Field screening of linseed genotypes for resistance to powdery mildew (Oidium lini Skoric) in the north central plateau zone of Odisha. -

Two hundred ninety four genotypes of linseed including 61 local land races of Odisha and 233 cross-derivatives and selections from different sources within and outside Odisha were screened for resistance to powdery mildew. Only one entry ʻOLC 47ʼ was moderately susceptible, and the rest were either resistant or moderately resistant. - See more at: 

Environment Protection through Green Supply Chain Management: A Case Study of an Aluminum Industry. -

This study aims to investigate the Green Supply Chain Management Practices followed by an Aluminum Industry in India to protect the environment. The study has been made through interviews and questionnaire surveys among the employees of the same industry. The perception of the employees relating to Green Supply Chain Management Practices and environmental performance are studied. The data were analyzed using ?MEAN SCORE?. The results show the factors and the dimensions that are to be taken care by the industry for successful implementation of Green Supply Chain Management. - See more at: 

Prognostic Value of Snail-1and Beta-Catenin Immunostaining in Astrocytoma

Background: Astrocytoma is the commonest central nervous system tumor worldwide. Searching in molecular pathogenic processes of its progression is necessary to identify novel therapeutic targets to improve the clinical outcome of patients. Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is the process by which cells lose their adhesive properties with surrounding cells and then they transformed into mesenchymal-like and motile phenotypes. Snail-1 is a zinc finger transcription factor that plays an essential role in EMT. Beta-catenin is a protein that binds to the cytoplasmic tail of E-cadherin. In the presence of mutations of Wnt-signal; it promotes transcription of several target genes involved in cell proliferation. Aim of the work: To asses Snail-1 and Beta-catenin immune-expressions in astrocytoma of different grades in a trial to detect their prognostic values in that tumor. Methods: Immunohistochemical staining of Snail-1 and Beta-catenin was evaluated in 60 paraffin blocks of astrocytoma grades II, III and IV. The relationships between their expressions and clinicopathological parameters were analyzed. Results: The expressions of snail-1 and beta-catenin were signifi?cantly associated with astrocytoma grade (p=0.001 and 0.007 respectively) type of surgery, performance status, response to treatment (p <0.001) and progression of the tumor (p=0.048, 0.012 respectively). High Snail-1 and high Beta-catenin immune-expressions were inversely related to The 1, 2 and 3-year OS (P <0.001). Conclusion: Snail-1 and beta-catenin expressions were frequently increased in astrocytoma and significantly associated with poor prognosis. - See more at: 

Studies on Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars for Ethanol Production.

Five potato cultivars evaluated for proximate characteristics of dry matter, moisture content, starch, total sugars and reducing sugars presented significant differences. Kufri Pukhraj with the highest amount of reducing and total sugars was selected for saccharification. A comparison of liquefaction and saccharification carried out using crude ?-amylase (barley malt) followed by crude glucoamylase (Aspergillus flavus) and by using commercial amylases (?-amylase and glucoamylase) showed a maximum of 3? and 8?B brix with crude and commercial amylases, respectively. - See more at:

Screening of Aromatic rice (Joha) genotype against Sheath rot disease of Rice and its management under Field condition.

An experiment was conducted at Regional Agriculture Research Station (RARS) Titabar, under field conditions during kharif season 2015 against sheath rot of Aromatic rice. Sheath rot is one of the major disease of rice which subsequently reduce the rice production. In the present experiment 20 aromatic rice genotype were screened against Sheath rot of rice. Less disease incidence were recorded viz, Boga Jalsi, Boga Joha, Monika madhuri Joha, Tulsi Joha, Goul poriya Joha, Bokul Joha Monipuri Joha, Keteki Joha, and higher disease incidence were recorded viz, Kameni Joha, Badshabhog, Jalsa Joha, Krishna Joha, For management of the Sheath rot of aromatic rice few fungicides formulation were tested among them ICF-110 (Tricyclazole 45% +Hexaconazole 10% WG was found to be the superior as compared to other fungicides with reducing disease severity 83.86% and increased yield 185kg/ha followed by Companion and Carbendazim 50% WP. - See more at: 

Effect of oral Hypertensive agents on Biochemical parameters in Diabetic patients : In vivo study. -

Methods: 30 hypertensive diabetic subjects of type II (18 males and 12 females) with an average age of (55 ?15 years) and average weight (61 ?16.5 kg) were participated in this study. 17 subjects were on Captopril therapy (50mg/daily) and 13 subjects were on Atenolol therapy (50mg/daily). 30 healthy volunteers of comparable age (52 ? 15 years ) and an average weight (85.5?15.5 kg) was used as control sample. Two venous blood samples were collected from each subject, first blood sample was taken before drug therapy and the second blood sample was taken three weeks after drug therapy. Objectives: In vivo study was carried out to monitor the effect of antihypertensive drugs (Captopril and Atenolol) on the metabolites and enzymes that are requested for professional diagnosis in diabetic patients. Results: Captopril therapy significantly elevated Total protein (TP), Creatinine, Total cholesterol, Triglyceride, and Creatine kinase (CK) whereas Total bilirubin (T.bil.) was significantly reduced. Total cholesterol (T.Chol.), Triglyceride (TG) and Alanine transaminase (ALT) were found significantly increased in patients with Atenolol therapy. Conclusion: Among the antihypertensive drugs, Atenolol has less effect on all biochemical laboratory parameters and therefore it is more favorable than Captopril. - See more at: 

Influence of oral hypoglycemic agent (Glibenclamide)on Biochemical parameters.

Objective: In vivo study was carried out to investigate the effect of oral glibenclamide on biochemical laboratory findings. Methods: 30 subjects (17 males and 13 females) with an average age of (45 ?16 years) and average weight (80 ? 18 kg) were participated in this study. They were newly diagnosed with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. 20 healthy volunteers of comparable age and weight (47 ? 13 years ; 77 ? 12 kg) were used as control sample. Two venous blood samples were taken from each subject, first blood sample was taken before glibenclamide therapy (5 mg/daily) and the second blood sample was taken 14 weeks after drug therapy. The two samples were analysed for glucose, HbA1c, total cholesterol, Triglyceride, LDL and HDL. Results: At week 14, glibenclamide treatment resulted in significantly greater reduction in both HbA1c and fasting plasma glucose (p < 0.05). Triglyceride as well as HDL were significantly increased. Conclusion: glibenclamide treatment for 14 weeks is effective in reducing significantly fasting blood sugar and HbA1c and it has positive effect in raising the level of HDL. - See more at: