Level of Physical Activity in Population Aged 16 to 65 Years in Rural Kerala, India.

Kerala is a state in India with a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In order to control these diseases, the prevalence of modifiable risk factors such as low physical activity need to be studied. For this a cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the level of physical activity among 240 residents aged between 15 and 65 years in Kulappuram, a village in north Kerala.

Ultrasensitive fluorescence-quenched chemosensor for Hg(II) in aqueous solution based on mercaptothiadiazole capped silver nanoparticles.

This manuscript describes a highly selective and ultra sensitive determination of Hg(II) in aqueous solution using functionalized mercaptothiadiazole capped silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) by spectrofluorimetry. We have synthesized 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole (DMT), 2-mercapto-5-methyl-1,3,4-thiadiazole (MMT) and 2-mercapto-5-amino-1,3,4-thiadiazole (AMT) capped AgNPs by wet chemical method. Among these AgNPs, DMT capped AgNPs (DMT-AgNPs) were more stable and highly fluorescent than the other two AgNPs.