Influence of mothers' and frontline health workers' knowledge, attitude, and practices on infant and young child feeding and child nutrition: a cross-sectional study in aspirational districts of Assam, India.

The knowledge, attitude, and practices (KAP) of mothers and frontline health workers (FLWs) regarding optimal Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF) are essential for mitigating undernutrition and associated morbidities among under-five children. The study assessed the KAP of mothers (of children aged 0-60 months) and FLWs regarding recommended IYCF practices, the association of mother's KAP with their demographic characteristics and children's nutritional outcomes, and the prevalence of stunting, wasting, and underweight among children aged 0-60 months in five high-focus districts of Assam. Data were collected from 389 mothers, 456 children, and 138 FLWs using a standard method.

Multimodal cadmium resistance and its regulatory networking in Pseudomonas aeruginosa strain CD3.

Cadmium, a toxic heavy metal, poses significant global concern. A strain of the genus Pseudomonas, CD3, demonstrating significant cadmium resistance (up to 3 mM CdCl.HO) was identified from a pool of 26 cadmium-resistant bacteria isolated from cadmium-contaminated soil samples from Malda, India.

Rationally designed Cu(II) Schiff base metal complex anchored on NiFeO@chitosan: an efficient heterogeneous and magnetically retrievable hybrid nanocatalyst for the one-pot multi-component synthesis of bioactive 1-amidoalkyl-2-naphthols.

We reported, herein, the fabrication of a Cu(II) Schiff base metal complex, immobilized on chitosan surface coated on NiFeO MNPs, intended as a novel heterogeneous and magnetically recyclable nanocatalyst, NiFeO@CS@CuSB. The synthesis process starts with the preparation of NiFeO MNPs followed by coating with chitosan and then subsequent immobilization of the Cu(II) Schiff base metal complex on its surface. Through comprehensive characterization of the prepared nanocatalyst using FT-IR, PXRD, SEM, EDS, TEM, SAED, VSM, BET, XPS, and ICP-AES, the structure, surface morphology, elemental composition, and characteristics of the catalyst are revealed.

Optical Biosensor for Bacteremia detection from human blood samples at a label-free Liquid Crystal-Aqueous Interface: A Rapid and Point-of-Care approach.

Detection of bacteremia requires recognizing bloodstream bacteria. Early identification of bacteremia is imperative for treatment and prevents the escalation to systemic infections like septicaemia. This paper introduces a novel, label-free biosensor based on liquid crystals (LCs), designed to offer rapid and reliable optical detection of blood pathogens without using traditional PCR methods.