Study of variation of indoor radon levels in houses and prediction of indoor concentrations using house characteristics and outdoor radon levels.

The measurement of 222Rn concentrations in indoor and outdoor air was carried out in certain locations of Mandya city, Karnataka, using the Solid State Nuclear Track Detectors (SSNTD) technique. The annual mean values of 222Rn in indoor and outdoor are found to be 20.5 ± 1.

Chitosan and chitosan-derived nanoparticles modulate enhanced immune response in tomato against bacterial wilt disease.

The present study evaluated the priming efficacy of chitosan and chitosan-derived nanoparticles (CNPs) against bacterial wilt of tomato. In the current study, seed-treated CNPs plus pathogen-inoculated tomato seedlings recorded significant protection of 62 % against pathogen-induced wilt disease and subsequently better growth. The induced resistance was witnessed by a prominent increase in lignin, callose and HO deposition, followed by superoxide radical accumulation in leaves.

Pyrimidine-2,4-dione targets STAT3 signaling pathway to induce cytotoxicity in hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 (STAT3) is a tumorigenic transcription factor that is persistently activated in various human cancers including hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Therefore, STAT3 is considered as a prominent target to counteract the uncontrolled proliferation of cancer cells. In the present report, pyrimidine-2,4-diones (N-methyluracil derivatives) (MNK1-MNK14) were synthesized in an ionic liquid (BMIm PF) medium employing a ligand-free Suzuki-Miyaura cross-coupling process.

A STUDY ON THE RADIATION DOSE DUE TO DISSOLVED 222RN IN WATER SAMPLES OF MANDYA CITY, KARNATAKA, INDIA.

Measurement of dissolved radon concentrations in the water samples collected from selected borewells (depth ~300 ft), wells (depth ~25 ft) and overhead tanks (height ~30 ft) of Mandya city, Karnataka, India, has been carried out by using Emanometry method. The radon concentrations in the waters of borewell, well and overhead tank ranges from 1.5 ± 0.

Surface functionalized inorganic phosphor by grafting organic antenna for long term preservation of latent fingerprints and data-security applications.

Creative advancements are enormously sought for the advanced forensic and data security in modern era. Herein, fabrication of Bovine Serum Albumin (BSA) functionalized GdO:Eu (5 mol %) nanopowders dispersed in a poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA) matrix for long term preservation and visualization of latent fingerprints, as well as printing. Efficient intramolecular energy transfers from coordinated ligand to the doped Eu ions, called the antenna effect was precisely organized by grafting organic molecule, resultant to an enhanced photoluminescence emission.