 Science Congress (MSC 2018)

Perspective and Trends in the Development of Science Education and Research

Advances in Engineering Research Volume 178

Aizawl, 4 – 5 October 2018

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K. Lalchhandama

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RECENT TWIN REVOLUTIONS IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY...... 1 M. R. N. Murthy

STUDIES ON THE EFFECTS OF XENOBIOTIC ON RADIAL GROWTH AND DRY WEIGHT BIOMASS OF THE SOIL FUNGUS TRICHODERMA SP...... 8 M. C. Freddy Vanlalmuana, R. Lalfakzuala

EFFECT OF SALT AND PH ON THE BIOMASS AND PHOSPHATASE ACTIVITY OF BURKHOLDERIA SP...... 13 F. Lalsangpuii, Lalrampani Chawngthu, R. Lalfakzuala

COMPUTATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF THE STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS OF DIFFERENT CYCLOOCTENE ISOMERS...... 20 Joseph Lianbuanga, Zodinpuia Pachuau, R. Lalthlamuana

PYROLYSIS AND LIQUEFACTION OF RICE STRAW AND COMPUTATIONAL MODELLING OF FIXED-BED REACTOR FOR HEAT DISTRIBUTION ...... 31 Gokul Gopan, Lalhmingsanga Hauchhum, Renjith Krishnan, Satyajit Pattanayak

STATE-OF-THE-ART MOSFET AND TCAD IN THE ADVANCEMENT OF TECHNOLOGY: A REVIEW ...... 37 Lalthanpuii Khiangte, Rudra Sankar Dhar, Kuleen Kumar, Jonathan Laldingliana Pachuau

POWER QUALITY OPTIMIZATION THROUGH D-STATCOM IN , MIZORAM, INDIA...... 42 Lalhungliana, Nimesh Kumar Singh, Sanjeev Pareek

CORRELATION ANALYSIS BETWEEN DROWSINESS AND HEART RATE VARIABILITY PARAMETERS ...... 47 Reginald H. Vanlalchaka, N. P. Maity, Zonunmawii

LIFE-FORM CHARACTERISTICS AND BIOLOGICAL SPECTRUM OF THE AQUATIC MACROPHYTES IN TAM DIL, A NATURAL LAKE IN MIZORAM...... 52 K. Khelchandra Singh, J. C. Zirthangmawia, Khuraijam Usha, Kulendra Ch. Das

SEASONAL VARIATIONS OF ORGANIC CARBON IN THE SEDIMENTS OF IMPHAL RIVER, MANIPUR...... 56 Khuraijam Usha, K. Khelchandra Singh

ASSESSMENT OF DRINKING WATER QUALITY IN KAMALANAGAR, DISTRICT, MIZORAM ...... 61 John Blick

PETROGRAPHY OF BARAIL SANDSTONE OF -MUALKAWI SECTION IN , MIZORAM: IMPLICATION ON PROVENANCE AND TECTONIC SETTING ...... 66 Malsawmtluangkima Hauhnar, Jimmy Lalnunmawia, V. Vanthangliana

ASSESSMENT OF GROUNDWATER CONDITIONS IN BILKHAWTHLIR RURAL DEVELOPMENT BLOCK, DISTRICT, MIZORAM, INDIA...... 74 F. Lalbiakmawia, Shiva Kumar

GIS-BASED MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF SUB-WATERSHEDS AT RIVER BASIN, MIZORAM ...... 87 K. Lalduhawma, K. Srinivasa Rao, Udaya Bhaskara Rao

GEOTECHNICAL INVESTIGATION OF LANDSLIDE NEAR VILLAGE IN , MIZORAM, INDIA...... 94 H. Lawmkima

POTABLE WATER AND THEIR CHALLENGES IN SOME RURAL AREAS OF ...... 100 Malsawmtluanga, Rebecca Lalduhawmi

GEOLOGICAL STUDY OF CARBONATE BAND IN UPPER BHUBAN FORMATION, MIZORAM, INDIA...... 105 C. Lalmuankimi, Shiva Kumar, R. P Tiwari

FOCAL MECHANISM SOLUTIONS OF CERTAIN EARTHQUAKES IN MIZORAM AND ITS VICINITY USING P-WAVE FIRST-MOTION DATA...... 110 Saitluanga

GEOCHEMISTRY AND NATURE OF PROTOLITH OF QUARTZ SILLIMANITE SCHIST FROM SONAPAHAR AREA, WEST KHASI HILLS DISTRICT OF MEGHALAYA ...... 116 V. Vanthangliana, Jimmy Lalnunmawia, Laldinpuia, Lalhmingsangi

ESTIMATION OF GOLD RESERVE IN TUMAKURU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA ...... 123 Zairemmawii

MINERALISATION OF GOLD AT AJJANAHALLI PROSPECT, TUMAKURU DISTRICT, KARNATAKA...... 132 Zairemmawii

MACHINE TRANSLATION AND ITS APPROACHES ...... 141 Vanlalmuansangi Khenglawt, Laltanpuia

EFFECTS OF FREQUENCY PARAMETER DUE TO ELASTIC WAVE IN MONOCLINIC ELASTIC MEDIUM ...... 146 J. Lalvohbika

PHARMACOGNOSTIC STUDY OF THE LEAF OF AGERATINA ADENOPHORA ...... 155 Nungshioba Jamir, Muslek Uddin Mazumder, P. Khazeo, K. Nusalu Puro, Rosamund Jyrwa, Lalzikpuii Sailo

PHARMACOGNOSTIC PROFILE OF THE LEAF OF AGERATUM CONYZOIDES...... 159 Rosamund Jyrwa, Nungshioba Jamir, Muslek Uddin Mazumder, P. Khazeo, K. Nusalu Puro, Lalzikpuii Sailo

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYTOCHEMICALS OF CRUDE EXTRACTS OF AGERATUM CONYZOIDES L. LEAVES ...... 164 K. Nusalu Puro, Muslek Uddin Mazumder, P. Khazeo, Rosamund Jyrwa, Nungshioba Jamir, Lalzikpuii Sailo

IN VITRO ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITY OF METHANOLIC EXTRACTS OF AGERATUM CONYZOIDES AND AGERATINA ADENOPHORA LEAVES ...... 169 P. Khazeo, Muslek Uddin Mazumder, K. Nusalu Puro, Rosamund Jyrwa, Nungshioba Jamir, Lalzikpuii Sailo

IMPERATA CYLINDRICA: A NOXIOUS WEED OF PHARMACOLOGICAL POTENTIALS...... 173 P. B. Lalthanpuii, Zarzokimi, K. Lalchhandama

QUALITATIVE AND QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS OF PHYTOCHEMICALS OF CRUDE EXTRACTS OF AGERATINA ADENOPHORA LEAVES ...... 178 Muslek Uddin Mazumder, P. Khazeo, K. Nusalu Puro, Rosamund Jyrwa, Nungshioba Jamir, Lalzikpuii Sailo

IDENTIFICATION OF GALLSTONE SAMPLES BY LASER-INDUCED FLUORESCENCE...... 183 Andrew L. Fanai, S. Rai

MEASUREMENT OF PRIMORDIAL RADIONUCLIDES IN SOILS AND BUILDING MATERIALS FROM MIZORAM, INDIA...... 186 L. Z. Chhangte, Hmingchungnunga, Vanramlawma, P. C. Rohmingliana, B. K. Sahoo, B. K. Sapra, B. Zoliana, Rosangliana, Z. Pachuau

ASSESSMENT OF RADON CONTENT IN WATER USING SMART RNDUO IN MIZORAM, NORTHEAST INDIA ...... 190 Hmingchungnunga, Vanramlawma, Remlalsiama, Laldingngheta, L. Z. Chhangte, Z. Pachuau, B. Zoliana, Rosangliana, B. K. Sahoo, B. K. Sapra

OPTICAL PROPERTIES OF HOLMIUM-DOPED IN SOL-GEL SILICA GLASS...... 194 Uzair Khan, Andrew L. Fanai, S. Rai

MEASUREMENT OF RADON EXHALATION FROM SOIL SAMPLES IN VARIOUS FAULT REGIONS OF AIZAWL DISTRICT, MIZORAM, INDIA...... 198 Rosangliana, Laldingngheta, Vanramlawma, Hmingchungnunga, L. Z. Chhangte, R. C. Tiwari, Rosangliana, B. Zoliana, B. K. Sahoo, T. K. Agarwal

FIRST PRINCIPLE CALCULATIONS OF THE ELECTRONIC PROPERTIES AND SPLITTING ENERGY OF ALXGA1-XN USING GGA AND MBJ POTENTIALS ...... 202 Mary Lalchhuanawmi, Laihnuna, Lalrintluanga Sailo, Z. Pachuau

MEASUREMENT OF NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY USING NAI (TL) DETECTOR IN SOIL SAMPLES COLLECTED FROM AIZAWL, MIZORAM, INDIA...... 207 Vanramlawma, Hmingchungnunga, Remlalsiama, Laldingngheta, L. Z. Chhangte, Z. Pachuau, B. Zoliana, Rosangliana, B. K. Sahoo, Sapra

VARIATION IN LEUKOCYTE COUNTS OF SAHIWAL AND KARAN FRIES CATTLE DURING ACUTE THERMAL EXPOSURES...... 212 Prava Mayengbam, T. C. Tolenkhomba, R. C. Upadhyay

ASSESSMENT OF PLANKTON DIVERSITY OF RIVER AT KAI IN MIZORAM, NORTHEAST INDIA ...... 215 Esther Lalhmingliani, Lalhminghlua

PRELIMINARY SURVEY ON ENDOPARASITISM IN OPHIOPHAGUS HANNAH (REPTILIA: SERPENTES: ELAPIDAE) IN MIZORAM, INDIA ...... 221 Lalbiakzuala, Lalrinsanga, Michael Vanlalchhuana, H. T. Lalremsanga

EVALUATION OF ANTI-HEPATOTOXIC POTENTIAL OF CASSIA JAVANICA (L.) METHANOL EXTRACT AGAINST PARACETAMOL-INDUCED LIVER DAMAGE IN WISTAR ALBINO RATS...... 229 Esther Lalhmingliani, Zodinpuii, R. K. Lalremtluangi, Lalramdinthara Chenkual, Lalthansangi

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