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<#LINE#>Assessment of airborne fungal pollution in a hospital room<#LINE#>Jyoti @Gaur,Kavita @Naruka <#LINE#>1-6<#LINE#>1.ISCA-IRJBS-2017-089.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Science, Aishwarya College of Education, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India@Department of Zoology, J.N.V. University, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India<#LINE#>22/9/2017<#LINE#>25/11/2017<#LINE#>Hospitals and other health care facilities are designed to fight various diseases and to provide complete patient care. Now days it has been a tremendous increase in hospital acquired infections, especially those caused by fungi. To reduce these incidences routine proper monitoring is required. Therefore, present study was performed to detect the current airborne fungal load and the influence of meteorological factors on their concentrations in a hospital outdoor patient room. A total of 8 fungal species were isolated among which Aspergillus showed dominance. 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<#LINE#>Assessment of diversity and threats of avifauna in and around Sonavade village (Tarf-Kalsuli), Dist- Sindhudurg, Maharashtra, India<#LINE#>Pritesh @Ghadigaonkar,Akshay @Pandirkar,Johnson @Varkey,Prajal @Jangam,Pradnya @Bandekar,Prakash @Khedekar,Omkar @Patil <#LINE#>7-14<#LINE#>2.ISCA-IRJBS-2017-090.pdf<#LINE#>Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10 Hedvekar wadi no. 2, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Gokhale Road, Dadar west Mumbai 400028, MS, India@Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10 Hedvekar wadi no. 2, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Gokhale Road, Dadar west Mumbai 400028, MS, India@VIVA College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Viva College Road, Virar West, Vasai – 401303, MS, India@Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10 Hedvekar wadi no. 2, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Gokhale Road, Dadar west Mumbai 400028, MS, India@Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10 Hedvekar wadi no. 2, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Gokhale Road, Dadar west Mumbai 400028, MS, India@Ecocare Ecology Consultant, 10 Hedvekar wadi no. 2, D.S. Babrekar Marg, Gokhale Road, Dadar west Mumbai 400028, MS, India@VIVA College of Arts, Commerce and Science, Viva College Road, Virar West, Vasai – 401303, MS, India<#LINE#>28/9/2017<#LINE#>26/11/2017<#LINE#>The present investigation was carried out in and around Sonavade village, Tarf-Kalsuli, Tal- Kudal, Sindhudurg district of Maharashtra. Sonavade village is located in Sahyadri mountain ranges of Western Ghat. The study area is in the vicinity of the Dajipur Wildlife Sanctuary. During the study period of May 2015 to April 2017 a total number of 136 species from 16 orders and 41 families were recorded. As per the observations of the study conducted, avifauna order Passeriformes is dominant in study area (56%), including 76 bird species in 18 families followed by  Coraciiformes (7%), Accipitriformes (6%), Apodiformes, Columbiformes, Piciformes, Galliformes each 4%. Psittaciformes 3%, Capriulgiformes, Charadriiformes, Strigiformes each 2% and Trogoniformes, Bucerotiformes, Falconiformes, Suliformes each 1%.  According to ‘The IUCN Redlist of Threatened Species List’ 130 species of birds observed during the study are found to be listed in Least Concern category, while Chloropsis cochinchinensis, Buceros bicornis, Anthracoceros coronatus, Sterna aurantia and Psittacula eupatria are listed in Near Threaten category (NT). Indian Vulture (Gyps indicus) Critically Endangered (CR) species was also observed in hilly part of the area under study. Geographical location of study area provides a healthy habitat for birds. Study area is rich in bird diversity but anthropogenic development, loss of habitat and poaching/hunting are the main threats to the avifauna in the study area. This study was conducted to prepare a baseline data for this region which will be referral document for conservation and research related activities undertaken in future.<#LINE#>Grimmett R., Inskipp C. and Inskipp T. (2013).@Pocket guide to the Birds of Indian subcontinent.@Oxford university press, New Delhi, India, 1-226, ISBN: 9781408162644@No$Pritesh Ghadigaonkar (2016).@Avian diversity in and around Ajoba fort, Thane District, Maharashtra.@International research Journal of biological science, 5(2), 7-15.@No$Farheen Khan (2016).@Seasonal variation of avifaunal diversity of wetland near new VIVA college, Virar West,  District Palghar, Maharashtra India.@International research Journal of Environmental science, 5(11), 47-55.@No$Pawar P.R. (2011).@Species diversity of birds in mangroves of Uran (Raigad), Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, West coast of India.@Journal of Experimental Sciences, 2(10), 73-77.@Yes$Walmiki N. (2013).@Avian diversity in and around Bassein Fort and Creek, Dist. Thane, Maharashtra.@International Journal of Advanced Research, 1(3), 73-85.@No$Dekate H.M. and Baviskar R.M. (2016).@Biodiversity of avifauna in Mumbri creek of south Konkan, Deogad Taluka Maharashtra.@Int. J. of Life Science, 4, 145-147.@Yes$Patil A.J., Rao G.B., Shirke B., Babu S. and Quadros G. (2015).@Diversity of avifauna in the shallow pat lake in Kudal taluka of sindhudurga district.@UGC sponsored National seminar on@Yes$Varkey J., Pandirkar A.H., Fernandes B., Pathak K., Khadye P. and Ghadigaonkar P. (2015).@Threats to the existing diversity of avifauna of Gogte salt plant, Mumbai.@Suburb Proceedings of the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Wetlands: Present Status, Ecology and Conservation, India, 1-8.@Yes$Avibase-Bird checklist of the world (Sindhudurga) (2017), http://avibase.bsc eoc.org/checklist.jsp?region=INswmhsi&list=howardmoore, 18 Aug 2017@undefined@undefined@No$Indian biodiversity portal (2017).@Checklist of birds of Radhanagari Wildlife sanctuary.@http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/nwd_birds/rad.htm, 18 Aug 2017@No$Ali S. and Dillon R. (2003).@A pictorial Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, Oxford, India.@1-466, ISBN: 0195665236@No$Bikram Grewal (2016).@A pictorial field guide to Birds of India, pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Shrilanka and Bangladesh.@Om Book International, India, 789, ISBN: 10987654321@No
<#LINE#>Properties of spray dried liquid jaggery powder prepared using plant mucilage clarificant<#LINE#>Lava @Chikkappaiah,Harish @Nayaka M.A.,Mahadevaiah@.,Venkatesh @K.S.,Dinesh @Kumar <#LINE#>15-22<#LINE#>3.ISCA-IRJBS-2017-094.pdf<#LINE#>Dept. of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Post Graduate Centre, University of Mysore, Tubinakere, Mandya-571402, India@Dept. of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Post Graduate Centre, University of Mysore, Tubinakere, Mandya-571402, India@Dept. of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Post Graduate Centre, University of Mysore, Tubinakere, Mandya-571402, India@Dept. of Studies in Sugar Technology, Sir M. Visvesvaraya Post Graduate Centre, University of Mysore, Tubinakere, Mandya-571402, India@Department of Chemistry, Bipin Bihari Science PG College, Jhansi, UP, India<#LINE#>9/10/2017<#LINE#>23/11/2017<#LINE#>The effects of different plant mucilage clarificants and packaging materials on the characteristic properties of spray dried liquid jaggery (SDLJ) powder during storage were determined. Three different liquid jaggery were prepared using plant mucilage from Aloe vera, fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) and flax seeds (Linumus itatissimum L.) as clarificants, in addition control jaggery prepared without using clarificants. No preservatives were used during preparation of liquid jaggery. Spray drying of liquid jaggery was performed at an inlet air temperature of 160°C and outlet temperature of 80°C with atomising disk speed of 32000 rpm using maltodextrin as carrier. The prepared SDLJ powder was packed in different covers made up of low density polyethylene (LDPE), high density polyethylene (HDPE) and aluminium pouches and stored for six months for further analysis. At every two months interval parameters such as moisture content (%), bulk density (g/cm3), hygroscopicity (%), solubility (sec) and total reducing sugars (%) of jaggery samples were evaluated. Comparative study indicated that control SDLJ powder had poor response for all the parameters during storage in all packaging modes. Plant mucilage clarificants treated jaggery samples showed better shelf life response and were in the order Aloe vera > fenugreek > flax seeds. Aluminium pouches showed better stability for all the characteristic properties analysed with least variation upto six months.<#LINE#>Jagganatha Rao P.V.K., Das M. and Das S.K. (2007). Jaggery- a traditional Indian sweetener.@Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, 6(1), 95-102.@undefined@Yes$Nerkar Y.S. (2004).@Present scenario and thrust areas for making sugarcane productivity in India.@Financing Agriculture, 29.@Yes$Patil S.D. and Anekar S.V. (2014).@Effect of different parameters and storage conditions on liquid jaggery without adding preservatives.@Inter. J. Res. Eng. Tech, 3(12), 280-283.@Yes$Hunsigi G. (2001).@Sugarcane in agriculture and Industry.@Karnataka Institute of Applied Agricultural Research (KIAAR), Bagalkot.@No$Unde P.A, Adagale P.V., Hashmi S.I. and Raheem Abdul (2011).@Effect of different particle sizes of jaggery powder on storability.@IDOSI Publications, 7(2), 157-160.@Yes$Pattnayak P.K. and Misra M.K. (2004).@Energetic and economics of traditional gur preparation: A case study in Ganjam District of Orissa, India.@Biomass and Bioenergy 26, 79-88.@Yes$Said P.P. and Pradhan R.C. (2013).@Preservation and value addition of jaggery.@Inter J  Agri Eng, 6(2), 569-574.@Yes$Fazaeli M., Emam-Djomeh Z., Ashtari A.K. and Omid M. (2012).@Effect of process condition and carrier concentration for improving drying yield and other quality attributes of spray dried black mulberry (Morus nigra) juice.@Inter J  Agri Eng, 8(1), 1-20.@Yes$Shrestha A.K., Howes, T., Adhikari, B.P. and Bhandari B.R. (2007).@Water sorption and glass transition properties of spray dried lactose hydrolysed skim milk powder.@LWT-Food Science and Technology, 40(9), 1593-1600.@Yes$Patil J.E., Shinde U.S., Nevkar G.S. and Singh J. (2005).@Clarification Efficiency of Synthetic and Herbal Clarificants in Quality Jaggery Production.@Sugar Tech, 7(2), 77-81.@Yes$Singh H. and Gill P.S. (1954).@Comparative efficiency of certain organic clarificants in gur manufacture.@Second Biannual Conf. Sug. Res and Dev. Workers. 613-615.@No$Joshi K.K. and Pandit S.N. 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(1983).@Effect of form and colour of polyethylene—the wrapping material on keeping quality of jaggery during storage.@Indian Sugar, 32(12), 937-940.@Yes$Chikkappaiah L., Nayaka H.M.A., Manohar M.P. and Santhosh C. (2017).@Properties of Liquid Jaggery Prepared Using Plant Mucilage As Clarificant.@Int J Recent Sci Res, 8, 19590-19595.@Yes$AOAC. (1990).@Official methods of analysis.@15th edn. Association of official Analytical Chemist. Washinton, DC, USA.@No$Jinapong N., Suphantharika M. and Jamnong P. (2008).@Production of instant soyamilk powder by ultra filtration, spray drying and fluidized bed agglomeration.@J Food Eng, 84(2), 194-205.@No$Goula A.M. and Adamopoulos K.G. (2010).@A new technique for spray drying orange juice concentrate.@Innov Food Sci Emerging Technol, 11(2), 342-351.@Yes$DuBois M., Gilles K.A., Hamilton J.K., Rebers P.A. and Smith F. 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<#LINE#>Study of Physico-chemical Parameters, Planktonic Diversity and Bacterial Load of Clarias batrachus Cultivation Pond at Bankura, WB, India<#LINE#>Arindam @Ganguly,Asish @Mandal,Mohammad Ali @Khan,Tapas Kumar @Dutta,Subrata @Raha,Pradeep Kumar Das @Mohapatra <#LINE#>23-34<#LINE#>4.ISCA-IRJBS-2017-096.pdf<#LINE#>Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore- 721102, West Bengal, India@Department of Botany, Ramananda College, Bishnupur, Bankura-722122, West Bengal, India@Department of Mathematics, Ramananda College, Bishnupur, Bankura-722122, West Bengal, India@Department of Zoology, Bankura Sammilani College, Bankura- 722102, West Bengal, India@Department of Botany, Sidho-Kanho-Birsha University, Purulia-723104, West Bengal, India@Department of Microbiology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore- 721102, West Bengal, India<#LINE#>14/10/2017<#LINE#>25/11/2017<#LINE#>The exploitation of the natural habitats, uncontrolled introduction of allied exotic fishes and pathogenic infections has brought down the condition of Asian catfish, Clarias batrachus to quite a deplorable state. Currently, a worldwide effort is on the run to cultivate the endangered species in both natural and semi-intensive manner. An extensive study was performed to evaluate the synergistic effect of physico-chemical parameters, planktonic diversity and bacterial flora of C. batrachus cultivation on its productivity. The values of the physicochemical parameters were between 18 to 25ºC for temperature, 6.5 to 7.7 for pH, 3.1 to 4.8 mg/L for dissolved oxygen, 21 to 27 mg/L alkalinity, 70 to 128 mg/L for salinity, 78 to 128 mg/L for total hardness and 176 to 260 mg/L for total dissolved solids. The amount of total ammonia, nitrate and nitrite of the treated pond were 0.02 to 0.06 ppm, 0.1 to 0.4 ppm and 0.1 to 0.5 ppm respectively. Five predominant groups of zooplanktons and five classes of phytoplanktons were identified throughout the study. The viable bacterial counts of pond water and sediment mud were found in low range during winter in comparison to summer season. The bacterial flora consisted mainly of gram negative rods.<#LINE#>FAO. (2014), http://www.fao.org/fishery/countrysector/naso _india/en@undefined@undefined@No$Abalaka S.E. (2013).@Evaluation of the Haematology and Biochemistry of Clarias gariepinus as Biomarkers of Environmental Pollution in Tiga dam, Nigeria.@Braz. Arch. Biol. Technol., 56(3), 371-376.@Yes$Watson S.B. and John L. (2003).@Overview drinking water quality and sustainability.@Water Qual. Res. J. Can., 38(1), 3-13.@Yes$Mikschi E. (1989).@Rotifer distribution in relation to temperature and oxygen content.@Hydrobiol., 186(1), 209-214.@Yes$Pradhan A., Bhaumik P., Das S. and Chaudhuri S.R. (2008).@Phytoplankton Diversity as Indicator of Water Quality for Fish Cultivation.@Am. J. Environ. Sci., 4(4), 406-411.@Yes$Neves I.F., Rocha O., Roche K.F. and Pinto A.A. (2003).@Zooplankton community structure of two marginal lakes of the river Cuba (Mato Grass, Brazil) with analysis of rotifer and Cladocera diversity.@Braz. J. 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@Short Communication
<#LINE#>Quantification of bioelements in seed and oil of black chia (Salvia hispanica L)<#LINE#>Alejandro Alonso-Calderón@Calderón,Juana DeisySantamaría-@Juárez,Jorge R. Omaire-Vargas@Vargas,Esmeralda Vidal-Robles@Robles,Jenaro LeocadioVarela-Caselis@Caselis,D. @Cruz,Edith Chávez-@Bravo <#LINE#>35-39<#LINE#>5.ISCA-IRJBS-2017-093.pdf<#LINE#>Facultad de Ingeniería Química de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72000, Puebla, Mexico@Facultad de Ingeniería Química de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72000, Puebla, Mexico@Facultad de Ingeniería Química de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72000, Puebla, Mexico@Facultad de Ingeniería Química de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72000, Puebla, Mexico@Facultad de Ingeniería Química de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72000, Puebla, Mexico@Facultad de Ingeniería Química de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72000, Puebla, Mexico@CICM del Instituto de Ciencias de la Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, 72000, Puebla<#LINE#>6/10/2017<#LINE#>28/11/2017<#LINE#>The Aztec empire stood out from a nutritional point of view by having corn, beans, amaranth and chia, as main components of their diet. Chia had also medical applications such as in infusions for gastrointestinal problems, and respiratory, ophthalmology, obstetrics, skin treatments among others. This research was conducted to determine the concentration of the metals Ni, Zn, Mn, Fe, Cd, Cu, Ca, K and Na, using a Perkin-Elmer Precisely, Model 400 AAanalyst spectrophotometer, equipped with a flame atomization system. The results obtained for the chia seed were: nickel: 1.407 ppm, iron: 338.125 ppm, manganese: 6.937 ppm, zinc: 6.3 ppm, copper: 4.375, boron: 6.316 ppm, cadmium 0.0, calcium: 228 ppm, potassium: 24.743 ppm y sodium: 3.089 ppm. Calcium is essential for all organisms as it is a structural component of cell walls and bones, for the metabolism of bone fixation it is needed synergy with nickel, boron, zinc, manganese and copper, Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the world and Mexico is no exception causing anemia, being chia an excellent source of these bioelements.<#LINE#>Cahill J.P. (2003).@Ethnobotany of chia, Salvia hispanica L. (Lamiaceae).@Economic Botany, 57(4), 604-618.@Yes$Ayerza R. (2009).@The Seed´s Protein and Oil Content, Fatty Acid Composition, and Growing Cycle Length of a Single Genotype of chia (Salvia hispanica L.) as Affected by Environmental Factors.@J. Oleo Sci., 58(7), 347-354.@Yes$Ixtaina V.Y., Vega A., Nolasco S.M., Tomás M.C., Gimeno M., Bárzana E. and Tecante A. 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@Review Paper
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It is reported that the application of transgenenesis in livestock agriculture comprises of increment of growth rate, milk production and composition, feed usage and carcass composition, disease resistance, enhanced reproductive and proli&#64257;cacy enhancement. Now days, liposome mediated gene transfer is believed to be the most promising widely used gene transfer method in eukaryotic cells. In principle, the DNA fragments encapsulated with liposomes adheres to the cell membranes which in turn will fuse with them to transfer genes or DNA fragments of interest. Thus, the DNA fragment of interest enters into the nucleus of a cell that will later undergo reproduction. In order to achieve maximum transfection efficiency in eukaryotic cells, it is essential to optimize several parameters including lipid to DNA charge ratio and DNA amount concentration. Liposome mediated gene transfer is relatively easy, direct, inexpensive, reproducible and efficient.<#LINE#>Verma I. and Somia N. 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