Publications by authors named "J Kumaraswamy"
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- Reducing contaminants in wastewater is crucial for improving water quality in both industrialized and developing nations, leading to a focus on algae-based microbial reactors for treatment.
- Algae-based membrane bioreactors (MBRs) merge the benefits of traditional MBRs with algae, but prior studies have overlooked the details of their performance and the specific types of wastewater being treated.
- The study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of algae in treating wastewater, compare it to other techniques, and analyze the technical challenges faced when implementing algae-based systems for removing emerging contaminants.
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- Orientia tsutsugamushi, the cause of scrub typhus, was successfully isolated from patients' blood cells at a healthcare center in Vellore, Southern India.
- Researchers cultured and tested samples using various methods over 30 days, ultimately confirming three positive isolates through qPCR and other staining techniques.
- Genotyping revealed the isolates belonged to TA763 and Gilliam genotypes, marking the first successful isolation of this pathogen in the region, with potential for further genomic study.
Purpose: The immunodominant TSA 56 gene of Orientia tsutsugamushi, (scrub typhus agent) has four variable regions (VD-I to VD-IV) making it useful for genotyping. This study was undertaken to determine Orientia tsutsugamushi genotypes circulating in and around Vellore using complete and partial TSA 56 gene.
Methods: Of the 162 patients positive by 47 kDa qPCR, on 21 samples PCR to amplify the complete TSA 56 gene (≈1605 bp: Long protocol) and the partial gene sequence using the Horinouchi (≈650bp) and the Furuya (≈480 bp) protocol was performed.
Faja corset, a tight garment worn to obtain an hourglass body, may have contributed to the formation of a spontaneous subcapsular hematoma in a 38-year-old nulligravid woman with no history of trauma. Subcapsular hematomas of the liver are a rare occurrence, with many documented cases arising during pregnancy as a complication of HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet) syndrome. Additional causes include iatrogenic trauma, rupture of cysts, hepatic adenomas, hepatocellular carcinoma, or coagulopathies.
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