surface ozone (surface o3)is a secondary pollutant and there are only limited studies on ozone in south india. studies have revealed a strong correlation between higher ozone levels and warmer days. surface o3 along with its precursors like no2, co and ch4 are being measured at kanyakumari (8.0780° n, 77.5410° e), tamilnadu, india and in this paper we present the summer time variation of ozone ...

Background: The present study was aimed to record the incidence of each distinctive impacted tooth by reviewing panoramic radiographs. Materials and methods: In 10-year records (2012 2021) 4000 radiographs were obtained from Department Oral Medicine Radiology, Sree Mookambika Institute Dental Sciences (SMIDS), Kanyakumari. From data collected, 442 patients` fulfilled inclusion criteria 627 impa...

The present work describes the biological activities using the marine sponges collected from kanyakumari. The sponges are such as the Callyspongia diffusa, Echinodictyum gorgonoides, Callyspongia reticutis, Gelliodes cellaria, and Thalysias vulpine. It is revealed that the sponges showed the antifungal activity against the various fungal strains such as the Aspergillus niger, Pencillium notatum...

Water borne diseases such as cholera, enteric fever and dysentery were expected after the tsunami, which hit the coastal areas of Kanyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. In the present study 151 drinking water sources were collected from the tsunami affected villages and relief shelters and tested for coliforms and pathogens. Nine well water samples were also collected for specific bacteriological an...

Background: Due to the presence of radioactive minerals such as monazite, the beach sand of the west coast of Kanyakumari exhibits high natural background radiation. Hair is a good indicator of radionuclides in the human body. An attempt is taken to measure the 210Po activity in human hair samples and the factors affecting it. Material and Methods: 210Po activity was analysed in 47 ind...

PURPOSE Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) is the most common type of glaucoma. Among the POAG genes identified so far, myocilin (MYOC) is the most frequently mutated gene in POAG patients worldwide. The MYOC Gln48His mutation is unique among Indian POAG patients. This mutation has not been observed in some populations within India and in other populations worldwide. The objectives of this work...

October December 2016 2677 JCPS Volume 9 Issue 4 Inverse Kinematics Solution of a Five Joint Robot Using NARX Algorithm I. Jacob Raglend, M. Dev Anand, G. Glan Devadhas, D. M. Mary Synthia Regis Prabha Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Noorul Islam Centre for Higher Education, Kumaracoil 629 180, Thuckalay, Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu State, India Department of Mechanica...