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Rajashree, R.
- Effect of Alcoholic Extract of Withania somnifera Linn Roots on Reproductive Organs in Streptozotocin Induced Diabetic Rats
Authors
1 Department of Physiology, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE University, Belgaum, IN
2 Department of Physiology, Shri Sathya Sai Medical College & RI, Tiruporur, Tamilnadu, IN
3 Department of Anatomy, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, KLE University, Belgaum, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 2, No 1 (2011), Pagination: 20-23Abstract
"Effect of alcoholic extract of Withania somnifera linn ischolar_mains on reproductive organs in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats." Withania somnifera linn(WS) is a perennial herb used in various Ayurvedic treatment procedures. Its role over the reproductive system is less studied especially in the diabetic.
Aim
1.To rule out the effect of WS alcoholic ischolar_main extract over the weight of the reproductive organs of Streptozotocin induced diabetic male rats.
2.To rule out the plants ability to increase the sperm count.
Material and methods
Twenty four adult male albino rats were grouped into four groups. Diabetes induced by injecting a single dose of Streptozotocin (50mg/kg BW) intraperitoneally. Insulin was given to one group with 5 units/Kg BW intraperitoneally for 30 days. Alcoholic ischolar_main extract of WS (500mg/Kg) was given to another diabetic group orally for 30days. Blood sugar, Body weight, Weight of Testes, Cauda epididymis and Caudal Sperm count was determined on 31st day. Data collected were statistically analysed using SPSS ver. 15.0 software.
Results
Statistically significant improvement in terms of testes weight and Caudal sperm count was obtained in W. somnifera treated diabetic rats than that of insulin treated.
Conclusion
Withania somnifera ischolar_main extracts had the potency to increase the reproductive efficiency of the diabetic rats.
Keywords
Diabetes, Testes Weight, Cauda Epididymis
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- A Hybrid Multilevel Security Scheme using DNA Computing based Color Code and Elliptic Curve Cryptography
Authors
1 School of Electronics Engineeirng, VIT University Chennai – 600048, Tamil Nadu, IN
2 ECE, GKM College of Engineering and Technology, Chennai - 600 063, Tamil Nadu, IN
Source
Indian Journal of Science and Technology, Vol 9, No 10 (2016), Pagination:Abstract
Background/Objectives: The terrorism threat caused by terrorist who posses forged passport and identities due to insecure environment which could be more serious imminent. Traditional scheme and techniques available to protect the information from unauthorized user is not enough for the current environment. Methods/Statistical analysis: So, a hybrid multilevel DNA computing based Color Code Cryptographic scheme combined with Elliptic Curve Cryptography is proposed to protect the passport data from the eavesdropper. Proposed data encryption algorithm consists of two level of security, first level of security is provided by convert the personal details (plaintext) of the customer into Unicode and RGB color code, and then map the color code with DNA nucleotide. The mapped DNA molecules converted into ASCII values for encryption process. DNA molecules help to store enormous amount of data intended to allow more number of user to access the system. Second level of security is provided by encrypt the ASCII values using Elliptic Curve Cryptography techniques which require very less key size compared with traditional schemes. Resultant ciphertext is hidden in the personal image of the customer using LSB steganographic method. Findings: Compared with traditional scheme, proposed scheme provides multilevel of security with less communication and computational overhead due to its lesser key size. ECC-80 bit key size based encryption scheme provides same level of security as RSA-1024 scheme with less number of operations involved in the passport verification system. Applications/Improvements: Since the proposed scheme require very less key size, consumes very less power, it will be more suitable for power constrained devices such as smart card, sensors, mobile phones, PDA's, RFID tags, etc.,
Keywords
ASCII Values, Color Code Cryptography, DNA Cryptography, Elliptic Curve Cryptography, Steganography, UnicodeFull Text
