Vol 106, No 12 (2014)

Table of Contents

Vol 106, No 12 (2014)

In this Issue

In This Issue
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1622-1622 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1622-1622
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Guest Editorial

Can Planting New Trees Help to Reduce Global Warming
G. Bala
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1623-1624 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1623-1624
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Correspondence

Contrary to Prevailing Perceptions, many Political Parties are indeed Serious about Science, Technology and Innovation!
Pallava Bagla
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1625-1628 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1625-1628
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The Inclusion of Science in Election Manifestos
Chetan Datta Poduri
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1628-1628 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1628-1628
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'Modifesto' in Science and Technology
Annamraju Rajanikanth
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1629-1629 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1629-1629
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News

Sixth International Conference on Nano Science and Technology
Ashok K. Ganguli
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1630-1631 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1630-1631
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Public Engagement with Science, Technology and Innovation
Parul R. Sheth
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1632-1633 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1632-1633
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In Conversation

Hari Om Vats
K. V. Soumya
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Commentary

Integrating Aboveground-Belowground Responses to Climate Change
P. C. Abhilash, Rama Kant Dubey
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1637-1638 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1637-1638
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Research News

Chronochromic Smart Tag to Replace Expiry Date in Packed Perishable Food Items
C. Srinivasan, R. Saraswathi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1639-1640 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1639-1640
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Scientific Correspondance

Significance of Clastic Injectites in the Syn-Rift Terani Clay Member, Sivaganga formation, Cauvery Basin, Tamil Nadu, India
Amruta R. Paranjape, Anand S. Kale, Kantimati G. Kulkarni
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1614-1643 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1614-1643
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Proboscia alata (Brightwell) Sandstrom Bloom in the Coastal Waters off Bekal, Southwest India
Anit M. Thomas, M. G. Sanilkumar, K. C. Vijayalakshmi, A. A. Mohamed Hatha, A. V. Saramma
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1643-1646 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1643-1646
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General Article

Evaluation of Asian University Rankings: Position and Perspective of Leading Indian Higher Education Institutions
Veljko Jeremic, Marina Jovanovic-Milenkovic
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1647-1653 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1647-1653
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Comparative Performance of India with other BRICS Countries in Publishing Science and Engineering Research Papers
S. A. Hasan, Rajesh Luthra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1654-1657 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1654-1657
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Damming Rivers in the Tectonically Resurgent Uttarakhand Himalaya
K. S. Valdiya
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1658-1668 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1658-1668
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Special Section:Theory of Computation

Foreword
R. K. Shyamasundar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1669-1680 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1669-1680
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The computing legacy of Alan M. Turing (1912–1954)
R. K. Shyamasundar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1669-1680 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1669-1680
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Turing and animal coat patterns
Ramesh Hariharan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1681-1686 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1681-1686
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Normal numbers and algorithmic randomnes:a historical sketch
V. Arvind
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1687-1692 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1687-1692
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A brief history of polynomial identity testing
Manindra Agrawal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1693-1695 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1693-1695
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Conversations: from Alan Turing to NP-Completeness
Jaikumar Radhakrishnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1696-1701 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1696-1701
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Research Articles

Climex Simulated Predictions of Oriental Fruit Fly, Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel) (Diptera: Tephritidae) Geographical Distribution under Climate Change Situations in India
V. Sridhar, A. Verghese, L. S. Vinesh, M. Jayashankar, P. D. Kamala Jayanthi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1702-1710 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1702-1710
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Emergence of Epizootic Ulcerative Syndrome: Large-Scale Mortalities of Cultured and Wild Fish Species in Uttar Pradesh, India
P. K. Pradhan, G. Rathore, N. Sood, T. R. Swaminathan, M. K. Yadav, D. K. Verma, D. K. Chaudhary, R. Abidi, P. Punia, J. K. Jena
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1711-1718 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1711-1718
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Research Communications

Impregnation of S-layer Protein Isolated from Extremophilic Bacillus licheniformis NARW 02 onto Titanium Phosphate Ceramic Enhances Uranium Removal from Aqueous Solution
R. Selvakumar, S. Aravindh, J. Ravichandran, U. Kamachi Mudali, C. Anandbabu, Baldev Raj
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1719-1725 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1719-1725
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Geochemistry of Pegmatites from South Delhi Fold Belt: A Case Study from Rajgarh, Ajmer District, Rajasthan
Kumar Batuk Joshi, Soumya Ray, Deepak Joshi, Talat Ahmad
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1725-1730 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1725-1730
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Pollination Ecology of Himalayan Sea Buckthorn, Hippophae rhamnoides L. (Elaeagnaceae)
Yash Mangla, Rajesh Tandon
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1731-1735 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1731-1735
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Impact of Climate Change on the Flowering of Rhododendron arboreum in Central Himalaya, India
Kailash S. Gaira, Ranbeer S. Rawal, Balwant Rawat, Indra D. Bhatt
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1735-1738 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1735-1738
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Fish Distribution Dynamics in the Aghanashini Estuary of Uttara Kannada, West Coast of India
Mahima Bhat, V. N. Nayak, M. D. Subash Chandran, T. V. Ramachandra
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1739-1744 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1739-1744
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Living Legends in Indian Science

Bulusu Lakshmana Deekshatulu
N. Viswanadham, V. V. S. Sarma
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Book Reviews

Optoelectronics and Optical Fiber Sensor
Bishnu P. Pal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1750-1751 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1750-1751
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Vainu Bappu: The Man Who Knew the Stars
Rajesh Kocchar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1752-1755 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1752-1755
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Annual Review of Genetics, 2013
K. P. Arunkumar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1755-1757 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1755-1757
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Personal News

Parthasarathy Ganguly (1942–2014)
M. S. Hegde
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1757-1758 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1757-1758
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Historical Notes

The Arsenic and Mercury-Containing Tanjore Pills Used in Treating Snake Bites in the 18th Century Madras Presidency
Ramya Raman, Anantanarayanan Raman, P. Ram Manohar
DOI:10.18520/cs/v106/i12/1759-1763 ,  Vol 106, No 12 (2014), Pagination: 1759-1763
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