Publications by authors named "B P Chandra"
Background: Children's age is a significant predictor factor for their panic and conduct intraoperatively. A child's developmental stage influences their ability to handle stress in dental operations, and it seems that younger children are more anxious and have a better capacity to cope with dental procedures. Age and gender are said to have a significant influence on emotional quotient (EQ) and intelligence quotient (IQ), but the data regarding this is extremely sparse in the dental literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA simple model for predicting the hydraulic conductivity of MICP-treated sand.
Environ Sci Pollut Res Int
August 2024
In this research paper, we introduce a novel and sustainable approach for forecasting the hydraulic conductivity of sand layers subjected to microbial-induced carbonate precipitation (MICP) to mitigate the diffusion of toxic pollutants. The proposed model uniquely integrates the impact of varying CaCO contents on the void ratio and estimates the average particle size of CaCO crystals through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) analysis. By incorporating these parameters into the K-C equation, a simplified predictive model is formulated for assessing the hydraulic conductivity of MICP-treated sand layers.
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- The morphology of dendritic spines, crucial for neuronal functions, is affected by actin filaments and actin-binding proteins, which influence spine density and structure in brain disorders.
- Research reveals that genetic inactivation of CAP1 and CAP2 impairs spine maturation in hippocampal neurons, highlighting their importance in spine development.
- Overactivation of the protein INF2, which promotes unbranched F-actin, further complicates spine maturation, but inhibiting INF2 can rescue spine defects caused by the absence of CAPs, indicating that CAPs regulate INF2 to facilitate proper spine formation.
The oxidative cleavage of alkenes is a crucial step in synthesizing key organic molecules featuring carbonyl functional groups prevalent in natural products and pharmaceuticals. We introduce a photochemical method for heterogeneous C=C bond cleavage, employing photo-catalytically generated [(bTAML)Fe-O-Fe(bTAML)] species (where bTAML stands for biuret-modified tetraamido macrocyclic ligand) in aqueous environments under gentle conditions. Leveraging the photosensitizing properties of Covalent Organic Frameworks (COFs) and their advantageous morphological traits as films, we enhance the reaction by closely associating the substrate with the catalyst.
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