Publications by authors named "S Rajasekar"

Pyridazine derivatives hold significant interest due to their broad applications in pharmaceuticals and materials science, where they serve as valuable scaffolds for bioactive compounds and functional materials. Here, we report a formal [4 + 2] reaction for the synthesis of 5'-sulfonyl-4'-aryl-3-cyano substituted pyridazine compounds from the reaction between vinylogous enaminonitriles and sulfonyl hydrazides. The key features of our pyridazine synthesis include the transamidation of vinylogous enaminonitriles with sulfonyl hydrazide, radical sulfonylation of the resulting intermediate, and subsequent 6-endo-trig radical cyclization.

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Background: In this current modern industrial world, strokes are the major reason for causing disability and death in the adult population. In spite of the various tools available to measure the physical, psychological, and social impact of strokes, the appropriate method in various languages around the world is not available. In that sense adapting the Stroke-Specific Quality of Life Scale (SSQoL) in different languages and cultures is essential to ensure their validity and efficacy across diverse populations.

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Sex chromosomes have evolved hundreds of times across the flowering plant tree of life; their recent origins in some members of this clade can shed light on the early consequences of suppressed recombination, a crucial step in sex chromosome evolution. Amborella trichopoda, the sole species of a lineage that is sister to all other extant flowering plants, is dioecious with a young ZW sex determination system. Here we present a haplotype-resolved genome assembly, including highly contiguous assemblies of the Z and W chromosomes.

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Background: Lam. (Moringaceae) is an indigenous tree extensively used as a nutrient and an antioxidant. In addition to its medicinal attributes, it possesses a promising role in moisturizing and cleansing the skin.

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  • Tuberculous pleural effusion (TPE) is a common form of tuberculosis outside the lungs, but current diagnostic methods like Xpert Ultra are not very effective, with a sensitivity of around 30%.
  • A study in South Africa and India tested a new quick diagnostic method called IRISA-TB, comparing it against other assays and examining biopsy samples for TB confirmation.
  • Results showed IRISA-TB had significantly better sensitivity (81.8%) and negative predictive value than Xpert Ultra and also outperformed other methods, indicating it could be a more reliable diagnostic tool for TPE.
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