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ID: 63187
Title: A dynamical model of growth of membership to an opinion
Author: Prashant Goswami and Shivnarayan Nishad
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 577-591 (2019)
Subject: A dynamical model of growth of membership to an opinion
Keywords: Dynamic model, growth of membership, opinion dynamics, social engineering.
Abstract: Many social processes, from elections to terrorism, depend on growth of memberships to opinions. In a generic sense, an opinion is a proposition that for an individual has financial, cultural and emotional implications. The individual responses in turn create a ‘social response’ which influences the individual response resulting in a dynamical system with two-way feedbacks. We consider a set of deterministic dynamical equations that describe individual response to a class of prescribed opinions. The time-dependent opinion dynamics model exhibits nearly complete acceptance to nearly complete rejection with complex evolution, providing the framework for a mechanistic description of opinion formation.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Jalili, M., Social power and opinion formation in complex networks. Phys. A, 2013, 392(4), 959–966. Hegselmann, R. and Flache, A., Understanding complex social dynamics – a plea for cellular automata-based modelling. J. Art. Soci. Soc. Simul., 1998, 1.
Literature cited 2: Li, P. P. and Hui, P. M., Dynamics of opinion formation in hierarchical social networks: networks structure and initial bias. Eur. Phys. J.B, 2008, 61, 371–376. Toral R. and Tessone, C. J., Finite size effects in the dynamics of opinion formation. Commun. Comput. Phys., 2007, 2, 177–195.

ID: 63186
Title: Current rice farming, water resources and micro-irrigation
Author: K. G. Mandal, A. K. Thakur and S. K. Ambast
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 568-576 (2019)
Subject: Current rice farming, water resources and micro-irrigation
Keywords: Micro-irrigation, rice farming, water resources and availability, water use efficiency.
Abstract: Rice is the staple food for half of the world’s population, and rice farming is a livelihood for millions of farmers in Asia. In India, it provides an individual with 32% of the total calorie and 24% of the total protein daily. This crop is mostly grown in puddled soil by transplanting, and flood irrigation is practised by farmers. Water or irrigation input to transplanted rice typically ranges from 1000 to 2000 mm depending upon the growing season, climatic condition, soil type and hydrological conditions. Facing water scarcity and climate change, reducing water requirement of this crop is a challenge. Out of 42.75 million hectare (m ha) rice area, only 25.12 m ha is under irrigation. Regarding water resources, depletion of groundwater is alarming in the north Indian states. On the other hand, it is under-utilized in eastern India. Micro irrigation, i.e. sprinkler and drip methods have been used with the aim of minimizing water use and enhancing water use efficiency of rice. In addition, evidence-based scientific understandings on micro irrigation for rice have been elucidated in this article. The potential of drip or sprinkler irrigation to rice on water saving as well as scientific insight and critical appraisal have been expounded on reasons of yield reduction. This comprehensive treatise would facilitate the formulation of strategies or policies on efficient management of water or irrigation for rice cultivation.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: GRiSP (Global Rice Science Partnership). In Rice Almanac, International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), Los Baños, Philippines, 2013, 4th edn, p. 283. FAO, FAOSTAT main database. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2017; www.fao.or/faostat/en/#data/QC (accessed on 6 June 2017).
Literature cited 2: . Kumar, V. and Ladha, J. K., Direct seeding of rice: recent developments and future research needs. Adv. Agron., 2011, 111, 297–413. DES, Agricultural Statistics at a Glance, Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Department of Agriculture Cooperation and Farmers’ Welfare, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers’ Welfare, Government of India (GoI), 2015, pp. 13–15; 83–84; 323–324; 340; 392–393.

ID: 63185
Title: Marine spatial planning for resource conservation, fisheries management and for ensuring fishermen security – global perspectives and Indian initiatives
Author: A. P. Dineshbabu, Sujitha Thomas, Prathibha Rohit and G. Maheswarudu
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 561-567 (2019)
Subject: Marine spatial planning for resource conservation, fisheries management and for ensuring fishermen security – global perspectives and Indian initiatives
Keywords: Fishermen security, mariculture, marine spatial planning, resource conservation, satellite-based technology.
Abstract: Internationally, marine spatial planning (MSP) is an integral part of the decision-making protocol for setting up activities in the marine zone, be it the establishment of industries, exploration and mining for oil and minerals, deciding of surface transport, ensuring national security, exploitation of living and non-living resources, or conservation and management of resources and ecosystems. Satellite-based technologies like remote sensing and geographic information system are two powerful tools that provide a common platform to present information on different activities from the marine zone. This would enable the planners and policymakers to interpret the interaction between various factors and derive judicious decisions on the allocation of space and resources to different segments or activities in marine zone. This article reviews how MSP is being used as a decision support tool in various countries for the peaceful coexistence of different stakeholders in the marine zone. It also discusses initiatives in India along with a reminder on the responsibility of the country as a signatory of international organizations to give importance on developing MSP for the conservation of resources as well as marine ecosystems.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Jay, S. et al., Coastal and marine spatial planning. In Ocean Yearbook (eds Chircop, S., Smout, C. and McConnell, M.), Brill, Leiden, The Netherlands, 2013, pp. 171–212. Douvre, F., The importance of marine spatial planning in advancing ecosystem-based seas use management. Mar. Policy, 2008, 32, 762–771.
Literature cited 2: Agenda 21 adopted at UNCED, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 3–14 June 1992; http://www.un.org/ESA/sustdev/documents/agenda21/english/agens21.pdf Report of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity on its Thirteenth Meeting, Cancun, Mexico, 4–17 December 2016; https://www.cbd.int/doc/c/ccf8/86e1/258e841f6-96315c3212d9259/cop-13-25-en.pdf

ID: 63184
Title: Genetic gain for yield in rice breeding and rice production in India to meet with the demand from increased human population
Author: K. Muralidharan, G. S. V. Prasad , C. S. Rao and E. A. Siddiq
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 544-560 (2019)
Subject: Genetic gain for yield in rice breeding and rice production in India to meet with the demand from increased human population
Keywords: Attainable yield, breeding, genetic gain, potential yield, mega environments, Oryza, population, production, rice.
Abstract: Our objective was to estimate genetic gain for yields in genotypes tested in 11 rice ecosystems from 1995 to 2013 in India and compare the growth trend of human population and national rice grain production in 1974 to 2013. In each ecosystem, the check used remained the same over years but showed similar and significant increases along with top-3 genotypes and experimental mean grain yields derived from sets of genotypes that varied with the year. Therefore, when environmental effects were eliminated, there was no significant genetic gain in yield of genotypes. Annually human population grew linearly at 16.203 million persons and rice production at 1.943 million tonnes (mt) during 1974–1994. This growth slowed during 1995–2013 in population by 16.131 million persons and in rice production by 1.2753 mt. Breeding for higher genetic yields should be restricted to the four mega environments which offer scope and exploit the unfolding advancements in rice genomics. The national average yield of un-milled rice was 3.76 t/ha. Evidence indicates that the potential yield in rice is 15–16 t/ha and yields of 10 t/ha is attainable in relatively risk-free irrigated (~20 m ha) and rainfed shallow lowland (11 m ha) ecosystems. Closing yield gap (~6 t/ha) through corrective technological and policy interventions is urgently needed to ensure rice availability to match with the demands of growing population.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Lin, C. S., Binns, M. R. and Lefkovitch, L. P., Stability analysis: Where do we stand? Crop Sci., 1986, 2, 894–900. Jensen, N. F., Floating checks for plant breeding nurseries. Cereal Res. Commun., 1976, 4, 285–295.
Literature cited 2: Muralidharan, K., Prasad, G. S. V. and Rao, C. S., Breeding for rice improvement, where do we stand? Curr. Sci., 1996, 71, 438–448. Muralidharan, K., Prasad, G. S. V. and Rao, C. S., Yield performance of rice genotypes in international multi-environment trials during 1976–97. Curr. Sci., 2002, 83, 610–619

ID: 63183
Title: Slope stability analysis with reference to rainfall infiltration in the Yongping Copper Mine, China
Author: Yue Li, Weiya Xu, Shengnian Wang, Huanling Wang and Yongxin Dai
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 536-543 (2019)
Subject: Slope stability analysis with reference to rainfall infiltration in the Yongping Copper Mine, China
Keywords: Failure probability, open-pit mine, rainfall infiltration, safety factor, slope stability.
Abstract: Due to the influence of rainfall infiltration, the slope of Yongping Copper Mine appears to have a high probability of instability, posing a great threat to the mineral transportation roads and mining safety. In this study, the hydraulic response of the slope under rainfall conditions is simulated, the response of the slope under different rainfall conditions is discussed, and the safety factor (FS) and the probability of failure (Pf) of the slope during and after a rainfall are analysed. The results indicate that rainfall infiltration has a hysteretic effect on slope instability. The failure of the mining slope at the elevation between 178 m and 226 m is likely to occur in three days after a rainfall. The activity distribution of the slope indicates that it is an advancing landslide.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Dou, H., Han, T., Gong, X. and Zhang, J., Probabilistic slope stability analysis considering the variability of hydraulic conductivity under rainfall infiltration–redistribution conditions. Eng. Geol., 2014, 183, 1–13. Calvello, M., D’Orsi, R. N., Piciullo, L., Paes, N., Magalhaes, M. and Lacerda, W. A., The Rio de Janeiro early warning system for rainfall-induced landslides: Analysis of performance for the years 2010–2013. Int. J. Disaster Risk Reduct., 2015, 12, 3–15.
Literature cited 2: Rosi, A., Peternel, T., Jemec-Auflič, M., Komac, M., Segoni, S. and Casagli, N., Rainfall thresholds for rainfall-induced landslides in Slovenia. Landslides, 2016, 13, 1571–1577. Zhang, L. L., Zhang, J., Zhang, L. M. and Tang, W. H., Stability analysis of rainfall induced slope failure: A review. Proc. Inst. Civil Eng. Geotech. Eng., 2011, 164, 299–316.

ID: 63182
Title: Low-cost hydroponic fodder production technology for sustainable livestock farming during fodder scarcity
Author: S.Gunasekaran,C.Bandeswaran and C.Valli
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 524-525 (2019)
Subject: Low-cost hydroponic fodder production technology for sustainable livestock farming during fodder scarcity
Keywords: hydroponic fodder production,sustainable livestock farming, fodder scarcity
Abstract: Availability of quality green fodder has always been a challenge to livestock farmers. The green fodder deficit in India is reported to be 24.81%, which is mainly due to the decline in pasture lands in the urbanization era and vagaries in monsoon. Conventional fodder crops are grown in soil which involves large land area, more manpower and huge amounts of water. Alternative means to ensure fodder production for feeding livestock is an urgent priority. Hydroponic fodder production is one such technology to increase green fodder production by vertical farming which requires less land, water as well as manpower. The term ‘hydroponics’ was derived from the Greek word ‘hydro’ meaning water and ‘ponos’ meaning labour. This system helps overcome the challenges of climatic change and also helps in production system management for efficient utilization of natural resources and mitigating malnutrition . Hence, the present study was envisaged to assess the feasibility of low-cost techniques using six experiments in a low-cost hydroponic fodder unit for the production of hydroponic green fodder for sustainable livestock farming during fodder scarcity.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: GoI, Vision 2030. 11th Five-Year Plan document, Government of India, 2009. Butler, J. D. and Oebker, N. F., Circular 844. Information Office, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA, 1962.
Literature cited 2: Butler, J. D. and Oebker, N. F., Circular 844, Information Office, College of Agriculture, University of Illinois, Urbana, USA, 2006. Kide, W., J. Agric. Vet. Sci., 2015, 8(7), 24–30.

ID: 63181
Title: Biodiversity conservation for agriculture, nutrition and health in an era of climate change
Author: M.S.Swaminathan, G.N.Hariharn, P.C.Kesavan
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 524-525 (2019)
Subject: Biodiversity conservation for agriculture, nutrition and health in an era of climate change
Keywords: Biodiversity conservation, Agriculture, nutrition, health, climate change
Abstract: At a time when it seemed that continued availability of biodiversity in general, and agro-biodiversity in particular was taken for granted, one of us (MSS) as early as January 1983 in his Presidential address at the 15th International Congress of Genetics, held in New Delhi drew attention of the delegates to the importance of conservation of biodiversity of all organisms from ‘microbes to man’. More than fifty years ago, it had occurred only to a few geneticists that there would be no plant breeding at all, whether molecular or Mendelian, should all the wild progenitors and related species of the cultivated crops become extinct. Since then, with his persuasion at the international level and also direct involvement, efforts to prevent the extinction of biodiversity by methods such as cryogenic preservation and in situ on-farm conservation have been intensified.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Swaminathan, M. S., In Genetics, New Frontiers (eds Chopra, V. L. et al.), Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi, 1984, vol. 1, pp. 29–56. Swaminathan, M. S., Science, 2009, 325, 517.
Literature cited 2: Swaminathan, M. S., I Predict: A Century of Hope. Towards an Era of Harmony with Nature and Freedom from Hunger, Eastwest Books Pvt. Ltd, Madras, 1999, p. 155. Swaminathan, M. S., From Green to Evergreen Revolution, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 2010, p. 400.

ID: 63180
Title: Digital seismic network: to map Himalayan orogen and seismic hazard
Author: D. Srinagesh, Prantik Mandal, R. Vijaya Raghavan, Sandeep Gupta, G. Suresh, D. Srinivas, Satish Saha, M. Sekhar, K. Sivaram, Sudesh Kumar, P. Solomon Raju, A. N. S. Sarma, Y. V. V. S. B. Murthy, N. K. Borah, B. Naresh, B. N. V. Prasad and V. M.
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (4) 518-519 (2019)
Subject: Digital seismic network: to map Himalayan orogen and seismic hazard
Keywords: Digital seismic network,Himalayan orogen and seismic hazard
Abstract: According to the Gutenberg–Richter law., at least one earthquake of magnitude greater than 7 occurs every month along the seismically active belts in the world. Earthquakes are the manifestation of fault slip at depths, thus, there is no direct method to measure or observe them. However, seismometers can record ground velocity or acceleration caused by the occurrence of an earthquake when a fault slip occurs at depth. Therefore, setting up a seismic network is inevitable to understand the physics of earthquake processes, thereby, mitigating earthquake hazard.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Gutenberg, B. and Richter, C. F., Ann. Geofis., 1956, 9, 1–15. Ambraseys, N. N. and Jackson, D., Curr. Sci., 2003, 84, 570–582.
Literature cited 2: Gupta, H. and Gahalaut, V. K., Gondwana Res., 2014, 25, 204–213. Ader, T. et al., J. Geophys. Res., 2012, 117, 23–40

ID: 63179
Title: The Climate Solution: India’s ClimateChange Crisis and What We Can Do About It.
Author: Mridula Ramesh
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (3) 490-491 (2019)
Subject: The Climate Solution: India’s Climate Change Crisis and What We Can Do About It.
Keywords: Climate Solution, Climate change crisis
Abstract: During the past 20 years, many books have been written that deal with global warming or on its impact on society. Most of these books are by foreign authors from developed countries – mainly journalists or scientists. Some of these books try to convince the reader that climate change is a natural phenomenon and that the society can learn to adapt to it. The books written by scientists tend to convince the reader that human beings are responsible for the rapid warming of the earth during the past 50 years. The books written by journalists tend to focus on the politics surrounding the attribution of climate change to human actions. Most of these books do not discuss, in great detail, what we can do to arrest global warming
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ID: 63178
Title: The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies, Fourth Edition
Author: Ulrike Felt et al. Reviewed by Sundar Sarukkai
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (3) 488-489 (2019)
Subject: The Handbook of Science and Technology Studies,
Keywords: Handbook , Science and Technology
Abstract: This is a huge book of over 1000 pages and fourth in the series of similar Handbooks officially associated with the Society for Social Studies of Science (4S). What does a book such as this accomplish? One, it shows the wide diversity of approaches, methods and themes in understanding the activity of science from a broader social perspective. Ideas and products do not arise in an epistemological vacuum. Every new thought in science is a product of various social factors, including forms of institutionalization, collaboration, access to resource, access to network, and so on. Science and Technology Studies (STS) exhibits the full richness and complexity of the social practice of science. For this reason, such a Handbook would be valuable to those who are interested in the question of these links that make science possible as well as professionals in the field who can have access to a list of contemporary themes, approaches and references.
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ID: 63177
Title: Studies on mutation breeding in mandarin variety Kinnow
Author: Harinder Singh Rattanpal*, Gurteg Singh and Monika Gupta
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (3) 483-487 (2019)
Subject: Studies on mutation breeding in mandarin variety Kinnow
Keywords: Flowering characters, fruit weight, pollen viability, seedless.
Abstract: The present study was undertaken to generate variability in Kinnow (Citrus nobilis Lour × C. deliciosa Tenora) using gamma radiation. Four hundred buds of Kinnow were irradiated at 30 Gy and budded on rough lemon rootstock in February 2007. The resulting 188 MV1 plants were planted in the field in October 2009 and observations in the present trial were recorded from 2015 to 2018. The number of bold seed per fruit ranged from 0.4 to 30.8 in the population raised from irradiated buds. Out of all the branches, 6.4% had bold seed number less than 10.3 per fruit, 39.4% had bold seed number from 10.3 to 20.3 per fruit and 54.7% plants had bold seed number more than 20.3 per fruit. The average fruit weight in treated population ranged from 94.3 to 253.2 g, with 46.8% bearing small sized fruits, 44.3% bearing medium sized fruits and 8.9% bearing large sized fruits. High variability was also observed for plant height, plant spread, pollen viability and total soluble solids. Among the 188 MV1 plants, eleven Kinnow mutants (seven solid mutant trees and four mutant branches) having average seed number less than eight were identified, showing distinct desirable characters and were compared in detail with parent variety Kinnow. One of the low seeded mutants was released as a new variety named ‘PAU Kinnow-1’ for cultivation in Indian Punjab.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Anon., Statement showing the district wise area, average yield and production of various fruit crops for the year 2015–16 in the state of Punjab. Directorate of Horticulture, Government of Punjab, Chandigarh, 2018. Gidoni, D. and Carmi, N., Mutagenesis for seedlessness in citrus. Isr. J. Plant Sci., 2007, 55, 133–135.
Literature cited 2: Vardi, A., Levin, I. and Carmi, N., Induction of seedlessness in citrus: from classical techniques to emerging biotechnological approaches. J. Am. Soc. Hortic. Sci., 2008, 133, 117–126. Roose, M. L. and Williams, T. E., Mutation breeding in citrus. In Citrus Genetics, Breeding and Biotechnology (ed. Khan, I. A.), CAB International, Wallingford, 2007, pp. 345–352.

ID: 63176
Title: Allocation of biomass and carbon stocks in seven woody species of tropical deciduous forests, Dang, Gujarat
Author: Ekta Purswani , Bhawana Pathak and Harshad Salvi
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (3) 472-478 (2019)
Subject: Allocation of biomass and carbon stocks in seven woody species of tropical deciduous forests, Dang, Gujarat
Keywords: Biomass estimation, carbon sequestration, climate change, Indian forests, tropical deciduous forests.
Abstract: Literature on the biomass estimates and carbon cycles of Asian tropical deciduous forests is very limited. In this study, seven woody species were selected, with four representatives each in chronosequence, and harvested from deciduous forests of Dang, Gujarat for assessing their biomass and carbon content. All the species showed a carbon percentage between 40% and 45%. The regression equations of total biomass versus girth class developed for all seven species would be useful to estimate biomass on a larger scale and the carbon content would improve the understanding about carbon accounts of Indian forests.
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Literature cited 1: Forests, T. I. N., Status and trends in forests and forestry. Carbon N. Y., 2007, 59–132. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). REDD+ Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation, 2017; http://www.fao.org/redd/en/ (accessed on 3 October 2017).
Literature cited 2: Stas, S. M., Rutishauser, E., Chave, J., Anten, N. P. R. and Laumonier, Y., Estimating the aboveground biomass in an old secondary forest on limestone in the Moluccas, Indonesia: Comparing locally developed versus existing allometric models. For. Ecol. Manage., 2007, 389, 27–34. Houghton, R. A., Aboveground Forest biomass and the global carbon balance. Glob. Chang. Biol., 2005, 11, 945–958.

ID: 63175
Title: Contribution of branching order of dendrites to morphology of neural cells
Author: Mina Elias, Noha M. Salem, Manal M. Awad and Medhat A. ElMessiery
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (3) 457-462 (2019)
Subject: Contribution of branching order of dendrites to morphology of neural cells
Keywords: Branching order, dendrites morphology, electrotonic footprint, nerve cells.
Abstract: It is currently believed that the morphology of dendrites depends on two main factors, namely the material of the cytoplasm and the path length of the signal before reaching the soma. In the present work the branching order is introduced as a third factor; it represents the variation of electrical resistivity of different dendritic segments. A mathematical modification of the optimum cost function is applied. The software package TREES toolbox is employed to reconstruct several types of cells, specifically LPTC, HSS, HSN and starburst amacrine. The effectiveness of the present analysis is assessed by both the electrotonic and Sholl footprints. The results indicate a higher degree of matching between the synthesized reconstructions of these cells and their original morphology. Moreover, a reduction in the storage memory of their in-silico morphologies is achieved.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Van Elburg, R. A. J. and Van Ooyen, A., Impact of dendritic size and dendritic topology on burst firing in pyramidal cells. PLoS Comput. Biol., 2010, 6(5), e1000781. Mainen, Z. F. and Sejnowski, T. J., Influence of dendritic structure on firing pattern in model neocortical neurons. Nature, 1996, 382(6589), 363–366.
Literature cited 2: Silver, R. A., Neuronal arithmetic. Nature Rev. Neurosci., 2010, 11(7), 474–489. Torben-Nielsen, B. and Stiefel, K. M., An inverse approach for elucidating dendritic function. Front. Comput. Neurosci., 2010, 4(128), 1–11.

ID: 63174
Title: Brazilian and Romanian decision-makers: is their decision behaviour different? evidence from an empirical study
Author: Ana Maria Roux Valentini Coelho Cesar, Gilberto Perez , Larissa Batrancea, Anca Nichita and Ioan Batrancea
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (3) 445-456 (2019)
Subject: Brazilian and Romanian decision-makers: is their decision behaviour different? evidence from an empirical study
Keywords: Decision-making, cognitive models, neuroaccounting, management accounting
Abstract: There are two types of processes involved while making a decision: a controlled process, which is rational, with introspective access and an automatic one, which is called experiential or decision by expertise. Both processes depend on the use of information and are influenced by social affective factors. The present study aims to identify the differences between decision behaviour adopted by managers in Brazil and Romania, when making decisions related to budget level estimation. The study is quantitative, and the data were collected via a ten-point scale questionnaire on Brazilian and Romanian samples comprised of MBA students. The data were analysed using structural equation modelling estimated by means of the PLS methodology. Our results show that information search and social-affective factors influence both rational decision and decision by expertise in Brazil and Romania, however, in distinct degrees. Distinctions could arise based on cultural differences between Brazilian and Romanian decision-makers.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Kahneman, D., Rápido e Devagar: Duas Formas de Pensar, Objective, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2012. Hogarth, R. M., Portell, M., Cuxart, A. and Kolev, G., Emotion and reason in everyday risk perception. J. Behav. Decis. Making, 2011, 24, 202–222; doi:10.1002/bdm.689.
Literature cited 2: von Neumann, J. and Morgenstern, O., Theory of Games and Economic Behavior, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, USA, 1944. Simon, H. A., A behavioural model of rational choice. Q. J. Econ.,1955, 69(1), 99–118; doi:10.2307/1884852.

ID: 63173
Title: Assessment of vehicles headway during queue dissipation at signal-controlled intersection under mixed traffic
Author: Satyajit Mondal and Ankit Gupta
Editor: S.K.Satheesh
Year: 2019
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: ENVIS, CES & EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 116 (3) 437-444 (2019)
Subject: Assessment of vehicles headway during queue dissipation at signal-controlled intersection under mixed traffic
Keywords: Discharge headway, mixed traffic, regression analysis, signalized intersection, queue dissipat
Abstract: The present study focuses on the comprehensive analysis of vehicles headway at signalized intersections under mixed traffic stream. Data were collected at five signalized intersections from three different cities (Allahabad, Delhi and Chandigarh) of India. The discharge headway of vehicles was analysed after the onset of green signal when the initial queue dissipated through the intersection. A box-and-whisker plot was generated for discharge headway of vehicles to quantify its equitable profile. The plot delineated that headway of vehicles decreased with the initial queue dispersion. Although the differences between headway of vehicles were almost immutable after the fifth queue position, gives a saturation headway of 2.05 sec/ vehicle. The headway distribution at each queue position was also evaluated using various continuous distribution models. The Kolmogorov–Smirnov (K–S) test was performed to define the adequate distribution model. The statistical results obtained from the K–S test indicated that the discharge headway distribution at each queue position followed a log–normal distribution. Multilinear regression technique was applied to analyse and develop a model for discharge headway using green signal time and vehicle type as independent variables. The result indicated that longer green time had a significant impact on discharge headway. The outcomes of this study may be beneficial in the microsimulation model development for signalized intersections to assess their performance.
Location: T E 15 New Biology building
Literature cited 1: Biswas, S., Chakraborty, S., Ghosh, I. and Chandra, S., Saturation flow model for signalized intersection under mixed traffic condition. Transp. Res. Rec.: J. Transp. Res. Board, 2018; https://doi.org/10.1177/0361198118777407 Mondal, S. and Gupta, A., Discharge characteristics analysis of queued-up vehicles at signal-controlled intersections. Int. J. Civ. Eng., 2018; https://doi.org/10.1007/s40999-018-0343-7.
Literature cited 2: Al-Ghamdi, A., Analysis of time headways on urban roads: case study from Riyadh. J. Transp. Eng., ASCE, 2001, 127(4), 289–294. Brackstone, M., Waterson, B. and McDonald, M., Determinants of following headway in congested traffic. Transp. Res. Part F,2009, 2, 131–142.