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Caridina kutchi Pandya & Richard 2019, sp. nov.
No full textCaridina kutchi sp. nov. (Figs. 4, 5) Material examined. Gujarat, India. Types: Caridina kutchi sp. nov. Holotype. Jagadiya Dam, Khari River, Kutch, coll. Pandya, 7.9.2014, det. Pandya & Richard, 2015, RRLC /BIO-SH/02, ♂; Paratypes. Jagadiya Dam, Khari River, Kutch, coll. Pandya, 7.9.2014, det. Pandya & Richard, 2015, RRLC /BIO-SH/02, ♂; Bhadra, Khari River, Kutch, coll. Pandya, 7.9.2014, det. Pandya & Richard, 2015, RRLC /BIO-SH/01, 2♀; Ker-vandh, Khari River, coll. Pandya, 7.9.2014, det. Pandya & Richard, 2015, RRLC /BIO-SH/03, 4♂, 2juv.; Khari river catchment, Bhojraj vandh, Gadhshisha, Kutch. coll. Pandya, 7.9.2014, det. Pandya & Richard, 2015, RRLC / Bio-Gadh /07, 2♂, 2♀. Other material examined. Sri Lanka ( Ceylon). Types: Caridina simoni Bouvier, 1904, coll. E. Simon, 1904, Lectotype, designated by Richard & Clark 2014, MNHN Na 856, ♂; Paralectotype MNHN Na 856 ♂; coll. E. Simon, 1904, exch. Paris Museum, 117-97, NHM reg. 1907.1.7.33, 1♀. Nontypes: Sri Lanka. Caridina simoni Bouvier, 1904, irrigation streams, Peradeniya, pres. R. Gurney, NHM reg.1920.2.5.11-13, 4♀; stream running in to Mahawallagunga River, Peradeniya, pres. R. Gurney, NHM reg. 1920.2.5.14-16, 1♂, 1♀ ovig., 1♀, 1 damaged specimen; Keani River, Kekirawa, Colombo, pres. D. R. R. Burt, NHM reg. 1935.5.30.26-27, 4♂, 3♀; Kalaweva, April 1932, pres. D. R. R. Burt, Department of Zoology, University College, NHM reg. 1935.5.30.15-19, 1♂ (abnormal), 4♀ ovig., 2♀; from streams running into Mahawallagunga River, pres. Dr. R. Gurney, det. W.T. Calman, NHM reg. 1947.3.18, 1♀ ovig; pres. Dr. R. Gurney, NHM reg. 1950.1.2.148, dissected parts; irrigation streams, Peradeniya, pres. Dr. R. Gurney, NHM reg. 1951.2. 17.1792/3, 1♂, 1♀; fresh water pond, Botanical Gardens, Perademiya, 17.6.1954, coll. & pres. E.S. Brown, NHM reg. 1954.10.27.1-10, 20♂, 5♀ ovig., 7♀; Ambanganga Anoiont, nr. Polonarraw, 1962, coll. & pres. C. H. Fernandes, NHM reg. 1962.8.24.104, 3♀ ovig., 1♀. India. Hindupur, S. India. coll. P. K. Sartory, pres. Mr. Scourfield, det. J. Richard & P. Cark 2009, NHM reg. 1945.vii.27.5-12, 3♂, 4♀; Madras (Chennai) area, coll. and pres. Dr. Sanjeevaraj, det. I. Gordon, 0 5. 1965. NHM reg. 1965.5.7.1-10, 31♀ ovig. Description. Adult size 15–28 mm. Carapace length 2.2–3.5 mm. Rostrum (Fig. 4a, b, c): Slender, 1.4–1.7×long as carapace, distinctly longer than antennal scale; 12–22 teeth proximally leaving 0.5–0.65 of dorsal margin unarmed distally which is interrupted by a single tooth at distal end; tip pointed and setose dorsally. 1–3 post orbital teeth present. 9–15 teeth proximally leaving 0.1–0.2 of ventral margin unarmed distally. Formula (1–3) 12–22+1/9–15. Carapace (Fig. 4a, c): Antennal spine well developed. Pterygostomian angle rounded without a spine. Mouth parts: Mandibles asymmetrical without palp. Incisor process of mandibles ending in irregular teeth, molar process truncated. Maxillula with broadly truncated lower lacinia and elongated upper lacinia bearing distinct teeth on inner margin; palp slender. Upper endites of maxilla subdivided, palp elongated, scaphognathite with long narrow posterior lobe bearing tuft of setae at truncated tip. Palp of first maxilliped rounded ending in a finger like projection. Endopod of second maxilliped with ultimate segment fused to penultimate segment; exopod longer than endopod. Third maxilliped reaching the end of second segment of antennular peduncle. Exopod reaching 2 nd segment of endopod. Epipod present. Antennular peduncle (Fig. 4a, b, c): 0.8–0.9×carapace. Stylocerite 0.6–0.75×length of basal segment. Anterolateral teeth of basal segment 0.19–0.23×second segment. 10–25 segments bearing aesthetascs. First pereiopod (Fig. 5a): Dactylus 1.3–1.4×palm of propodus. Chela 3.2–3.7×long as broad. Carpus 1.7– 2.3×long as broad, with anterior excavation. Second pereiopod (Fig. 5b): Dactylus 1.5–1.9×long as palm of propodus. Chela 2.7–3.7×long as broad. Carpus 4.9–6.4×long as broad. Third pereiopod (Fig. 5c, d): Dactylus 3.0–3.7×long as broad. 7–12 marginal spines on dactylus. Propodus 4.1–5.0×long as dactylus and 10.0–12.5×long as broad with 10–14 spines along inner margin. Carpus 0.45– 0.55×long as propodus, with 1 large spine and 3–5minute spines on inner margin. Merus 1.6–2.0×carpus length. Merus with 3 large spines on posterior margin. Ischium with a spine. Fifth pereiopod (Fig. 5e, f): Dactylus3.9–5.0×long as broad with 40–50 marginal spines. Propodus 12–16×long as broad and 3.7–4.2×long as dactylus and with 10–15 spines along posterior margin. Carpus 0.4 5–0.6×propodus length and with 4–5 minute spines along inner margin. Merus 1.5–1.9×carpus length, with 2 large spines at posterior margin. Ischium with a spine. Epipod: present on 1–4 pereiopods; absent on fifth pereiopod. Setobranchs: 1 seta on all pereiopods. First male pleopod (Fig. 5g, h): Endopod 0.25–0.35×exopod, appendix interna absent. First female pleopod: Endopod 0.5–65×exopod. Second male pleopod (Fig. 5i, j): Appendix masculina 1.4–1.7×appendix interna and 0.25–0.3×endopod. 6th abdominal somite (Fig. 4a): 0.57–0.86×long as carapace. Telson (Fig. 4a, 5k, l): Narrow and tapering, 1.0–1.1×long as 6th abdominal somite. Dorsal spines 4–6 pairs (including subterminal spine). Posterior margin narrow and triangular, with a median projection, bearing 1 pair of long lateral spines and 2–3 pairs of sparsely plumose spines of equal length and shorter than laterals. Uropod (Fig. 5m): 8–12 diaeresis spinules. Preanal carina (Fig. 5n): armed with a spine. Colouration. Freshly collected specimens were light greenish transparent in colour. Type locality. Jagadiya Dam, River Khari, Kutch District (also spelt as Kachchh) Gujarat, India. Etymology. The species is named for Kutch District, Gujarat, from where the specimens were collected. Remarks. Caridina kutchi sp. nov. is distinguished by long, slender rostrum that is distinctly longer than antennal scale, the unarmed dorsal margin interrupted by a single tooth distally; pointed tip of rostrum with fine setae on the dorsal margin; telson posterior margin narrow and triangular with a median projection bearing intermediate spines of equal length that are distinctly shorter than the laterals. Caridina kutchi sp. nov. is similar to Caridina simoni Bouvier, 1904 which was described from Sri Lanka and now reported from South India (Richard and Clark 2014) in the structure of rostrum with pointed tip and the distal unarmed rostral margin interrupted by a single tooth distally. However, C. kutchi sp. nov. distinctly differs from C. simoni in telson structure. C. kutchi sp. nov. could be distinguished from C. simoni in having rostrum that is distinctly longer than antennal scale (vs. equal to or slightly longer than antennal scale in C. simoni); unarmed dorsal rostral margin interrupted by a single tooth distally (vs. unarmed dorsal rostral margin interrupted by 0–4 teeth in C. simoni); posterior margin of telson narrow and triangular with a median projection (vs. posterior margin of telson broad and rounded without a median projection in C. simoni); telson posterior margin bearing 2–3pairs of sparsely plumose intermediate spines of equal length and distinctly shorter than laterals spine (vs. 3–4 pairs of sparsely plumose intermediate spines either equal in length and slightly shorter than the laterals or the median pair longer and equal to laterals in C. simoni); preanal carina armed with a spine (vs. preanal carina unarmed in C. simoni). Caridina kutchi sp. nov. differs from C. babaulti, which is now reported from Gujarat, in possessing rostrum that is distinctly longer than antennal scale (vs. rostrum equal to antennular peduncle or shorter reaching middle of 3 rd antennular peduncle segment in C. babaulti); 12–22 teeth proximally leaving 0.5–0.65 of dorsal margin unarmed distally which is interrupted by a single tooth at distal end (vs. 14–25teeth proximally leaving 0.1–0.23 of dorsal margin unarmed distally in C. babaulti); 1–3 post orbital teeth present (vs. 3–7 postorbital teeth present in C. babaulti); 9–15 teeth proximally leaving 0.1–0.2 of ventral margin unarmed distally (vs. 3–8 teeth proximally leaving 0.1–0.45 of ventral margin unarmed distally in C. babaulti); carpus of first pereiopod with anterior excavation (vs. carpus of first pereiopod with deep anterior excavation in C. babaulti); telson posterior margin narrow and triangular, with a median projection (vs. telson posterior margin broad and rounded, with or without median protrusion in C. babaulti); 2–3 pairs of sparsely plumose intermediate spines of equal length and distinctly shorter than laterals (vs. 2–4 pairs or 5 sparsely plumose intermediate spines of varying length; fractionally longer or shorter than the lateral spines in C. babaulti); 8–12 uropod diaeresis spinules (vs. 12–21 uropod diaeresis spinules in C. babaulti); preanal carina armed with a spine (vs. preanal carina unarmed in C. babaulti). Caridina kutchi sp. nov. is the first Caridna species to be described from Kutch district, Gujarat state, which is known for its complex geological set up.Published as part of Pandya, Pranav J. & Richard, Jasmine, 2019, Report of Caridina babaulti Bouvier, 1918 (Crustacea: Decapoda: Caridea: Atyidae) and description of a new species Caridina kutchi sp. nov. from Gujarat, India, pp. 470-482 in Zootaxa 4568 (3) on pages 477-480, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4568.3.3, http://zenodo.org/record/260166
Geographic data Visualisation and Map Generation
No full textThis project is one of the academic projects given to us in the Geographic Information System (GIS) Course.
Created by: Pranav Pandya (Me) and
Kartikey Hadiya
We sampled information for pollution emission in Delhi, India.
Pollution data was obtained from https://data.gov.in/resources/real-time-air-quality-index-various-locations
Pollution index data can be obtained from https://cpcb.nic.in/RealTimeAirQualityData.php
Pollution data only had address of Indian Meteorological Department, so each station was located in Google Earth and pin points were added at each station.
Then in the sidebar containing those pins on right-click, a new folder was added and all the pins were added in that new folder in google earth. Then that folder was saved as kml file.
This kml file was uploaded to Mygeodata: https://mygeodata.cloud/converter/kml-to-csv and was converted into csv.
Then the csv file was opened and coordinates were copied in the pollution data file. That file was later saved as CSV and imported in ArcGIS and xy data was displayed.
Shapefile was obtained from web search, which is attached as well. That shapefile was imported in ArcGIS and the final view was generated which is shown in the picture
A Conversation with Jessica Pandya
No full textDr. Jessica Pandya talks to us about navigating new learning opportunities for teachers and students, writing in digital spaces for authentic audiences, and diversity in schools. Jessica is known for her work in the areas of critical digital literacies, identity in literacy, multimodal composing, and diverse classroom contexts. Dr. Pandya is a Professor of Teacher Education and Liberal Studies at California State University, Long Beach
Pandya: Kudumian, Pillar
No full textAs the parasol above his head indicates, this portrait represents a king. He is covered with jewellery. The sculptor has skilfully expressed the fierce as well as majestic aspect of his subject who may have been the great Rajah Jatvarman Sundara Pandya 1 (1251-1272)
sj-docx-1-mdm-10.1177_0272989X221097106 – Supplemental material for Trends in Author-Reported Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in the United States from 1995 to 2018: Implications for Discount Rates
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-mdm-10.1177_0272989X221097106 for Trends in Author-Reported Cost-Effectiveness Thresholds in the United States from 1995 to 2018: Implications for Discount Rates by Ankur Pandya, Mike Paulden, Jinyi Zhu, Tara A. Lavelle and James Hammitt in Medical Decision Making</p
Small RNA Sequencing Analysis of Inner Ear from Conditional Knockout Mice with Hair Cell-Specific Dgcr8 or Dicer1 Deletion
No full textDamage to mechanosensory hair cells (HCs) of the inner ear leads to permanent hearing loss. Small RNAs, namely endogenous small interfering RNAs (endo-siRNAs) and canonical microRNAs, are known to affect HC development and maintenance. microRNA biogenesis requires both Dgcr8 and Dicer1, whereas siRNA biogenesis requires only Dicer1. Conditional knockout (CKO) of Dgcr8 shows HC aberrations and mild HC loss at 2 weeks of age, whereas Dicer1 CKO exhibits less HC aberrations or loss at 2 weeks of age. Thus we hypothesize there is a greater depletion of miRNAs in the inner ear of mice with HC-specific Dgcr8 CKO compared to mice with HC-specific Dicer1 CKO. |HC-specific Dgcr8 CKO and Dicer1 CKO mice were generated using Atoh1-Cre. Total RNA was isolated from the inner ears of 2 biological replicates from Dgcr8 CKO, Dicer1 CKO, and control mice. Small RNA content was examined by Illumina small RNA sequencing. Small RNA content was compared between CKO and control inner ear samples. Further examination of normalized read values included determination of microRNAs and potential endo-siRNAs that exhibited at least 2-fold differences in abundance between CKO and control inner ears, a comparison of microRNA content to previously published studies, miRNA cluster analysis, an evaluation of microRNA/host gene co-transcription, validation of a subset of miRNAs by qRT-PCR, and visualization of change between control and CKO cochlea for a selected few microRNAs by in situ hybridization (ISH). |For Dgcr8 CKO inner ear versus control, there was 1 downregulated and no upregulated microRNAs with a ≥ 2-fold statistically significant change in expression. In contrast Dicer1 CKO inner ear showed 25 downregulated and 11 upregulated microRNAs. Notably, microRNA-96, a known HC-specific microRNA, was significantly downregulated in both CKO groups. Potential endo-siRNAs showed relatively low abundance compared to microRNAs and were unchanged in Dgcr8 CKO inner ear, whereas there were 19 downregulated and 20 upregulated potential endo-siRNAs in Dicer1 CKO inner ear. Further assessments of small RNA sequencing data largely validated the subset of microRNAs that were highly abundant within the inner ear. The fold change identified by qRT-PCR, for a subset of miRNAs, was not statistically significant. ISH revealed a depletion in HC and SE-specific miRNA in both CKO mice compared to control. |Our analyses suggest that Dgcr8 may not only affect miRNAs but may also affect other classes of RNAs, such as mRNAs, compared to Dicer1. Ambiguous quantitative and qualitative results do now allow for defining the contribution of miRNAs on the more affected HC phenotype observed in Dgcr8 CKO mice compared to Dicer1 CKO mice. Investigation of both CKO mice utilizing cell specific dissection followed by small RNA sequencing may provide further insight towards the contribution of miRNAs to the HC phenotype observed.ProQuest Traditional Publishing Optionxv, 124 page
Re-Claiming the Narrative for Social Change : Mapping a Philanthropic Response
No full textThis report provides the results of a broad stroke mapping of initiatives supported by various European and American philanthropic bodies. These initiatives aim to leverage the power of strategic communications, and in particular, effective narratives, to counter the closing of civic space and to achieve positive social change. It is intended as a real-time snapshot of ideas and approaches to capture what is being done and where, identify gaps, and share learning on new pathways and solutions for narrative change. The mapping includes some initiatives that fall outside the philanthropic community but which have potential for further exploration and/or adoption
Developing a cloud-based service-oriented architecture for fuzzy logic systems
No full textFuzzy logic systems are customarily related to specific hardware or software systems. Nevertheless, it has been observed that distributed and cloud-based architectures of various intelligent systems are pouring intensifying attention. While the distributed architectures can potentially add values in developing fuzzy systems, a lack of standard methods and practices may limit their public use. This study aims to provide a standard solution for developing cloud-based service-oriented architectures for fuzzy logic systems, based on extending IEEE-1855 (2016) in the defining system and exchanging data. Experiments were performed employing simulation concerning collection, processing and monitoring of data in a distributed manner over the web. A real-time human activity recognition simulated scenario is also demonstrated through a cloud-based fuzzy system
An integrated fuzzy logic system under Microsoft Azure using Simpful
No full textMobile applications in the area of human-centered applications are based on fuzzy logic have exhibited their effectiveness in managing intelligent environments, however the deployment of mobile fuzzy logic systems has been usually associated with dedicated hardware and software packages. Introducing openness for fuzzy logic systems offers exciting features such as system independence, simplicity, load balancing, and controlled resource allocation. On the other hand, while major cloud service providers support readymade commercial services for AI techniques such as for deep neural networks, there is no similar services for fuzzy logic systems. This study aims to develop a cloud-based fuzzy logic system under Microsoft Azure, employing Simpful as the cloud-side Python library and FML as data exchange standard. The developed cloud service is shown to effectively serve mobile phone applications for human monitoring purposes. Also in the present study, two types of fuzzy inference systems namely Mamdani and TSK have been utilized wherein both these systems have been compared on the basis of their processing time and accuracy of result. Results indicated that Mamdani fuzzy inference system outperformed TSK fuzzy inference system in terms of processing time by 0.456 seconds. Moreover, the detection accuracy of Mamdani system was found to be higher than that of TSK system by 6.82%
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