X-RAY ASTRONOMY EXPERIMENT ON THE INDIAN SATELLITE IRS-P3

AGRAWAL P. C.,PAUL B.,RAO A. R.,SHAH M. R.,MCKERJEE K.,VARIA M. N.,YADAV J. S.,DEDHIA D. K.,MALKAR J. P.,SHAH P.,DAMLE S. V.,MARAR T. M. K.,SEETHA S. The Korean Astronomical Society 1996 Journal of The Korean Astronomical Society Vol.29 No.suppl1

An x-ray astronomy experiment consisting of three collimated proportional counters and an X-ray Sky Monitor (XSM) was flown aboard the Indian Satellite IRS-P3 launched on March 21, 1996 from SHAR range in India. The Satellite is in a circular orbit of 830 km altitude with an orbital inclination of $98^{\circ}$ and has three axis stabilized pointing capability. Each pointed-mode Proportional Counter (PPC) is a multilayer, multianode unit filled with P-10 gas ($90\%$ Ar + $10\%\;CH_4$) at 800 torr and having an aluminized mylar window of 25 micron thickness. The three PPCs are identical and have a field of view of $2^{\circ}{\times}2^{\circ}$ defined by silver coated aluminium honeycomb collimators. The total effective area of the three PPCs is about 1200 $cm^2$. The PPCs are sensitive in 2-20 keV band. The XSM consists of a pin-hole of 1 $cm^2$ area placed 16 cm above the anode plane of a 32 cm$\times$32 cm position sensitive proportional counter sensitive in 3-8 keV interval. The position of the x-ray events is determined by charge division technique using nichrome wires as anodes. The principal objective of this experiment is to carry out timing studies of x-ray pulsars, x-ray binaries and other rapidly varying x-ray sources. The XSM will be used to detect transient x-ray sources and monitor intensity of bright x-ray binaries. Observations of black-hole binary Cyg X-1 and few other binary sources were carried out in early May and July-August 1996 period. Details of the x-ray detector characteristics are presented and preliminary results from the observations are discussed.

Requirement of Non-phytate Phosphorus in Synthetic Broiler Breeder Diet

Bhanja, S.K.,Reddy, V.R.,Panda, A.K.,Rama Rao, S.V.,Sharma, R.P. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2007 Animal Bioscience Vol.20 No.6

An experiment was conducted to study the laying performance, shell quality, bone mineralization, hatchability of eggs and performance of progeny (weight at day one and 14 d of age, P content in day old chick, leg score and survivability of chicks) of synthetic broiler breeders fed different levels of non-phytate phosphorus (NPP). Six levels of NPP (1.2, 1.8, 2.4, 3.0, 3.6 and 4.2 g/kg diet) at a constant calcium (Ca) level (30 g/kg) in a maize-soya-deoiled rice bran based diet were tested. Levels of dicalcium phosphate, shell grit and deoiled rice bran were adjusted to achieve the desired levels of NPP and Ca. Each level of NPP was fed with a weighed quantity of feed (160 g/b/d) to 40 female broiler breeders from 25 to 40 weeks of age housed in individual cages. Each bird was considered as a replicate. Egg production, feed/egg mass, body weight, egg weight, shell weight, shell thickness, egg specific gravity, serum Ca content and tibia breaking strength were not influenced (p>0.05) by the variation in dietary NPP levels tested. Increasing the dietary levels of NPP did not influence the hatchability of eggs, phosphorus (P) contents both in egg yolk and day old chick, chick body weight at day one and 14 d of age, leg score and survivability of chicks up to 14 d of age. Maximum response ($p{\leq}0.01$) in shell breaking strength, tibia ash and serum inorganic P contents were observed at NPP levels of 2.09, 2.25 and 3.50 g per kg diet, respectively. The retention of Ca increased, while the P retention decreased ($p{\leq}0.01$) with increasing dietary levels of NPP. Though maximum responses in shell breaking strength, bone ash and serum inorganic P were observed at NPP higher than 1.2 g/kg diet, the broiler breeder performance in terms of egg production, shell quality, hatchability of eggs and progeny performance and their survivability was not influenced by dietary NPP concentrations. It is concluded that synthetic broiler breeders maintained in cages do not require more than 1.2 g NPP/kg diet with a daily intake of 192 mg NPP/b/d during 24 to 40 weeks of age.

Effect of Supplementing Microbial Phytase on Performance of Broiler Breeders Fed Low Non-phytate Phosphorus Diet

Bhanja, S.K.,Reddy, V.R.,Panda, A.K.,Rao, S.V. Rama,Sharma, R.P. Asian Australasian Association of Animal Productio 2005 Animal Bioscience Vol.18 No.9

An experiment was conducted to study the production performance of broiler breeder females (25 to 40 weeks of age) fed either reference diet or low non-phytate phosphorus (NPP) diet with or without microbial phytase (500 FYT/kg) supplementation. A weighed (160 g/b/d) quantity of feed from each diet was offered daily to 40 replicates of one bird each housed in California type cage having individual feeders. Each cage was considered as a replicate. A continuous 16-h light per day was provided using incandescent bulbs. Body weight, egg production, egg weight, feed per egg mass, egg specific gravity, egg breaking strength, shell thickness, tibia ash and serum Ca and protein concentrations were not affected by reducing the NPP level from 0.30 to 0.18% in the broiler breeder diet. Supplementation of phytase (500 FYT/kg) enzyme to the diet containing 0.18% NPP had no added advantage on any of the above production parameters. The serum inorganic P was increased significantly (p<0.05) by either enhancing the NPP content from 0.18 to 0.30% or supplementing phytase @500 FYT/kg to the diet containing low P which were found comparable. Retention of Ca and P was positive on all the diets. P retention decreased significantly (p<0.05) with either increase in NPP content or phytase supplementation in the diet. Neither NPP nor phytase supplementation influenced bone mineralization in terms of tibia ash and strength. The hatchability was not influenced by either increasing the NPP content or supplementing the enzyme phytase. Similarly, the P concentration in the egg yolk and day old chick, day old and 14th day body weight and leg score was not altered by increasing the level of NPP or supplementing phytase enzyme. The mortality was within the normal limits in all the three dietary groups. Thus, it can be concluded that 0.18% NPP (288 mg NPP intake/b/d) in the broiler breeder' diet is adequate in sustaining the optimum performance from 25 to 40 wks of age. Enhancing the NPP content or supplementation of phytase (500 FYT/kg diet) to diet containing 0.18% NPP had no added advantage on performance.

Non-linear free vibrations and post-buckling analysis of shear flexible functionally graded beams

K. Sanjay Anandrao,R.K. Gupta,P. Ramchandran,G. Venkateswara Rao 국제구조공학회 2012 Structural Engineering and Mechanics, An Int'l Jou Vol.44 No.3

Large amplitude free vibration and thermal post-buckling of shear flexible Functionally Graded Material (FGM) beams is studied using finite element formulation based on first order Timoshenko beam theory. Classical boundary conditions are considered. The ends are assumed to be axially immovable. The von-Karman type strain-displacement relations are used to account for geometric non-linearity. For all the boundary conditions considered, hardening type of non-linearity is observed. For large amplitude vibration of FGM beams, a comprehensive study has been carried out with various lengths to height ratios, maximum lateral amplitude to radius of gyration ratios, volume fraction exponents and boundary conditions. It is observed that, for FGM beams, the non-linear frequencies are dependent on the sign of the vibration amplitudes. For thermal post-buckling of FGM beams, the effect of shear flexibility on the structural response is discussed in detail for different volume fraction exponents, length to height ratios and boundary conditions. The effect of shear flexibility is observed to be predominant for clamped beam as compared to simply supported beam.

Neutron-Deuteron Elastic Scattering Measurements

M. Stanoiu,N. Nankov,A. J. M. Plompen,C. Rouki,K. Kozier,R. Rao,D. Roubtsov,J. P. Svenne,L. Canton 한국물리학회 2011 THE JOURNAL OF THE KOREAN PHYSICAL SOCIETY Vol.59 No.23

Neutron-deuteron elastic scattering is important for critical systems involving heavy water, including the CANDU (Canada Deuterium Uranium) reactor. A change of the elastic scattering angular distributions included in the ENDF/B-VI.5 evaluated data file for deuterium (and retained in ENDF/B-VII) has led to significant changes in Calculation/Experiment (C/E) for LANL critical benchmark experiments containing heavy water and a small, but noticeable, change in C/E for coolant void reactivity experiments relevant for CANDU reactors. Follow-up involved first principles nuclear model calculations to obtain revised angular distributions from Faddeev 3-body theory, state of the art nucleon-nucleon forces, three-body and magnetic moment interactions. The calculated differences which are most pronounced occur in the domain just above the onset of anisotropy at 50 - 100 keV. Here, earlier measurements show contradictory results about the magnitude of this anisotropy. At IRMM measurements are carried out in the energy range from 100 keV to 2 MeV to test the angular distributions of neutron-deuteron elastic scattering at angles where predictions show the largest differences (backward angles). An enriched sample (99.999% purity of duterium ), consisting of a molded polyethylene disc 70 mm in diameter and 3 mm thick, was prepared and delivered through AECL. Measurements are performed at the GELINA facility using a new setup based on detection of scattered neutrons using two HPGe detectors. In front of each detector a ^(10)B_4C converter is used. Meanwhile we started another project to detect the recoiling deuterium using a state of the art TPC (time projection chamber) filled with deuterated P10 gas.

COMMON FIXED POINTS FOR MAPS IN D-METRIC SPACE USING STRONGLY TANGENTIAL AND ORBITALLY LOWER SEMI-CONTINUITY CONDITIONS

K.P.R. Rao,K.R.K. Rao,V.C.C. Raju 충청수학회 2006 충청수학회지 Vol.19 No.1

In this paper, we obtain some unique common fixed point theorems for four self-maps and pair of maps in D-metric space using orbitally lower semi continuity conditions.

EXISTENCE AND UNIQUENESS OF SUZUKI TYPE RESULT IN S_b-METRIC SPACES WITH APPLICATION TO INTEGRAL EQUATIONS

K.P.R. Rao,W. Shatanawi,G. N. V. Kishore,Kamaleldin Abodayeh,D. Ram Prasad 경남대학교 수학교육과 2018 Nonlinear Functional Analysis and Applications Vol.23 No.2

In this paper we prove a Suzuki type unique common coupled fixed point theorem for two pairs of w-compatible mappings along with (ψ - φ) - and Rational contraction conditions in S_b-metric spaces. We also furnish an example as well as application to integral equation.

COMMON FIXED POINTS FOR MAPS IN D-METRIC SPACE USING STRONGLY TANGENTIAL AND ORBITALLY LOWER SEMI-CONTINUITY CONDITIONS

Rao, K.P.R.,Rao, K.R.K.,Raju, V.C.C. 충청수학회 2006 충청수학회지 Vol.19 No.1

In this paper, we obtain some unique common fixed point theorems for four self-maps and pair of maps in D-metric space using orbitally lower semi continuity conditions.

Optimization of Polygalacturonase Production from a Newly Isolated <i>Thalassospira frigidphilosprofundus</i> to Use in Pectin Hydrolysis: Statistical Approach

Rekha, V. P. B.,Ghosh, Mrinmoy,Adapa, Vijayanand,Oh, Sung-Jong,Pulicherla, K. K.,Sambasiva Rao, K. R. S. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2013 BioMed research international Vol.2013 No.-

<P>The present study deals with the production of cold active polygalacturonase (PGase) by submerged fermentation using <I>Thalassospira frigidphilosprofundus</I>, a novel species isolated from deep waters of Bay of Bengal. Nonlinear models were applied to optimize the medium components for enhanced production of PGase. Taguchi orthogonal array design was adopted to evaluate the factors influencing the yield of PGase, followed by the central composite design (CCD) of response surface methodology (RSM) to identify the optimum concentrations of the key factors responsible for PGase production. Data obtained from the above mentioned statistical experimental design was used for final optimization study by linking the artificial neural network and genetic algorithm (ANN-GA). Using ANN-GA hybrid model, the maximum PGase activity (32.54 U/mL) was achieved at the optimized concentrations of medium components. In a comparison between the optimal output of RSM and ANN-GA hybrid, the latter favored the production of PGase. In addition, the study also focused on the determination of factors responsible for pectin hydrolysis by crude pectinase extracted from <I>T. frigidphilosprofundus</I> through the central composite design. Results indicated 80% degradation of pectin in banana fiber at 20°C in 120 min, suggesting the scope of cold active PGase usage in the treatment of raw banana fibers.</P>

Line × Tester Analysis of Certain Quantitative Traits in Silkworm Bombyx mori L. under Optimum and Stress Rearing Conditions

P. Sudhakara Rao,R. K. Datta,K. M. Vijaya Kumari,A. K. Palit,S. A. Bhat 한국잠사학회 2004 International Journal of Industrial Entomology Vol.8 No.1

The combining abilities in the 5 newly evolved thermo tolerant breeds viz., SR6, SR7, SR8 SR9 and SR10 of silkworm Bombyx mori L. and their 15 hybrids were made in a line ´ tester crossing programme. Data were analysed for seven quantitative traits i.e., pupation rate, cocoon yield, cocoon weight, cocoon shell weight, cocoon shell ratio, filament length and raw silk percentage under optimum room temperature (25 ± 1oC) conditions (In case of high temperature (36 ± 1oC) stress conditions five economic traits except filament length and raw silk percentage) with 3 widely adapted testers i.e., KA, CSR2 and CC1 as lines (females) and testers (males) respectively. The performance at high temperature and low humidity conditions are only taken into consideration for selecting the best lines/ hybrids. Among the lines SR6 exhibited positive General combining ability (GCA) effects for pupation rate, cocoon yield, cocoon weight and cocoon shell ratio traits, followed by SR7 for pupation rate, cocoon yield and cocoon shell weight and cocoon shell ratio. Among testers, KA exhibited positive GCA effects for two quantitative traits cocoon yield, cocoon weight and CSR2 for cocoon shell weight and cocoon shell ratio under adverse temperature conditions. The hybrid SR6 ´ CC1 and SR7 ´ CSR2 exhibited significant positive Specific combining ability (SCA) effects for majority of the traits in high temperature stress conditions of rearing. The better parent value of heterosis (Heterobeltiosis) was exhibited by the hybrid SR6 ´ CC1 for pupation rate, cocoon yield, cocoon weight and cocoon shell weight and SR7 × CSR2 for all the traits evaluated under high temperature conditions. Based on the results, the lines SR6 and SR7 was judged as best combiners and the hybrids SR6 ´ CC1 and SR7 ´ CSR2 can be selected