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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
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
Later Pandya Collapsed Architectural Engineering Adinarayana Perumal Temple in Madurai - A Ground Report
No full textSearch and research are the basic ideology of researchers. During the field survey of cultivated paddy land by authors and found a collapsed later Pandya style architectural engineering ‘Adi Narayanaperumal’ temple at Kovilur village in Alanganallur of Madurai district. This temple was called by the locals ‘Otta Kovil’ and the temple was constructed with a double stone wall structure in a single beam. Temple’s front entrance hall has embossed a Karudalvar and Hanuman standing posture sculpture, Vaishnava symbol, Conch, Chakra, and later Pandya symbol a cendu between the two fishes. The collapsed temple engraved women’s feutus structure, pregnant woman various postures, and broken male and female idols. This temple functioned as a medical institution because here found medicare remains pits. ‘Adi Narayanaperumal’ and ‘Alagar’ two-word inscriptions are also found. Some evidence sculpture visible that repair/renovation engineering work was done by Nayaka ruler under the supremacy of Vijayanagara rulers. Regarding this new finding, we discuss the succeeding paragraph in detail
Prediction of various observables for within covariant confined quark model
No full textIn 2020, the LHCb collaboration reported the exclusive branching fractions for the channels B0s→D(∗)−sμ+νμ for the very first time. In view of these observations, we have recently reported the form factors and branching fraction computations for these channels employing the covariant confined quark model. As different other channels corresponding to b→clνl have provided the hint for New Physics, the analysis of observables such as forward-backward asymmetry, longitudinal and transverse polarizations across the lepton flavours can serve as one of the important probes for the search for possible New Physics. In present work, we compute these observables for all the lepton flavours and compare our predictions with the other theoretical approaches
The House As A Work In Movement, The Living Heritage Of LIC Housing By B.V. Doshi In India
No full textThis paper investigates the modernist example of Indian LIC housing by architect B.V. Doshi, which developed in the early seventies as an experiment in incrementalism. The pragmatic project was developed as amorphous dwellings that catered to the aspirations, challenges, and growth of the resident family, a topic that has recently reemerged. The combination of three different types of dwellings (focusing on individuals as well as family life) illustrates the diversity of the current community, which was strengthened by this architectural approach—a continuous dialogue necessary for accommodating numerous alterations to the original design. Multiple interpretations of the identical spaces through users’ perspectives make it a work in movement. This paper addresses what we can learn from those interventions for future housing projects. What architectural tools kept this housing ensemble alive without losing its modernist aspiration? The first part of the paper gives a historical and geographical contextualisation of the site and the architect. Next, the alterations that took place over time are mapped (in detail) and supported via drawings. Later, more possible adaptations are explored graphically via (fictional) social scenarios. In conclusion, the idea of the house as a concentric metabolic system of addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division is introduced, in which the role of the architect versus the importance of vernacular adaptations is stressed. The methodology is based on a literature review, interviews, questionnaires, archival research, and research by design.Research Foundation Flanders / Fellowship Fundamental Research 116421
Co-discovery - a staff/student collaborative evaluation of the value of Broadening within the undergraduate student journey; the case for language learning
No full textThis was a collaborative student and staff enterprise between two staff and three UG student researchers – Akeisha Brown, Chandni Pandya and Robert Irnazarow – who together co-constructed and co-delivered the planning, execution and dissemination of the project’s objectives and outputs
Defining critical literacy
No full textThis article traces the lineage of critical literacy from Freire through critical pedagogies and discourse analysis. The author discusses the need for a contingent definition of critical literacy, as a situated and contextual response to political economies, institutional and cultural relations of power
Association of Total Shareholder Return with other value based measures of financial performance
No full textPurpose- The purpose of this paper is to examine the relationship between total shareholder return (TSR) and other value based measures like created shareholder value (CSV), market value added (MVA), and economic profit (EP) in Indian banking sector and provide empirical evidences.
Design/methodology/approach- The paper uses a sample of 21 listed Indian banks segregated into 10 public sector banks and 11 private sector banks. The study period ranges from year 200-01 to 2009-10. Pooled ordinary least square regression is used to test the relationship between the variables in question.
Findings- The results reveal that CSV, EP individually explain the variation in TSR of Indian banks. Whereas, MVA as an individual independent variable does not explain variation in TSR of Indian banks. However CSV, MVA and EP jointly explain variation in TSR of Indian banks.
Research limitations/implications- The study was specifically restricted to listed banks in India. It did not consider unlisted banks.
Originality/value- Author concludes that individual value based measure should not be blindly used while measuring the shareholder value creation by a firm. Rather, a mix of these measures should be used to accurately measure the shareholder value creation.
Research paper
Reference to this paper should be made as follows: Pandya, B. (2014). “Association of Total Share-holder Return with other value based measures of financial performance: Evidence from Indian Banking Sector”, Journal of Entrepreneurship, Business and Economics, Vol. 2, No. 2, pp. 26–44
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