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December_2022

• A Review on Zebrafish (Danio rerio) and Zebrafish embryo as a tool to study pyrethroid compounds’ toxicity
  Kulkarni Khyati*, Desai Jigna

  Now Zebrafish is the best animal model proved to study various molecules, in addition to understand biological functions, also to know the mechanism underlying the effect of any compound which can contribute to therapeutic discoveries. Pyrethroids are a class of man-made pesticides similar with the naturally available pesticide pyrethrum, which is produced by Chrysanthemum flowers. Pyrethroid insecticides are very commonly used residential and agricultural insecticides.

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• A Survey-based approach to minimize energy consumption in urban cities
  Nigrel Kelly*, Thadhani Nikhil, Shah Neet, Joshi Mayuresh, and Damle Sagarika

  The energy sector is responsible for releasing immense amounts of greenhouse gases worldwide. In India, the primary energy demand is expected to increase due to rising living standards, which necessitates increased demand for energy services such as electricity, cooking, transportation, etc. Sustainable living reduces an individual's ecological footprint, making it can an effective response to mitigating greenhouse gases and conserving resources. Through our project, we focus on understanding the willingness of urban families to make lifestyle changes that will benefit the environment.

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• Breeding biology of some wetland birds in Malkhed lake & Chhatrilake of Amravati, Maharashtra
  Zainab K. Ali*, Gajanan A. Wagh, Shashank J. Nagrale

  Wetland birds not only attract the attention of individuals towards wetlands but also serve as bioindicators and models for conducting research regarding the environmental issues of the place. The present study was conducted during the study period June 2021 to July 2022 at the Malkhed Lake and Chhatri Lake situated around the Amravati city of Maharashtra State, India. Visits were made to the area on 2 days per week in the morning from 08:00 am to 10:00 pm and 4:00 pm to 6:00pm in the evening.

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• Occurrence of Ascidians: An initiative from the Gujarat coast, India
  Jethava Roshani, Desai Jigna and Jethava Soniya*

  Ascidians belong to the subphylum Tunicata which represents a variety of organisms along the Indian coastal waters. These organisms are known to be a fouling community due to their rapid growth ability. Major finding of the recent research work is to provide an outline of tunicates with their diversity and distribution data along the rocky shores of Gujarat which may provide positive approach in a direction of tunicate research as these group became invasive on most of the substrates.

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• Unique band pattern in Common Krait (Bungarus caeruleus) recorded in Ahmedabad, Gujarat
  Shah Deep*, Gangwar Khyati
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