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Medical Entomology: Education and Research in India
No full textArticle Type: Editorial
Title: Medical Entomology: Education and Research in India
Year: 2023; Volume: 3; Issue: 2; Page No: 1 – 3
Author: Jayanthi Sureshbabu*
https://doi.org/10.55349/ijmsnr.20233213
Affiliation: Editor-In-Chief, International Journal of Medical Sciences and Nursing Research, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India and Former Lecturer in Medical Entomology, Department of Community Medicine, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Kalapet, Pondicherry, India.
Email ID: [email protected]
Article Summary: Submitted: 20-April-2023; Revised: 20-May-2023; Accepted: 5-June-2023; Published: 30-June-2023Editorial Article by Editor-In-Chie
Tari Kreasi Pelegongan "Satya Jayanthi"
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Perjalanan Yudistira ke sorga yang dituntun seekor anjing dirundung kesedihan karena mengetahui keempat saudaranya sudah mendapat hukuman di Neraka sebaliknya pihak Korawa mendapatkan Sorga.
Segera Yudistira pun menyusul dan mencari saudaranya di Neraka dan ketika Yudistira menginjakan kakinya ke dalam kawah Neraka, dalam sekejap Neraka berubah menjadi Sorga. Atas kesetiaan dan keteguhan hatinya Yudistira menemui keberhasilan atau kemenangan akhirnya dapat bertemu dengan saudara-saudaranya
Bioremediation of landfill gas using methanotrophic microorganisms / Jayanthi Barasarathi
Full text linkMethane (CH4) is an important greenhouse gas with a global warming potential 25 times higher than carbon dioxide (CO2). Landfill is a one of the major contributor to
global CH4 emission and is estimated to be 500-800 Mt CO2 eq/year. Previous studies have shown that microbial oxidation of CH4 in landfill cover soil can be enhanced
using substrates that are rich in organic matter, such as compost. Methanotrophs are group of bacteria that utilize CH4 as its sole carbon and energy source. Therefore this
study is aimed to characterize the physiochemical properties of biocover material,while identifying the potential methanotrophic bacteria from landfill cover soil. It is also intended to evaluate a comparative assessment of the CH4 efficiency of the biocover material under controlled conditions for bottle and column experiments with
the addition of potential methanotrophic bacteria. Compost has been identified as best biocover material based on the associated physiochemical properties and their ability
to oxidize 4% of CH4 within 4 days. Three types of methanotrophic bacteria were isolated from landfill soil and identified as Methylomonas sp, Methylococcus sp 1 and
Methylococcus sp 2. Methylococcus sp 1 showed the highest CH4 oxidation capacity when compared to Methylomonas sp and Methylococcus sp 2 which took only 24 hours for complete CH4 oxidation. Batch experiment with addition of individual
cultures and mixed cultures to the compost carried out at different parameters indicated higher CH4 oxidation capacity at 35˚C and 40˚C, pH 6 and at 60% v/v moisture level. Addition of Methylococcus sp 1 showed the highest CH4 oxidation activity at the rate of 8.33 X 103 μg g-1h-1 while the CH4 oxidation rate with addition of Methylomonas sp was 4.16 X 103 μg g-1h-1. Addition of Methylococcus sp 2
iii showed 75% lower activity compared to Methylococcus sp 1 and 50% lower activity compared to Methylomonas sp. Bacterial count at end of the experiment showed
highest count for Methylomonas sp and Methylococcus sp 1. Statistical analysis (P <0.05) showed significant increase in CH4 oxidation with the addition of Methylomonas sp and Methylococcus sp 1 to the compost at optimum temperature,
moisture and pH when compared to the control. Column experiment carried out with addition of potential methanotrophic bacteria to the compost at different column
height showed highest CH4 oxidation activity at 60cm with the addition of Methylomonas sp and Methylococcus sp 1 and the comparison with control also showed 50% increase in the CH4 oxidation activity. The experiment carried out at
different incubation temperature and moisture content showed highest CH4 oxidation at the temperature of 35˚C to 40˚C and 60% moisture level which are similar to batch
experiment. Kinetic studies using Michaelis Menten equation for batch experiment at optimum parameters showed highest potential CH4 oxidation rate with the addition of
Methyloccocus sp 1. Addition of methanotrophic bacteria to compost showed an enhancement and significant increase in the CH4 oxidation under optimum parameters which are also similar to tropical conditions. A biocover with 60cm column height is potentially the best height for optimal CH4 oxidation
APPENDICULA NICOBARICA (ORCHIDACEAE – EPIDENDROIDEAE – PODOCHILEAE), A NEW SPECIES FROM GREAT NICOBAR BIOSPHERE RESERVE, INDIA
No full textAppendicula nicobarica Jayanthi, Sumathi & Karthig. (Orchidaceae) is described and illustrated from Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve, India.</jats:p
The use of swear words among university students / Jayanthi Sinnathamby
No full textSwearing has always been regarded as an expression of negativity. Swear words can be defined as language used offensively and can be sexist, racist, homophobic and masochistic. This study aims to examine the types of swear words used by university students and how they use these words to accustom themselves in a new environment. A mixed method was employed in this study using online questionnaires and semi-structured interviews. Research data were limited to English and Malay languages, with swear words listed out by university students relating to certain contexts. Findings show that swear words used by university students fit into epithets, profanities, vulgarities, and obscenities as outlined in Battistella’s (2007) Model of Taboo words Categorisation. 53.5% of respondents state that they are not affected by this usage either by others or themselves. Respondents also believe that using euphemisms, gestures, grawlixes and emojis during social discourse is not swearing. 99% of respondents were conversant in English and this paved the way to the majority of them using an equal number of English and Malay swear words. They are clear about the context and circumstances in which to use swear words. These findings indicate that usage of swear words among students has become normalised and a part of everyday life and provide a mode to accustom themselves in a new environment
Reviewing judicial review: constitutional and institutional competence / Jayanthi Naidu
Full text linkThis work examines the foundations of judicial review. By doing so, it explores the
constitutional and institutional capacity of the reviewing court. The reason for this is that
court decisions have infused new vigour into judicial review by moving it away from
formalistic concerns of jurisdiction. Nevertheless the extent of such judicial enthusiasm is
shrouded in controversy. Too often judgments are based on standards that transcend the
particular case, leading to complex and even contradictory decisions. Further, it cannot be
denied that principles are ignored and stare decisis is flouted towards the end of ''justice
of the case". Any occasional judicial incursion into matters formally within the purview
of the original decision-maker's realm is justified as a necessary and acceptable
consequence of fulfilling this essential task.
Further, changes in patterns of governance through privatization, contracting-out, selfregulation
and the like have served to blur the traditional distinction between the public
and private sphere. The cross fertilization gives rise to accountability concerns because
otherwise, private actors can muscle their way into the traditional state machinery
without much fanfare. This forwards serious questions in relation to rights enforcement
and how judicial review can be invoked in the public-private interaction.
These questions will continue to rage unless the foundational parameters are clarified. If
the courts are constitutionally and institutionally competent, any controversies with
regards its role will be extinguished. It will also be impetus towards developing a corpus
of constitutional review, one that evolves with contemporary insight of the constitution.
The focus is not whether the courts should decide all controversies or not, but how it can
function as a mechanism of accountability in the interaction between the constitutional
actors. This work concludes by showing that if the constitutional principles are clarified,
then the constitutional actors will cease the current power play and instead work in
partnership towards actualizing effective enjoyment of rights.
The law is as at 30 April 2004
Going Beyond Counting First Authors in Author Co-citation Analysis
Full text linkThe present study examines one of the fundamental aspects of author co-citation analysis (ACA) - the way co-citation
counts are defined. Co-citation counting provides the data on which all subsequent statistical analyses and mappings
are based, and we compare ACA results based on two different types of co-citation counting - the traditional type that
only counts the first one among a cited work's authors on the one hand and a non-traditional type that takes into
account the first 5 authors of a cited work on the other hand. Results indicate that the picture produced through this non-traditional author co-citation counting contains more coherent author groups and is therefore considerably clearer. However, this picture represents fewer specialties in the research field being studied than that produced through the traditional first-author co-citation counting when the same number of top-ranked authors is selected and analyzed. Reasons for these effects are discussed
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