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Needs, attitude and motivation among Kashmiris learning English - a linguistic analysis.
Full text linkAll normal native speakers have linguistic competence in their first language. All children, with very few exceptions, succeed in learning their first language over a comparatively same period of time, surrounded usually by native speakers, till they reach the Steady state (Chomsky, 1986). What is important here is the destination of the child is certain, a Steady State at approximately similar age. However, in the case of second language acquisition/learning, things are different. First, there is no Steady State common to all the learners, rather the final stage is a variable, rather than a constant. Environment also varies from formal to informal surroundings, etc. So, far from having a comparative uniformity in many ways as in the case of first language, second language
acquisition/ learning is much more complex and varied, and fraught with more multidimensional issues. Since 19th century, great amount of work has been witnessed in the field of second language acquisition/ learning research. Answers to number of questions were tried to sort out and during this course two different views turned to become milestones for the rest of the research in this field.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
Systematic studies on genus Nepeta L. (Lamiaceae) in Kashmir Himalaya.
Full text linkThe past century has witnessed compilation of Floras of most of the regions of the World. The taxonomists have documented and communicated a better understanding of the floristic resources, as they are indispensable for the botanical progress of a country or a region. Over the same period, much information on the constituent taxa of Floras has been documented: the information pertaining to their taxonomy, nomenclature, distribution, variation, pollen and seed morphology, economic utility, and many other aspects. Kashmir, naturing beauty on the Earth, has also been a witness to this scenario, the main aim having been to have a thorough insight into and documentation of the overall floristic diversity of the Valley. The floras of several important regions/areas in the Kashmir Himalaya have been worked out. A number of genera in Lamiaceae have been revised/monographed, both on World basis and at regional levels, such as Bentham (1834), Labiatarum Genera Et Species; Bentham (1848), in Candolle, Prodromus ystematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis; Hooker (1885), in Flora of British India; Briquet (1896), in Engler and Prantel, Die Naturlichen P flanzenfamilien; Boissier (1879), in Flora Orientalis; Pojarkova (1954), in Flora of USSR; Turner (1972), in Flora Europaea; Hedge and Lamond (1982), in Flora of Turkey; and Rechinger (1982), in Flora Iranica.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
Soil erosion in Kashmir valley with special reference to Liddar basin.
Full text linkKashmir valley being hilly and mountainous in its physiographic disposition is highly vulnerable to soil erosion hazards. The problem is encountered both on agricultural as well as non agricultural lands. The large scale soil erosion in Kashmir valley is mainly the outcome of interaction of various factors viz. Climate, relief, erodibility,
deforestation and landuse practices. It has been amply demonstrated by the present study that soil erosion is quite rampant in Kashmir valley in general and Liddar basin in particular. Slopes of mountains are bare, degraded and facing acute degradation problems. Sheet and gulling have become regular features. In the present study the analysis of Landuse/Landcover status of Liddar basin has revealed that there has been a considerable change in
the forestry, agriculture and other classes etc within a limited period of 25 years from 1974-75 to 2001. Thus in the light of the gravity of this problem. The present study comes up with some factual data which is expected to provide an inventory in the identification of the priority areas of the basin and is also expected to be quite useful for devising strategies for implementation of conservation and management plans for the study area in particular and Kashmir valley in general.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
Studies on crystal growth of some pure and mixed rare-earth Fumarates and their characteristics.
Full text linkCrystal growth and its characterization has become valuable branch of science due to the growing demand of scientifically and technologically important crystals for different applications. Rare-earth based crystals of metal organic coordination compounds have an important role from both academic and technological point of view due to their outstanding physical, magnetic and luminescent properties. The compounds of rare-earths have also gained importance for their dielectric, ferroelectric, ferroelastic and conductivity behaviour. Due to the large applicability of rare-earth coordination compounds, it was thought worthwhile to investigate growth and characterization of tebium fumarate, gadolinium fumarate and mixed gadolinium-terbium fumarate heptahydrate single crystals for scientific investigations. The work presented in this thesis was carried out at the Solid-State Research Laboratory, Department of Physics, University of Kashmir, Srinagar. The thesis entitled “Studies on crystal growth of some pure and mixed rare-earth fumarates and their characteristics” is a comprehensive report on the growth of single crystals of terbium, gadolinium and mixed gadolinium-terbium fumarate heptahydrates in hydro silica gel and their detailed characterization. It also includes the results of dielectric, ac conductivity, thermal, luminescent and magnetic moment measurements of the grown crystals. The thesis is divided into two sections, Section-A pertaining to growth and characterization of crystals, consists of four chapters and section-B including the physical properties of as-grown crystals consists of five chapters.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
اقبال انسان اور خدا (Iqbal Insan aur Khuda)
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Effect of different systemic pesticides on the anatomical features of apple (Malus Pumila mill) cultivar red delicious in Kashmir valley.
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A Sociological study of the Kashmiri Women in Medical profession.
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Bio-prospecting natural products for the development of Lead molecules.
Full text linkHealing with medicinal plants is as old as mankind itself. The connection between man and his search for drugs in nature dates from the far past, of which there is ample evidence from various sources. Plants produce an enormous variety of natural products with high structural diversity. Chemical features of medicinal plants serve as an integral determinant of their pharmacological properties and enable their wide use in medical practice. Natural products have been the single most productive source of leads for the drug development. The use of combinatorial chemistry approaches are also based on natural product scaffolds to create screening libraries that closely resemble drug-like compounds. Currently various screening approaches are being taken up to improve the ease with which natural products can be used in drug discovery. In the area of cancer, more than 60% drugs are either natural products or directly derived there from. In other areas, the influence of natural product structures is quite marked, with, the anti-infective area mostly being dependent on natural products and their analogs. It is hoped that the more efficient and effective application of natural products will improve the drug discovery process.Digital copy of Ph.D thesis.University of Kashmir
Feudalism in Central Asian Khanates (18th – Early 20th centuries).
Full text linkComprising the territories between the Amu and Syr Rivers (Mawaranahr in Arabic), Xinjiang or Chinese Central Asia,Khwarizm, Afghanistan, North West Frontiers of India including Sind, Multan and Kashmir, Mongolia and Tibet. Located on the cross roads of Grand Silk Route, the region had several fascinations: the home to diverse ethnic groups, and rich arts, cultures, faiths, learning and philosophy. Nonetheless, the region was largely landlocked and characteristic of barbarism and backwardness due to the presence of a swath of ethno-tribal and nomadic and semi-nomadic groups and communities. With the discovery of Sea Routes, Central Asia lost strategic importance, and the world focus shifted to outward, seaward, and westwards thereby subjecting the region to partial hibernation. Although the entire dynamics of the regions past was meticulously highlighted by the Western and Russian scholars, the issues concerning land tenures and tribal organization were not analytically examined by them for certain limitations. True the foreign travelers plugged the gap. But since they belonged to a different educational background, they could not, as such, present a scientific view of the land tenures in terms of feudal mode of production.Digital copy of ThesisUniversity of Kashmir
Distribution, Production and Biochemical Status of Dominant Macrophytes in Wular Lake, a Ramsar Site in Kashmir Himalaya.
Full text linkWetlands are considered as transitional areas between land and water. These ecosystems represent the transition between the two extreme diversifications, sustaining both amphibious as well as purely aquatic taxa, harbour a very complex taxonomic makeup of the macrophytic community (Smith, 1980; Banerjee and Venu, 1994). Wetlands are recognized for their high species diversity and productivity (Williams, 1990; Mitsch and Gosselink, 2000). They maintain ecological balance by performing four fundamental functions viz. hydrological, physico-chemical, biological and socioeconomic (Williams, 1990). Wetlands are often described as “nature’s kidneys” for their ability to filter waste and pollutants, as well as “nature’s supermarket” for their high productivity and ability to act as a source of food to many organisms (Mitsch and Gosselink, 2000, 2007). The ecological significant services provided by the wetlands include climate regulation, turnover of organic matter, biomass accumulation, as well as substrate for phytophilous organisms and a source of food for aquatic as well as terrestrial organisms (Winter, 1989; Gorham, 1991; Cox, 1993). These ecological services are often considered in anthropocentric terms, because of their ability to ameliorate floods, stabilize shoreline, prevent erosion, as well as removal of contaminants from
the water (Cox, 1993). Wetlands also play significant role in the biogeochemical cycling of nutrients by acting as nutrient source, as well as sink of nutrients (Schlesinger, 1991).Digital copy of ThesisUniversity of Kashmi