Climate Change Adaptation: Prehospital Data Facilitate the Detection of Acute Heat Illness in India.

Introduction: Extreme heat is a significant cause of morbidity and mortality, and the incidence of acute heat illness (AHI) will likely increase secondary to anthropogenic climate change. Prompt diagnosis and treatment of AHI are critical; however, relevant diagnostic and surveillance tools have received little attention. In this exploratory cross-sectional and diagnostic accuracy study, we evaluated three tools for use in the prehospital setting: 1) case definitions; 2) portable loggers to measure on-scene heat exposure; and 3) prevalence data for potential AHI risk factors.

Extreme Heat Kills Even in Very Hot Cities: Evidence from Nagpur, India.

Background: Although many studies have provided evidence for all-cause mortality attributed to extreme temperature across India, few studies have provided a systematic analysis of the association between all-cause mortality and temperature.

Objective: To estimate the risk associated with heat waves during two major heat waves of Nagpur occurred in 2010 and 2014.

Methods: The association between temperature and mortality was measured using a distributed lag non-linear model (DLNM) and the attributable deaths associated with the heat waves with forward perspective in the DLNM framework.

Combating Climate Change-induced Heat Stress: Assessing Cool Roofs and Its Impact on the Indoor Ambient Temperature of the Households in the Urban Slums of Ahmedabad.

Background: The rising global temperature and frequent heatwaves are the adverse effects of climate change. The causalities and ill impacts of the heat stress were higher among the slum dwellers because of the vulnerable household structures, which were made by heat-trapping materials like tin sheets, cement sheet (asbestos), plastic, and tarpaulin. The houses are not only dwellings but also a source of livelihood for many slum dwellers as they are involved in home-based work.

Effects of Occupational Heat Exposure on Traffic Police Workers in Ahmedabad, Gujarat.

One of the most concerning environmental effects of climate change is rising levels of extreme heat, which already poses serious risks in many parts of the world. In June and July 2015, we collected weekly heat exposure data using area and personal temperature monitoring in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The study was conducted at four different traffic junctions with a cohort of 16 traffic police.

Interleukin-7 improves in vitro maturation of ovine cumulus-oocyte complexes in a dose dependent manner.

Interleukin-7 (IL-7) mediated signals are linked to development, proliferation, survival and differentiation of cells. Recent evidences indicate its role in oocyte maturation process as well. Nevertheless, the underlying mechanisms of IL-7 involvement in oocyte maturation are not well characterized.

Preparation of substituted quaternized arylfuran chitosan derivatives and their antimicrobial activity.

Heterocyclic modification of chitosan has been achieved through the formation of a Schiff base intermediate by the reaction of chitosan with substituted arylfurfural. The Schiff bases were further reacted with 10% sodium borohydride followed by reaction with methyl iodide to get the quaternized products. The formation of the Schiff bases and quaternized derivatives has been confirmed by elemental analysis, FTIR, (1)H NMR and UV-vis spectroscopy.

Indoor (222)Rn and (220)Rn concentrations and doses in Bangalore, India.

(222)Rn and (220)Rn levels have been measured using passive detector technique by employing time integrated solid-state nuclear track detector-based dosemeters in various types of houses at 10 different locations in and around Bangalore Metropolitan, India. The measured geometric mean concentration values of (222)Rn and (220)Rn levels in 200 dwellings of different types of construction were found to be 32.2±1.

Nationwide indoor 222Rn and 220Rn map for India: a review.

Considering the role of radon in epidemiology, an attempt was made to make a nation-wide map of indoor (222)Rn and (220)Rn for India. More than 5000 measurements have been carried out in 1500 dwellings across the country comprising urban and nonurban locations. The solid state nuclear track detectors based twin cup (222)Rn/(220)Rn discrimination dosimeters were deployed for the measurement of indoor (222)Rn, (220)Rn and their progeny levels.