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Japanese Encephalitis (JE) is a mosquito borne viral zoonotic disease caused by the Japanese Encephalitis Virus (JEV) of Flaviviridae family and it is one of the leading causes of acute encephalitis syndrome in Asian countries. This study was conducted between November 2018 and February 2019 to understand the dynamic status of sero-prevalence of Japanese encephalitis in pigs in peri-urban areas of Chennai using indirect ELISA. A total of 241 sera samples of pigs was collected from peri-urban areas of Chennai and subjected to indirect IgG capture commercial ELISA kit for screening for JEV antibodies. The overall prevalence of JEV antibodies was found as 35.48% which showed the circulation of JEV antibodies in swine population in peri-urban areas of Chennai indicating that pigs still act as amplifier hosts for vectors for the transmission of the disease in Peri-urban areas of Chennai
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Adsorption of anilofos was studied in four soils [topsoil from alfisol, inceptisol, oxisol and vertisol]. The order of adsorption of anilofos was Vertisol > Oxisol > Alfisol > Inceptisol. The soil sorption coefficient K and the soil organic carbon sorption coefficient K[OC] are the basic parameters used for describing the environmental fate of the herbicides. In top soil the calculated K values were 5.43, 3.35, 9.41, 11.73; K[OC] values were 1086.00, 1288.46, 1191.14, 771.71 and Rvalues were 9.05, 33.5, 20.02 and 36.66 from Alfisot Inceptisol, Oxisol and Vertisol respectively. Field experimental plots with no previous history of anilofos were selected and studied the degradation of anilofos in top soil collected from Alfisol and Inceptisol. The half-life of anilofos in topsoil from Alfisol: T[1]- 3.17 days and T[2] 3.67 days and in Inceptisol: T[1]-3.91 days and T[2]- 4.55 days. The degradation of anilofos followed first order kinetics. Anilofos persisted for a longer duration in Inceptisol than in Alfisol. The combination of degradation data [t[1/2]- soil] and organic carbon based sorption [K[oc]] data of herbicides have been used to assess the pesticide environmental impact in soils through Gustafson Ubiquity Score [GUS]. The GUS values were found to be 0.48 in top soil from alfisol and 0.53 in inceptisol
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Dermatoglyphics is study of pattern of fine ridges on fingers, palms and soles. The term dermatoglyphics was coined by Cummins. The type of finger print is unique and is based on genetic characters of each individual. They develop between 2nd and 3rd months of intra uterine life and remain unchanged in an individual through out life. Finger prints are regarded as the most reliable tool for personal identification. Due to their immence potential particularly in forensic medicine, the study of finger print pattern was carried out in relation to various ABO blood groups. The study was carried out in the Department of Anatomy, NRI medical college, Chinakakani, Guntur. 506 students of known blood group were selected for the study. The finger prints were collected, studied and analyzed statistically. Thumbs presented high frequency of whorls in A+ves. Index and ring fingers were associated with high frequency of whorls in A-ves and AB+ves.