A STUDY OF INTERNET USAGE AMONG LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS

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The development of the Internet during the past four decades had a profound impact on society in general, and on the field of library and information science in particular. This technology has involved processes, functions, services, media and information resources: the library as a whole. Its use has changed the fundamental roles, paradigms, and organizational culture of libraries and librarians. Today, library professionals are using it to provide library and information services to library clients. It is being used to provide access to electronic library collections, electronic reference services, electronic document delivery, and communicate with library users. Hundreds of discussion groups on various topics related to library and information work, electronic journals, and Web sites are also available on the Internet. Therefore, library professionals also have an opportunity to use the Internet for professional development and upgrading their skills.

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Effectiveness and efficiency of Chemical and Physical Mutagens in Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.)Moench) in M2 generation

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The effectiveness and efficiency of Chlorophyll mutants were observed in treated material of Sorghum with gamma rays and EMS. The study was undertaken in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) variety CSV-23 to access the efficiency and effectiveness of Physical and chemical mutagens. EMS treatment were found highly effective than the gamma rays. Mutagened effectiveness and efficiency decreased with increased in all mutagenic treatments. In general the mutation frequency was high in M1 plants than M2.

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Effect of lead on total chlorophylls and proline content of Dolichos biflorus (L.)

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The effects of Lead acetate [Pb(CH3COO)2] content of chlorophyll and proline were investigated in 15-to 75 days Fabaceae member plant of Dolichos biflorus (L.) in lead acetate treatment of Control to 10,25,50,75,100 and 200 mg/kg soil with various concentration of [Pb(CH3COO)2]. The control to pb treated 15 to 75 -days plants were taken and measured for total chlorophyll content of “aˮ and“ b”. The proline content was measured by using spectrophotometer under 520 nm. The total chlorophyll content was decreased with increased concentration of pb treatment, whereas proline content was measured on 15to 75 days plant of after lead acetate treatment. The bio-chemical content of total chlorophyll and proline was significantly affected with treatment of [Pb(CH3COO

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STUDY OF SOCIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT OF THE PROFESSIONAL COLLEGE STUDENTS

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Education and social intelligence are interrelated since education is not a simple process of importing information, but it focuses on the development of personal and social qualities. Without the social and personal qualities man is incomplete. A truly educated person identifies himself as part of the society in which he lives, and makes good relations with others. Therefore, the nurturing process of social intelligence leads the academic success of the individuals. The study was carried out by Normative Survey Method under simple random sampling technique. The samples are drawn from the B,.Ed., Nursing and Medical Colleges located at Salem and Namakkal Districts of Tamilnadu, India. The sample consists of 377 professional college students studying final year course. Of them 152 were male and the rest 225were female. The results reveal that, the social intelligence of the college students are in the place of ‘average’ and their academic achievement is high. The ‘social leadership’ is higher and ‘social competency’ is lower. The college students differ in academic achievement and gender do not play any role in mean difference of their academic achievement.

LOCUS OF CONTROL AND SELECTED CATEGORICAL VARIABLES ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN ZOOLOGY OF HIGHER SECONDARY STUDENTS

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This study emphasizes the Locus of Control in school students and their progress in Academic Achievement in Zoology. The Locus of Control has a significant role on students’ lives, as their decisions and choices are related to their progress. Internal or external locus of control plays an important role for students to sustain the effectiveness and usefulness of learning performance. The knowledge and experience gained by the students by means of learning the content and the role of demographic factors is vital for increasing student’s performance. In this perspective, this study was carried out by Normative Survey Method. The samples were drawn from Salem Educational District under simple random sampling technique. The sample consists of 324 higher secondary studying students in the second year. Of them 117 were male and the rest 207 were female. The results reveal that the higher secondary students are high in overall locus of control and internal locus of control and above average in ‘academic achievement in zoology. They do not differ in ‘overall locus of control, internal and external locus of control and academic achievement in zoology’ with respect to gender and locality of the school. The students are possessing high relationship between the internal LOC and AAZ.

Effect of cadmium contaminated soil on germination and seedling growth of Jatropha curcas. (Linn.)

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A pot culture experiment, conducted Jatropha curcas. (L.) to germination and seedling growth the metal cadmium was added in the form of cadmium chloride. Different concentrations of cadmium (C, 10, 20, 40, 60,100 and 200 mg kg-1 soil) were prepared and used for germination studies. Plants were grown up to 30 days. The inner surface of pots was lined with a polythene paper. Each pot contained 5kg of air dried soil. The 10 seeds were sown in each pot. All pots were irrigated daily. In the studies from the results obtained that the increase in cadmium concentration affected all the growth parameters such as germination percentage, length of root and shoot, number of leaves, fresh weight of root, shoot and leaf, vigour index and tolerance index.

Studies on the effect of mutagens on seed germination, survival and pollen sterility in M1- generation of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)var.TMV-3.

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This study was aimed to compare the effect of physical and chemical mutagens, namely gamma rays and EMS on seed germination, survival of seedlings and pollen sterility of sesame genotype TMV3. The seeds of sesame variety TMV3 were subjected to different doses of gamma rays such as 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90, 100KR and various concentrations of EMS like 0.2, 0.4, 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2, 1.4, 1.6, 1.8 and 2.0mM. Seed germination test was carried out in laboratory to find out the LD50 values of Gamma rays and EMS and they were 50KR for gamma rays and 1.0mM for EMS. Based on the LD50 values, the following doses and concentrations were chosen to treat the seeds and conduct the field experiments. For Gamma rays, they were 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70KR and for EMS they were 0.6, 0.8, 1.0, 1.2 and 1.4mM and for Combined treatments they were 30KR+0.6mM, 40KR+0.8mM, 50KR+1.0mM, 60KR+1.2mM and 70KR+1.4mM. The effect of mutagens was measured for quantitative characters like seed germination, seedlings survival, seedlings height and pollen sterility and calculations were made. The results indicated that the seed germination, seedling survival and seedling height were decreased with increasing doses or concentrations of mutagens when compared to control. But in case of pollen sterility, it was increased with increasing concentrations of mutagens when compared to control. In combined treatments, plants showed high percentage of pollen sterility when compared to individual treatments and some plants showed complete sterile at 70KR + 1.4mM treatment.

Comparative Analysis on Physical Fitness Variables of Spin Bowlers and Fast Bowlers in Cricket

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The purpose of the present study was to compare the Physical Fitness variables of spin bowlers and Fast bowlers in cricket. The study was administered on 40 Cricket players in the age group 16-25 years of participated in the 2012 Buck Cricket Tournament was conducted by YMCA College of physical education, Chennai. The Physical Fitness variable which was used in this study is Flexibility, Agility, Speed, and Balance. To find out the significance difference t-test was used. The level of significance was chosen as 0.05 levels. Result of this study reveals that there was no significant difference exit between the Flexibility (0.362) and significant difference between the Agility (2.041), Speed (2.984) and Balance (2.918) of spin bowlers and Fast bowlers in cricket as the tabulated ‘t’ (2.021).

IN VITRO PRODUCTION OF INDOLE ACIDIC ACID AND BIOACTIVITY OF FUNGAL ENDOPHYTES FROM MEDICINAL PLANTS.

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Endophytic microorganisms are to be found in almost every plant on earth. These organisms reside in the living tissues of the host plant and do so in a variety of relationships ranging from symbiotic to pathogenic. The aim of the present work was to investigate the fungal endophytes from the medicinal plant Argemone Mexicana.L and Aristolochia baetica.L. The isolate fungal endophytes and might be producing reasonably and pharmaceutically important bioactive (IAA, Enzymes) compounds from these plants. The determine of the antifungal activities of methanol, ethanol chloroform and aqueous extracts of Aristolochia baetica. Leaf against fungi by agar disc diffusion method. The antifungal assay was done against endophytic fungi (Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Penicillium sp.). For all the cases it showed significant result.

Detection of Antimicrobial activity from Mimosa pudica L.

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This paper deals with the systematic studies on antifungal and antibacterial activity from Mimosa pudica L. We are analyze the shade dried and powdered plant materials were extracted with methanol, chloroform, ethanol using a soxhlet apparatus and water extract was centrifuged at 5000 rpm were using supernatant. Gram negative bacteria strains of Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Gram positive bacteria of Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogensis, and Bacillus subtilis and the fungal strains of Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus flavus, Aspergillus fumigatus, Aspergillus awamori and Penicillium janthinellum were studied antimicrobial assay by using disc diffusion method. The different concentrations of the extract to understand the most effect microbial activity of microorganism