North Eastern Hill University

About: North Eastern Hill University is a education organization based out in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Ruthenium. The organization has 2318 authors who have published 4476 publications receiving 48894 citations.

Corporate Sustainability Performance and Financial Performance: Empirical Evidence from Japan and India:

Abstract: PurposeThe purpose of this article is to explore the disclosure of corporate sustainability (CS) practices and to examine the association between sustainability performance and financial performanc...

Carnivorous Plants as a Source of Potent Bioactive Compound: Naphthoquinones

Abstract: Carnivorous plants are among the curiosities of nature being different from the normal plants in their mode of nutrition. These plants have fascinated several researchers for centuries. They are also characterized by synthesis of bioactive compounds which are used as a mechanism for self defense. These compounds possess a broad spectrum of biological activities such as antiparasitic, antibacterial, insecticidal, fungicidal, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antiproliferative activities. Although, several antimicrobial drugs have been introduced during the recent decades, the problems of microbial infections resistant to synthetic pesticides still exist which necessitate the introduction of novel antimicrobial agents with additional modes of actions than the currently available therapeutic agents. Naphthoquinones are one of the most studied bioactive compounds which have been reported to inhibit the growth of proliferative cells and microbes. Efforts have been made to induce the biosynthesis of naphthoquinone in different species of carnivorous plants. It has been demonstrated that the accumulation of naphthoquinones in carnivorous plants was increased by injecting chitin into the plant tissues. Also, their biosynthesis could be enhanced by the incorporation of elicitors in in vitro cultures of plants. In the present review, we discuss the applications of naphthoquinones and its biosynthesis in carnivorous plants.

Approximate formulas for the neutralino masses in the nonminimal supersymmetric standard model.

Abstract: We derive a number of approximate analytical formulas for the neutralino masses and neutralino states in the nominimal supersymmetric standard model containing a Higgs singlet in addition to the two Higgs doublets of the minimal model. A comparison with the numerical solution for the neutralino masses shows that these formulas serve as an excellent approximation for almost the entire phenomenologically interesting range of parameters.