Solar dryer with double pass flat plate solar collector and carbon nanodots-coated absorber surface.

The present study details the development of a solar dryer with double pass flat plate solar collector having carbon nanodots (CNDs) coated absorber surface. Among the various concentrations of CNDs (0.1, 0.

Optimization of vacuum impregnated nutmeg rind candy using RSM modeling: effect on functional and nutritional properties.

Vacuum impregnation (VI) stands as an innovative technique, used to create novel food formulations by impregnating vital nutritive compounds into natural food matrices. Process variables were syrup temperature ranging from (50 to 70 °C), syrup concentration (60° to 80° Brix), and VI duration (10 to 20 min). The optimal conditions emerged at 66.

Biocidal polymer derived near white light-emitting polymeric carbon particles for antibacterial and bioimaging applications.

A growing antimicrobial crisis has increased demand for antimicrobial materials. It has become increasingly popular to convert polymeric macromolecules into polymeric carbon particles (PCP) in order to achieve highly biocompatible materials with unique properties as a result of the ability to synthesize nanomaterials of the right size and add value to existing stable polymers. This work presents the tuning of PCP for antibacterial application by combining a biocidal polymer with one-pot solvothermal synthesis.

Physio-anatomical modifications and element allocation pattern in Alternanthera tenella Colla. associated with phytoextraction of chromium.

Intensive industrial activities have elevated chromium (Cr) concentrations in the environment, particularly in soil and water, posing a significant threat due to its cytotoxic and carcinogenic properties. Phytoremediation has emerged as a sustainable and economical alternative for detoxifying pollutants. In this context, an attempt has been made to assess the efficacy of Cr remediation by the invasive plant Alternanthera tenella Colla.

Evaluation of microplastic pollution and risk assessment in a tropical monsoonal estuary, with special emphasis on contamination in jellyfish.

Estuaries, which serve as vital links between land and coastal ecosystems, play a significant part in facilitating the transfer of plastic waste from the land to the ocean. In this research, we examined the prevalence, characteristics, and ecological risks of microplastics (MPs) in the extensively urbanized Cochin Estuarine System (CES), India. Additionally, it represents one of the initial evidence-based examinations of MPs ingestion by jellyfish in Indian waters, focusing on Acromitus flagellatus, Blackfordia virginica, and Pleurobrachia pileus species.

Patterns and variability in the microplastic contamination along the southwest coast of India with emphasis on submarine groundwater discharge sites.

Beach sediments of the southwest coast of India were analysed to estimate the microplastic contamination with emphasis on the submarine groundwater discharge (SGD) zones. Both SGD and non-SGD sites were assessed for abundance, morphotype and polymer type of microplastics. Microplastic load was 230.

A study of [2 + 2] cycloaddition-retroelectrocyclization in water: observation of substrate-driven transient-nanoreactor-induced new reactivity.

Organic solvents limit [2 + 2] cycloaddition-retroelectrocyclization (CA-RE) in biological fields. We examined the formation of 1,1,4,4-tetracyanobuta-1,3-dienes (TCBDs) through CA-RE reactions and their unusual reactivity to produce N-heterocyclic compounds when the nature of the surfactant and the concentrations were varied in the aqueous phase. An environment in which transient self-assemblies (vesicles) were induced by the substrate and surfactant molecules initiated new reactivity through HO addition on the TCBD, generating the enol form of the intermediate, which results in the formation of the 6,6-dicyano-heteropentafulvene (amidofulvene) compound, while lamellar sheets at higher concentrations favored TCBD generation.

A systematic study to unravel the potential of using polysaccharides based organic-nanoparticles versus hybrid-nanoparticles for pesticide delivery.

To daze conventional pesticide release limitations, nanotechnology-mediated pesticide delivery using natural polymers has been actively investigated. However, the lack of information on what are the beneficial/non-beneficial aspects of using hybrid- and organic-nanoparticles (NP) and among the polysaccharides which are better suited concerning pesticide loading efficiency (PLE wt%), entrapment efficiency, and sustained pesticide release (SPR %) has prompted us to investigate this study. In this report, we systematically investigated a series of polysaccharides such as starch (S), cellulose (C), aminocellulose (AC), and sodium carboxymethylcellulose (NaCMC) coated on magnetite NP (MNP, FeO) and complete organic nanocarrier systems (starch and cellulose) that have no MNP part were compared for the PLE wt% and SPR % efficiencies for chlorpyrifos (ChP) insecticide.

Toxicity of copper on marine diatoms, Chaetoceros calcitrans and Nitzchia closterium from Cochin estuary, India.

The effects of copper (Cu) toxicity on the growth, pigments, protein, carbohydrate, lipid and antioxidant enzyme activities of two endemic microalgae, Chaetoceros calcitrans and Nitzchia closterium from Cochin estuary were studied and compared. The 96 h median inhibition concentration (IC) of Cu for C. calcitrans was 143.

A multibiomarker approach to assess lead toxicity on the black clam, Villorita cyprinoides (Gray, 1825), from Cochin estuarine system (CES), southwest coast, India.

The southwest coast of India along the Cochin region is seriously affected by metal contamination from increasing industrial activities. This contribution pertains to the chronic toxicity effects of lead and its biomarker responses on the black clam, Villorita cyprinoides, largely endemic to Southern India. The metal concentration (lead (Pb), copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), nickel (Ni), and chromium (Cr)) and contamination indices such as geoaccumulation index and contamination factor suggests that the Cochin estuarine system (CES) is moderately to heavily polluted with metals.

Tuning of cross-Glaser products mediated by substrate-catalyst polymeric backbone interactions.

Tuning of cross-Glaser products using different polymeric backbones supported by copper oxide nano-catalysts has been demonstrated by tweaking the substrate-catalyst interactions under greener conditions. Further, highly reactive magnetically separable and recyclable catalyst with scalability is demonstrated.

Cysticercosis Cellulosae Cutis: A Forgotten Entity.

Cysticercosis cellulosa cutis is caused by larval stage of Taenia solium. It most commonly affects central nervous system, muscle, and subcutaneous tissue. Here, we report a case of 70-year-old female who was misdiagnosed on ultrasound as abscess and was treated with no improvement.

Targeted treatment of invasive fungal infections accelerates healing of foot wounds in patients with Type 2 diabetes.

Aim: To test the hypothesis that fluconazole plus standard care is superior to the standard care for diabetic foot wounds infected with deep-seated fungal infections.

Methods: We carried out a randomized, controlled, open-label, parallel-arm study in 75 patients with both fungal and bacterial infections in deep tissues of diabetic foot wounds. Thirty-seven patients (control group) were given standard care (surgical debridement + culture-specific antibiotics + offloading + glycaemic control) and 38 patients (treatment group) were given fluconazole 150 mg daily plus standard care.