Bharathiar University

About: Bharathiar University is a education organization based out in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Thin film & Adsorption. The organization has 5812 authors who have published 8628 publications receiving 143934 citations. The organization is also known as: BU.

An Outline of Meat Consumption in the Indian Population - A Pilot Review

Abstract: The consumption of meat is increasing in India and agriculture is considered as the backbone of a majority of people. Livestock plays a significant role, and poultry and dairy are the major sectors contributing to economic development. The majority of meats consumed in India are fish, bovine, mutton, goat, pig, and poultry. In Indian context, culture, traditions, customs, and taboos influence meat consumption to a great extent. However, studies show that urbanization has been causing a rise in demand for meat products. India is the world’s second largest exporter of beef. In India, 95% of goat meat produced is consumed locally. Meat consumption, in particular, is determined by the religions where pork is forbidden to Muslims and beef is prohibited to Hindus. The preference and consumption of chicken meat can be considered as a universal phenomenon and chicken meat is greatly accepted by consumers in India as compared to the other meat consumption. The increase of chicken meat consumption is due to the versatility of the meat, relatively low cost in comparison to other meat, and the acceptance of the chicken meat to all religions. There has been a great rise in the production of livestock products and this is expected to continue in the future. The pattern of meat consumption depends considerably on culture, tradition and urbanization. This review was formulated with the objective of identifying the meat consumption patterns in a typical Indian society.

Enhancing the security of cloud data using hybrid encryption algorithm

Abstract: Cloud computing is a term which is employed to explain different concepts of computing that includes several PCs linked through a real time network of communication such as internet. Cloud computing is a developing paradigm which has in the recent times attracted lot of researchers because of its capability to decrease the costs related with computing. Due to the rapid growth of cloud computing techniques the rapid raise of services of cloud became outstanding. In today’s world data security is a challenging problem. The essential issue related with cloud computing is the security of cloud and the proper cloud implementation over the network. In cloud the models of security namely confidentiality, authentication, accessibility, data recovery and data integrity. It includes services of cloud, model of deployment, security problems and barriers in cloud computing. Nowadays, enhancing security of data in cloud has become a major concern and the solution for this is to apply appropriate encryption techniques while storing the data in the cloud. This study proposes a hybrid algorithm to enhance security of cloud data using encryption algorithm. The main purpose of using encryption algorithms is to secure or store huge amount of information in cloud. This study combines homographic encryption and blowfish encryption to enhance cloud security. It can be concluded that if the security issues are resolved then the future will be the solutions for cloud storage for small as well as large firms.

Induction of intrinsic apoptotic pathway in human breast cancer (MCF-7) cells through facile biosynthesized zinc oxide nanorods

Abstract: Biosynthetic and environment friendly technology for the synthesis of zinc oxide (ZnO) are believed to be nontoxic, biosafe, and biocompatible nature. It also has been used as drug carriers, cosmetics, and fillings in medical materials. The present work reports the induction of intrinsic apoptotic pathway in Human Breast Cancer (MCF-7) cells through biosynthesized Zinc Oxide Nanorods. The UV–visible spectrum showed an absorption peak at 375 nm that reflects surface Plasmon resonance (SPR) ZnONRs and also confirms the particles stability. TEM photograph showed that the green synthesized ZnONRs were highly crystaline nature and rod like structure with an average size of 100 nm. The Zeta potential value of −13 mV revealed the surface charge of green synthesized ZnONRs. In this study, we found that the synthesized ZnONRs exhibited a dose-dependent cytotoxicity against MCF-7 cells. The inhibitory concentration (IC50) was found to be 10 μg/mL. An induction of apoptosis was evidenced by AO/EtBr apoptotic staining method. Based on the FTIR spectral data, β-Santalol a kind of sesquiterpen present in Santalum album leaf extract is responsible for reduction and stabilization of ZnONRs by this approach are quite stable and no visible changes were observed even after long period. These terpene substances could have acted as both reduction and stabilizing agents preventing the aggregation of particles. Thus, the nature of biosynthesis and the therapeutic potential of ZnONRs could prepare the way for further research on the design of green synthesis therapeutic agents, particularly in nanomedicine, for the treatment of cancer.

Green synthesis of SnO 2 nanoparticles using Delonix elata leaf extract: Evaluation of its structural, optical, morphological and photocatalytic properties

Abstract: This research article reports the green synthesis of SnO2 nanoparticles and its structural, optical, morphological and photocatalytic behaviors has been achieved by using Delonix elata leaf extract. Three different synthesis routes (i.e., sonication, wet chemical, and microwave method) are employed to prepare SnO2 nanoparticles. A comparative analysis was performed on the main physical properties to get a broader understanding of the effect of processing parameters on prepared SnO2 nanoparticles. The prepared SnO2 nanoparticles were characterized using different techniques like TG, XRD, FESEM, EDX, FT-IR, UV–Vis, PSD, and BET surface area analysis. Furthermore, the application of the prepared SnO2 nanoparticles as photocatalyst was proceeded to degrade rhodamine B dye.