Potential of CoMnO spinel as soot oxidation catalyst and its kinetics thereof.

Efficient catalysts for soot oxidation are critical for mitigating environmental pollution. In this study, CoMnO spinel catalysts were synthesised using reverse co-precipitation and co-precipitation methods to evaluate their performance in soot oxidation and kinetic behaviour. All samples exhibited a tetragonal phase (XRD) and spherical morphology with rough surfaces (SEM).

Unilateral vitritis in an immunocompetent individual - A rare presentation of ocular toxoplasmosis.

Ocular toxoplasmosis is the leading cause of infectious retinochoroiditis in both adults and children. It is caused by the obligate intracellular parasite, Toxoplasma gondii. It is a common cause of posterior uveitis and focal retinitis, typically seen in immunocompetent individuals as a primary infection or in immunocompromised individuals as reactivation of latent infection.

Abnormal events detection using spatio-temporal saliency descriptor and fuzzy representation analysis.

In recent years, the research on abnormal events detection is a significant work in surveillance video. Many researchers have been attracted by this work for the past two decades. As a result, several abnormal event detection approaches have been developed.

Association of Various Optical Coherence Tomographic Patterns of Diabetic Macular Edema With Central Subfield Thickness and Visual Acuity: A Cross-Sectional Observational Study.

Introduction Diabetic macular edema (DME) is the most common and vision-threatening complication in diabetic patients with diabetic retinopathy (DR), especially in those with Type 2 diabetes mellitus. Optical coherence tomography (OCT) is a reliable tool most commonly used for assessing macular morphology and provides quantitative information on the macula. OCT also examines the outer retinal layers, which can predict visual outcomes.

Optical and dielectric properties of divalent copper based double perovskite compound, GdCuTiO.

In this work, we have investigated high temperature dielectric properties and room temperature optical properties on rare earth ion based orthorhombic GdCuTiO(GCTO). Optical properties like reflectance and band gap were determined from ultra-violet visible (UV-Vis) diffuse reflectance spectroscopy technique and photoluminescence (PL) spectrum. The compound exhibited substantial optical absorption and emission in the visible region.

Bone Marrow Quality Index: A Predictor of Acute Graft-versus-Host Disease in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation for Thalassemia.

Bone marrow (BM) continues to be the preferred source of stem cells in allogenic transplantation for nonmalignant disorders. Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF)-primed BM is associated with low rates of acute graft-versus-host disease (aGVHD) and allows reduced collection volumes while ensuring speedy engraftment. However, variability in BM harvest quality is a concern.

Functionalized nanofibers in gas sorption process: a critical review on the challenges and prospective research.

Air pollution has become the most important environmental and human health threat as it is accounting for about 7 million deaths across the globe every year. Particulate matter (PM) derived from the combustion of fossil fuels, biomass, and other agricultural residues pollutes the atmospheric air which affects the quality of the environment and poses a great threat to human health. Ecological imbalance, climatic variation, and cardiovascular and respiratory problems among humans are significant extortions due to PM pollution.

Environmentally benign silver bio-nanomaterials as potent antioxidant, antibacterial, and antidiabetic agents: Green synthesis using root extract.

The use of plant extracts in the green synthesis of metallic nanoparticles is one of the simplest, most practical, economical, and ecologically friendly methods for avoiding the use of toxic chemicals. Silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) were synthesized, employing a high-efficiency, non- toxic, cost-effective, green, and simple technique that included the use of root extract (SOR) as a capping agent compared to synthetic nanoparticles. The use of can be seen in traditional medicines for treating diabetes, obesity, rheumatism, gonorrhea, asthma, and hyperglycemia.

Sustainable organic waste management using vermicomposting: a critical review on the prevailing research gaps and opportunities.

Logistic growth of human population, exponential rate in agronomic industries and feeble waste management practices have resulted in the massive generation of organic wastes. Vermicomposting is one of the eco-biotechnological practices to efficiently transform them into stable and nutrient-rich organic manure with the synergetic actions of earthworms and soil microbiota. Vermicompost, a derivative product has the desirable physicochemical traits such as excellent porosity, buffering actions, aeration and water holding capacity.

Computer Vision System for Mango Fruit Defect Detection Using Deep Convolutional Neural Network.

Machine learning techniques play a significant role in agricultural applications for computerized grading and quality evaluation of fruits. In the agricultural domain, automation improves the quality, productivity, and economic growth of a country. The quality grading of fruits is an essential measure in the export market, especially defect detection of a fruit's surface.

Metanil Yellow dye adsorption using green and chemical mediated synthesized manganese ferrite: An insight into equilibrium, kinetics and thermodynamics.

Green Manganese Ferrite (GMF) and Chemical mediated Manganese Ferrite (CMF) were designed and prepared via in situ co-precipitation method and their adsorption potential was compared using the model dye, Metanil Yellow (MY). Previously, an extract of aquatic macrophyte and metal chloride were employed for the development of ecofriendly GMF. Alternatively, CMF has been synthesized through chemical co-precipitation from metal chloride precursors.

Transdermal drug delivery systems for the effective management of type 2 diabetes mellitus: A review.

Type 2 Diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is characterized by either insufficient insulin production or the inability to take it up for the glycemic regulation in the human body. According to WHO reports, T2DM will be the seventh-largest syndrome resulting in mortality by 2030. To tackle this chronic metabolic disorder, the person with diabetes population depends on subcutaneous administration (Sub-Q) of insulin and certain oral hypoglycemic drugs.

Modification of low temperature magnetic interactions in Dy Eu MnO.

Solid solutions of rare earth ion (Eu) substituted DyMnO, Dy Eu MnO ( = 0.0-1.0) have been synthesized by ceramic method.

Removal of Cr(VI) from aqueous solution using chitosan-g-poly(butyl acrylate)/silica gel nanocomposite.

The present work deals with the preparation of the novel sorbent, glutaraldehye crosslinked silica gel/chitosan-g-poly(butyl acrylate) (Cs-g-PBA/SG) nanocomposite by sol-gel method for removal of toxic chromium ion. Prepared nanosorbent was then characterized by FTIR, XRD, DLS, SEM, BET isotherm for its formation and suitability. Its sorption capacity and sorption isotherms were brought under batch mode to suit the optimal parameters viz.

Biodegradation and cytotoxicity of ciprofloxacin-loaded hydroxyapatite-polycaprolactone nanocomposite film for sustainable bone implants.

Introduction: In recent years there has been a steep increase in the number of orthopedic patients for many reasons. One major reason is osteomyelitis, caused by pyrogenic bacteria, with progressive infection of the bone or bone marrow and surrounding tissues. So antibiotics must be introduced during bone implantation to avoid prolonged infection.

Data set for the mass spectrometry based exoproteome analysis of Aspergillus flavus isolates.

Aspergillus flavus is one of the predominant causative organisms of mycotic keratitis in tropical parts of the world. Extracellular proteins are the earliest proteins that come in contact with the host and have a role in the infection process. Exoproteins of A.

Non-protein coding RNA genes as the novel diagnostic markers for the discrimination of Salmonella species using PCR.

Salmonellosis, a communicable disease caused by members of the Salmonella species, transmitted to humans through contaminated food or water. It is of paramount importance, to generate accurate detection methods for discriminating the various Salmonella species that cause severe infection in humans, including S. Typhi and S.

Exoproteome of Aspergillus flavus corneal isolates and saprophytes: identification of proteoforms of an oversecreted alkaline protease.

Unlabelled: Aspergillus flavus infects the human eye leading to keratitis. Extracellular proteins, the earliest proteins that come in contact with the host and virulence related exoproteins, were identified in the fungus isolated from infected cornea. Virulence of the corneal isolates was tested in the Galleria mellonella larvae model and those isolates showing higher virulence were taken for subsequent exoproteome analysis.

Industrial applications of marine carbohydrates.

Biomaterials have been used increasingly in various fields, such as drug delivery, imaging, and tissue engineering. The main reason justifying the widespread use of biomaterials relies on its valuable and low-cost source of new drugs. Current research goals are focused on identifying more potent and specific compounds with antitumor, immunomodulatory, antihyperlipidemic, anticoagulant, and antiviral activities.

Role of alginate in bone tissue engineering.

Bone, a typical inorganic-organic biocomposite, is made of approximately 70 wt% inorganic components, mainly hydroxyapatite (HAp,Ca(10)(PO(4))(6)(OH)(2)), and 30 wt% of organic matrix, mainly collagen I. Human organ failure caused by defects, injuries, or other types of damage is one of the most devastating and costly problems in human health care. Recently, tissue engineering has emerged as a promising approach for bone repair and reconstruction.

Dietary coconut kernel protein beneficially modulates NFκB and RAGE expression in streptozotocin induced diabetes in rats.

Previous studies showed that arginine rich coconut kernel protein (CKP) maintains glucose homeostasis in experimental diabetic rats. But the mechanism of this effect was not clear. This study investigated the effect of CKP on the expression of liver receptor for advance glycated end products (RAGE), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) and NFkB.

Theoretical studies on the quinoidal thiophene based dyes for dye sensitized solar cell and NLO applications.

A series of quinoidal thiophene based dye molecules were designed and their optoelectronic properties were studied for dye sensitized solar cell (DSSC) applications. The efficiency of the designed dye molecules was analyzed using various parameters such as the HOMO-LUMO energy gap, absorption spectra, light harvesting efficiency (LHE), exciton biding energy (Eb) and free energy change for electron injection (ΔG(inject)). The simulated absorption spectra of the quinoidal thiophene molecules show that the electron withdrawing group substituted molecules exhibit dual band characteristics.