Coating of Threads with Fluorescent Curli Fibers for pH Sensing.

Threads coated with bioresponsive materials hold promise for innovative wearable diagnostics. However, most thread coatings reported so far cannot be easily customized for different analytes and frequently incorporate non-biodegradable components. Most optically active thread coatings rely on dyes, which often exhibit irreversible responses.

Assessment of depression, anxiety, stress, alcohol dependence, and resilience in migrant workers during COVID-19 crisis.

Background: During the COVID-19 pandemic, migrant workers in India have gone through many hardships. After the lockdown, many construction sites, factories, and workplaces shut down, and innumerable migrant workers faced a loss of income, shortage of food, and uncertain future. This massive change in their living conditions made them vulnerable to psychological problems.

Depression, anxiety, and stress among private shopkeepers after COVID-19 pandemic: A cross-sectional study from Mohali, India.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic affected almost all sections of society. The economy of the country collapsed and it affected the economic situation of the common man. Private shopkeepers also suffered as they could not open their shops.

Sexual dysfunction in men with alcohol dependence.

Background: Prolonged and excessive use of alcohol can affect the sexual function. The occurrence of sexual dysfunction has adverse psychological and interpersonal consequences.

Aim: To assess the occurrence and correlates of sexual dysfunction in individuals suffering from alcohol dependence.

Attitudes toward the use of facemasks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian community.

Background: The use of face masks by all community members for the prevention of COVID-19 infection is considered one of the most effective strategies. However, the use of masks by community members was influenced by many factors which affected its efficacy as a preventive measure.

Aim: To evaluate the attitudes toward the use of masks during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Indian community.

The effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown on the psychosocial health of medical students.

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic had many psychological adverse effects due to fear and panic of infection. However social distancing and lockdown restrictions imposed to curb the spread of infection had an impact on the social life of people. The effects of this on the psychosocial health of the population were less explored area.

Biopsychosocial correlates of emotional problems in women during pregnancy and postpartum period.

Background: Transition to motherhood is associated with several emotional problems that can have long-term consequences on the mother and baby.

Aim: To examine the association of various biomedical and cultural factors with the new onset of emotional problems during pregnancy and postpartum period.

Materials And Methods: This prospective longitudinal study included 300 pregnant women interviewed in the third trimester.

Cannabis use and its relationship with bipolar disorder: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Cannabis use has been stated as a causal risk factor for the occurrence of schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders. There is a dearth of literature stating the association of cannabis with bipolar disorder. This review aimed to find the repercussion of cannabis use on the onset of the first episode of bipolar disorder and the worsening of the symptoms in pre-existing illness.

Endowing textiles with self-repairing ability through the fabrication of composites with a bacterial biofilm.

To address the increasing environmental footprint of the fast-growing textile industry, self-repairing textile composites have been developed to allow torn or damaged textiles to restore their morphological, mechanical, and functional features. A sustainable way to create these textile composites is to introduce a coating material that is biologically derived, biodegradable, and can be produced through scalable processes. Here, we fabricated self-repairing textile composites by integrating the biofilms of Escherichia coli (E.

Internet addiction and its effects on psychological wellbeing: A community-based study.

Background: The internet has become an essential part of life, and it has both beneficial and detrimental effects. There is a plethora of evidence relating to the effect of internet addiction on psychological health. There is also an unmet need to lay the foundation for the differences in usage and the effects on mental health in regard to the use of the internet for rural and urban students.

Stress, postpartum depression, and anxiety in mothers of neonates admitted in the NICU: A cross-sectional hospital-based study.

Background: Mothers of neonates admitted to a neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) experience heightened distress, anxiety, depression, and trauma symptoms. Despite their prevalence, these conditions are generally neither recognized nor treated due to the constraints of time and concerns about the social acceptability of screening.

Aim: To study stress, postpartum depression, and anxiety in mothers of neonates admitted to the NICU.

Clinical correlates of regional gray matter volumes in schizophrenia: A structural magnetic resonance imaging study.

Objectives: The objective of this study is to investigate the correlation between the regional gray matter volumes and length of Para Cingulate Sulcus (PCS) with the clinical profile of patients with schizophrenia.

Materials And Methods: In this hospital-based, cross-sectional study, thirty consecutive in-patients diagnosed with schizophrenia and equal number of healthy volunteers matched for age- and sex- were recruited as controls. Detailed clinical assessment and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain were carried out within 2 days for controls and within 2 weeks of hospitalization for patients.

Fabrication of Curli Fiber-PEDOT:PSS Biomaterials with Tunable Self-Healing, Mechanical, and Electrical Properties.

Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrenesulfonate (PEDOT:PSS) is a highly conductive, easily processable, self-healing polymer. It has been shown to be useful in bioelectronic applications, for instance, as a biointerfacing layer for studying brain activity, in biosensitive transistors, and in wearable biosensors. A green and biofriendly method for improving the mechanical properties, biocompatibility, and stability of PEDOT:PSS involves mixing the polymer with a biopolymer.

Catatonia: A rare presentation of Wilson's disease.

Wilson's disease (WD) or hepatolenticular degeneration is a rare inherited disorder of copper metabolism affecting both the liver and the central nervous system. Psychiatric manifestations may precede neurological signs in the early stages of WD, but catatonia is a rare presentation. Here, we report a case of an 18-year-old girl who presented to the psychiatry outpatient department with catatonia.

Memory: Neurobiological mechanisms and assessment.

Memory is the process of retaining of knowledge over a period for the function of affecting future actions. It can be divided into declarative and procedural types. The process of memory consolidation is done in the hippocampus.

Dangers of mRNA vaccines.

"" An adage was brought to life with the emergence of the mRNA vaccine against the backdrop of the foreboding and mercurial COVID-19 pandemic. Considering a negligible adverse-effect profile and a break-neck manufacturing speed, it shone bright as the ideal vaccine candidate. However, "," as was evidenced by the significant reactogenicity, a host of multi-systemic side-effects, that are being reported by the vaccine recipients; which is palpably resulting in a shift of emotions for the vaccine, accounting for vaccine hesitancy.

Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on persons with psychiatric disorders.

From the beginning of COVID-19 pandemic, concerns have been raised about its effect on mental health and on patients with psychiatric illnesses. A few reports suggest that patients with COVID-19 have increased symptoms of anxiety disorders, post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, increased substance use, and insomnia. There is an increased trend seen in flare-up of psychotic symptoms and new emergence of psychotic symptoms in previously healthy adults.

Quarantine: Psychological aspects.

Quarantine is an age old methods of preventing the spread of infection by restricting the movement of persons or goods. It has again come to global attention due to its widespread implementation during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the public health utility of quarantine is well established, it is associated with few psychological effects which are neither well known nor recognized.

Stigma associated with COVID-19.

A number of incurable, deadly, and disfiguring diseases are associated with stigma which worsens the quality of life of the sufferer. Unfortunately, at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the disease was associated with severe stigma and extreme prejudice. Stigma of COVID-19 and its adverse effects are briefly discussed and solutions suggested.