IOSR-JESTFT   Swami Shri Swaroopanand Saraswati Mahavidyalya Hudco Bhilai (SSSSMHB)

Abstract: Student's unrest and maladjustment at school level has been major concern in school education. This may be because of increasing pressure on students to perform for getting high standards in their scholastic achievements. This leads to the feeling of uncontrollability in the environment among students. The objective of the present paper is to find out whether or not Male & Female adolescent students of Government & Private school suffer from the feeling of Learned Helplessness (LH). The total sample consists of 500 students from IX & X standards and CASQ tool was used to assess the feeling of LH among adolescent students. The result was obtained by computing the response percentage of the total sample on the total LH score obtained on the three dimensions of LH.

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Abstract: Poly3-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) or bioplastic, is a most common natural biopolymer, produced by a range of microorganisms. It is accumulated as storage materials allowing microbial survival under stressed conditions. The viability of microbial large scale production of bioplastics is dependent on the development of a low cost process that produces biodegradable plastics with properties similar or superior to petrochemical plastics. Certain unique properties of Bacillus megaterium such as ability to produce large quantities of intracellular PHB with more efficient utilization of relatively cheaper substrates, lack of the toxic lipo-polysaccharides, structural and segregational stability of recombinant plasmids enable it to compete as potential candidate for commercial production of PHB. We are working with twenty potential isolates, which were selected on HiCrome Bacillus Agar and getting them screened by RAPD-PCR analysis.

[1]. T.Charen1 , P.Vaishali1 , M.Kaushalya1 , K.Amutha: Isolation and identification of Polyhydroxybutyrate producing bacterial strain (Bacillus thuringiensis GVP) from chlorine contaminated and D.Gowdhaman1,* 1 (2014)
[2]. Gulab Singh,1 Anish Kumari,1 Arpana Mittal,1 Anita Yadav,2 Poly β-Hydroxybutyrate Production by Bacillus subtilisNG220 Using Sugar Industry Waste Water(2013)
[3]. Kanokphorn Sangkharak, Poonsuk Prasertsan: The production of polyhydroxyalkanoate by Bacillus licheniformis using sequential mutagenesis and optimization (2013).
[4]. Rodrıguez-Contreras1 , M. Koller2 , M. Miranda-de Sousa Dias2 , M. Calafell-Monfort3 :High production of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) from a wild Bacillus megaterium Bolivian strain ( 2013)
[5]. Nur Ceyhan1* and Guven Ozdemir : Poly-_-hydroxybutyrate (PHB) production from domestic wastewater using Enterobacter aerogenes 12Bi strain,(2011).

Abstract: Traditional medicine involves the use of different plant extracts or their bioactive constituents. Medicinal plants are an important source of phytochemicals that offer traditional medicinal treatment of various ailments. This type of study provides the health application at affordable cost. The objective of this research was to test for the presence of phytochemical compounds in thirty two different medicinal plants, which were collected from three different regions of Nepal. Qualitative phytochemical analysis of these plants confirm the presence of various phytochemicals like alkaloids, saponins, glycosides, terpenoids, steroids, coumarins, tannins, flavonoids.

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[6] R. Dhandapani and B. Sabna, Phytochemical constituents of some Indian medicinal plants, Ancient Science Of Life, XXXVII(4), 2008, 1-7.

Abstract: Environmental Management in the process to improve the relationship between the Environment and man so that "Environment quality" and human society may be improved.Environmental Management involves Socio-Economics development of the society on the one hand maintenance of "Environmental qualityEnvironmental Management in, therefore, a compromise between Ecology balance, Ecosystem stability and human socio-economics progress and thus it must take into consideration the Ecological principles and socio-economic need of the society.

Abstract:Carbohydrates are an essential source of energy for the body to perform its normal functions. Having a diet that does not contain carbohydrate can lead to muscle breakdown, ketosis and dehydration. This can be prevented by taking 50 to 100 grams of carbohydrate per day. In the present work, quantitative estimation of total carbohydrate present in different dry fruits was done using phenol sulfuric acid method. This is a simple and rapid colorimetric method to determine total carbohydrate in a sample. Concentrated sulfuric acid breaks down all the polysaccharides, oligosaccharides and disaccharides to monosaccharide. Therefore this method determines total sugar present in a sample. In our study, the percentage of total carbohydrate present in cashew came out to be 30.0%, in peanut 24.0%, in almond 18.5%, in coconut 16.5% and in walnut 10.5%.Therefore, from cashew and peanut we get more carbohydrate as compared to almond, coconut and walnut to maintain the energy level of our body.

Abstract: Kraft lignin (KL) is the major pollutant in pulp and paper mill effluent and main contributor to the toxicity and color of the effluent. Total fifteen bacterial strains were isolated from soil of timber area and screened for ligninolytic enzyme activity in mineral salt media (MSM) amended with KL (200ppm) along with 1% glucose and 0.3% peptone as additional carbon and nitrogen sources. Out of fifteen, thirteen bacterial strains (TSF1-TSF13) were found to have ligninolytic enzyme activity (Manganese peroxidase;MnP, Lignin peroxidase;LiP and Laccase). Positive result of manganese peroxidase activity was shown by seven strains, Lignin peroxidase activity was shown by ten strains, whereas Laccase activity was shown only by ten strains.

Abstract: The Chhirpani reservoir is situated in the Kabirdham district of Chhattisgarh which is about 30 km from district headquarter in Bodla block. The construction of a dam was done during 1981 to 1988. This study aimed to estimate the length-weight relationship and characterize the condition factor of Catla catla the most abundant and economically important species in Chhirpani Reservoir. The length weight relationship was calculated based on samples collected during study period reveled a strong liner relationship between total length and weight. The correlation coefficient was found to be highly significant between length and weight of this fish. The growth performance of Catla catla was very good in Chhirpani reservoir. Condition factor showed a steady rise from the month of April and attained the peak in the September. The results show that Catla catla fish is suitable for Chhirpani reservoir fisheries.

Abstract: Fish plays a major role in preventing and curing coronary disease, asthma, mental illness, eye diseases, low birth weight, nutrient deficiencies. It is important to include fish in our daily diet to maintain a healthy life.Fish is considered a cheep source of protein and can be consumed to combat the protein -calorie malnutrition in children .There are fish species with established therapeutic values like the Channastriatus ,which is commonly used for curing diseases. Fish is important source of vital nutrients like the proteins and fats (macronutrients) and vitamins and mineral (micronutrients).

Abstract: A brief study on avifaunal diversity was carried out at Pt. Ravishankar Shukla University Campus, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) during the month of August to mid September, 2015. For this study, we used "watching and visual survey" method. Field binocular (8X40 magnifications) was used for visual surveys and photographs were taken by a digital camera. Our results revealed thirty two (32) bird species in this short period with 29 genera and placed taxonomically under 21 families which were further arranged systematically under 10 orders. Passeriformes was found to be the dominating group with 19 bird species.

Abstract: The present study aimed to find out the fungal diversity of sewage water of some selected area in Durg city. Before isolation of fungi the sewage water samples were analyzed for different physico- chemical characteristics.To isolate the fungi in different sewage water samples, sterilization technique, serial dilution and spread plate technique were used.Presence of fungi was detected in the different samples on the basis of morphological characteristics and colony forming units. The results obtained showed that most widely distributed fungi in sewage water samples were Aspergillus sp.

Abstract: Behavioral ecology is the branch of science that studies the ecological and evolutionary aspects of a species or a collection of species with that of its/their immediate environment. It deals with analyses of relationships between an organism's behaviour and the environment wherein the said behaviour has evolved or is expressed. One of the greatest geneticists Theodosius Dobzhansky (1964) famously wrote, "Nothing in Biology makes sense except in the light of evolution".

Abstract:Paddy fields are a man made semi-aquatic ecosystem maintained for the purpose of cultivating rice crop. This important crop is highly infested by insect pests. Use of bio-control agents in paddy field is considered as one of the alternatives to overcome the hazardous effect of chemical pesticides for the control of insect pests. Birds are one of these highly motivated, efficient and cost-effective bio-control agents. As enemies of insects, birds stand secondary consumer strata of paddy field ecosystem.

Abstract: In this work we study the comparative Physico-chemical parameters of drinking and sewage water of some selected areas of Durg district. These samples were compared with the standard desirable limit of the parameter in drinking water as prescribed by different agencies. The water quality parameters we have selected are Temperature, Ph, Acidity, Alkalinity, Hardness, phenol, DO, COD, BOD and Total coliform. After the study significant level of variation was found.

Abstract: The presence of microorganisms on mobile surface is well recognized but literature regarding it are still pouring in. This study was conducted to find out the common microbial population inhabiting mobile phones in several regions including rural and urban areas of Durg District, in Chhattisgarh , India. The surface of phones were swabbed with sterile sticks and immediately streaked on three plates each of Nutrient agar, Potato Dextrose Agar and Glucose yeast agar. The plates were incubated at 35degree Celsius for bacterial growth and 25 degree Celsius for fungal growth. Following incubation the microbial colonies were isolated and identified and tabulated .This study highlights the need and importance of following proper hygiene habits of using phones as they prove to be potential transmission vehicles for microbial populations responsible for several diseases.

Abstract:In modern society, zootherapy is considered as a alternative therapies for treatment of various
disease .Wild and domestic animals, their body parts like skin, hooves, feather, blood, milk, honey, excreta,
urine, tusk, nails and several species internal body parts are being used for curing various ailments. In
India,15-20% of Ayurvedic medicine is of animal based peoduct. Similarly in Brazil over 180 medicinal animals
have been recorded . Rabary community of Rajasthan lead a migratory life uses domestic animals and its
product as medicine for curing various diseases.