Publications by authors named "Chaurasia P"

Coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.) is a nutraceutically renowned annual herb from Apiaceae family and used in cuisines in different countries in different ways to enhance the tastes, flavour and nutritional values of foods. Fruit (seed) has several medicinally valuable chemical components viz.

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  • Female pattern hair loss (FPHL), also referred to as androgenetic alopecia, leads to gradual hair thinning in women and is potentially linked to metabolic syndrome (MS), which raises heart disease and diabetes risks.
  • A two-year study with 62 premenopausal women—31 with FPHL and 31 without—showed that those with FPHL had significantly larger waist circumferences and higher body mass indexes compared to controls.
  • The findings underscore the importance of screening for metabolic syndrome in women experiencing FPHL, as early detection could aid in preventing related health issues.
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Long COVID occurs in a small but important minority of patients following COVID-19, reducing quality of life and contributing to healthcare burden. Although research into underlying mechanisms is evolving, immunity is understudied. SARS-CoV-2-specific T cell responses are of key importance for viral clearance and COVID-19 recovery.

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  • Pyoderma gangrenosum (PG) is a rare inflammatory disorder with diverse symptoms and is often linked to conditions like inflammatory bowel disease.
  • A case study of a 65-year-old woman revealed PG manifested as multiple ulcers on her body, leading to further examination for underlying causes.
  • The diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was established through testing, highlighting that many patients with PG may have undiagnosed RA, especially when they seek help for ulcers on their lower limbs.
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Traditional three-dimensional (3D) bioprinting has always been associated with the challenge of print fidelity of complex geometries due to the gel-like nature of the bioinks. Embedded 3D bioprinting has emerged as a potential solution to print complex geometries using proteins and polysaccharides-based bioinks. This study demonstrated the Freeform Reversible Embedding of Suspended Hydrogels (FRESH) 3D bioprinting method of chitosan bioink to 3D bioprint complex geometries.

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Bullous pemphigoid is a subepidermal blistering disease that rarely involves the mucous membranes and possesses circulating antibodies against BP antigen II (BP180) and BP antigen I (BP230). Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a progressive inflammatory autoimmune disease that is characterized by joint inflammation and systemic involvement. The co-occurrence of RA, which is likewise linked to autoimmunity, with bullous pemphigoid may not be merely coincidental.

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  • Influenza B viruses (IBVs) significantly impact health, but the immune response, especially involving CD8 T-cells, is not well understood; only 18 T-cell epitopes have been identified so far.
  • This study identifies 9 new highly conserved CD8 T-cell epitopes linked to certain HLAs, which could enhance the development of more effective cross-reactive T-cell vaccines against IBVs.
  • Additionally, the research reveals that while the frequency of IBV-specific CD8 T-cells decreases with age, they retain a memory phenotype and exhibit unique T-cell receptor repertoires based on specific epitopes.
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  • - Reticulate pigmentary disorders are genetic conditions inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, linked to mutations in keratin 5 and keratin 14 genes.
  • - The text discusses three cases of patients with reticulate hyperpigmentation disorders showing similarities to reticulate acropigmentation of Kitamura, Dowling-Degos disease (DDD), and dyschromatosis symmetrica hereditaria (DSH).
  • - These disorders have challenging treatment options, as all three conditions currently have limited effective treatments available.
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Introduction: Rasayanas are Ayurvedic natural products that have adaptogenic effects. The extensive research on rasayanas in oncology is not currently well summarized. The aim of this review is to investigate the range and nature of the current body of research, identify gaps in knowledge, and to summarize the existing literature as it relates to Ayurvedic rasayanas and oncology.

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Background: Lead, an environmental toxicant, accounts for 0.6% of the global burden of disease, with the highest burden in developing countries. Lead poisoning is very much preventable with adequate and timely action.

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  • The paper presents a deep learning approach for detecting network traffic attacks in IoT systems within smart cities, utilizing Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) and Gated Recurrent Units (GRUs).
  • The model was trained on a Kaggle dataset and achieved an impressive overall accuracy of 99%, proving its effectiveness in classifying different types of attacks, including DoS and U2R.
  • The study emphasizes the method's potential to enhance IoT security, which is crucial for protecting the infrastructure of smart cities.
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Indigenous peoples globally are at increased risk of COVID-19-associated morbidity and mortality. However, data that describe immune responses to SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indigenous populations are lacking. We evaluated immune responses in Australian First Nations peoples hospitalized with COVID-19.

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Background: Allium sativum L. (Garlic) is a well-recognized plant of great nutraceutical value with pharmacological evidences. It is full of dietary as well as pharmaceutical properties and has been used in traditional medications for a long time.

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Unlabelled: Giant cell tumour of tendon sheath is an uncommon benign soft tissue tumour. Histopathological examination plays a crucial role in the definitive diagnosis of giant cell tumour although pre-operative imaging supports its suspicion. We report a case of a giant cell tumour of the tendon sheath in a 26-year-old man as a painless, firm, localized, slow-growing benign soft tissue tumour of the thumb; managed by complete excision.

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High-risk groups, including Indigenous people, are at risk of severe COVID-19. Here we found that Australian First Nations peoples elicit effective immune responses to COVID-19 BNT162b2 vaccination, including neutralizing antibodies, receptor-binding domain (RBD) antibodies, SARS-CoV-2 spike-specific B cells, and CD4 and CD8 T cells. In First Nations participants, RBD IgG antibody titers were correlated with body mass index and negatively correlated with age.

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Immunocompromised hematology patients are vulnerable to severe COVID-19 and respond poorly to vaccination. Relative deficits in immunity are, however, unclear, especially after 3 vaccine doses. We evaluated immune responses in hematology patients across three COVID-19 vaccination doses.

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Lead is a highly toxic element which can cross the placental barrier and enter the fetus during pregnancy. Parental lead exposure has adverse effect on infant as well as on maternal health. As part of our program to investigate the lead poisoning in human population we investigated the maternal blood lead levels (MBLL) and umbilical cord blood lead (UBLL) levels in 200 pregnant women and collected their socio-demographic details.

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In the present time of speedy developments and industrialization, heavy metals are being uncovered in aquatic environment and soil via refining, electroplating, processing, mining, metallurgical activities, dyeing and other several metallic and metal based industrial and synthetic activities. Heavy metals like lead (Pb), mercury (Hg), cadmium (Cd), arsenic (As), Zinc (Zn), Cobalt (Co), Iron (Fe), and many other are considered as seriously noxious and toxic for the aquatic environment, human, and other aquatic lives and have damaging influences. Such heavy metals, which are very tough to be degraded, can be managed by reducing their potential through various processes like removal, precipitation, oxidation-reduction, bio-sorption, recovery, bioaccumulation, bio-mineralization etc.

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For the primary prevention of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), there are currently four different vaccines available in the USA. These are Pfizer (messenger RNA [mRNA]), Moderna (mRNA), Novavax (recombinant protein), and Jansen/Johnson & Johnson (adenoviral vector). All individuals should get vaccinated, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has provided comprehensive guidelines on recommended doses, their frequency by age group, and vaccine types, all discussed in detail in this article.

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Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a top threat to global health, challenges preventive and treatment strategies of infections. AMR strains of microbial pathogens arise through multiple mechanisms. The underlying "antibiotic resistance genes" (ARGs) spread through various species by lateral gene transfer thereby causing global dissemination.

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A common cervical spine condition that frequently interferes with a patient's daily activities is chronic neck pain. The axioscapular muscle imbalance that results from increased middle trapezius activity in patients with non-specific chronic neck pain affects cervical spine stability and contributes to pain. A 67-year-old male, who was a retired office secretary, experienced neck pain for two years.

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Unlabelled: The COVID-19 pandemic has immensely impacted global health causing colossal damage. The recent outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) has increased the quest to explore phytochemicals as treatment options. We summarize phytochemicals with activity against various coronaviruses including SARS-CoV and Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV).

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Cold shock proteins (CSPs) are an ancient and conserved family of proteins. They are renowned for their role in response to low-temperature stress in bacteria and nucleic acid binding activities. In prokaryotes, cold and non-cold inducible CSPs are involved in various cellular and metabolic processes such as growth and development, osmotic oxidation, starvation, stress tolerance, and host cell invasion.

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Increasing fungal infections in immunocompromised hosts are a growing concern for global public health. Along with treatments, preventive measures are required. The emergence of reverse vaccinology has opened avenues for using genomic and proteomic data from pathogens in the design of vaccines.

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