Shrimp-shaped structure and period-bubbling route to chaos in a one-dimensional economic model.

A beautiful feature of nature is its complexity. The chaos theory has proved useful in a variety of fields, including physics, chemistry, biology, and economics. In the present article, we explore the complex dynamics of a rather simple one-dimensional economic model in a parameter plane.

Whole genome sequence data of a lignocellulose-degrading bacterium, Arthrobacter koreensis BSB isolated from the soils of Santiniketan, India.

A draft genome sequence of an isolate of BSB from Santiniketan soil is being published. A. koreensis BSB produces lignocellulases, which are crucial in plant biomass degradation.

Characterization and antimicrobial activity of essential oils extracted from lemongrass () using microwave-assisted hydro distillation.

Lemongrass () essential oil (LGEO) contains α-citral, β-citral and other phytochemicals extracted using various methods. This research extracted essential oils using steam distillation (SD) and microwave-assisted hydro distillation (MAHD) to maximize quantity and purity. LGEO was tested for antibacterial properties.

GMDCSA-24: A dataset for human fall detection in videos.

The population of older adults (elders) is increasing at a breakneck pace worldwide. This surge presents a significant challenge in providing adequate care for elders due to the scarcity of human caregivers. Unintentional falls of humans are critical health issues, especially for elders.

sp. nov., a Rhizospheric Bacteria with Plant Growth-Promoting Activities.

Unlabelled: A Gram-negative, short-rod, non-motile, facultatively anaerobic, potassium-solubilizing bacterium MR1 (Mine Rhizosphere) was isolated from rhizospheric soil of an open-cast coal mine of Jharia, Jharkhand, India. Isolate MR1 can grow in a broad range of temperature, pH, and NaCl concentrations. The 16S rRNA gene sequence of the strain showed 99.

Thermally synthesized hematite (α-FeO) nanoparticles as efficient photocatalyst for visible light dye degradation.

In recent years, water pollution has become a pressing global issue because of the continuous release of organic dyes from various industries. Therefore, finding an easy way to remove these harmful dyes from water has drawn the attention of researchers. This study investigates the removal of toxic Rose Bengal (RB) dye using hematite nanoparticles as a visible light photocatalyst without any additive.

Unravelling bisphenol A-induced hepatotoxicity: Insights into oxidative stress, inflammation, and energy dysregulation.

Bisphenol A (BPA), a prevalent plastic monomer and endocrine disruptor, negatively impacts metabolic functions. This study examines the chronic effects of eco-relevant BPA concentrations on hepatotoxicity, focusing on redox balance, inflammatory response, cellular energy sensors, and metabolic homeostasis in male Swiss albino mice. Chronic BPA exposure resulted in reactive oxygen species (ROS) accumulation, altered hepatic antioxidant defense, lipid peroxidation, and NOX4 expression, leading to reduced cell viability.

An insight into the role of ESIPT/TICT-based antioxidant flavone analogues in fluoro-probing diabetes-induced viscosity changes: a unified experimental and theoretical endeavour.

Potent antioxidants, like 3-hydroxy flavones, attracted considerable attention due to their excited state intramolecular proton transfer (ESIPT)-based fluorescence behaviour. This article is an interesting demonstration of a series of synthetic 3-hydroxy flavone analogues having high antioxidant activity as molecular rotor-like viscosity probes. Among these flavone analogues, 4'-N,N-dimethylamino-3-hydroxy flavone (3) is the most potent one, showing the twisted intramolecular charge transfer (TICT)-dependent fluoroprobing activity toward the blood viscosity changes associated with diabetes and free fatty acids (FFA)-induced nuclear viscosity changes of MIN6 cells.

Rational design and computational evaluation of a multi-epitope vaccine for monkeypox virus: Insights into binding stability and immunological memory.

Multi-epitope vaccines strategically tackle rapidly mutating viruses by targeting diverse epitopes from different proteins, providing a comprehensive and adaptable immune protection approach for enhanced coverage against various viral variants. This research employs a comprehensive approach that includes the mapping of immune cells activating epitopes derived from the six structural glycoproteins (A29L, A30L, A35R, L1R, M1R, and E8L) of Monkeypox virus (Mpox). A total of 7 T-cells-specific epitopes, 13 B-cells-specific epitopes, and 5 IFN-γ activating epitopes were forecasted within these glycoproteins.

Controlling the Charge Carrier Dynamics of o-BN Monolayer through Pnictogen Family Atoms Doping.

In the quest for an efficient solar energy harvester, one should focus on materials that have a large carrier lifetime. Using time-domain density functional theory combined with nonadiabatic molecular dynamics simulations, we herein established that single-atom doping from the pnictogen family can effectively alter the electron-hole recombination time in o-BN monolayer as compared to pristine sheet. Our study reveals that with increasing the mass of the dopant atoms, the carrier lifetime increases.

Non-directed oxidative annulation of 2-arylindazoles with electron deficient olefins visible light photocatalysis.

A new visible-light-mediated non-directed oxidative annulation between 2-arylindazoles and electron-deficient olefins using commercially available piperidine-1-sulfonyl chloride as the radical precursor to afford fused 5,6-dihydroindazolo[2,3-]quinolines has been developed under mild reaction conditions. This transformation occurs two consecutive C-H bond functionalizations. The mechanistic investigation results indicate that the reaction progresses through a radical pathway forming a 2-(2-aryl-2-indazol-3-yl)-3-piperidin-1-ylsulfonyl derivative as an intermediate.

Mechanically Flexible Self-Healing Mg(II)-Metallogel: Approach of Triggering the ROS-Induced Apoptosis in Human Breast Cancer Cells.

A self-assembly-directed thixotropic metallohydrogel (i.e., Mg-Tetrakis) of Mg(II)-metal salt and ,,','-tetrakis(2-hydroxy-ethyl)ethylenediamine (i.

Measurement of multijet azimuthal correlations and determination of the strong coupling in proton-proton collisions at .

A measurement is presented of a ratio observable that provides a measure of the azimuthal correlations among jets with large transverse momentum . This observable is measured in multijet events over the range of - based on data collected by the CMS experiment in proton-proton collisions at a centre-of-mass energy of 13 , corresponding to an integrated luminosity of 134 . The results are compared with predictions from Monte Carlo parton-shower event generator simulations, as well as with fixed-order perturbative quantum chromodynamics (pQCD) predictions at next-to-leading-order (NLO) accuracy obtained with different parton distribution functions (PDFs) and corrected for nonperturbative and electroweak effects.

Silencing Nrf2 in cisplatin resistant non-small cell lung cancer cells augments sensitivity towards EGFR inhibitor.

Recently, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has been the prime concern of cancer clinicians due to its high mortality rate worldwide. Cisplatin, a platinum derivative, has been used as a therapeutic option for treating metastatic NSCLC for several years. However, acquired, or intrinsic drug resistance to Cisplatin is the major obstacle to the successful treatment outcome of patients.

Activation of Inert Supports for Enzyme(s) Immobilization Harnessing Biocatalytic Sustainability for Perennial Utilization.

Although Nature's evolution and intelligence have gifted humankind with noteworthy enzyme candidates to simplify complex reactions with ultrafast, overselective, effortless, mild biological reactions for millions of years, their availability at minute-scale, short-range time-temperature stability, and purification costs hardly justify recycling/or reuse. Covalent immobilization, particularly via multipoint bonds, prevents denaturing, maintains activities for long-range time, pH, and temperature, and makes catalysts available for repetitive usages; which attracts researchers and industries to bring more immobilized enzyme contenders in science and commercial progressions. Inert-support activation, the most crucial step, needs appropriate activators; under mild conditions, the activator's functional group(s) still present on the activated support rapidly couples the enzyme, preventing unfolding and keeping the active site alive.

Insights of infected Schwann cells extinction and inherited randomness in a stochastic model of leprosy.

Investigating disease progression, transmission of infection and impacts of Multidrug Therapy (MDT) to inhibit demyelination in leprosy involves a certain amount of difficulty in terms of the in-built uncertain complicated and complex intracellular cell dynamical interactions. To tackle this scenario and to elucidate a more realistic, rationalistic approach of examining the infection mechanism and associated drug therapeutic interventions, we propose a four-dimensional ordinary differential equation-based model. Stochastic processes has been employed on this deterministic system by formulating the Kolmogorov forward equation introducing a transition state and the quasi-stationary distribution, exact distribution analysis have been investigated which allow us to estimate an expected time to extinction of the infected Schwann cells into the human body more prominently.

Electro- and Mechanochemical Strategy as a Dual Synthetic Approach for Biologically Relevant 3-Nitro-imidazo-[1,2-]pyridines.

We herein disclose a dual synthetic approach involving electrochemical and mechanochemical strategies for diversely functionalized 3-nitro-2-aryl-immidazo[1,2-]pyridines. Both methods offer a practical and straightforward alternative route for accessing this important class of biologically promising nitrogen-containing heterocycles. Significant advantages of the newly developed methods include mild and energy-efficient reaction conditions, avoidance of transition metal catalysts, external heating and additional oxidants, shorter reaction times, good to excellent yields, broad substrate scope, gram-scale applicability, operational simplicity, and eco-friendliness.

Development of an assay for colorimetric and fluorometric detection of HS.

Hydrogen sulfide is a highly toxic gas that can produce extremely rapid CNS and respiratory depression and sometimes becomes fatal at high concentrations. There is no proven antidote for hydrogen sulfide poisoning. Hence, it is important to reduce the production of HS in several industries, such as oil and gas refining and mining industries.

Computational Exploration on Coupling Formic Acid Production with Propylene Synthesis via Catalytic Transfer Hydrogenation: The Role of beyond Reverse Water Gas Shift Reaction.

CO-assisted propane dehydrogenation (CO-ODHP) is emerging as an alternative route to the direct dehydrogenation of propane. Previous studies on CO-ODHP have shown that the role of CO is to shift the reaction equilibrium toward the product side by consuming the produced H molecules via reverse water gas shift (RWGS) reaction. Since the ultimate fate of CO is to get reduced, we herein propose another pathway of CO reduction in the realm of CO-ODHP─CO hydrogenation to formic acid (FA).

Visible-light-induced redox-neutral difunctionalization of alkenes and alkynes.

The twelve principles of green chemistry illuminate the pathway in the direction of sustainable and eco-friendly synthesis, marking a fundamental shift in synthetic organic chemistry paradigms. In this realm, harnessing the power of visible light for the difunctionalization of various skeletons without employing any external oxidant or reductant, specifically termed as redox-neutral difunctionalization, has attracted tremendous interest from synthetic organic chemists due to its low cost, easy availability and environmentally friendly nature in contrast to traditional metal-catalyzed difunctionalizations. This review presents an overview of recent updates on visible-light-induced redox-neutral difunctionalization reactions with literature coverage up to May 2024.