Thermionic Emission in Artificially Structured Single-Crystalline Elemental Metal/Compound Semiconductor Superlattices.

Metal/semiconductor superlattices represent a fascinating frontier in materials science and nanotechnology, where alternating layers of metals and semiconductors are precisely engineered at the atomic and nano-scales. Traditionally, epitaxial metal/semiconductor superlattice growth requires constituent materials from the same family, exhibiting identical structural symmetry and low lattice mismatch. Here, beyond this conventional constraint, a novel class of epitaxial lattice-matched metal/semiconductor superlattices is introduced that utilizes refractory hexagonal elemental transition metals and wide-bandgap III-nitride semiconductors.

Biochemical and steady-state kinetic analyses of arsenate reductases from an arsenic-tolerant strain of Citrobacter youngae IITK SM2.

Arsenic (As) poisoning in aquifers is a serious problem worldwide, especially in the middle-Gangetic Plain (MGP) of India. Microbially-mediated As speciation in such aquifers is governed by the arsenate-reductase enzyme, ArsC, encoded by the arsC gene of As-metabolizing bacteria. In this study, ArsC1 (119 aa) and ArsC2 (141 aa) of a highly resistant strain to arsenic, Citrobacter youngae IITK SM2 (CyIITKSM2), isolated from a mixed-oxic MGP groundwater were biochemically characterized.

The TOPSIS method: Figuring the landslide susceptibility using Excel and GIS.

The current study introduced Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution (TOPSIS) to enhance landslide susceptibility. It determines the relative distance of each alternative from the ideal best and ideal worst value. The ArcGIS environment was used to prepare eleven landslide conditioning factors, while raster values were extracted for the decision matrix preparation.

A real-world study on the clinicopathological profile, treatment outcomes and health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression among patients with desmoid tumor at two tertiary care centers in India.

Background: The medical management of DT comprises tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), hormonal agents, anti-inflammatory drugs with the recently approved gamma secretase inhibitor nirogacestat being the current standard of care. Real-world data on evolving treatment landscapes of DT remains scarce.

Methods: This is a retrospective study of patients with DT registered between 1995 and 2020 at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi and Tata Medical Center, Kolkata.

The Role of Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology in the Evaluation of Breast Lumps.

Background Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer in women worldwide, accounting for more than one in ten new cancer cases each year. It ranks as the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality among women. The majority of patients present with palpable breast lumps.