Alcohol Dependence Among Adult Males in Chengalpattu District, South India: A Mixed Methods Study.

Introduction Post-pandemic alcohol consumption is on the rise due to people starting to adapt themselves to the practice of consuming alcoholic beverages at home. In addition to the direct effects of intoxication and addiction, estimates suggest that alcohol contributes to approximately 20-30% of global cases of oesophagal cancer, liver cancer, cirrhosis of the liver, homicide, epilepsy, and motor vehicle accidents. In India, one-fifth of alcohol consumers were found to be alcohol dependent.

Supercritical-CO mediated preparation of porous carbon from Araucaria heterophylla biomass: A proficient nanomolar detection platform for phenolic water pollutant.

4-aminophenol (AP), an aromatic phenolic compound, is commonly found in commercial products that eventually enter and pollute environmental water sources. The precise detection and quantification of AP in environmental samples are critical for comprehensively assessing contamination levels, safeguarding public health, and formulating effective remediation strategies. In the shed of light, this work proposes an electrochemical sensing platform for detecting and quantifying AP using Araucaria heterophylla biomass-derived activated carbon (AH-AC) prepared via the SC-CO pathway.

Associations of inflammatory biomarkers with morbidity and mortality after noncardiac surgery: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Noncardiac surgery is associated with an inflammatory response. Whether increased inflammation in the perioperative period is associated with subsequent morbidity and mortality is unknown.

Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, and CENTRAL were systematically searched from date of inception until May 2023.

Supercritical CO mediated construction of aluminium waste recovered γ-AlO impregnated Dracaena trifasciata biomass-derived carbon composite: A robust electrocatalyst for mutagenic pollutant detection.

Inspired by the waste-to-wealth concept, we have recovered the gamma phase aluminium oxide nanoparticles (γ-AlO NPs) from waste aluminium (Al) foils and fabricated a composite with Dracaena trifasciata biomass-derived activated carbon matrix (DT-AC) using supercritical carbon-di-oxide (SC-CO) pathway. The prepared samples are characterized altogether by various micro- and spectroscopic analyses. Based on the results, the recovered γ-AlO NPs are well impregnated in the DT-AC surface by the action of the microbubble effect from the SC-CO.

Amplification of blue emission of Tm ions in Li O-HfO -SiO glass system by means of Au metallic particles.

Li O-HfO -SiO -Tm O :Au O glass samples (containing fixed content of Tm O and different concentration of Au O ) were prepared and characterized. Bearing of Au metallic particles (MPs) on improving blue emission of thulium ions (Tm ) ions was explored. Optical absorption (OA) spectra exhibited multiple bands excited from H of Tm .