretaries Dr. C.K. Singh Lecturer School of Computer and Information Sciences U. P. R. T. Open University, Allahabad Dr. Gaurav Sankalp Academic Consultant (Commerce) School of Management Studies U. P. R. T. Open University, Allahabad
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Dr. Atul Mishra
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