Vol 108, No 4 (2015)

Table of Contents

Vol 108, No 4 (2015)

In this Issue

In this Issue
Somendra Singh Kharola, S. Ramaseshan Fellow
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/470-470 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 470-470
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Guest Editorial

The 'Historic' Storm at the Mumbai Science Congress
Roddam Narasimha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/471-472 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 471-472
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Correspondence

Early Workings and Modern Science: Some Reactions to Current Happenings
T. V. Ramakrishnan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/473-474 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 473-474
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Good Fences Make Good Neighbours
D. Balasubramanian
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/473-474 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 473-474
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The Annual Science Farce
P. Tauro, A. S. Rao
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/474-475 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 474-475
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The Missing 'Crown' of India
K. L. Chaudhary
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/474-475 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 474-475
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News

Ayurvedic Treatment and Modern Medicine
P. L. T. Girija, G. S. Savithri, Rama Jayasundar, G. G. Gangadharan, N. Nagashayana, S. Yashonath
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/476-478 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 476-478
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Scholarly Publishing
Debosree Ghosh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/479-479 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 479-479
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Strategic Environmental Assessment
Jagdish Chandra Kuniyal, Sarla Shashni, Amit Kumar, Nidhi Kanwar, Bhim Chand, R. C. Sundriyal, Pitamber Prasad Dhyani
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/480-481 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 480-481
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Commentary

Controversies Surrounding Coumarin in Cassia: The Good, the Bad and the not so Ugly
R. Dinesh, N. K. Leela, T. John Zachariah, M. Anandaraj
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/482-484 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 482-484
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General Article

Groundwater Depletion in Central Punjab: Pattern, Access and Adaptations
Satvir Kaur, Kamal Vatta
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/485-490 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 485-490
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Special Section: Low Energy Nuclear Reactions

Preface
M. Srinivasan, A. Meulenberg
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/491-494 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 491-494
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Cold Fusion: Comments on the State of Scientific Proof
Michael C. H. McKubre
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/495-498 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 495-498
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Extensions to Physics: What Cold Fusion Teaches
A. Meulenberg
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/499-506 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 499-506
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Phonon Models for Anomalies in Condensed Matter Nuclear Science
Peter L. Hagelstein, Irfan U. Chaudhary
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/507-513 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 507-513
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Development Status of Condensed Cluster Fusion Theory
Akito Takahashi
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/514-515 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 514-515
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Model of Low Energy Nuclear Reactions in a Solid Matrix with Defects
K. P. Sinha
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/516-518 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 516-518
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Selective Resonant Tunnelling -Turning Hydrogen-Storage Material into Energetic Material
C. L. Liang, Z. M. Dong, X. Z. Li
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/519-523 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 519-523
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Coherent Correlated States of Interacting Particles -The Possible Key to Paradoxes and Features of LENR
Vladimir I. Vysotskii, Mykhaylo V. Vysotskyy
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/524-530 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 524-530
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How the Explanation of LENR can be made Consistent with Observed Behaviour and Natural Laws
Edmund Storms
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/531-534 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 531-534
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Introduction to the Main Experimental Findings of the LENR Field
Edmund Storms
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/535-539 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 535-539
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Review of Materials Science for Studying the Fleischmann and Pons Effect
V. Violante, E. Castagna, S. Lecci, F. Sarto, M. Sansovini, A. Torre, A. La Gatta, R. Duncan, G. Hubler, A. El Boher, O. Aziz, D. Pease, D. Knies, M. McKubre
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/540-558 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 540-558
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Highly Reproducible LENR Experiments Using Dual Laser Stimulation
Dennis Letts
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/559-561 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 559-561
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Sidney Kimmel Institute for Nuclear Renaissance
G. K. Hubler, A. El-Boher, O. Azizi, D. Pease, J. H. He, W. Isaacson, S. Gangopadhyay, V. Violante
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/562-564 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 562-564
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Progress towards Understanding Anomalous Heat Effect in Metal Deuterides
O. Azizi, A. El-Boher, J. H. He, G. K. Hubler, D. Pease, W. Isaacson, V. Violante, S. Gangopadhyay
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/565-573 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 565-573
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Replicable Cold Fusion Experiment: Heat/Helium Ratio
Abd ul-Rahman Lomax
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/574-577 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 574-577
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Observation of Radio Frequency Emissions from Electrochemical Loading Experiments
D. A. Kidwell, D. D. Dominguez, K. S. Grabowski, L. F. DeChiaro Jr
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/578-581 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 578-581
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Condensed Matter Nuclear Reactions with Metal Particles in Gases
Dennis Cravens, Mitchell R. Swartz, Brian Ahern
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/582-584 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 582-584
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Use of CR-39 Detectors to Determine the Branching Ratio in Pd/D Co-Deposition
P. A. Mosier-Boss, L. P. Forsley, A. S. Roussetski, A. G. Lipson, F. Tanzella, E. I. Saunin, M. McKubre, B. Earle, D. Zhou
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/585-588 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 585-588
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Brief Summary of Latest Experimental Results with a Mass-Flow Calorimetry System for Anomalous Heat Effect of Nano-Composite Metals under D(H)-Gas Charging
A. Kitamura, A. Takahashi, R. Seto, Y. Fujita, A. Taniike, Y. Furuyama
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/589-593 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 589-593
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Condensed Matter Nuclear Science Research Status in China
Z. M. Dong, C. L. Liang, X. Z. Li
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/594-594 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 594-594
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Dry, Preloaded NANOR®-Type CF/LANR Components
Mitchell R. Swartz, Gayle M. Verner, Jeffrey W. Tolleson, Peter L. Hagelstein
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/595-600 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 595-600
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Directional X-Ray and Gamma Emission in Experiments in Condensed Matter Nuclear Science
Peter L. Hagelstein
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/601-607 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 601-607
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Observation and Investigation of Anomalous X-Ray and Thermal Effects of Cavitation
V. I. Vysotskii, A. A. Kornilova, A. O. Vasilenko
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/608-613 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 608-613
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Martin Fleischmann Memorial Project Status Review
Mathieu Valat, Ryan Hunt, Bob Greenyer
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/614-618 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 614-618
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Observation of Neutrons and Tritium in the Early BARC Cold Fusion Experiments
Mahadeva Srinivasan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/619-623 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 619-623
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Introduction to Isotopic Shifts and Transmutations Observed in LENR Experiments
Mahadeva Srinivasan
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/624-627 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 624-627
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Transmutation Reactions Induced by Deuterium Permeation through Nano-Structured Palladium Multilayer Thin Film
Yasuhiro Iwamura, Takehiko Itoh, Shigenori Tsuruga
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/628-632 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 628-632
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Biological Transmutations
Jean-Paul Biberian
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/633-635 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 633-635
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Microbial Transmutation of Cs-137 and LENR in Growing Biological Systems
V. I. Vysotskii, A. A. Kornilova
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/636-640 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 636-640
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Energy Gains from Lattice-Enabled Nuclear Reactions
David J. Nagel
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/641-645 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 641-645
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Lattice-Enabled Nuclear Reactions in the Nickel and Hydrogen Gas System
David J. Nagel
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/646-652 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 646-652
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Summary Report: 'Introduction to Cold Fusion' - IAP Course at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
Gayle Verner, Mitchell Swartz, Peter Hagelstein
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/653-654 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 653-654
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Status of Cold Fusion Research in Japan
Akira Kitamura
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/655-655 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 655-655
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Condensed Matter Nuclear Reaction Products Observed in Pd/D Co-Deposition Experiments
P. A. Mosier-Boss, L. P. Forsley, F. E. Gordon, D. Letts, D. Cravens, M. H. Miles, M. Swartz, J. Dash, F. Tanzella, P. Hagelstein, M. McKubre, J. Bao
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/656-659 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 656-659
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Review Article

Flyrock in Surface Mine Blasting: Understanding the Basics to Develop a Predictive Regime
Avtar K. Raina, V. M. S. R. Murthy, Abhay K. Soni
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/660-665 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 660-665
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Research Articles

Aerosol Optical Properties over Marine and Continental Sites of India during Pre-Monsoon Season
Piyush Patel, A. K. Shukla
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/666-676 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 666-676
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Contribution of Sewage Treatment to Pollution Abatement of Urban Streams
Priyanka Jamwal, T. Md. Zuhail, Praveen Raje Urs, Veena Srinivasan, Sharachchandra Lele
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/677-685 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 677-685
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Research Communications

In silico Prediction of Escherichia coli Metabolic Engineering Capabilities for 1-Butanol Production
Bashir Sajo Mienda, Mohd Shahir Shamsir, Faezah Mohd Salleh, Rosli Md. Illias
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/686-694 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 686-694
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Morphometric Analysis of Barren Volcanic Base and Associated Tectonic Elements in the Andaman Fore-Arc Sub-Basin
Saju Varghese, G. Nagendran
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/694-699 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 694-699
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Comparative Study of Soil Profiles Developed on Metavolcanic (Basaltic) Rocks in Two Different Watersheds of Garhwal Himalaya
S. Vyshnavi, R. Islam, Y. P. Sundriyal
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/699-707 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 699-707
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Anisotropy of Magnetic Susceptibility of Earthquake-Affected Soft Sediments: Example from Ther Village, Latur, Maharashtra, India
B. V. Lakshmi, K. V. V. Satyanarayana, N. Basavaiah, Praveen Gawali
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/708-712 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 708-712
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Geochemistry of the Unusual Mafic Intrusions in Betul Fold Belt, Central India: Implications for Ni-Cu-Au-PGE Metallogeny
D. V. Subba Rao, M. Satyanarayanan, D. Srinivasa Sarma, K. S. V. Subramanyam, K. Venkateswarlu, M. Hanuma Prasad
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/713-722 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 713-722
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Equivalent Permeability Model for Sealing Evaluation of Natural Gas Storage Cavern in Bedded Rock Salt
Tongtao Wang, Chunhe Yang, Xiangzhen Yan, Hongling Ma, Xilin Shi, J. J. K. Daemen
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/723-729 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 723-729
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Book Reviews

Know your Heart - The Hidden Links between your Body and the Politics of the State
V. Raman Kutty
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/730-730 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 730-730
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A Petrographic Atlas of an Ophiolite: An Example from the Eastern India-Asia Collision Zone
Rajkumar Ghosh
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/731-731 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 731-731
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Personal News

Vasant R. Gowariker (1933–2015)
Rajaram Nagappa
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/732-733 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 732-733
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Publications received

Publications Received – 2014
DOI:10.18520/cs/v108/i4/734-736 ,  Vol 108, No 4 (2015), Pagination: 734-736
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