This is the first ever such atlas to be produced for Indian farmers and poultry professionals. Its objective is to provide a handy tool to farmers for on-the-spot diagnosis of diseases, under field conditions. Although a large number of laboratory tests, some sophisticated like ELISA and PCR, have been developed for the diagnosis of poultry diseases, they are either not available or are beyo…
Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how network analysis can be used for effective cross-border financial surveillance, which requires the monitoring of direct and indirect systemic linkages. Design/methodology/approach – This paper illustrates how network analysis could make a significant contribution in this regard by simulating different credit and funding shocks to the b…
Background and Aims Due in part to biophysical sized-related constraints, insects unlike vertebrates are seldom expected to act as primary seed dispersers via ingestion of fruits and seeds (endozoochory). The Mediterranean parasitic plant Cytinus hypocistis, however, possesses some characteristics that may facilitate endozoochory by beetles. By combining a long-term field study with experimenta…
The purpose of this paper is to show how network analysis can be used for effective cross-border financial surveillance, which requires the monitoring of direct and indirect systemic linkages. Design/methodology/approach – This paper illustrates how network analysis could make a significant contribution in this regard by simulating different credit and funding shocks to the banking syste…
Psychological maltreatment (PM) is an extremely heterogeneous phenomenon that includes several subtypes. The aim of this work is to explore whether the accumulation of different subtypes of PM has a greater impact on the child’s psychopathology and functional impairment. One hundred and sixty-eight children and adolescents aged between 4 and 17 whose mothers had been exposed to intimate part…
Summary. Based on the presentations and discussions, the following specific issues emerged from the symposium. Access and equity. The issue of access is inextricably linked with ideas of disparities, equity and social values. Disagreement about what individuals and societies value translates into disagreement on approaches to improving access. A prime example is the debate over universalism v…
Abstract. Investigations of the sorption of heavy metals by soils often involve a fast ion-exchange process followed by a more sorbate-specific slow process. Desorption and sorption isotherms often fail to coincide, thus showing real or artifactual hysteresis, and failure to conform to conventional models generally prevents meaningful comparison of the hysteretic behavior of different sorba…
Abstract. We report the use of impedance spectroscopy to study the development of both, high compressive strength and low water absorption for different sand–bentonite mixtures+copolymer (styrene)-co-(methyl acrylate)-asphalt emulsion used for adobe production. Impedance spectra consisted of two semicircular arcs related to electrical properties and capillary porosity of the sand–bentonite…
Abstract : The article presents career interventions for Indians of North America in U.S. within the framework of intergenerational trauma, interconnectedness, language medicine and the great circle metaphor. The Bureau of Indian Affairs recognizes 564 tribal entities with the Cherokee, Navajo, Sioux and Chippewa comprising the majority. Based on data available, these entities are deprived of h…
Mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPKs) cascades are signal transduction modules highly conserved in all eukaryotes regulating various aspects of plant biology, including stress responses and developmental programmes. In this study, we characterized the role of MAPK 6 (MPK6) in Arabidopsis embryo development and in post-embryonic root system architecture. We found that the mpk6 mutation caused…