46 research outputs found
Comparative Analysis of Calcium Carbonate Content in the Eggshells of Domestic Hen and Selected Wild Bird Species from the Marathwada Region of Maharashtra, India
No full textEggshells in birds are primarily composed of calcium carbonate (CaCO3), which provide mechanical strength and protection to the developing embryo. In this study, CaCO3 content in the eggshells of the domestic hen (Gallus gallus domesticus) as a control species, compared with three wild bird species — Baya weaver (Ploceus philippinus), Spotted munia (Lonchura punctulata), and Red-wattled lapwing (Vanellus indicus) — collected from different districts of the Marathwada region of Maharashtra, India. Eggshells were collected from poultry farms and natural nesting sites, then cleaned, dried, powdered, and analysed using a simple acid-base back titration method involving hydrochloric acid (HCl) and sodium hydroxide (NaOH). Among the species, the Red-wattled lapwing exhibited the highest average CaCO3 content (95.18% ± 1.95), followed by the domestic hen (94.93% ± 0.92), Baya weaver (93.20% ± 2.53), and Spotted munia (91.50% ± 2.43). Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) revealed statistically significant differences among species (F = 28.74, P < 0.001), districts (F = 4.79, P = 0.0118), and their interaction (F = 14.64, P < 0.001). These findings provide important baseline data for avian ecological studies and suggest that nesting strategies and habitat variability play key roles in eggshell mineral content. The use of backyard-raised hens as a domesticated control enhances the ecological relevance of the comparisons and highlights the utility of simple analytical methods in avian physiology and conservation research
Joint complete monotonicity of rational functions in two variables and toral -isometric pairs
No full textWe discuss the problem of classifying polynomials for which is joint completely monotone, where is a linear polynomial in We show that if with and then is joint completely monotone if and only if We also present an application to the Cauchy dual subnormality problem for toral -isometric weighted -shifts.28 page
Review of Medicinal Plants Acting as Vrushya (Aphrodisiac Activity) w.r.t Bhavprakash Nighantu
No full textAyurveda is an ancient science and it has a Holistic approach. There are eight branches of Ayurveda mentioned in “Ashtang Ayurved”. One of them being Vrush-Chikitsa (Vajikarana Tantra). The branch deals with Alpa Shukra, Kshina Shukra, Vishushka Retasa, Utpatti, Pushthi and Vruddhi of Shukra Dhatu which can be correlated with modern terminologies such as Oligospermia, Asthenozoospermia, Teratozoospermia, Hypospermia (all are indicative of Defective Seminal parameters) along with ejaculatory defects and helps in spermatogenesis. Thus ‘Vrushya’ indicates the substance by virtue of which a person is capable to act sexually like ‘Vrisha’ (bull). Vrushya has been described as ‘Shukrajanaka’ which can be correlated to spermatogenesis. Whereas, Vajikarana is mentioned as ‘Shukra Pravartanam’ which can be defined as ejaculation which helps in the release of semen from the body. There are many Ayurvedic herbs which have the property of ‘Vrushya’. Infertility is a serious health issue worldwide, affecting approximately 8 -10% of couples worldwide. 40-50% is due to “Male factor” infertility and as many as 2% of all men will exhibit suboptimal sperm parameters. The problem of infertility exists in this day and age and one of the most prominent things of Ayurveda is that a separate branch has been mentioned in “Ashtang Ayurved”, so it is of utmost importance for us as practitioners to find the medicinal plants acting on Shukra Dhatu to tackle this problem. The attempt of this study is to highlight the plants mentioned as Vrushya in Bhavprakash Nighant
Pharmacognostical study of Damanak - Artemisia nilagirica (C.B CLARKE) Pamp.)
No full textDamanak- Artemisia nilagirica is a tall, aromatic, pubescent or villous shrub-like herb found throughout India\u27s hilly regions. The plant has been mentioned in various Nighantu about its use as Hrudya, Vrushya, Grahani, Visha, Kustha, Kleda, Kandu and in Tridosha (disease of all the three Doshas). There are many ethnobotanical uses which indicates this herb should be studied more extensively to confirm these results and reveal other potential therapeutic effects. Davana oil has a deep, mellow, persistent rich fruity odour. Oil of Davana is used in expensive perfume compositions. It is understood that the oil is also being used for flavouring cakes and pastries. This also marks the use of Damanak as commercial plant. The present article intends to study the plant for its pharmacognosy and to know its therapeutic uses mentioned in various Nighantu
PESI - a taxonomic backbone for Europe
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REPORT ON BEST PRACTICES FOR CITABILITY OF DATA AND ON EVOLVING ROLES IN SCHOLARLY COMMUNICATION
No full textThis report sets out the current thinking on data citation best practice and presents the results of a survey of librarians asking how new support roles could and should be developed
TiO2 nanotubes decorated by silver nanocubes: Extraction of high field emission current density
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The other side of the social web: A taxonomy for social information access
No full textThe power of the modern Web, which is frequently called the Social Web or Web 2.0, is frequently traced to the power of users as contributors of various kinds of contents through Wikis, blogs, and resource sharing sites. However, the community power impacts not only the production of Web content, but also the access to all kinds of Web content. A number of research groups worldwide explore what we call social information access techniques that help users get to the right information using "collective wisdom" distilled from actions of those who worked with this information earlier. This invited talk offers a brief introduction into this important research stream and reviews recent works on social information access performed at the University of Pittsburgh's PAWS Lab lead by the author. Copyright © 2012 by the Association for Computing Machinery, Inc. (ACM)
