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Genetic Diversity among Soybean [<i>Glycine max</i> (L.) Merrill] Genotypes Based on Agro Morphological Characters under Rainfed Condition of Manipur
No full textImpact of Mineral and Organic Fertilizer Management on the Performance of Oat-Chickpea Cropping Systems
No full textIn India, particularly in Manipur, the cultivation of fodder crops is given the least attention as most of the agricultural land is devoted to food crops to meet the food demand of our enormous population. As a result, livestock productivity of the state is suffering. In addition, cultivation of single crops repeatedly over years using inorganic sources of nutrients as inputs for the growth and development of the crops in the same field leads to low production at the cost of soil quality deterioration and environmental issues. Therefore, an experiment was carried out to evaluate the productivity of the oat–chickpea intercropping system to assess the effect of mineral and organic fertilizer management using factorial randomized block design with three replications comprising four levels of the cropping system (CS1-sole oat, CS2-sole chickpea, CS3-intercropping of oat with chickpea in a 3:2 row ratio and CS4-intercropping of oat with chickpea in a 3:3 row ratio) in the main plot and three levels of nutrient management (F1—Full RDF(recommended dose of fertilizer)through inorganic source, F2—50% N of RDF + 50% N through FYM(farm yard manure)and F3—50% N of RDF + 50%N through vermicompost) in the sub plot to study their productivity and economic feasibility. Three years of pooled results revealed that the maximum green fodder yield (50.88 t/ha), dry matter yield (11.84 t/ha) and plant height (120.69 cm) of oat was recorded in CS1, which is among the intercropping systems with the highest green fodder yield (40.11 t/ha) and has a plant height of 115.06 cm; this was recorded in CS3 and the highest dry matter yield (8.44 t/ha) was recorded in CS4. Application of F3 to oats gave the highest green fodder yield, dry matter yield and maximum plant height in all three years of the growing period. The maximum seed yield (1.86 t/ha), harvest index (46.05%), stover yield (2.15 t/ha/ha) and plant height (53.55 cm) of chickpea was obtained in CS2, but among the intercropping system, CS4 was statistically significant at a 5% probability level and was superior in seed yield and stover yield, as compared to the CS3cropping system. The application of F2 showed a higher seed yield and stover yield of chickpea. The green forage equivalent yield (85.37 t/ha), land equivalent ratio (LER) (1.63), gross return (1436/ha) and benefit cost ratio (4.19) were recorded to be the highest in the CS4 cropping system of oat and chickpea. This study concludes that CS4, in combination with the application of F3, can be recommended as it provides a higher green forage equivalent yield, LER and other economic benefits, as compared to other cropping systems and nutrient management practices
Correlation of Serum Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 with Body Mass Index and Blood Pressure among Newly Diagnosed Primary Hypertensive Patients: A Cross-sectional Study
No full textIntroduction: Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), a serine protease inhibitor expressed in adipose tissue, causes inflammation in hypertension and vice versa. The excess adipose tissue increases the production of PAI-1. There have been no relevant studies conducted on PAI-1 in southern Odisha in relation to Body Mass Index (BMI) and hypertension.
Aim: To compare the BMI, Waist Hip Ratio (WHR), Waist Circumference (WC), and serum levels of PAI-1 in hypertensive cases with controls, and also to correlate the serum level of PAI-1 with BMI and blood pressure.
Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in the Department of Biochemistry in collaboration with the Department of Medicine of MKCG Medical College and Hospital, Berhampur, Odisha, India from November 2020 to August 2021. A total of 45 newly diagnosed primary hypertensive patients and 43 healthy age and sex-matched individuals between the ages of 18 to 60 years were enrolled in the study. Serum PAI-1 was measured by Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA). BMI, WC, hip circumference, WHR, and blood pressures of the controls as well as cases were recorded. Data were statistically analysed using the Student’s t-test and Pearson’s correlation coefficient.
Results: The proportion of males was higher (56%) than females (44%). The cases had a significantly higher level of serum PAI-1 (203.36 ng/mL) compared to the control group (60.11 ng/mL) (p-value<0.001). The cases had a higher BMI, WC (meters), and WHR compared to the control group. The serum PAI-1 level positively correlated with Systolic Blood Pressure (SBP) (r-value=0.852, p-value<0.001), Diastolic Blood Pressure (DBP) (r-value=0.726, p-value=0.000), BMI (r-value=0.620, p-value=0.001), WC (r-value=0.444, p-value=0.002), and WHR (r-value=0.593, p-value<0.001).
Conclusion: A high serum PAI-1 level was found in the newly diagnosed hypertensive cases, and a significant positive correlation was observed between PAI-1 and systolic and diastolic blood pressure, along with BMI, WC, and WHR
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Factors Determining the Consumers Behavior of Branded Milk and Milk Products in Tirupati City of Andhra Pradesh
No full textThe study was conducted with an objective to is analyze the factors determining the consumers behavior of branded milk and milk products in Tirupati City of Andhra Pradesh during 2020-21. Tirupati city was purposively selected for the study being an important Tier-II city in Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh with metro population accounting to 3,73,000 in 2021 (census2011.co.in)Twelve wards were selected based on the criteria of highest population recorded during 2021 in descending order. 10 consumers were selected from each ward that constituteda sample size of 120 consumers. The factors determining the consumers behavior of branded milk and milk products was collected using a well-defined schedule through personal interview method during the year 2020-21. The empirical findings of the study revealed that Heritage is most preferred brand both in milk and milk products among the consumers. The statistical tools employed Principal Component Analysis (Analysis of data using SPSS software). The results of Principal Component Analysis inferred that the consumer behavior of branded milk and milk products was influenced by five factors namely Consumer preference factor (Family, Advertisement, Quality, Offers, Package Design, Hygiene in production and Fat content), Product attributes factor (Price, Flavor, brand Image) Perishable factor (Freshness, appearance), Referral factor (Friends and Relatives , Wide Product Range and Product Availability) and Convenience factor (Packs in suitable quantities and Texture)
Assessment of Tsunami Preparedness in East Coast of India through Mock drill conducted on 26 September, 2015
No full textThe 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami resulted in catastrophic losses of life and property and demonstrated how destructive the tsunamis can be. In India, the tsunami took away nearly 16,000 lives of the people living in the coastal areas and caused lot of damage to the property. The reason for such a great loss to lives and property is due to lack of awareness and preparedness to tsunamis. Keeping this in view and to avoid further future losses, the Government of India has established the Indian Tsunami Early
Warning System at INCOIS, Hyderabad under the Ministry of Earth Sciences. While a tsunami cannot be prevented, its impact can be mitigated through community and emergency preparedness, timely warnings, effective response, and public education. The Tsunami drills evaluates the ability of warning centre and disaster offices to respond to a
tsunami. The drills not only emphasize the testing of communications from warning centre to its stakeholders, but also provide an opportunity for testing national/state/local chains of command and decision-making, including the alerting and evacuation of people from selected coastal
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Performance of the tsunami forecast system for the Indian Ocean
No full textThe Indian Tsunami Early Warning System (ITEWS)
at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services, Hyderabad, is responsible for issuing
tsunami bulletins in India. The tsunami centre oper-
ates on a 24×7 basis and monitors seismological sta-
tions, bottom pressure recorders and tidal stations
throughout the Indian Ocean to evaluate potentially
tsunamigenic earthquakes and disseminating tsunami
bulletins. The end-to-end capabilities of this warning
system have been well proven during all the tsunami-
genic earthquakes that occurred since September
2007. Comparison of the earthquake parameters estimated by ITEWS with other international seismological agencies suggests that the system is performing
well and has achieved the target set up by the Inter-
governmental Oceanographic Commission
Performance of the tsunami forecast system for the Indian Ocean
No full textThe Indian Tsunami Early Warning System (ITEWS)
at the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information
Services, Hyderabad, is responsible for issuing
tsunami bulletins in India. The tsunami centre oper-
ates on a 24×7 basis and monitors seismological sta-
tions, bottom pressure recorders and tidal stations
throughout the Indian Ocean to evaluate potentially
tsunamigenic earthquakes and disseminating tsunami
bulletins. The end-to-end capabilities of this warning
system have been well proven during all the tsunami-
genic earthquakes that occurred since September
2007. Comparison of the earthquake parameters estimated by ITEWS with other international seismological agencies suggests that the system is performing
well and has achieved the target set up by the Inter-
governmental Oceanographic Commission
The admissible tsunamigenic source region of 24 September 2013 land-based earthquake application of backward ray tracing technique
No full textA minor tsunami of about 50 cm was generated along the coast of Qurayat near Makran subduction zone in the
Arabian Sea due to the 24 September 2013 Pakistan earthquake of magnitude 7.6 Mw(mB),although its source was ~200 km far inland of the Makran trench. The real time sea
level observation network in the Arabian Sea recorded minor tsunami arrivals. In an attempt to explain the mechanism
of this unusual tsunami, we use backward ray tracing technique to map the admissible region of tsunamigenic source. Basically, in this technique the ray equations are integrated starting from the specific locations of tsunami
observations, in all possible directions. The known travel time of the initial waves to the respective tide gauges and tsunami buoys is used in this method. Backward wave front is constructed by joining all endpoints of the rays from each of the locations. The region where the envelope of all backward wave fronts converges is considered as the source of the tsunami, which is ~470 km from the earthquake epicentre with the location at 24.8 N and 61.5E. The admissible region identified is an undersea section between Chabahar and Gwadar, where a mud island had appeared subsequent to this earthquake. Convergence of the tsunami source zone and location of the mud island suggest that the sudden uplift must have caused the tsunam
Successful monitoring of the 11 April 2012 tsunami off the coast of Sumatra by Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre
No full textThe Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) in yderabad monito red the 11 April 2012 tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, which was generated by a shallow strike–slip earthquake and it largest aftershock of magnitude Mw (mB) 8.5 and 8.2 respectively, that occurred inside the subducting slab of the Indian plate. The earthquake gene rated a small ocean-wide tsunami that has been recorded by various tide gauges and tsunami buoys located in the Indian Ocean region. ITEWC detected the earthquake within 3 min 52 s and issued six advisories (bulletins) according to its Standard Operating Procedure. The ITEWC performed well during the event, and avoided false alarms and unnecessary public evacuations, especially in the mainland part of India region
Successful monitoring of the 11 April 2012 tsunami off the coast of Sumatra by Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre
No full textThe Indian Tsunami Early Warning Centre (ITEWC) in yderabad monito red the 11 April 2012 tsunami off the coast of Sumatra, which was generated by a shallow strike–slip earthquake and it largest aftershock of magnitude Mw (mB) 8.5 and 8.2 respectively, that occurred inside the subducting slab of the Indian plate. The earthquake gene rated a small ocean-wide tsunami that has been recorded by various tide gauges and tsunami buoys located in the Indian Ocean region. ITEWC detected the earthquake within 3 min 52 s and issued six advisories (bulletins) according to its Standard Operating Procedure. The ITEWC performed well during the event, and avoided false alarms and unnecessary public evacuations, especially in the mainland part of India region
