239 research outputs found
Satellite-retrieved direct radiative forcing of aerosols over North-East India and adjoining areas: climatology and impact assessment
No full textThe article by J. Biswas et al. contained an update in affiliation of author Binita Pathak. The author would like to add another affiliation to her name. Her updated affiliations are the following
Satellite-based study of physico-optical properties of aerosols over a westernmost location of Brahmaputra valley
No full textThis study examines the long term trend of the radiatively active atmospheric aerosols which can influence the Earth’s energy budget directly by scattering and absorbing radiation and indirectly by acting as cloud condensation nuclei. MODIS sensor on board the NASA Earth Observing System Terra and Aqua satellite based Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) data are used for long term analysis of aerosols over Bongaigaon, Assam for the period August, 2002 to March, 2017. Highest AOD values are observed in pre-monsoon (March-May) season due to long range transportation as well as intense biomass burning activities especially as a part of Jhum cultivation. In general, AOD values are low in post-monsoon (October-November) season which may be due to wash out of aerosols by rain in the preceding months without enough replacement. The monthly AOD values vary from its highest value 0.949 in April, 2016 to its lowest value 0.107 in November, 2002 for the study period. From the comparison of MODIS Terra and Aqua AOD at 550 nm, it is clearly seen that generally Terra AOD at 10:30 hr is higher than the Aqua AOD at 13:30hr. A slowly increasing trend of both Aqua and Terra AOD at 550 nm is observed over the study location. The observed Ångström exponent value varies from its minimum value in monsoon season to its maximum value in winter season. With increasing AOD values, horizontal visibility decreases over Bongaigaon
Optimization of factors influencing exopolysaccharide production by <em>Halomonas xianhensis</em> SUR308 under batch culture
No full textSublingual misoprostol versus intramuscular oxytocin for prevention of postpartum hemorrhage in low-risk women
No full textCarotenogenesis in Haloferax sp. Strain BKW301, a Halophilic Archaeon from Indian Solar Saltarns
No full textINFLUENCE OF CULTURAL CONDITIONS FOR EXTRACELLULAR LIPASE PRODUCTION BY A HALOTOLERANT BACTERIUM, BACILLUS sp. ORS4
No full textDuring the course of survey of halotolerant bacteria from saline environments, 17 bacterial cultures were isolated in pure form from the multi-pond solar salterns of Odisha and West Bengal, India. The isolates were screened for their lipase production capability on basal MH-Tween 80 agar medium containing 10% NaCl and the isolate ORS4 having potential for high lipase production, the most potent lipolytic isolate ORS4 was selected for further detailed studies. The ORS4 isolate showed most similarity to Bacillus vallismortis from genus Bacillus on behalf of the morphological, physiological and biochemical characteristics along with 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Time course of growth and lipase production by the isolate ORS4 showed maximum enzyme activity (35.79 U/ml) during the stationary phase of growth. Moreover, the optimum conditions for lipase production by the isolate in basal MH medium involved 1% Tween 80, 5% NaCl, 1% glucose, 1% tryptone with an inoculum density of 1012 cells/ml. The partially purified extracellular lipase of Bacillus sp. ORS4 showed tolerance to alkaline pH along with high salinity and temperature suggesting its potential for biotechnological applications in saline environments.</jats:p
Shame and masochism in Women : A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Japanese & Indian Psyche
No full textThis paper attempts to examine the psychological, psychoanalysis and socio-cultural construct of masochism in society exemplifying the various perspectives of psychoanalysis across the world over the years. Whereas, shame has been a recent exploration in western psychoanalytic literature possibly due to its experiential lack of it, as opposed to the eastern counterpart. In the study of both shame and masochism, Japan has undertaken a pioneering journey resulting from her own psychological formations of these qualities in her women. A closer look at Japan's folk-tales and myths narrating the story of the 'devoted' and the 'wounded' mother/wife clearly unfolds these psychological mechanisms of shame and masochism in women. A prolonged study is conducted of the shame in author context, in Indian cultural and clinical situations. And in both the countries and its women, one takes a critical view of the 'Prohibition of Don't Look' that affects society and the individual by taking a deeper look at the 'wound' inflicted upon the devoted mother (through cultural and clinical intervention)
Shame and masochism in Women : A Psychoanalytic Exploration of Japanese & Indian Psyche
No full textThis paper attempts to examine the psychological, psychoanalysis and socio-cultural construct of masochism in society exemplifying the various perspectives of psychoanalysis across the world over the years. Whereas, shame has been a recent exploration in western psychoanalytic literature possibly due to its experiential lack of it, as opposed to the eastern counterpart. In the study of both shame and masochism, Japan has undertaken a pioneering journey resulting from her own psychological formations of these qualities in her women. A closer look at Japan\u27s folk-tales and myths narrating the story of the \u27devoted\u27 and the \u27wounded\u27 mother/wife clearly unfolds these psychological mechanisms of shame and masochism in women. A prolonged study is conducted of the shame in author context, in Indian cultural and clinical situations. And in both the countries and its women, one takes a critical view of the \u27Prohibition of Don\u27t Look\u27 that affects society and the individual by taking a deeper look at the \u27wound\u27 inflicted upon the devoted mother (through cultural and clinical intervention)
Reading Race in Children’s Literature in English : A Study of J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter Series
No full textAbstract
Children’s Literature, according to Encyclopedia Britannica, is the body of written works
and accompanying illustrations that largely encompasses a wide range of works,
including acknowledged classics of world literature, picture books and easy-to-read
stories, fairy tales, lullabies, fables, folk songs and other primarily orally transmitted
materials in order to entertain or instruct young people. Fantasy Literature consists of
imaginative worlds or make-believe. Here the readers must suspend disbelief. Joanne
Kathleen Rowling’s Harry Potter Series is filled with racial imagery and motifs. Race
permeates as a major theme in the hugely popular and best-selling series of the worldfamous
author. As pointed out by Saptarshi Ray, the racial stereotypes and prejudices that
are present throughout the series can be seen as those real-life racial insults. Therefore, it
would be interesting to see as to how racism, its prejudices and its stereotypes are present
in the best-selling books. The main objective of this paper is to detect how race and its
bias are present and as a result the magical world of Harry Potter is not so magical afte
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