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Prosopistoma someshwarensis Ramya Roopa, Selvakumar & Subramanian, n. sp.
No full textProsopistoma someshwarensis Ramya Roopa, Selvakumar & Subramanian n. sp. Figs. 2–12 Material examined. Holotype: mature larva, INDIA, Karnataka, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Seethanadi river, Dulli Hole, 13°28’49.82’’ N, 075°02’43.77’’ E, 91 m, 04.III.2016, Coll. S. Ramya Roopa [ZSISRC-I/E 19]. Paratypes: 2 mature larvae, same data as holotype [ZSISRC-I/E 20]; 15 mature larvae, INDIA, Karnataka, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Seethanadi river, Yele Hole, 13°32’18.48’’ N, 075°04’43.14’’ E, 676 m, 06.VI.2015, 28.XII.2015, 17.III.2016, Coll. S. Ramya Roopa; 3 mature larvae, INDIA, Karnataka, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Seethanadi river, Onakeabbi falls, 13°30’46.41’’ N, 075°04’31.04’’ E, 597 m, 01.VI.2015, Coll. S. Ramya Roopa; 3 mature larvae, INDIA, Karnataka, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Seethanadi river, Onakeabbi falls, 13°30’27.07’’ N, 075°05’17.06’’ E, 655 m, 25.XI.2015, Coll. S. Ramya Roopa. Description. Mature larva. Body length 4–4.5 mm excluding caudal filaments. Head uniformly reddish brown with median ocellus between antennae, width approximately 2.5 times length. Epicranial sutures clearly visible, passing through lateral ocelli and anterior margin of compound eyes, continuing to lateral margin of head (Fig. 2 A). Carapace general coloration reddish brown, with one pale-coloured circular depression on each side of midline of anterior region of carapace, present at approximately 0.26 times length of carapace from posterior margin of head (Fig. 2 B) and with many dark ridges including few ridges resembling longitudinal lines on surface (Fig. 2 C). Head. Antenna (Fig. 4) 7-segmented including scape and pedicel, longer than distance from antennal base to anterior margin of head; segment III longest and shorter than combined length of segments IV–VII. Labrum (Fig. 6) prominent when larva viewed dorsally, narrow, approximately 3.7 times wider than long, anterior margin fringed with dense fine setae. Left and right mandibles similar. Outer canine of mandibles longer and broader than inner canine, with three apical teeth, outer tooth small, inner tooth larger with margin serrated near apex with 4–5 small spines; inner canine with two apical teeth, inner one slightly larger, inner margin serrated near apex with 3–5 spines. 8–10 long serrated bristles arising from base of inner canine. Single stout, feathered seta present lateromedially on each mandible (Fig. 5). Maxillae (Fig. 7) crowned by rigid canine and three subequal moveable dentisetae; three long feathered, stout bristles arising near base of apical canine and dentisetae on galea-lacinia. Single unserrated bristle arising about two-thirds of way down sclerotized section of galea-lacinia. Length ratio of maxillary palp segments from basal one to apical one: 1.9:3.2:1. Labial palpi 3-segmented, length ratio of labial palp segments from basal one to apical one: 2:1.65:1 (Fig. 8). Legs. Dorsal margin of fore femur with 20 or 21 simple, short, feathery setae; ventral margin of fore tibia with 14 or 15 pectinate setae (Fig. 9). Tarsal claws of all three pairs of legs without denticles. Abdomen. Abdominal gills I–VI. Gill I large and branched (Fig. 10). Gill II broad, leaf-like and unbranched (Fig. 11). Gills III–V with multiple branching filaments (Fig. 12). Gill VI tiny, unbranched. Posterolateral projections of abdominal segments VII–IX broad, apex pointed (Figs. 2 & 3). Three retractile, short and feathery caudal filaments present. Sub-imago and Imago. Unknown. Distribution. India (Central Western Ghats). Etymology. This species is named after the place of collection, Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka, India. Diagnosis. Prosopistoma someshwarensis n. sp. is most similar to P. alaini Bojková & Soldán 2015, a recently described species from Algeria (Bojková & Soldán 2015). However, P. someshwarensis n. sp. can be distinguished from all other species of Prosopistoma, including P. alaini, by the following combination of characters: (i) antenna 7-segmented including scape and pedicel; segment III the longest and shorter than combined length of segments IV–VII (Fig. 4); (ii) epicranial sutures clearly visible, passing through anterior margin of lateral ocelli and between compound eyes and antennal bases or through lateral ocelli and anterior margin of compound eyes, continuing to lateral margin of head (Fig. 2 A); (iii) carapace general coloration reddish brown, with one pale-coloured circular depression on each side of midline of anterior region of carapace (Fig. 2 B) and with few longitudinal line that looks like a ridge on its surface (Fig. 2 C); (iv) 8–10 long serrated bristles arising from the base of inner canine (Fig. 5); (v) ventral margin of fore-tibia with 14–15 pectinate setae (Fig. 9) and (vi) postero-lateral projections on abdominal segments VII–IX broad and apex pointed (Figs. 2 & 3). Ecology. The new species was collected from riffle habitat, underneath cobbles and gravel, in tributaries of the Seethanadi River, a west-flowing river in the central Western Ghats. The sampling sites were all located within tropical wet evergreen forests. The streams (Dulli Hole, Yele Hole and Onakeabbi falls) had average widths ranging from 0.92 m to 9.86 m and average depths ranging from 0.90 cm to 12.24 cm through the three seasons of sampling. The pH ranged from 6.26 to 8.48 and water temperature ranged from 20.8°C to 28.8°C.Published as part of Roopa, S. Ramya, Selvakumar, C., Subramanian, K. A. & Sivaramakrishnan, K. G., 2017, A new species of Prosopistoma Latreille, 1833 and redescription of P. indicum Peters, 1967 (Ephemeroptera: Prosopistomatidae) from the Western Ghats, India, pp. 591-599 in Zootaxa 4242 (3) on pages 593-595, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4242.3.10, http://zenodo.org/record/37698
Sensory Profiling and Positioning of Market Samples of Potato Chips
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
Curcumin based optical sensing of fluoride in organo-aqueous media using irradiation technique
No full textContribution of protein phosphorylation to binding-induced folding of the SLBP–histone mRNA complex probed by phosphorus-31 NMR
No full textAbstractPhosphorus-31 (31P) NMR can be used to characterize the structure and dynamics of phosphorylated proteins. Here, I use 31P NMR to report on the chemical nature of a phosphothreonine that lies in the RNA binding domain of SLBP (stem-loop binding protein). SLBP is an intrinsically disordered protein and phosphorylation at this threonine promotes the assembly of the SLBP–RNA complex. The data show that the 31P chemical shift can be a good spectroscopic probe for phosphate-coupled folding and binding processes in intrinsically disordered proteins, particularly where the phosphate exhibits torsional strain and is involved in a network of hydrogen-bonding interactions
A research agenda for colostrum supplement manufacturing: insights from a scoping review
No full textCITATION: Mutirori, Tinashe M., Roopa, M & Grobbelaar Sara S. 2024. A Research Agenda for Colostrum Supplement Manufacturing: Insights from a Scoping Review. Afr.J.Bio.Sc.6(12):15 pages. doi.10.48047/AFJBS.6.12.2024.3954-3968The original publication is available at: https://www.afjbs.com/about-the-journalABSTRACT: Bovine Colostrum (BC) is the first milk cows produce after giving birth. BC contains essential nutrients required by neonates. These nutrients may be potentially beneficial to humans. This review aims to establish the nature of the published evidence, thereby detailing the use of bovine colostrum in supplement manufacturing. This scoping review focuses on evidence in the literature related to the manufacturing process, efficacy or efficiency, and nutritional composition of bovine colostrum supplements. The Scopus database was searched to identify all relevant full-text literature published in English. The methodology used to conduct this scoping review is the JBI method. The scoping review follows the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-Scr) reporting method. Bibliometric analyses were conducted on the included publications. An R-based software package called bibliometrix was used to perform the Bibliometric analyses. The findings from the studies revealed that there has been an increase in annual scientific production on the topic, highlighting an increase in interest in the subject. The thematic map generated using bibliometrix software using the author’s keywords revealed that some of the keywords were in the motor themes quadrant, indicating higher relevance and coherence of the research topics. The review's findings also revealed high research output from developed countries and low research output from developing countries. The results indicate thatEgypt produced the highest research output in the selected publications on the African continent, with four documents on the topic. The research fields that made the largest contribution to the topic under review were medicine, agriculture, and nursing, with 29.4%, 21.2%, and 18.2% contributions, respectively. The results indicate that the countries with the highest frequency of collaboration in the selected literature are the US, the UK, and Australia. Insights from the scoping review were used to develop a Research Agenda to address the research gaps within the research area. Quality Standards, Market Trends, Research Contributions, Nutritional Benefits, Feasibility Studies, and Business Models were the areas proposed for further research to address knowledge gaps in the Bovine Colostrum research field.https://www.afjbs.com/about-the-journa
Fundamental investigation of bio-surfactants-assisted harvesting strategy for microalgae
No full textThe lack of energy-sufficient harvesting technologies has dramatically impeded the commercialization of microalgae-derived bio-products. To address this challenge, a foam flotation harvesting approach using bio-surfactants has been previously developed for microalgae. However, most studies have applied chemical surfactants in the foam flotation, which is in opposition to the concept of sustainability. Thus, in this study, two bio-surfactants including rhamnolipid and Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) were applied in foam flotation-assisted harvesting for Chlorella vulgaris. Initially, the ability of foam formation and foam stability in different microalgal culture media including distilled water, MiracleGro™, and Bold's Basal Medium (BBM) were evaluated. Following this, the microalgal cell adhesion mechanism was elucidated using FTIR analysis, zeta potential, and conductivity. The results showed that a higher degree of foam stability was observed when using BSA as the bio-surfactant than rhamnolipids. No big difference in the zeta potential was observed for BSA in all tested culture media, and the value of zeta potential was approx. 20 mV whereas, a difference was observed between rhamnolipid solution and rhamnolipid in culture media at all tested conditions. On the contrary, in the conductivity analysis, the use of rhamnolipids led to a higher conductivity at all investigated conditions compared to BSA. FTIR analysis suggested that the addition of either rhamnolipids or BSA did not affect the functionality. Overall, this fundamental study regarding the bio-surfactant-assisted foam flotation harvesting strategy for microalgae lays the foundation for process development.NSERCUniversity of Prince Edward Island (UPEI
Electronic Health Records: Delivering the Right Information to the Right Health Care Providers at the Right Time
No full textIn 1993 I wrote "Communication and information management consume as much as 40 percent of all inpatient costs, yet errors still occur at an unacceptable rate. The Institute of medicine has suggested that electronic medical records (EMRs) will help lower health care costs, maintain quality of care, and provide physicians with better information" (Tierney et al. 1993, 379). Nearly 20 years later I'm here to tell you how far we've come toward implementing EHRs nationwide, and what we've learned from our experience at the Regenstrief Institute in Indiana University. Most of us consider health care to be a service business, because we think in terms of a patient who goes to the doctor to get some thing: advice, medication, devices, surgery, or physical therapy. I'm going to argue that what patients really get, and health care practitioners really provide, is information. Ninety-eight percent of what we who practice medicine do is not the end result, the end service, but the overall process of getting there.electronic medical records, EMRs, EHRs
Correction: Roopa et al. Development and Implementation of Cement-Based Nanocomposite Sensors for Structural Health Monitoring Applications: Laboratory Investigations and Way Forward. Sustainability 2022, 14, 12452
No full textThe authors would like to make the following corrections about the published paper [...
Social Changes of Salt Pan Workers in Karippu Manigal
No full textThis Article deals with the novel “Karippu Manigal‟ which reflects the social changes in the lives of salt harvesters. The novel Karippu Manigal is the harrowing depiction of the lives of salt pan workers. Man’s fundamental needs are Food, Clothing, and Shelter which are produced by the working class, but their lives halts at the margin. A tamil proverbs goes like this, “Food without salt is waste”, which shows the immense use of salt in food. Though we enjoy the salt in food, we fail to know about the salt harvesters who produce that. Through this novel Rajam Krishnan portrays the appaling lives of workers in salt pans like their poor living condition, lower wages without proper standard income and their sufferings are not only constrained to money but also to physical illness such as young having grey hair at an early age, eye problems and many others. Author has also shown the other side of worker’s suffering due to employers and contractors. Rajam Krishnan clearly demonstrates that, without striving earnestly, social changes ain't possible. The objective of this dissertation is to show that only a revolution against capitalism will serve as a root cause for the social changes in the lives of salt harvesters which is proved through the novel “Karippu Manigal”
Characterization and determination of the solution state conformation of a Thirteen residue peptide
No full textThis Dissertation / Report is the outcome of investigation carried out by the creator(s) / author(s) at the department/division of Central Food Technological Research Institute (CFTRI), Mysore mentioned below in this page
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