Publications by authors named "B Gaurav Sharma"

Introduction:  White matter tracts that connect different parts of the brain comprise the structural connectome, which is essential to its operation. Assessing behavioral changes and brain health requires an understanding of these tracts. Diffusion tensor imaging (DTI), in particular, allows for the thorough viewing and characterization of these routes in tractography.

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Introduction: The tumor microenvironment is comprised of neoplastic cells and a variety of host cell types. Investigation of cell dynamics within this environment has motivated in vitro and ex vivo biomimetic model development. Our lab recently introduced the tumor spheroid-rat mesentery model to investigate cancer-induced lymphatic/blood vessel remodeling.

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Background: Clostridium thermocellum is a promising candidate for production of cellulosic biofuels, however, its final product titer is too low for commercial application, and this may be due to thermodynamic limitations in glycolysis. Previous studies in this organism have revealed a metabolic bottleneck at the phosphofructokinase (PFK) reaction in glycolysis. In the wild-type organism, this reaction uses pyrophosphate (PP) as an energy cofactor, which is thermodynamically less favorable compared to reactions that use ATP as a cofactor.

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Introduction: Acute and chronic pancreatitis (CP) are inflammatory conditions of the pancreas that cause local and systemic complications. The epidemiology of these conditions are not well-known in India.

Methods And Analysis: We describe the protocol and procedures of a multicentre study for delineating the epidemiology of pancreatitis in India.

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Land application of dairy manure is the most common practice for disposal of this waste. Agricultural fields surrounding concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs) often have high levels of N and P because of manure over-application. However, its low bulk density limits the amount of manure that can be profitably transported for use as fuel or fertilizer.

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