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Bibliographics for the 983 eprints in the live archives of E-LIS : trends and status report up to 7th July 2004, based on author-self-archiving metadata
No full textThe priority for ideas and philosophy related to "Network Theory" have been traced back and documented by Braun(2004),and credit goes to Karinthy(1929).The IT has empowered to realise it, as the most practical phenomena and it is no more a humour. The OAI (Open Archives Initiatives)and ACIS (Academic Contributor Information System)are progressive in the direction ,which may lead to realise the "Collective Genius" at global level. Focus of present study is on Author-Self-Archiving (A-S-A)Metadata of the 983 Eprints in the Live Archives of the E-LIS (EPrints of Library and Information Science),which were approved till 7th July 2004.The A-S-A Metadata was used for librametric analysis. Self-explanatory bibliographics are illustrated.The highlights include: Conference papers (34%); highest approval, June 2004 (28%); published archives (76%);not refereed (52%); not in public domain (60%); highest self-archiving-author (De Robbio, Antonella).The Nos. of EPrints having single JITA domain specifications were: Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information(27); Information use and sociology of information(80);Users,literacy and reading(13);Libraries as physical collections(30);Publishing and legal issues(57);Management(13);Industry, profession and education(36);Information sources, supports, channels(113) ; Information treatment for information services, Information functions and techniques (101); Technical services libraries, archives and museums(25); Housing technologies(1); Information technology and library technology(92); and Inter-domainery (395) i.e. having specifications of two or more than two JITA classes
Wikis: Tool for Altering Tacit Knowledge Explicit
No full textThe paper presentsives an overview of the concept and dimensions of knowledge and its management in libraries using ICT based systems. Explores how Wikis can be used in libraries to commute the implicit knowledge explicit among the professionals and the users. Discusses in detail the scope of Wikis implementation in libraries. Explains the relative advantage and weakness of Wikis as a knowledge management tool in libraries
A Unified Shell model for Buoyancy-Driven Turbulence
No full textWe construct a unified shell model for stably stratified and convective turbulence. Shell model simulation of stably stratified flow in turbulent regime exhibit Bolgiano-Obukhbov (BO) scaling in which the kinetic energy spectrum varies as . However, simulation of convective turbulence shows Kolmogorov's spectrum. These results are consistent with the direct numerical simulations of Kumar {\em et al.} [Phys. Rev. E {\bf 90}, 023016 (2014)]. We also observe a dual scaling ( and ) for a limited range of parameters in stably stratified flow
Monatractides tuzovskyi Pesic, N. Kumar, K. Kumar & S. Kumar 2006
No full text<i>Monatractides</i> cf. <i>tuzovskyi</i> Pesic, N. Kumar, K. Kumar & S. Kumar, 2006 (in Kumar <i>et al.</i> 2006) <p>(Figs. 69–74)</p> <p> <b>Material.</b> Thailand: River at km. 13, 465 m asl, Doi Inthanon NP, 25.xi.2007, 18° 31.532 N 98° 39.091 E, leg. Smit 0/8/0 (0/2/0 mounted); fast flowing stream crossing road to Den Ya Kat Station, 410 m asl, Chiang Dao NP, 23.xi.2007, 19° 19.735 N 98° 56.201 E, leg. Smit 0/1/0 (0/1/0 mounted); Thorntip Waterfall, Kaeng Krachan NP, 29.xi.2007, 12° 50.952 N 99° 18.498 E, leg. Smit 0/1/0.</p> <p> <b>Morphology.</b> <i>Female</i> (from River at km. 13, in parentheses specimen from Den Ya Kat Station): Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 70) L 694 (709), W 431 (431); dorsal shield (Fig. 69) L 575 (566), W 343 (363), L/W ratio 1.68 (1.56); dorsal plate L 538 (531); shoulder plate L 140 (134), W 53 (53), L/W ratio 2.6 (2.5); frontal plate L 109 (100), W 47 (44), L/W ratio 2.3 (2.3); shoulder/frontal plate L ratio 1.28; capitular bay L 131, W 45, L/W ratio 2.9; Cx-1 total L 236 (239), Cx-1 medial L 103, Cx-2+3 medial 44 (31); ratio Cx-1 L/ Cx-2+3 medial L 5.4 (7.7); Cx-1 medial L/Cx-2+3 medial L 2.3; genital field L/W 141 (141)/116 (116), L/W ratio 1.2 (1.2); distance genital field–excretory pore 197 (202), genital field–caudal idiosoma margin 269 (278); capitulum (Fig. 73) ventral L 173 (176); chelicera L 198 (192); palp (Fig. 72) total L 166 (166), L: P-1 23 (21), P-2 50 (49), P-3 32 (35), P-4 41 (41), P-5 20 (20); %L (given as % of total L): P-1 13.8 (12.7), P-2 30.1 (29.5), P-3 19.3 (21.1), P-4 24.7 (24.7), P-5 12.1 (12.1); P-2/P-4 ratio 1.2 (1.2); L I-Leg-4-6 (Fig. 74): 82 (76), 80 (74), 86 (85); I-Leg-6 L/W ratio 2.26 (2.24).</p> <p> <b>Remarks</b>. The specimens from Thailand agree with <i>Monatractides tuzovskyi</i> Pesic <i>et al.</i> 2006 due to the elongated idiosoma (e.g., dorsal shield L/W>1.5), P-2 and P-3 with a heavy ventral setae, P-4 without ventral denticles, a capitulum with elongated rostrum and Cx-4 posteriorly extended far beyond the genital field. Differences (in parentheses data taken from Kumar <i>et al.</i> 2006) are found in its smaller idiosoma and palp dimensions (e.g., idiosoma L 831, dorsal shield L 681, genital field L/W 169/132, palp total L 180). However, due to the fact that the male is not yet described, this is only a tentative assignment. The variability needs to be examined to clarify the taxonomy.</p> <p> <b>Distribution</b>. India (Western Himalayas). New for Thailand.</p>Published as part of <i>Pesic, Vladimir & Smit, Harry, 2009, Water mites of the family Torrenticolidae (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Thailand, Part II. The genus Monatractides K. Viets, pp. 1-27 in Zootaxa 2012</i> on page 17, DOI: <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/185830">10.5281/zenodo.185830</a>
Bacillus maritimus Pal & Mathan Kumar & Kaur & Kumar & Kaur & Singh & Krishnamurthi & Mayilraj 2017, SP. NOV.
No full textDESCRIPTION OF BACILLUS MARITIMUS SP. NOV. Bacillus maritimus (ma.ri′ ti.mus. L. masc. adj. maritimus maritime, marine). Cells are Gram-stain-positive, rod-shaped, endospore-forming (bulging sporangia) and aerobic. Tolerates up to 7 % (w/v) NaCl (optimum 5 %). No growth occurs in the presence of>8.0 % (w/v) NaCl. The temperature range for growth is 12– 42 Ǫ C (optimum 30 Ǫ C). Growth is observed in the pH range 7.0-11 (optimum pH 8.0) but no growth is observed at pH below 6.0. Negative for hydrolysis of casein, starch and gelatin. Nitrate is reduced to nitrite; H 2 S is not produced. Acid is produced from fructose, raffinose, lactose and melibiose but not from adonitol, dulcitol, dextrose, galactose, inositol, inulin, mannitol, mannose, maltose, rhamnose,, sucrose, salicin, sorbitol, trehalose or xylose. Positive for arginine dihydrolase 1, urease, sucrose, trehalose, raffinose, maltose, L- lactate alkalinization, Oi -galactosidase, L- proline arylamidase, Oi -glucosidase and arginine dihydrolase 2, but negative for β -glucosidase, β - galactopyranosidase, β -galactosidase, salicin, optochine resistance, D- amygdalin, phosphatidylinositol phospholipase C, D- xylose, Ala–Phe–Pro arylamidase, cyclodextrin, L- aspartate arylamidase, Oi -mannosidase, phosphatase, leucine arylamidase, L- pyrrolidonyl-arylamidase, β -glucuronidase, alanine arylamidase, tyrosine arylamidase, D- sorbitol, polymixin B resistance, D- galactose, D- ribose, lactose, N -acetyl-D- glucosamine, bacitracin resistance, novobiocin resistance, growth with 6.5 % (w/v) NaCl, D- mannitol, D- mannose, methyl β -D-glucopyranoside, pullulan and 0/129 resistance (comp.vibrio.). Major fatty acids are iso-C 15: 0, anteiso-C 15: 0, iso-C 14: 0 and iso-C 17: 1 I and/or anteiso-C 17: 1 B. The only menaquinone present is MK-7. The major phospholipids are diphosphatidylglycerol, phosphatidylglycerol and phosphatidylethanolamine. The type strain, KS16-9 T (= MTCC 12305 T = DSM 100413 T = KCTC 33834 T), was isolated from a marine sediment sample collected from Kovalam, Kanyakumari coastal region of the Indian Ocean, India. The DNA G+C content of the type strain is 45.4 mol%.Published as part of Pal, Deepika, Mathan Kumar, Rajendran, Kaur, Navjot, Kumar, Narender, Kaur, Gurwinder, Singh, Nitin Kumar, Krishnamurthi, Srinivasan & Mayilraj, Shanmugam, 2017, Bacillus maritimus sp. nov., a novel member of the genus Bacillus isolated from marine sediment, pp. 60-66 in International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 67 (1) on pages 64-65, DOI: 10.1099/ijsem.0.001569, http://zenodo.org/record/604839
Sperchon indicus N. Kumar, K. Kumar & Pesic 2007
No full textSperchon cf. indicus N. Kumar, K. Kumar & Pesic, 2007 (Figs. 8–14) Material examined. Buthan: Pele La, 01.iii. 2002, 3200 m asl., one female (ZMAN), dissected and slide mounted in Hoyer's fluid. Morphology. Female: Idiosoma (ventral view: Fig. 9) L 862, W 669. One pair of fused dorsocentral plates (Dc- 3) (Fig. 8). Coxal field: L between anterior end of first coxae and posterior end of fourth coxae 428; L of genital valves 155; genital valves not covering the genital acetabula; posterior acetabula rounded; L of acetabula 1–3: 58-65 - 33. Capitulum (Fig. 13) L 218; chelicera (Fig. 14) L 232, H 56, L/H ratio 4.1, basal segment L 167, claw L 68, ratio chelicerae basal segment/claw L 2.5; palp (Fig. 12) total L 560, dL and %L (in parentheses, given as % of total L): P- 1 25 (4.5), P- 2 128 (22.9), P- 3 163 (29.1), P- 4 200 (35.7), P- 5 44 (7.9); P- 2 /P- 4 ratio 0.64; Ambulacrum (Fig. 11) with slightly developed claw blade, claws with clawlet. L of IV–L (Fig. 10) segments: IV – 125, 125, 139, 259, 265, 219. Remarks. Due to the presence of glandularia on Cx- 3, P- 2 with a long ventrodistal projection, and excretory pore surrounded by sclerotized ring, the specimen from Bhutan shows a general conformity with Sperchon indicus Kumar et al. Differences (in parentheses data taken from Kumar et al. 2007) are found in its major idiosoma and gnathosoma dimensions (e.g., S. indicus idiosoma L 694, genital valves L 124, capitulum L 158–181, palp total L 515–544). Furthermore the specimen from Bhutan has P- 4 less elongated and the claw blade less developed (strongly developed in S. indicus – see Kumar et al. 2007). The variability of further specimens from Bhutan needs to be known and studies on male specimens of S. indicus are necessary before we can assess the taxonomic status of this specimen. Distribution. India. New for Bhutan.Published as part of Pesic, Vladimir & Smit, Harry, 2007, First records of water mites (Acari: Hydrachnidia) from Bhutan, with description of two new species, pp. 45-56 in Zootaxa 1613 on pages 47-50, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.17899
Story of the Story-Teller: A Conversation with Ramendra Kumar
No full textRamendra Kumar (Ramen) is an award-winning writer, storyteller and inspirational speaker with 42 books to his name. Ramen’s writings have been published by many of the leading publishers in the county and translated into 30 languages. They have found a place in several textbooks and anthologies. He has written across all genres ranging from picture books to adult fiction, satire, poetry, travelogues, biographies and on issues related to parenting and relationships. He has been invited to literary festivals held in Denmark, Greece, Sharjah, Sri Lanka as well Indian events including the prestigious Jaipur Litfest to conduct storytelling sessions and creative writing workshops. He has also been empanelled by Pearson India Education Services as well as several schools to conduct workshops. He was nominated as a Jury Member for the Best Children’s Author Category of The Times of India’s ‘Women AutHer’ Awards 2020. Many of his stories have been showcased by popular audio streaming, apps both within and outside the country, such as Spotify, Gaatha, Talking Stories Radio – London et al.
An Engineer & an MBA, Ramen was serving as the General Manager (Corporate Communications), SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant, when he took Voluntary Retirement to pursue his passion, in August 2020. To know more about the writer, you can visit his website www.ramendra.in & his page on Wikipedia. Dr. Sagar Kumar Sharma interviews the author and unfolds the pages of his life.
 
Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) garhwalensis Kumar, Kumar & Pesic 2007
No full textSperchon (Hispidosperchon) garhwalensis Kumar, Kumar & Pesic, 2007 Figure B (1–11) Material examined. One male and two females, China, Hubei Province, Shennongjia National Nature Reserve, unnamed stream (N 31 ° 27 ' 18 '', E 110 ° 23 ' 39 ''), 19 August 2009, leg. Cheng-Shuai Xu, altitude 1188m. One male and one female were dissected and slide-mounted. Description. Male: Body oval in shape, 500 in length, 450 in width. Cuticle yellow in colour, covered with very fine spinules arranged in hexagonal pattern (Fig. B- 3). A 1 short and plumose, other dorsal setae thin and long. Chitinous plates and glandular plates on both dorsum and venter well developed as illustrated in Fig. B- 1 and Fig. B- 2. One pair of chitinous plates between D 1 and D 2 on dorsum fused. Coxae in four groups, surface of coxae reticulated. ACG 170 in length, close to each other but not fused, and with weakly developed apodeme. E 2 on the lateral interval between ACG and PCG. PCG 175 in length, widely separated. E 4 close to anterior margin of CxIII. Distance between anterior end of ACG and posterior end of PCG 310. Genital field between PCG. Genital valves not covering the genital acetabula, 140 in length, 110 in width. One small platelet in front of genital field. Pre- and postgentital sclerites not developed. Three pairs of genital acetabula in parallel rows, the two anterior pairs elliptic and the posterior pair more or less rounded. A single platelet close to the line between V 1 and posterior to the genital area. V 1 on sclerites in medium size and without accompanying glandularia. Excretory pore slightly posterior to the line between V 2, and surrounded by a well developed sclerotized ring. Capitulum with a long rostrum, 163 in length. Chelicera total length 164, basal segment length 119, claw length 45, and the ratio of basal segment/claw length 2.6. Dorsal lengths of the palpal segments: P-I, 21; P-II, 87; P-III, 115; P-IV, 100; P-V, 25. P-I without seta. P-II with a long ventrodistal projection bearing a long seta and a short seta. About seven short setae on the lateral and dorsal side of P-II, none of them plumose. The ventral side of P-III straight and without seta, but the lateral and dorsal with three short smooth setae, one of them almost at one-thirds laterally and others at distal end. P-IV shorter than P-III. The venter of P-IV with two small peg-like setae and two normal thin setae, the proximal peg-like seta approximately at the middle and the distal one near to terminal end of the segment. Dorsal lengths of leg I: I- L- 1, 40; I-L- 2, 50; I-L- 3, 55; I-L- 4, 105; I-L- 5, 95; I-L- 6, 100. Dorsal lengths of leg IV: IV-L- 1, 65; IV-L- 2, 75; IV-L- 3, 90; IV-L- 4, 195; IV-L- 5, 165; IV-L- 6, 160. The dorsal of I-IV- 3-5 with long plumose setae in longitudinal rows (Fig. B- 9). Ambulacrum with two claws. Each claw with claw blade well protruding, bearing a long dorsal and a shorter ventral clawlet. Female: Color, body shape, and the decorations of cuticle as in the male, morphological characters of the genital field and the size of dorsalia and ventralia different from the male. Body 730 in length, 680 in width. ACG 225 in length, PCG 235 in length. Distance between anterior end of ACG and posterior end of PCG 420. Gential field 175 in length, 155 in width. Pregentital sclerite well developed. Gnathosoma length 211. Chelicera total length 225, basal segment length 165, claw length 60, ratio of basal segment/claw length 2.8. Dorsal lengths of the palpal segments: P-I, 30; P-II, 153; P-III, 175; P-IV, 141; P-V, 39. Dorsal lengths of leg I: I-L- 1, 55; I-L- 2, 75; I-L- 3, 70; I-L- 4, 115; I-L- 5, 120; I-L- 6, 110. Dorsal lengths of leg IV: IV-L- 1, 100; IV- L- 2, 110; IV-L- 3, 125; IV-L- 4, 210; IV-L- 5, 230; IV-L- 6, 195. Remarks. S. garhwalensis was described from India by Kumar, Kumar & Pesic in 2007 (Kumar et al. 2007). But in their original description, only female was described and it’s taxonomic status of the subgenus was not given. It is the first report with the first description of the male from China. The features of both male and female examined well coincide with the characteristic of the subgenus Hispidosperchon, so it should be placed in this subgenus. The decorations of cuticle, E 4 on CxIII, P- 4 shorter than P- 3 and excretory pore with a sclerotized ring in the females from China show a general conformity with S. garhwalensis Kumar, Kumar & Pesic, 2007 from India. Some differences in the body size and the number of the plates on the dorsum and venter should be regarded as the variety between the different geographical populations. FIGURE B (1–9). Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) garhwalensis, Male. 1. idiosoma, dorsal view; 2. idiosoma, ventral view; 3. decorations of cuticle; 4. capitulum; 5. chelicera; 6. palp; 7. IV-L- 1 -6. 8. claw 9. dorsal seta of IV-L- 4. FIGURE B (10–11). Sperchon (Hispidosperchon) garhwalensis, Female. 10. idiosoma, dorsal view; 11. idiosoma, ventral view.Published as part of Zhang, Xu & Jin, Dao-Chao, 2010, Three new species and one new record of the subgenus Hispidosperchon Thor, 1901 within the genus Sperchon Kramer, 1877 from China (Acari: Sperchontidae), pp. 14-24 in Zootaxa 2684 on pages 18-20, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.19939
Panus roseus N. Vinjusha & T. K. A. Kumar 2022, comb. nov.
No full textPanus roseus (Karun., K.D. Hyde & Zhu L. Yang) N. Vinjusha & T.K.A. Kumar comb. nov. MycoBank No: MB 842792 Basionym:— Lentinus roseus Karunarathna, K.D. Hyde & Zhu L. Yang, in Karunarathna, Yang, Zhao, Vellinga, Bahkali, Chukeatirote & Hyde, Mycol. Progr. 10 (4): 392 (2011) Panus roseus is characterized by a relatively small basidiome, with coriaceous, deeply cyathiform, pink-coloured pileus, dimitic hyphal system, with thick-walled unbranched skeletal hyphae, presence of clavate, cheilocystidia and metuloids, and ellipsoid to elongate basidiospores (Karunarathna et al. 2011).Published as part of Kumar, T. K. Arun, 2022, Validation of Panus bambusinus and P. roseus (Panaceae, Polyporales), pp. 235-236 in Phytotaxa 533 (4) on page 235, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.533.4.7, http://zenodo.org/record/609165
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