• International Journal of Industrial Entomology and Biomaterials
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• v.47 no.1
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• pp.12-24
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• 2023

Sitophilus oryzae L. (Rice Weevil) is a stored pest of rice that causes extensive loss throughout the world. We tested the leaf powders of 12 plant species viz., Chrysanthemum sp., Cinnamomum zeylanicum, Citrus grandis, Citrus limon, Gliricidia sepium, Gymnema sylvestre, Hemigraphis colorata, Michelia champaca, Moringa oleifera, Murraya koenigii, Polyalthia longifolia, and Sauropus androgynus at dosages of 1.00, 1.50, 2.00 and 3.00g against the adult rice weevil and mortality was recorded at 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 12 and 2l days after treatment (DAT) by direct contact toxicity for their adulticidal effect. We observed 100 percent adult mortality in C. zevlanicum and M. koenigii among the tested leaf powders. In addition, the first-time tested H. colorata and S. androgynus also caused high mortality compared to other plants. All the plant powders caused moderate to high adult mortality. Hence, these plants could be effective botanical insecticides against S. oryzae as they comprise a potential source of bioactive chemicals and are generally free from toxicants. Applications of these natural derivatives in S. oryzae control could reduce the cost of control methods and storage of rice contamination. Therefore, the present study indicates that some plant extracts can be used as an alternative to toxic synthetic chemicals in the management of rice weevils.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• v.17 no.8
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• pp.3797-3803
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• 2016

Cervical cancer is the second most common malignancy in women worldwide and thus one of the leading causes of mortality in women. Lovastatin, a non polar, anticholesterol drug has previously been reported to exert antitumour activity in vitro. In the present study, lovastatin from Aspergillus terreus (KM017963) was purified by adsoprtion chromatography and evaluated for its anticancer and anti-oxidant properties with a human cervical cancer cell line (HeLa). Growth inhibitory and proapoptotic effects of purified lovastatin on HeLa cells were investigated by determining its influence on cell numbers, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), DNA fragmentation and antioxidant properties in terms of hydroxy radical scavenging effects as well as levels of total reduced glutathione. Cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry (propidium iodide staining) confirmed induction of apoptotic cell death and revealed cell cycle arrest in the G0/G1 phase. Results of the study give leads for the anticancer effects of lovastatin and its potential usefulness in the chemotherapy of cervical cancer.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.36 no.1_2
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• pp.121-133
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• 2018

The purpose of the paper is to study the meromorphic functions sharing a nonzero polynomial with finite weight. The results of the paper improve and generalize the recent results due to Pulak Sahoo and Sajahan Seikh [9].

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.08a
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• pp.74.1-74.1
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• 2008

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.08a
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• pp.54.2-54.2
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• 2008

• Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society
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• v.33 no.7
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• pp.2129-2130
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• 2012

• 한국전산유체공학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2008.08a
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• pp.75.1-75.1
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• 2008

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.35 no.1_2
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• pp.131-145
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• 2017

In this paper, we study the uniqueness and value sharing problems in class ${\mathcal{A}}$ of meromorphic functions. We obtain significant results which improve as well as generalize the result of C.C Yang and Xinhou Hua [10].

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.37 no.3_4
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• pp.281-294
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• 2019

In this paper, we study the results concerning uniqueness of meromorphic functions sharing a small function and present one theorem which extend and improves previous results.

• Journal of applied mathematics & informatics
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• v.40 no.3_4
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• pp.741-751
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• 2022

The object of the present paper is to study some geometric properties of invariant submanifolds of N(k)-contact metric manifold admitting generalized Tanaka-Webster connection.