Stand-alone Ayurvedic intervention with home quarantine in COVID-19 - Outcomes of clinical practice.

This article reports the treatment outcomes of 167 COVID-19 positive patients who were treated with a stand-alone Ayurvedic therapeutic intervention. The main outcomes are quick resolution of symptoms, no deterioration in any of the cases and safe treatment for patients with multiple comorbidities. There was no observed mortality.

Modeling and validation of polyurethane based passive underwater acoustic absorber.

The acoustic behavior of an acoustically transparent polyurethane and an interpenetrating polymer network of polyurethane with polydimethyl siloxane were studied using dynamic mechanical analysis, finite element modeling, and experimental evaluation of acoustic properties in a water-filled pulse tube setup. Dynamic mechanical measurements in the temperature range -50 °C to +70 °C were carried out, and the data were used for time temperature superposition to generate material behavior at high frequencies. These inputs were used for modeling the acoustic behavior of these materials using ATILA, which is a commercial finite element code, capable of computing transmission and reflection characteristics of materials.

Environmentally compatible next generation green energetic materials (GEMs).

This paper briefly reviews the literature work reported on the environmentally compatible green energetic materials (GEMs) for defence and space applications. Currently, great emphasis is laid in the field of high-energy materials (HEMs) to increase the environmental stewardship along with the deliverance of improved performance. This emphasis is especially strong in the areas of energetic materials, weapon development, processing, and disposal operations.

Quantum chemical, ballistic and explosivity calculations on 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraaza cyclooctatetraene: a new high energy molecule.

Ab initio molecular orbital calculations have been carried out on 2,4,6,8-tetranitro-1,3,5,7-tetraazacyclooctatetraene, the tetramer of the series (NO(2)CN)(n) where n=1-4, using the Hartree-Fock theory with the 6-31 G(d) basis set. These calculations yield three conformers for the tetramer with D(4h), C(4h) and C(2) symmetries. The nonplanar conformer with the C(2) symmetry turns out to be 99.

Studies on diaminoglyoxime (DAG): thermolysis and evaluation as ballistic modifier in double base propellant.

This paper reports thermolysis of diaminoglyoxime (DAG) and its evaluation as a ballistic modifier in double base propellant formulations. Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) and simultaneous thermal analysis (DTA-thermogravimetric (TG)) revealed that DAG decomposes in two stages. Kinetics of initial stage of thermal decomposition of DAG evaluated from TG data gave activation energy (E(a)) of 153 kJmol(-1).