Industries Mentioned in Somale's (S.M. Lakshmanan) Book 'Ramanathapuram District'

Isolation and identification of endophytic fungi from Avicennia marina in Ramanathapuram District, Karankadu, Tamilnadu, India

Avicennia marina (Tamil : Alai : Alai atti) : Avicennia marina is the dominant mangrose species in Karankadu and accounts for about 95% of the vegetative cover plant in Indian Sub-continent was investigated for endophytic mycoflora as a possible source of bioactive secondary metabolites. Being salinity resistant, this species dominate most mangrove area of the country including karankadu. Four ...

Weather Elements Impacts on Malaria Surveillance in the Coastal Blocks of Ramanathapuram District, Tamilnadu, India

Mosquito-borne diseases particularly malaria is becoming most dreaded health problems in the Coastal Blocks of Ramanathapuram District, Tamilnadu, India. In Coastal Blocks of Ramanathapuram District, malaria is seasonal and unstable, causing frequent epidemics. For transmission of malaria parasite, climatic factors are important determinants such as rain fall, temperature relative humidity and ...

Antioxidant Activity of the Endophytic Fungi Isolated from Mangrove Environment of Karankadu, Ramanathapuram District

Antioxidant property of Phomopsis amygdali culture filtrate extracted with ethanol, was evaluated in vitro. ABTS and DPPH radicals were used to evaluate their antioxidant activity. Antioxidant components like total phenol and flavonoid were also determined. The ethanolic extract of Phomopsis amygdali showed potent antioxidant activity against both ABTS and DPPH radicals with the EC50 value of 5...

Book Review: Competition in the Regulated Industries: Transportation

The Medical Aspect of Boswell's "Life of Johnson," with Some Account of the Medical Men Mentioned in That Book

A year ago, when you the members of this Society elected me to the honourable position of President-Elect, I said that I hoped to have an opportunity of expressing my appreciation of the honour you had done me in more adequate terms than I was then able to muster. The time has come for me to take the chair at our monthly meetings, and my first duty is to say how much I am indebted to you for yo...