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ID: 62287
Title: Development of agro-technology to increase yields of a shy-bearer desi cotton species, Gossypium arboreum race cernuum in a non-traditional area of cultivation
Author: M.V.Venugopalan, K.R.Kranthi, Shubhangi Lakade and N.R.Tandulkar
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 692-695 (2016)
Subject: Development of agro-technology to increase yields of a shy-bearer desi cotton species, Gossypium arboreum race cernuum in a non-traditional area of cultivation
Keywords: Agro-technology, growth regulators, mepiquat chloride, plant density, surgical cotton.
Abstract: The rapid adoption of Bt cotton hybrids has wiped out the desi cotton varieties, causing a huge shortage of coarse raw cotton needed by the surgical cotton industry. The cultivation of desi cotton, Gossypium arboreum race cernuum with big boll size, good locule retentivity and quality parameters ideal surgical end-use, is a promising option to revive the surgical cotton industry in Central India. This communication provides the results of a study in India and elsewhere to standardize the agro-techniques-plant density and growth regulator requirements for cultivation of cernuum plants. Our results indicate that rainfed black soils of Central India, for maximizing productivity cernuum plants must be planted at 45x 15 cm spacing accommodating 148, 148 plants/ha. Further, application of a growth retardant, mepiquat chloride @50 g ai/ha in two equal splits at peak squaring (55-65 days stage) and peak flowering (75-85 days stage), ensures a more efficient translation of photosynthesis to bolls, increased boll weight and further enhances yield at high planting densities.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Nachane, R.P., Nagarkar, R.D., Mehetre, S.S., Patil, V.R., Mokate, A.S. and Shinde, G.C., Studies on efficacy of single stage process and suitability of two G. arboreum cottons for production of absorbent cotton. J. Indian Soc. Cotton Improv., 2004, 29, 116-119. CIRCOT, Vision 2050, Central Institute for Research on Cotton Technology, Mumbai, 2013.
Literature cited 2: Kranthi, K.R., Long live swadesi cotton. In Cotton Statistics & News, Cotton Association of India, Mumbai, 13 August 2013, No.20, pp.1-3. Meena, R.A., Monga, D., Venugopalan, M.V. and Sahay, R., Screening of desi cottons (G.arboreum) suitable for absorbent/surgical properties. Part ii.Abstracts and oral presentations. In 102nd Indian Science Congress, Mumbai, 3-7 January 2015.

ID: 62286
Title: Classification of CT liver images using local binary pattern with Legendre moments.
Author: B.Vijayalakshmi and V.Subbiah Bharathi.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 687-691 (2016)
Subject: Classification of CT liver images using local binary pattern with Legendre moments.
Keywords: CT liver images, feature extraction, Legendre moments, local binary pattern.
Abstract: Liver cancer leads to more number of human deaths nowadays. Patient survival chances can be increased by early detection of the tumour. Texture analysis based on moment features for CT liver scan images is proposed here. The texture feature is extracted by local binary pattern and statistical features are extracted by Legendre moments. This communication presents a comparative analysis between these Legendre moments, local binary pattern and combined features. The classification accuracy of 96.17 % is obtained for CT liver images. The experimental result shows that better texture classification is obtained using the proposed method.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Haralick, R.M., Shanmugam, K. and Dinstein, I., Texture features for image classification. IEEE Transaction on System, Man and Cybernetics, 1973, SMC-3 (6), pp.610-621. Tamura, H., Mori, S. and Yamawaki, T., Texture corresponding to visual perception. IEEE Transaction on System, Man and Cybernetics, 1978, SMC-8 (6), pp.460-473.
Literature cited 2: Hu, M.K., Visual Pattern recognition by moment invariants.IRE Trans. Inf. Theory, 1962, 8(2), 179-187. Tuceryan, M., Moment based texture segmentation. Pattern Recog.Lett., 1994, 15 (7), 659-668.

ID: 62285
Title: Diurnal variations in rainfall over Indian region using self recording raingauge data.
Author: Kamaljit Ray, A.H.Warsi, S.C.Bhan and A.K.Jaswal.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 682-686 (2016)
Subject: Diurnal variations in rainfall over Indian region using self recording raingauge data
Keywords: Diurnal variation, Katabatic-anabatic winds, self-recording raingauge.
Abstract: Diurnal variation of rainfall of different intensities using self-recording raingauge data of about 150 stations spread across India is presented here. Analysis of annual average number of rainfall hours revealed the highest number (>900) is realized over north-east India, followed by west coast (700-800).Lowest incidence (<100) was found over west Rajasthan. Distribution was nearly similar for hours with rainfall >10, >20 and >30 mm. A zone of less number of with different intensities extended from west Rajasthan to west Uttar Pradesh; and one to south Tamil Nadu through Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh and the rain shadow zones of Maharashtra, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The percentage of contribution to total annual rainfall by intense rainfall of >20 mm and >30 mm, however, was found to be higher in the low rainfall zones and northwest India. Diurnal variation of rainfall showed prominent maxima in the early morning over northeast India and in the afternoon/evening over northwest India and interior Peninsula. Coastal areas on east and west coast, however, did not exhibit any significant diurnal variations, but a tendency of higher frequency in the early morning was noticed.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Prasad, B., Diurnal variation of rainfall in India. Mausam, 1970, 21, 443-450. Prasad, B., Diurnal variation of rainfall in Brahmaputra valley.Mausam, 1974, 25, 245-250.
Literature cited 2: Haldar, G.C., Sud, A.M. and Marathe, S.D., Diurnal variation of monsoon rainfall in central India. Mausam, 1991, 42, 37-40. Basu, B.K., Diurnal variation in precipitation over India during the summer monsoon season: observed and model. Monthly Weather Rev., 2007, 135 (6), 2155-2167.

ID: 62284
Title: Identification of the major language families of India and evaluation of their mutual influence.
Author: Debapriya Sengupta and Goutam Saha.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 667-681 (2016)
Subject: Identification of the major language families of India and evaluation of their mutual influence.
Keywords: Feature extraction, language family, modeling techniques, mutual influence.
Abstract: A language family is a group of languages which have descended from a common mother language. Since the ancestor is common, these languages are expected to be similar in some respect and manifest the similarity in scientific experiments. In language identification, language-specific features are extracted from speech and a model is created which represents the language. This work extends the language identification frame-work to capture features common to language families and create models which can efficiently represent the language families. Mel frequency cepstral coefficient (MFCC) and speech signal-based frequency cepstral coefficient (SFCC) are used as primary feature extraction tools. A combination of these along with shifted delta coefficient (SDC) gives the final set of features. The work uses Gaussian mixture model (GMM) and support vector machines (SVM) as modeling tools. Different combinations of these feature extraction and modeling techniques are used to get four different systems: MFCC+SDC+GMM, SFCC+SDC+GMM, MFCC+SDC+SVM and SFCC+SDC+SVM. Experiments with these systems show that the language family on the other and finds that in most cases, the languages which are spoken in areas lying on the boundary of two families are more influenced by the other family. A deviation from it can relate to geopolitical isolation of two neighbouring regions and thus can give new insights or corroborate investigations of historians.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Ishtiaq, M., Language Shifts Among the Scheduled Tribes in India: A Geographical Study, Motilal Banarsidaa Publ., 1999. CIA World Factbook; https://www.cia.gov.
Literature cited 2: Ethnologue: Languages of the World; http://www.ethnologue.com Encyclopedia Britannica; http://www.britannica.com

ID: 62283
Title: Molecular phylogeny of rediscovered Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus) and its conservation implications.
Author: Ashutosh Singh and Archana Bahuguna
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 659-666 (2016)
Subject: Molecular phylogeny of rediscovered Travancore flying squirrel (Petinomys fuscocapillus) and its conservation implications.
Keywords: Conservation, molecular phylogeny, Petinonyms fuscocapillus.
Abstract: Petinomys fuscocapillus (Travancore flying squirrel), Jerdon 1847, is a near threatened species, native to India and Srilanka. Deforestation, wood plantation, infrastructure development, poaching and natural predators are major threats to the species. This study reports for the first time the molecular phylogenetic position and level of genetic divergence of P.fuscocapillus among the flying squirrel species of South and Southeast Asia, based on two mitochondrial genes. The phylogenetic analysis confirms that the P.fuscocapillus and Petinomys setosus (Temminck ' s flying squirrel) are sister taxa and share most recent common ancestry. Phylogenetic position of other flying squirrels obtained in the present study was also supported by the previous studies. We also emphasize on the extensive survey for population sampling, need for plantations to maintain a continuous canopy and enforcement of strict laws at the potential geographical distribution of the species in two countries.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Crowley, B., Extinction and rediscovery: where the wild things are.J.Biogeor, 2011, 38, 1633-1634. Ladle, R.J., Jepson, P., Malhado, A.C.M., Jennings, S. and Barua, M., The causes and biogeographical significance of species rediscovery.Rront.Biogeor., 2011, 3, 111-117.
Literature cited 2: Scheffers, B.R., Young, D.L., Harris, J.B.C., Giam, X. and Sodhi, N.S., The World ' s rediscovered species: back from the brink? PLoS ONE, 2011, 6 (7), e22531. Fisher, D.O., Coast effort and outcome of mammal rediscovery: neglect of small species.Biol.Conserv. 2011, 144, 1712-1718.

ID: 62282
Title: Petrogenesis of an early Crutaceous potassic lamprophyre dyke from Rongjeng, East Garo Hills, Shillong plateau, north-eastern India.
Author: Rajesh K.Sivastava, Leone Melluso and Anup K.Sinha.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 649-658 (2016)
Subject: Petrogenesis of an early Crutaceous potassic lamprophyre dyke from Rongjeng, East Garo Hills, Shillong plateau, north-eastern India.
Keywords: Geochemistry, Lithospheric alkaline magmatism, mantle heterogeneity, petrogenesis, potassic lamprophyre.
Abstract: An early Cretaceous potassic lamprophyre dyke, exposed near Rongjeng, East Garo Hills, Shillong plateau, north-eastern India, is a highly porphyritic rock with large phenocrysts of clinopyroxene, phlogopite, amphibole and olivine. Reversely zoned phlogopite and clinopyroxene grains indicate that some degree of interaction of between magma batches of variable composition took place somewhere during the crystallization of the lamprophyre. Mineral compositions indicate its derivation from an alkaline magma comparable with those that filled the nearby Jasra potassic intrusion. Moreover, the geochemistry of the Rongjeng lamprophyre is distinctly different from that of Damodar Valley lamproites, the Sung Valley carbonatitic-ijolitic intrusion, and the Antarctic ultramafic lamprophyres. The contrasting geochemical affinity is suggestive of heterogeneous lithospheric mantle resources, rather than input of plume-related magmatism.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Rock, N.M.S., The nature and origin of lamprophyres: an overview. In Alkaline Igneous Rocks (eds Fitton, J.G.and and Upton, B.G.J.) Geol.Soc.London Spec.Publ., 1987, 30, 191-226. Woolley ,A.R., Bergman, S.C., Edgar, A.D., Le Bas, M.J., Mitchell, R.H., Rock, N.M.S. and Scott-Smith, B.H., Classification of lamprophyres, lamproites, kimberlite, and the kalsilitic, melilitic and leucitic rocks. Can. Mineral. 1996, 34, 175-186.
Literature cited 2: Le Maitre, R.W., Igneous Rocks: A Classification and Glossary of Terms, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 2002. Riley, T.R., Leat, P.T., Storey, B.C., Parkinson, I.J. and Millar, I.L., Ultramafic lamprophyres of the Ferrar large igneous province: evidence for a HIMU mantle component. Lithos, 2003, 66, 63-76.

ID: 62281
Title: Normal faults near the top of footwall of Ramgarh Thrust along Kosi River valley, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya.
Author: S.S.Bhakuni and Khayingshing Luirei
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 640-648 (2016)
Subject: Normal faults near the top of footwall of Ramgarh Thrust along Kosi River valley, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya.
Keywords: Fan sediments, footwall rocks, Kumaun Himalaya, normal and ridge faults, thrust tectonics.
Abstract: Conjugate sets of normal faults formed in the Quaternary fan sediments lying near the top of footwall rocks of the Ramgarh Thrust are analysed. These faults are recognized on left hillslope of Kosi River valley, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya. The Ramgarh Thrust marks the mountain front of the uplifted Central Crystallines, which have been under thrust along the Ramgarh Thrust by its footwall anticlinical structure along the Kosi River suggests that the compressional stress regime is active in the subsurface region related to the Himalayan thrust tectonics. Analysis of structure data reveals that the normal faults have been formed by pure shear due to gravity. The WNW-ESE trending normal faults are recognized within the Quaternary fan deposit and also at the top of the country rocks just below and adjacent to the fan deposit. Therefore, it is interpreted that the deformation related to N-S extensional tectonics has taken place at the uppermost crustal level due to gravity, where influence of the Himalayan subsurface compressional tectonics is no more significant.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Valdiya, K.S., Geology and Natural Environment of Nainital Hills, Gyanodaya Prashan, Nainital, 1988, p.160. Valdiya, K.S., Tectonics and evolution of the central sector of the Himalaya.Philos.Trans.R.Soc. London Ser. A., 1988, 326, 151-175.
Literature cited 2: Mehta, J.S. and Sanwal, R., Evidence of active tectonics along oblique transverse normal fault in the Kosi River valley around Betalghat, Kumaun Lesser Himalaya,India.Curr.Sci., 2011, 101, 541-543. Luirei, K., Bhakuni, S.S., Kothyari,G.Ch.,Tripathi,K.and Pant,P.D.,Quaternary compressional and extensional tectonics revealed from Quaternary landforms along Kosi River Valley, outer Kumaun Lesser Himalaya.Int.J.Earth Sci. (Geol.Rundsch).

ID: 62280
Title: Comparing the spatio-temporal variability of remotely sensed oceanographic parameters between the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal throughout a decade
Author: Sourav Das, Abhra Chanda, Suparna Dey, Sanjibani Banerjee, Anirban Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Akhand, Amit Ghosh, Subhajit Ghosh, Sugata Hazra, D.Mitra, Aneesh A.Lotliker, K.H.Rao, S.B.Choudhury and V.K.Dadhwal.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 627-639 (2016)
Subject: Comparing the spatio-temporal variability of remotely sensed oceanographic parameters
Keywords: Marine ecosystems, oceanographic parameters, remote sensing, river basins, spatio-temporal variability.
Abstract: The spatio-temporal variability of sea-surface temperature (SST), photo synthetically active radiation (PAR), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a), particulate organic carbon (PIC) was evaluated in the Arabian Sea (ABS) and Bay of Bengal (BoB), from July 2002 to November 2014 by means of remotely sensed monthly composite Aqua MODIS level-3 data having a spatial resolution of 4.63 km. Throughout the time period under consideration, the surface waters of ABS (27.76 ? 1.12?C) were slightly cooler than BoB (28.93? 0.76?C); this was observed during all the seasons. On the contrary, the availability of PAR was higher in ABS (45.76 ? 3.41 mol m-2 d-1) compared to BoB (41.75 ? 3.75 mol m-2d-1), and its spatial dynamics in the two basins was mainly regulated by cloud cover and turbidity of the water column. The magnitude and variability of Chl-a concentration were substantially higher in ABS (0.487 ?0.984 mg m-3), compared to BoB (0.187 ? 0.243 mg m-3), and spatially higher values were observed near the coastal waters. Both POC and PIC exhibited higher magnitudes in ABS compared to BoB; however, the difference was substantially high in case of POC. None of the parameters showed any significant temporal trend during the 12-year span, except PIC, which exhibited a significant decreasing trend in ABS.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Tilstone, G.H., Angel-Benavides, I.M., Pradhan, Y., Shutler, J.D., Groom, S., and Sathyendranath, S., An assessment of chlorophyll-a algorithms available for SeaWiFS in coastal and open areas of the Bay of Bengal and Arabian Sea. Remote Sensing Environ, 2011, 115, 2277-2291. Holm-Hansen, O., et al., Temporal and spatial distribution of chlorophyll-a in surface waters of the Scotia Sea as determined by both shipboard measurements and satellite data. Deep-Sea Res.II, 2004, 51, 1323-1331.
Literature cited 2: Moses, W.J., Gitelson, A.A., Berdnikov, S. and Povazhnyy, V., Estimation of chlorophyll-a concentration in case II waters using MODIS and MERIS data-successes and challenges. Environ. Res. Lett., 2009, 4, 1-8. Jaswal, A.K., Singh, V. and Bhambak, S.R., Relationship between sea surface temperature and surface air temperature over Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal and Indian Ocean. J. Indian Geophys. Union, 2012, 16, 41-53.

ID: 62279
Title: Influence of urban spatial morphology on air temperature variance.
Author: Guixin Zhang, Zhenchun Hao and Shanyou Zhou
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 619-626 (2016)
Subject: Influence of urban spatial morphology on air temperature variance.
Keywords: Air temperature, frontal area index, solar irradiation, sky view factor, urban heat island.
Abstract: Urban spatial geometric morphology is one of the key factors that results in air temperature variance between urban and suburban sites or at different urban positions. Considering the Adelaide central urban area digital elevation model (DEM) data with a high spatial resolution and field measurement meteorological data, this study estimated the sky view factor (SVF), frontal area index (FAI), and accumulated absorbed solar irradiation (AASI) from the land surface; these parameters were used to discuss the influence of the land surface on air temperature and urban heat island (UHI) under a optimal scale. The results indicate that urban spatial morphological parameters of the visually neighbouring positions display an obvious effect on spatial-temporal air temperature variance. The degree of influence of AASI on air temperature variance during daytime increases with the solar elevation angle. A difference was noted between the influence of SVF and FAI on the urban heat island at different times in summer and winter, in which the influence of SVF and FAI on nocturnal UHI is more significant, whereas the relationship during daytime is complex.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Oke, T.R., Canyon geometry and the nocturnal urban heat island: comparison of scale model and field Observations.J.Climatol. 1981, 1, 237-254. Arnfield, A.J., Two decades of urban climate research: a review of turbulence, exchange of energy and water, and the urban heat island.Int.J.Climatol. 2003.
Literature cited 2: Unger, J., Intra-urban relationship between surface geometry and urban heat island: review and new Approach.Clim.Res. 2004, 27, 253-264. Ding, W.W., Hu, Y.P. and Dou, P.P., Study of the Interrelationship between urban pattern and urban microclimate.Archit.J. 2012, 7, 16-21 (in-Chinese).

ID: 62278
Title: Soft fuzzy model for mining amino acid associations in peptide sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Author: Amita Jain and Kamal Raj Pardasani.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 603-618 (2016)
Subject: Soft fuzzy model for mining amino acid associations in peptide sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex.
Keywords: Association rule, complex, data mining, fuzzy and soft sets, Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Abstract: Analysis of biological data plays an important role in medical and informatics industry. However, uncertainty in this biological information is the most unavoidable challenge of this era. These existing algorithms for association rule mining are inadequate to address the issues of uncertainty in the molecular data. Variation in the length of the sequences leads to variation in the degree of relationships among amino acids. Ignorance of the parameters leads to uncertainty due to the dependencies of the objects and their patterns on the parameters. The degree of relationships among various amino acids present in the molecular sequences also depends on the parameters like length ranges and species, etc. In this article, a soft fuzzy set approach been proposed for mining fuzzy amino acid associations in peptide sequences of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC).The approach is employed to incorporate the degree of relationships among amino acids present in the peptide sequences. The soft sets are employed to model relationships of amino acids with the parameters in the peptide sequences of MTBC obtained in the present study will be of great use in developing signatures that will provide better insights in to structures, functions and interactions of proteins.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Agrawal, R.Imielinski, T.and Swami, A.N.,Mining association rules between sets of items in large databases.ACM SIGMOD Record,1993, 22 (2), 207-216. Agrawal, R.and Srikant, R.Fast algorithms for mining association rules. In Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on Very Large Databases.
Literature cited 2: Patel, R., Swami, D.K and Pardasani, K.R., Lattice based algorithm for incremental mining of association rules.Int.J.Theor.Appl.Comput.Sci. 2006, 1 (1), 119-128. Pandey, A. Pardasani, K., Rough set model for discovering multidimensional association ruyles.IJCSNS Int.J.Comput.Sci.Network Security, 2009, 9 (6), 159-164.

ID: 62277
Title: Clinical effectiveness of preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy for patients with borderline respectable pancreatic cancer: an updated meta-analysis.
Author: YaoLiu, Shan-Miao Gou, Yong Tang and Chi-Dan Wan.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 595-602 (2016)
Subject: Clinical effectiveness of preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Keywords: Borderline respectable, chemotherapy, meta-analysis, neoadjuvant, pancreatic cancer.
Abstract: The benefit of preoperative neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CT) to borderline respectable pancreatic cancer (BRPC) is still not well known. This study aims to define the benefits of neoadjuvant CT for BRPC patients. By searching databases (PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library) from 1966 to 2015, all prospective studies were analysed, where preoperative neoadjuvant CT or chemoradiotherapy was given to patients with BRPC. Laparotomy and resection rates were the primary outcomes. Secondary outcome was therapy-induced toxicity, tumour response, and overall survival. Data were shown as weighted frequency with 95 % confidence interval. Fifteen studies with a total of 356 patients were included. All the patients had BRPC and received neoadjuvant CT. Following the Preoperative therapy, 78.1 % of evaluable patients underwent laparotomy and 76.3 % of laparotomy patients were performed resection. Also, 86 % of specimens were deemed microscopically negative (R0) resection margins. At restaging following treatment, weighted frequencies for complete/partial response were 23.0 %, 54.3 % for stable diseases, 23.4 % for progressive disease and 23.6% for treatment-related grade 3-4 toxicity. The mean of overall survival amounted to 21.8 months for the resected patients, and 11.6 months for the unresected ones. This meta-analysis indicates that a benefit of preoperative neoadjuvant CT could be to spare surgery to BRPC patients with progressive disease during CT is administered. But downstaging of the lesion following treatment is uncommon.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Hidalgo, M., Pancreatic cancer.N.Engl.J.Med. 2010, 362, 1605-1617.PMID:20427809. Bittoni, A., Santoni, M., Lanese, A., Pellei, C., Andrikou, K.and Stefano, C., Neoadjuvant therapy in pancreatic cancer: an emerging strategy.Gastroenterol.Res.Pract. 2014, 2014, 183852.PMID: 25101123.
Literature cited 2: Varadhachary, G.R. et al., Borderline resettable pancreatic cancer: definitions, management, and role of preoperative therapy.Ann.Surg.Oncol. 2006, 13, 1035-1046.PMID:16865597. Panceatic Adenocarcinoma.In NCCN, National Comprehensive Cancer Network guidelines; www.nccn.org/professionals/physician_gls/f_guidelines.htm.

ID: 62276
Title: DBT propelled national effort in creating mutant resource for functional genomics in rice.
Author: S.V.Amitha Mithra, M.K.Kar, T.Mohapatra, S.Robin, N.Sarla, M.Seshashayee, K.Singh, A.K.Singh, N.K.Singh and R.P.Sharma.
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 543-548 (2016)
Subject: DBT propelled national effort in creating mutant resource for functional genomics in rice.
Keywords: EMS mutagenesis, mutant resources, Nagina 22, rice.
Abstract: In 2007, with the help of DBT, a research project to create mutant resources for functional genomics in rice was launched through a national initiative involving ICAR-National Research Centre on Plant Biotechnology, New Delhi; Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore; ICAR-Indian Institute of Rice Research, Hyderabad; University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore and Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. Genetically well-defined material is a prerequisite for functional genomics. Thus, the project aimed to generate EMS mutants in the background of an upland and short duration aus genotype, Nagina 22, characterize the mutants and use them in crop improvement. As of now, nearly 85, 000 rice M2 mutant populations have been created under the project. Based on field phenotyping, gain and or loss of function mutants for tolerance to herbicide spray, drought, salinity and resistance to rice leaf and panicle blast, sheath blight and high phosphorus (P) use efficiency under low P field have been identified. Notably, the herbicide-tolerant mutant identified is under the process of registration for distribution to public and private rice breeders under appropriate material transfer agreement. Besides this, the project also aims to serve as a ' National Repository of rice EMS mutant resource ' for the researchers involved in rice biology and improvement in the country.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: International Rice Genome Sequencing Project, The map-based sequence of the rice genome. Nature, 2005, 436, 793-800. Singh, N.K. et al., The first draft of the Pigeonpea genome sequence.J.Plant Biotechnol. 2011, 21, 98-112.
Literature cited 2: Jain, M.et al., A draft genome sequence of the pulse crop chick-pea (Cicer arietinum L).Plant J., 2013, 74 (5), 715-729; doi: 10.1111/tpj.12173. The 3, 000 rice genomes project.GigaScience, 2014, 3, 7; doi: 10.1186/2047-217x-3-7.

ID: 62275
Title: The legacy of G.N.Ramachandran and the development of structural biology in India.
Author: M.Vijayan
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 535-542 (2016)
Subject: The legacy of G.N.Ramachandran and the development of structural biology in India.
Keywords: Legacy, GN Ramachandran, Development, Structural Biology, India
Abstract: G.N. Ramachandran is among the founding fathers of structural molecular biology. He made pioneering contributions in computional biology, modeling and what we now call bioinformatics. The triple helical coiled coil structure of collagen research at the molecular level. The Ramachandran map remains the simplest descriptor and tool for validation of protein structures. He has left his imprint on almost all aspects of biomolecular conformation. His contributions in the area of theoretical crystallography have been outstanding. His legacy has provided inspiration for further development of structural biology in India. After a pause, computational biology and bioinformatics are in a resurgent phase. One of the two schools established by Ramachandran pioneered the development of macromolecular crystallography, which has now grown into an important component of modern biological research in India. Macromolecular NMR studies in the country are presently gathering momentum. Structural biology in India is now poised to again approach heights of the kind that Ramachandran conquered more than a generation ago.
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Literature cited 1: Ramachandran, G.N.and Kartha, G., Nature, 1954, 174, 269. Ramachandran, G.N.and Katha, G., Nature, 1955, 176, 593.
Literature cited 2: Ramachandran, G.N., Sassisekharan, V.and Ramakrishanan, C., J.Mol.Biol. 1963, 7, 95. Ramachandran, G.N.and Sassisekharan, V.Adv.Prot.Chem. 1968, 23, 283

ID: 62274
Title: Human resource development in Biotechnology.
Author: K. Dharmalingam
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 533-534 (2016)
Subject: Human resource development in Biotechnology.
Keywords: Biotechnology, entrepreneurship, human resource development, industrial needs, teaching programme.
Abstract: Human resource in biotechnology meets creative thinking and advanced knowledge of the field. Programmes that impart both industrial training and research aptitude alone can provide suitable manpower for this unique industry. Therefore a concerted effort from all stake holders in general and DBT in particular is needed to make this programme a success in India.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: None
Literature cited 2: None

ID: 62273
Title: Biology across Scales: historical perspective on some Indian contributions.
Author: Shekhar C.Mande
Editor: R. Srinivasan.
Year: 2016
Publisher: Current Science Association and Indian Academy of Sciences.
Source: EWRG, CES
Reference: Current Science Vol. 110 (4) 529-532 (2016)
Subject: Biology across Scales: historical perspective on some Indian contributions.
Keywords: Biological scales, historical perspective, reductive and holistic approaches, self-assembly, systems biology.
Abstract: Understanding biological systems across scales has led to two apparently contradicting approaches -the reductive approach and the holistic approach. The former attempts to understand complex systems by reducing it into smaller components, whereas the latter attempts to combine information to integrate at the systems to combine information to integrate at the systems level. Many important contributions from India have been made in these areas. I attempt to present a view of these in this article to mark celebrations of 30 years of the Department of Biotechnology.
Location: T E 15 New Biology Building
Literature cited 1: Oparin, A.I., Prioskhozhedenie Zhini Mosckovskii Rabochii, Moscow, Reprinted and translated in Bernal, J.D., The Origin of Life, Weidenfeld and Nicolson, London, 1967. Haldane, J.B.S., The origin of life. Ration. Annu, 1929, 148, 3-10.
Literature cited 2: Miller, S.L., A production of amino acids under possible primitive earth conditions. Science, 1953, 117, 528-529. Orgel, L.E., Evolution of the genetic apparatus. J. Mol. Biol., 1968, 38, 381-393.