The rural-urban continuum re-examined in the Indian context. 2.

Charisma, social structure and social change. 3.

Community power structure in rural India. 4.

The theory of voluntary associations in a cross-cultural perspective. 5.

Student power in India: a sociological analysis. Part II: 6.

Agrarian classes and political mobilization. 7.

Political alienation and internal threats to the Indian polity. 8.

Movements and institutions: structural opposition or processual linkages? 9. Erving Goffman and the study of everyday protest.

10. Religion and development in Hindu society.

11. Western vision and eastern survival: towards a futuristic agenda.

12. State, nation and ethnie: the processual linkages.

References. Index.

"The endeavour to internationalise the social sciences has a long history. Some have advanced this cause as a genuine effort to foster a dispassionate understanding of human society without 'national' frontiers; others have perceived it as a way of establishing the ideological hegemony of either capitalism or (less)

Bioinformatics : introduction, databases and tools/R. Aparna.

2. Key terms in bioinformatics/R.

Aparna. 3.

Comparative analysis of bioinformatics tools/Kakollu, Karuna Sree and P.P.

Mathur. 4.

Application of reusability in bioinformatics tools/Kakollu, Karuna Sree and P.P.

Mathur. 5.

Drug discovery/R. Aparna.

6. Drug designing/Shyam S.

Mandal. 7.

Rational approach to drug designing/R. Aparna.

8. Molecular docking in drug designing/R.

Aparna. 9.

Structural analysis of the P53 Tumour-suppressor protein and their gene sequencing regulations/M. Sarumathi and R.

Perumal Samy. 10.

SiRNA and RNAi/R. Aparna.

11. Rhizoctonia : a database approach - I/S.

Senthil Kumar, S. John Britto and N.

Vinotha. 12.

Rhizoctonia : a similarity approach/S. Senthil Kumar, S.

John Britto and N. Vinotha.

13. Rhizoctonia : a database approach - II/S.

Senthil Kumar, S. John Britto and N.

Vinotha. 14.

Study of putative homeodomain proteins in a few pathogenic species of Eubacteriae/Kakollu, Karuna Sree, S. Ramakumar, P.

P. Mathur and V.

Amouda. 15.

Drug (less)

HRD--A conceptual analysis : philosophy, system, mechanism: 1. HRD: an introduction.

2. Philosophy and strategies.

3. HRD system.

4. HRD mechanism.

5. HRD climate and culture.

II. Developing the person and team in the role : training, appraisal, education: 6.

Training and executive development. 7.

Career planning and development. 8.

Performance and potential appraisal. 9.

Counselling. 10.

Education and HRD. III.

Developing the role for the person and team : Designing jobs, empowerment, quality of work life: 11. Analysing and designing jobs.

12. Behavioural factors.

13. Participation and empowerment.

14. Quality of work life.

15. Computer applications.

IV. Terminology : used in HRM and HRD: 16.

Terminology : used in HRM and HRD. Bibliography.

Index. "Human Resource Development (HRD) assumes immense importance as HRD plays a vital role in meeting the challenging requirements of highly skilled and competent human resources due to globalisation.

The abundant physical resources alone cannot benefit the growth (less)

With this strong conceptual foundation in place, students can more easily understand the details related to specific systems (less)

Ancient drama as hieropraxis: 1. Introduction.

2. The date of the Natyasastra.

3. Indo-European beliefs in Greek and Indian drama.

4. Drama as festive ritual.

II. Concepts and techniques: 5.

Basic concepts of Aristotle and Bharata Muni: a reassessment. 6.

Theory of imitation. 7.

Medium of imitation. 8.

Comparison of Greek and Indian theatrical space. 9.

The visual content. 10.

The aural content. 11.

Dramatic genres and play structures. III.

Transformation and emotional arousal: 12. Transformation and emotional arousal.

Bibliography. Index.

"This study offers a fresh approach in comparing ancient Greek and Indian dramatic theories. Instead of treating the Poetics and the Natyasastra as western and eastern viewpoints, it places them within the broad framework of ancient Indo-European culture and the art of sacred drama (hieropraxis).

It demonstrates that hieropraxis was basically different from post-renaissance European drama which was entirely secular in content and realistic in presentation. The Poetics and the Natyasastra (less)

2. Cell culture and fermentation technology.

3. Biotechnological approaches to Vaccine Production.

4. Hybridoma Technology.

5. Nucleic Acid probes and hybridization.

6. Gene cloning.

7. Hybridoma Technology.

8. Transgenic animals.

9. DNA Fingerprinting and RFLP in domestic animals.

10. Biotechnology in animal production.

11. Manipulation of Rumen Microorganisms.

12. Polymerase Chain Reaction.

13. Nucleic acid sequencing.

14. Enzyme Technology.

15. Gene Therapy.

16. Biotechnology and medicine.

17. Intellectual Property Rights and Biosafety in Biotechnology.

References. Glossary.

Index. "Animal Biotechnology is the study of the techniques of manipulating the genetic material to achieve the desired effects in animals.

This book extensively deals with the basics and recent developments in Animal Biotechnology in a simplified manner. The detailed and systematic discussion about each topic with illustrations and examples would help the readers to understand the different aspects of Animal Biotechnology.

The book also covers the Intellectual Property Rights, and biosafety guidelines to be adopted (less)

1. Introductory concept of gene.

2. DNA structure and its biosynthesis.

3. RNA structure and its biosynthesis.

4. Protein structure and its biosynthesis.

5. Genetic regulation and expression.

6. Genetic recombination in bacteria.

7. Mutagenesis.

8. Plasmids and transposons.

9. DNA technology.

10. PCR and its applications.

11. Recombinant DNA technology.

"Science has changed the life style of people across the globe and India is no exception. With increasing relevances and applicability of genetics to human affairs, it is within the realm of possibility that genetics will become the most important of applied sciences.

However, biotechnology has affected all the major domains of human activity and welfare ranging from agriculture to medicine and environment. It has developed into an important force in the creation of employment, production and trade and affects natural economy and the quality of human life throughout the world.

Application of biotechnology is ever expanding because the biotech activities (less)

With this strong conceptual foundation in place, students can more easily understand the details related to specific systems (less)

2. Classification.

3. Vegetable production techniques.

4. Vegetable breeding.

5. Vegetable crop queries.

6. Objective type questions.

7. Glossary.

8. Appendices.

Key to objective type question. Index.

"In the present age, competitive examinations have become a regular feature. At every stage, from seeking admissions in higher academic institutions to securing a good placement after studies, a student is required to clear one or the other competitive examination.

However, though all aspire, it is only the few well-equipped ones who achieve the target. The field of Agricultural Science is no exception to this.

The present book 'Basic Concepts of Vegetable Science' aims at helping the Indian students in getting admission in reputed institutions and fellowships and jobs in the field of horticulture. This volume has been designed to cover the courses offered by various Indian Universities for graduate and post graduate courses.

An attempt has been made in the book to deliver the (less)

Introduction. 2.

Identifying nanotechnology. 3.

Laboratory methods. 4.

Apocalyptic Nanotechnology. 5.

Revolutionary nanotechnology. 6.

Replicators and nanotechnology. 7.

Nanotechnology and cancer. 8.

Nano-network. 9.

Nanotechnology and dialysis. 10.

Implication of nanotechnology. 11.

Genetics and nanotechnology. 12.

Nanomaterials. Index.

"There has been rapid progress in Nanoscience over the last few years, particularly in the area of miniaturization. The present title Modern Concepts in Nanotechnology is the first scientifically detailed description of developments that will revolutionize most of the industrial processes and products currently in use.

This ground breaking work draws on physics and chemistry to establish basic concepts and analytical tools and thus only it provides an indispensable introduction to the emerging field of Nanoscience, Scientific research is the ultimate tool in pushing forward the limit of understanding. But, as with any tool, research is only powerful if used properly, and to its full effects.

The more we learn, the more we discover (less)

Preface. I.

Potential and classification: 1. Potential of agroforestry as source of medicinal plants/A.

S. Gill, A.

K. Bisaria and S.

K. Shukha.

2. Pharmacognosy of the plant Irvingia gabonensis (O'Rorke) Baill.

/E.M.

Abdurahman, P.P.

Rai, M. Shok and P.

F. Olurinola.

3. Studies on the botanical identity of a Unani drug 'Badam-talkh'/Shamima Hashmi, Faizan Ahmad, M.

A. Rashid and Wazahat Hussain.

4. Gliricidia sepium : a multipurpose legume for revegetating derelict ecosystems of the tropics/Nirmal Sharma, J.

S. Qadry, B.

Subramaniam and A.K.

Sharma. II.

Seed science and technology: 1. Development and maturation of soybean seed (Glycine max (L.

) Merrill.)/A.

Sabir-Ahamed and C.P.

Thiagarajan. 2.

Influence of delaying harvest on seed quality in soybean (Glycine max (l.) Merrill.

)/A. Sabir-Ahamed and C.

P. Thiagarajan.

3. Seed development and maturation of Echinochloa crus-galli/Jerlin R.

and Jacqueline A. Selvaraj.

4. Standardisation of optimum season and seed treatments for yield and seed quality in Kolinji (Tephrosia purpurea Pers.

)/N.S.

Radha, K. Ramamoorthy and S (less)

I. Organic waste for organic farming: 1.

Introduction/B.L.

Chaudhary. 2.

Can India switch over to organic farming/A.V.

Rao. 3.

Organic matter for agricultural sustainability/S.K.

Sharma and G.S.

Ameta. 4.

Maintenance of soil organic carbon in tropics/R.K.

Beniwal and M.L.

Soni. II.

Characterisation of soil organic matter: 1. Status, nature and characteristics of soil organic matter in major agro-eco regions of India/B.

N. Swami.

2. Characterization of humic substances/D.

C. Joshi.

3. Nitrogenous constituents of soil organic matter and their role in soil fertility/Vimal Sharma.

4. Biochemistry of proteins and nucleic acid degradation/Raghvendar Singh.

5. Biochemistry of carbohydrate degradation/Raghvendar Singh.

III. Organic waste for integrated nutrient management: 1.

The concept of integrated plant nutrition/L.L.

Somani. 2.

Organic matter as a source of carbon and nitrogen/R.K.

Beniwal and M.L.

Soni. 3.

Organic matter as a source of phosphorus/J.C.

Tarafdar. 4.

Organic matter as a source of micronutrients/R.K.

Mehra. IV.

Soil health and residue management: 1. Soil (less)

1. Wildlife conservation and management.

2. Status of wildlife management in India.

3. Endangered flora and fauna of India.

4. Extinction of organisms.

5. Special conservation schemes.

6. Management of rangelands, forests and wildlife corridors.

7. Wildlife reserves and National Parks.

8. Protection of orchids and butterflies.

9. Role of zoos, parks and sanctuaries for conservation of wildlife.

10. Management of wetland birds.

11. Asian waterfowl census.

12. Ramsar wetlands.

13. The mysteries of migration.

14. Biodiversity.

conservation and management. 15.

General theories of biodiversity. 16.

Animal distribution or zoogeography. 17.

Wildlife pathology. 18.

Remote sensing in wildlife studies. 19.

The Biological Diversity Act, 2002. 20.

The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. 21.

The wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 schedules. 22.

Wildlife crimes. 23.

WWF--India and BNHS/IBCN. 24.

National and state plants and Animals of India. 25.

Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and waste auditing. Index.

"India is the seventh largest country and Asia's second (less)

Bioinformatics : an overview. 2.

Molecular biology and bioinformatics. 3.

The information molecules and information flow. 4.

Proteins—their structural profiles and properties. 5.

Using the Linux operating system. 6.

Programming with Perl. 7.

Understanding and using biological databases. 8.

Alignment of pairs of sequence. 9.

Tools for sequence alignment. 10.

Alignment of multiple sequences. 11.

Phylogenetic analysis. 12.

Gene prediction methods. 13.

Visualization and predication of protein structure. 14.

Gene mapping, sequence assembly and gene expression. 15.

Proteomics. 16.

Problem solving in bioinformatics. Selected references.

Glossary. Index.

"Bioinformatics: Concepts, Skills & Applications is a comprehensive introduction to the field of bioinformatics that allows students, scientists, researchers, and even enthusiasts interested in the use of computers in biological research to better grasp this dynamic and fast emerging area. The book adopts an integrated approach because of the interdisciplinary nature of the subject, for developing skills in sequencing and analysing genomes of various organisms (less)

2. Classification of Fruit Crops.

3. Agroclimatic Zones.

4. Influence of Climate.

5. Soils.

6. Planning an Orchard.

7. Nursery Techniques.

8. Plant Growing Structures.

9. Propagation-Principles and Procedures.

10. Modern System of Fruit Growing.

11. High Density Orcharding.

12. Training, Pruning and Thinning.

13. Mineral Nutrition.

14. Fertilizers and Manures.

15. Irrigation.

16. Weed Management.

17. Soil Management Systems.

18. Cropping Systems.

19. Flowering and Fruiting.

20. Fruit Physiology.

21. Special Problems in Fruit Production.

22. Growth Regulators in Fruit Production.

23. Physiological Disorders.

24. Insect-Pest Management.

25. Disease Management.

26. Techniques of Fruit Breeding.

27. Fruit Marketing.

28. Rejuvenation of Old Orchard.

29. Dryland Fruit culture.

30. Fruit crops.

31. Fruit crop matching mantra.

32. Distinguish between.

Glossary. Appendix.

Selected Bibliography. Index.

Basic Concepts of Fruit Science second revised edition is an updated text to cater to the growing need of students, scholars, researchers, scientists, horticulturists, extension (less)