Houseflies (Musca domestica) as vectors of multidrug-resistant, ESBL-producing Escherichia coli in broiler poultry farms of North India: implications for antibiotic resistance transmission.

The transmission of antibiotic resistance (AR) from farm animals to healthy human communities, beyond the food chain, is often facilitated by biological vectors, notably houseflies (Musca domestica). This study aimed to evaluate the role of M. domestica collected from commercial broiler chicken farms as a carrier of multidrug-resistant (MDR), extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing Escherichia coli.

Enhancing NiS performance: Na-doping for advanced photocatalytic and electrocatalytic applications.

Alkali metal doping is a new and promising approach to enhance the photo/electrocatalytic activity of NiS-based catalyst systems. This work investigates the impact of sodium on the structural, electronic, and catalytic properties of NiS. Comprehensive characterization techniques demonstrate that Na-doping causes significant changes in the NiS lattice and surface chemistry translating into a larger bandgap than NiS.

Study of physiochemical properties of trisubstituted pyrazole derivatives using polar aprotic solvents.

Pyrazole derivatives are aromatic heterocyclic compounds endowed with multifaceted applications. In the present study 1,3,4-trisubstituted pyrazoles derivatives have been synthesized for the purpose of studying their physical properties and their characterization was done by FTIR, H NMR and C NMR spectroscopic technique. The measurement of densities (ρ) and viscosities (η) of solutions of substituted pyrazole derivative in polar aprotic solvent i.

Retraction notice to "Green synthesis and characterization of titanium dioxide nanoparticles using leaf extract of Pouteria campechiana and larvicidal and pupicidal activity on Aedes aegypti" [Environ. Res. 200 (2021) 111333].

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Inhibition of peptidyl arginine deiminase-4 ameliorated pulmonary fibrosis via modulating M1/M2 polarisation of macrophages.

Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) arises from dysregulated wound healing, leading to excessive extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition and impaired lung function. Macrophages exhibit high plasticity, polarizing to pro-inflammatory M1 during early inflammation and anti-inflammatory, fibrosis-inducing M2 during later stages of PF. Additionally, neutrophils and neutrophil extracellular traps (NETs) release mediated by peptidyl arginine deiminase (PAD-4), also play a key role in PF progression.