Dataset of inertial measurements for writing Punjabi characters using IMU sensors.

This study introduces a comprehensive methodology for gathering datasets to recognize handwritten Punjabi alphabets, utilizing Inertial Measurement Units (IMUs) to capture the dynamic movement patterns inherent in handwriting. The approach considers the diverse writing styles found across Punjabi writers, which presents unique challenges due to regional variations in script. The dataset and collection system are designed to enhance recognition accuracy by harnessing this diversity.

Synthesis of Isatin-derived Heterocycles with Promising Anticancer Activities.

Isatin or 1H-indole-2,3-dione skeleton has been playing a significant role in drug de-sign and development. Isatin itself and many of its derivatives are widely distributed in naturally occurring bioactive compounds. Various synthetic isatin derivatives were found to possess a broad range of significant pharmacological efficacies especially anti-cancer activity against a wide variety of cancer cell lines.

How heated vegetable oil age? Effect of the container of heating on ageing.

This study compares the ageing process of heated oil with unheated oil and assesses the effect of container used in heating on ageing. Four types of oils were heated on glass, copper and iron. The samples were allowed to age for 1 year.

First report on larvicidal potential of zinc sulfide aqua nanoparticles against (Linnaeus).

Background & Objectives: Mosquitoes are considered to be the deadliest arthropod-vectors, which cause millions of human deaths globally. Presently, nanotechnology in the field of insect pest management is being explored. The current study deals with the synthesis of zinc sulfide nanoparticles (ZnS NPs) in aqueous medium and their larvicidal efficacy against Ae.

Critical review on uranium and arsenic content and their chemical mobilization in groundwater: A case study of the Malwa region Punjab, India.

The presence of pollutants like uranium and arsenic in the groundwater can have a terrible impact on people's health (both radiologically and toxicologically) and their economic conditions. Their infiltration into groundwater can occur through geochemical reactions, natural mineral deposits, mining and ore processing. Governments and scientists are working to address these issues, and significant progress has been achieved, but it's challenging to deal with and mitigate without adequately understanding the different chemical processes and the mobilization mechanism of these hazardous chemicals.

Potential larvicidal bioefficacy of copper sulfide-based hybrid nanoemulsions of eucalyptus oil against (Linnaeus).

Background & Objectives: Nanotechnology, an emerging field, has acquired considerable attention for the control of vectors. The present study aimed to synthesize, characterize copper sulfide- and eucalyptus oil-based hybrid nanoemulsions and investigate their larvicidal potential against Aedes aegypti by studying larvicidal bioassay, morphological aberrations, histopathological alterations, biochemical analysis and evaluation of risk assessment in non-target organisms.

Methods: Hybrid nanoemulsions were prepared by mixing aqueous copper sulfide nanoparticles (CuSNPs) with non-polar eucalyptus oil in five ratios (1:1, 1:2, 1:3, 1:4 and 1:5) by sonication, screened and characterized using Transmission electron microscopy (TEM).

Income, coal consumption, and the environmental Kuznets curve in Vietnam.

Concerns over adverse environmental effects have been raised due to Vietnam's reliance on fossil fuels like coal. At the same time, efforts are being made to boost the usage of renewable energy while simultaneously lowering greenhouse gas emissions. This study examines whether there is an environmental Kuznets curve (EKC) relationship between gross domestic product (GDP) and coal consumption in Vietnam by controlling for renewable energy consumption and oil prices from 1984 to 2021.

Targeted delivery of oligonucleotides using multivalent protein-carbohydrate interactions.

Cell surface protein-carbohydrate interactions are essential for tissue-specific recognition and endocytosis of viruses, some bacteria and their toxins, and many glycoproteins. Often protein-carbohydrate interactions are multivalent - multiple copies of glycans bind simultaneously to multimeric receptors. Multivalency enhances both affinity and binding specificity, and is of interest for targeted delivery of drugs to specific cell types.

Reconditioning of plant metabolism by arbuscular mycorrhizal networks in cadmium contaminated soils: Recent perspectives.

Cadmium (Cd) is one of the most perilous nonessential heavy metal for plants, owing to its high water solubility and obstruction with various physiological and biochemical processes. It enters food chain via plant uptake from contaminated soil, posing a grave menace to ecosystem and mankind. Green remediation comprises approaches intended at prudent use of natural resources for increasing profits to humans and environment.

Room-temperature highly sensitive and selective NHgas sensor using vertically aligned WSnanosheets.

Here, we report the room temperature (35 °C) NHgas sensor device made from WSnanosheets obtained via a facile and low-cost probe sonication method. The gas-sensing properties of devices made from these nanosheets were examined for various analytes such as ammonia, ethanol, methanol, formaldehyde, acetone, chloroform, and benzene. The fabricated gas sensor is selective towards NHand exhibits excellent sensitivity, faster response, and recovery time in comparison to previously reported values.

copper (nZVC) catalyzed environmental remediation of organic and inorganic contaminants: A review.

Over the past decade, the nano zerovalent copper has emerged as an effective nano-catalyst for the environment remediation processes due to its ease of synthesis, low cost, controllable particle size and high reactivity despite its release during the remediation process and related concentration dependent toxicities. However, the improvised techniques involving the use of supports or immobilizer for the synthesis of Cu has significantly increased its stability and motivated the researchers to explore the applicability of Cu for the environment remediation processes, which is evident from access to numerous reports on nano zerovalent copper mediated remediation of contaminants. Initially, this review allows the understanding of the various resources used to synthesize zerovalent copper nanomaterial and the structure of Cu nanoparticles, followed by focus on the reaction mechanism and the species involved in the contaminant remediation process.

Seroprevalence of anti SARS-CoV-2 IgG antibodies among adults in Jammu district, India: A community-based study.

Background & Objectives: Serology testing is essential for immunological surveillance in the population. This serosurvey was conducted to ascertain the cumulative population immunity against SARS-CoV-2 among adults in Jammu district and to understand the association of seropositivity with sociodemographic and clinical correlates.

Methods: On September 30 and October 1, 2020, a household survey was done in 20 villages/wards chosen from 10 health blocks in district Jammu, India.

A link between productivity, globalisation and carbon emissions: evidence from emissions by coal, oil and gas.

Although much has been discussed about the link between renewable energy, globalisation and carbon dioxide (CO) emissions, yet the impact of total factor productivity (TFP) on CO emissions is less known in the existing literature. Therefore, the present study considers TFP as one of the determinants of CO as it is believed that technological enhancement plays an essential role in improving the environmental quality by raising efficiency in energy use and pollution treatment. In contrast, it may also have unfavourable impacts.

Effect of Women's and Partners' Education on Maternal Health-care Services Utilization in Five Empowered Action Group States of India: An analysis of 13,443 Women of Reproductive Age.

Background: Suboptimal utilization of maternal health-care services is a perennial problem in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states. This study examines role of women's and partners' education on usage of antenatal, postnatal care (PNC), and skilled birth attendance in these states.

Methodology: National Family Health Survey-4 (2015-2016) data for 13,443 women in reproductive age group of 15-49 years in Bihar, Madhya Pradesh (MP), Odisha, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh (UP) were analyzed using logistic regression.

Key drivers of consumption-based carbon emissions: empirical evidence from SAARC countries.

To devise an appropriate climate policy dealing with environmental degradation, reliable measurement of CO emissions is essential. In the recent past, most researchers have utilized production-based emissions in their studies, ignoring the important role of consumption-based emissions in environmental degradation. Therefore, the present research examines the drivers of consumption-based CO emissions in SAARC nations over the period 1990 to 2018.

Piggybacking on the Cholera Toxin: Identification of a CTB-Binding Protein as an Approach for Targeted Delivery of Proteins to Motor Neurons.

A significant unmet need exists for the delivery of biologic drugs such as polypeptides or nucleic acids to the central nervous system for the treatment and understanding of neurodegenerative diseases. Naturally occurring bacterial toxins have been considered as tools to meet this need. However, due to the complexity of tethering macromolecular drugs to toxins and the inherent dangers of working with large quantities of recombinant toxins, no such route has been successfully exploited.

Hydrogen sulphide and salicylic acid regulate antioxidant pathway and nutrient balance in mustard plants under cadmium stress.

Cadmium (Cd), a pervasive noxious heavy metal, is a key threat to agricultural system. It is rapidly translocated and has detrimental effects on plant growth and development. Hydrogen sulphide (H S) is emerging as a potential messenger molecule for modulating plant tolerance to Cd.

Synergistic effect of pistachio shell powder and nano-zerovalent copper for chromium remediation from aqueous solution.

Pistachio shell powder supported nano-zerovalent copper (ZVC@PS) material prepared by borohydride reduction was characterized using SEM, FTIR, XRD, TGA/DTA, BET, and XPS. SEM, XRD, and XPS revealed the nano-zerovalent copper to consist of a core-shell structure with CuO shell and Cu(0) core with a particle size of 40-100 nm and spherical morphology aggregated on PS biomass. ZVC@PS was found to contain 39% (w/w %) Cu onto the pistachio shell biomass.

Zinc toxicity in plants: a review.

This review highlights the most recent updated information available about Zn phytotoxicity at physiological, biochemical and molecular levels, uptake mechanisms as well as excess Zn homeostasis in plants. Zinc (Zn) is a natural component of soil in terrestrial environments and is a vital element for plant growth, as it performs imperative functions in numerous metabolic pathways. However, potentially noxious levels of Zn in soils can result in various alterations in plants like reduced growth, photosynthetic and respiratory rate, imbalanced mineral nutrition and enhanced generation of reactive oxygen species.

Comparative study on maternal healthcare services utilisation in selected Empowered Action Group states of India.

The utilisation of maternal healthcare services is a principal indicator to measure the success of any maternal and child health programme. Suboptimal utilisation of maternal healthcare services is a vexatious problem in Empowered Action Group (EAG) states of India. This study aims to examine the currents status and socioeconomic determinants of antenatal services, skilled birth attendance and post-natal services in four infamous EAG states of India.

Homology modeling and molecular dynamics based insights into and in L.

Chalcone synthase (CHS) and chalcone isomerase (CHI) plays a major role in the biosynthesis of flavonoid in plants. In this study, we made extensive bioinformatics analysis to gain functional and structural insight into PeCHS and PeCHI proteins The phylogenetic distribution of and genes encoding proteins demonstrated the close evolutionary relationship with different CHS and CHI proteins of other dicot plants. MicroRNA target analysis showed miR169n and 3p miR5053 targeting gene while miR169c-3p and miR4248 are targeting gene, respectively.

Correction: Rapid sodium periodate cleavage of an unnatural amino acid enables unmasking of a highly reactive α-oxo aldehyde for protein bioconjugation.

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