Recent progress of functional nano-chitosan in pharmaceutical and biomedical applications: An updated review.

Chitosan is a deacylated derivative of chitin, which is a naturally occurring polysaccharide found in the shells of crustaceans. Chitosan's biocompatibility, physicochemical and mechanical properties qualify it as an excellent candidate for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications. Furthermore, the nanoengineering of chitosan enhances its functional and desirable properties for various applications.

Hydrogen Sensing with Palladium-Based Materials: Mechanisms, Challenges, and Opportunities.

Palladium morphologies are prominently used in Hydrogen gas sensing applications owing to their unique characteristics and properties. In this review article, Palladium nanoparticles, thin films, and alloys were designated as the scope of Palladium morphologies. The aim of this review article is to explore Hydrogen sensing using Palladium, focusing on the recent advancements in the field.

Polygenic Risk Score for Cardiovascular Diseases in Artificial Intelligence Paradigm: A Review.

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) related mortality and morbidity heavily strain society. The relationship between external risk factors and our genetics have not been well established. It is widely acknowledged that environmental influence and individual behaviours play a significant role in CVD vulnerability, leading to the development of polygenic risk scores (PRS).

A Pharmaceutical Paradigm for Cardiovascular Composite Risk Assessment Using Novel Radiogenomics Risk Predictors in Precision Explainable Artificial Intelligence Framework: Clinical Trial Tool.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is challenging to diagnose and treat since symptoms appear late during the progression of atherosclerosis. alone are not always sufficient to properly categorize at-risk patients, and are inadequate in predicting cardiac events. Integrating (GBBM) found in plasma/serum samples with novel non-invasive (RBBM) such as plaque area, plaque burden, and maximum plaque height can improve composite CVD risk prediction in the pharmaceutical paradigm.

Comparative Assessment of the Efficacy of Newly Designed Multiple Variability Loop and Opus Loop for Anterior en Masse Retraction in Orthodontics: A Finite Element Study.

Introduction Two different mechanisms are used to close the space after extractions, i.e., friction/sliding mechanics and frictionless/loop mechanics.

A Critical Review on Hydrogen Based Fuel Cell Technology and Applications.

The research in energy storage and conversion is playing a critical role in energy policy as the innovation and technological progress are essential for achieving the energy transition and climate neutrality goals. Hydrogen Fuel Cell technology is considered a strategic element in the pursuit of sustainable and clean energy solutions. This technology is increasingly gaining attention in recent years as a potential substitute to conventional non-renewable energy sources.

Advances in bioelectrochemical systems for bio-products recovery.

Bioelectrochemical systems (BES) have emerged as a sustainable and highly promising technology that has garnered significant attention from researchers worldwide. These systems provide an efficient platform for the removal and recovery of valuable products from wastewater, with minimal or no net energy loss. Among the various types of BES, microbial fuel cells (MFCs) are a notable example, utilizing microbial biocatalytic activities to generate electrical energy through the degradation of organic matter.

Effect of carbons' structure and type on AC electrical properties of polymer composites: predicting the percolation threshold of permittivity through different models.

Unlabelled: The AC electrical properties of EVA- and NBR-based composites filled with different conductive fillers were investigated. Result shows several magnitudes of increment in AC electrical conductivity and dielectric permittivity after the addition of these conductive fillers, indicating that these materials can be used as supercapacitors. The magnitude of increment was varied according to polymer and filler types.

Explication of mechanism governing atmospheric degradation of 3D-printed poly(lactic acid) (PLA) with different in-fill pattern and varying in-fill density.

With the popularity of 3D-printing technology, poly(lactic acid) (PLA) has become a very good option for layer by layer printing as it is easy to handle, environment friendly, has low costs and most importantly, it is highly adaptable to different materials including carbon, nylon and some other fibres. PLA is an aliphatic poly-ester that is 100% bio-based and is bio-degradable as well. It is one of the rare bio-polymers to compete with traditional polymers in terms of performance and environmental impact.

Short text topic modelling using local and global word-context semantic correlation.

Nowadays, people use short text to portray their opinions on platforms of social media such as Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube, as well as on e-commerce websites such as Amazon and Flipkart to share their commercial purchasing experiences. Every day, billions of short texts are created worldwide in tweets, tags, keywords, search queries etc. However, this short text possesses inadequate contextual information, which can be ambiguous, sparse, noisy, remains a major challenge.

Impairment strained analytical modeling evaluation and cross-talk analysis of symmetric and coexistent channels for extended class-1 NG-PON2 access network.

The analytical modeling for linear and non-linear impairments (LNI) for single mode fiber (SMF) and simulative analysis of extended power budget class-1 i.e. E1-class of next generation passive optic network-2 (NG-PON2) is presented in the paper.

Scale-up of the bioelectrochemical system: Strategic perspectives and normalization of performance indices.

Electrochemists and ecological engineers find environmental bioelectrochemistry appealing; however, there is a big gap between expectations and actual progress in bioelectrochemical system (BES). Implementing such technology opens new opportunities for novel electrochemical reactions for resource recovery and effective wastewater treatment. Loopholes of BES exist in its scaling-up applications, and numerous attempts toward practical applications (200, 1000, and 1500 L) are key successive indicators toward its commercialization.

Recent Developments and Research Avenues for Polymers in Electric Vehicles.

Plastics have been an indispensable material of choice in automobiles with wide range of applications such as interior, exterior, under the hood, and lighting/wiring applications. The prime motive of inclusion of these materials is increase in fuel efficiency and reduction in carbon footprint by replacing the energy intensive metallic counterparts. The current decade i.

A Review on Biodegradable Packaging Films from Vegetative and Food Waste.

Plastics around the globe have been a matter of grave concern due to the unavoidable habits of human mankind. Taking waste statistics in India for the year 2019-20 into account, the data of 60 major cities show that the generation of plastic waste stands tall at around 26,000 tonnes/day, of which only about 60 % is recycled. A majority of the non-recycled plastic waste is petrochemical-based packaging materials that are non-biodegradable in nature.

Recent Insights Into Processing Approaches and Potential Health Benefits of Goat Milk and Its Products: A Review.

Goat milk is considered to be a potential source of various macro- and micro-nutrients. It contains a good proportion of protein, fat, carbohydrates, and other nutritional components which help in promoting nutritional and desirable health benefits. Goat milk is considered to be superior in terms of numerous health benefits, and lower risk of allergy, when compared to the milk of other species.

Scalability of microbial electrochemical technologies: Applications and challenges.

During wastewater treatment, microbial electrochemical technologies (METs) are a promising means for in situ energy harvesting and resource recovery. The primary constraint for such systems is scaling them up from the laboratory to practical applications. Currently, most research (∼90%) has been limited to benchtop models because of bioelectrochemical, economic, and engineering design limitations.

Fungal-mediated electrochemical system: Prospects, applications and challenges.

Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) that generate bioelectricity from biodegradable waste have received considerable attention from biologists. Fungi play a significant role as both anodic and cathodic catalysts in MFCs. is a fungus with an ability to transfer electrons through mediators such as methylene blue (MB), neutral red (NR) or even without a mediator.

Effectiveness of constructed wetland integrated with microbial fuel cell for domestic wastewater treatment and to facilitate power generation.

Constructed wetlands (CWs) have gained a lot of attention for wastewater treatment due to robustness and natural pollutant mitigation characteristics. This widely acknowledged technology possesses enough merits to derive direct electricity in collaboration with microbial fuel cell (MFC), thus taking advantage of microbial metabolic activities in the anoxic zone of CWs. In the present study, two identical lab-scale CWs were selected, each having 56 L capacity.

Enhancement in Cathodic Redox Reactions of Single-Chambered Microbial Fuel Cells with Castor Oil-Emitted Powder as Cathode Material.

Microbial fuel cell (MFC) would be a standalone solution for clean, sustainable energy and rural electrification. It can be used in addition to wastewater treatment for bioelectricity generation. Materials chosen for the membrane and electrodes are of low cost with suitable conducting ions and electrical properties.

Tailored Polymer-Based Selective Extraction of Lipid Mediators from Biological Samples.

Lipid mediators, small molecules involved in regulating inflammation and its resolution, are a class of lipids of wide interest as their levels in blood and tissues may be used to monitor health and disease states or the effect of new treatments. These molecules are present at low levels in biological samples, and an enrichment step is often needed for their detection. We describe a rapid and selective method that uses new low-cost molecularly imprinted (MIP) and non-imprinted (NIP) polymeric sorbents for the extraction of lipid mediators from plasma and tissue samples.

Physico-chemical and biological treatment strategies for converting municipal wastewater and its residue to resources.

An increase in urbanization and industrialization has not only contributed to an improvement in the lifestyle of people, but it has also contributed to a surge in the generation of wastewater. To date, conventional physico-chemical and biological treatment methods are widely used for the treatment of wastewater. However, the efficient operation of these systems require substantial operation and maintenance costs, and the application of novel technologies for the treatment and disposal of sludge/residues.

CvDeep-COVID-19 Detection Model.

COVID-19 (Coronavirus disease) has made world stand still. Detection of COVID-19 positive case immediately is requirement for prevention of its spread and save lives. X-ray images comprises substantial data about the spread of infection through virus in lungs.

Blending of microbial inocula: An effective strategy for performance enhancement of clayware Biophotovoltaics microbial fuel cells.

Performance of clayware Biophotovoltaics (BPVs) with three variants of inocula namely anoxygenic photosynthetic bacteria (APB) rich Effective microbes (EM), Up-flow anaerobic sludge blanket reactor (UASB) sludge, SUPER-MIX the blend of EM and UASB inoculum were evaluated on the basis of electrical output and pollutant removal. SUPER-MIX inocula with microbial community comprising of 28.42% APB and 71.