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Ahwal-o-Aasaar Mulla Mohammad Tavfeeq Kashmiri.
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Nitrogen and phosphorus loading in Wular lake, Kashmir.
Full text linkWater is extremely valuable and all life depends upon it. As less than one percent of the planet’s water is located on land accessed by humans (Dodds, 2002), the need for sufficient supplies of good quality is extremely important. Reservoirs are constructed to store water for drinking, agriculture and industry, as well as for power generation, flood control, navigation, and recreation (UNEP, 2010).Terrestrial as well as aquatic biodiversity is dependent on water networks and their flow characteristics. Inland waters and freshwater biodiversity constitute a valuable natural resource in economic, cultural, aesthetic, scientific and educational terms. The goods and services provided by fresh water ecosystems include: (i) water supply for drinking, cooking, washing and other household uses; for manufacturing, hydrooelectric power generation and other industrial uses; for irrigation of crops, parks, golf courses, etc., for aquaculture, (ii) supply of goods other than water like fish, waterfowl, clams, mussels, other shellfish, crayfish, and (iii) non extractive benefits as maintenance of biodiversity, flood control, transportation, recreational swimming, boating etc., pollutant dilution and water quality protection, bird and wild life habitat, enhanced property value (Postal and Carpenter, 1997; Poff et al., 2002). However, of all the world’s global ecosystems, freshwater ecosystems may well be the most endangered ecosystems in the world.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
Studies on avian diversity and breeding biology of mallard (Anas platyrhynchos platyrhynchos) in the wetlands of Kashmir.
Full text linkThe present study was carried out at Hokersar, Wular, Haigam and Shallabug, which are the four major wetlands of the valley. They provide an excellent habitat to a large number of resident and non-resident birds. These wetlands provide extensive cover, safe roosting and feeding grounds to a wide variety of avifauna of the region. They also provide excellent breeding grounds to a number of resident and summer visiting birds. These wetlands are most famous for the winter visiting waterfowl (ducks and geese). During autumn, a number of waterfowl species arrive to these water bodies from Palearctic breeding grounds in North Europe, Siberia and central Asia etc. In view of the importance of these as natural habitats of the fascinating waterfowl, most of the wetlands have been declared as “Protected areas” and are managed by the J&K Wildlife Protection Department. These natural habitats have suffered a lot because of illegal encroachment, silt deposition, pollution and macrophyte harvesting etc., thereby, resulting in habitat loss of many birds. Ferruginous pochard and common coot, that used to breed in these habitats some decades ago, no longer breed in Kashmir mainly because of the habitat and nesting site destruction. However, large flocks of ducks and geese are found in all these habitats during winter. The present study on avian diversity and breeding of mallard was carried out in four wetlands of Kashmir (Wular, Hokersar, Haigam and Shallabug).Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
Role of Indian National Congress in the Politics of Jammu and Kashmir.
Full text linkThe study of the Kashmir politics cannot be complete without studying the role of Indian national Congress in the politics of the state. The party which was founded by Allan Octavian Hume in December 25, 1885 had a great importance in shaping the politics of the Indian sub-continent and that of the state of Jammu and Kashmir. However after the formation of All India State People’s Conference in 1927 it began to get into the politics of the princely states particularly in the middle of 1930‟s. It encouraged, inspired and prompted the people of the states to organise themselves to conduct their struggle for freedom under the protectorate of All India National Congress thus created an un-swearing confidence amongst the state’s peoples in the congress. In this regard Jammu and Kashmir was no exception to it. The year 1931 saw the beginning of an organised freedom struggle initiated by the Muslims of Kashmir against the rule of autocracy under which they had been suffering untold miseries for more than eight decades. They formed an organization namely All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference in October 1932 under the leadership of Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah. Sheikh Abdullah because of the secular outlook of the Indian National Congress came closer to Jawaharlal Nehru and other party leadership. It was because of this secularist outlook that Sheikh later on changed the name of the party from All Jammu and Kashmir Muslim Conference into All Jammu and Kashmir National Conference in June 1938 and hence the party was opened to the people of other communities also. Thus it was evident from the very beginning that the central government headed by Congress was trying to have Kashmir under their thumb.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
A critical edition, evaluation and notes of Mantakhabut Tawarikh by Narain Koul Aajiz.
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Organization and Services of High Court Libraries in Northern India: An Evaluative Study.
No full textSince the development of High Court Libraries in India has taken place at a snail’s pace. These libraries have not attained a state of relative maturity when compared to our western counter parts. This theme has assumed a great significance in the western world; hence the researcher is same to find out existing environment of the High Court libraries in Northern part of India. Therefore, there is a need to study their existing foundation, operations and services to identify their degree of strengths and weaknesses. The study shows that a lot of development is still needed to be done in this part of world so that these could claim of being the legal information hub in the apex court at the state level.Digital Copy of ThesisUniversity of Kashmi
Energy of graphs and digraphs.
Full text linkSpectral graph theory (Algebraic graph theory) which emerged in 1950s and 1960s is the study of properties of a graph in relationship to the characteristic polynomial, eigenvalues and eigenvectors of matrices associated to the graph. The
major source of research in spectral graph theory has been the study of relationship between the structural and spectral properties of graphs. Another source has research in quantum chemistry. The 1980 monograph `spectra of graphs' by Cvetkovi,c, Doob and Sach summarised nearly all research to date in the area. In 1988 it was updated by the survey `Recent results in the theory of graph spectra'. The third edition of spectra of graphs (1995) contains a summary of the
further contributions to the subject. Since then the theory has been developed to a greater extend and many research papers have been published. It is important to mention that spectral graph theory has a wide range of applications to other areas of mathematics and to other areas of sciences which include Computer Science, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics etc.Digital copy of ThesisUniversity of Kashmi
Biochemical, Histopathological and Therapeutic Studies in Alloxan- and Streptozotocin-induced Diabetes Mellitus in Rabbits.
Full text linkThe present experimental study was designed to establish diabetes mellitus in New Zealand white rabbits using diabetogenic drugs so as to investigate/elucidate biochemical, histopathological and behavioural changes/complications. In one group
of rabbits diabetes mellitus was induced by intraperitoneal administration of alloxan (@ 80 mg/kg b.w.) and the other group of rabbits was made diabetic using intravenous administration of streptozotocin (@ 65 mg/kg b.w.).Another group of rabbits was kept as control (normal healthy) which received normal saline. The establishment of diabetes mellitus in rabbits was confirmed by periodical elevated levels of fasting blood glucose, blood urea and serum creatinine. The subsequent effect of
hyperglycemia on tissue morphology of diabetic rabbits was studied by processing of different organs viz., pancreas, kidneys, liver, lungs, heart, brain and gut of both diabetic and normal rabbits for histological/hiostopathological study using Haematoxylin and Eosin stain and modified Gomori’s staining technique.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
Progression and Metastasis of Lung Cancer - A Study of Predominant Cellular Interactions in Tumor Microenvironment.
Full text linkThe heterotypic view of cancer envisions solid tumors as ecosystems consisting of abnormal epithelial tumor cells and a plethora of cell types collectively referred to as stromal cells. In these ecosystems, innate immune cells are highly represented and most abundant among these are macrophages. Macrophages commonly designated as Tumor associated macrophages (TAMs) in the tumor microenvironment, originate from circulating pool of monocytes and play a critical role in orchestrating and promoting tumor growth. The acquisition of tumorigenic properties by TAMs relies upon a complex interplay between them and tumor cells. In this study, we demonstrated through co-culture experiments that such properties of TAMs are shaped up by the tumor-derived secretory signals which favor their tumor promoting phenotypes. Co-culture of model human monocytes (THP-1) with model human lung carcinoma cells (A549) enabled THP-1 cells to secrete tumor-promoting cytokines and therefore enhanced proliferation, migration and invasiveness of A549 cells. We demonstrated that A549 cells consistently secrete EDA-containing Fibronectin that mediates the pro-inflammatory response from THP-1 monocytes in a paracrine manner.Digital copy of Thesis.University of Kashmir
Internet usage among university students in relation to their life style, academic achievement and attitude towards research.
Full text linkInformation and communication technology is the latest in a series of technological advances that have changed the world in varied ways. The last two decades have noticed a techno-revolution caused by the rapid development of Information and Communication Technology (ICT). It is hard to imagine the future that is not supported, in one way or other, by Information and Communication Technology (ICT). An information world, called the cyber world, comes into being between the social and physical worlds. Looking at the current widespread diffusion and the use of ICT in modern societies, especially by the younger ones (called as digital generation) affects their way of life. ICTs in general and the Internet in particular is one of the most important and complex innovations of mankind. As we approaching a new millennium, the Internet has revolutionised our: society, economy, education as well as technological system. If there were a vote for the thing which very much influenced people's lives in the 21st century, it is none other than Internet. Most people are seen to accept Internet as a revolutionary medium which has changed the lifestyle of present generation. Gates (2000) asserted that Internet has significantly influenced the lifestyle of each one and mostly the student community. Internet is acknowledged globally as a technology dominated resource in education, social interaction and entertainment (Salako & Tiamiyu, 2007).Digital copy of Ph.D thesis.University of Kashmir