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PatronProf. Anoop SwarupVice-Chancellor

Executive EditorBrig. S.K. Sareen (Retd.)Registrar

EditorAnand Gaurav

Sub-EditorShashank GuptaVani Sankar

Design byAkhilesh Singh

Contact: Editor, New Dimensions SU Newsletter, Shobhit UniversityNH-58, ModipuramMeerut - 250 110, UP, India

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October will go down as a very vibrant and hectic month in

the annals of Shobhit University. International Conference on

Indian Civilization Through the Millennia, ICTM 2010, a

sequel to ICTM 2009 was inaugurated by Shri Kunwar

Shekhar Vijendra, Pro-Chancellor in presence of

Aryikashiromani Gyanmati Mataji and the eminent Japanese

scholar Dr Akash Ouchi on October 30-31, 2010, at

Jambudweep, Hastinapur. Nearly 300 delegates from India and abroad in one voice resolved to

start a movement to declare the region and its rich tapestry of 27 sites to be on the World

Heritage list maintained by UNESCO. The School of Electronics Engineering organised a

Workshop on “Recent Trends in Image processing” inaugurated by the Chief Guest of the

event, Chief Resident Commissioner, Haryana, Shri. P. K. Mahapatra, IAS. There was an over-

whelming response for the workshop from scholars, students and faculty alike, numbering over

350 participants. It is heartening that during the month MBA students had their Industrial

attachment with BHEL at Hardwar and students of Biomedical Engineering visited various

hospitals to learn more about the modern therapeutic and diagnostic tools. Codon Biotech and

Auroprobe Laboratories conducted career counseling sessions for the students of

Biotechnology to create awareness regarding the various frontier areas in Biotechnology. On th27 Oct. 2010, I had the unique privilege to address the inaugural session of the QNS-Indo

Asian Centre for Nanotechnology at Bangalore in presence of the Hon’ble Minister of IT and

Biotechnology. My congrats to Prof Rajiv Dutta for being granted a patent for his invention

“Electrical Biosensor for early detection of graft compatibility in plants”. I am sure many more

patents will be in the offing for the University. As I look forward with hope I appeal to the youth in

these words:

Prof. (Dr.) Anoop Swarup

Volume 3, Issue 10

October 2010

from intellect to empowerment

NewDimensions

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From the Vice-Chancellor's Desk

Indian civilization with its quintessential charm and ethos of timelessness, cultural richness, and

its enduring, assimilative greatness evokes unique emotions amongst those who are

passionate about civilization process. It is in this fervor and conscious of its social responsibility

that Shobhit University invited 300 eminent Indologists, historians, archeologists, intellectuals,

and social scientists to the Second International Conference on Indian Civilization Through the

Millennia (ICTM-2010)at Jambudweep, Hastinapur on the 30-31 October, 2010.

The Conference was inaugurated by Pro-Chancellor of Shobhit University, Kunwar Shekhar

Vijendra, who presented a glimpse of various facets of Indian civilization and culture. He

emphasized that the diversification in the identity of Bharatvarsh has been continuous through

the millennia from the very beginning of the human civilization. The Chief Election

Commissioner Dr S Y Quraishi in his message as the Chief Guest elaborated on the rich

religious ethos and cultural diversity of our country and complimented the University for taking

the initiative and many such innovations that advance academic pursuits. The conference had 8

concurrent sessions. In the inaugural session, the welcome address was delivered by the

Convener of the Conference, Prof. S.C. Agrawal.

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The Vice-Chancellor of Shobhit University, Prof Anoop Swarup, delivered the Theme Address and exhorted

everyone to join the movement for declaration of the various archaeological sites and remains in the region as

UNESCOs World Heritage. Her Holiness, Ganini Pramukh Aryikashiromani Gyanmati Mataji, gave her blessings

in inspiring words. Proceedings-cum-Souvenir of the Conference was released on the occasion by the famous

Japanese scholar Dr. Akash Ouchi, Asia Pacific Chair of Saka Gokkai International. At the close of the inaugural

session, Karmyogi Br. Ravindra Kumar Jain extended the vote of thanks to all the participants.

The Conference showcased a rich repository of research articles, papers and presentations that covered various

aspects of Indian culture and civilization. Some of the interesting and exciting topics included:

? ‘The River Saraswati: The Cradle of Indian Civilization’ by Rajesh Purohit

? ‘Wireless Data Transmission in Vedic Literature’ by Sanjeev Kumar Sharma and Abhay Saxena

? ‘French and Indian Civilization’ by Prof. K.K. Sharma

? ‘Pracheen Vishwa Sanskritiyon ka Bhartiya Bhashaon evam Sanskriti par Prabhav’ by Dr. Nagesh Dubey

? ‘Ancient Indian Police System’ by Prof. S.K. Chaturvedi

? ‘Upanishadon me Naari’ by Major Dr. Poonam Lakhanpal

? ‘Jainism’ by Dr. A.K. Bandyopadhyay

? ‘The Need of Mathematics Teaching with Historical Sources’ by Dr. Pragati Jain & Dr. Anupam Jain

? ‘Prachin Bhartiya Paramparayen aur Unka Mahatva’ by Dr. Aradhana

? ‘Date of Birth of Shri Rama: Chaitra Shukla Navami, 4374 BC’ by J.P. Mittal

? ‘Newly Discovered Mathematical Manuscripts from Jaina Bhandârs’ by Dr. Anupam Jain & Prof. S.C. Agrawal

? ‘Ancient Indian Police System’ by Prof. S.K. Chaturvedi

? ‘Sangeet ki Awiral Dhara Vaidik Kal se Aaj Tak’ by Dr. Pratibha Shukla and Ms. Manju Goendi

? ‘The Archaeology of Great One-Horned Indian Rhinoceros’ by Dr. Vijay Sathe

? ‘Madhyakalin Bharat me Striyon ki Dasha-1206 AD se 1526 AD ke Madhya’ by Dr. Vishal Kumar Sharma

? ‘Bodhisatva Ideal: A Combination of Concern and Detachment’ by Dr. Renu Shukla

....ICTM-2010

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One day workshop on “Recent Trends in Image Processing” was organized

by School of Electronics Engineering (SEE), Shobhit University, Meerut on 23

October, 2010. The Chief Guest of the workshop, Shri. P. K. Mahapatra, IAS,

Chief Resident Commissioner, Govt of Haryana, addressed the delegates

and inspired the students to take science to new levels through hardwork and

innovation. Prof. (Dr.) Sankar Sarkar, Director, SEE and Convener of the

conference highlighted the importance of novel image processing in real time

processing. Shri. Kunwar Shekhar Vijendra, Prof. Anoop Swarup and Prof.

R.P. Agarwal shared their views with the audience. Prof. S.S. Pattnaik from

NITTTR Chandigarh apprised the audience on “Nature Inspired Computing

Workshop @ Shobhit University

for Image and Video Processing”. Prof. Ekram Khan from AMU delivered talk on “Advances in Biomedical Image Processing”. Dr. Swapna Devi

from NITTTR, Chandigarh shared her thought on “Science of Heart To Mind: A New Approach In Image Processing”. Dr. Ajay Garg from DRDO,

Dehradun talked on “Infrared Image Processing Requirements and Future Trends”. Ms. Anamika Singh from School of Electronics

Engineering, Shobhit University, presented her views on "Role On Wavelet Transform in Image Compression”. The workshop included poster

presentation competition in which students presented posters on diverse fields. Shreeraj of B.Tech, III Semester was awarded the best poster

prize. More than 350 participants including Faculty and Students from reputed institutions of the region participated in the workshop.

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Prof. (Dr.) Anoop Swarup, Vice Chancellor accompanied by

Prof. (Dr.) Rajiv Dutta, Director, School of Biotechnology

attended the inauguration of Quantum NanoScientfic Indo

Asian Center for Nanotechnology at Bangalore on October

27, 2010. The Centre was inaugurated by Shri Katta

Subramanyam Naidu, Minister for IT, BT, SWSSB and

Housing, Government of Karnataka. Prof. Swarup and Prof.

Dutta were the Distinguised Guest and Guest of Honour,

respectively in the inaugural function. Prof. Swarup

delivered a special lecture on “Commercialization and

Opportunities in Nanotechnology” at the inaugural session

and Prof. Dutta delivered the valedictory lecture on “Recent

Advances in Nanobiotechnology” during the conference,

‘NanoTechnology: Current Research Trends and

Commercialization’.

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Prof. Anoop Swarup attended the inauguration of Indo Asian Center for Nanotechnology

Centre for Biomedical Engineering (CBME) organized a visit

to Columbia Asia Hospital, Palam Vihar, Gurgaon, Haryana

on October 15-16, 2010. This visit was the part of academic

curriculum. Ten students of B. Tech, IV year participated in

this visit. Students were exposed to different sophisticated

biomedical instruments during the visit. Mr. Puneet Mishra,

Assistant Professor accompanied the students during the

visit. Students were also exposed to various modern

diagnostic, therapeutic and clinical laboratory equipments.

They learned about bioelectric signals and their recording,

transducers for biomedical application and patient

monitoring system. Students also visited the microbiology

lab, dialysis department, labor and neonatal unit and ICU.

The academic trip was initiated by Dr. Jayanand Manjhi,

Assistant Professor, CBME. Prof. D.V Rai, Director CBME

encouraged the students for participation in the trip.

Codon Biotech conducted career counseling session for students of School of Biotechnology on 26 October, 2010. Awareness

was created amongst students regarding job opportunities in the field of Environmental, Agricultural, Clinical Biotechnology,

Proteomics, Immunotechnology and DNA Forensics. Auroprobe Laboratories conducted career counseling session on 28

October, 2010.

Following events were organized under the auspices of

“Project Vision”.

?Quantative Analysis Test was conducted on 9th October,

2010 in which Dhirendra Kumar Jha (III Yr) stood first.

?Workshop on “Effective CV Writing” was organized on 16

October 2010. Invited talks were delivered by Mr. Love

Jain, Director, IMS, Meerut and Dr. Sanman Jain, Associate

Professor, School of Business Studies.

Birlasoft conducted pool campus written test and interview at

Shobhit University campus on 27 October, 2010. B.Tech.

students from various institutions in Meerut participated in the

written test and interview. Students from Shobhit University

were selected by the company.

A recent study showed that compared with an older drug called quinine, a new one called artesunate reduces the risk of death

from severe malaria in African children by 23%a finding that could save tens or even hundreds thousands of lives annually.

Malaria kills up to a million people every year. Most are African children. In its early stages, the disease can be treated with pills,

but in severe cases drugs need to be given intravenously or via an intramuscular injection. The most widely used drug for this

purpose until now was the centuries-old quinine, derived from the bark of a South American tree; no modern drug had worked

better. But in 2005, a large study in four Asian countries showed that injections of artesunate reduced deaths from severe

malaria by 35% over quinine. (Artesunate is part of a drug family derived from Artemisia annua, a plant that has long been used

in Chinese medicine.) Since then, several Asian countries have started replacing quinine with artesunate for severe malaria.

But it was unclear if the results would translate to Africa, where the population has a different genetic makeup and is generally

more likely to be exposed to malaria. For the new trial, 5425 children less than 15 years of age who had severe malaria were

enrolled. Of the children who received quinine, 10.9% died; in the artesunate group, 8.5% died. If all African children with

severe malaria would receive artesunate in time, between 100,000 and 200,000 lives could have been saved annually.

Career Counselling by Codon Biotech

Science Corner: News from the world of Science & Technology

Visit of CBME students to Columbia Asia Hospital

Placements @ Shobhit University

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Education Empowers...

Recent Achievements of the University

Publications

School of Pharmaceutical Sciences

? Ranjit Singh authored two chapters entitled “Drug Designing Through Use of Biochemical Mechanism of Action of

Radioprotective Indigenous Drugs ” and “Radiopharmaceuticals: Production, Control and Applications” in book entitled “Impact

of Uranium and Other heavy Metals on Health” published by Saurabh Medical Publishers, Chandigarh, ISBN 978-81-910800-3-

2, 2010.

? Mukesh Maithani, Richa Raturi, Vertika Gautam, Dharmendra Kumar, Anand Gaurav and Ranjit Singh published a research

article entitled "Simultaneous Estimation of Ambroxol Hydrochloride and Cetirizine Hydrochloride in Tablet Dosage Form by RP-

HPLC Method" in International Journal of Comprehensive Pharmacy, 2010, 2(3), 1-3.

? Ayushy Sachan, Ramanjeet Kaur, Bhavana Pal, Brijendra Singh and Santosh Kumar Mishra published a research article entitled

“Quality Assessment of Different Variants of Yogaraj guggulu ” in International Journal of Pharmaceutical Quality Assurance,

2010, 2(2), 35-37.

? Amresh Kumar Pathak, Brij Mohan Goyal, Amit Kumar Nagariya, Vikas Jain and Ranjit Singh published a article entitled

“Pharmaceutical Prospective and Characterization of Sago Starch: Recent Findings” in Research Journal of Pharmacy and

Technology, 2010.

? Mayank Kulshreshtha, Raghunath Khatri, Vrish Dhwaj Ashwlayan and Ranjit Singh authored a paper entitled “Prescription

Analysis in Pediatrics” which was published in the proceedings of 47th Annual Indian Hospital Pharmacist Association

Conference on “Role of Pharmacist in Rationale Use and Clinical Trial of Drugs held on 30-31 October 2010 at ISF Institute of

Pharmaceutical Sciences and Drug Research, Moga, Panjab.

School of Biotechnology

? Vaishali Poonia presented a paper entitled “Study on impact of solvent on Extraction and Degradation of Chlorophyll a and

Chlorophyll b in Parthenium hysterophorus” at the conference “New Horizon in Plant Sciences”, in Meerut College on 23-24

October 2010.

? Research paper authored by Shikha Jain and Sarika Sahu entitled “Molecular characterization and protein structure prediction of

Buffalo granulocyte macrophage colony stimulating factor” was accepted for presentation at National conference on Genomics:

Tool for Bioprospecting organized by Maulana Azad National Institute of Technology, Bhopal.th

? Rekha Dixit presented the paper entitled “Data Mining and Analysis of COS markers in Burma agrimony” in 4 International

Conference on Advanced Computing and Communication Technologies, sponsored by IEEE and organized by Asia Pacific

Institute of Information Technology, Panipat on October 30, 2010.

School of Electronics Engineering

? Sanjay Sharma presented a research paper on “Neural Computation of Equivalent-Circuit Parameters for Designing the

Metamaterials Based Rectangular and Square MSRR Structures” in national conference on “Wireless Communication and thMobile Computing” held at ABIT Cuttack, India, 8-9 , October, 2010, pp. 41-43.

Faculty Participation/Honors

R Prof. Kusum Agarwal attended the conference on “New Horizon in Plant Sciences” at Meerut College on 23- 24 October 2010.

R Students of School of Biotechnology, Palak Singh, Gaurav Kumar, Kumar Saurav, Astha Jain, Ankita Snehil (IV year) and Neha _Bhusan (II year) presented papers in the conference on “New Horizon in Plant Sciences” at Meerut College on 23 24 October

2010.

Well Done Students

Patent number 31481 was granted to “Electrical Biosensor for early detection of graft compatibility in plants”, Prof. Dr. Rajiv Dutta,

Director, School of Biotechnology as Inventor of the said Biosensor. The International classification G01N27/00 was also awarded to

this patent (Patent Office Journa,l October 2010, page 126).

Patent granted to Prof. Rajiv Dutta