In the present study, ten parents of maize were crossed in half diallel fashion to evaluate, 45 F1,s and 45 F2,s and ten parents for assessment of genetic varability and selection parameters in grain yield and related attributes during Kharif 2015 in Complete Randomized Block Design with three replication at C. S. Azad University of agriculture and Technology, Kanpur. Analysis of variance was recorded significant differences for all the traits in parents revealing the genetic diversity among the maize genotype. The moderate PCV as well as GCV were observed for cob diameter (11.43 and 12.89 per cent) and cob length (12.61 and 13.50 per cent) in F1 generation. The moderate PCV as well as GCV were observed for cob diameter (13.33 and 12.10 per cent) and cob length (12.55 and 13.65 per cent) in F2 generation..........

Keywords: Genetic variability, GCV, PCV, Heritability and Genetic advance in maize.

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Tuberculosis treatment remnants a contest that necessitates new antitubercular agents due to the development of multidrug-resistant Mycobacterium strains. This paper defines the synthesis, characterization and the antitubercular activity of some new 2-ethyl 1-alkyl 5-chloro-3-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-indole-1,2-dicarboxylatederivatives, alkyl 2-(alkylcarbamoyl)-5-chloro-3-(pyridin-3-yl)-1H-indole-1-carboxylate and 2-ethyl 1-alkyl 5-chloro-3-cyclopropyl-1H-indole-1,2-dicarboxylate, alkyl 2-(methylcarbamoyl)-5-chloro-3-cyclopropyl-1H-indole-1-carboxylatederivatives, which were synthesized by the C-C coupling (Suzuki coupling) reaction. This reaction involve coupling of ethyl 3-bromo-5-chloro-1H-indole-2-carboxylate............

Keywords: Indole derivative,antitubercular activity, minimum inhibitory concentration, minimum fungicidal concentration.

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India's great cultural diversity is reflected in its healthcare system and it is also a country with significant drug-use problems. The major contributor in combating these problems can be the clinical pharmacists. In this article we tried to shed some light on questions such as how India accomplished the task of introducing the clinical pharmacy, how this is similar to the paradigm shift that took place in western countries, what are the current issues plaguing it, what lessons can be learned from the past experiences which can be implemented in India to pave the way for rise of clinical pharmacists as an effective member of healthcare team in Indian healthcare system.

Keywords: Clinical Pharmacist, Clinical Pharmacy, Pharm.D, Pharmacy Practice, Doctor of Pharmacy.

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Disc herniation is one of the most frequent diseases in lumbar (L), cervical (C) region and the affected disc site is L4-S1 and C3-C4. Higher the degree of disc herniation, higher the likelihood of LBP. The aim of the study is to find out the functional outcomes of the laminectomy, discectomy in pre and post-operative, conservatively treated patients and assessment of recurrent disc herniation, to elucidate the risk factors of the PIVD. It is a prospective study conducted in 408 patients, among them 58 patients underwent surgical treatment and 350 patients were treated conservatively. 92 % of the patient population has shown significant p (0.0001) value with good to excellent outcome in surgical management with 6 months of follow-up. Whereas in conservatively treated.........

Keywords: PIVD (Prolapsed intervertebral disc), LBP (Low back pain), Disc herniation, Laminectomy, Discectomy.

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Brown seaweeds are widely used in the medical field to treat tumor cells. In this present study brown seaweed Sargassum species was used to isolate polysaccharide and quantitative estimation of carbohydrate was done and the free radical scavenging activity of the isolated polysaccharide was determined using DPPH radical scavenging assay, Hydrogen peroxide scavenging activity Nitric oxide scavenging activity , Ferric reducing antioxidant Power (FRAP) Deoxyribose Radical Scavenging Activity, ABTS [2, 2'-azinobis-(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] Radical cation Scavenging Assay, Superoxide radical scavenging activity, Estimation of lipid peroxidation using egg yolks, β carotene linoleic acid assay and SOD was performed. The obtained results gave a significant IC50 Value which indicates that the isolated polysaccharide from the Sargassum sp was able to inhibit the free radicals and can be used to treat tumour cells.

Keywords: Anticancer activity, Fucoidan, Fucose, polysaccharide, Sargassum sp.

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This study illustrates the importance of Iraqi medicinal plants in the treatment and management of human diseases and ailments as known by traditional medicine.

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