Vol 3 Issue 1 January 2015-March 2015

Abstract: A study of Aeromycoflora of Raipur city was conducted during the year March 2013 to February 2014 to identify the major fungal allergens in air causing allergic diseases. The air of outdoor and other environments contain a variety of biotic air pollutants. Biotic pollutants include bacteria, fungi, pollen-grains, trichomes, mites, algae, and spores of bryophytes, Pteridophytes and other particles of biological origin. These airborne bio particles/ pollutants transported through air current are the main cause of human allergic diseases. These bio-pollutants are toxic and cause serious health hazards in human beings and create environmental pollution. Among these bio-pollutants fungal forms were taken into consideration to find out the status of various types of allergic and pathogenic fungal spores at various places and their role in causing allergic diseases. 

An aero mycological study was conducted in 3 indoor and 4 outdoor sites. Indoor sites were inside houses, commercial complexes, hospitals and outdoor sites were premises of hospitals, vegetable markets, railway station and bus stand. A total of 52 species belonging to 26 fungal genera in addition to 5 sterile types were recorded. Aspergillus , Penicillium, Curvularia, Cladosporium, Fusarium and Alternaria  were  found present in all most all the sites throughout the year which are known to be the major allergic fungus causing various diseases like Allergic Sinusitis, Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Asthma in  summer and Allergic Rhinitis, Allergic Sinusitis, Asthma, Eczema, Atopic Dermatitis , Mycoses, Urticaria etc in rainy and winter seasons. Experimental survey proved that 80% of the people in Raipur city are exposed to fungal spores both in indoors and other environments which are allergenic in nature and may pose serious health problems.

Keywords: Aermycoflora, Biotic-pollutants, Allergic diseases, sterile.

Title: Study of Aeromycoflora and Related Allergic Diseases of Raipur, Chhattisgarh

Author: Shahla Khan, Kanungo V.K., Jadhav S.K.

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Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is characterized by chronic hyperglycemia which is highly correlates to the initiation and progression of diabetic complications including generation of oxidative stress, neuropathy, nephropathy and cardiovascular diseases. Lycopene, the pigment principally responsible for the characteristic deep-red color of ripe tomato fruits and tomato products. The polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) may have a major role in the prevention of coronary heart disease such as n-3 that have been suggested from epidemiologic and clinical secondary avoidance trials evidences. The aim of this study is to investigate the possible protective effect of  lycopene and linolenic acid against oxidative stress in rats injected with STZ. Five groups of rats were included: Normal, Diabetic untreated, diabetic treated with either lycopene or linolenic acid or  combination of both . Results obtained showed that In tissues, the level of malonadialdehyde, and reduced glutathione showed highly significant increased in diabetic comparing with control. While, their level extremely significant decreased when treated with lycopene alone or combined with linolenic acid. In conclusion, Lycopene or linolenic acid or combinations of both act as free radical scavenging system that protect the damage of pancreas induce by STZ. The effect of lycopene or linolenic acid varied from tissues to another tissue that depend on bio-availabilities of each to target tissues. 

Keywords: Diabetic rats- oxidative stress- rats- barin.

Title: Brain Oxidative Stress in Diabetic Rats: Role of Lycopene and Linolenic Acid

Author: Yousef A. D.AL-Khadem, Abdulrahman L. Al-Malki, Said S Moselhy

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Abstract: Introduction: Reactive 0xygen species (ROS) have been implicated in the development of oral cell carcinoma in tobacco and betel quid chewers. However they are scavenged by enzymatic and non-enzymatic antioxidants. Oral cancer is generally preceded by some precancerous lesion e.g.: Leukoplakia or precancerous condition e.g.: Oral Sub mucosal Fibrosis (OSMF). We investigated the effect of ROS in OSCC, OSMF and Leukoplakia patients.

Material and Methods: The study involved the analysis of various parameters using established standard methods. Superoxide dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT) and Glutathione peroxide (GSH-Px) activities were determined in the blood lymphocytes of patients with precancerous lesions (OSMF & Leukoplakia) and biopsy proven well differentiated Squamous cell carcinoma, enrolled in Oral Radiology department of Nair Dental College & Hospital and from healthy age and sex matched control. Plasma levels of non-enzymatic antioxidants β- carotene, Retinol, α-tocopherol and vit C and plasma levels of TBARS expressed as MDA was determined to find the extent of lipid per oxidation.

Enzyme activity was represented as mean ± S.D. and the data was analyzed statistically. Student –t was applied to study the comparison of mean enzyme activity of healthy control group with patient groups and correlation coefficients (r) were computed using SPSS software. A highly significant decrease in the levels of SOD, CAT and GSH-Px (P<0.001) was noted in cancerous group. In precancerous cases all the enzymes showed moderate to significant fall in the activities. A moderate to significant fall in the plasma levels of    β- carotene, retinol VIT c and α-tocopherol was noticed in both the groups as compared to the controls.MDA level expressed significant rise (P<0.001) in precancerous and cancerous group as compared to control.

The antioxidant enzyme activity was reduced and lipid per oxidation was increased in oral precancerous and cancerous group.

Keywords: OSMF–Oral sub mucosal fibrosis, OSCC- Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma ACD- Acid Citrate Dextrose. ROS - Reactive Oxygen Species.

Title: Antioxidant Changes in Precancerous and Cancerous Lesions of Oral Cavity

Author: Dr. Sarita Basu, Dr. V. Naga Guhan

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Abstract: Phytoplankton group appropriation depends generally on the microhabitat attributes of the water body. It has been accounted for those phytoplanktons that give microhabitats to zooplankton. Still, studies have concentrated on the general influence of microhabitat on phytoplankton. The morphological attributes of phytoplanktons have not been seriously contemplated. To bridge this gap in learning, the present study explored phytoplankton plenitude and differences, phytoplanktons qualities and physicochemical parameters by utilizing the 1 × 1 m quadrat system. During the present work some wetlands in Hunagud Taluka were studied. Designing phytoplankton circulation was fulfilled utilizing a Self Sorting Guide (SSG). The present study utilized 15 info variables (phytoplankton genera) to prepare the model. The conveyance of five plant propensity parameters (no plant, rising, free-floating, floating-leaved, and submerged) was researched with a prepared SSG plane, by environment information covering. In view of a U-framework, three groups were identified from the model. Phytoplankton collections were emphatically identified with macrophytes attributes (i.e., dry weight, species number, and plant sort). Specifically, free-floating plants upheld rotifers, for example, Testudinella, and cladocerans, for example, Alona, Chydorus, Diaphanosoma, and Ilyocryptus (generally epiphytic). Submerged plants were connected with planktonic rotifers, for example, Filinia, Ploesoma, Synchaeta, cladocerans, for example, Daphnia, and copepods, for example, Eucyclops and Macrocyclops. On the premise of these results, we recommend that the microhabitat structure, made by phytoplanktons, is an imperative component in deciding the assorted qualities and wealth of zooplankton groups, on the grounds that the distinctive species creations of phytoplanktons backing differing zooplankton genera in these living spaces. The results show that phytoplanktons are the key segments of lentic freshwater environment heterogeneity, and the consideration of assorted plant species in wetland development or rebuilding plans will bring about biologically.

Keywords: Phytoplankton, Hunagud Taluka, U-framework, Lentic water bodies and zooplankton.

Title: Changes in Physico Chemical Features of Three Tanks of Hunagud Taluka

Author: Shri.Sajjanar G.M, Dr.J.L.Rathod

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ISSN 2348-3148 (online), ISSN2348-313X (Print)

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Abstract: Development and effective utilization of groundwater resources is essential especially in semi-arid region and in a region with abundant rainfall such as the study area for activities such as water supply and irrigation. The present study aims to analyse statistically the groundwater level, stream flow and rainfall data of 13years (2000-2012) collected from the Department of Minerals and Geosciences and Department of Irrigation and Drainage Terengganu for the seven stations: Besut, Dungun, Kemaman, Bukit, Paka, Cherul and Menerong of Terengganu Malaysia. The homogeneity test was made to make sure that all the series of data are homogenous. The regression analysis method was adapted to analyses the relationship of groundwater level variability with the rainfall distribution. The analysis indicated that the rainfall distribution has an influence on groundwater level in the study area due to positive relationship shown by regression analysis. Although in some stations the influence is not much significant, that is the groundwater levels depends on runoff and other factors rather than rainfall. Such stations are Site 4930401 SG. Berang at Menerong shows 14.7%, Site 4232401 SG. Kemaman shows 27.2 %, and Site 4732461 SG. Paka shows 35.2%. The station that shows great influence of rainfall in determining the groundwater level is Site 5229436 SG Nerus, which has 58.5%, while the remaining stations are moderate. Therefore Vector Error Correction Model were employed after the introducing of stream flow data to test and confirmed this relationship, and were found to be strong as indicated by the result of the analysis.

Keywords: Groundwater level, rainfall, stream flow, time series regression analysis, homogeneity test, correlation, vector error correction model.

Title: A Multivariate Co integration Analysis for Groundwater Pattern Recognition; Based on Rainfall Distribution, in Terengganu Malaysia

Author: Musa G. Abdullahi, Muhd Barzani Gasim, Iliyasu Garba, Sani Garba D/Iya

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ISSN 2348-313X Print), ISSN 2348-3148 (online)

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