Exploring the diverse performance of nickel and cobalt spinel ferrite nanoparticles in hazardous pollutant removal and gas sensing performance.

A simple sol-gel combustion process was employed for the creation of MFeO (M=Ni, Co) nanoparticles. The synthesized nanoparticles, acting as both photocatalysts and gas sensors, were analyzed using various analytical techniques. MFeO (M=Ni, Co) material improved the degradation of methylene blue (MB) under UV-light irradiation, serving as an enhanced electron transport medium.

Silver-decorated SrTiO nanoparticles for high-performance supercapacitors and effective remediation of hazardous pollutants.

SrTiO/Ag nanocomposites were synthesized using a facile wet impregnation method, employing rigorous experimental techniques for comprehensive characterization. XRD, FTIR, UV, PL, FESEM, and HRTEM were meticulously utilized to elucidate their structural, functional, morphological, and optical properties. The electrochemical performance of the SrTiO/Ag nanocomposite was rigorously assessed, revealing an impressive specific capacitance of 850 F/g at a current density of 1 A.

Isolation and characterization of chitinolytic bacterium, Escherichia fergusonii AMC01 from insectivorous bat, Taphozous melanopogon.

Chitinases are capable of hydrolyzing insoluble chitin into its oligo and monomeric parts and have received increased consideration because of their wide scope of biotechnological applications. The commercial application of microbial chitinase is appealing due to the relative ease of enormous production and to meet the current world demands. This study aimed at isolation and characterization of chitin degrading bacteria from the gut of Indian tropical insectivorous black-bearded tomb bat, Taphozous melanopogon.

Glycemic control monitoring in patients with tuberculosis and diabetes: a descriptive study from programmatic setting in Tamil Nadu, India.

India's national tuberculosis (TB) programme recommends that among patients with diabetes mellitus and TB, fasting blood glucose (FBG) be recorded at baseline, the end of intensive phase and the end of continuation phase of TB treatment. We conducted this operational research in select districts of Tamil Nadu, India, in 2016 to determine the availability of blood glucose records and glycemic control status during TB treatment. This was a descriptive study involving secondary programme data.

Odour discrimination learning in the Indian greater short-nosed fruit bat (): differential expression of , and PP-1 in the olfactory bulb, amygdala and hippocampus.

Activity-dependent expression of immediate-early genes (IEGs) is induced by exposure to odour. The present study was designed to investigate whether there is differential expression of IEGs (, ) in the brain region mediating olfactory memory in the Indian greater short-nosed fruit bat, We assumed that differential expression of IEGs in different brain regions may orchestrate a preference odour (PO) and aversive odour (AO) memory in We used preferred (0.8% w/w cinnamon powder) and aversive (0.