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<#LINE#>Bacteriological study of air quality in Autonomous University of Puebla-Mexico<#LINE#>Antonio@Rivera,Fernando@ Hernández,Omar@Romero,Lilia@Cedillo,Laura@Varela,Fanny@FloresAdrianaandBadillo<#LINE#>1-4<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-214.pdf<#LINE#>Centro de Investigaciones en Ciencias Microbiológicas del Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO @ Centro de Química del Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO @ Centro de Agroecología del Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO @ Academia de Química, Preparatoria Enrique Cabrera Barroso Urbana de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO @ Facultad de Ingeniería Química, Colegio de Ingeniería Ambiental de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, MEXICO<#LINE#>20/8/2013<#LINE#>18/12/2013<#LINE#>The study of air quality today is an essential tool to know how they interact different biotic and abiotic factors and take appropriate action to maintain an optimal balance in terms of environmental health. The aim of this study was bacteriological monitoring air in Autonomous University of Puebla-Mexico, in the area of the treatment plant waste water and bioterio. Bacteriological monitoring air was performed in Autonomous University of Puebla-Mexico for a year, quantified and identifies isolates, and the study of resistance to antibiotics. Bacteriological sampling was performed in the treatment plant and in the bioterio allowed the capture of a total of 8862 and 3460 CFU/m3 respectively. Were identified Klebsiella (26%), Enterobacter (24%), Enterococci (21%), Proteus (12%), Escherichia (9%) and Citrobacter (8%). With respect to antibiotic resistance test showed greater resistance to bacitracin and vancomycin and in general all isolates were sensitive to ciprofloxacin. 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<#LINE#>Antioxidant Potential of Tinospora cordifolia Climber from Eucalyptus hybrid, Ficus religiosa and Roystonea regia<#LINE#>M.A.@Baigh,K.C.@Verma,Sawinder@Kaur,Amit@Sachdeva,Raj@SharmaNeeta<#LINE#>5-9<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-255.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Biotechnology & Biosciences, Lovely Professional University, Ludhiana-Jhalandhar G.T. Road, Phagwara, Punjab-144402, INDIA <#LINE#>18/10/2013<#LINE#>6/1/2014<#LINE#>Stems of Tinospora cordifolia were collected from different hosts namely, Eucalyptus hybrid, Ficus religiosa and Roystonea regia. To evaluate antioxidant potential, various parameters such as total reducing power, DPPH radical scavenging activity, lipid peroxidation inhibitory activity and superoxide radical scavenging assay were performed. Stems collected from the host Ficus religiosa showed highest phenolic content 5.25 mg/gm and hence higher reducing ability. 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<#LINE#>The HIV-1 Transgenic Nude Rat: A model of Pneumocystis Pneumonia<#LINE#>Ateh@EugeneN,Nata@Toshie,Goicochea@Marco,Davis@Harry,Davenport@Janine,DeTolla@LouisJ,Yutaka@Tagaya,Bryant@JosephL.<#LINE#>10-18<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-263.pdf<#LINE#>Animal Core Facility, Animal Model Division, University of Maryland School of Medicine, 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore MD 21201, USA @ Cell Biology Lab, Division of Basic Science and Vaccine Research, Institute of Human Virology, University of Maryland School of Medicine 725 W. Lombard Street, Baltimore MD 21201, USA @ Program of Comparative Medicine, Departments of Pathology, Medicine (Infectious Diseases) and Epidemiology and Public Health, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, USA<#LINE#>23/10/2013<#LINE#>8/12/2013<#LINE#>HIV-infected individuals are at increased risk for acute and chronic airway disease though there is currently no evidence that the virus can infect lung epithelium. Pneumocystisis a protozoan opportunistic pathogen that usually causes interstitial pneumonitis in patients with HIV/AIDS.We previously described the HIV-1 transgenic rat which bears  a gag-pol –deleted HIV-1 genome that developed immunologic pathologies. In the current experiments, we studied the role of functional T cells in the development of Pneumocystis carinii(Pc) infection. We developed the HIV-1 Tg nude rat model by backcrossing onto thenude background from an HIV-1 Tg rat.  Prior studies has determined that the HIV-1 transgene in rats results in a dysfunctional alveolar epithelial barrier and the alveolar macrophages from these HIV-1–transgenic rats have decreased intracellular expression of the GM-CSFRb subunit and decreased bacterial phagocytic function. We then hypothesizedthat having the HIV transgene on a nude background which lacksfunctional T cells will render them completely vulnerable to Pc infection even more so than the wild type rat and/or the HIV-1 Tg rat. After its development, the HIV-1 Tg nude rats showing signs of lethargy, dyspnea, and a dramatic weight losson gross pathology revealed generalized multifocal whitish – grey lung lesions. On microscopic examination the alveoli were filled with “foamy” material and interstitial pneumonitis. Silver methenamine stain demonstrated protozoan cysts and PCR of lung tissues confirmed the presence of Pneumocystis carinii.   These observations substantiate that the HIV-1 transgenic nude rat model can be used as an appropriate small animal model to study the pathogenesis of HIV associated respiratory disease in patients. <#LINE#> @ @ Lassiter C. et al., HIV-1 transgene expression in rats causes oxidant stress and alveolar epithelial barrier dysfunction, AIDS Res Ther, , 1 (2009) @No $ @ @ Afessa B., Green W., Chiao J. and Frederick W., Pulmonary complications of HIV infection: autopsy findings, Chest, 113, 1225-9 (1998) @No $ @ @ Crothers K. et al., Increased COPD among HIV-positive compared to HIV-negative veterans, Chest, 130, 1326-33 (2006) @No $ @ @ Crothers K., Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients who have HIV infection, Clin Chest Med, 28, 575-587 (2007) @No $ @ @ Thomas C.F., Jr. and Limper A.H., Pneumocystis pneumonia, N Engl J Med., 350, 8 (2004) @No $ @ @ Huang L. et al., HIV-associated Pneumocystis pneumonia, Proc Am Thorac Soc, , 294-300 (2011) @No $ @ @ Walzer P.D., Schultz M.G., Western K.A. and Robbins J.F., Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia and primary immune deficiency diseases, Natl Cancer Inst Monogr, 43, 65-74 (1976) @No $ @ @ Redhead S.A., Cushion M.T., Frenkel J.K. and Stringer J.R., Pneumocystis and Trypanosoma cruzi: nomenclature and typifications, J Eukaryot Microbiol, 53, 2-11 (2006) @No $ @ @ Cushion M.T., Pneumocystis: unraveling the cloak of obscurity, Trends Microbiol, 12, 243-249 (2004) @No $ @ @ Henderson K.S. et al., Pneumocystis carinii causes a distinctive interstitial pneumonia in immunocompetent laboratory rats that had been attributed to "rat respiratory virus", Vet Pathol, 49, 440-452 (2012) @No $ @ @ Pohlmeyer G. and Deerberg F., Nude rats as a model of natural Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia: sequential morphological study of lung lesions, J Comp Pathol, 109, 217-230 (1993) @No $ @ @ Reid W. et al., An HIV-1 transgenic rat that develops HIV-related pathology and immunologic dysfunction, Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 98, 9271-9276 (2001) @No $ @ @ Koziel H. et al., Reduced binding and phagocytosis of Pneumocystis carinii by alveolar macrophages from persons infected with HIV-1 correlates with mannose receptor downregulation, J Clin Invest, 102, 1332-44 (1998) @No $ @ @ Petitpretz P. et al., Pulmonary hypertension in patients with human immunodeficiency virus infection. 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<#LINE#>Leaf Architecture of Philippine Shorea species (Dipterocarpaceae)<#LINE#>D.E.@Pulan,I.E.@BuotJr.<#LINE#>19-26<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-279.pdf<#LINE#>College of Forestry and Natural Resources, PHILIPPINES @ Institute of Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines, Los Baños and   Faculty of Management and Development Studies, University of the Philippines, Open University Los Baños,  Laguna, PHILIPPINES<#LINE#>6/11/2013<#LINE#>15/12/2013<#LINE#>The leaf architecture of ten Shorea species (Dipterocarpaceae) was studied. A dichotomous key was constructed based mainly on the leaf architecture character states that were measured and described.  The most useful character to delineate these Shorea species is on areolation. Other useful characters are blade class, laminar ratio, base angle, apex angle, base shape, apex shape, vein spacing and vein angle. These morphometrics showed unifying and distinguishing diagnostic character states that are good taxonomic markers for the description and identification of Shorea species in the Philippines.<#LINE#> @ @ Swaminathan C., Vijendra Rao R. and Shashikala S., Preliminary Evaluation of Variations in Anatomical Properties of Melia dubia Cav. Wood, Int. Res. J. Biological Sci.,1(4), 1-6 (2012) @No $ @ @ Hernández Israel, Rodríguez J. Victor, Romero Omar, Hernández J. Santos, Macías Antonio, López Higuinio Herrera J. Guadalupe., Morphometric Characterization of Creole Sheep without Ear of the Sierra North State of Puebla-Mexico, Int. Res. J. Biological Sci.,2(5), 1-8 (2013) @No $ @ @ Laraño A. and Buot I.E., Leaf architecture of selected species of Malvaceae sensu APG and its taxonomic significance, Philipp, J. Sys. Biology, , 21-51 (2010) @No $ @ @ Dilcher D., Approaches to the identification of Angiosperm leaf remains, Bot Rev., 40, 1-156 (1974) @No $ @ @ Fuller D. and Hickey L., Systematics and Leaf Architecture of the Gunneraceae, Bot Rev.,71(3), 295-353 (2005) @No $ @ @ Banaticla M.C. and Buot I., Leaf architecture of the Philippine Psychortia species, (Rubiaceae), The Philippine Scientist, 41, 74-90 (2004) @No $ @ @ Obico J.J., Bagay K.C, Asencion A.S and Medecillo M., Comparative study of the leaf morphology of Epipremnum Schott and RhaphidophoraHassk. (Araceae) in the Philippines, Philipp. J. Sys. Biology, 1(1), 15-25 (2007) @No $ @ @ Celadiña D.A., Buot I.E., Madulid D.A., Evangelista T.T., Tandang D.N., Leaf architecture of selected Philippine Cinnamomum Schaeff. (Lauraceae) species, The Thailand Natural History Museum Journal, 6(2), 89-111 (2012) @No $ @ @ Bhalerao S.A. and Kelkar T.S., Traditional Medicinal Uses, Phytochemical Profile and Pharmacological Activities of Cassia fistula Linn, Int. Res. J. Biological Sci.,1(5), 79-84 (2012) @No $ @ @ Sonowal R. and Barua I., Indigenous Knowledge and Bioresource Utilization among the Tai-Khamyangs of Assam, North East India, Int. Res. J. Biological Sci.,1(7), 38-43 (2012) @No $ @ @ Mishra M., Current status of endangered Medicinal plant Hedychium coronarium and causes of Population decline in the natural forests of Anuppur and Dindori districts of Madhya Pradesh, India, Int. Res. J. Biological Sci.,2(3), 1-6 (2013) @No $ @ @ Appanah S., Mass flowering of dipterocarp forests in the aseasonal tropics, J. Biosci.,18(4), 457-474 (1993) @No $ @ @ Garcia L.C., Leaf architecture patterns in twenty five cultivars of Bougainvillaea spectabilis Willd, (Nyctaginaceae) in the Philippines, Asia Life Sciences, , 121-150 (2011) @No 
<#LINE#>An observation of Egg-Laying Behavior of the Ant-like Spider Myrmarachne plataleoides<#LINE#>A.@Sharma,V.K.@Sharma<#LINE#>27-29<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-283.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, Government Holkar Science College, Indore, MP, INDIA<#LINE#>13/11/2013<#LINE#>2/1/2014<#LINE#>Many genera of Spider (Salticidae) have been evolved in close association with ants.  Such spiders are called ant like spiders.  Genus Myrmarachne of family Salticidae shows close morphological and behavioral resemblance to ants provides strong survival advantages against predators. The egg laying behavior and the site selection for oviposition of Myrmarachne plataleoides was observed. During the period of three months, 5-7 successive clutches were laid by the spider. In the each clutch a silken platform is made and 5-8 eggs laid there.  <#LINE#> @ @ Sharma V.K., Three Batesian mimicofMyrmarachne at Indore (M.P.), Indian Journal of arachnology, 1(2), 24-29 (2012) @No $ @ @ Richman D.B. and Jackson R.R., A review of the ethology of jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae), Bulletin of the British Arachnological Society, , 33–37 (1992) @No $ @ @ Tikader B.K., Spider fauna of India: Catalogue and Bibliography, Part IV, J. Bombay nat. His.Soc.,68(3), 609-618 (1972) @No $ @ @ Jackson R.R. and Hallas S.E.A., Comparative biology of Portia africana, P. albimana, P. fimbriata, P. labiata, and P. shultzi, araneophagic, web-building jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae): Utilisation of webs, predatory versatility, and intraspecific interactions, New Zeal. J. Zool.,13, 423–489 (1986) @No $ @ @ Bradoo B.L., A new ant-like spider of the genus Myrmarachne (Salticidae) from India, Current Science, 49(10), 387–388 (1980) @No $ @ @ Jackson R.R., Silk utilisation and defensive behaviour of Thiania, an iridescent jumping spider (Araneae: Salticidae) from Malaysia, New Zeal. J. Zool., 13, 553–561 (1986d) @No $ @ @ Richman D.B. and Whitcomb W.H., The ontogeny of Lyssomanesviridis (Walckenaer) (Araneae: Salticidae) on Magnolia grandifloraL, Psyche, Comb., 88, 127-133 (1981) @No $ @ @ Jackson R.R., Comparative study of lyssomanine jumping spiders (Araneae: Salticidae): silk use and predatory behaviour of Asemonea, Goleba, Lyssomanes, and Onomastus, N.Z.Jl Zool., 17, 1-6 (1990a) @No $ @ @ Eberhard, William G., Rates of egg production by Tropical spiders in the Field, Biotropica., 11(4), 292-300 (1979) @No
<#LINE#>Study on Diversity of Rotifer from water Bodies around Aurangabad region<#LINE#>V.Arak@Gunwati,Mokashe@SatishS.<#LINE#>30-33<#LINE#>6.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-287.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Zoology, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Marathwada University, Aurangabad, MS, INDIA<#LINE#>18/11/2013<#LINE#>31/12/2013<#LINE#>Rotifers are microscopic secondary producers which play a vital role in trophodynamics of aquatic ecosystem. To understand the fauna the rotifera present study was under taken to investigate the rotifer diversity and density in order to assess the species composition and population density of these groups. The study was carried out for one year. During the investigation 12 species of rotifers belonging to Branchionidae, Euchlaidae, Philonidae, Asplanchnidae, keretella were recorded. Branchionus calyciflorus showed a maximum density. <#LINE#> @ @ Alam A.K.M.N., Islam M.A., Mollah M.F.A. and Haque M.S., Status of zooplankton in newly constructed ponds and their relation to some meteorlogical and limnological factors, Bangladesh Journal of Fisheries, 14(1), 83-88(1987) @No $ @ @ Edmondson W.T., Freshwater biology 2nd Ed. USA. John Wiley and Sons, Ins New York (1963) @No $ @ @ Pennak R.W., Field and experimental limnology of three Colorado maintain lakes, Ecology, 19(3), 505-520 (1968) @No $ @ @ Koste, ROTATORI Die Rädertiere Mitteleuropas Ein Bestimmungswerk, begründet von Max Voigt Überordnung Monogononta (1978) @No $ @ @ Battish S.K.,  Fresh water zooplankton of India, Oxford and IBH publication Co., 1-233 (1992) @No $ @ @ Dhanapathi, Taxonomic notes on the rotifers from India (1989-2000) IAAB Hyderabad (2000) @No $ @ @ Pejler B., On the global distribution of the family Brachionidae (Rotatoria), Archives für Hydrobiolgie  bv Supplement, 53, 255-306 (1977) @No $ @ @ Fernando C.H., The freshwater zooplankton of Sri Lanka, with a discussion of tropical freshwater zooplankton composition, Internationale Revue der gesamten Hydrobiologie, 65, 411-426 (1980) @No $ @ @ Abdus saboor and Altaff K.,Qualitative and quantitative analysis of zooplankton population of tropical pond during summer and rainy season, J Eco. Bio,7(4), 269-275 (1995) @No $ @ @ Goel P.K. and Charan V.R., Studies on the liminology of polluted fresh water tank, InB.Gopan, and V. Asthana (Eds) Aquatic Sciences in India (pp 51-64) , Indian Association for liminology and Oceanography, (1991) @No $ @ @ Dadhich N., Saxena M.M.,Zooplankton as indicators of trophic status of some desert waters Bikaner (N-W Rajasthan), Journal of Environment and Pollution,6(4),251-254 (1999) @No $ @ @ Somani Vaishali, Quadros Goldin and Pejaver Madhuri.K.,Occurrence of Rotifers and its Relation to the water Quality during the Bioremediation process in Lake Kacharali, Thane, MS, India, ISCA Journal of Biological Science, 1(3), 54-58 (2012) @No $ @ @ Stiling P.B.,Ecology Theories and applications, prentice hall international editions, second edition, 539 (1996) @No
<#LINE#>Biosynthesis of Nanoparticles from Ficusbenjamina (Fig Tree) and comparing AgNP’s Synthesized by Cocktails of plant extracts<#LINE#>Ashish@Jain,M@SanjeebKumarMandal,Vanaja @ Nuthalapati,Ramesh@Abhinav,Modi@Naisarg,Sughosh@Rao,KM Jyoti @Singh<#LINE#>34-39<#LINE#>7.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-288.pdf<#LINE#>School of Bio Sciences and Technology, VIT University, Vellore-632014, Tamil Nadu, INDIA<#LINE#>20/11/2013<#LINE#>10/1/2014<#LINE#>The main purpose of this paper is to synthesize and determine the characteristics of NP’s synthesised from Ficus benjamina (fig tree). And also to compare as well as characterise the NP synthesized by different cocktails of plant extracts, hence discerning the best phenolic for NP synthesis. The method used in this paper is a basic extraction protocol of leaves followed by addition of different concentrations of silver nitrate  solution to determine the concentration at which maximum amount of Silver (Ag) NP’s are produced. The second part of the experiment is to analyze whether addition of polyphenols from other plant sources increased the efficiency of Ag NP production. The results show that Ficus benjamina is able to synthesise NP’s and addition of polyphenols increases the efficiency of production; although characterisation through FTIR and SEM is yet to be done. In conclusion, as the absorbance values of the three different cocktails of polyphenols is similar, these different cocktails are equally good at improving the efficiency of production. <#LINE#> @ @ Daizy Philip, Green synthesis of gold and silver nanoparticles using Hibiscus rosasinensis, Physica E, 1417–1424 (2010) @No $ @ @ Daizy Philip , C. Unnib, S. AswathyAromala, V.K. Vidhua and Murraya koenigii, Leaf-assisted rapid green synthesis of silver and gold nanoparticles,  SpectrochimicaActa Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 899–904 (2011) @No $ @ @ Ahamed Maqusood, Majeed Khan M. A., Siddiqui M.K.J. Alsalhi Mohamad S., Alrokayan and Salman A., Green synthesis, characterization and evaluation of biocompatibility of silver nanoparticles, Physica E, 43(6),1266-1271 (2011) @No $ @ @  Le A.T., Huy P.T., Tam P.D., Huy T.Q., Cam P.D., Kudrinskiy A.A. and Krutyakov Y.A., Green synthesis of nely-dispersed highly bactericidal silver nanoparticles via modied Tollens technique (2010) @No $ @ @ Batabyal S.K., Basu C., Das A.R. and Sanyal G.S., Green Chemical Synthesis of Silver Nanowires and Microbers Using Starch, Journal of Biobased Materials and Bioenergy, , 143–147 (2007) @No $ @ @ Tripathy A., Ashok M. Raichur, Chandrasekaran N., Prathna T.C. and Amitava Mukherjee, Process variables in biomimetic synthesis of silver nanoparticles by aqueous extract of Azadirachta indica (Neem) leaves, Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 12, 237–246 (2010) @No $ @ @ Vasileva P., Donkova B., Karadjova I. and Dushkin C.,Synthesis of starch-stabilized silver nanoparticles and their application as a surface plasmon resonance-based sensor of  hydrogen peroxide, Colloids and Surfaces A, Physicochem. Eng. Aspects, 382, 203–210 (2010) @No $ @ @ El-Rae M.H., El-Naggar M.E., Ramadan M.A., Fouda M.M.G., Al-Deyab S.S. and Hebeish A., Environmental synthesis of silver nanoparticles using hydroxypropyl starch and their characterization, Carbohydrate Polymers, 86,  630–635 (2011) @No $ @ @ Antariksh Saxena, R.M. Tripathi, Fahmina Zafar and Priti Singh, Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using aqueous solution of Ficus benghalensis leaf extract and characterization of their antibacterial activity, Materials Letters, 91–94, (2012) @No $ @ @ Kuber C. Bhainsa and S.F. D'Souza, Extracellular biosynthesis  of silver nanoparticles using the fungus Aspergillus fumigatus, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces,  47( 2) , 160-164 (2006) @No $ @ @ Otari S.V., Patil R.M., Nadaf N.H., Ghosh S.J. and Pawar S.H., Green biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles  from an actinobacteria, Rhodococcus sp., Materials Letters, 72(1), 92-94 (2012) @No $ @ @ Liangwei Du, Hong Jiang, Xiaohua Liu andErkang Wang, Biosynthesis of gold nanoparticles assisted by Escherichia coli DH5 and its application on direct electrochemistry of hemoglobin, Electrochemistry Communications, 9(5), 1165-1170 (2007) @No $ @ @ Pantelis Kouvaris, Andreas Delimitis, Vassilis Zaspalis, Dimitrios Papadopoulos, Sofia A. Tsipas and Nikolaos Michailidis, Green synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticles produced using Arbutus Unedo leaf extract, Materials Letters, 76(1), 18–20 (2012) @No $ @ @ Harekrishna Bar, Dipak Kr. Bhui, Gobinda P. Sahoo, Priyanka Sarkar, Santanu Pyne and Ajay Misra, Green synthesis of silver nanoparticles using seed extract of Jatrophacurcas;, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 348(1-3), 212-216 (2009) @No $ @ @ Michael C. Moulton ,  Laura K. Braydich-Stolle ,  Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda ,  Samantha Kunzelman ,  Saber M. Hussain andRajender S. Varma, Synthesis, characterization and biocompatibility of “green” synthesizedsilver nanoparticles using tea polyphenols, Nanoscale, , 763-770 (2010) @No $ @ @ Lori Rastogi and J. Arunachalam, Sunlight based irradiation strategy for rapid green synthesis of highly stable silver nanoparticles using aqueous garlic (Allium sativum) extract and their antibacterial potential, Materials Chemistry and Physics, 129(1–2), 558-563 (2011) @No $ @ @ Zaheer Khan, Javed Ijaz Hussain andAthar Adil Hashmi, Shape-directing role of cetyltrimethylammonium bromide in the green synthesis of Ag-nanoparticles using Neem Azadirachta indica) leaf extract, Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces,  95, 229–234 (2012) @No $ @ @ Shashi Prabha Dubey, Manu Lahtinen, and Mika Sillanpää, Green synthesis and characterizations of silver and gold nanoparticles using leaf extract ofRosa rugosa ;, Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 364(1–3), 34-41 (2010) @No $ @ @ Attia, F. A.; M. A. Abdou and M.A-H Mohamed, 2004, Physiological studies on Ficus benjamina L. PLANTS: 2: effect of phosphorus fertilization and biofertilizers on seedling growth, J. Agric. Sci. Mansoura Univ., 29(2), 787-797 (2004) @No $ @ @ S.L. Smitha, K.M. Nissamudeen, Daizy Philip and K.G. Gopchandran, Studies on surface plasmon resonance and photoluminescence of silver nanoparticles, Spectrochimica Acta Part A: Molecular and Biomolecular Spectroscopy, 71(1), 186-190 (2008) @No $ @ @ Vasileva P., B. Donkova, I. Karadjova and C. Dushkin, Synthesis of starch-stabilized silver nanoparticles and their application as a surface plasmon resonance-based sensor of hydrogen peroxide Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects, 382(1–3), 203-210 (2011) @No $ @ @ Encarta encyclopedia (2013) @No $ @ @ Andres Moure, Jose M. Cruz, Daniel Franco, J. Manuel Dominguez, Jorge Sineiro, Herminia Dominguez, Maria Jose Nunez and Carlos Parajo, Natural Antioxidants from residual sources, Food Chem, 72, 145-171 (2001) @No $ @ @ Alén-Ruiz, F.; Pérez-Gregorio, M.R.; Martínez-Carballo, E.; García-Falcón, M.S.; Simal-Gándara, J, Influence of polyphenols on colour and antioxidant value in plant foods.Electronic Journal of Environmental, Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 7(8), 3171-3176 (2008) @No $ @ @ http://www.neemfoundation.org/neem-articles/about-neem-tree/chemistry-of-neem.html (2013) @No 
<#LINE#>Effectiveness of Medicinal Plants Extract Combination on Sexual and Psychological Performance in Patients with Schizophrenia<#LINE#>Omid@Rezaei,Elmira@Majedi,Asghar@Dadkhah,Masafi@Saideh,Fatemeh@Rooshenas<#LINE#>40-44<#LINE#>8.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-294.pdf<#LINE#>University of social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN @ Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran, IRAN @ Department of Clinical psychology, University of social Welfare and Rehabilitation Sciences, Tehran, IRAN @ Deparment of Psychology, Kish International Branch, Islamic Azad University, Kish, IRAN @ Department of Psychology, Kharazmi (MoaalemTarbiat) University, Tehran, IRAN <#LINE#>26/11/2013<#LINE#>9/1/2014<#LINE#>One of the complications of schizophrenia and consumption of antipsychotic medicines is a disorder in sexual performance which may lead to a negative effect on the life quality of patients. This study aims to examine the effect of all medicinal plants extract on improvement of the patients' sexual performance .40 patients with schizophrenia were selected using convenience sampling and were considered into two groups each consisting of 20 patients. In the first step, the patients were provided with SFQ and BPRS questionnaires as pretest. Then, each of them was given three pills per day containing Saffron, Caltrop, Cinnamon and Ginger for a period of one month. The results show thatthe difference of pretest-posttest grades on sexual performance Green House-Geisser statistical test- wasn’t significant (P0.05) and the mentioned medicinal plants extract have no effect on sexual desire, sexual arousal and orgasm, yet they have a positive effect on their psychological performance and the differences of averages are statistically significant(P0.05).The extract of saffron, caltrop, ginger and cinnamon has no effect on the sexual performance of patients with schizophrenia but this set has been recognized on schizophrenic patients' mental performance improvement. <#LINE#> @ @ Plevin D., Galletly C. and Roughan P., Sexual dysfunction in men treated with depot antipsychotic drugs: A pilot study, Sex Health,4(4), 269-71 (2007) @No $ @ @ Jahanfar Sh and Molai Nejad M., Sexual Disorders Letterpress, Tehran, Salemi Press (2001) @No $ @ @ Baggaley M., Sexual dysfunction in schizophrenia: focus on recent evidence, Hum Psychopharmacol, 23(3), 201-209 (2008) @No $ @ @ Ghaemmaghamfarahani Z., Khodabakhshikoolaei A. and Barati F., Treatment and Rehabilitation of Schizophrenia,Tehran: Roshd (2006) @No $ @ @ Akhondzadeh S., Rezaei F., Larijani B., Nejatisafa A.A., Kashani L. and Abbasi S.H., Correlation between testosterone, gonadotropins and prolactin and severity of negative symptoms in male patients with chronic schizophrenia, Schizophr Res., 84(2-3), 405-10 (2006) @No $ @ @ Shamsa A., Hosseinzadeh H., Molaei M., Shakeri M.T. and Rajabi O., Evaluation of Crocus sativus L. (saffron) on male erectile dysfunction: a pilot study, Phytomedicine,16(8), 690-693 (2009) @No $ @ @ Noorbala A.A., Tahmasebipoor N., Akhoundzadeh S. Crocus sativus L. (Safforn) in the treatment of mild to moderate depression: A double-blind, randomised and placebo controlled trial, Journal of Medicinal Plants, 10,31-38 (2004) @No $ @ @ Safarinejad M.R. and Shafiei N., An open label, randomized, fixed-dose, crossover study comparing efficacy and safety of sildenafil citrate and saffron (Crocus sativus Linn.) for treating erectile dysfunction in men naïve to treatment, International Journal of Impotence Research, 22(4), 240-250 (2010) @No $ @ @ Melnyk J.P. and Marcone M.F., Aphrodisiacs from plant and animal sources: A review of current scientific literature, Food Research International,44(4), 840-850 (2011) @No $ @ @ Azadbakht M., Classification of medicinal plants, Tehran: Cultural and Publishing Institution of Teimoorzadeh; (1999) @No $ @ @ Neychev V.K. and Mitev V.I., The aphrodisiac herb Tribulusterrestris  does not influence the androgen production in young men, J Ethnopharmacol,101(1-3), 319-323 (2005) @No $ @ @ Goodman L.S. and Gilman A., Goodman and Gilman's the Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 10thed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill (1998) @No $ @ @ Kaplan H. and Sadock B.J., Synopsis of psychiatry: behavioral sciences, clinical psychiatry, 8th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William & Wilkins; (2003) @No $ @ @ Kaplan H. and Sadock A.V., Pocket handbook of clinical psychiatry,th ed. Philadelphia: Lippincott William & Wilkins; (2005) @No $ @ @ Najafpournavaei M. Introduction of anticancer medicinal plants. Tehran:  National Research Institute of Forests and Rangelands; (2007) @No $ @ @ Modarresi M., Mesripoor M., Rajaei R.A., Effect of hydroalcoholic extract of cinnamon on the number of spermatozoa cells in rats, Iranian Research Institute of Medicinal and Aromatic Plants; 47, 83 (2010) @No 
<#LINE#>Effects of Different Light Intensities on Fry Growth, Survival and Cannibalism Control of Asian Seabass (Lates calcarifer)<#LINE#>Masli@Arinah,Senoo@Shigeharu,Gunzo@Kawamura,Fui@ChingFui<#LINE#>45-52<#LINE#>9.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-303.pdf<#LINE#> Borneo Marine Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Jalan UMS, 88400, Kota KInabalu, Sabah, MALAYSIA <#LINE#>10/12/2013<#LINE#>2/1/2014<#LINE#>  Successful fish culture depends on an understanding of the optimum environment of particular species to maximize survival and development. A 4-week experiment was carried out to investigate the effects of light intensity on survival, growthand cannibalism of Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer. Four light intensities, 0, 500, 1,000 and 2,000 lx were tested in triplicates. Asian seabass with an initial total length (TL) of 9.88 ± 1.23 mm were fed to satiation four times a day. Other morphological changes such as body length (BL), head length (HL), body height (BH), pectoral height (PH) and eye diameter (ED) were recorded once a week. In addition, survival and cannibalism rates were calculated at the end of the experiment. The results showedthat light intensity significantly affected (P0.05) the survival, growth, and cannibalism of Asian seabass. Optimum survival and growth were observed in 500-1,000 lx. This information can be used to establish stable mass-scale and sustainable rearing technology for Asian seabass. <#LINE#> @ @ Chou R. and Lee H.B., Commercial marine fish farming in Singapore, Aquac. Res, 28,767-776 (1997) @No $ @ @ Boonyaratpalin M., Suraneiranat P., Tunpibal T. et al., Replacement of fish meal with various types of soybean products in diets for the Asian seabass, Lates calcarifer, Aquaculture, 161, 67–78 (1998) @No $ @ @ Dhert P., Lavens P., Duray M. and Sorgeloos, P. et al., Improved larval survival at metamorphosis of (Lates calcarifer) using w3-HUFA- enriched live food, Aquaculture, 90, 63-74 (1990) @No $ @ @ Planas M., Cunha I. Larviculture of marine fish: problems and perspectives, Aquaculture, 177, 171–190 (1998) @No $ @ @ Sadovy Y., Regional survey for fry/fingerling supply and current practices for grouper mariculture: evaluating current status and longterm prospects for grouper mariculture in South East Asia, Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Completion Report (2000) @No $ @ @ Kiriyakit A., Gallardo W.G. and Bart A.N. et al., Successful hybridization of groupers (Epinephelus coioides x Epinephelus lanceolatus) using cryopreserved sperm,Aquaculture, 320(1), 106-112 (2011) @No $ @ @ Glamuzina B., Kozul V., Tutman P. and Skaramuca B. et al., Hybridization of Mediterranean groupers: Epinephelus marginatus x E. aeneus and early development, Aquac. Res, 30, 625–62 (1998) @No $ @ @ Appelbaum S. and Arockiaraj A.J., Sibling cannibalism in juvenile Asian sea bass (Lates calcarifer) reared under different photoperiods, AACL BIOFLUX, 3(5), 384-394 (2010) @No $ @ @ Puvanendran V. and Brown J., Foraging, growth, and survival of Atlantic cod larvae in different light intensities and photoperiods, Aquaculture, 214, 131-151 (2012) @No $ @ @ Boeuf G., Le Bail P.Y., Does light have an influence on fish growth?, Aquaculture, 177, 129–152 (1998) @No $ @ @ Cuvier-Peres A., Jourdan C.A. and Stephen J.P.K. et al., Effects of light intensity on animal husbandry and digestive enzyme activities in sea bass Dicentrachus labrax post-larvae, Aquaculture, 202, 317-328 (2001) @No $ @ @ Yahaya S., Lim L.S., Shaleh S.R.M., Mukai Y., Anraku K. and Kawamura G.et al., Ontogenetic eye development and related behavior changes in larvae and juveniles of barramudi Lates calcarifer (Bloch), Mar Freshw Behav Phy, 26, 1-10 (2011) @No $ @ @ Almaza´n Rueda P., Schrama J.W., Verreth J.A.J. et al., Behavioural responses under different feeding methods and light regimes of the African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) juveniles, Aquaculture, 231, 47–359 (2004) @No $ @ @ Baranoha-Fernandes M.H., Some effects of light intensity and photoperiod on the sea bass larvae (L.) reared at the Centre Oceanologique de Bretagne, Aquaculture, 17, 311-321 (1979) @No $ @ @ Teruya K. and Yoseda K. Successful Mass Production of Early-stage Larvae of Kelp Grouper Epinephelus bruneus in Improved Rearing Conditions, Aquaculture Science, 54(2), 187-194 (2006) @No $ @ @ Han D., Xiea S., Lei W., Zhua X. and Yanga Y. et al.,  Effect of light intensity on growth, survival and skin color of juvenile Chinese longsnout catfish (Leiocassis longirostris), Aquaculture, 248, 299–306 (2005) @No $ @ @ Babbitt K. and Meshaka W., Benefits of eating conspecifics: effects of background diet on survival and metamorphosis in the Cuban treefrog (Osteopilus septentrionalis), Copeia, 2000, 469–474 (2000) @No $ @ @ Van Den Bosch, F., De Roos, A.M., Gabriel, W. et al. Cannibalism as a life boat mechanism, J Math Biol., 26, 619–633 (1998) @No 
<#LINE#>Isolation of Cultivable Periodontal Bacteria from Pre Menopausal and Post Menopausal Women in Chennai, India<#LINE#>Thomas@KanakamElizabeth<#LINE#>53-56<#LINE#>10.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-308.pdf<#LINE#>SRM Dental College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, INDIA<#LINE#>17/12/2013<#LINE#>20/1/2014<#LINE#>A woman from the time she attains her puberty till her menopause is undergoing constant hormonal fluctuation. Changes in the hormone, progesterone and estrogen bring changes in general health as well as in the oral health. The gingiva gets inflamed and leads into gingivitis. This condition when untreated becomes periodontitis- inflammation of the gums and tissues surrounding the tooth. This study aims to isolate the cultivable periodontal pathogens, from periodontitis and to correlate with the oral hygiene of women under study. Itcan be concluded from the datas from the above study that Post menopausal women are prone to periodontitis than premenopausal women.  Awareness should be bought among Indian women population, especially in rural areas  on the importance of oral health hygiene. <#LINE#> @ @ Spratt D., Dental Plaque and bacterial colonization In medical biofilms. Jass J. Surman S. Walker editors Wiley and Sons Ltd. 175-98 (2003) @No $ @ @ Friedlander A.H., The physiology, medical management and oral implications of menopause, J. of American Den. Association , 133, 73-81 (2002) @No $ @ @ Mane A.K., Karmarkar A.R., Bharadwaj RS., Anaerobic bacteria in subjects with chronic periodontitis and in Periodontal health, J. of Oral health Community Dentistry, 3(3) 49-51 (2009) @No $ @ @ John Lindquit, An Introduction to Bacteriology- 2001 www.jlindquist.net (2001) @No $ @ @ Slots J., Rosling B.G., Genco R.J., Suppression of pencillin resisitant oral Actinobacillus  actinomycetomcomitans with tetracycline, considerations on endocarditis prophylaxis, Journal of Periodontology, 54 193-196 (1983) @No $ @ @ Baron E.J., Citron D.M., Anaerobic infection flowchart using minimal laboratory resources, Clinical infectious Diseases,25(2), 143-146 (1997) @No $ @ @ Koneman E.W., Allen S.D., Janda M.V. and Schredenberg P.C., The anaerobic bacteria Colour atlas and text books of diagnostic Microbiology5th edition  Philaldelphia Lippincott JB  Ch 14 725-727 (1997) @No $ @ @ Colombo Ana Paula V., Subgingival Microbiota of Brazilian subjects with untreated chronic periodontitis, Journal of Periodontology,73, 360-369. (2002) @No $ @ @ Slots J., Rams T.E. and Listgarten M.A., Yeasts enteric rods Psuedomonads in sub gingival flora of adult periodontitis, Oral Microbiology and Immunology, 3, 47-52 (1988) @No $ @ @ Jarvensivu A., Hietanen J., Rautemaa R., Sorsa T., Richardson M., Candida yeasts in chronic periodontitis tissues and subgingival microbial films, Oral Diseases,10,106-112 (2004) @No $ @ @ Dahlen G., Wikstrom M., Occurrence of enteric rods staphylococcus and candidia in subgingival samples,Oral Microbiology Immunology,10, 42-46 (1995) @No $ @ @ Reynaud A.H., Nygaard-Otsby B., Boygard GK., Eribe E.R., Olsen I. and Gjermo P., Yeasts in periodontal pockets, J. of Clinical Periodontology, 28, 860-864 (2001) @No $ @ @ Vimal Sikri, Poonam Sikri, National Community Dentistry st edition, CBS Publication, 19-38 (1999) @No $ @ @ ShukhlanJharna, Shukhla Nupur, Dey Sarkar Purnima, Bafna Agoorbala, Assessment of Boneloss in post menopausal women by evaluation of Urinary hydroxyproline and serum status of osteocalcin, Int. Res. J. of Biologic. Sci.,2(9), 11-14 (2013) @No $ @ @ Vipin Agarwal, Manish Khatri, Guljot Singh, Geeti Gupta Marya Vimal Kumar. Prevalence of Periodontal diseases in India, Journal of Oral health and Community Dentistry,  4, (Spl) 7-16 (2010) @No $ @ @ Inaam Hashmat, Hussain azad, Ajij Ahmed. Neem Azadirachta indica A.Juss) A natures drugstore: An overview, Int. Res. J. of Biologic. Sci.,1(16), 76-79 (2012) @No $ @ @ Farzenh Hosseini, Afsoon Adlgostar, Fariba Sharifma. Antibacterial activity of Pistachio altlantica extracts on treptococcus mutans biofilm, Int. Res. J. of Biologic. Sci.2(2), 1-7 (2013) @No $ @ @ Prakash Alok, V.keerthana, Jha Chandana Kumar, Kumar Ratan Agarwal Dinesh. Antibacterial property of two different varieties of Indian mango Kernel extracts at various concentrations against some Human Pathogenic bacterial strains, Int. Res. J. of Biologic. Sci.2(4): 28-32 .(2013) @No $ @ @ Sharma Abhis, Patil Ujwala, Kakkar Sharma, Bhot Meeta. Evaluation of Tecomella undlata leaves crude extracts, Int. Res. J. of Biologic. Sci.,2(6), 60-62 (2013) @No 
<#LINE#>The Pathogenic Potentials of Salmonella typhi specific Human and Lapin Cryoglobulins in a Lapin Model<#LINE#>M.S.Shnawa@Ibrahim,Alsarhan@AhmedJ.<#LINE#>57-61<#LINE#>11.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-313.pdf<#LINE#>University of Babylon, College of Science, Department of Biology, Hilla P.O.Box, 4 IRAQ <#LINE#>21/12/2013<#LINE#>12/1/2014<#LINE#>A three doses of 5 mg\ml in foure days a part of human (Xenogenic) and rabbit (Allogenic) cryoglobulins were used for intravenous inoculation in two separated groups each of three. These dosage regmine were followed by seven days leave, then, sacrifice. A third group of three rabbits were receiving saline in same protocol. Pneumogenic effects were found as interstitial pneumonia and fibrinoid formation. Nephrogenic influence appeared as glomerular infiltrates of mononuclear cells (glomerulonephritis). While the splenic changes were found as lymphoid cells hyperplasia in the white pulp. Thus, both of the allogenic and xenogenic cryoglobulins induce Pneumogenic, nephrogenic as well as lymphogenic pathogenic potentials in rabbits. Control rabbits were showing normal tissue architecture of the test organs. These pathogenic potentials of cryoglobulins are basically of immune complex hypersensitivity in case of human cryoglobulins and pathologic autoimmune responses in case of rabbit cryoglobulins. Thus, S. typhi specific cryoglobulins pathogenic in a lapin model, a finding is not ever being reported in literatures and reported for the first time. <#LINE#> @ @ Rengers J.U., Touchard G., Decourt C., Deret S., Michel H. and Cogne M., Heavy and light chains primary structure control IgG3 nephritogenicity in an experimental model for crycrystaloglobulinlemia, Blood, 95(1), 3467-3472 (2000) @No $ @ @ Kikuchi S., Pastore Y., Fossati –Jimack L., Kuroki A., Yoshida H., Fulpius T., Araki K.,Takahashi S., Lemoine R., Reininger L. and Izui S.A transgenic mouse model of autoimmune glumerulonephritis and necrotizing artritis associated with cryoglobulinemia, J.Immunol, 169, 4644-4650 (2002) @No $ @ @ Spertini F., Gyotoku Y., Shibata T., Izui S. and Lambert P.H., Experimental model of murine cryoglobulinemia induced by monoclonal antibodies and modulation by anti- idiotypic antibodies, Springer semin, Immunopathol, 10, 91-101 (1988) @No $ @ @ 614.Kowalewska  I., Muhlfeld A.S., Hudlkins K.L.,Yeh M.M., Farr A.G., Ravetch J.V. and Alpers C.E., Thymic stromal lymphopoitin transgenic mice develop cryoglobulinemia and hepatitis with Similarities to Human Hepatitis C Liver Disease, Am. J.Pathol, 170, 981-989 (2007) @No $ @ @ Shnawa  I.M. and Jassim Y.A., BCG & tuberculin induced experimental lapin secondary cryoglobulinemia, Q.M.J, 7(12), 209-219 (2011) @No $ @ @ Lynch PLM., Audit of Cryoglobulin Determination in Northern Ireland, Clinical Biochemistry Department, Altnagelvin Area Hospital, Londonderry, Full implementation of all new guidelines, 1-13 (2006) @No $ @ @ Abd F.G., Khalifa K.A. and Shnawa I.M., Lapin Escherichiae coli K1 Vaginosis, Baby.Univ.J, 14(4), 278-285 (2007) @No $ @ @ Mohan H., Pathology Practical Book. 2nd ed. Medical publisher(P) LTD, New Delhi, 1-15 (2007) @No $ @ @ Gorevic P.D., Rheumatoid factor, complement, and mixed cryoglobulinemia, Clin. Dev. Immunol, 2012, 1-6 (2012) @No $ @ @ Liou Y.T., Huang J.L., Ou L.S., Lin Y.H., Yu K.H., Luo S.F., Ho H.H., Liou L.B. and Yeh K.W., Comparison of cryoglobulinemia in children and Adults, J Microbiol Immunol Infect, 46, 59-64 (2013) @No $ @ @ Lauletta G., Russi S., Conteduca V. and Sansonno L., Hepatitis C virus infection and mixed cryoglobulinemia, Clin Dev Immunol, 2012: 1-11 (2012) @No $ @ @ Ferri C. and Mascia M.T., Cryoglobulinemic vasculitis, Curr. Opin. Rheumatol, 18, 5-63 (2006) @No $ @ @ Guo S., Mühlfeld A.S., Wietecha T.A., Peutz-Kootstra C.J., Kowalewska J., Yi K., Spencer M., Pichaiwong W., Nimmerjahn F., Hudkins K.L. and Alpers C.E., Deletion of activating Fcgamma receptors does not confer protection in murine cryoglobulinemia-associated membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis, Am J Pathol, 175(1), 107-118 (2009) @No $ @ @ Suttie A.W., Histopathology of the Spleen, Toxicol Pathol, 34, 466-503 (2006) @No $ @ @ Male D., Brostoff J., Roth D.B. and Roitt I., Immunology 7th ed. Mosby, Elsevier, Canada, 461–463 (2006) @No $ @ @ Sargur R., White P. and Egner W., Cryoglobulin evaluation: best practice, Ann Clin Biochem, 47, 8–16 (2010) @No $ @ @ Kowalewska J ., Cryoglobulinemic glomerulonephritis — lessons from animal models, Folia Histochem Cytobiol, 49(4),  537–546 (2011) @No $ @ @ Ruebush M., Immunology, In, Ruebush M. and Hawley L.(Eds).USMLE Step1 Immunology and Microbiology, Kaplan Medical, U.S.A , 141-158 (2010) @No 
<#LINE#>Effect of Neurotoxic Insecticide Dimethoate on Unicellular Freshwater Protozoan Ciliate Paramecium sp.<#LINE#>Shubhamsingh@Tanwar,Tejashree@Shanbhag<#LINE#>62-66<#LINE#>12.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-320.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Life Sciences, Kishinchand Chellaram College, D. W. Road, Churchgate, Mumbai, INDIA<#LINE#>29/12/2013<#LINE#>5/2/2014<#LINE#>The freshwater protozoan ciliate Paramecium sp. was used to assess the effects of widely used insecticide in agricultural industries, dimethoate, which is a neurotoxin for insects and works by inhibiting the activity of acetyl cholinesterase enzyme. Since the ciliates like Paramecium are unicellular and do not possess any nervous system, an attempt has been made to check whether the ciliates can be considered as potential bioindicators for aquatic toxicity assessment and to evaluate the possible effects of this insecticide on them. In the present study, it was found that dimethoate affects the normal functioning of the contractile vacuole and locomotor movements at the concentration range of 0.5 mg/ml and 1 mg/ml (and above) if exposed to the insecticide for 20 minutes and 3 hours respectively. It also affects the growth rate of the ciliate, significantly, by increasing the generation time when subjected to the dimethoate (concentration 0.5mg/ml and above) for 24 hours and 96 hours exposure. Certain physiological deformities were also noted like irregular beating of cilia, blebbing and spinning movements. <#LINE#> @ @ Miyoshi N., Kawano T., Tanaka M., Kadono T., Kosaka T., Kunimoto M., Takahashi T. and Hosoya H., Use of Paramecium species in bioassays for environmental risk management: Determination of LC50 values for water pollutants, J. Hlth. Sci., 49(1), 429-435 (2003) @No $ @ @ Bafna A. and Rathi I., Effect of pharmaceutical effluent on morphological parameters and chlorophyll content of Cicer arietinum and Vigna radiate, Int. Res. J.Biological Sci., 2(10), 12-17 (2013) @No $ @ @ Lakhani L., Khatri A. and Choudhary P., Effect of dimethoate on testicular histomorphology of the earthworm Eudichogaster kinneari (Stephenson), Int. Res. J.Biological Sci., 1(4), 77-80 (2012) @No $ @ @ Butani N., Jobanputra J., Bhatiya P. and Patel R., Recent biological technologies for textile effluent treatment, Int. Res. J.Biological Sci., 2(6), 77-82 (2013) @No $ @ @ Aktar M.W., Sengupta D. and Chowdhury A., Impact of pesticides use in agriculture: their benefits and hazards, Interdisc. 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Cell Science, 106, 693-702 (1993) @No $ @ @ Curds C.R., An ecological study of the ciliated protozoa in activated sludge. Oikos., 15(2), 282-288 (1965) @No $ @ @ Luna-Pabello V.M., Aladro-Lubel M.A. and Duran-de-Bazüa C., Biomonitoring of wastewater in treatment plants using ciliates, J. Indust. Microbiol. Biotechnol., 17(1), 62-68 (1996) @No $ @ @ Selivanovskaya S.Y., Petrov A.M., Egorova K.V. and Naumova R.P., Protozoan and metazoan communities treating a simulated petrochemical industry wastewater in a rotating disc biological, Worl. J. Microbiol. Biotech., 13(5)511-517 (2007) @No $ @ @ Adl M.S. and Gupta V.V.S.R., Protists in soil ecology and forest nutrient cycling, Can.J.for.Res., 36, 1805-1817 (2006) @No $ @ @ Abdel Aziz N.E. and Aboul Ezz S.M., The structure of zooplankton community in lake maryout, Alexandria, Egypt, Egy. 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<#LINE#>Local folk use of plants in Dakshin Dinajpur district of West Bengal, India<#LINE#>Tanmay@Chowdhury,Dilip@DeSarker,ChandraSubhas@Roy<#LINE#>67-79<#LINE#>13.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-321.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Botany, Raiganj College (University College), Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal-733134, INDIA @ Plant Genetics & Tissue Culture Laboratory, Department of Botany, University of North Bengal- 734013, INDIA <#LINE#>29/12/2013<#LINE#>20/1/2014<#LINE#>Dakshin Dinajpur (2162 Sq. Km.) is a small ethnomedicinally active district, where most of the common tribals (Santal, Munda, Oraon, Rajbanshi, Lodha, Sabar etc.) still use plants as their remedies for various ailments. An ethnomedicinal study among the local tribal people of this district has been carried out during November 2009 to November 2011. Information is collected based on interviews and cross verified with other aged traditional practitioners. The present investigation documents the use of 132 plant species belonging to 65 families. The survey was conducted among different tribal and non-tribal communities of this district. Out of 132 recorded uses 56 uses are new report from this district.  <#LINE#> @ @ Talukdar D. and Talukdar T., Floral diversity and its indigenous use in old basin (Khari) of river Atreyee at Balurghat block of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, NeBIO, 3(2), 26-32 (2012) @No $ @ @ Kamilya P., Diversity of vascular plants in the Danga forest of Balurghat in Dakshindinajpur District of West Bengal, India, Pleione5(1), 163-180 (2011) @No $ @ @ Kamilya P., Survey of weed flora of Atrai river bed in Dakshin-Dinajpur in district of West Bengal, India, Pleione, 2 (1), 77-86 (2008) @No $ @ @ Banerjee R. N. and Paul T. K., Malvaceae of West Dinajpur district, West Bengal, J Econ Tax Bot., 19 (2), 313-316 (1995) @No $ @ @ Banerjee R. N. and Basu S. K., A systematic study of the pteridophytes of West Dinajpur district, West Bengal, J Econ Tax Bot., 16 (2), 425 – 431 (1992) @No $ @ @ Mitra S., Studies on the Flora and Ethnobotany of West Dinajpur district, West Bengal (India), Ph.D. Thesis, Kalyani University, Kalyani (2002) @No $ @ @ De Sarker D., Chowdhury T. and Saha M., Biodiversity and medicinal plants of West Dinajpur and Malda, Raiganj College (University College), Raiganj, Uttar Dinajpur, West Bengal, Vol. 1 (2011) @No $ @ @ Talukdar T. and Talukdar D., Ethno-medicinal uses of plants by tribal communities in Hili block of Dakshin Dinajpur district, West Bengal, Indian journal of  Natural Products and Resources, 4 (1), 110-118 (2013) @No $ @ @ Kundu S. and Bag A., Indigenous Health Care Practices among Rajbanshi of Dakshin Dinajpur, West Bengal, Ethno Med., 6 (2), 117-120 (2012) @No $ @ @ Chowdhury T., De Sarker D. and Saha M., Survey of plants used for the treatment of diabetes in Dinajpur (Uttar & Dakshin) and Malda districts of Paschimbanga, In: Chandra Ghosh & A. P. Das  (ed.), Proceeding  Recent studies in biodiversity and traditional knowledge in India, Gour Mahavidyalaya, Malda,  295-299 (2011) @No $ @ @ Mitra S. and Mukherjee S. K., Ethnomedicinal uses of some wild plants of North Bengal plain for gastro-intestinal problems, Indian J Traditional Knowledge, 9 (4), 705-712 (2010) @No $ @ @ Mitra S. and Mukherjee S. K., Root and rhizome drugs used by the tribals of West Dinajpur in Bengal, J Trop Med Plants, 6 (2), 301-315 (2005) @No $ @ @ Mitra S. and Mukherjee S. K., Ethnobotanical usages of grasses by the tribals of West Dinajpur district, West Bengal, Indian J Traditional Knowledge, 4 (4), 396-402 (2005) @No $ @ @ Banerjee R. N. and Ghora Chhabi., On the domestic use of some unreported plants of West Dinajpur district (WB), J Econ Tax Bot, Add Ser., 12, 325 –328 (1996) @No $ @ @ Sur P. R., Sen R., Halder A. C. and Bandyopadhyay S., Observation on the ethnobotany of Malda-West Dinajpur districts, West Bengal-II, J Econ Tax Bot., 14 (2), 453-459 (1990) @No $ @ @ Sur P. R., Sen R., Halder A. C. and Bandyopadhyay S., Observation on the ethnobotany of Malda-West Dinajpur districts, West Bengal-I, J Econ Tax Bot., 10(2), 395-401(1987) @No $ @ @ Jain S. K. and Rao R. R., A handbook of field and herbarium methods, Today’s and tomorrow printers and publishers, New Delhi, (1977) @No $ @ @ Guha Bakshi D. N., Flora of Murshidabad district, West Bengal, India. Scientific Publisher, Jodhpur, (1984) @No $ @ @ Prain D., Bengal Plants, Botanical survey of India, Calcutta, Vol. I -II, (1963) @No $ @ @ Hooker J.D., Flora of British India, (L Reeve & Co. Ltd, Kent), Vol. I-VII, http://www.sthaniyakhoja.com (2013) @No 
<#LINE#>Comparison of Dynamic balance in lower Limbs among Knee Injured and Uninjured male Professional Footballers<#LINE#>Jibi@Paul,Nagarajan@<#LINE#>80-84<#LINE#>14.ISCA-IRJBS-2014-075.pdf<#LINE#> Faculty of General Adapted Physical Education and Yoga, Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Coimbatore, INDIA<#LINE#>19/3/2014<#LINE#>1/4/2014<#LINE#>Football or Soccer is the world's most popular sport. There are over 240 million registered players worldwide and many more recreational football players. The knee is a complex joint with many components making it vulnerable to a variety of injuries. In this study we have investigated the effect of dynamic balance on injured and uninjured male professional football players. Cross sectional comparative study design used for this research .Total hundred and six (106) male professional football players were selected for the study as per the inclusion criteria. Eighty one (81) right and left knee uninjured samples and forty five (45) right and left knee injured were collected from 106 subjects. Star excursion balance test (SEBT) used to evaluate dynamic balance at eight directions. Dynamic balance of lower limbs measured at anterior, anterior-medial, anterior-lateral, medial, lateral, posterior, posterior-lateral, posterior-medial for injured and uninjured groups. Data analysis did to find out the significant difference in dynamic balance among the groups. Comparative study performed by independent t’ test for dynamic balance between knee injured and uninjured groups. P0.05 was considered as significant difference in effect for the study. The means of knee injured and uninjured groups were 55.90 and 57.21 respectively with t’ value 1.96 for degree of freedom 1006. The study found that dynamic balance has significant effect on knee injury, with P0.049*. The study concluded that dynamic balance has significant effect on knee injury. Dynamic balance of lower limb was more among uninjured male professional footballers than injured players. <#LINE#> @ @ Kinzey SJ, Armstrong CW, the reliability of the star-excursion test in assessing dynamic balance, Journal of Orthop Sports Phys Ther., 27, 356–360 (1998) @No $ @ @ Hertel J., Miller S.J. and Denegar C.R., intratester and intertester reliability during the star excursion balance tests, J Sports Rehabil., 9, 104–116 (2000) @No $ @ @ Plisky P.J., Rauh M.J., Kaminski T.W. and Underwood F.B., Star excursion balance test as a predictor of lower extremity injury in high school basketball players, J Orthop Sports Phys Ther., 36, 911–919 (2006) @No $ @ @ Hertel J., Braham R.A., Hale S.A. and Olmsted-Kramer L.C., Simplifying the star excursion balance test: analyses of subjects with and without chronic ankle instability, J Orthop Sports Phys Ther., 36, 131–137 (2006) @No $ @ @ Olmsted L.C., Carcia C.R., Hertel J. and Shultz S.J., Efficacy of the star excursion balance tests in detecting reach deficits in subjects with chronic ankle instability, J Athl.Train,37, 501–50 (2002) @No $ @ @ Lauren C. and Olmsted et.al, Efficacy of the star excursion balance tests in detecting reach deficits in subjects with chronic ankle instability, Journal of Athl.Train., 37(4),501–506 (2002) @No $ @ @ Shinichi Demura and Takayoshi Yamada, study on star excursion balances test (SEBT) using three trials with four directions, J .Sport Sci. 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Lin and P.Y, Huang this study was on effects of balance training combined with plyometric exercise in postural control: Application in individuals with Functional Ankle Instability, IFMBE Proceedings, 31(1), 232-235 (2010) @No $ @ @ Lindsay J. and Distefano et. al, a Meta-analysis study on Evidence supporting balance training in healthy individuals: a systemic review, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research Cond., 23(9), 2718–2731, (2009) @No $ @ @ Carolyn et. al, This study was on effectiveness of home based balance training program in reducing sports related injuries among healthy adolescents: a cluster randomized controlled trial, CMA J., 172(6), 749–754 (2005) @No $ @ @ Gregory D. and Myer et. al, the effects of plyometric vs. Dynamic stabilization and balance training on power, balance, and landing force in female athletes, Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 20(2), 345-353 (2006) @No $ @ @ Malliou et. al, Proprioceptive training (balance exercises)reduces lower extremity injuries in young soccer players, Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation, 17, 101–104 (2004) @No $ @ @ Mark V., Paterno et. al, neuromuscular training improves single-limb stability in young female athletes, Journal of  Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy,34(6), 305-316 (2004) @No $ @ @ Golomer E.et al, spectral frequency analysis of dynamic balance in healthy and injured athletes, Arch Int. 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<#LINE#>Taxonomic Characterisation and Economic importance of Lesser known Green manure Crop Sesbania cannabina Poir<#LINE#>Nitisha@Srivastava<#LINE#>85-88<#LINE#>15.ISCA-IRJBS-2013-296.pdf<#LINE#> Botanical Survey of India, Hqrs., C.G.O. Complex, 3rd MSO Building, 5th Floor, DF Block, Sector-I, Salt Lake City, Kolkata-700064, INDIA <#LINE#>26/11/2013<#LINE#>2/1/January<#LINE#>Now-a-days, the use of organic manures has been overlooked in favour of chemical fertilizers. Interest in green manures has also been revived because of the continuously increasing concern for maintaining long-term soil productivity and ecological sustainability. This interest has led to the identification of lesser known legume plants that have green manuring potential, e.g. Sesbania cannabina. Sesbania has vigorous growth and is adapted to various adverse climatic conditions. Sesbania species fix nitrogen, and produce large no of root nodules for this purpose. Thus, it provides low-cost nitrogen inputs incrop production system. Sesbania cannabina is a multipurpose annual plant which can serve as a green manure, green leaf manure, a biofertilizer and is a good companion crop for wetland rice cultivation. It grows well under water logged or unirrigated conditions, tolerant to high temperatures (36-44°C), high soil alkalinity (pH 10) and establishes during rainy season in a wide variety of soils such as loamy, clayey, black and sandy soils. Sesbania species can play an important role in long-term maintenance of soil fertility and productivity. <#LINE#> @ @ Anita D.D., Sridhar K.R. and Bhat R., Diversity of fungi associated with mangrove legume Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight (Fabaceae), Livestock Research for Rural Development, 21(5), 67 (2009) @No $ @ @ Gillett J.B., Sesbania in Africa (excluding Madagascar) and southern Arabia, Kew Bulletin, 17, 91-159 (1963) @No $ @ @ Prasad M.N.V., Bioresource potential of Sesbania bispinosa (Jacq.) W F Wight, Bioresource Technology, 44, 251–254 (1993) @No $ @ @ Ipor I.B. and Oyen L.P.A., Sesbania AdansonIn: FaridahHanum, I & van der Maesen, L.J.G. (Editors). Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 11: Auxiliary plants. Backhuys Publisher, Leiden, The Netherlands, 236-240 (1997) @No $ @ @ Siddhuraju P., Makkar H.P.S. and Becker K., The effect of ionising radiation on antinutritonal factors and the nutritional value of plant materials with reference to human and animal food, Food Chemistry, 77, (in press) (2002) @No $ @ @ Khan A.M., Jacobsen I. and Eggum O.B, Nutritive value of some improved varieties of legumes, J. Sci. Food Agric.,30, 395–400 (1979) @No $ @ @ Premakumari D., George P.J., Panikkar A.O.N., Nair V.K.B. and Sulochanamma S., Performance of RRII 300 series clones in the small scale trial. Proceedings of the fifth Annual Symposium on plantation Crops, 1982, Kasaragod, Indian Society of Plantation Crops, Central Plantation Crops Research Institute, Kasaragod, Kerala, 148-157 (1984) @No $ @ @ Devendra C., Tropical legumes for small ruminants. In: Tropical Legumes in Animal Nutrition. (Editors: J P F D'Mello and C  Devendra), CAB International, 231–246 (1995) @No $ @ @ Wood I.M. and Gartside G., Evaluation of species of Sesbania for pulp production. in CSIRO Tropical Crops and Pastures Divisional Report for 1979-1980, 161-163 (1981) @No $ @ @ Oudhia P., Revised version of Selected Botanical.com Articles, http://pankajoudhia.com (2013) @No $ @ @ Duke J.A. and Wain K.K., Medicinal plants of the world. Computer index with more than 85,000 entries, 3 vols (1981) @No $ @ @ Singh R., Sidhu P.S., Vadhera S., Sital J.S., Bhatia S., Extra-cellular invertase of Rhizobium japonicum and its role in free sugar metabolism in the developing root nodules of Sesbaniacannabania,Physiologia Plant., 48(4), 504–508 (1980) @No