Optimizing Edible Sorghum Bowls: Effects of Roasting and Edible Flower Powder Enhancement on Technological, Nutritional, Antioxidant, and Functional Properties.

The widespread reliance on single-use plastics (SUPs) has fostered a global throwaway culture, especially in the food packaging industry, where convenience and low cost have driven their adoption, posing serious environmental threats, particularly to marine ecosystems and biodiversity. Edible and ecofriendly packaging made from millet, specifically sorghum ( () Moench), is a promising solution to mitigate SUP consumption and promote sustainability. This study explores the development of edible sorghum bowls, enhanced through roasting and incorporating 3 g of hibiscus and rose flower powders.

Energy-exergy and environ-economic (4E) analysis of heat storage-based single-slope solar stills integrated with solar air heater.

The energy-exergy and environ-economic (4E) analysis was conducted on a solar still with and without a hybrid thermal energy storage system (TESS) and a solar air heater. The proposed solar still was modified by integrating a rectangular aluminium box filled with paraffin wax and black gravel as the TESS and coupled with a solar air heater. Paraffin wax was selected due to its widespread availability and proven effectiveness in accelerating desalination, improving process uniformity, and maintaining optimal temperature levels.

Ultrasonic assisted enzymolysis based modification of native banana starch - A comprehensive analyses of the structural, morphological, rheological and textural properties.

Native banana starch (NS) has few limitations, such as poor solubility, low resistance to shear, temperature, and inconsistent retrogradation. This study investigates the effects of mono (α-amylase, pullulunase) and sequential enzymatic modifications of NS along with the application of ultrasound to enhance its functional attributes. Starch modified with α-amylase alone and along with ultrasound resulted the lowest amylose (20.

Influence of additives on the development, mechanical, functional characteristics and biodegradability of banana starch-based bio plastic films.

Starch-based bio plastics, due to their abundance, recyclability, and biodegradability, offer a promising alternative to conventional petrochemical-based plastics. Additives significantly influences the functionality of bioplastics. This study investigates the effects of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC) at varying concentrations on banana starch-based bioplastic films, using glycerol as a plasticizer.

Are the 2009 Institute of Medicine gestational weight gain recommendations applicable in a contemporary South-East Asian pregnancy cohort? Results of a prospective analysis.

Gestational Weight Gain (GWG) modulates pregnancy outcomes and long-term offspring metabolic health. The 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) GWG recommendations have largely been validated in Caucasian and mono-ethnic East Asian cohorts. Asians are at higher metabolic risk at a lower body mass index (BMI), and this has prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to identify lower BMI cut-offs for risk evaluation amongst Asians.

Dysregulated genes in HIGK-treated and their possible association with HNSCC.

The present study aims to identify the differentially expressed genes in HIGK treated with and their possible role in establishing head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. The study design follows a computational approach wherein multiple databases and tools are used to derive the possible association between exposure and the development of HNSCC. The GEOmnibus dataset GSE6927 provided data on the differentially expressed genes in the HIGK treated with .

Experimental and explainable machine learning approach on thermal conductivity and viscosity of water based graphene oxide based mono and hybrid nanofluids.

This study explores the thermal conductivity and viscosity of water-based nanofluids containing silicon dioxide, graphene oxide, titanium dioxide, and their hybrids across various concentrations (0 to 1 vol%) and temperatures (30 to 60 °C). The nanofluids, characterized using multiple methods, exhibited increased viscosity and thermal conductivity compared to water, with hybrid nanofluids showing superior performance. Graphene oxide nanofluids displayed the highest thermal conductivity and viscosity ratios, with increases of 52% and 177% at 60 °C and 30 °C, respectively, for a concentration of 1 vol% compared to base fluid.

Knowledge and self-care behavior among heart failure patients in South India.

Background: Heart failure (HF) is a chronic condition with significant public health concerns. HF necessitates adequate knowledge and adherence to self-care for enhanced quality of life and decreased rehospitalization. This study aimed to explore knowledge and self-care behavior in patients with HF.

Aggressive Lymphoma after CD19 CAR T-Cell Therapy.

The development of a fatal, clonal, autonomously proliferating CD4-CD8- chimeric antigen receptor (CAR)+ peripheral T-cell lymphoma (PTCL) occurred 1 month after a patient received treatment with tisagenlecleucel for relapsed primary central nervous system lymphoma. The PTCL had a clonal T-cell receptor rearrangement, which was already detectable in the apheresis product for CAR T-cell manufacturing and 7 months earlier for autologous transplantation. Somatic and mutations in CD34+ stem cells and their progeny were detected in the PTCL, in the apheresis specimen that was obtained for CAR T-cell production, and in the autotransplant.

Virtual Probing on the Influence of Ca and Zn Bound S100A8 and S100A9 Proteins Towards their Interaction Against Pattern Recognition Receptors Aggravating Rheumatoid Arthritis.

Danger-associated molecular patterns (DAMPs) are released on the onset of tissue injury or death, which tend to trigger innate immunity and regulate various immune pathways. Among the various DAMP molecules, S100A8 and S100A9 belonging to Ca binding proteins with EF-hands and Zn ion binding sites have been implicated in aggravating the pathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), upon interaction with pattern recognition receptors (PRR) such as TLR4, RAGE and CD36 receptors. Thus, the present study aims to assess the effect of Ca or Zn ions on the interaction of S100A8 and S100A9 proteins towards the PRRs.

A Novel Method of Management of High Output Chyle Leak Following Neck Dissection: Indocyanine Green Fluorescence-guided Robotic Transthoracic Thoracic Duct Ligation: A Case Series.

High-output Chyle leak is a dreadful complication following neck dissection, posing challenges in management due to the morbidity associated with prolonged leakage. This case series describes the efficacy of a novel Indocyanine Green (ICG) Fluorescence-guided Robotic Transthoracic thoracic duct ligation technique in intractable high-output chyle leaks following neck dissection. Three patients with persistent high-output chyle leaks following neck dissection underwent robot-assisted thoracic duct ligation.

The Importance Characteristics for Veterinary Workplace Clinical Training (WCT) in a Distributive Curriculum, from the Perspectives of Students, Academics, and Clinical Supervisors.

Veterinary students, academics, and clinical supervisors are likely to have different perspectives on what it takes to be prepared for workplace clinical training (WCT). Differing expectations could confuse students if they receive conflicting messages about the skills and attributes to which they should aspire. Furthermore, they may struggle to engage with the affordances that workplaces provide for learning if unprepared.

The addition of humic acid into soil contaminated with microplastics enhanced the growth of black gram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) and modified the rhizosphere microbial community.

Microplastics have polluted agricultural soils, posing a substantial risk to crop productivity. Moreover, the presence of microplastic pollution has caused a disturbance in the composition of the microbial community in the soil surrounding plant roots, therefore impacting the growth of beneficial bacteria. A study was conducted to examine if humic acid (HA) can counteract the harmful effects of microplastics (MPs) on the growth of black gram crops and the composition of the rhizosphere soil microbial community, to reduce the negative impacts of microplastics on these microorganisms and crops.

Utilization of banana crop ligno-cellulosic waste for sustainable development of biomaterials and nanocomposites.

Banana (Musa spp.) is a tropical fruit cultivated in over 130 countries, producing significant lignocellulosic biomass. However, much of the agro-industrial waste from banana plants is neglected, contributing to environmental pollution.

The Promising Key Factors Mediating Secondary Neuronal Damage in the Perihematomal Region of Intracerebellar Hemorrhage of Mice.

The underlying mechanisms of secondary neuronal damage following intracerebellar hemorrhage (ICbH) have not yet been clearly understood. Our previous study reported apoptotic neuronal damage in the perihematomal region (PH) in mice. However, the possible key factors causing secondary neuronal damage in ICbH are not yet known.

Metal contamination in mangrove tissues, seeds, and associated sediments from the Vattanam mangrove forest of Palk Bay, southeastern India: An ecological risk assessment.

In the present work, the concentrations of toxic heavy metals in mangrove sediments, mangrove leaves, and seeds collected from five stations in the Vattanam mangrove of Palk Bay, southeastern India, as well as the effects of the monsoon season on toxic heavy metals concentrations were determined. The concentrations were 17.5 μg/g for zinc (Zn), 9.

Impairment of neuronal tyrosine phosphatase STEP worsens post-ischemic inflammation and brain injury under hypertensive condition.

Hypertension is associated with poor outcome and higher mortality in patients with ischemic stroke. The impairment of adaptive vascular mechanisms under hypertensive condition compromises collateral blood flow after arterial occlusion in patients with acute ischemic stroke resulting in hypoperfusion. The increased oxidative stress caused by hypoperfusion is thought to be a trigger for the rapid evolution of ischemic infarct volume under hypertensive condition.

Machine learning algorithms to predict treatment success for patients with pulmonary tuberculosis.

Despite advancements in detection and treatment, tuberculosis (TB), an infectious illness caused by the Mycobacterium TB bacteria, continues to pose a serious threat to world health. The TB diagnosis phase includes a patient's medical history, physical examination, chest X-rays, and laboratory procedures, such as molecular testing and sputum culture. In artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML) is an advanced study of statistical algorithms that can learn from historical data and generalize the results to unseen data.

Biological characterization of marine algae and its potent in vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial and larvicidal activity: a focus on Linnaeus 1753: 1163.

This study evaluated the biological characteristics of seaweeds , , and . Among the seaweeds tested, ethyl acetate extract of exhibited the highest antibacterial activity against and . The phytochemical analysis of ULME and ULEA showed the presence of most of the tested phytochemicals, whereas only amino acids, tannins, glycosides, and carbohydrates were detected by ULHE.