Publications by authors named "R Majumdar"
Article Synopsis
- Post-harvest storage losses in sugar beets due to root rot and respiration can exceed 20% sugar loss, highlighting the need for better storage quality breeding strategies.
- Research investigated the impact of root microbiome and metabolome on storage performance in sugar beet lines with varying disease resistance using advanced sequencing techniques.
- Findings revealed that resistant lines had higher bacterial diversity and specific microbial biomarkers associated with resistance, as well as significant metabolic pathway enrichments that could enhance post-harvest storage.
Geographical health inequalities in India: the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare access and healthcare inequality.
Int J Health Care Qual Assur
November 2024
Purpose: With an emphasis on spatial health disparities, this study examines how COVID-19 has affected healthcare access and inequality in India. The study developed the Healthcare Access Index (HAI) and Healthcare Inequality Index (HII) to assess the pandemic's effects on healthcare. The study addresses spatial health disparities in healthcare access and inequality, filling gaps in the literature.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFEffectiveness of a package of community-based mental healthcare services to address perinatal mental disorders in Bangladesh: A cluster-randomized controlled trial.
Asian J Psychiatr
December 2024
Background: Perinatal mental disorders of women have an impact on their pregnancy and their child's brain development across low and middle-income countries. However, to address this issue, there are no specific guidelines for community-level service providers in Bangladesh. Therefore, we aimed to develop a community-based mental healthcare (CBMHC) service package and test its effectiveness in reducing depression, anxiety, and stress among mothers during the perinatal period.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFluoride (F¯) contamination in groundwater in India has gained global attention due to human health hazards. India's hydrogeological heterogeneity, spatio-temporal variability of F¯, and health hazards due to geogenic and geo-environmental control pose unique challenges. Addressing these with only a single region-specific study is not possible.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The mechanisms enabling dynamic shifts between drug-resistant and drug-sensitive states in cancer cells are still underexplored. This study investigated the role of targeted autophagic protein degradation in regulating ovarian cancer stem cell (CSC) fate decisions and chemo-resistance.
Methods: Autophagy levels were compared between CSC-enriched side population (SP) and non-SP cells (NSP) in multiple ovarian cancer cell lines using immunoblotting, immunofluorescence, and transmission electron microscopy.