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Negotiating the Ethical Crisis: A View of Contemporary Indian Drama
(Creative Books, 2008) Saini, Alpana
Subjectivity of Gender in Ma hesh Dattani’s Bravely Fought the Queen
(Techmind Research Society, 2008) Saini, Alpana
Prem Parkash Singh Di Alochna Drishti
(2009) Kaur, Zameerpal
Roshan Lal Ahuja Di Alochna: Sarvekhn ate Mulankan
(2009) Kaur, Zameerpal
Punjabi Alochna de khetar vich Bharti Kaav-shastri Alochnada Armabhte Vikas
(2009) Kaur, Zameerpal
Rewriting History for Politics : Girish Karnad’s Tughlaq
(Re- Marking, 2009) Saini, Alpana
Sakharam Binder : A Study in Contemporary Indian Subjectivity
(2009) Saini, Alpana
Sahit Shastar: Servekhan te Mulankan
(2010) Kaur, Zameerpal
PPARG and ADIPOQ gene polymorphisms increase type 2 diabetes mellitus risk in Asian Indian Sikhs: Pro12Ala still remains as the strongest predictor
(2010) Sanghera, D.K.; Demirci, F.Y.; Been, L.; Ortega, L.; Ralhan, S.; Wander, G.S.; Mehra, N.K.; Singh, J.; Aston, C.E.; Mulvihill, J.J.; Kamboh, I.M.
We have examined the association of 14 tagging single nucleotide polymorphisms (tagSNPs) in peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-? transcripts 1 and 2 (PPARG1 and 2) and 5 tagSNPs in adiponectin (ADIPOQ) genes for their effect on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) risk in Asian Indian Sikhs. A total of 554 T2D cases and 527 normoglycemic controls were examined for association with T2D and other subphenotypes of T2D. With the exception of a strong association of PPARG2/Pro12Ala with T2D (odds ratio, 0.13; 95% confidence interval, 0.03-0.56; P = .0007), no other tagSNP in the PPARG locus revealed any significant association with T2D in this population. Similarly, none of the tagSNPs in the ADIPOQ gene was associated with T2D susceptibility in single-site analysis. However, haplotype analysis provided strong evidence of association of these loci with T2D. Three-site haplotype analysis in the PPARG locus using the 2 marginally associated SNPs (P/rs11715073 and P/rs3892175) in combination with Pro12 Ala (P/rs1801282) revealed a strong association of 1 "risk" (CGC) (P = .003, permutation P = .015) and 1 "protective" (CAC) (P = .001, permutation P = .005) haplotype associated with T2D. However, the major effect still appears to be driven by Pro12Ala, as the association of these haplotypes did not remain significant when analyzed conditional upon Pro12Ala (P = .262). In addition, 2-site haplotype analysis in the ADIPOQ locus using only 2 marginally associated SNPs (AD/rs182052 and AD/rs7649121) revealed a significant protective association of the GA haplotype with T2D (P = .009, permutation P = .026). Multiple linear regression analysis also revealed significant association of an ADIPOQ variant (AD/rs12495941) with total body weight (P = .010), waist (P = .024), and hip (P = .021), although these associations were not significant after adjusting for multiple testing. Our new findings strongly suggest that the genetic variation in PPARG and ADIPOQ loci could contribute to the risk for the development of T2D in Indian Sikhs. Identification of causal SNPs in these important biological and positional candidate genes would help determine the true physiologic significance of these loci in T2D and obesity. ? 2010 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
The Dynamic Effects of SAARC: a panel analysis
(Serials Publications, 2010) Kaur, Sandeep; Nanda, Paramjit
Complementarities in Production and Trade among ASEAN Countries
(Research Centre For Social Sciences, India, 2010) Kaur, Sandeep
The share of India’s export to WANA (West Asia and North Africa) is 22.5 percent, followed by EU (European Union) 21.2 percent and North America 15.5 Percent, ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) 10.3 percent, South Asia 4.6 percent and Latin America 3.3 percent (Government of India, Economic survey 2010-11). As compared to other blocs (WANA, North America and EU) the share of India’s exports to ASEAN is low. Thus there is need to examine the reasons for low trade of India with ASEAN nations. In the light of this, the present paper has been undertaken to study competitiveness or complementarities in production and trade among India and ASEAN nations and to study the pattern of intra -regional trade of ASEAN nations. There is substantial range of existing complementarities between ASEAN and India. As most of the ASEAN countries are heavily dependent on imported drugs and health care equipments, therefore India could also cooperate with ASEAN in pharmaceutical and health care service sectors. India Shares Sea boundaries with three ASEAN countries namely Indonesia, Myanmar and Thailand. Thus in terms of transport cost, India has benefit to trade with ASEAN. So, India should look at expanding sea transport linkages to promote trade, tourism and other economic activities.
Export and Import Potentials of Pakistan to other SAARC Countries in Panel Data Models, 1981 -2005
(Euro-American Association of Economic Development Studies, 2010) Kaur, Sandeep; Nanda, Paramjit
Directory of human genetic services in India - 2007
(2010) Singh, J.R.; Singh, A.R.; Singh, A.R.
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Education, Human Development and Economic Growth in Punjab: A Casual Analysis
(Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, 2010) Kaur, Sandeep; Nanda, Paramjit
This paper has evaluated the relative performance of 12 major districts of Punjab in terms of Human Development and Economic Growth and examined the two-way link between them during 1981-2001. Expectation of life at birth positively but non-significantly affected inter-district variations in EG. For EG induced HD, per capita NDP negatively and significantly affected interdistrict variations in literacy rate and positively and non-significantly affected inter-district variations of life expectancy. Classification of districts based on their performance on HD and EG reveals that out of 12 districts, only four districts were in the category of lopsided HD and six districts were in the category of virtuous cycle as per the indicators of HD (HDI, literacy rate and expectation of life at birth) in 2001. The results suggest that the policy should be such that HD induced growth process is strengthened for lifting the districts to the virtuous cycle category.
Phytotoxic effects of volatile oil from Artemisia scoparia against weeds and its possible use as a bioherbicide
(Elsevier, 2010) Kaur, Shalinder; Singh, Harminder Pal; Mittal, Sunil; Batish, Daizy R.; Kohli, R.K.
A study was conducted to assess the bioherbicidal activity of volatile oil hydrodistilled from Artemisia scoparia Waldst et Kit. (red stem wormwood; Asteraceae) against five weed species, viz. Achyranthes aspera, Cassia occidentalis, Parthenium hysterophorus, Echinochloa crus-galli, and Ageratum conyzoides. Emergence and seedling growth (in terms of root and shoot length) were significantly reduced in a dose–response bioassay conducted in sand impregnated with Artemisia oil (at ≥10, 25, and 50 μg Artemisia oil/g sand). In general, the root length was inhibited more as compared to the shoot length and the inhibitory effect was greatest in P. hysterophorus followed by A. conyzoides and least in C. occidentalis. Post-emergence application of Artemisia oil (2%, 4%, and 6%, v/v) on 6-week-old weed plants caused visible injury (1- and 7-days after spray) ranging from chlorosis to necrosis to complete wilting of plants. Among the sprayed test weeds, the effect was greatest on E. crus-galli and P. hysterophorus. Artemisia oil treatment resulted in a loss of chlorophyll content and cellular respiration in test weeds thereby implying interference/impairment with photosynthetic and respiratory metabolism. Artemisia oil caused a severe electrolyte leakage from E. crus-galli (a monocot) and C. occidentalis (a dicot) indicating membrane disruption and loss of integrity. The study concludes that Artemisia oil has bioherbicidal properties as it causes severe phytotoxicity and interferes with the growth and physiological processes of some weed species.
Recovery Based Architecture To Protect Hids Log Files Using Time Stamps
(ACADEMY PUBLISHER, 2010) Khurana, Surinder Singh; Bansal, Divya; Sofat, Sanjeev
After the great revolution in the field of Information Technology, many applications made necessity to run computer systems (either servers or client machines) all the time. Along with improvements and new inventions in technology, the threat of attacks through computer networks becomes a large issue. Host Based Intrusion Detection is a part of security system that protects hosts from various kinds of attacks. It also provides a great degree of visibility (of system activities). It is quite widest that HIDS are vulnerable to attacks. An adversary, if successfully enters in a system can disable HIDS or modify HIDS rules to hide its existence. One can easily evade HIDS. In [7] we propose a new architecture that protects HIDS from such attacks. In this paper, we have proposed a new mechanism to check integrity of log files. We have discussed its affects on performance of system.
Bharti Kaav-Shastar: Servekhan te Mulaankan
(2010) Kaur, Zameerpal
AN ANALYSIS OF ACTUAL AND POTENTIAL EXPORTS OF PAKISTAN WITH SAARC COUNTRIES: A PANEL DATA ANALYSIS
(Applied Economics Research Centre (AERC), 2011) Kaur, Sandeep; Nanda, Paramjit
Among the SAARC countries, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka had a share of 2.1 per cent, 1.4 per cent and 0.9 percent respectively, in the total exports of Pakistan. Therefore, it becomes imperative to study Pakistan's export potential in relation to SAARC countries. It was further recorded that all SAARC countries' trade including Pakistan is intense with one or two markets during the study period. Therefore, the present study aims at finding whether Pakistan has the potential to export to these nations by using gravity model. Pakistan's export potential to SAARC nations (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka) was calculated with the help of gravity model of exports using panel data methodology (pooled model, fixed effect model and random effect model) by employing the data over time period 1981-2005. To find out the convergence and divergence of Pakistan's exports to SAARC members, speed of convergence has been used. The study revealed that, there was presence of convergence in Pakistan's exports with SAARC countries; in other words, actual Pakistan's exports to SAARC countries converged towards the estimated export potential. The study also found that among SAARC countries, Pakistan's net export potential exists for Bhutan, India, Maldives and Nepal. Bhutan, Maldives and Nepal are not only far away from Pakistan but they do not have any common borders with Pakistan. Therefore, Pakistan needs facility for transit trade with Maldives, Nepal and Bhutan, through India to realized its export potential.
Monostroma: the Jeweled Seaweed for Future Cultivation methods, Ecophysiology, Phylogeography and Molecular Systematics
(Lambert Academic Publishing, 2011) Bast, Felix
This thesis aims at providing a comprehensive picture of the reproductive physiology, growth, phylogeography, and phylogenetics of M. latissimum-nitidum complex in Southern Japan. A review on agronomy and utilization of seaweeds is provided as Chapter 2 to present a comprehensive overview of the seaweed biology and applications. Seasonality in the growth and occurrence of Monostroma sp. at three environmentally distinct habitats along Tosa Bay, Kochi Prefecture, Japan is explored and results of correlation analyses between environmental conditions and thallus size are presented in Chapter 3. Also investigated in the same chapter is the homology of nuclear encoded rDNA Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequences between naturally occurring and commercially cultivated populations. Findings of the culture studies sought to identify the species naturally occurring at the study sites are also summarized in Chapter 2. In the course of research, I observed that thalli of the naturally occurring populations of M. latissimum, changes its color during maturation, as reported elsewhere in the literature. Further to that observation, a thorough cytological investigation on the gametangial ontogeny of naturally occurring M. latissimum is presented in Chapter 4 and possible taxonomic implications of this finding are discussed. Once the thalli of M. latissimum release gametes, which mode of syngamy do they have? Is sex of the progenies environmentally determined? These are some of the questions being investigated in Chapter 5. Reported in the Chapter 6 is a serendipitous discovery of an asexually reproducing ecotype of M. latissimum in the marginal populations at low-saline habitat. Findings of the culture studies to complete its life cycle are presented. Molecular studies to investigate homogeneity of nrDNA ITS sequences between the two ecot ypes (i.e., sexual vs asexual) are also investigated in the same chapter. Results of phylogenetic analyses of the newly generated ITS sequence of M. latissimum with that of the related monostromatic green algal taxa retrieved from GenBank are also presented in Chapter 6 to understand relative taxonomical position of this species in the class Ulvophyceae. Chapter 7 is an investigation on the morphologic and genetic homogeneity of natural and cultivated populations of the two closely related species M. latissimum and M. nitidum along the Southern Japanese coast where the warm-water Kuroshio Current influences throughout the year. Combined phylogeographical analysis of nuclear encoded first internal transcribed spacer (ITS1) sequences and rDNA 18s gene are presented in addition to the comparison of morphological traits, to understand if they belong to the same taxa. In the final experimental chapter, Chapter 8, taxonomic hypothesis for Monostromataceae were tested and the systematic position of this family is explored using multi-local phylogeny. Relationships of this family with over 40 Ulvophycean genera were investigated and phylogeny reconstruction was conducted using five independent genetic markers; viz., nrDNA ITS1, nrDNA ITS2, nrDNA 5.8S, nrDNA 18S and cpDNA rbcL. Chapter 9 summarizes and discusses the results of this thesis, places them in a regional context and discusses avenues of future work.