Attrition have been associated with high costs be in the form of direct or indirect. With the tec... more Attrition have been associated with high costs be in the form of direct or indirect. With the technical institutions growing in number, the availability of competent and qualified faculty is also becoming difficult. Institutions which have focused on employing rigour in the recruitment and selection of the faculty and have also provided enough emphasis on their training and development reap benefits. Institutions which experience higher attrition have not invested adequately in their faculty. The current study tries to understand the relationship between direct cost incurred by the institutions and the faculty attrition. The study revealed that direct cost is decreasing with increasing attrition rates.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021
The effect of dietary β-glucan on seminal plasma composition, sperm characteristics, expression o... more The effect of dietary β-glucan on seminal plasma composition, sperm characteristics, expression of aquaporins, and antioxidative defence genes of golden mahseer was evaluated. For that, four experimental diets containing 0 (control), 0.5, 1, and 1.5% β-glucan were fed to male golden mahseer brooders for 130 days. Feeding of 0.5% β-glucan was found to improve sperm characteristics, viz. sperm count, motility, viability, and morphology with no effect on gonadosomatic index and seminal plasma energy resources. The marked down-regulation in the transcript abundance of testicular aqp3a noticed in 1.5% β-glucan fed brooders corresponds to their poor sperm quality. Further, the mRNA expression of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes, namely gst and sod1, was lowest in 0.5% β-glucan fed brooders. In contrast, control and higher β-glucan (1 and 1.5%) groups displayed relatively higher expression levels of testicular gst and sod1. On the other hand, the higher seminal plasma total antioxidant capacity observed in 0.5 and 1% β-glucan fed brooders indicated increased scavenging ability of reactive oxygen species. Overall, supplementation of 0.5% β-glucan improved sperm quality and antioxidative potential, but the higher inclusion (1.5%) negatively affected sperm characteristics. Collectively, dietary β-glucan (0.5%) can be a practical approach to developing quality broodstock of golden mahseer.
Introduction: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of congenital anomalies through obstetric ul... more Introduction: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of congenital anomalies through obstetric ultrasound on pregnant women visiting Rapti sub-regional hospital, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 10,380 pregnant women visiting Radiology department of Rapti sub-regional hospital from January 2016 to July 2017. The findings of transabdominal ultrasonography (USG) performed by Radiologist and information regarding women’sage and gestational age were recorded. The images of any significant cases were also saved. Data wereanalyzed based on study objectives using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, rangeand standard deviation. The classification of the malformation was done based on the anatomical system. Results: Out of 10,380 ultrasound performed during the study period, 106 (1.02%) pregnant women presented with different congenital anomalies. The antenatal prevalence of congenital anomalies was 10.21 per 1000 ...
Bu makale, en az iki hakem tarafından incelendi ve intihal içermediği teyit edildi. / This articl... more Bu makale, en az iki hakem tarafından incelendi ve intihal içermediği teyit edildi. / This article has been reviewed by at least two referees and scanned via a plagiarism software. http://dergipark.gov.tr/omuifd
Photo-thermal manipulations induce captive maturation and spawning in endangered golden mahseer (... more Photo-thermal manipulations induce captive maturation and spawning in endangered golden mahseer (Tor putitora): A silver-lining in the strangled conservation efforts of decades. Aqua (2018),
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2017
Seven species of snow trout (Schizothorax spp.), endemic to Indian Himalayas, were taken up for e... more Seven species of snow trout (Schizothorax spp.), endemic to Indian Himalayas, were taken up for exploring their protein content, dietary protein contribution potential, amino acid composition and amino acid score. Protein contents in all the seven species were in the order of S. labiatus > S. plagiostomus > S. progastus > S. esocinus > S. curvifrons > S. richardsonii > S. niger. Statistically, S. labiatus was found to be significantly superior (p < 0.05) to S. progastus, S. esocinus, S. curvifrons, S. richardsonii and S. niger with respect to protein content. Correspondingly, the dietary protein contribution potential to pre-school children (2–6 years old) was found to be highest in S. labiatus. Out of the seventeen detected amino acids, alanine was abundant in S. curvifrons, S. esocinus, S. niger, and S. plagiostomus, and leucine in S. labiatus, S. progastus and S. richardsonii. Among the essential amino acids, leucine followed by phenylalanine was the most abundant amino acid in all the fishes. The amino acid score values of leucine, isoleucine and lysine for pre-school children were found to be highest in S. labiatus. Overall, S. labiatus showed distinctly protein concentration, dietary protein contribution potential and amino acid score especially for leucine, isoleucine and lysine.
First author is grateful to ICAR-Directorate of coldwater fisheries research (ICAR-DCFR) for fund... more First author is grateful to ICAR-Directorate of coldwater fisheries research (ICAR-DCFR) for funding PhD program under the same project. All authors are grateful to Mr. Rajesh Manchi (scientist; ICAR-DCFR) for his valuable suggestions and technical help. Authors' contribution Dr. Debajit Sarma (project PI and chairman of student's dissertation committee), Dr. Veena Pande (student's co-advisor), Dr. M. S. Akhtar (Co-PI of the project), Dr. Ciji A (Co-PI of the project) and Ms. Vineeta Joshi (PhD scholar and research assistant) designed the study, planned field samplings and prepared the technical plan (sample collection, preparation, analysis, etc.). Ms. Joshi and Dr. Sarika Singh Kushwaha (additional research assistant) cooperatively carried out the sample collection, sample preparation, analysis and data collection. Ms. Joshi, Dr. Prakash Sharma (scientist) and Dr. Deepjyoti A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 2 Baruah (scientist) carried out the data analysis, data interpretation, etc. Finally Ms Joshi, Dr.
Histomorphological changes in digestive tract of golden mahseer (Tor putitora) were examined in l... more Histomorphological changes in digestive tract of golden mahseer (Tor putitora) were examined in larvae [starting from hatching to 45 days post-hatching (dph)], fry, fingerling, and adult. Digestive tract appeared during hatching, on the dorsal side of yolk sac, as a straight tube with a narrow lumen. Mouth opening and appearance of liver and pancreas were observed at 2 dph, and subsequently anal opening, appearance of goblet cells in esophagus, and posterior intestine were evident at 3 dph. The remodeling of oral cavity in terms of epithelial stratification, appearance of taste buds, and goblet cells were observed in a window of 4-5 dph. Intestinal folding was found to be initiated at 8 dph. From 12 to 45 dph, thickening of oral and esophageal mucosal/extramucosal layers, increase in intestinal folding, increases in the density of goblet cells in entire gut were observed. Within the same time window, other histological changes such as disappearance of vacuoles in liver, and abundanc...
The proximate composition of the whole body and the fatty acid composition of the liver, muscle, ... more The proximate composition of the whole body and the fatty acid composition of the liver, muscle, eye and brain of wild and cultured rohu (Labeo rohita) were analyzed. The cultured species was found to have significantly (P \ 0.05) higher lipid contents than its wild counterpart. The saturated (SFA) and monounsaturated (MUFA) fatty acid contents were significantly higher in the cultured species, whereas the n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels were higher in the wild species. Fatty acids C16:0 and C18:1 n-9 were the principal fatty acids of the SFAs and MUFAs, respectively, identified in the analyses. Docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and arachidonic acid were the predominant PUFAs in both groups, and all three were found to be present at significantly (P \ 0.05) higher levels in the wild species. Erucic acid (C22:1 n-9), which was the predominant fatty acid (30.76%) in the feed, was detected only at low levels in muscle (0.30%), liver (1.04%) and eye (1.28%) of cultured fish tissue. Keywords Cultured and wild Labeo rohita Á Erucic acid Á Fatty acid profile Á n-6 and n-3 PUFA
Attrition have been associated with high costs be in the form of direct or indirect. With the tec... more Attrition have been associated with high costs be in the form of direct or indirect. With the technical institutions growing in number, the availability of competent and qualified faculty is also becoming difficult. Institutions which have focused on employing rigour in the recruitment and selection of the faculty and have also provided enough emphasis on their training and development reap benefits. Institutions which experience higher attrition have not invested adequately in their faculty. The current study tries to understand the relationship between direct cost incurred by the institutions and the faculty attrition. The study revealed that direct cost is decreasing with increasing attrition rates.
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, 2021
The effect of dietary β-glucan on seminal plasma composition, sperm characteristics, expression o... more The effect of dietary β-glucan on seminal plasma composition, sperm characteristics, expression of aquaporins, and antioxidative defence genes of golden mahseer was evaluated. For that, four experimental diets containing 0 (control), 0.5, 1, and 1.5% β-glucan were fed to male golden mahseer brooders for 130 days. Feeding of 0.5% β-glucan was found to improve sperm characteristics, viz. sperm count, motility, viability, and morphology with no effect on gonadosomatic index and seminal plasma energy resources. The marked down-regulation in the transcript abundance of testicular aqp3a noticed in 1.5% β-glucan fed brooders corresponds to their poor sperm quality. Further, the mRNA expression of genes encoding antioxidant enzymes, namely gst and sod1, was lowest in 0.5% β-glucan fed brooders. In contrast, control and higher β-glucan (1 and 1.5%) groups displayed relatively higher expression levels of testicular gst and sod1. On the other hand, the higher seminal plasma total antioxidant capacity observed in 0.5 and 1% β-glucan fed brooders indicated increased scavenging ability of reactive oxygen species. Overall, supplementation of 0.5% β-glucan improved sperm quality and antioxidative potential, but the higher inclusion (1.5%) negatively affected sperm characteristics. Collectively, dietary β-glucan (0.5%) can be a practical approach to developing quality broodstock of golden mahseer.
Introduction: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of congenital anomalies through obstetric ul... more Introduction: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of congenital anomalies through obstetric ultrasound on pregnant women visiting Rapti sub-regional hospital, Ghorahi, Dang, Nepal. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study was conducted among 10,380 pregnant women visiting Radiology department of Rapti sub-regional hospital from January 2016 to July 2017. The findings of transabdominal ultrasonography (USG) performed by Radiologist and information regarding women’sage and gestational age were recorded. The images of any significant cases were also saved. Data wereanalyzed based on study objectives using descriptive statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, rangeand standard deviation. The classification of the malformation was done based on the anatomical system. Results: Out of 10,380 ultrasound performed during the study period, 106 (1.02%) pregnant women presented with different congenital anomalies. The antenatal prevalence of congenital anomalies was 10.21 per 1000 ...
Bu makale, en az iki hakem tarafından incelendi ve intihal içermediği teyit edildi. / This articl... more Bu makale, en az iki hakem tarafından incelendi ve intihal içermediği teyit edildi. / This article has been reviewed by at least two referees and scanned via a plagiarism software. http://dergipark.gov.tr/omuifd
Photo-thermal manipulations induce captive maturation and spawning in endangered golden mahseer (... more Photo-thermal manipulations induce captive maturation and spawning in endangered golden mahseer (Tor putitora): A silver-lining in the strangled conservation efforts of decades. Aqua (2018),
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2017
Seven species of snow trout (Schizothorax spp.), endemic to Indian Himalayas, were taken up for e... more Seven species of snow trout (Schizothorax spp.), endemic to Indian Himalayas, were taken up for exploring their protein content, dietary protein contribution potential, amino acid composition and amino acid score. Protein contents in all the seven species were in the order of S. labiatus > S. plagiostomus > S. progastus > S. esocinus > S. curvifrons > S. richardsonii > S. niger. Statistically, S. labiatus was found to be significantly superior (p < 0.05) to S. progastus, S. esocinus, S. curvifrons, S. richardsonii and S. niger with respect to protein content. Correspondingly, the dietary protein contribution potential to pre-school children (2–6 years old) was found to be highest in S. labiatus. Out of the seventeen detected amino acids, alanine was abundant in S. curvifrons, S. esocinus, S. niger, and S. plagiostomus, and leucine in S. labiatus, S. progastus and S. richardsonii. Among the essential amino acids, leucine followed by phenylalanine was the most abundant amino acid in all the fishes. The amino acid score values of leucine, isoleucine and lysine for pre-school children were found to be highest in S. labiatus. Overall, S. labiatus showed distinctly protein concentration, dietary protein contribution potential and amino acid score especially for leucine, isoleucine and lysine.
First author is grateful to ICAR-Directorate of coldwater fisheries research (ICAR-DCFR) for fund... more First author is grateful to ICAR-Directorate of coldwater fisheries research (ICAR-DCFR) for funding PhD program under the same project. All authors are grateful to Mr. Rajesh Manchi (scientist; ICAR-DCFR) for his valuable suggestions and technical help. Authors' contribution Dr. Debajit Sarma (project PI and chairman of student's dissertation committee), Dr. Veena Pande (student's co-advisor), Dr. M. S. Akhtar (Co-PI of the project), Dr. Ciji A (Co-PI of the project) and Ms. Vineeta Joshi (PhD scholar and research assistant) designed the study, planned field samplings and prepared the technical plan (sample collection, preparation, analysis, etc.). Ms. Joshi and Dr. Sarika Singh Kushwaha (additional research assistant) cooperatively carried out the sample collection, sample preparation, analysis and data collection. Ms. Joshi, Dr. Prakash Sharma (scientist) and Dr. Deepjyoti A c c e p t e d M a n u s c r i p t 2 Baruah (scientist) carried out the data analysis, data interpretation, etc. Finally Ms Joshi, Dr.
Histomorphological changes in digestive tract of golden mahseer (Tor putitora) were examined in l... more Histomorphological changes in digestive tract of golden mahseer (Tor putitora) were examined in larvae [starting from hatching to 45 days post-hatching (dph)], fry, fingerling, and adult. Digestive tract appeared during hatching, on the dorsal side of yolk sac, as a straight tube with a narrow lumen. Mouth opening and appearance of liver and pancreas were observed at 2 dph, and subsequently anal opening, appearance of goblet cells in esophagus, and posterior intestine were evident at 3 dph. The remodeling of oral cavity in terms of epithelial stratification, appearance of taste buds, and goblet cells were observed in a window of 4-5 dph. Intestinal folding was found to be initiated at 8 dph. From 12 to 45 dph, thickening of oral and esophageal mucosal/extramucosal layers, increase in intestinal folding, increases in the density of goblet cells in entire gut were observed. Within the same time window, other histological changes such as disappearance of vacuoles in liver, and abundanc...
The proximate composition of the whole body and the fatty acid composition of the liver, muscle, ... more The proximate composition of the whole body and the fatty acid composition of the liver, muscle, eye and brain of wild and cultured rohu (Labeo rohita) were analyzed. The cultured species was found to have significantly (P \ 0.05) higher lipid contents than its wild counterpart. The saturated (SFA) and monounsaturated (MUFA) fatty acid contents were significantly higher in the cultured species, whereas the n-6 and n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) levels were higher in the wild species. Fatty acids C16:0 and C18:1 n-9 were the principal fatty acids of the SFAs and MUFAs, respectively, identified in the analyses. Docosahexaenoic acid, eicosapentaenoic acid, and arachidonic acid were the predominant PUFAs in both groups, and all three were found to be present at significantly (P \ 0.05) higher levels in the wild species. Erucic acid (C22:1 n-9), which was the predominant fatty acid (30.76%) in the feed, was detected only at low levels in muscle (0.30%), liver (1.04%) and eye (1.28%) of cultured fish tissue. Keywords Cultured and wild Labeo rohita Á Erucic acid Á Fatty acid profile Á n-6 and n-3 PUFA
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