PLOS Glob Public Health
December 2024
[This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBiosurfactant based biostimulants plays a vital role in agriculture filed by enhancing the soil quality, promote plant growth, and eliminate plant pathogens, and increasing nutrient uptake. This manuscript describes the synthesis of trimesic based lithocholic ester functionalized amphiphiles (TMLCEA) with oppositely charged head groups using thiol-yne click chemistry, which is an effective and simple approach. The trimesic based lithocholic ester functionalized zwitterionic penicillamine (TMLCEPA), cationic cysteamine·HCl (TMLCECy), and anionic thiomalic acid (TMLCETM) exhibited hierarchically self-assembled microstructures from below to above the CMC.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPLOS Glob Public Health
November 2024
The decline in dengue incidence and/or prevalence during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020-22) appears to be attributed to reduced treatment-seeking rates, under-reporting, misdiagnosis, disrupted health services and reduced exposure to mosquito vectors due to prevailing lockdowns. There is limited scientific data on dengue virus (DENV) disease during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here, we conducted a community-based, cross-sectional, cluster-randomized survey to assess anti-DENV and anti-SARS-CoV-2 seroprevalence, and also estimated the spatial distribution of DENV-positive aedine mosquito vectors during the COVID-19 pandemic across all the 38 districts of Tamil Nadu, India.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAlcohol is the most abused substance among adolescents and has a profound impact on health, society, and the economy. Alcohol intoxication is linked to neuroinflammation and neuronal damage, which result in behavioral alterations such as motor dysfunction, neuronal injury, cognitive deficits, and inflammation. Alcohol-induced neuroinflammation is associated with the activation of central nervous system cells, including astrocytes, and the release of proinflammatory cytokines.
View Article and Find Full Text PDF