The Impact of Social Determinants of Health on the Diagnosis of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) Among Asian Indians (AIs) in New Jersey: A Secondary Analysis of the BRFSS Survey From 2013 to 2017.

Introduction: Asian Indians (AIs), the second largest immigrant population in the United States, are disproportionately affected by type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) at a lower age and body mass index (BMI). The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between social determinants of health (SDOH) and the diagnosis of T2DM among AIs in New Jersey (NJ).

Methodology: This was a secondary data analysis of the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) in NJ from 2013 to 2017.

Original Research: Predictors of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Asian Indians in the United States: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study.

Background: Although COVID-19 is a highly infectious disease, vaccine hesitancy remains a primary barrier to attaining full population inoculation. Numerous factors related to vaccine hesitancy have been identified. The aim of this study was to explore associations between select demographic variables and COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among Asian Indians in the United States.

Using Concept Mapping within a Community-Academic Partnership to Examine Obesity among Mexican Immigrants.

Background: Weight gain is common following migration to a new country. Mexican immigrants have a disparate prevalence of overweight/obesity and food insecurity. Social stressors, such as unemployment, discrimination, and the threat of deportation, may fuel both food insecurity and weight gain in this population.

Hydrogen bonding interpolymer complex formation and study of its host-guest interaction with cyclodextrin and its application as an active delivery vehicle.

Interpolymer complex formation through hydrogen bonding has been investigated between two polymers: poly(acrylamide) (PAAm) and poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). The differential properties of the interpolymer complex with varying molecular weights of PVA have been studied by taking three different molecular weights of PVA. Furthermore, the host-guest interaction between the interpolymer complexes prepared and β-cyclodextrin (β-CD) has also been studied in detail.

Quantification of in vitro malodor generation by anionic surfactant-induced fluorescent sensor property of tryptophan.

In this article, we report tuning of the sensory capability of an amino acid (tryptophan) in a biomimicking anionic micellar nano cage. It has been shown that anionic surfactant concentration dictates the sensing behavior of tryptophan toward body malodor component (butyric acid) generated by bacterial degradation of tributyrin. We have proposed a fluorescence quenching mechanism that is based on short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) proximity with tryptophan present at the micelle-water interface.