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In the current study, experimental (UV-visible, Fourier transform infrared [FTIR], 1 H-NMR and scanning electron microscope) and computational (UV-visible, FTIR, 1 H-NMR, HOMO-LUMO, steric and geometric parameters) analyses of acephate, glyphosate, monocrotophos and phorate were performed for the first time. Computational studies were performed at the HF/6-311G(d,p) level of theory. It was found that experimental values of UV-visible, FTIR, 1 H-NMR and geometric data were in very good agreement with the computational ones. The current study may assist future studies, like spectral analysis, pesticide(s) detection, surface behaviour and decomposition analysis of top selling titled pesticides of world market.

Kantkari (Solanum xanthocarpum) of the family Solanaceae is one of the 'dasamoola' and used drug in Ayurveda. Dasamoola means combination of ten plant roots together. It comprises roots of fine big or major trees (Brihat panchmoola) and roots of fine small or major herbs (Laghu panchmoola). In traditional system of medicine, different parts like leaf, stem, flower, roots of solanum xanthocarpum and plant as a whole are used. The drug is used as an antiasthmatic, hypotensive and cytotoxic activity, hypoglycaemic, anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor activity. The result of physico chemical parameters (Loss on drying:4.1%, WSE:16.5% and ASE: 18%) were found to be under WHO guidelinese. The phytochemical studies revealed the presence of active constituents' alkaloids, carbohydratye, steroid and flavonoids and their HPTLC fingerprinting revealed that active constituents are fully active in methanolic extracts which are obtained in different colours having spotted on different Rf values. Hence, it is concluded that this drug supposed to be great beneficial and boon for our society.

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Data Phytochemical, antioxidant, antimicrobial, and protein binding qualities of hydro-ethanolic extract of Tinospora cordifolia S1. Qualitative analysis of phytochemicalsSmall branches and stem bark extracts (petroleum ether, acetone and methanol) of TC were analyzed for the presence of various phytochemicals using the respective chemical tests as follows. S1.1. Test for glycosides0.5 mL extract was taken in a test tube, 0.2 mL of 10 % ferric chloride solution and (50 %) glacial acetic acid added. Few drops of concentrated sulphuric acid were added. A blue color production shows the presence of glycosides. S1.2. Tests for terpenoidsExtract was mixed with chloroform and a few drops of conc. H 2 SO 4 were added, shaken well and allowed to stand for some time. Red color appeared at the lower layer indicated the presence of steroids and formation of yellow colored layer indicated the presence of terpenoids. S1.3. Test for proteinsAn aliquot of 2 mL of extract was treated with one drop of 2% copper sulphate solution. To this, 1 mL of ethanol (90%) was added, followed by excess of potassium hydroxide pellets. Pink color in ethanol layer indicated the presence of proteins. S1.4. Test for amino acidsTwo drops of ninhydrine (5%) were added to 1 mL of extract. A characteristic purple color indicated the presence of amino acids. S1.5. Test for alkaloidsTwo millilitre of 1 % HCl was mixed with 0.1 gm of crude extract and heated slightly. After cooling Wagner's reagent and Mayer's reagent were added to it. The presence of buff colored precipitate indicated the presence of alkaloids. S1.6. Test for carbohydratesBenedict's reagents was mixed with the 1 mL of crude extract and slightly boiled, appearance of reddish brown precipitate indicated the presence of the carbohydrates. S1.7. Test for flavonoidsThe appearance of pink scarlet color when 1 mL of crude extract was mixed with few drops of concentrated HCl and Mg pellets indicated the presence of flavonoids. S1.8. Test for phenols2 mL of 2 % ferric chloride was mixed with the 1 mL of crude extract and the presence of bluegreen or black coloration indicated the presence of phenols.

: In the herbal drug pharmaceutical industry, guggul is enjoying emergent consumer acceptance around the world. In the Indian market, more than fifty formulations of guggul have been introduced by well-known brands including Himalaya, Patanjali and Baidyanath Pharmaceuticals. Basically, guggul is the gum resin from Commiphora wightii (syn. Commiphora Mukul). It has been used to treat various ailments including obesity, osteoarthritis, arthritis, constipation, liver disorders, inflammation, anemia, diabetes, etc. Including medicinal properties, it is used as a good binding agent and mixed in various herbal formulations. To review the major phytochemical, medicinal properties and analytical methods involved in the detection of guggul by using the exhaustive bibliographic research by means of various scientific engines and databases. Guggul contained approximately 66 phytochemical including gallic acid, quercetin, and guggulsterones E and Z. These phytochemicals have a wide range of pharmacological activities such as antioxidant, antibacterial, antimutagenic, antivenom and antitumor. It has been noticed that the mode of action of guggulsterone has not been fully explored. Pharmacology and toxicological studies are very few. These works have shown huge literature gap, which is to be fulfilled through the detailed in-vivo and in-vitro studies.

This paper proposes the use of Superconducting fault current limiter (SFCL), in conjunction with directional over current relays (OCRs) to solve the protection coordination problem in distribution systems equipped with distributed Generator (DG). The SFCL size and optimal directional OCR settings are determined in the grid connected mode. The proposed approach is tested on the IEEE 34 node distribution system in which 26 OCRs are placed. On the occurrence of fault, level of fault current changes which in turn changes the operating time of various OCRs. Therefore, it is important to calculate and suggest method of the relay setting in order to minimize the operating time of relays and also to avoid the mal-operation. SFCL reduces the magnitude of short circuit current on the occurrence of fault and ultimately retains the coordination among various directional over current relays.

In this paper, a mixed method of model order reduction for a continuous-time single-input single-output system is presented. The denominator of a reduced-order model (ROM) is obtained by clustering the poles of the original high-order system using the Fuzzy C-Means clustering technique retaining some dominant poles. Having determined the denominator polynomial, numerator coefficients are found by Padé approximation by matching the desired number of time moments and Markov parameters. The ROM of the proposed method provides good approximation to the original system both in terms of transient and steady-state response.