Effect of diet on growth of the mudspiny lobster Panulirus polyphagus J. Mar. Biol. Ass. India, 53 (2), July -December 2011 doi: 10.6024/jmbai.2011.53.2.01665-02 IntroductionA major prerequisite for promoting the candidature of a species for aquaculture is to define the nutritional requirements and feed preferences of the animal in captivity and in the wild, so as to enable the formulation of artificial diets that can serve to maintain the health status of the animal over wide culture periods. Information on the natural diet preferences are available for a few homarid and palinurid adult lobsters (Joll and Phillips, 1984;Junio and Cobb, 1992;Mayfield and Branch, 2000;Goni et al., 2001). The dependance of moulting frequency, and thus growth, on feed has been documented (Stewart and Squires, 1968;Chittleborough, 1974Chittleborough, , 1975Newman and Pollock, 1974). Castell and Budson (1974) described the influence of food on moulting and growth rate in homarid lobsters. Chittleborough (1974)

Background: The acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a modern pandemic affecting industrialized and developing countries. Around half of the new cases of HIV occur in individuals beneath 25 years of age. Present study was carried out to assess the knowledge and sensitization levels of 1st year college- students about basics of HIV/AIDS, prevention, support, treatment, their perceptions of programmatic services and stigma/discrimination pertaining to HIV/ AIDS.Methods: One hundred medical students of SBKS MIRC, Sumandeep Vidhyapeeth and one hundred non-medical students of Sanskar education trust were interviewed with the help of pre-designed questionnaire to know and compare the awareness of HIV/AIDS among students.Results: Correct knowledge of treatment, curability and vaccine of HIV was only with 85%, 40% and 55% among medical students and 66%, 24% and 48% among non-medical students respectively. Correct knowledge about route of transmission of HIV was higher in medical students compare to non-medical students and this Knowledge difference was statistically significant (p<0.05).Conclusions: The outcomes underline that there is a need of education programs in the school and adolescent period in the nation so that risk groups will be appropriately educated about this deadly disease.