Range-wide understanding of genetic diversity and population structure of endangered Kashmir musk deer in North-Western Himalaya.

Background: The endangered Kashmir musk deer (Moschus cupreus), native to high-altitude Himalayas, is an ecological significant and endangered ungulate, threatened by habitat loss and poaching for musk pod distributed in western Himalayan ranges of India, Nepal and Afghanistan. Despite its critical conservation status and ecological importance in regulating vegetation dynamics, knowledge gaps persist regarding its population structure and genetic diversity, hindering effective management strategies.

Methods And Results: We aimed to understand the population genetics of Kashmir musk deer in north-western Himalayas using two mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) regions and 11 microsatellite loci.

HO Mediated Photoreduction of Nitrates to Ammonia by Iron Filings under Ambient Conditions.

Herein, a simple ambient conditioned sunlight promoted photochemical reduction reaction is demonstrated for the of nitrate (NO) conversion to ammonia (NH) with the maximum conversion yield of ∼16 mM using iron filings (f-Fe) in the presence of HO. Based on a radical scavenging study of reactive species and the characterization of catalyst f-Fe before and after the reaction, a plausible mechanism has been proposed for the ambient conditioned synthesis of NH. The results associated with the NH synthesis have been verified using the N isotopic labeled nitrate (NO), which supports the simpler viability of the reported procedure.

Advanced environmental remediation using enhanced performance of hollow ZnO@SnInS core-shell nanorod arrays for hazardous ion and organic pollutant removal.

Herein, novel hollow ZnO and ZnO@SnInS core-shell nanorods (NRs) with controlled shell thickness were developed via a facile synthesis approach for the efficient photocatalytic remediation of organic as well inorganic water pollutants. The introduction of SnInS shell layer coating over ZnO enhances visible light absorption, efficient exciton-mediated direct charge transfer, and reduces the band gap of ZnO@SnInS core-shell nanorods. The ZnO@SnInS core-shell nanorods show efficient solar-light driven catalytic efficiency for the disintegration of industrial dye (orange G), degradation of tetracycline, and reduction of hazardous Cr (VI) ions in aquatic systems.

Assessing the Effectiveness of a Structured Teaching-Learning Module in Improving Knowledge and Skills in Writing Injury Reports Among the Undergraduate Medical Students of a Tertiary Care Center in India.

Background The ability to write accurate and comprehensive injury reports is a crucial skill for medical professionals, particularly those working in emergency medicine and trauma care. A structured teaching-learning (TL) module can enhance the knowledge and skills of undergraduate medical students in this area. Aim The study aims to assess students' performance in cognitive, psychomotor, and communication domains of injury report writing before and after implementing the proposed structured TL module and compare the findings to evaluate the efficacy between the existing TL module and the proposed module.

Mitochondria-Targeted Antioxidant (MitoQ) and Nontargeted Antioxidant (Idebenone) Mitigate Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Corneal Endothelial Cells.

Purpose: To investigate the effectiveness of mitochondrial-targeted antioxidant mitoquinone (MitoQ) and nontargeted antioxidant idebenone (Idb) in alleviating mitochondrial dysfunction in corneal endothelial cells (CEnCs).

Methods: In vitro experiments were conducted using immortalized normal human corneal endothelial cells (HCEnC-21T; SVN1-67F) and Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD) cells (SVF5-54F; SVF3-76M). Cells were pretreated with MitoQ or Idb and then exposed to menadione (MN) with simultaneous antioxidant treatment.