Molecular dynamics simulations assisted investigation of phytochemicals as potential lead candidates against anti-apoptotic Bcl-B protein.

Due to the multifarious nature of cancer, finding a single definitive cure for this dreadful disease remains an elusive challenge. The dysregulation of the apoptotic pathway or programmed cell death, governed by the Bcl-2 family of proteins plays a crucial role in cancer development and progression. Bcl-B stands out as a unique anti-apoptotic protein from the Bcl-2 family that selectively binds to Bax which inhibits its pro-apoptotic function.

Performance analysis of sustainable solar energy operated ejector refrigeration system with the combined effect of Scheffler and parabolic trough collectors to lower greenhouse gases.

The work aims to analyse an ejector refrigeration system powered with solar energy through serially connected collectors to lower greenhouse gases. The collectors chosen for the work are Scheffler and parabolic collectors with an area of 2.5 m and 6 m, respectively.

Experimental investigation on solar-powered ejector refrigeration system integrated with different concentrators.

The objective of the work is to analyse and to improve the efficiency of solar-powered ejector refrigeration system integrated with flat-plate collector and Scheffler concentrator. The Scheffler concentrator of 2.7 m and flat-plate collector of 5 m collecting area are coupled with the storage tank of 15 l capacity.

Influence of antioxidant additives on performance and emission characteristics of beef tallow biodiesel-fuelled C.I engine.

This work analyses the performance and emission characteristics of biofuelled compression ignition (C.I) engine with the implementation of an antioxidant. Using the transesterification process with sodium hydroxide as a catalyst, the beef tallow methyl ester (BTME) was obtained from the beef tallow oil.

Crystal structure and Hirshfeld surface analysis of 2-amino-pyridinium hydrogen phthalate.

Amino-pyridine and phthalic acid are well known synthons for supra-molecular architectures for the synthesis of new materials for optical applications. The 2-amino-pyridinium hydrogen phthalate title salt, CHN ·CHO , crystallizes in the non-centrosymmetric space group 2. The nitro-gen atom of the -NH group in the cation deviates from the fitted pyridine plane by 0.

Synchronous Firefly Algorithm for Cluster Head Selection in WSN.

Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) consists of small low-cost, low-power multifunctional nodes interconnected to efficiently aggregate and transmit data to sink. Cluster-based approaches use some nodes as Cluster Heads (CHs) and organize WSNs efficiently for aggregation of data and energy saving. A CH conveys information gathered by cluster nodes and aggregates/compresses data before transmitting it to a sink.

Mobility based key management technique for multicast security in mobile ad hoc networks.

In MANET multicasting, forward and backward secrecy result in increased packet drop rate owing to mobility. Frequent rekeying causes large message overhead which increases energy consumption and end-to-end delay. Particularly, the prevailing group key management techniques cause frequent mobility and disconnections.