Vol 115, No 9 (2018)

Table of Contents

Vol 115, No 9 (2018)

In this Issue

In this issue
K. P. Madhu
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1618-1618 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1618-1618
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Editorial

Tech Start-Ups and their Ecosystems in India
M. H. Bala Subrahmanya
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1619-1620 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1619-1620
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Correspondence

Should Plant Breeders be Denied of Genetic Resources from Protected Areas?
Kuldeep Singh, K. Joseph John, K. Pradheep
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1621-1621 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1621-1621
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Cotoneaster buxifolius Wall. Ex Lindl., a Vulnerable Shrub Species in Kodaikanal Wildlife Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu, India
A. Ravi Kiran, Kabeer
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1622-1622 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1622-1622
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News

Science Last Fortnight
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1623-1626 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1623-1626
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Directed Evolution–Bringing the Power of Evolution to the Laboratory:2018 Nobel Prize in Chemistry
Sheenam Verma, Dinakar M. Salunke
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1627-1630 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1627-1630
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T-Cells and Cancer Immunotherapy (Immuno-Oncology):The 2018 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
P. K. Gupta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1631-1635 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1631-1635
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Clouds, Microphysical Processes and Small-Scale Simulations
Bipin Kumar, Moumita Bhowmik, Ravi S. Nanjundiah
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1636-1637 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1636-1637
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Commentary

The Journey of the World’s First Non-Steroidal Contraceptive from Academic Venture to National Family Programme
Niti Kumar, Garima Pant, Sripathi Rao Kulkarni
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1638-1640 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1638-1640
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Testing the Limits of Quantum Mechanics
Tejinder Pal Singh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1641-1643 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1641-1643
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GENERAL ARTICLE

Periodic Table of Elements Revisited for Accommodating Elements of Future Years
M. C. Rath
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1644-1647 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1644-1647
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Biobusiness in Brief:What Ails Clinical Trials?
Gayatri Saberwal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1648-1652 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1648-1652
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Bibliometric and Social Network Analysis in Scientific Research on Precision Agriculture
Jose Luis Aleixandre-Tudo, Lourdes Castello-Cogollos, Jose Luis Aleixandre, Rafael Aleixandre-Benavent
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1653-1667 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1653-1667
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SPECIAL SECTION:ASIAN FORUM FOR POLAR SCIENCES

Preface
Rahul Mohan, Clemente Michael Wong Vui Ling
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1668-1668 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1668-1668
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Occurrence of Ice-Bonded Sediments in the Mackenzie Trough, Beaufort Sea
Young-Gyun Kim, Young Keun Jin, Sookwan Kim, Seung-Goo Kang, Jong Kuk Hong
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1669-1673 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1669-1673
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Ground-Based Observations for the Upper Atmosphere at Jang Bogo Station, Antarctica:Preliminary Results
Ji Eun Kim, Jeong-Han Kim, Geonhwa Jee, Changsup Lee, Hyuck-Jin Kwon, Young-Bae Ham, Terence Bullett, Qian Wu, Justin Mabie, Nikolay Zabotin
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1674-1678 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1674-1678
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Palaeolimnological Records of Regime Shifts From Marine-To-Lacustrine System in a Coastal Antarctic Lake in Response to Post-Glacial Isostatic Uplift
Badanal Siddaiah Mahesh, Abhilash Nair, Anish Kumar Warrier, Anirudha Avadhani, Rahul Mohan, Manish Tiwari
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1679-1683 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1679-1683
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Effects of Vertically Propagating Mountain Waves During a Strong Wind Event Over the Ross Ice Shelf, Antarctica
Sheeba Nettukandy Chenoli, John Turner, Azizan Abu Samah
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1684-1689 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1684-1689
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Population Dynamics of Bacterioplanktonic Component Associated with the Phytoplankton Biomass in Kongsfjorden, an Arctic Fjord
Rupesh Kumar Sinha, K. P. Krishnan, Savita Kerkar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1690-1694 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1690-1694
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Draft Genome Sequence of a Novel Actinobacterium from the Family Intrasporangiaceae Isolated from Signy Island, Antarctica
S. M. Thomas, P. Convey, H. M. Gan, D. A. Pearce, G. Y. A. Tan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1695-1696 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1695-1696
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Effects of Field Warming on a High Arctic Soil Bacterial Community:A Metagenomic Analysis
P. P. J. Lim, K. K. Newsham, P. Convey, H. M. Gan, W. C. Yew, G. Y. A. Tan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1697-1700 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1697-1700
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Analysis of Bacterial Communities of King George and Deception Islands, Antarctica using High-Throughput Sequencing
C. Y. Chua, S. T. Yong, M. A. Gonzalez, P. Lavin, Y. K. Cheah, G. Y. A. Tan, C. M. V. L. Wong
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1701-1705 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1701-1705
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Genome Sequences of Two Cold-Adapted Cryobacterium Spp. SO1 and SO2 from Fildes Peninsula, Antarctica
C. P. Teoh, C. M. V. L. Wong, D. J. H. Lee, M. A. González, N. Najimudin, P. C. Lee, Y. K. Cheah
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1706-1708 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1706-1708
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Microbial Eukaryotic Diversity with Emphasis on Picoprasinophytes under the Sea Ice of the Central Arctic Ocean in Summer
Wei Luo, Huirong Li, Xiaoyan Gao, Ling Lin, Yong Yu, Yinxin Zeng
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1709-1713 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1709-1713
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REVIEW ARTICLE

The Malaise of Under-Representation of Women in Science:The Indian Story
Charu Malhotra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1714-1723 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1714-1723
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RESEARCH ARTICLES

Tree-Based Classification of Tabla Strokes
Subodh Deolekar, Siby Abraham
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1724-1731 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1724-1731
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Photocatalytic Degradation of Aqueous Phenanthrene in a Slurry Photocatalytic Reactor:Optimization and Modelling
C. Nirmala Rani, S. Karthikeyan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1732-1740 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1732-1740
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Microbial Biomass Carbon and Nitrogen in Relation to Cropping Systems in Central Himalaya, India
Kirtika Padalia, S. S. Bargali, Kiran Bargali, Kapil Khulbe
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1741-1750 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1741-1750
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Population Dynamics of Betula ermanii in Response to Climate Change at the Changbai Mountain Treeline, China
Xiaodong Wang, Weihua Dong, Huiqing Liu, Zhengfang Wu, Weihong Fan, Junhu Dai
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1751-1760 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1751-1760
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Semi-Empirical Model for Predicting Pot-Hole Depth in Underground Coal Mining
Lokhande D. Ritesh, V. M. S. R. Murthy, Singh Kalendra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1761-1769 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1761-1769
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10Be/9Be Ratios of Cauvery River Delta Sediments, Southern India:Implications for Palaeo-Denudation Rates in the Catchment and Variation in Summer Monsoon Rainfall During Late Quaternary
Soumya Prakash Dhal, S. Balakrishnan, Pankaj Kumar, Pramod Singh, Alok Sharan, Sundeep Chopra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1770-1781 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1770-1781
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RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Development of a Unique Full-Scale Real-Fire Facade Testing Facility at IIT Gandhinagar
Gaurav Srivastava, Chinmay Ghoroi, Pravinray Gandhi, V. Jagdish, G. Karthikeyan, Aravind Chakravarthy, Dharmit Nakrani
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1782-1787 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1782-1787
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Monitoring of Total Volatile Organic Compounds and Particulate Matter in an Indoor Environment
Manisha Gaur, Kirti Bhandari, Anuradha Shukla
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1787-1792 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1787-1792
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Developing a Management Plan for Loktak Lake Considering Keibul Lamjao National Park and Hydropower Demand using a Data Driven Modeling Approach
Kh. Eliza, R. Khosa, A. K. Gosain, A. K. Nema
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1793-1798 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1793-1798
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Rift Assessment and Potential Calving Zone of Amery Ice Shelf, East Antarctica
Simone Darji, Sandip R. Oza, R. D. Shah, B. P. Rathore, I. M. Bahuguna
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1799-1804 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1799-1804
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Phenology of a Temperate Fern Dryopteris wallichiana (Spreng.) Hyl. (Dryopteridaceae) in Uttarakhand, India
N. Punetha, J. N. Pant, R. Punetha, K. Bhakuni
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1805-1809 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1805-1809
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Book Reviews

History of Science, Philosophy and Culture in Indian Civilization, Volume XII, Part 4:Modern Atomism
T. V. Ramakrishnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1810-1810 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1810-1810
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Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology, 2017
R. Nagaraj
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1811-1812 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1811-1812
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Historical Notes

E. C. G. Sudarshan and the Quantum Mechanics of Charged-Particle Beam Optics
Sameen Ahmed Khan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v115/i9/1813-1814 ,  Vol 115, No 9 (2018), Pagination: 1813-1814
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