Climate change is one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss. Among vertebrates, amphibians are one of the more sensitive groups to climate change due to their unique ecology, habitat requirements, narrow thermal tolerance and relatively limited dispersal abilities. We projected the influence of climate change on an endemic toad, Malabar Tree Toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus; hereafter MTT) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, for two different shared socio-economic pathways (SSP) using multiple modeling approaches for current and future (2061-2080) scenarios.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: Breast cancer is the most frequent cancer in women, with significant mortality. Mammography is a routine investigation for breast disease. A known risk factor for breast cancer is increased breast density.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF[Purpose] This study aimed to determine the diagnostic utility of the sitting active and prone passive lag test in identifying terminal extension lag in unilaterally symptomatic knees. The lack of full extension at the knee leads to greater force of quadriceps activation, overloading of the weight bearing joints, abnormal gait mechanics, resulting in pain and dysfunction. [Participants and Methods] Participants were randomly assigned and evaluated by two blinded examiners, to determine the presence of extension lag at the knee.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe describe a new species of night frog belonging to the genus Nyctibatrachus from the central Western Ghats, India. Nyctibatrachus tunga sp. nov.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThrips palmi (Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an important pest of vegetables, legumes, and ornamentals. In addition, it transmits several plant viruses. T.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMicrogreens have been used for raw consumption and are generally viewed as healthy food. This study aimed to optimize the yield parameters, shelf life, sensory evaluation and characterization of total aerobic bacteria (TAB), yeast and mold (Y&M), Escherichia coli, Salmonella spp., and Listeria spp.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Psychosoc Rehabil Ment Health
November 2021
Homeless Persons with Mental Illness (HPMI) represent one of the most marginalized communities of the society. The psycho-social impact of the Coronavirus pandemic has been significant on the entire population but causes more suffering in the vulnerable population. During the initial phase of the pandemic in India, strict measures were taken to contain the infection that led to certain unique challenges for HPMI and in their reintegration with society.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: Study was aimed to assess magnitude of mental health problems among geriatric population during COVID19 pandemic.
Methodology: Study was a cross-sectional observational study, total of 106 participants (Age ≥60 years) of either gender included in study. Mental health variables depressive and anxiety were assessed using GDS and HAM-A.
AbstractUnrelated species often evolve similar phenotypic solutions to the same environmental problem, a phenomenon known as convergent evolution. But how do these common traits arise? We address this question from a physiological perspective by assessing how convergence of an elaborate gestural display in frogs (foot-flagging) is linked to changes in the androgenic hormone systems that underlie it. We show that the emergence of this rare display in unrelated anuran taxa is marked by a robust increase in the expression of androgen receptor (AR) messenger RNA in the musculature that actuates leg and foot movements, but we find no evidence of changes in the abundance of AR expression in these frogs' central nervous systems.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMungbeans and lentils are relatively easily grown and cheaper sources of microgreens, but their phytonutrient diversity is not yet deeply explored. In this study, 20 diverse genotypes each of mungbean and lentil were grown as microgreens under plain-altitude (Delhi) and high-altitude (Leh) conditions, which showed significant genotypic variations for ascorbic acid, tocopherol, carotenoids, flavonoid, total phenolics, DPPH (1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl), FRAP (ferric-reducing antioxidant power), peroxide activity, proteins, enzymes (peroxidase and catalase), micronutrients, and macronutrients contents. The lentil and mungbean genotypes L830 and MH810, respectively, were found superior for most of the studied parameters over other studied genotypes.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThrips are important pests of agricultural, horticultural, and forest crops worldwide. In addition to direct damages caused by feeding, several thrips species can transmit diverse tospoviruses. The present understanding of thrips-tospovirus relationships is largely based on studies of tomato spotted wilt virus (TSWV) and Western flower thrips ().
View Article and Find Full Text PDFYellow Mosaic Disease (YMD) in mungbean [Vigna radiata (L.) R. Wilczek] is one of the most damaging diseases in Asia.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFMungbean ( L. Wilczek) is an annual grain legume crop affected by low availability of phosphorus. Phosphorus deficiency mainly affects the growth and development of plants along with changes in root morphology and increase in root-to-shoot ratio.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF(Thysanoptera: Thripidae) is an important pest of vegetables, ornamentals, and legumes worldwide. Besides damage caused by feeding, it transmits several tospoviruses. Identification of at an early stage is crucial in implementing appropriate pest management strategies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRoots enable the plant to survive in the natural environment by providing anchorage and acquisition of water and nutrients. In this study, root architectural traits of 153 mungbean genotypes were compared under optimum and low phosphorus (P) conditions. Significant variations and medium to high heritability were observed for the root traits.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI) are undergoing a paradigm shift from femoral to forearm approach due to obvious advantages in terms of patient safety, comfort, and faster ambulation. Transradial access (TRA) has been established as a primary forearm access site. Use of transulnar access (TUA) as an alternative to radial route can serve as novel forearm access to the interventionalists.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFWe investigate modal crosstalk in silicon photonic MDM-based interconnects using tapered multiplexers. Crosstalk from coherent optical interference originates from variation in the physical structure and alters the transmission link performance. Through simulations and experimental work, optical crosstalk as a function of wavelength is analyzed to understand its impact in MDM and MDM-WDM dual-multiplexing applications.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Assoc Physicians India
August 2019
A 55 yr old diabetic lady suffered a posterior wall STEMI. She developed Contrast induced nephropathy following coronary angiography. Acute fulminant uremic neuropathy was precipitated which initially mimicked Guillan Barre Syndrome, hence reported.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFJ Anaesthesiol Clin Pharmacol
January 2019
We propose and experimentally demonstrate a reconfigurable mode division multiplexing (MDM) silicon photonics three-mode switch (3MS) in C-band using a 120° optical hybrid based unbalanced Mach-Zehnder interferometer (UMZI) and Ti/W metal heater phase-shifter. The novel 3MS enables reconfigurable switching of the first three transverse electric (TE) modes by exploiting the relative phase difference of the 120° hybrid. A proof-of-concept realization of this 3MS demonstrates <12.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSyncytial architecture is an evolutionarily-conserved feature of the germline of many species and plays a crucial role in their fertility. However, the mechanism supporting syncytial organization is largely unknown. Here, we identify a corset-like actomyosin structure within the syncytial germline of Caenorhabditis elegans, surrounding the common rachis.
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