Unveiling fungal strategies: Mycoremediation in multi-metal pesticide environment using proteomics.

Micropollutants, such as heavy metals and pesticides, inhibit microbial growth, threatening ecosystems. Yet, the mechanism behind mycoremediation of the pesticide lindane and multiple metals (Cd, Total Cr, Cu, Ni, Pb, Zn) remains poorly understood. In our study, we investigated cellular responses in Aspergillus fumigatus PD-18 using LC-MS/MS, identifying 2190 proteins, 1147 of which were consistently present under both stress conditions.

Cavitation-assisted synthesis and chracterization of a novel catalyst from waste coconut trunk biomass for biodiesel production.

In the current study, a novel heterogeneous catalyst has been prepared from waste coconut trunk biomass using an ultrasound-assisted batch reactor. It is observed from the characterization studies that the raw coconut trunk biomass consists of the maximum amount of silicon dioxide (SiO) present in it which is further converted to mullite (composition of 3AlO.2SiO) with a composition of 94.

Multifiller-based polymer composites for shielding high energy ionising radiation.

Polydimethyl silicone rubber-based polymer composites filled with molybdenum and bismuth were fabricated using simple open mold cast technique. The physical and chemical structure and gamma shielding parameters like attenuation coefficient, half-value layer (HVL) thickness and relaxation length have been investigated for the said novel materials using X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform Infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gamma ray spectrometer. XRD study reveals the crystalline nature of the composites.

Wireless CardioS framework for continuous ECG acquisition.

A first-level textile-based electrocardiogram (ECG) monitoring system referred to as "CardioS" (cardiac sensor) for continuous health monitoring applications is proposed in this study to address the demand for resource-constrained environments. and the signal quality assessment of a wireless CardioS was studied. The CardioS consists of a Lead-I ECG signal recorded wirelessly using silver-plated nylon woven (Ag-NyW) dry textile electrodes to compare the results of wired wearable Ag-NyW textile electrode-based ECG acquisition system and CardioS.

Review of the Requirements for a Wearable, Low-Cost External Cardiac Loop Recorder with WBAN in Resource-Constrained Settings.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) has become the most serious health concern in India and globally. The cost of treatment for CVD is very high and in a country like India, where most of the population belongs to rural area, affording treatment is not possible. Diagnosis and treatment are further hampered due to shortage of medical expertise as well as the unavailability of the wearable device.

New Analytical Methods for the Determination of New Anti-Viral Drug Favipiravir: A Potential Therapeutic Drug Against Covid-19 Virus, in Bulk and Dosage Forms.

Simple, accurate and robust analytical methods have been developed and validated for the determination of favipiravir (FVPR) by RP-HPLC and UV spectroscopy techniques as per the ICH guidelines. In the RP-HPLC method for FVPR determination, the mobile phase was ammonium acetate buffer pH 6.5 in pump Aand methanol in pump B.

The Characteristics of Green-synthesized Magnesium Oxide Nanoparticles (MgONPs) and their Biomedical Applications.

In the current epoch, noble metals/metal oxides with precise structures are needed to develop sustainable products to improve the welfare of human beings and the environment. Nanomaterials in the regime 1 -100 nm scale are a promising material for the research fraternities owing to their stupendous properties. The metallic/metal oxide nanoparticles (silver, gold, copper oxide, iron oxide, magnesium oxide) are gaining significant momentum and need to be extensively studied.

Magnetic porous AgO/Chitin nanostructure adsorbent for eco-friendly effective disposing azo dyes.

Water treatment is as much important as it is to satisfying 11 worldwide sustainable development goals out of 17. The removal of Azo is much important as they are toxic and their existence in water, air and food can easily affect humans by triggering allergies, forming tumours etc. Azo contained Dyes Production was banned in many countries.

Experimental Oxidative Stress Breaks Down the Barrier Function of the Corneal Endothelium.

The fluid pump and barrier functions of the corneal endothelium maintain stromal deturgescence required for corneal transparency. The effect of oxidative stress, a hallmark of Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy (FECD), on the endothelial barrier function has been investigated. The endothelium of porcine corneas was exposed to (1) membrane permeable oxidants (HO, 100 μM, 1 h; tert-butyl-hydroperoxide, 100 μM, 1 h), or (2) ultraviolet A (UVA) with photosensitizers for 15 min, riboflavin (50 μM) or tryptophan (Trp) (100 μM).

Insight Into the Molecular Mechanisms Underpinning the Mycoremediation of Multiple Metals by Proteomic Technique.

We investigated the fungus PD-18 responses when subjected to the multimetal combination (Total Cr, Cd, Cu, Ni, Pb, and Zn) in synthetic composite media. To understand how multimetal stress impacts fungal cells at the molecular level, the cellular response of PD-18 to 30 mg/L multimetal stress (5 mg/L of each heavy metal) was determined by proteomics. The comparative fungal proteomics displayed the remarkable inherent intracellular and extracellular mechanism of metal resistance and tolerance potential of PD-18.

Anti-proliferative Activity of Labdane Diterpenes Isolated from and their Molecular Interaction Studies.

Background: Polyalthia cerasoides is well known for its therapeutic effects and is extensively used by the tribal people of South India and Africa to treat infertility, toothache, inflammation, rheumatism, fever, and to combat stress.

Objective: In the present research, the anti-proliferative potential of two bioactive compounds isolated from the stem bark of P. cerasoides (Roxb.

Monitoring the interactions between bovine serum albumin and ZnO/Ag nanoparticles by spectroscopic techniques.

Inducing the bio-functionalization in noble metal nanoparticles like gold, silver, zinc is very important to accomplish their biocompatibility in biological activities. These metal nanoparticles are being rigorously used in bio-sensing tools keeping their remarkable properties in mind. Amongst the serum albumins, the most ample proteins in plasma are bovine serum albumin and human serum albumin.

Dataset for modeling Beck's cognitive triad to understand depression.

This article presents data to model Beck's cognitive triad to understand the subjective symptoms of depression, such as negative view of self, future, and world. The Cognitive Triad Dataset (CTD) comprises 5886 messages, 600 from the Time-to-Change blog, 580 from Beyond Blue personal stories, and 4706 from Twitter. The data were manually labeled by skilled annotators.

Mechanistic insights into defect chemistry and tailored photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties of aliovalent cation substituted ZnMLiO (M: Fe, Al, Cr) nanoparticles.

In this work, we demonstrate the microwave assisted solution combustion synthesis of aliovalent cation substituted ZnMLiO (M: Fe, Al, Cr) nanoparticles. The structural features, photoluminescence and photocatalytic properties were characterized by X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS), and UV-visible and photoluminescence (PL) techniques. We have introduced aliovalent cations such as reducible Fe, stable Al and oxidisable Cr ions into ZnO and investigated its structural and optical properties.

Electroencephalogram-Based Emotion Recognition Using a Particle Swarm Optimization-Derived Support Vector Machine Classifier.

We sort human emotions using Russell's circumplex model of emotion by classifying electroencephalogram (EEG) signals from 25 subjects into four discrete states, namely, happy, sad, angry, and relaxed. After acquiring signals, we use a standard database for emotion analysis using physiological EEG signals. Once raw signals are pre-processed in an EEGLAB, we perform feature extraction using Matrix Laboratory and apply discrete wavelet transform.

Photoluminescence, TGA/DSC and photocatalytic activity studies of Dy doped SrYO nanophosphors.

Dy:SrYO nanophosphors were prepared a solution combustion method using glycine as an organic fuel. The structural, optical, and thermal properties of the nanophosphors were studied. Strain and crystal size were calculated W-H analysis.

Cross-database evaluation of EEG based epileptic seizures detection driven by adaptive median feature baseline correction.

Objective: In long-term electroencephalogram (EEG) signals, automated classification of epileptic seizures is desirable in diagnosing epilepsy patients, as it otherwise depends on visual inspection. To the best of the author's knowledge, existing studies have validated their algorithms using cross-validation on the same database and less number of attempts have been made to extend their work on other databases to test the generalization capability of the developed algorithms. In this study, we present the algorithm for cross-database evaluation for classification of epileptic seizures using five EEG databases collected from different centers.

BSA binding and antibacterial studies of newly synthesized 5,6-Dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-2-carbaldehyde.

A new heterocyclic compound, 5,6-Dihydroimidazo[2,1-b]thiazole-2-carbaldehyde (ITC) was synthesized and its antibacterial activity and also its interaction with bovine serum albumin (BSA) were studied. The structure of the synthesized compound was confirmed by H NMR, C NMR and IR spectroscopic techniques. The antibacterial activity was carried out by minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) method.

RP-HPLC-UV method development and validation for simultaneous determination of terbutaline sulphate, ambroxol HCl and guaifenesin in pure and dosage forms.

Objective: The objective of the present work was to develop and validate a simple, sensitive, rapid and stable reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) method for a combination of Terbutaline sulphate (TSL), Ambroxol hydrochloride (AML) and Guaifenesin (GFN).

Method: The combination of these drugs was analyzed by using Shimadzu LC 2010 CHT high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). Successful separation was achieved by isocratic elution on a reverse-phase C column (sun fire) (250mm, 4.

Wound healing activity of stem bark extract and its isolated constituent quercetin-3-rhamnopyranosyl-(1-6) glucopyranoside in rats.

L. is a Ceasalpinaceae species and is traditionally used in India for treatment of skin diseases, liver diseases and rheumatic problems. However, systematic evaluation of its wound healing activity is lacking.

Effect of solvents, solvent mixture and silver nanoparticles on photophysical properties of a ketocyanine dye.

The effect of solvents of varying polarity and hydrogen bonding ability, solvent mixture and silver nanoparticles on the photophysical properties of a ketocyanine dye, 2,5-di[(E)-1-(4-diethylaminophenyl) methylidine]-1-cyclopentanone (2,5-DEAPMC), is investigated at room temperature. Solvent effect is analyzed using Lippert-Mataga bulk polarity function, Reichardt's microscopic solvent polarity parameter, and Kamlet's and Catalan's multiple linear regression approaches. The spectral properties better follow Reichardt's microscopic solvent polarity parameter than the Lippert-Mataga bulk polarity function.

Modelling solubility of phenolics of mango ginger extract in supercritical carbon dioxide using equation of state and empirical models.

Solubility of phenolics of mango ginger extract in supercritical carbon dioxide was studied at 40-60 °C and 100-350 bar. Critical temperature, critical pressure and critical volume of caffeic acid, the principal component of the extract were calculated using group contribution methods and compared with the values obtained by CHEMDRAW®. Vapor pressure of caffeic acid was predicted by Reidel method.

Synthesis of branched, nano channeled, ultrafine and nano carbon tubes from PET wastes using the arc discharge method.

Upcycling polymer wastes into useful, and valuable carbon based materials, is a challenging process. We report a novel catalyst-free and solvent-free technique for the formation of nano channeled ultrafine carbon tubes (NCUFCTs) and multiwalled carbon nanotubes (MWCNTs) from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) wastes, using rotating cathode arc discharge technique. The soot obtain from the anode contains ultrafine and nano-sized solid carbon spheres (SCS) with a mean diameter of 221 nm and 100 nm, respectively, formed at the lower temperature region of the anode where the temperature is approximately 1700°C.

Solvent effect on the relative quantum yield and fluorescence quenching of 2DAM.

The relative quantum yield of diethyl 2-acetamido-2-((3-oxo-3H-benzo[f]chromen-1-yl)methyl)malonate [2DAM] is estimated using single point method with quinine sulfate as standard reference. The quantum yield varies between 0.1161 and 0.