Publications by authors named "Mahapatra G"

The optoelectronic properties of polythiophene (PT) graft block copolymers are most important for fabricating optoelectronic devices, and recently, we reported a single-pot atom-transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) technique for preparation of PT graft block copolymers between thermoresponsive poly(diethylene glycol methyl ether methacrylate) (PDEGMEM) and pH-responsive poly(dimethyl amino ethyl methacrylate) (PDMAEMA) from the PT backbone via the "" strategy with an 11 mol % contamination. A "" strategy has been opted to eliminate the contamination from the block copolymer where we synthesized poly(thiophene acetic acid) (P3TAA) followed by the coupling with PDEGMEM--PDMAEMA-Cl, PDMAEMA--PDEGMEM-Cl, and PDMAEMA--PDEGMEM-Cl copolymers, produced separately by the ATRP technique. The polymers were characterized using H NMR, SEC, etc.

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  • Blood-based mitochondrial bioenergetic profiling is a practical and low-risk method for studying mitochondrial function and energy metabolism using human blood samples.
  • The study employs two respirometric techniques to assess mitochondrial bioenergetics in peripheral blood mononuclear cells and platelets, revealing that female participants exhibit significantly higher respiration rates than male participants, even after adjusting for other variables.
  • Findings highlight the importance of considering sex differences in mitochondrial bioenergetic profiles, particularly in the context of human health and aging research.
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Noxious effect on environmental due to carbon emissions is being addressed worldwide by governments through carbon pricing instruments. Two of prevalent instruments adopted by governments are simple carbon tax and cap-and-trade policy. Effectiveness of carbon pricing instruments towards achieving reduction in carbon emissions is a matter of study on one hand.

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  • Mitochondrial bioenergetics, which are essential for cellular energy production, are altered in patients with Alzheimer's disease, specifically affecting those with normal cognition, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia.
  • The study measured mitochondrial respiration differences in blood cells from participants, finding that those with dementia showed significantly lower bioenergetics compared to those with normal cognition.
  • Analysis of lipid metabolites in the participants' plasma revealed that glycocholic acid (GCA) was lower and linoleic acid (LA) was higher in dementia patients, suggesting these lipids may influence energy metabolism and cognitive status.
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  • Conservation of biodiversity is essential for both human and ecological survival, but effective conservation efforts require detailed information about specific sites in need of preservation.
  • The IPBES reports a record number of species threatened with extinction, highlighting inadequate global responses to these crises and the urgent need for improved monitoring techniques.
  • This study reviews advanced remote monitoring methods and discusses how technologies like AI and machine learning can enhance the effectiveness of biodiversity conservation efforts.
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The potential to obtain defective or damaged items with non-defective commodities is common to experience at the production unit or when shipping products from one layer to another. This research focuses on the faulty things that retailers receive from suppliers. The retailer has set a restriction on the percentage of defective things, and the retailer receives a discount on the cost of purchasing defective items.

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As atmospheric methane concentrations increase at record pace, it is critical to identify individual emission sources with high potential for mitigation. Here, we leverage the synergy between satellite instruments with different spatiotemporal coverage and resolution to detect and quantify emissions from individual landfills. We use the global surveying Tropospheric Monitoring Instrument (TROPOMI) to identify large emission hot spots and then zoom in with high-resolution target-mode observations from the GHGSat instrument suite to identify the responsible facilities and characterize their emissions.

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The study explores the dynamics of a COVID-19 epidemic in multiple susceptible populations, including the various stages of vaccination administration. In the model, there are eight human compartments: completely susceptible; susceptible with dose-1 vaccination; susceptible with dose-2 vaccination; susceptible with booster dose vaccination; exposed; infected with and without symptoms, and recovered compartments. The biological feasibility of the model is analysed.

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  • Researchers discovered that mitochondrial dysfunction in blood cells can indicate cognitive decline in Alzheimer's disease (AD) patients.
  • The study found that people with dementia had the lowest mitochondrial function in their blood cells, while those with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) showed higher oxygen use compared to healthy individuals.
  • Blood-based assessments of mitochondrial function could serve as a non-invasive method to track bioenergetic changes related to AD risk and progression over time.
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This paper attempts to describe the outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (COVID-19) via an epidemic model. This virus has dissimilar effects in different countries. The number of new active coronavirus cases is increasing gradually across the globe.

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This paper is devoted to answering some questions using a mathematical model by analyzing India's first and second phases of the COVID-19 pandemic. A new mathematical model is introduced with a nonmonotonic incidence rate to incorporate the psychological effect of COVID-19 in society. The paper also discusses the local stability and global stability of an endemic equilibrium and a disease-free equilibrium.

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The forecasting of the nature and dynamics of emerging coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has gained a great concern for health care organizations and governments. The efforts aim to to suppress the rapid and global spread of its tentacles and also control the infection with the limited available resources. The aim of this work is to employ real data set to propose and analyze a compartmental discrete time COVID-19 pandemic model with non-linear incidence and hence predict and control its outbreak through dynamical research.

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In this study, we developed and analyzed a mathematical model for explaining the transmission dynamics of COVID-19 in India. The proposed model is a modified version of the existing model. Our model divides the infected class of model into two classes: (unknown infected class) and (known infected class).

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  • * This study compared the effects of a Mediterranean diet, linked to better health, and a Western diet, linked to poorer outcomes, on mitochondrial bioenergetics in three brain regions of middle-aged macaques.
  • * Results showed that the Mediterranean diet preserved significant differences in mitochondrial function across brain regions, while the Western diet led to reduced bioenergetic distinctions and positive correlations with increased blood glucose and insulin levels in specific regions associated with Alzheimer's and diabetes.
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Prostate cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related death in men. Two classic cancer hallmarks are a metabolic switch from oxidative phosphorylation (OxPhos) to glycolysis, known as the Warburg effect, and resistance to cell death. Cytochrome (Cyt) is at the intersection of both pathways, as it is essential for electron transport in mitochondrial respiration and a trigger of intrinsic apoptosis when released from the mitochondria.

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In this paper, we consider a mathematical model to explain, understanding, and to forecast the outbreaks of COVID-19 in India. The model has four components leading to a system of fractional order differential equations incorporating the refuge concept to study the lockdown effect in controlling COVID-19 spread in India. We investigate the model using the concept of Caputo fractional-order derivative.

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About ninety percent of all diabetic conditions account for T2D caused due to abnormal insulin secretion/ action or increased hepatic glucose production. Factors that contribute towards the aetiology of T2D could be well explained through biochemical, molecular, and cellular aspects. In this review, we attempt to explain the recent evolving molecular and cellular advancement associated with T2D pathophysiology.

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Cytochrome c (Cytc) is a multifunctional protein, acting as an electron carrier in the electron transport chain (ETC), where it shuttles electrons from bc complex to cytochrome c oxidase (COX), and as a trigger of type II apoptosis when released from the mitochondria. We previously showed that Cytc is regulated in a highly tissue-specific manner: Cytc isolated from heart, liver, and kidney is phosphorylated on Y97, Y48, and T28, respectively. Here, we have analyzed the effect of a new Cytc phosphorylation site, threonine 58, which we mapped in rat kidney Cytc by mass spectrometry.

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This paper presents software fault detection, which is dependent upon the effectiveness of the testing and debugging team. A more skilled testing team can achieve higher rates of debugging success, and thereby removing a larger fraction of faults identified without introducing additional faults. A complex software is often subject to two or more stages of testing that exhibits distinct rates of fault discovery.

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Marine actinomycetes are prolific sources of marine drug discovery system contributing for several bioactive compounds of biomedical prominence. Metagenomics, a culture-independent technique through its sequence- and function-based screening has led to the discovery and synthesis of numerous biologically significant compounds like polyketide synthase, Non-ribosomal peptide synthetase, antibiotics, and biocatalyst. While metagenomics offers different advantages over conventional sequencing techniques, they also have certain limitations including bias classification, non-availability of quality DNA samples, heterologous expression, and host selection.

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  • * The study focused on African Americans with Type 2 diabetes and investigated the link between their blood cell mitochondrial activity and various brain structures, including white matter and gray matter.
  • * Findings revealed that mitochondrial function in blood cells correlates significantly with total intracranial volume, indicating that overall energy capacity may influence brain structure.
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Minerals or trace elements in small amount are essential nutrients for every plant, but when the internal concentration exceeds the threshold, these essential elements do create phytotoxicity. Plant responses to elemental stresses are very common due to different anthropogenic activities; however it is a complex phenomenon with individual characteristics for various species. To cope up with the situation, a plant produces a group of strategies both in proteomic and genomic level to overcome it.

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Mammalian cytochrome c (Cytc) plays a key role in cellular life and death decisions, functioning as an electron carrier in the electron transport chain and as a trigger of apoptosis when released from the mitochondria. However, its regulation is not well understood. We show that the major fraction of Cytc isolated from kidneys is phosphorylated on Thr, leading to a partial inhibition of respiration in the reaction with cytochrome c oxidase.

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  • * This study highlights that bone marrow adipocytes influence metastatic prostate cancer cells by promoting a change in their metabolism, indicating a shift toward a Warburg phenotype characterized by increased glycolysis and lactate production.
  • * The research suggests that cancer cells can induce fat breakdown in adipocytes and that this interaction, aided by HIF-1α activation, is critical for tumor survival, reflecting patterns seen in patients with metastatic disease.
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This paper deals with a prey-predator model in which both the species are infected by some toxicants which are released by some other species or source with fuzzy biological parameters. The application of fuzzy differential equation in the modeling of prey-predator populations with the effect of toxicants is presented. The dynamical behavior and harvesting of the fuzzy exploited system are studied by using the utility function method.

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