Accumulation of Microplastics and Potentially Toxic Elements in Plant Leaves Along an Urbanization Gradient in Bangladesh.

Potentially toxic elements (PTEs) and microplastics (MPs) in the atmosphere raise widespread apprehension due to their association with the ecosystem and public health. The accumulation of airborne MPs and PTEs was analyzed in leaves, and the Pollution Index (PI) was calculated along an industrial, residential, and rural gradient in Bangladesh. Only polyethylene terephthalate (PET) was found in the highest concentration in industrial areas compared to other areas.

Psoralidin acts as a dual protease inhibitor against PL and M of SARS-CoV-2.

The emergence of new coronavirus variants and concerns about vaccine effectiveness against these novel variants emphasize the need for broad-spectrum therapeutics targeting conserved coronaviral non-structural proteins. Accordingly, a virtual library of 178 putative inhibitors targeting SARS-CoV-2 Papain-like protease (PL) was compiled through a systematic review of published literature and subsequently screened using molecular docking. Selected hits were analyzed for protease inhibitory activities, binding strength, and antiviral activities against HCoV229E-based surrogate system and subsequently against SARS-CoV-2 for validation.

Relationship between functional independence and community integration of people with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh.

Design: Prospective, cross-sectional study.

Objectives: To determine the functional outcome and home and social integration of people who had spinal cord injury and completed their inpatient rehabilitation.

Setting: Centre for the Rehabilitation of the Paralysed (CRP), Bangladesh.

Simulation of 1 MWe hybrid solar power plant by the use of nano-fluid with eccentric backup system.

In past years, concentrated solar power (CSP) with an energy backup system has been a unique renewable energy utilization system among intermittent renewable energy systems. It could allow a CSP plant to operate as a base load system in the future. This paper simulates a solar power plant for 1 MWe.