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Patent Analysis in India: A Bibliometric Study
No full text162-173This paper aims to conduct a bibliometric analysis of the literature on patent analysis published by Indian researchers using the Scopus database from 2005 to 2024. Data is extracted from the Scopus database for the bibliometric study. Biblioshiny and VOSviewer are used as software to analyze the performance of the literature on patent analysis in India. There is a fluctuation in the yearwise publication outputs and citations of the articles. Monika Gupta, R K Sastry, and A K Tiwari were the prominent author. The institution “Jaypee Institute of Information Technology” in Delhi and the journal “Journal of Intellectual Property Rights” are identified as the pivotal places of origin of the articles. The article “Phycobiliproteins as a Commodity: Trends in Applied Research, patents and Commercialization” by Sekar Soundarapandian is the most cited article, published in 2008. The conceptual structure of the literature on patent analysis is analyzed and visualized using keywords co-occurrence to identify the emerging themes of the aforementioned topic. These findings assist practitioners, policymakers, and editors in further development
Open Access Publications from University Grants Commission Funded Research: A Bibliometric Study
No full text109-119Research funding agencies play a crucial role in shaping the impact and dissemination of scholarly research. As Open
Access (OA) to research findings gains momentum, understanding the impact of funding agencies on OA publications
becomes essential. This study explores the impact of open access publications resulting from research funded by the
University Grants Commission (UGC), with a focus on the Indian context. It utilizes comprehensive publication data from
the Scopus database, specifically where UGC is listed as a funding sponsor. The analysis is entirely based on Scopus data,
with results drawn from entries where the term "UGC" appears. The study examines a total of 145,158 documents published
as an outcome of UGC research funding. Among these, 36,662 (25.25%) were found to be OA publications. Despite being
one third of total publications, these OA publications garnered significant attention, receiving 928,267 citations. This
citation impact of OA publications highlights the importance and effectiveness of UGC funding in promoting open access
publishing in research. The findings underscore the need for continued support and encouragement for open-access
initiatives by research funding agencies to enhance the accessibility and impact of scholarly research
Purāņas as repository of Indian Knowledge Systems: understanding architecture
No full text407-415The Purāņas, a genre of ancient Indian texts composed over several centuries, serve as comprehensive repositories of traditional Indian knowledge systems, encompassing a wide array of subjects such as cosmology, mythology, genealogy, and notably, architecture. These encyclopedic works, including prominent texts like the Agni Purāņa and Matsya Purāņa, provide detailed guidelines and principles on various aspects of life and culture, reflecting the profound intellectual and spiritual traditions of ancient India. In the realm of architecture, the Purāņas offer invaluable insights into the construction and design of temples, urban planning, and building practices. They elaborate on the technical specifications, aesthetic principles, and ritualistic procedures required for constructing sacred structures, ensuring that each element aligns with spiritual and cosmological symbolism. By preserving and transmitting this extensive body of knowledge, the Purāņas have played a crucial role in maintaining the continuity and integrity of India's architectural heritage and other traditional practices, thus serving as foundational texts for understanding the rich and multifaceted Indian cultural legacy
Endemic architectural forms of Malabar and South Canara: the role of building material in shaping megaliths and temples
No full text487-499The strip of land constituting the regions of Malabar and South Canara along the western coast of India is renowned for unique architectural forms endemic to the region, including protohistoric megaliths and medieval temples. This paper argues that this propensity for architectural endemism is primarily due to the properties of locally available building materials – mainly laterite and timber, rather than the geographical isolation imposed by the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea, as traditionally believed. The megaliths in this region, mostly from the Iron Age (1000BCE-500CE), and the medieval temples (800-1700CE), exhibit adaptations of the mainstream architectural traditions to suit the physical properties of laterite. This paper examines how architectural forms originally developed for construction using hard stone were re-interpreted to accommodate the properties of laterite. By analysing examples from both megalithic and temple contexts, it highlights the role of building material in determining the architectural identity of Malabar and South Canara
Occupational influences on rural built form: exploring spatial configurations in traditional agricultural settlements
No full text443-456Culture shapes behavioural norms, so understanding a cultural context enables one to anticipate, to some degree, how individuals within that culture are likely to behave. Prior studies have concentrated on how culture influences rural housing design and the development of associated cultural practices and behaviors, yet the role of occupational factors and their effects on the constructed environment remains unexamined. The research question is whether spatial configuration of built form in the rural context is dependent on the occupational (one of the components of culture) diversity of their households. This paper seeks to emphasize the importance of conserving and preserving remarkable instances of traditional human settlements that evolved in line with occupational requirements. The researcher adopted exploratory, descriptive and explanatory research methods to understand the occupational influence on the built form. House level analysis based on field observations, interviews were carried out to understand primary occupation, secondary occupation, occupational process, timelines, activities, tools, equipment, spaces and the place where occupation is performed. The exploratory research helped in understanding the insights of the occupation and built form, whereas descriptive research on the other hand, focused to describe the household, occupational activities in relation to spaces through field studies. The explanatory research helped the researcher in explaining the aspects of occupation and built form, to give conclusive evidence and helped in understanding the problem more efficiently. The output of this research is to identify the influence of occupation and occupational spaces in rural built form and the same would be helpful in designing the occupational spatial configuration for agriculture-based societies. The housing programmes, schemes shall take the outcome of this research for design proposals
INDIAN S&T BREAKTHROUGHS: Blossoming Horizons: CSIR-IHBT’s Tulip Garden Pioneers Self-Reliance and Scientific Tourism
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Chemically standardised extract of Withania somnifera (Ashwagandha) inhibits tumour growth, promotes apoptosis and cell cycle arrest
No full text236-245Withania somnifera Dunal (Family: Solanaceae), also known as ashwagandha, is indigenous to Asia and Africa. It is also
known as "Indian Ginseng." It has been used for thousands of years in ancient Indian Ayurvedic medicine to reduce stress and
pain, increase energy, improve nutrition, and treat various health conditions. The present study aims to determine the
chemopreventive potential of a chemically standardised extract of W. somnifera against lung cancer (A549) and breast cancer
(MCF-7) cell lines. The anticancer activity of W. somnifera was determined against lung and breast cancer using A549 and
MCF-7 cell lines, respectively, in different anticancer models, and the chemical constituent was determined by the GC-MS
method. After being treated for 48 hours in MTT assay, W. somnifera successfully reduced the viability of the MCF-7 cell line
with an IC50 value of 41.83 μg/mL in a dose-dependent manner. W. somnifera extract treatment reduced cyclin D1 and E2
expression in A549 cell lines. It was correlated to cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase. Additionally, it decreased nuclear factor
β-translocation, a pro-survival signal. In the human lung cancer cell line (A459), the anticancer activity was evaluated by Cas 3
gene expression investigation by RT-PCR. The existence of fatty acids in higher concentrations was revealed by GC-MS
analysis of the methanolic fraction from the 70% ethanolic extract of W. somnifera, which produced 28 compounds. Given its
apoptogenic and antiproliferative qualities, the observations point to the chemopreventive potential of W. somnifera extract.
Additional research is required to investigate these effects in in vivo models
