Navigating the nano-world future: Harnessing cellulose nanocrystals from green sources for sustainable innovation.

Cellulose nanocrystals (CNCs) are a class of materials that have received significant attention in recent years due to their unique properties and potential applications. CNCs are extracted from plant fibers and possess high strength, stiffness, and biocompatibility, making them attractive materials for use in various fields such as biomedical engineering, renewable energy, and nanotechnology. This provides an in-depth discussion of the extraction, characterization, and promising applications of CNCs.

Characterization of microplastics in outdoor and indoor air in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India: First insights from the region.

The study focused on detecting and characterizing microplastics in outdoor and indoor air in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India during post-monsoon (2022) and winter (2023). Stereo microscopic analysis showed that plastic fibres had a dominant presence, fragments were less abundant, whereas fewer films could be detected in indoor and outdoor air. The atmospheric deposition of microplastics outdoors observed 465 ± 27 particles/m/day in PM and 12104 ± 665 and 13833 ± 1152 particles/m/day in PM in quartz and PTFE, respectively during the post-monsoon months.

Home-based fecal calprotectin utilization in a general pediatric gastroenterology clinic.

Objective: Remote investigation and monitoring have gained importance in ambulatory practice. A home-based fecal calprotectin (FC) test has been developed where the sample is processed and analyzed at home through a smartphone application. We aimed to assess the use of standard ELISA (sFC) versus home-based (hFC) FC testing in a general pediatric gastroenterology clinic.

Application of machine learning (individual vs stacking) models on MERRA-2 data to predict surface PM concentrations over India.

The spatial coverage of PM monitoring is non-uniform across India due to the limited number of ground monitoring stations. Alternatively, Modern-Era Retrospective Analysis for Research and Applications, Version 2 (MERRA-2), is an atmospheric reanalysis data used for estimating PM. MERRA-2 does not explicitly measure PM but rather follows an empirical model.

Reassessing the availability of crop residue as a bioenergy resource in India: A field-survey based study.

Second-generation bioenergy, a carbon neutral or negative renewable resource, is crucial to achieving India's net-zero emission targets. Crop residues are being targeted as a bioenergy resource as they are otherwise burned on-field, leading to significant pollutant emissions. But estimating their bioenergy potential is problematic because of broad assumptions about their surplus fractions.

Characterization of fine particulate matter water-soluble inorganic ions and estimation of aerosol acidity at three COALESCE network sites - Mysuru, Bhopal, and Mesra - in India.

The study was carried out to understand the chemical, spatiotemporal characteristics of water-soluble inorganic ions (WSIIs), their association with PM mass, and aerosol acidity in three COALESCE (carbonaceous aerosol emissions, source apportionment, and climate impacts) network sites of India (Mesra - Eastern India, Bhopal - Central India and Mysuru - Southern India). Alternate-day 24-h integrated bulk PM samples were collected during 2019 along with on-site meteorological parameters. Annual average PM concentrations were 67 ± 46 µg m, 54 ± 47 µg m, and 30 ± 24 µg m at Mesra, Bhopal, and Mysuru, respectively.

Pollution characteristics and ecological risks of trace elements in PM over three COALESCE network sites - Bhopal, Mesra, and Mysuru, India.

Time-synchronized, 24 h integrated PM trace element (TE) measurements made as a part of the COALESCE project (Venkataraman et al., 2020) at Bhopal, Mesra, and Mysore during all of 2019 were analyzed in this study. The concentrations of 15 key elements ranged between 0.

Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface and frontier mol-ecular orbital analysis of 10-benzyl-9-(4-hydroxy-3-meth-oxy-phen-yl)-3,3,6,6-tetra-methyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexa-hydro-acridine-1,8(2,5)-dione.

In the fused ring system of the title mol-ecule, CHNO, the conformation of the central di-hydro-pyridine ring is inter-mediate between boat and envelope with the N and the opposite C atoms lying out of the basal plane. The conformations of terminal rings are close to envelope, with the atoms substituted by two methyl groups as the flaps. In the crystal, the mol-ecules are linked by O-H⋯O hydrogen bonds into helical chains.

Leaf Damage Based Phenotyping Technique and Its Validation Against Fall Armyworm, (J. E. Smith), in Maize.

Globally, maize is an important cereal food crop with the highest production and productivity. Among the biotic constraints that limit the productivity of maize, the recent invasion of fall armyworm (FAW) in India is a concern. The first line of strategy available for FAW management is to evaluate and exploit resistant genotypes for inclusion in an IPM schedule.

Developing antisense oligonucleotides for a mutation-induced, ultra-rare neurological disorder using patient-derived cellular models.

Mutations in the gene are the cause of an ultra-rare neurological disorder characterized by intellectual disability, impaired speech, motor delay, and hypotonia evolving to spasticity, central sleep apnea, and premature death (SPG49 or HSAN9; OMIM: 615031). Little is known about the biological function of TECPR2, and there are currently no available disease-modifying therapies for this disease. Here we describe implementation of an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) exon-skipping strategy targeting c.

Crystal structure, Hirshfeld surface and frontier mol-ecular orbital analysis of 10-benzyl-9-(3-eth-oxy-4-hy-droxy-phen-yl)-3,3,6,6-tetra-methyl-3,4,6,7,9,10-hexa-hydro-acridine-1,8(2,5)-dione.

In the fused ring system of the title compound, CHNO, the central di-hydro-pyridine ring adopts a flattened boat conformation, the mean and maximum deviations of the di-hydro-pyridine ring being 0.1429 (2) and 0.2621 (2) Å, respectively.

Crystal structure of ethyl (2S)-9-meth-oxy-2-methyl-4-oxo-3,4,5,6-tetra-hydro-2H- 2,6-methano-benzo[g][1,3,5]oxa-diazocine-11-carboxyl-ate.

In the title compound, C15H18N2O5, the meth-oxy-phenyl ring makes a dihedral angle of 84.70 (12)° with the mean plane of the tetra-hydro-pyrimidin-2(1H)-one ring. Both the pyran and tetra-hydro-pyrimidin-2(1H)-one rings have distorted envelope conformations with the carboxyl-ate-substituted C atom as the flap.

Synthesis and spectroscopical study of rhodanine derivative using DFT approaches.

The optimized molecular structure, vibrational frequencies, corresponding vibrational assignments of (E)-5-benzylidene-2-thioxothiazolidine-4-one (E5BTTO) have been investigated experimentally and theoretically based on Density Functional Theory (DFT) approach. The FT-Raman and FT-IR spectra of E5BTTO were recorded in solid phase. Theoretical calculations were performed at the DFT level using the Gaussian 03 program.

Synthesis, spectral characterization and density functional theory exploration of 1-(quinolin-3-yl)piperidin-2-ol.

The experimental and theoretical vibrational frequencies of a newly synthesized compound, namely 1-(quinolin-3-yl)piperidin-2-ol (QPPO) are analyzed. The experimental FT-IR (4000-400 cm(-1)) and FT-Raman (4000-100 cm(-1)) of the molecule in solid phase have been recorded. The optimized molecular structure, vibrational assignments of QPPO have been investigated experimentally and theoretically using Gaussian03W software package.

Pedilanthus tithymaloides (Euphorbiaceae) leaf extract phytochemicals: toxicity to the filariasis vector Culex quinquefasciatus (Diptera: Culicidae).

An ethanolic extract of Pedilanthus tithymaloides L. (Euphorbiaceae) leaves was tested for biological activity against the eggs, larvae, and pupae of Culex quinquefasciatus. Significant mortality effects were observed in each life stage.