A state-of-the-art review on the quantitative and qualitative assessment of water resources using google earth engine.

Water resource management is becoming essential due to many anthropogenic and climatic factors resulting in dwindling water resources. Traditionally, geographic information systems (GIS) and remote sensing (RS) have long been instrumental in water resource assessment and management as the satellites or airborne units are periodically utilized to collect data from large areal extent. However, these platforms have limited computational capability and localized storage systems.

Impact of antral follicle count on follicular-luteal characteristics, superovulatory response, and embryo quality in Sahiwal cows.

The study aimed to evaluate the effect of antral follicle count (AFC) on follicular and luteal development during the estrous cycle and superovulatory period, as well as on superovulatory response and embryo quality within the MOET program. A total of 48 estrus-induced (500 μg PGF2α, Single dose, IM) Sahiwal cows () with a BCS between 3.5 and 4.

Effect of donor parameters and cell separators on yield of apheresis platelet and their impact on corrected count increment in aplastic anemia patients.

Background: The new cell separators make it simple to collect single donor platelets (SDP), although the platelet yield may vary depending on the cell separator used and donor-related clinical and laboratory variables.

Aims: This study aims to study the factors affecting SDP yield and corrected count increment (CCI).

Materials And Methods: This retrospective study was carried out at a tertiary care facility in northern India, over 4 years (May 2017-April 2020), data were retrieved and analyzed.

Red cell alloimmunization and associated risk factors in multiply transfused thalassemia patients: A prospective cohort study conducted at a tertiary care center in Northern India.

Background: One of the complications of chronic transfusions in thalassemia is the development of red cell alloimmunization.

Aims: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency, specificity of red cell alloantibodies, and factors influencing alloimmunization in multiply transfused thalassemia patients.

Materials And Methods: The study was carried out prospectively on beta-thalassemia patients over 10 months.

Assessment of managed aquifer recharge in saline confined aquifers for freshwater storage and improved recovery: A 3D tank study under various operational conditions.

Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR), a subset of Managed Aquifer Recharge (MAR) techniques, is a promising technique to address water scarcity issues by recharging depleted aquifers. The application of ASR in saline groundwater regions is challenging due to mixing of recharged freshwater with the ambient saline groundwater, decreasing the recoverable amount of freshwater. This paper aimed to investigate the feasibility of ASR techniques for freshwater storage and recovery in saline confined aquifers using a laboratory scale physical model (100 cm length x 30 cm width x 60 cm depth).

Diverse begomovirus-betasatellite complexes cause tomato leaf curl disease in the western India.

In the Indian sub-continent, tomato leaf curl disease (ToLCD) of tomato caused by begomoviruses has emerged as a major limiting factor for tomato cultivation. Despite the spread of this disease in the western India, a systematic study on the characterization of virus complexes with ToLCD is lacking. Here, we report the identification of a complex of begomoviruses including 19 DNA-A and 4 DNA-B as well as 15 betasatellites with ToLCD in the western part of the country.

Plateletpheresis donor deferral pattern: A retrospective 4-year data analysis at tertiary care center in India.

Background: Increasing demand of single donor platelet requires blood banks to expand the donor pool. A reassessment of donor deferral criteria for plateletpheresis is required to ensure that this increasing demand is met without compromising on product quality and donor safety.

Aims: (1) To list the various causes of SDP donor deferral.

Ligand-based designing of DPP-4 inhibitors via hybridization; synthesis, docking, and biological evaluation of pyridazine-acetohydrazides.

A series of novel pyridazine-acetohydrazide hybrids were designed, synthesized, and evaluated for their in vitro and in vivo antihyperglycemic activity. In this context, pyridazine-acetohydrazides (6a-6p) were synthesized by coupling substituted aldehyde with 2-(5-cyano-6-oxo-3,4-diphenylpyridazine-1-6H-yl) acetohydrazide, which was prepared via the reaction of pyridazine ester with hydrazine hydrate. The molecular docking study was carried out to examine the binding affinities and interaction of designed compounds against the DPP-4 enzyme.

Click inspired novel pyrazole-triazole-persulfonimide & pyrazole-triazole-aryl derivatives; Design, synthesis, DPP-4 inhibitor with potential anti-diabetic agents.

This work presented the first report on designing, synthesizing of novel pyrazole-triazole-persulfonimide (7a-i) and pyrazole-triazole-aryl derivatives (8a-j) via click reaction using CuI catalyst and evaluated for their anti-diabetic activity and DPP-4 inhibitory effect. Click reactions went smoothly with CuI catalyst in the presence of tridentate chelating ligands and produced copper-free target pyrazole-triazole-persulfonimide analogues in excellent yield at RT. The designed compounds were docked against DPP-4 enzyme and showed excellent interaction with active amino acids residue.

Improving the assessment of polluted sites using an integrated bio-physico-chemical monitoring framework.

Soil - water pollution resulting from anthropogenic activities is a growing concern internationally. Effective monitoring techniques play a crucial role in the detection, prevention, and remediation of polluted sites. Current pollution monitoring practices in many geographical locations are primarily based on physico-chemical assessments which do not always reflect the potential toxicity of contaminant 'cocktails' and harmful chemicals not screened for routinely.

Floodplains landforms, clay deposition and irrigation return flow govern arsenic occurrence, prevalence and mobilization: A geochemical and isotopic study of the mid-Gangetic floodplains.

This article attempts to understand the evolution of groundwater chemistry in the mid Gangetic floodplain through the identification of hydrogeochemical processes including the impact of surface recharge and geological features. Isotopic investigations identified that irrigation return flow is partly responsible for arsenic (As) enrichment through preferential vertical recharge. Further, the floodplain geomorphological attributes and associated As hydrogeochemical behaviour traced through isotopes tracers highlighted that meandering and ox-bow like geomorphological features owing to clay deposition leads to the anoxic condition induced reductive microbial dissolution of As-bearing minerals causing the arsenic contamination in the investigated aquifer of the mid-Gangetic plain (MGP).

Fetal brain tissue characterization at 1.5 T using STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) imaging.

Objectives: To estimate human fetal brain MRI tissue properties including apparent T (T) and apparent proton density (PD) by using a rapid multi-contrast acquisition protocol called STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) imaging.

Methods: STAGE data were collected using two flip angles (15° and 60°, with a TR = 600 ms) for 30 pregnant women at 1.5 T (15 healthy controls: gestational age (GA) range 19 + 1/7 weeks to 34 + 5/7 weeks; 11 abnormal subjects with ventriculomegaly: GA range 21 + 5/7 weeks to 31 + 5/7 weeks; 4 subjects with other abnormalities).

Two distinct monopartite begomovirus-betasatellite complexes in western India cause tomato leaf curl disease.

In India, begomovirus infection causing tomato leaf curl disease (ToLCD) is a major constraint for tomato productivity. Here, we have identified two distinct monopartite begomovirus and betasatellite complexes causing ToLCD in the western part of India. A new monopartite begomovirus (Tomato leaf curl Mumbai virus, ToLCMumV) and betasatellite (Tomato leaf curl Mumbai betasatellite, ToLCMumB) were isolated from the Mumbai sample.

Bhendi Yellow Vein Mosaic Virus and Bhendi Yellow Vein Mosaic Betasatellite Cause Enation Leaf Curl Disease and Alter Host Phytochemical Contents in Okra.

Whitefly ()-transmitted begomoviruses cause severe diseases in numerous economically important dicotyledonous plants. Okra enation leaf curl disease (OELCuD) has emerged as a serious threat to okra ( L. Moench) cultivation in the Indian subcontinent.

Applications of chitosan in environmental remediation: A review.

Environmental biotechnology is the use of biotechnology to develop and regulate biological systems for the remediation of environmental contamination. Nature has gifted ample material for remediation of its resources, among which chitosan is one of the most important and largely available biomaterial globally. Chitosan is a biopolymer obtained by deacetylation of chitin extracted from marine waste and its applications from drug delivery to food additives are broadly available.

A novel monopartite begomovirus and satellites associated with yellow mosaic disease of Sida spp. in India.

Begomoviruses (family Geminiviridae) cause severe diseases in many economically important crops and non-cultivated plants in the warmer regions of the world. Non-cultivated weeds have been reported to act as natural virus reservoirs. In January 2016, Sida plants with yellow mosaic symptoms were found at the edge of an agricultural field in Gujarat, India.

Soil PAHs contamination effect on the cellular and subcellular organelle changes of Phragmites australis Cav.

The concentrations of ∑ priority polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) for soils, roots, and above-ground parts of reed (Phragmites australis Cav.) were determined on different monitoring plots located near the city of Kamensk-Shakhtinsky, southern Russia, where historically received industrial sewage and sludge. The total PAHs concentration in monitoring soil plots was significantly higher than those in the background site which situated at the distance of 2 km from the contamination source.

Data on the assessment of Groundwater Quality in Gomti-Ganga alluvial plain of Northern India.

This data article deals with the assessment of groundwater quality based on water quality index (WQI) and irrigation indices. A total of 8 sites have been selected for the qualification of groundwater fitness. The assessment of groundwater quality has been done by selecting 13 physico-chemical parameters such as pH, EC, TDS, Ca, Mg, Na, K, Cl, SO, HCO, NO, F, and TH.

STrategically Acquired Gradient Echo (STAGE) imaging, part III: Technical advances and clinical applications of a rapid multi-contrast multi-parametric brain imaging method.

One major thrust in radiology today is image standardization with a focus on rapidly acquired quantitative multi-contrast information. This is critical for multi-center trials, for the collection of big data and for the use of artificial intelligence in evaluating the data. Strategically acquired gradient echo (STAGE) imaging is one such method that can provide 8 qualitative and 7 quantitative pieces of information in 5 min or less at 3 T.

Dual-Imaging Modality Approach to Evaluate Cerebral Hemodynamics in Growth-Restricted Fetuses: Oxygenation and Perfusion.

Objective: To evaluate a dual-imaging modality approach to obtain a combined estimation of venous blood oxygenation (SνO2) using susceptibility-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (SWI-MRI), and blood perfusion using power Dopp-ler ultrasound (PDU) and fractional moving blood volume (FMBV) in the brain of normal growth and growth-restricted fetuses.

Methods: Normal growth (n = 33) and growth-restricted fetuses (n = 10) from singleton pregnancies between 20 and 40 weeks of gestation were evaluated. MRI was performed and SνO2 was calculated using SWI-MRI data obtained in the straight section of the superior sagittal sinus.

Accumulation and transformation of benzo[a]pyrene in Haplic Chernozem under artificial contamination.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) have been a major concern because of their carcinogenicity, mutagenicity, teratogenicity and wide distribution in the environment. Over 90% of PAHs in the environment exist on soil surface/sediment. Benzo[a]pyrene (BaP) is one of the predominant PAHs in soil.

Environmental pollution of soil with PAHs in energy producing plants zone.

Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are widely distributed environmental toxicants primarily formed during the incomplete combustion of organic materials (for example, coal, oil, gasoline and wood). Power energy plants are the main sources of organic contaminants including PAHs. The purpose of the present research was to study the Novocherkassk Electric Power Station (NEPS) emission effects of PAHs accumulation in soils.

Quantitative susceptibility mapping in the human fetus to measure blood oxygenation in the superior sagittal sinus.

Objectives: To present the feasibility of performing quantitative susceptibility mapping (QSM) in the human fetus to evaluate the oxygenation (SO) of cerebral venous blood in vivo.

Methods: Susceptibility weighted imaging (SWI) data were acquired from healthy pregnant subjects (n = 21, median = 31.3 weeks, interquartile range = 8.

Performance evaluation of duplex constructed wetlands for the treatment of diesel contaminated wastewater.

A duplex constructed wetland (duplex-CW) is a hybrid system that combines a vertical flow (VF) CW as a first stage with a horizontal flow filter (HFF) as a second stage for a more efficient wastewater treatment as compared to traditional constructed wetlands. This study evaluated the potential of the hybrid CW system to treat influent wastewater containing diesel range organic compounds varying from C - C using a series of 12-week practical and numerical experiments under controlled conditions in a greenhouse (pH was kept at 7.0 ± 0.