J. Farjas, D. Das, J. Fort, P. Roura, and E. Bertran GRMT, Departament de Fı́sica, Universitat de Girona, Campus Montilivi, Edif.PII, E17071-Girona, Catalonia, Spain Department of Physics, Ramakrishna Mission College, Narendrapur IY3508, West Bengal, India FEMAN, Departament de Fı́sica Aplicada i Optica, Universitat de Barcelona, Diagonal 647, 4 planta, E08028-Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain ~Receive...

The endophytic fungal populations of different tissues of Taxus baccata grown at high altitudes in West Bengal, India were explored. These isolated fungal populations represented different genera, which were screened for taxol production using immunoassay technique. The culture AAT-TS-4(1) that produced taxol was identified as Gliocladium sp. based on its cultural, morphological characteristics...

so quickly that the issue was exhausted within five months of publication. It has been well received by the Government of India, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, the Local Governments of Bengal, Madras, Punjab, the United Provinces, Assam, the Central Provinces, the North-West Frontier Provinces, Baluchistan, by the Nepal Durbar, and by several Native States. This augurs well for the fa...

Information and Communication Technology integration in education projects was first piloted in May 2012 at four supplementary education centres for adolescents in four villages of the Kandi block in the Murshidabad district of West Bengal. The purpose was to provide an opportunity for adolescents to interact, explore and authenticate their learning at school, using technology. The integrated a...

1Department of Animal Biology, Anthropology Section, Faculty of Biology, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain 2Biodiversity Research Institute, University of Barcelona, Avinguda Diagonal 643, 08028 Barcelona, Spain 3National Institute of Biomedical Genomics, Netaji Subhas Sanatorium (NSS) (T.B. Hospital), 2nd Floor, Kalyani, West Bengal 741 251, India 4Departme...

Materials and Methods: This community-based cross-sectional study was carried out in Arkhali village, Amdanga Block, rural field practice area of Department of Community Medicine, R. G. Kar Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India, among 235 elderly individuals aged ≥ 60 years during February to March 2014 by applying Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA) questionnaire. Elderly ind...

1Department of Electrical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India 2Department of Electrical Engineering, Stanford University, 232 Packard, 350 Serra Mall, Stanford, CA 94305, USA 3Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, West Bengal 721302, India 4Department of Electroni...

I have read in “Indian Pediatrics” November 2002 issue that “Fluoridated toothpaste can be safely recommended to children above 6 years old.” But, “Indian Pediatrics, April 2010 recommended that “toothbrushing of all dentate children should be performed with a fluoridated toothpaste.” I want to know the exact time to start a fluoridated toothpaste in a child. Tushar Kanti Ghosh 26, RBC Road, Ko...

Investigations on the incidence of myxozoan parasites (Myxozoa: Bivalvulida) in fishes have assumed immense importance in view of severe pathogenicity and mortality caused by these organisms on their hosts. The present communication records three new species of myxosporeans, Myxobolus calcariferum sp. n.; Myxobolus chinsurahensis sp. n. and Myxobolus mrigalhitae sp. n. from different food fishe...

We present here a report from Kolkata, India, which illustrates the persisting deeply anchored roots of stigma in leprosy and our failure to make a significant change in the situation. Kolkata is a metropolitan city in West Bengal, which is one of the states with a persisting leprosy problem (10 321 new cases were detected in 2010–2011). It is the third most populous metropolitan urban area in ...