The kinetics of Hg(II)-catalyzed reaction between hexacyanoferrate(II) and nitroso-R-salt has been followed spectrophotometrically by monitoring the increase in absorbance at 720 nm, the λ max of green complex, [Fe(CN) 5 N-R-salt] 3− as a function of pH, ionic strength, temperature, concentration of reactants, and the catalyst. In this reaction, the coordinated cyanide ion in hexacyanoferrate(II) gets replaced by incoming N-R-salt under the following specified reaction conditions: temperature = 25 ± 0.1 • C, pH = 6.5 ± 0.2, and I = 0.1 M (KNO 3 ). The stoichiometry of the complex has been established as 1:1 by mole ratio method. The rate of catalyzed reaction is slow at low pH values and then increases with pH and attains a maximum value between 6.5 and 6.7. The rate finally falls again at higher pH values due to nonavailability of [H + ] ions needed to regenerate the catalytic species. The rate of reaction increases initially with [N-R-salt] and attains a maximum value and then levels off at higher [N-R-salt]. The rate of reaction shows a variable order dependence in [Fe(CN) 6 4− ] ranging from unity at lower concentration to 0.1 at higher concentrations. The effect of [Hg 2+ ] on the reaction rate shows a complex behavior and the same has been explained in detail. The activation parameters for the catalyzed reactions have been evaluated. A most plausible mechanistic scheme has been proposed based on the experimental observations. C 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Int J Chem Kinet

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Health and Health Insurance are the major concerns with which everyone is dealing in present environment. In India, there is an increase in healthcare service perception and it gives a good opportunity to the healthcare industry to expand. Health insurance is a product that provides financial assistance to patients and saves them from unexpected financial loss which could be due to not having a health insurance policy. The main aim behind the expansion of health insurance schemes through healthcare reforms of the country is to reduce the poverty. A sample to 230 consumers of health insurance with different age group and occupation were surveyed with the help of standard questionnaire and random sampling to know their perceptions regarding health insurance. One Sample t-test, One Way ANOVA, and Post Hoc test were applied to analyse data. It is found that there is a significant difference between male and female in their perceptions regarding health insurance. It is also seen that there is a significant difference for the perceptions regarding health insurance between the consumers belonging to different age groups and with different occupations.

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