Life Sciences

Biochemical and morphological changes in azolla-anabaena azollae symbiotic system under gradient concentrations of nh4no3

Our objective was to study the nest architecture and management of Jandaira bee at a commercial cultivation, located in São José do Rio do Peixe, semi-arid region of Paraiba, Brazil. Data was collected in colonies housed in rational nesting boxes, “Nordestina” model, from November 2014 to July 2015. Parameters related to the brood and food area were measured. For the brood area, the length, width and height (cm), number of brood combs per colony, number of brood cells per cm2, cell volume and cell height were measured.

Brazil stands out in animal husbandry with great influence on the export market of meat. However, this activity is causing high soil degradation in pastureland. The aim of this work was to assess the effects of animal trampling in the physical and chemical soil attributes in grazing areas and environmental reserves. For this, an experiment was conducted in the IFPB Campus Sousa, carried out in a block design with 5 treatments and 3 replicates each.

A study conducted by Varinder Kaur under guidance of Mrs. Mamta and Co-guide Mrs. Nidhi Sagar for the partial fulfillment of M.Sc. nursing to assess the maternal–infant bonding among mothers Kaur Varinder, Mamtaa and Sagar Nidhib ab Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecological Nursing, DMCH College of Nursing, Ludhiana Introduction: Bonding with baby is probably one of the most pleasurable aspects of the infant care. This mother-infant interaction is clearly a psychological one.

Objectives: To investigate the levels of C- reactive protein, liver enzymes and TBARS levels in the women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) and controls divided according to body mass index (BMI) and their association with features of this syndrome. Methods: Twenty one PCOS women and 10 healthy women were studied. Patients and controls were subdivided into three groups, Group 1 Healthy women with BMI 18.5- 24.99(n=10), Group 2 PCOS with BMI 25-29.9(n=11) and Group 3 PCOS with BMI >29.9(n=10).Clinical history, height and weight were obtained from the participants.

The study was conducted in district Auraiya during 2014-15 to benefit cost analysis of per hac paddy production. Primary data was collected through structured questionnaire. Ten villages from three tehsil namely Auraiya, Bidhuna and Ajitmal were randomly selected. A sample size of 100 farmers was used and the respondents were randomly selected. Overall cropping intensity was ranged 277.03-298.85 among farm categories. Per hectare cost of paddy cultivation was observed Rs. 44429.94 whereas; gross income and net income were recorded Rs. 63990.82 and 12126.98, respectively.

Objective: To know the perception of patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus on the influence of lifestyle in disease control. Method: Exploratory and descriptive study, qualitative approach based on the Theory of Social Representations. Was carried out on 23 adult individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus, enrolled in a Family Health Unit - Brazil. The data collected through a semi structured interview and processed and analyzed using the Collective Subject Discourse technique.

Among the vertebrate pests, the rodents are quite important as they have a direct interactions with the human beings and the locality. Most of the rodents are prolific breeder and breed throughout the year. This study is concerned with one serious rodent species, the Rattus sp. (Rattus sikkimensis) usually found in some portions of the District Nadia and North 24-Parganas, West Bengal, INDIA. Due to the wild nature of this species, it is very difficult to study the growth and process of development especially during the post natal stages.

Periodontitis is a multifactorial disease. It is a result of complex interplay of pathogens, host and environment. Among the pathogenic organisms, the role of bacteria is fully explained. However the recent researches have focussed on other pathogens in the etiopathogenesis of periodontal diseases. Several studies have proved the association between viruses and periodontal diseases especially human herpes virus (HHV).The main aim of this review is to summarizes the evidence that link various herpes viruses to periodontitis, and to explain the possible mechanisms behind this process.

Traditionally, vegetables and fruits are dried outdoors in the sun without any protection against external pollutants or in direct dryers, causing very significant (nutritional and quantitative) losses. The objective of this work is to conduct a numerical simulation of a solar dryer in natural convection. For simulation, we use COMSOL software. The numerical resolution generated the heat flows in the system, the temperature field, the air velocity field and the pressure variation in the system.