Publications by authors named "A J Tarafdar"
Photothermal therapy (PTT) and photodynamic therapy (PDT) have been emerging as potential alternatives to conventional cancer treatment modalities. Gold nanoparticles, owing to their surface plasmon resonance properties, have been promising in cancer phototherapies, and extracts from potentially medicinal plants are commonly employed for the green synthesis of various nanoparticles. Some researchers also have been using chlorophyll as the photosensitizer for reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFUnlabelled: This investigation employed different ANN infrastructures for predicting the quality of sugarcane juice under varying microfluidization pressures (50-200 MPa) and cycles (1-7) which was previously unexplored. Two hidden layer (HL) activation functions (tansigmoid, logsigmoid) and learning algorithms (LM, GDX) with varying hidden layer neurons (HLNs) were tested to predict the color, total phenol content, total flavonoid content, chlorophyll content, total and reducing sugars, polyphenol oxidase activity, peroxidase activity, sucrose neutral invertase activity, aerobic plate count, yeast and mold count, particle size, sensory score and sedimentation rate of sugarcane juice under different microfluidization processing conditions. Results showed that the combination of LM + logsigmoid, GDX + logsigmoid and GDX + tansigmoid produced > 90% prediction accuracy.
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- - Livestock is crucial for human livelihoods, providing food security, economic stability, and cultural significance, with domestication dating back over 10,000 years which has led to significant genetic changes in various species.
- - Recent genomic technologies, like next-generation sequencing and genome-wide association studies, have improved understanding of the domestication process and genetic diversity in livestock, revealing how natural selection, genetic drift, and gene flow influence these populations.
- - The integration of machine learning with genomic data is offering new insights into the roles of genes in adaptation, suggesting ways to enhance livestock management and resilience to challenges like climate change.
The use of conventional food processing techniques has almost vanished due to increase in demand with respect to time, thus opening new avenues for emerging technologies. Ultrasound (US) is a rapid, multifaceted, promising, and noninvasive green technology. It has attracted the attention of both industrial experts and scientists for its probable use in food processing and preservation.
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- Goats are valued livestock due to low rearing costs and adaptability, making them ideal for small farmers.
- Goat milk is widely consumed globally and is rich in essential nutrients, offering unique health benefits and serving as a remedy for various health conditions.
- The article reviews goat milk's nutritional and therapeutic properties, its applications in food and cosmetics, and discusses its historical significance and modern scientific findings regarding its bioactive components.