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Authors: Reza Sadeghi, Kian Khaledi

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Storage pests with quantitative, qualitative and hygienic losses to storage products lead to heavy damage in these products. In Iran, an average of 10 to 20 percent of agricultural products are destroyed in warehouses every year by pests and other harmful factors. One of the new methods of controlling storage pests is ozone gas treatment, which is an environmentally friendly method and can be used to replace chemical methods to control storage pests. almonds and dried pistachios are among the most important dried fruit items in Iran, which annually account for a significant part of dried fruit exports. In the present study, the percentage of adult insect mortality of toothed weevil (Oryzaephilus surinamensis L.) (along with almond and dried pistachio samples exposed to ozone gas in four concentrations (4, 5, 6 and 7 ppm) for 24 hours The ozone gas ignition tank was packed with polyethylene and cellophane polymers. The results showed that 99.5% losses occur at a concentration of 7 ppm. Also, comparison of two packaging polymers was performed and evaluation of product quality changes due to the above treatments was done in the form of changes in colorimetric factors and organoloptic properties of the product. In the test of surface color changes of the product, by increasing the dose of ozone gas, the surface colorimetric factors of pistachio and dried almond samples did not have a significant effect. The results of sensory test of almonds and pistachios showed that after seventy-two hours of exposure to the open air of dried ozone-treated nuts, the unpleasant odor of this gas disappears and is not recognizable. according to the results of experiments, it can be concluded that ozone is an effective and deadly gas for toothed insects that does not have a significant effect on changing the color factor of pistachio and dried almond products and after seventy-two hours exposed to air. Being free loses its unpleasant odor. Cellophane polymer showed higher permeability than polyethylene, which has a more favorable effect in combating pests by ozone gas.

Keywords: almond, cellophane, mortality, pistachio, polyethylene, oryzaephilus surinamensis l., ozone gas

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Authors: Pooja Ahuja, Tejal Bhutani, M. S. Dahiya

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Cheiloscopy, the study of lip prints, is a tool in forensic investigation technique that deals with identification of individuals based on lips patterns. The objective of this study is to determine predominant lip print pattern found among the Gujarati population, to evaluate whether any sex difference exists and to study the permanence of the pattern over six months duration. The study comprised of 100 healthy individuals (50 males and 50 females), in the age group of 18 to 25 years of Gujarati population of the Gandhinagar region of the Gujarat state, India. By using Suzuki and Tsuchihashi classification, Lip prints were then divided into four quadrants and also classified on the basis of peripheral shape of the lips. Materials used to record the lip prints were dark brown colored lipstick, cellophane tape, and white bond paper. Lipstick was applied uniformly, and lip prints were taken on the glued portion of cellophane tape and then stuck on to a white bond paper. These lip prints were analyzed with magnifying lens and virtually with stereo microscope. On the analysis of the subject population, results showed Branched pattern Type II (29.57 percentage) to be most predominant in the Gujarati population. Branched pattern Type II (35.60 percentage) and long vertical Type I (28.28 percentage) were most prevalent in males and females respectively and large full lips were most predominantly present in both the sexes. The study concludes that lip prints in any form can be an effective tool for identification of an individual in a closed or open group forms.

Keywords: cheiloscopy, lip pattern, predomianant, Gujarati population

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Authors: Surendra Bodakhe

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In this investigation, anticataract activity was determined using cataract formation in developing chick embryo by hydrocortisone. Lenses were evaluated firstly for the extent of opacity and secondly, for lens glutathione (GSH) levels. Betulinic acid was isolated from the chloroform fraction of the crude ethanolic extract of Bauhinia variegata bark (SBE). Fourteen days old Australorp fertilized eggs were divided into different groups of six eggs each. After 24 hrs incubation in a humidified incubator (37οC), at 15 days of age; hydrocortisone (0.25µM/0.2ml/egg) was administered to the chorioallantoic membrane of chick embryos through a small hole in the egg shell on the air sack. Ascorbic acid (standard) or Betulinic acid (test) were administered at 3, 10 and 20 hr after hydrocortisone administration at a specified dose. The puncture was sealed with a cellophane tape and eggs were incubated for 48 hrs in a humidified incubator at 37οC. After 48 hrs, the lenses were isolated for the determination of the extent of opacity and Glutathione level. The betulinic acid prevented the opacification of the chick embryo lenses induced by hydrocortisone. The betulinic acid also prevented the decline of GSH content caused by hydrocortisone. The results indicate that betulinic acid protect the cataract formation in chick embryo lenses induced by hydrocortisone.

Keywords: betulinic acid, cataract, cloudiness, ovine

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