Eco-friendly sustainable farming: Enhancing summer tomato ( mill.) yield with jute non-woven agro textile Mulch.

Jute-based non-woven was engineered using 50 % pure jute with 50 % caddis (mill waste of jute) on a weight basis. Jute non-woven mulch with 100 % jute (100:0) of 250, 450, and 650 g per square meter (GSM), the blend non-woven of pure jute with caddis (50:50) of 250, 450, and 650 GSM, plastic (50 μm) and rice straw mulch were evaluated on summer tomato crop at the ICAR-CISH regional station in Malda, West Bengal, India. Jute non-woven fabrics of higher thickness with lower water flow and transmissivity increase soil moisture content over no mulch (∼70 %) and plastic mulch (∼9.

Electrocatalytic nitrogen reduction to ammonia at low potential using a phenalenyl-based iron(III) complex.

In recent years, electrochemical nitrogen reduction reaction (ENRR) has emerged as a promising alternative for ammonia production in a clean and energy-efficient manner. We reported the remarkable performance of a transition metal-based electrocatalyst, Fe(III)(PLY) (where PLY-H = 9-hydroxyphenalenone), for electrochemical NRR. In an acidic electrolyte, Fe(PLY) catalyst demonstrates remarkable performance, achieving a high faradaic efficiency (FE) of 43.

Strategies for Removing Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals (EDCs) from Wastewater.

Introduction: Endocrine-disrupting drugs, also called endocrine disruptors or micropollutants, cause serious environmental and public health problems due to their ability to disrupt the endocrine functions of organisms and humans, even at low concentrations. This report provides a summary of current removal techniques, such as activated sludge processes, membrane filtration, adsorption, and membrane bioreactor techniques for endocrine-disrupting chemicals, including their efficiency, limitations, and practical implementation.

Methods: This review evaluates these methods by considering their treatment efficiency, costs, and environmental impact.

Epitaxial growth of quasi-2D van der Waals ferromagnets on crystalline substrates.

Intrinsic magnetism in van der Waals materials has instigated interest in exploring magnetism in the 2D limit for potential applications in spintronics and also in understanding novel control of 2D magnetism via variation of layer thickness, gate tunability and magnetoelectric effects. The chromium telluride (CrTe) family is an interesting subsection of ferromagnetic materials with highTCvalues, also presenting diverse stoichiometry arising from self-intercalation of Cr. Apart from the layered CrTesystem, the other non-layered CrTecompounds also offer exceptional magnetic properties, and a novel growth technique to grow thin films of these non-layered compounds offers exciting possibilities for ultra-thin spin-based electronics and magnetic sensors.

Probing Interlayer Interactions and Commensurate-Incommensurate Transition in Twisted Bilayer Graphene through Raman Spectroscopy.

Twisted 2D layered materials have garnered much attention recently as a class of 2D materials whose interlayer interactions and electronic properties are dictated by the relative rotation/twist angle between the adjacent layers. In this work, we explore a prototype of such a twisted 2D system, artificially stacked twisted bilayer graphene (TBLG), where we probe, using Raman spectroscopy, the changes in the interlayer interactions and electron-phonon scattering pathways as the twist angle is varied from 0° to 30°. The long-range Moiré potential of the superlattice gives rise to additional intravalley and intervalley scattering of the electrons in TBLG, which has been investigated through their Raman signatures.

1D/2D interface engineering of a CoPc-CN heterostructure for boosting the nitrogen reduction reaction to NH.

Herein, we demonstrate the construction of a 1D/2D heterostructure of cobalt phthalocyanine (CoPc)-carbon nitride (CN) for electrochemical N reduction to NH. Improved performance originates from the higher exposure of active surface sites. The electrochemical NRR performance showed an NH formation rate of 423.

Selective Electrocatalytic Oxidation of Nitrogen to Nitric Acid Using Manganese Phthalocyanine.

Ammonia is produced through the energy-intensive Haber-Bosch process, which undergoes catalytic oxidation for the production of commercial nitric acid by the senescent Ostwald process. The two energy-intensive industrial processes demand for process sustainability. Hence, single-step electrocatalysis offers a promising approach toward a more environmentally friendly solution.

Phenolic Phytochemicals for Prevention and Treatment of Colorectal Cancer: A Critical Evaluation of In Vivo Studies.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most diagnosed and second leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide. Limitations with existing treatment regimens have demanded the search for better treatment options. Different phytochemicals with promising anti-CRC activities have been reported, with the molecular mechanism of actions still emerging.

Heat Shock Factors in Protein Quality Control and Spermatogenesis.

Proper regulation of cellular protein quality control is crucial for cellular health. It appears that the protein quality control machinery is subjected to distinct regulation in different cellular contexts such as in somatic cells and in germ cells. Heat shock factors (HSFs) play critical role in the control of quality of cellular proteins through controlling expression of many genes encoding different proteins including those for inducible protein chaperones.

A Review on Recent Advancements of Ni-NiO Nanocomposite as an Anode for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Battery.

Recently, lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) have been widely employed in automobiles, mining operations, space applications, marine vessels and submarines, and defense or military applications. As an anode, commercial carbon or carbon-based materials have some critical issues such as insufficient charge capacity and power density, low working voltage, deadweight formation, short-circuiting tendency initiated from dendrite formation, device warming up, etc., which have led to a search for carbon alternatives.

Changes in immunological parameters by ageing in rural healthy Indian adults and their associations with sex and lifestyle.

Several factors including sex and lifestyle have been reported to contribute to the age-related alteration of immune functions. The study was undertaken to determine age-related differences in the proportion of peripheral blood mononuclear lymphocytes in the Indian population using blood samples from 67 healthy adults (33 females and 34 males) aged between 20 and 80 years old. In the linear regression analysis to estimate the relationship with age categories, there was a significant increase in the frequency of natural killer cells with ageing, while their cytolytic activity significantly declined.

TiO as an Anode of High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries: A Comprehensive Review towards Practical Application.

Lithium-ion batteries (LIBs) are undeniably the most promising system for storing electric energy for both portable and stationary devices. A wide range of materials for anodes is being investigated to mitigate the issues with conventional graphite anodes. Among them, TiO2 has attracted extensive focus as an anode candidate due to its green technology, low volume fluctuations (<4%), safety, and durability.

Scalable Production of Cobalt Phthalocyanine Nanotubes: Efficient and Robust Hollow Electrocatalyst for Ammonia Synthesis at Room Temperature.

Electrocatalytic ammonia (NH) synthesis through the nitrogen reduction reaction (NRR) under ambient conditions presents a promising alternative to the famous century-old Haber-Bosch process. Designing and developing a high-performance electrocatalyst is a compelling necessity for electrochemical NRR. Specific transition metal based nanostructured catalysts are potential candidates for this purpose owing to their attributes such as higher actives sites, specificity as well as selectivity and electron transfer, .

Effects of cyclone Fani on the copepod community of the Ganges River estuary of India.

A cyclone temporarily disrupts copepod community structure of an estuary, and during the community rebuilding process, omnivorous copepods dominate. This hypothesis was tested after cyclone Fani affected the Ganges River estuary of India on 5 May 2019. Copepod assemblages and environmental parameters were collected before (25 February 2019), after (24 August 2019) and immediately after (daily between 8 and 14 May 2019) cyclone Fani from three sites of the estuary.

The Molecular Mechanism of Natural Killer Cells Function and Its Importance in Cancer Immunotherapy.

Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that show strong cytolytic function against physiologically stressed cells such as tumor cells and virus-infected cells. NK cells show a broad array of tissue distribution and phenotypic variability. NK cells express several activating and inhibitory receptors that recognize the altered expression of proteins on target cells and control the cytolytic function.

Intratumoral natural killer cells show reduced effector and cytolytic properties and control the differentiation of effector Th1 cells.

Natural killer (NK) cells are known to have effector and cytolytic properties to kill virus infected or tumor cells spontaneously. Due to these properties, NK cells have been used as an adoptive cellular therapy to control tumor growth in various clinical trials but have shown limited clinical benefits. This indicates that our knowledge about phenotypic and functional differences in NK cells within the tumor microenvironment and secondary lymphoid tissues is incomplete.

Regulatory and effector functions of gamma-delta (γδ) T cells and their therapeutic potential in adoptive cellular therapy for cancer.

γδ T cells are an important innate immune component of the tumor microenvironment and are known to affect the immune response in a wide variety of tumors. Unlike αβ T cells, γδ T cells are capable of spontaneous secretion of IL-17A and IFN-γ without undergoing clonal expansion. Although γδ T cells do not require self-MHC-restricted priming, they can distinguish "foreign" or transformed cells from healthy self-cells by using activating and inhibitory killer Ig-like receptors.

Role of gamma-delta (γδ) T cells in autoimmunity.

γδ T cells represent a small population of overall T lymphocytes (0.5-5%) and have variable tissue distribution in the body. γδ T cells can perform complex functions, such as immune surveillance, immunoregulation, and effector function, without undergoing clonal expansion.

Phenotypic and functional plasticity of gamma-delta (γδ) T cells in inflammation and tolerance.

Gamma-delta T cells (γδ T cells) are an unique group of lymphocytes and play an important role in bridging the gap between innate and adaptive immune systems under homeostatic condition as well as during infection and inflammation. They are predominantly localized into the mucosal and epithelial sites, but also exist in other peripheral tissues and secondary lymphoid organs. γδ T cells can produce cytokines and chemokines to regulate the migration of other immune cells, can bring about lysis of infected or stressed cells by secreting granzymes, provide help to B cells and induce IgE production, can present antigen to conventional T cells, activate antigen presenting cells (APC) maturation, and are also known to produce growth factors that regulate the stromal cell function.