M. Nair

Publication List Details

Period

1973 - 2009

Number

61

Co-Authors

Trace metal concentrations in marine zooplankton from the western Bay of Bengal (2008)

Rejomon, G., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Joseph, T.

Trace metal contents in zooplankton samples were estimated as a part of Marine Research-Living Resource Programme (MRLR) programme at 24 stations to establish the importance of these metals in the...

Fresh water influence on nutrient stoichiometry in a tropical estuary, Southwest coast of India (2008)

Martin, G.D., Vijay, J.G., Laluraj, C.M., Madhu, N.V., Joseph, T., Nair, M., ...

Cochin backwaters, a micro tidal estuary, undergo a characteristic transformation from a river dominated system during summer monsoon to a tide-dominant system during pre-monsoon season. The present...

Step-up multiple regression model to compute Chlorophyll a in the coastal waters off Cochin, southwest coast of India (2008)

Balachandran, K.K., Jayalakshmy, K.V., Laluraj, C.M., Nair, M., Joseph, T., Sheeba, P.

The interaction effects of abiotic processes in the production of phytoplankton in a coastal marine region off Cochin are evaluated using multiple regression models. The study shows that chlorophyll...

Trace metal concentrations in zooplankton from the eastern Arabian Sea and western Bay of Bengal (2008)

Rejomon, G., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Joseph, T., DineshKumar, P.K., Achuthankutty, C.T., ...

Trace metal contents in zooplankton samples were estimated as a part of the Marine Research-Living Resource program at 24 stations in the Bay of Bengal (November, 2002) and 29 stations in the Arabian...

Nutrient environment of red tide- infested waters off south-west coast of India (2008)

Joseph, T., Shaiju, P., Laluraj, C.M., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., George, R., ...

The bloom-infested waters along the southwest coast of India were assessed to bring about the probable cause related to the excessive algal production. Low nitrate and silicate concentrations were...

Biogeochemistry of the surficial sediments of the western and eastern continental shelves of India (2008)

Jacob, J., Chandramohanakumar, N., Jayaraj, K.A., Raveendran, T.V., Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T., ...

Even though continental margins cover only about 7-9 % of the world ocean area, they are important sites for organic carbon accumulation and hence play a major role in biogeochemical carbon cycling....

Recovery of an estuary in the southwest coast of India from tsunami impacts (2007)

Laluraj, C.M., Kesavadas, V., Balachandran, K.K., Gerson, V.J., Martin, G.D., Shaiju, P., ...

Water quality in the Cochin Estuary, southwest coast of India during the tsunami attack was assessed and compared with the pre and post tsunami characteristics. From the results obtained, it is...

Bioaccumulation of toxic metals by fish in a semi enclosed tropical ecosystem (2006)

Nair, M., Jayalakshmy, K.V., Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T.

Concentrations of Zn, Cd, Pb, and Mn in different tissues of 17 species of fish from a tropical estuary (Cochin backwaters) are presented. The metal electivity index (MSI) was found to be a better...

An Improved Roe Scheme for Real Gas Flows (2005)

Saxena, S, Nair, M

During reentry and hypersonic light of space vehicles through atmosphere real gas eects come into play. The analysis of such hypersonic lows is critical for proper aerothermal design of these...

Heavy metal accumulation in a flow restricted, tropical estuary (2005)

Balachandran, K.K., Laluraj, C.M., Nair, M., Joseph, T., Sheeba, P., Venugopal, P.

Levels of heavy metals (Cd, Co, Cr, Cu, Fe, Mn, Ni, Pb and Zn), organic carbon content and textural characteristics in the surficial sediments of Cochin estuary (SW coast of India) and adjacent coast...

Effects of eyestalk ablation on moulting and growth of penaeid prawn Metapenaeus dobsoni (de Man) (2004)

Venkitraman, P.R., Jayalakshmy, K.V., Balasubramanian, T., Nair, M., Nair, K.K.C.

Penaeid prawns, Metapenaeus dobsoni of two different size ranges were ablated both unilaterally (UEA) and bilaterally (BEA) and subjected to individual study. The UEA prawns consumed almost the same...

Reynolds Averaged Navier-Stokes Based Aerodynamic Analysis of Inlet for a Hypersonic Research Vehicle AIAA-2003-7067 (2003)

Nair, M, Kumar, N, Saxena, S

The aim of the present work is to carry out RANS computations of °ow through the inlet of a Hypersonic Research Vehicle (HRV) with a view to ac- complish detailed aerodynamic analysis, which should...

Temporal flow instability for Magnus–Robins effect at high rotation rates (2003)

Sengupta, TK, Kasliwala, A, De, S, Nair, M

The lift and drag coefficients of a circular cylinder, translating and spinning at a supercritical rate is studied theoretically to explain the experimentally observed violation of maximum mean lift...

Trace metal levels in nearshore sediments close to industrial discharges off Cuddalore (Bay of Bengal) (2003)

Joseph, T., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Das, V.K., Nair, K.K.C., Paimpillii, J.S.

Trace metals in the sediment and in the overlying water column along with texture characteristics in the vicinity of industrial discharges at Cuddallore were analyzed, covering the seasonal changes...

Geochemistry of surficial sediments along the central southwest coast of India - Seasonal changes in regional distribution (2003)

Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T., Nair, M., Sankaranarayanan, V.N., Das, V.K., Sheeba, P.

The coastal sediments (129 samples) of central- southwest coast of India, in and around Cochin, the second biggest industrial city along the west coast of India, were analyzed for their textural and...

Arsenic enrichment in estuarine sediments-impact of iron and manganese mining (2003)

Nair, M., Joseph, T., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, K.K.C., Paimpillii, J.S.

River Mandovi and Zuari, Goa (west coast of India) are flowing through iron and manganese mining areas and are heavily used for iron and manganese ore transport. This region generates 25-30 million...

Wet deposition of air pollution at southwest monsoon outbreak and its impact on groundwater resources of Greater Kochi region (2003)

Joseph, T., Nair, M., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, K.K.C.

The replenishable groundwater resources from natural recharge for Greater Kochi Region (GKR) is of low quantity and it suffer from salinity intrusion, with the level of ground water development at...

The complex estuarine formation of six rivers (Cochin backwaters system on west coast of India) - Sources and distribution of trace metals and nutrients (2002)

Balachandran, K.K., Joseph, T., Nair, K.K.C., Nair, M., Joseph, P.S.

The largest backwater system on the western coast of India is the Cochin Backwaters to which 16 major industries discharge nearly 0.104 M m super(3) d super(-1) of wastes containing organic wastes at...

Optimised isolation procedure for biologically active compounds nimbolide and 28-deoxonimbolide from Azadirachta indica leaves (1999)

Nair, M, Gopal, S, Isaac, D

Article may be found at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/els/00319422/1997/00000046/00000007/art80006

Optimised isolation procedure for biologically active compounds nimbolide and 28-deoxonimbolide from Azadirachta indica leaves (1999)

Nair, M., Gopal, Shuba, Isaac, D.

Article may be found at: http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/els/00319422/1997/00000046/00000007/art80006

Non-conservative controls on distribution of dissolved silicate in Cochin Backwaters (1999)

Balachandran, K.K., Sankaranarayanan, V.N., Joseph, T., Nair, M.

Cochin backwater system was studied with regard to dissolved silicate (DSi) to understand its seasonal distribution and behaviour during estuarine mixing. Silicate had a linear relationship with...

Hydrochemical studies along the coastal waters off Mangalore (1998)

Joseph, T., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Sankaranarayanan, V.N.

Environmental parameters such as temperature, salinity, dissolved oxygen, BOD pH, nutrients suspended load and chlorophyll 'a' were estimated in the coastal waters of Mangalore. Four transects, each...

Changes in water quality at Cochin harbour dredging site, south west coast of India (1998)

Joseph, T., Balachandran, K.K., Nair, M., Venugopal, P., Sankaranarayanan, V.N.

The water quality in the vicinity of the dredging did not show any appreciable change. All dissolved nutrients recorded sharp changes in the water column. After 20 minutes and 2 hours, the conditions...

Heavy metals in fishes from coastal waters of Cochin, southwest coast of India (1997)

Nair, M., Balachandran, K.K., Sankaranarayanan, V.N., Joseph, T.

The concentration levels of copper, zinc, manganese and iron have been determined in marine fishes from Cochin area which is one of the major fishing zones along the west coast of India. The...

Spontaneous and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity by human T cell subpopulations.

Gupta, S, Fernandes, G, Nair, M, Good, R A

Human peripheral blood non-T cells, T cells and their subpopulations (Tmu, Tgamma, Tphi, Tgamma-depleted cells, and Tmu-depleted cells) were assayed for their capacity to mediated spontaneous...

Spontaneous and antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity by human T cell subpopulations.

Gupta, S, Fernandes, G, Nair, M, Good, R A

Human peripheral blood non-T cells, T cells and their subpopulations (Tmu, Tgamma, Tphi, Tgamma-depleted cells, and Tmu-depleted cells) were assayed for their capacity to mediated spontaneous...

Can mitral regurgitation after balloon dilatation of the mitral valve be predicted?

Nair, M, Agarwala, R, Kalra, G S, Arora, R, Khalilullah, M

OBJECTIVE--To determine which factors predict the occurrence of mitral regurgitation after balloon dilatation of the mitral valve for rheumatic stenosis. DESIGN--Analysis of a case series of patients...