Characterization of exposure–Clinical Dementia Rating–Sum of Boxes relationship in subjects with early Alzheimer’s disease from the aducanumab Phase 3 trials - Kumar Kandadi Muralidharan; Kenneth G. Kowalski; Xiao Tong; Samantha Budd Haeberlein; Rajasimhan Rajagovindan; Ivan Nestorov (Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics, 2023)

A global review of problematic and pathogenic parasites of farmed tilapia - Andrew P. Shinn; Annemarie Avenant‐Oldewage; Melba G. Bondad‐Reantaso; Armando J. Cruz‐Laufer; Adriana García‐Vásquez; Jesús S. Hernández‐Orts; Roman Kuchta; Matt Longshaw; Matthijs Metselaar; Antoine Pariselle; Gerardo Pérez‐Ponce de León; Pravata Kumar Pradhan; et al. (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2023)
Over the past 80 years, tilapia have been translocated globally for aquaculture; active production is recorded in >124 countries. Of 7 million tonnes of tilapia produced in aquaculture, 79% is from 79 countries outside the natural range of tilapia. Capture fisheries account for a further 723,627 tonnes of tilapia, and >47% of this is landed from established invasive populations outside Africa. Tilapias host a rich fauna of parasites, many of which have been translocated with their hosts. This review summarises >2500 host–parasite records from 73+ countries and >820 recorded tilapia translocations (provided in the supplementary materials). This work focuses on the notable pathogens that threaten the health of cultured populations of tilapia, providing a description of their pathology and includes species that also have substantial impacts on wild tilapia populations, where relevant. For each major parasite taxonomic group, we highlight which parasites have been translocated or have been acquired from the new environments into which tilapia have been introduced, together with remarks on standard treatment approaches and research on them and their management and control. Regarding the theme ‘Tilapia health: quo vadis ?’, Africa has enormous potential for aquaculture growth, but substantial knowledge gaps about tilapia parasites in many African states remain, which creates associated production and biosecurity risks. For each parasitic group, therefore, the risks of parasite translocation to new regions as tilapia aquaculture industries expand are highlighted.

In Vivo Evaluation of Almotriptan malate Formulation through Intranasal Route for the Treatment of Migraine: Systematic Development and Pharmacokinetic Assessment - Shubham Gupta; Akhil Perla; Abhishek Roy; Jyotsna G. Vitore; Bharathi K; Sagar Salave; Dhwani Rana; Amit Sharma; Rajeshwari Rathod; Hemant Kumar; Derajram Benival (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2023)

Automatic lithology modelling of coal beds using the joint interpretation of principal component analysis (PCA) and continuous wavelet transform (CWT) - Thinesh Kumar; Seelam Naresh Kumar; G Srinivasa Rao (Journal of Earth System Science, 2023)

Unravelling the causes of 2015 winter monsoon extreme rainfall and floods over Chennai: Influence of atmospheric variability and urbanization on the hydrological cycle - Rakesh Teja Konduru; G. Mrudula; Vivek Singh; Atul Kumar Srivastava; Abhay K. Singh (Urban Climate, 2023)

Occurrence of Z-drugs, benzodiazepines, and ketamine in wastewater in the United States and Mexico during the Covid-19 pandemic - Sangeet Adhikari; Rahul Kumar; Erin M. Driver; Devin A. Bowes; Keng Tiong Ng; Juan Eduardo Sosa-Hernandez; Mariel Araceli Oyervides-Muñoz; Elda M. Melchor-Martínez; Manuel Martínez-Ruiz; Karina G. Coronado-Apodaca; Ted Smith; Aruni Bhatnagar; et al. (Science of The Total Environment, 2023)

Current and prognostic overview on the strategic exploitation of anaerobic digestion and digestate: A review - S. Chozhavendhan; G. Karthigadevi; B. Bharathiraja; R. Praveen Kumar; Lata Deso Abo; S. Venkatesa Prabhu; Ramalingam Balachandar; Mani Jayakumar (Environmental Research, 2023)

Experimental investigation of the electrochemical detection of sulfamethoxazole using copper oxide-MoS2 modified glassy carbon electrodes - M. Ramya; P. Senthil Kumar; Gayathri Rangasamy; V. Uma Shankar; G. Rajesh; K. Nirmala (Environmental Research, 2023)

Carbon credit reduction: A techno-economic analysis of “drop-in” fuel production - G. Velvizhi; Rishika Nair; Chandamita Goswami; Senthil Kumar Arumugam; Nagaraj P. Shetti; Tejraj M. Aminabhavi (Environmental Pollution, 2023)

Fabrication of gold nanodots decorated on 2D tungsten sulfide (Au-WS2) photoanode for simultaneous oxidation of phenol and arsenic (III) from industrial wastewater - G. Bharath; K. Rambabu; Bayan Alqassem; Pranay P. Morajkar; Mohammad Abu Haija; Ashok Kumar Nadda; Vijai Kumar Gupta; Fawzi Banat (Chemical Engineering Journal, 2023)

Technological advances in the production of carotenoids and their applications– A critical review - Veeramuthu Ashokkumar; G. Flora; Murugan Sevanan; R. Sripriya; W.H Chen; Jeong-Hoon Park; J. Rajesh banu; Gopalakrishnan Kumar (Bioresource Technology, 2023)

Closed-Form Equation for Estimating Unconfined Compressive Strength of Granite from Three Non-destructive Tests Using Soft Computing Models - Athanasia D. Skentou; Abidhan Bardhan; Anna Mamou; Minas E. Lemonis; Gaurav Kumar; Pijush Samui; Danial J. Armaghani; Panagiotis G. Asteris (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2023)
The use of three artificial neural network (ANN)-based models for the prediction of unconfined compressive strength (UCS) of granite using three non-destructive test indicators, namely pulse velocity, Schmidt hammer rebound number, and effective porosity, has been investigated in this study. For this purpose, a sum of 274 datasets was compiled and used to train and validate three ANN models including ANN constructed using Levenberg–Marquardt algorithm (ANN-LM), a combination of ANN and particle swarm optimization (ANN-PSO), and a combination of ANN and imperialist competitive algorithm (ANN-ICA). The constructed ANN-LM model was proven to be the most accurate based on experimental findings. In the validation phase, the ANN-LM model has achieved the best predictive performance with R = 0.9607 and RMSE = 14.8272. Experimental results show that the developed ANN-LM outperforms a number of existing models available in the literature. Furthermore, a Graphical User Interface (GUI) has been developed which can be readily used to estimate the UCS of granite through the ANN-LM model. The developed GUI is made available as a supplementary material.

Genetic resources of sticky rice in India: status and prospects - Raj K. Gautam; Sapna Langyan; S. Vimla Devi; Rakesh Singh; D. P. Semwal; Sharik Ali; G. S. Mangat; Sutapa Sarkar; Torit Baran Bagchi; Somnath Roy; P. Senguttuvel; S. Bhuvaneswari; et al. (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2023)

Evaluating chemicals of emerging concern in the Ganga River at the two major cities Prayagraj and Varanasi through validated analytical approaches - G. N. V. Satyanarayana; Anu Kumar; Alok K. Pandey; Manisha T. Sharma; Manickam Natesan; Mohana Krishna Reddy Mudiam (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2023)

Assessment of groundwater salinity using principal component analysis (PCA): a case study from Mewat (Nuh), Haryana, India - G. Krishan; A. Bhagwat; P. Sejwal; B. K. Yadav; M. L. Kansal; A. Bradley; S. Singh; M. Kumar; L. M. Sharma; M. Muste (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2023)

Antimicrobial and Cytotoxic Potential of Helminthosporin from Rumex abyssiniscus Jacq. Discovered as a Novel Source of Syringic Acid and Bis(2-ethyloctyl) Phthalate - Augustin Ntemafack; Arem Qayum; Shakti Kumar Dhiman; Michel-Gael Fofack Guefack; Sonia Thapa; Brice Elvis Nougan Wamba; Victor Kuete; Shashank K. Singh; Sandip B. Bharate; Qazi Parvaiz Hassan; Sumit G. Gandhi (Current Microbiology, 2023)

Gonad recrudescence and annual sex steroid patterns in female goldspot mullet, Liza parsia reared in brackishwater pond - Prem Kumar; P. Behera; G. Biswas; T.K. Ghoshal; Sanjoy Das; M. Kailasam; K.P. Jithendran (Animal Reproduction Science, 2023)

Antimicrobial resistance in fish pathogens and alternative risk mitigation strategies - Vijaya Kumar Deekshit; Biswajit Maiti; Ballamoole Krishna Kumar; Akshatha Kotian; Gillaine Pinto; Melba G. Bondad‐Reantaso; Iddya Karunasagar; Indrani Karunasagar (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2023)
The discovery of antimicrobial agents, particularly antibiotics, is one of the most important milestones in the history of therapeutics. Since their discovery, antibiotics have been widely used in human medicine, veterinary, agriculture and aquaculture sectors. Many of the antibiotics used in human and veterinary medicine are also being used in the aquaculture sector either for therapy or as prophylactic agents. However, there is increasing awareness and concern for the indiscriminate use of antibiotics and the consequent emergence of antimicrobial resistance in the aquaculture settings. An aquatic environment, especially if it is eutrophic, provides a suitable niche for many bacterial pathogens to survive and multiply. Although there are limited reports of large‐scale outbreaks in the aquaculture sector directly caused by antibiotic resistant fish pathogens, the presence of transferable plasmids, transposons and integrons in fish pathogens such as Aeromonas spp . , Edwardsiella spp. and Vibrio spp . is a cause of concern. Thus, the need to study the resistance determinants found in these transmissible elements to different classes of antibiotics carried by fish pathogens and, their dissemination is highly relevant.

Shedding light on taxonomic chaos: Diversity and distribution of South Asian skipper frogs (Anura, Dicroglossidae, Euphlyctis ) - Christophe Dufresnes; Stephen Mahony; Vishal Kumar Prasad; Rachunliu G. Kamei; Rafaqat Masroor; Muazzam Ali Khan; Awadh M. Al-Johany; Kumudani Bala Gautam; Sandeep Kumar Gupta; Leo J. Borkin; Daniel A. Melnikov; Juriy M. Rosanov; et al. (Systematics and Biodiversity, 2022)

Hydraulic jump: The cause of heavy rainfall on the immediate lee side of the Western Ghats in the Maharashtra state of India - Jeevanprakash Kulkarni; Nayana Deshpande; Savita B. Morwal; Dilip R. Kothawale; Sanjay G. Narkhedkar; Vinay Kumar (International Journal of Climatology, 2022)
North–South‐oriented mountains (known as “The Western Ghats [WG]”) running parallel to the west coast of peninsular India separate the Maharashtra state (lying on the northwest of peninsular India) into two meteorological subdivisions (a) Konkan lying on the windward side of WG receiving high monsoon rainfall (2,390 mm) and (b) Madhya Maharashtra (MM) lying on the leeward side receiving low monsoon rainfall (579 mm). The state of Maharashtra has two more subdivisions on the leeward side of WG, viz. Marathwada and Vidarbha, which however do not lie on the immediate leeward side of WG. In this study, a subdivision of MM is further subdivided into (a) north–south strip of 80 km width on the immediate lee side (ILS) from the crest of WG and (b) area extending eastwards from ILS to 280 km, referred to as “distant lee side (DLS).” DLS contains some parts of the Marathwada subdivision also. The study indicates that the mean monsoon rainfall over ILS region is higher than DLS region (proportion is 1.4:1). Higher rainfall over ILS region has been shown due to the occurrence of the “hydraulic jump (HJ).” The dynamics of HJ are explained using Froude number and vertical velocities. The climatological high rainfall over ILS remained an unnoticed feature in the spatial monsoon variability over peninsular India. The study focuses on the unnoticed high rainfall in the ILS region and attributes it to HJ. The incorporation of HJ has the potential to impact on forecasting of monsoon rainfall over the region by numerical models.

Exome sequencing and microarray identified a novel large exonic deletion in SYT2 gene in an ultra-rare case with recessive CMS type 7 - C. P. Ravi Kumar; Parag M. Tamhankar; Radhika Manohar; Sheetal Sharda; G. K. Madhavilatha; S. G. Thenral; Sandhya Nair; A. K. Bojamma (Journal of Genetics, 2022)

Assessment of post-vaccination immune response to peste des petits ruminants virus in small ruminants in the central and western regions of India - V. Balamurugan; B. Varghese; S. SowjanyaKumari; K. Vinod Kumar; D. Muthuchelvan; G. Govindaraj; K. P. Suresh; D. Hemadri; P. Roy; B. R. Shome (VirusDisease, 2022)

Skill of the High-Resolution WRF Rainfall Forecast by Dense Rain Gauge Network: A Case Study Over Karnataka, India - N. G. Keerthy; S. S. M. Gavaskar; Nandeesha; Anu K. Babu; Prashant Kumar (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2022)

Isolation and genetic analysis of Porcine circovirus 2 in southern India evidences high circulation of Porcine circovirus 2d genotype - S. Parthiban; A. Ramesh; Anbu Kumar Karuppannan; G. Dhinakar Raj; S. Hemalatha; M. Parthiban; K. Senthilkumar; D. Balasubramaniyam; R. Sumanth Kumar; S. Ranganatha; Chintu Ravishankar (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

An Indigenous, Field-Deployable, Lateral Flow Immunochromatographic Assay Rapidly Detects Infectious Myonecrosis in Shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei - S. Santhosh Kumar; Snehal Jamalpure; A. Nafeez Ahmed; G. Taju; S. Vimal; S. Abdul Majeed; S. Suryakodi; Syed Rahamathulla; Kishore M. Paknikar; Jyutika M. Rajwade; A. S. Sahul Hameed (Marine Biotechnology, 2022)

Genome editing of indica rice ASD16 for imparting resistance against rice tungro disease - Yaiphabi Kumam; G. Rajadurai; K. K. Kumar; S. Varanavasiappan; Malireddy K. Reddy; D. Krishnaveni; Satendra Kumar Mangrauthia; M. Raveendran; L. Arul; E. Kokiladevi; D. Sudhakar (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2022)

Utilization of seaweed-based biostimulants in improving plant and soil health: current updates and future prospective - S. Nanda; G. Kumar; S. Hussain (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Morpho-pathological characterization of Sarocladium oryzae causing sheath rot in paddy - M. G. Venkatesh; Atul Kumar; Sandeep Kumar Lal; Bishnu Maya Bashyal; Prolay Kumar Bhowmick; S. C. Dubey; Dinesh Singh; Nagamani Sandra; Shaily Javeria (Indian Phytopathology, 2022)

Moderate resolution LAI prediction using Sentinel-2 satellite data and indirect field measurements in Sikkim Himalaya - Sujoy Mudi; Somnath Paramanik; Mukunda Dev Behera; A Jaya Prakash; Nikhil Raj Deep; Manish P. Kale; Shubham Kumar; Narpati Sharma; Prerna Pradhan; Manoj Chavan; Partha Sarathi Roy; Dhiren G. Shrestha (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

A novel synergistic effect of TiO2 and ZnO incorporation in PES-based thin-film nanocomposite nanofiltration membrane for treatment of textile wastewater - S. Ashok Kumar; G. Srinivasan; S. Govindaradjane (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

A novel strategy for classifying spectral-spatial shallow and deep hyperspectral image features using 1D-EWT and 3D-CNN - Sandeep Kumar Ladi; G K Panda; Ratnakar Dash; Pradeep Kumar Ladi (Earth Science Informatics, 2022)

Non-linear magnetoconvection in a bidispersive porous layer: a brinkman model - Mahesh Singh; Ravi Ragoju; G. Shiva Kumar Reddy; Anjanna Matta; Kiran Kumar Paidipati; Christophe Chesneau (Earth Science Informatics, 2022)

Challenges and opportunities in productivity and sustainability of rice cultivation system: a critical review in Indian perspective - Neeraj Kumar; R. S. Chhokar; R. P. Meena; A. S. Kharub; S. C. Gill; S. C. Tripathi; O. P. Gupta; S. K. Mangrauthia; R. M. Sundaram; C. P. Sawant; Ajita Gupta; Anandkumar Naorem; et al. (Cereal Research Communications, 2022)

Performance Evaluation of Google Earth Engine Based Precipitation Datasets Under Different Climatic Zones over India - Sukant Jain; Varun Tiwari; Amrit Thapa; Rohit Mangla; R. K. Jaiswal; Vinay Kumar; Supriya Tiwari; Mirela G. Tulbure; Ravi Galkate; A. K. Lohani; Kamal Pandey (Remote Sensing in Earth Systems Sciences, 2022)

Avian Haemosporidian (Plasmodium and Haemoproteus) Status in Two Bird Groups (Old-World Flycatchers and Thrushes) of India and Their Phylogenetic Relationships with Other Lineages of the World - Vipin; Ashutosh Singh; Vinita Sharma; Narinder Kumar Tripathi; Rajnikant Dixit; Bhim Singh; Chandra Prakash Sharma; Sumit G. Gandhi; Dhananjai Mohan; Sandeep Kumar Gupta (Acta Parasitologica, 2022)

Investigation of hydrological characteristics of the Kachchh Mainland Fault (KMF) Zone, Gujarat, Western India using time domain electromagnetic study - Rakesh Nikam; Sumer Chopra; G Pavan Kumar; Indu Chaudhary; Mehul Nagar; Himanshu Chaube; Dinesh Singh; Durga Prasad; Nagarjuna Danda (Journal of Earth System Science, 2022)

Future precipitation projection in Bangladesh using SimCLIM climate model: A multi‐model ensemble approach - H. M. Touhidul Islam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Shamsuddin Shahid; G. M. Monirul Alam; Jatish Chandra Biswas; Md. Mizanur Rahman; Dilip Kumar Roy; Mohammad Kamruzzaman (International Journal of Climatology, 2022)
Appraisal of the long‐term precipitation trends and variability is crucial for sustainable water resources management. This research intended to evaluate Bangladesh's monthly, seasonal, and annual spatiotemporal rainfall variability using 40 global climate models for two representative concentration pathways (RCPs), RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. Statistical downscaling climate model (SimCLIM) was used for downscaling and ensemble projection of rainfall in near (2011–2040), middle (2041–2070), and far (2071–2100) futures. Modified Mann–Kendall test was applied to detect future rainfall trends. The results revealed a significant increasing trend in rainfall in near and middle futures for RCP4.5 and in all three future periods for RCP8.5 at all meteorological stations of Bangladesh during significant rainfall months (May–October). The results also showed a decreasing trend in rainfall in dry months (December–January) at many stations. The highest increase in rainfall was projected in June at a rate of 0.10–1.11 mm·year −1 for RCP4.5 and 3.34–4.98 mm·year −1 for RCP8.5 in different future periods. Monsoon rainfall showed the highest increase, and winter rainfall the lowest increase for all RCPs and future periods. The increase in annual precipitation over Bangladesh was projected 2.76–5.98% in three future periods for RCP4.5 and 6.98–26.44% for RCP8.5. These outcomes indicate a possible increase in floods severity and frequency in Bangladesh in the future.

Accuracy Assessment of Various Interpolation Techniques Used for Generation of Precise Geoidal Undulations in LiDAR Projects - G. Anil Kumar; B. Sadasiva Rao; CVKVP Jagannadha Rao (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Anticancer and chemosensitization effects of cannabidiol in 2D and 3D cultures of TNBC: involvement of GADD45α, integrin-α5, -β5, -β1, and autophagy - Sunil Kumar Surapaneni; Nilkumar Patel; Li Sun; Nagavendra Kommineni; Anil Kumar Kalvala; Aragaw Gebeyehu; Peggy Arthur; Leanne C. Duke; Ramesh Nimma; David G Meckes; Mandip Singh (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2022)

Athelia rolfsii causing sprout and shoot rot of sugarcane in India - A. Balamurugan; M. Ashajyothi; K. Charishma; G. Prakash; A. Kumar (Australasian Plant Pathology, 2022)

Appraisal of the impact of Dominant 20%SG on rice planthoppers and their natural enemies under North Indian Plains - Rubaljot Kooner; K. S. Suri; G. S. Makkar; Gurmeet Singh; Rakesh Sharma; Rajinder Kumar (Vegetos, 2022)

A Machine learning approach for the magnetic data interpretation of 2-D dipping dike - Sh Bronson Aimol; G. Srinivasa Rao; Thinesh Kumar; Rama Chandrudu Arasada (Acta Geophysica, 2022)

Correction to: Comparative assessment of auto regressive integrated moving average with explanatory variable (ARIMAX) and neural network autoregressive models with exogeneous inputs (NNARX) for forecasting the old-world bollworm, helicoverpa armigera (lepidoptera: noctuidae) in India - N. Ramana; D. V. Sai Ram Kumar; J. Jaba; P. Anil Kumar; G. V. Ranga Rao; V. Srinivasa Rao (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Observed features of monsoon low-level jet and its relationship with rainfall activity over a high-altitude site in Western Ghats, India - Leena P. P.; B. R. Sanket; V. Anil Kumar; E. A. Resmi; G. Kishore Kumar; Rohit D. Patil; G. Pandithurai (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Integrity of the Actin Cytoskeleton of Host Macrophages is Necessary for Mycobacterial Entry - Aritri Dutta; Ravi Prasad Mukku; G. Aditya Kumar; Md. Jafurulla; Tirumalai R. Raghunand; Amitabha Chattopadhyay (The Journal of Membrane Biology, 2022)

Augmenting Commercial Yield of Stevia (Stevia rebaudiana) through Agronomic Interventions in Indian Sub-Tropics - D. P. Singh; Rajiv; Meenakshi Kumari; H. G. Prakash; Prabhat Kumar (Sugar Tech, 2022)

Studies on the Consistency of Jaggery-Based Hard-Boiled Candy by Incorporating Thickening and Gelling Agents - Ravi Dinesh Kumar; V. Sudhakar; G. Sairagul; J. Jony Blessing Manoj (Sugar Tech, 2022)

Complete mitochondrial genome of freshwater pearl mussel Lamellidens marginalis (Lamarck, 1819) and its phylogenetic relation within unionidae family - Annam Pavan-Kumar; Shubham Varshney; Sonal Suman; Rekha Das; A. Chaudhari; G. Krishna (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Toxicity, Environmental Monitoring and Removal Strategies of Arsenic - Akshay Pawar; Simranjeet Singh; Praveen Chandra Ramamurthy; Amith G. Anil; Nabila Shehata; Daljeet Singh Dhanjal; Tandreborekaval Swamy Sunil Kumar Naik; Parul Parihar; Ram Prasad; Joginder Singh (International Journal of Environmental Research, 2022)

Molecular epidemiology on seasonal variation of yellow mosaic disease incidence in blackgram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper) with its vector Bemisia tabaci - Kamesh Krishnamoorthy Kalyankumar; V. G. Malathi; P. Renukadevi; Mohan Kumar S; N. Manivannan; S. G. Patil; G. Karthikeyan (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2022)

Laboratory investigation of workability and mechanical properties of concrete utilizing fly ash and iron ore tailing waste - G. Shiva Kumar; R. Gayathri Nivedha; G. Venkatesha; Mohammed Ismail; H. N. Sridhar; H. K. Ramaraju (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022)

Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in a free ranging leopard (Panthera pardus fusca) in India - Sonalika Mahajan; Mathesh Karikalan; Vishal Chander; Abhijit M. Pawde; G. Saikumar; M. Semmaran; P Sree Lakshmi; Megha Sharma; Sukdeb Nandi; Karam Pal Singh; Vivek Kumar Gupta; Raj Kumar Singh; et al. (European Journal of Wildlife Research, 2022)

ARIMAX—Artificial neural network hybrid model for predicting semilooper (Chrysodeixis acuta) incidence on soybean - Mathyam Prabhakar; Sengottaiyan Vennila; Yenumula Gerard Prasad; G. Srasvan Kumar; R. K. Paul; S. K. Yadav (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Comparative assessment of Auto Regressive Integrated Moving Average with Explanatory variable (ARIMAX) and Neural Network Autoregressive models with Exogeneous inputs (NNARX) for forecasting the old-world bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in India - N. Ramana; D. V. Sai Ram Kumar; J. Jaba; P. Anil Kumar; G. V. Ranga Rao; V. Srinivasa Rao (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Field and geochemical characteristics of the amphibolites from the Gadag greenstone belt, southern India: Implications for petrogenesis - Chandan Kumar Boraiaha; Annappa G Ugarkar; Rashmi Chandan (Journal of Earth System Science, 2022)

Continuous Manufacturing and Molecular Modeling of Pharmaceutical Amorphous Solid Dispersions - Amritha G Nambiar; Maan Singh; Abhishek R Mali; Dolores R Serrano; Rajnish Kumar; Anne Marie Healy; Ashish Kumar Agrawal; Dinesh Kumar (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2022)

Molecular evidence of porcine circovirus 3 infection in swine: first report in southern India - S. Parthiban; A. Ramesh; G. Dhinakar Raj; Anbu Kumar Karuppannan; S. Hemalatha; M. Parthiban; Chintu Ravishankar; K. Senthilkumar; D. Balasubramaniyam (VirusDisease, 2022)

Alterations in Cardiac Tissue of a Natural Obese Rat Model: Implications for Obesity-Associated Cardiomyopathy - Ch. Uday Kumar; S. Sreenivasa Reddy; G. Bhanuprakash Reddy (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2022)

Lime activated flyash-phosphogypsum blend as a low-cost alternative binder - J. James; C. Arthi; G. Balaji; N. Chandraleka; R. H. M. Naveen Kumar (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Variability of particulate organic carbon and assessment of satellite retrieval algorithms over the eastern Arabian Sea - Shaju S. S.; Ginchu Mariam Sunny; C. K. Sherin; N. N. S. Vishnu; Bikram Reddy; V. Sudheesh; M. Prachi; Sanjeev Kumar; Anil Kumar Vijayan; G. V. M. Gupta (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Protective effect of Bacillus species associated with Rumex dentatus against postharvest soil borne disease in potato tubers and GC–MS metabolite profile - Augustin Ntemafack; Rekha Chouhan; Nitika Kapoor; Amit Kumar; Shakti Kumar Dhiman; Ravi Singh Manhas; Asha Chaubey; Qazi Parvaiz Hassan; Sumit G. Gandhi (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Model tests on jarofix embankment subject to strip loading - Anil Kumar Sinha; Vasant G. Havanagi; Jagdish T. Shahu (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

Cytoplasmic Types of Indian Potato Cultivars and Their Effect on Important Agronomic Traits - G. Vanishree; Virupaksh U. Patil; Ratna Preeti Kaur; Vinay Bhardwaj; S. K. Chakrabarti; Manoj Kumar (Agricultural Research, 2022)

Zinc and Iron Profiling in Edible Parts of Some Common Vegetable and Fruit Crops: An Exploration of Inter- and Intra-Crop Variation - Mahasweta Chakraborty; Biswapati Mandal; Susmit Saha; G. C. Hazra; Dhaneshwar Padhan; Dibyendu Sarkar; Kaushik Batabyal; Sidhu Murmu; Arup Chattopadhyay; Fatik Kumar Bauri (Agricultural Research, 2022)

Usage pattern of chemicals, biologicals and veterinary medicinal products in Indian aquaculture - Prasanna K. Patil; Sudhansu S. Mishra; Pravata K. Pradhan; Sanjib K. Manna; Jawahar T. Abraham; Haresh G. Solanki; Neetu Shahi; Priyabrata Swain; Satya N. Sahoo; Satheesha Avunje; Krupesha S. R. Sharma; Rajamanickam Geetha; et al. (Reviews in Aquaculture, 2022)
The use of chemicals, biologicals and veterinary medicinal products (VMPs) helps in healthy and sustainable fish production. Information on the use of these products is essential for assessing farming practices, potential human health and environmental risks. A questionnaire‐based nationwide survey covering aquaculture farms ( n = 2936) producing carps, tilapia, pangasius and rainbow trout in freshwater and shrimp in brackishwater estimated the use of 52 different types of inputs which included disinfectants (597 g t −1 ), probiotics (2.28 kg t −1 ), environmental modifiers (22.82 kg t −1 ), nutritional supplements (1.96 kg t −1 ), natural anti‐infective agents (293 g t −1 ), herbicide and piscicides (844 g t −1 ), antibiotics (2 mg PCU −1 ), antifungal (4 mg PCU −1 ), and antiparasitic (14 mg PCU −1 ) agents. The bulk of these inputs was used for soil and water quality improvement and had low environmental and human safety concerns. The multivariate analysis revealed significant variation in the frequency and quantity of compounds use among farm groups. Redundancy analysis revealed a significant association between the number of products used and stocking density. The survey also showed a considerable influence of education and farming experience on the usage pattern of aquaculture inputs. Results of the study indicated greater reliance of farmers on the use of disinfectants for biosecurity, nutritional supplements for enhanced growth and environmental modifiers for maintaining soil and water quality in culture systems. Though there was no use of restricted antibiotics and antiparasitic agents, the development and implementation of standard regulatory guidelines are essential for safe and effective use of inputs for sustainable aquaculture.

Modified polyethersulfone thin-film composite membrane via interfacial polymerization for an effective dye separation - S. Ashok Kumar; G. Srinivasan; S. Govindaradjane; Balakrishnan Kirubasankar; Sundaramurthy Jayaraman (Environmental Sustainability, 2022)

Analysis of tropospheric warming and stratospheric cooling in the present and future climate from the suite of CMIP6 models - T. V. Lakshmi Kumar; G. Purna Durga; A. Aravindhavel; Humberto Barbosa; D. Narayana Rao (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Evaluation of the Bioefficacy and Insecticide Compatibility of Entomopathogens for Management of Whitefly (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) on Upland Cotton Under Laboratory and Polyhouse Conditions - Satish Kumar Sain; Dilip Monga; Sandhya Kranthi; Neelakanth S. Hiremani; Dipak T. Nagrale; Rishi Kumar; Surender Kumar Verma; Yenumula G. Prasad (Neotropical Entomology, 2022)

Identifying Rip Channels Along RK Beach, Visakhapatnam Using Video and Satellite Imagery Analysis - Sivaiah Borra; T. M. Balakrishnan Nair; Sudheer Jospeh; Surisetty V. V. Arun Kumar; T. Sridevi; R. Harikumar; K. Srinivas; G. Yatin; B. Gireesh; K. Venkateswararao; Ch. Venkateswarlu; A. Anjaneyulu; et al. (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Phlorotannins–bioactivity and extraction perspectives - Lekshmi R. G. Kumar; Preethy Treesa Paul; K. K. Anas; C. S. Tejpal; N. S. Chatterjee; T. K. Anupama; Suseela Mathew; C. N. Ravishankar (Journal of Applied Phycology, 2022)

Correction to: Targeting intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) to reduce rhinovirus-induced acute exacerbations in chronic respiratory diseases - Shakti D. Shukla; Madhur D. Shastri; Swaroop K. Vanka; Niraj Kumar Jha; Harish Dureja; Gaurav Gupta; Dinesh Kumar Chellappan; Brian G. Oliver; Kamal Dua; E. Haydn Walters (Inflammopharmacology, 2022)

The Biota orientalis, oil extract Epiitalis®, is efficacious at reducing the symptoms of knee osteoarthritis: a pilot, multi-site, dose-ranging, randomized, blinded, placebo-controlled trial - Peter G. Mitchell; Corina A. Bright; Daniel R. Bright; Shalini N. Srivastava; Sonal S. Raote; Santosh Kumar (Inflammopharmacology, 2022)
Objective To explore the safety, and efficacy of a proprietary hydrolyzed oil extract from seeds of Biota orientalis (hBO/Epiitalis ® , Interpath Pty Ltd) in patients with knee pain due to osteoarthritis (OA). Methods Patients aged 40–65 with X-ray diagnosed knee OA and knee pain ≥ 60 on a 100-point VAS (visual analog scale) were enrolled and randomized into four groups to receive daily hBO for 56 days as high (hBO-HD, 640 mg), mid (hBO-MD, 320 mg) or low (hBO-LD, 160 mg) doses, or a matched placebo oil. The primary outcome was change in VAS knee pain from baseline to 56 days in the mITT (modified intention to treat) population. Exploratory outcomes were the mWOMAC (modified Western Ontario and McMaster Universities Arthritis Index), and the SF-36 QoL (quality of life) questionnaire. The OMERACT-OARSI (Outcome Measures in Arthritis Clinical Trials–Osteoarthritis Research Society International) responder index was also calculated. Results 223 patients were included in the mITT population. Reductions in VAS scores between baseline and day 56 [Least square mean (LS mean) and 95% confidence interval (CI) of LS mean] were 36.4 (31.7–41.0), 37.9 (33.2–42.7), 35.7 (31.2–40.1) and 9.8 (14.5–15.2) for the hBO-HD, hBO-MD, hBO-LD, and placebo groups respectively. The VAS changes in all hBO groups were significantly different ( p < 0.0001) vs. changes in the placebo group. hBO treatment led to similar quantitative beneficial changes in mWOMAC, SF-36 and OMERACT-OARSI responder index. There were no SAEs and no adverse events ascribed to the intervention. Conclusion In a 56-day trial, hBO was safe, and was efficacious at reducing symptoms in patients with knee OA. Registration: NCT04117490; Oct 7, 2019.

Seismic evaluation of RC bridge pier using analytical fragility curves - Sai Chaitanya Banda; G. Rajesh Kumar (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022)

Cognitive control, interference inhibition, and ordering of information during working memory in younger and older healthy adults - Mina Mirjalili; Reza Zomorrodi; Zafiris J. Daskalakis; Sean L. Hill; Sanjeev Kumar; Daniel M. Blumberger; Corinne E. Fischer; Alastair J. Flint; Nathan Herrmann; Krista L. Lanctôt; Linda Mah; Benoit H. Mulsant; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)

Applications of Sentinel-2 satellite data for spatio-temporal mapping of deep pools for monitoring the riverine connectivity and assessment of ecological dynamics: a case from Godavari, a tropical river in India (2016–2021) - G. Kantharajan; Arur Anand; P. Krishnan; Rajeev K. Singh; Kundan Kumar; Ajay Kumar Yadav; Vindhya Mohindra; S. P. Shukla; Kuldeep K. Lal (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Studies on the partial characterization of extracted glycosaminoglycans from fish waste and its potentiality in modulating obesity through in-vitro and in-vivo - Geetha V; Moumita Das; Mehrdad Zarei; Mayookha VP; Nanishankar V Harohally; Suresh Kumar G (Glycoconjugate Journal, 2022)

Geographical contrasts of Y‐chromosomal haplogroups from wild and domestic goats reveal ancient migrations and recent introgressions - Isaäc J. Nijman; Benjamin D. Rosen; Philippe Bardou; Thomas Faraut; Tristan Cumer; Kevin G. Daly; Zhuqing Zheng; Yudong Cai; Hojjat Asadollahpour; Bengi Çınar Kul; Wei‐Yi Zhang; Guangxin E.; et al. (Molecular Ecology, 2022)
By their paternal transmission, Y‐chromosomal haplotypes are sensitive markers of population history and male‐mediated introgression. Previous studies identified biallelic single‐nucleotide variants in the SRY , ZFY and DDX3Y genes, which in domestic goats identified four major Y‐chromosomal haplotypes, Y1A, Y1B, Y2A and Y2B, with a marked geographical partitioning. Here, we extracted goat Y‐chromosomal variants from whole‐genome sequences of 386 domestic goats (75 breeds) and seven wild goat species, which were generated by the VarGoats goat genome project. Phylogenetic analyses indicated domestic haplogroups corresponding to Y1B, Y2A and Y2B, respectively, whereas Y1A is split into Y1AA and Y1AB. All five haplogroups were detected in 26 ancient DNA samples from southeast Europe or Asia. Haplotypes from present‐day bezoars are not shared with domestic goats and are attached to deep nodes of the trees and networks. Haplogroup distributions for 186 domestic breeds indicate ancient paternal population bottlenecks and expansions during migrations into northern Europe, eastern and southern Asia, and Africa south of the Sahara. In addition, sharing of haplogroups indicates male‐mediated introgressions, most notably an early gene flow from Asian goats into Madagascar and the crossbreeding that in the 19th century resulted in the popular Boer and Anglo‐Nubian breeds. More recent introgressions are those from European goats into the native Korean goat population and from Boer goat into Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi and Zimbabwe. This study illustrates the power of the Y‐chromosomal variants for reconstructing the history of domestic species with a wide geographical range.

Distribution and Prediction of Monsoon Rainfall in Homogeneous Regions of India: A Stochastic Approach - Kaipa Viswanath Narasimha Murthy; G Kishore Kumar (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2022)

Berberine-loaded liquid crystalline nanoparticles inhibit non-small cell lung cancer proliferation and migration in vitro - Keshav R. Paudel; Meenu Mehta; Geena Hew Suet Yin; Lee Li Yen; Vamshikrishna Malyla; Vyoma K. Patel; Jithendra Panneerselvam; Thiagarajan Madheswaran; Ronan MacLoughlin; Niraj Kumar Jha; Piyush Kumar Gupta; Sachin Kumar Singh; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)
Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is reported to have a high incidence rate and is one of the most prevalent types of cancer contributing towards 85% of all incidences of lung cancer. Berberine is an isoquinoline alkaloid which offers a broad range of therapeutical and pharmacological actions against cancer. However, extremely low water solubility and poor oral bioavailability have largely restricted its therapeutic applications. To overcome these limitations, we formulated berberine-loaded liquid crystalline nanoparticles (LCNs) and investigated their in vitro antiproliferative and antimigratory activity in human lung epithelial cancer cell line (A549). 3-(4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyl tetrazolium bromide (MTT), trypan blue staining, and colony forming assays were used to evaluate the anti-proliferative activity, while scratch wound healing assay and a modified Boyden chamber assay were carried out to determine the anti-migratory activity. We also investigated major proteins associated with lung cancer progression. The developed nanoparticles were found to have an average particle size of 181.3 nm with spherical shape, high entrapment efficiency (75.35%) and have shown sustained release behaviour. The most remarkable findings reported with berberine-loaded LCNs were significant suppression of proliferation, inhibition of colony formation, inhibition of invasion or migration via epithelial mesenchymal transition, and proliferation related proteins associated with cancer progression. Our findings suggest that anti-cancer compounds with the problem of poor solubility and bioavailability can be overcome by formulating them into nanotechnology-based delivery systems for better efficacy. Further in-depth investigations into anti-cancer mechanistic research will expand and strengthen the current findings of berberine-LCNs as a potential NSCLC treatment option.

Development of loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay for the detection of clover proliferation phytoplasma-associated with sweet cherry witches’ broom disease - Y S Shreenath; Sunil Kumar Sunani; G P Rao; M Dickinson (Australasian Plant Pathology, 2022)

Failure analysis and mitigation of Shankumugham beach road, Kerala, India—a case study - Parvathi Geetha Sreekantan; Anil Kumar Sinha; Vasant G Havanagi; Mariya Dayana (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2022)

An overview on mechanism, cause, prevention and multi-nation policy level interventions of dietary iron deficiency - Abhishek Kulkarni; Monika Khade; Sharadha Arun; Pranesh Badami; G. Raja Krishna Kumar; Tomal Dattaroy; Badrish Soni; Santanu Dasgupta (Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition, 2022)

Distribution mapping of Bauhinia vahlii Wight & Arn. in India using ecological niche modelling - Keshav Kumar Thakur; Poorna Bhat; Amit Kumar; G. Ravikanth; Purabi Saikia (Tropical Ecology, 2022)

A Looming Chance of Bio Invasion by a Bryozoan Amathia verticillata Among the Sea Fan and Seagrass Population Along Tamil Nadu Coast: A Case Study - J. Prince Prakash Jeba Kumar; G. Nandhagopal; B. Rajan Babu; S. Ragumarn; Dilip Kumar Jha; J. Santhana Kumar; G. Dharani; Vijaya Ravichandran (Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 2022)

Relative abundance of PGRs in the liquid endosperm of young nuts of Cocos nucifera L. parental cultivars and their reciprocal hybrids - V. V. Amritha; K. G. Ajith Kumar; Parvathy S. Nair; N. V. Radhakrishnan; K. Prathapan; B. N. Bessy Raj (Plant Physiology Reports, 2022)

Harnessing the hidden allelic diversity of wild Cicer to accelerate genomics-assisted chickpea crop improvement - Jitendra Kumar Mohanty; Uday Chand Jha; G. P. Dixit; Swarup K. Parida (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Influence of Different Nutrient Management Practices and Cropping Systems on Organic Carbon Pools in Typic Ustochrept Soil of Indo-Gangetic Plains in India - Debashis Dutta; A. L. Meena; Amit Kumar; N. Subash; R. P. Mishra; P. C. Ghasal; Jairam Choudhary; Chandra Bhanu; Raghavendra KJ; Chetan Kumar G; Ankur Kumar; Vaibhav Kumar; et al. (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2022)

Ocean state forecasting during VSCS Ockhi and a note on what we learned from its characteristics: A forecasting perspective - R Harikumar; P Sirisha; Anuradha Modi; M S Girishkumar; S Vishnu; K Srinivas; Rakhi Kumari; G Yatin; P Dinesh Kumar; T M Balakrishnan Nair; M Mohapatra (Journal of Earth System Science, 2022)

Demarcation of groundwater potential zones using analytical hierarchical process in Cheyyeru watershed, India - G. Shanmukha Srinivas; G. N. Pradeep Kumar; P. Jyothi (International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, 2022)

Targeting intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) to reduce rhinovirus-induced acute exacerbations in chronic respiratory diseases - Shakti D. Shukla; Madhur D. Shastri; Swaroop K. Vanka; Niraj Kumar Jha; Harish Dureja; Gaurav Gupta; Dinesh Kumar Chellappan; Brian G. Oliver; Kamal Dua; E. Haydn Walters (Inflammopharmacology, 2022)
The chronic respiratory non-communicable diseases, asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are among the leading causes of global mortality and morbidity. Individuals suffering from these diseases are particularly susceptible to respiratory infections caused by bacterial and/or viral pathogens, which frequently result in exacerbation of symptoms, lung function decline, frequent hospital emergency visits and increased socioeconomic burden. Human rhinoviruses (HRV) remain the major viral pathogen group implicated in exacerbations of both asthma and COPD. The rhinoviral entry into the host lung epithelium is facilitated primarily by the adhesion site (“receptor”) intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), coincidentally expressed on the respiratory epithelium in these conditions. Multiple observations of increased airway ICAM-1 protein in asthmatics, smokers and smoking-related COPD have been recorded in the literature. However, the lack of robust therapies for COPD in particular has triggered a renewed interest in assessing receptor antagonism-based anti-viral strategies for treatment of intercurrent viral infections in those with pre-existing chronic lung diseases. Given the crucial role ICAM-1 plays in facilitating HRV adhesion and, thus, transmissibility to the host respiratory system, as well as the up-regulation of ICAM-1 by smoking, we summarize the role of HRV in smoking-induced COPD and especially highlight the role of ICAM-1 in epithelial viral adhesion and chronic lung disease progression. Further, the review also sheds light specifically on evolving precision therapeutic strategies in blocking ICAM-1 for preventing viral adhesion and exacerbations of COPD.

Investigation of jarosite-cement blends for hydration process and mechanical behavior in PQC mixes - Surendra Kumar Saini; G. D. Ransinchung; Praveen Kumar; Sonalisa Ray (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2022)

New record of natural occurrence of carrot thin leaf virus (CTLV) on carrot (Daucus carota L.) from India - P. V. Dinesh Kumar; Nishant Srivastava; G. P. Rao; V. K. Baranwal; K. B. Pun; A. K. Sureja; R. P. Pant (Indian Phytopathology, 2022)

Prediction of disability-free survival in healthy older people - Johannes Tobias Neumann; Le T. P. Thao; Anne M. Murray; Emily Callander; Prudence R. Carr; Mark R. Nelson; Rory Wolfe; Robyn L. Woods; Christopher M. Reid; Raj C. Shah; Anne B. Newman; Jeff D. Williamson; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)
Prolonging survival in good health is a fundamental societal goal. However, the leading determinants of disability-free survival in healthy older people have not been well established. Data from ASPREE, a bi-national placebo-controlled trial of aspirin with 4.7 years median follow-up, was analysed. At enrolment, participants were healthy and without prior cardiovascular events, dementia or persistent physical disability. Disability-free survival outcome was defined as absence of dementia, persistent disability or death. Selection of potential predictors from amongst 25 biomedical, psychosocial and lifestyle variables including recognized geriatric risk factors, utilizing a machine-learning approach. Separate models were developed for men and women. The selected predictors were evaluated in a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model and validated internally by bootstrapping. We included 19,114 Australian and US participants aged ≥65 years (median 74 years, IQR 71.6–77.7). Common predictors of a worse prognosis in both sexes included higher age, lower Modified Mini-Mental State Examination score, lower gait speed, lower grip strength and abnormal (low or elevated) body mass index. Additional risk factors for men included current smoking, and abnormal eGFR. In women, diabetes and depression were additional predictors. The biased-corrected areas under the receiver operating characteristic curves for the final prognostic models at 5 years were 0.72 for men and 0.75 for women. Final models showed good calibration between the observed and predicted risks. We developed a prediction model in which age, cognitive function and gait speed were the strongest predictors of disability-free survival in healthy older people. Trial registration Clinicaltrials.gov (NCT01038583)

Investigating the contribution of white matter hyperintensities and cortical thickness to empathy in neurodegenerative and cerebrovascular diseases - Miracle Ozzoude; Brenda Varriano; Derek Beaton; Joel Ramirez; Melissa F. Holmes; Christopher J. M. Scott; Fuqiang Gao; Kelly M. Sunderland; Paula McLaughlin; Jennifer Rabin; Maged Goubran; Donna Kwan; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)

Occurrence, toxicity and remediation of polyethylene terephthalate plastics. A review - Vaishali Dhaka; Simranjeet Singh; Amith G. Anil; T. S. Sunil Kumar Naik; Shashank Garg; Jastin Samuel; Manoj Kumar; Praveen C. Ramamurthy; Joginder Singh (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022)

Productivity Enhancement of Sunflower Through Site-Specific Management - V. Ramamurthy; D. Mamatha; B. P. Bhaskar; A. Aziz Qureshi; G. D. S. Kumar; S. K. Singh (Agricultural Research, 2022)

First report of Phytophthora frigida causing decline of golden shower tree in India - Ashis K. Das; S. Malvi; A. Kumar; S.A. Chichghare; P. G. Pali (Journal of Plant Pathology, 2022)

Impacts of COVID-19 on Sustainable Development Goals and effective approaches to maneuver them in the post-pandemic environment - Rajvikram Madurai Elavarasan; Rishi Pugazhendhi; G. M. Shafiullah; Nallapaneni Manoj Kumar; Mohammad Taufiqul Arif; Taskin Jamal; Shauhrat Singh Chopra; Joanna Dyduch (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Persistence evaluation of fluopyram + tebuconazole residues on mango and pomegranate and their risk assessment - Vandana Tripathy; Krishan Kumar Sharma; Soudamini Mohapatra; Lekha Siddamallaiah; Nagapooja Yogendraiah Matadha; Chidanand Shiveshankar Patil; Yogesh Subhash Saindane; Bhaidas Deore; Cherukuri Sreenivasa Rao; Kaushik D. Parmar; Nitesh S. Litoriya; Paresh G. Shah; et al. (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Design and Development of Hot Air-assisted Continuous Infrared Drying System for Shrimps - D. S. Aniesrani Delfiya; K. Prashob; S. Murali; P. V. Alfiya; Lekshmi R. G. Kumar; Manoj P. Samuel (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2022)

Unraveling genetic admixture in the Indian crossbred cattle by different approaches using Bovine 50K BeadChip - Dhan Pal; Manjit Panigrahi; Supriya Chhotaray; Harshit Kumar; Sonali Sonejita Nayak; Divya Rajawat; Subhashree Parida; G. K. Gaur; Triveni Dutt; Bharat Bhushan (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

The Influence of the Macroalgae Liquid Extracts on the Pigments and Fatty Acids Profile of the Marine Microalga, Picochlorum maculatum (PSDK01) - K. Akalya; S. Dinesh Kumar; G. Manigandan; P. Santhanam; P. Perumal; N. Krishnaveni; R. Arthikha; A. Begum; B. Dhanalakshmi; Mi-Kyung Kim (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2022)

Acaricidal activity of Annona squamosa L. seeds extracts against cattle tick, Rhipicephalus microplus - Nitin D. Jadhav; S. R. Rajurkar; M. Vijay; B. W. Narladkar; Anand Srivastava; C. S. Mamde; M. S; Vaidya; G. M. Chigure; Sachin Kumar (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Stacking of Pup1 QTL for low soil phosphorus tolerance and bacterial blight resistance genes in the background of APMS6B, the maintainer line of rice hybrid DRRH-3 - N. Madhusudan; P. Beulah; V. Jaldhani; P. Nagaraju; Y. Manasa; R. M. Sundaram; G. S. Laha; M. S. Anantha; Kalyani M. Barbadikar; C. Gireesh; A. S. HariPrasad; M. Sheshu Madhav; et al. (Euphytica, 2022)

Fish community diversity assessment of protected Saraiyaman wetland in the Ganga River basin, India - Kripal Datt Joshi; Ajey Kumar Pathak; Santosh Kumar; Rajesh Dayal; Ajay Kumar Singh; Ravi Kumar; G. Kantharajan; Vindhya Mohindra; Kuldeep K. Lal (Community Ecology, 2022)

Effect of Telmisartan on Arsenic-Induced (Sub-chronic) Perturbations in Redox Homeostasis, Pro-inflammatory Cascade and Aortic Dysfunction in Wistar Rats - B. Rudresh Gowda; N. Prakash; C. R. Santhosh; B. H. Pavithra; Rashmi Rajashekaraiah; M. L. Sathyanarayana; Suguna Rao; Prashantkumar Waghe; K. R. Anjan Kumar; G. R. Shivaprasad; Y. Muralidhar (Biological Trace Element Research, 2022)

Anti-viral activity of methyl 1-chloro-7-methyl-2-propyl-1h-benzo[d] imidazole-5-carboxylate against white spot syndrome virus in freshwater crab (Paratelphusa hydrodromous) - K. Karthikeyan; A. T. Manish Kumar; D. Harshini; G. Pooja; J. Arul Daniel; Pavani Yasam; G. Gracevictoria; M. Priayanka; P. Krishnaraj; R. Vidya; S. Asha Devi; Sabbasani Rajasekhara Reddy; et al. (Aquaculture International, 2022)

Detection of porcine enteric picornaviruses from faecal samples of Indian pigs - Shailesh Kumar Patel; Aditya Agrawal; Mamta Pathak; Alok Singh; Rajat Varshney; Jigyasa Rana; G. Saikumar (VirusDisease, 2022)

An investigation into the effects of infection and ORF expression patterns of the Indian bidensovirus isolate (BmBDV) infecting the silkworm Bombyx mori - Tania Gupta; G. Raghavendar; Olle Terenius; Katsuhiko Ito; Rakesh Kumar Mishra; Kangayam M. Ponnuvel (VirusDisease, 2022)

Nucleases are upregulated in potato tubers afflicted with zebra chip disease - G. N. Mohan Kumar; C. G. Kannangara; N. Richard Knowles (Planta, 2022)

Impact of water deficit stress on traits influencing the drought tolerance and yield of maize (Zea mays L.) genotypes - P. Sathish; M. Vanaja; N. Jyothi Lakshmi; B. Sarkar; G. Vijay Kumar; P. Vagheera; C. H. Mohan; M. Maheswari (Plant Physiology Reports, 2022)

Development of an efficient and reproducible in vitro regeneration and transformation protocol for tropical maize (Zea mays L.) using mature seed-derived nodal explants - Krishan Kumar; Abhishek Kumar Jha; Bhupender Kumar; Chikkappa G. Karjagi; Alok Abhishek; Geetika Gambhir; Chetana Aggarwal; Akshita Tyagi; Pooja Sharma; Pankaj Pandey; Sujay Rakshit (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2022)

Improvement of Airborne LiDAR Intensity Image Content with Shaded nDSM and Assessment of Its Utility in Geospatial Data Generation - B. Sadasiva Rao; G. Anil Kumar; C. Runjhun; C. V. K. V. P. Jagannadha Rao; G. Varaprasad Babu (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2022)

Investigations of AGEs’ inhibitory and nephroprotective potential of ursolic acid towards reduction of diabetic complications - Kishor Mazumder; Biswajit Biswas; Abdullah Al Mamun; Hasan Billah; Ahsan Abid; Kishore Kumar Sarkar; Bisti Saha; Shorrowar Azom; Philip G. Kerr (Journal of Natural Medicines, 2022)

Analytical model for predicting activation pressure and flow rate of pressure-compensating inline drip emitters and its use in low-pressure emitter design - Julia Sokol; Jaya Narain; Jeffrey Costello; Tristan McLaurin; Dheekshita Kumar; Amos G. Winter (Irrigation Science, 2022)
Drip irrigation has the potential to help farmers increase crop production with lower on-farm water consumption than flood or sprinkler irrigation; yet, its high costs keep it out of reach for many smallholder farmers, who make up about 20 $$%$$ % of the world’s population. Pressure-compensating (PC) drip emitters enable uniform water delivery to all crops in a field by regulating the emitter flow rate, but typically require high pumping pressures, contributing to high capital and operating costs for the pump and power system. Redesigning PC emitters for lower pressure operation could enable more energy-efficient and affordable drip systems. However, the current lack of published design theory for PC emitters hinders the development of emitters with desired hydraulic performance. To address this gap, we present an analytical, parametric model for the hydraulic behavior (i.e., the flow rate versus pressure curve) of inline PC emitters before the flow-regulating regime. We combine this model with a validated prototyping method to demonstrate its utility in the design of PC emitters with target activation pressures and flow rates, and demonstrate a sample design that achieves 38 $$%$$ % lower activation pressure than commercial emitters with similar flow rates. The proposed model sheds light on the parametric relationships between PC emitter geometry and performance. It may inform R&D efforts in the irrigation industry and lead to improved emitter designs with low operating pressures, helping reduce drip system costs and increase access to drip irrigation among smallholder farmers.

An efficient adsorbent for the removal of Zn2+ Cd2+ and Hg2+ from the real industrial effluents - D. Chauhan; A. Kumar; S. G. Warkar (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Identification and development of key descriptors for phenotypic characterization of tuber cowpea [Vigna vexillata (L.) A. Rich.] - Kuldeep Tripathi; R. K. Pamarthi; Padmavati G. Gore; S. Nagaraju; Latha Madhavan; C. Gayacharan; Neeta Singh; S. P. Ahlawat; J. C. Rana; Aditya Pratap; Ashok Kumar (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2022)

Differential response of Bay of Bengal during deficit and normal monsoons - K. J. Jayalakshmi; B. R. Smitha; V. N. Sanjeevan; K. G. Vimal Kumar (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2022)

Stable carbon and nitrogen isotopic characteristics of PM2.5 and PM10 in Delhi, India - Sudhir Kumar Sharma; Supriya G. Karapurkar; Damodar M. Shenoy; Tuhin Kumar Mandal (Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 2022)

Assessment of Potentially Toxic Elements Contamination on the Fertile Agricultural Soils Within Fluoride-Affected Areas of Jamui District, Indo-Gangetic Alluvial Plains, India - Suresh Kumar; Rambabu Singh; A. S. Venkatesh; G. Udayabhanu; T. B. N. Singh (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2022)

Detection of deltamethrin, cypermethrin and flumethrin efficacy against buffalo lice—Haematopinus tuberculatus - Mukesh Shakya; K. G. Kaveri; Sunita Jamra; Mamta Singh; Ashutosh Fular; Vivek Agrawal; Gaya Prasad Jatav; A. K. Jayraw; Sachin Kumar (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2022)

Applications of Advanced Geospatial Technology for Expansion of Area under Horticultural Crops in North Eastern Region of India - B. K. Handique; C. Goswami; P. Jena; F. Dutta; R. Samiam; I. Nongrum; D. Jha; P. L. N. Raju; C. R. Deka; R. Sarma; K. Sarmah; H. K. Dutta; et al. (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2022)

High-resolution mapping of the quantitative trait locus (QTLs) conferring resistance to false smut disease in rice - Kumari Neelam; Kishor Kumar; Amandeep Kaur; Amit Kishore; Pavneet Kaur; Ankita Babbar; Gurwinder Kaur; Ishwinder Kamboj; Jagjeet Singh Lore; Yogesh Vikal; G. S. Mangat; Rupinder Kaur; et al. (Journal of Applied Genetics, 2022)

Population structure, gene flow and genetic diversity analyses based on agro-morphological traits and microsatellite markers within cultivated and wild germplasms of okra [Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench.] - Anjan Das; Ramesh Kumar Yadav; Harshwardhan Choudhary; Suman Lata; Saurabh Singh; Chavlesh Kumar; Shilpi Kumari; G. Boopalakrishnan; Rakesh Bhardwaj; Akshay Talukdar (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2022)

Evaluation of Site Suitability for Artificial Reefs Deployment in Southeast Coast of India Using Geographical Information System as a Management Tool - Dilip Kumar Jha; Vikas Pandey; J. Santhanakumar; P. Sathish Kumar; S. Venkatnarayanan; J. Prince Prakash Jebakumar; G. Dharani; R. Vijaya (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
A planned artificial reef (AR) deployment program as part of a fisheries enhancement might be a useful tool for managers to supplement traditional ways to utilize available space and augment local productivity. Several AR deployment initiatives have been carried out globally, but they are rarely subjected to a rigorous site selection process. We created a site selection procedure in this study that includes systematic stages including exclusion mapping, underwater visual transect, benthic composition, seawater quality, and comparative visual mapping. This research focused on restoring the fishing grounds for artisanal fishermen by deploying AR along the southeast coast of India. The results of each stage in the procedure enabled us to choose suitable locations at a target depth with low wave action, no slope, and a good substrate capable of supporting an AR. Analysis of variance (ANOVA-one way) showed significant ( p < 0.05) spatial variation for depth, slope, seawater current, salinity, chlorophyll-a, benthic density, and diversity. The geographical information system (GIS) based model output showed space allocation for AR deployment. The GIS methodology for site selection was developed to be easily adaptable to the demands of diverse artificial reef programs. The integrated strategy has proven to be a successful regulatory intervention for AR deployment practices in order to facilitate coastal restoration and management.

Small Blubber Samples (50 mg) Sufficient for Analyses of 10 Stress and Reproductive Steroid Hormones in Gray and Fin Whales via Liquid Chromatography Mass Spectrometry - Christiana Wittmaack; Jorge Urbán Ramírez; Daniela Bernot-Simon; Sergio Martínez-Aguilar; Seenivasan Subbiah; James G. Surles; Mary Looney; Naveen Kumar; Barbie Halaska; Pádraig J. Duignan; Madelyn Knauss; Kristen Burns; et al. (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
Information on stress, reproductive fitness, and health is difficult to obtain in wild cetaceans but critical for conservation and management. The goal of this study was to develop a methodology requiring minimal blubber mass for analysis of reproductive and stress steroid hormones and, hence, suitable for cetacean biopsies. Blubber biopsies and samples were collected from free-ranging and stranded gray and fin whales. Steroid hormones were extracted from blubber samples as small as 50 mg using liquid-liquid extraction methodology developed to handle the high fat content of blubber. Samples were analyzed via liquid chromatography with tandem mass spectrometry for 10 hormones: aldosterone, androstenedione, cortisol, cortisone, corticosterone, 17β-estradiol, estrone, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone, progesterone, and testosterone. As part of the optimization, homogenization via bead beating and blade dispersion were compared, and the former found superior. To investigate optimal yet minimal tissue mass required, hormone panels were compared among paired 50, 150, and 400 mg samples, the latter two being commonly reported masses for hormone blubber analysis. Results indicated that 50 mg of blubber was suitable and sometimes superior. Additionally, significant differences in precision values were observed between species, possibly stemming from differences in blubber composition, and relevant to homogenization technique selection and calibration methods that use blubber matrix matches obtained from a species other than the study species. Based on recovery and precision values, our methodology was accurate and precise in the measurement of spiked known quantities for all 10 hormones, confirming the methodology capabilities in 50 mg blubber mass in both species. Altogether, and in our specific sample sets, all endogenous hormones, except corticosterone, were identified above the detection limit in 50 mg gray whale blubber samples while all endogenous hormones, except aldosterone, cortisone, estrone, and progesterone, were detected in 50 mg fin whale blubber samples. We present a robust methodology for the analysis of multiple reproductive and stress steroid hormones in minimal masses of cetacean blubber compatible with small biopsies. Finally, we identified statistically significant differences in corticosteroid concentrations between stranded and free ranging animals.

Characterization and exploring genetic potential of landraces from Odisha with special emphasis on grain micronutrient content for benefaction of biofortification in rice - Priyadarsini Sanghamitra; Lotan Kumar Bose; Torit Baran Bagchi; Awadhesh Kumar; Pritesh Sundar Roy; Nutan Moharana; Bhaskar Chandra Patra; G. Padmavati; Krishnendu Chattopadhyay (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

Serum fractalkine and 3-nitrotyrosine levels correlate with disease severity in Parkinson’s disease: a pilot study - Manjeet Gupta; Vimal Kumar Paliwal; G. Nagesh Babu (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2022)

Dynamics of Water and Abscisic Acid During Embryogeny and Embryo Drying in the Recalcitrant Seeds of Vateria indica L. - G. P. Gayatri; K. G. Ajith Kumar; Parvathy S. Nair; G. Sunil Kesava Deth; K. V. Baiju (Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, 2022)

Common, low-frequency, rare, and ultra-rare coding variants contribute to COVID-19 severity - Chiara Fallerini; Nicola Picchiotti; Margherita Baldassarri; Kristina Zguro; Sergio Daga; Francesca Fava; Elisa Benetti; Sara Amitrano; Mirella Bruttini; Maria Palmieri; Susanna Croci; Mirjam Lista; et al. (Human Genetics, 2022)
The combined impact of common and rare exonic variants in COVID-19 host genetics is currently insufficiently understood. Here, common and rare variants from whole-exome sequencing data of about 4000 SARS-CoV-2-positive individuals were used to define an interpretable machine-learning model for predicting COVID-19 severity. First, variants were converted into separate sets of Boolean features, depending on the absence or the presence of variants in each gene. An ensemble of LASSO logistic regression models was used to identify the most informative Boolean features with respect to the genetic bases of severity. The Boolean features selected by these logistic models were combined into an Integrated PolyGenic Score that offers a synthetic and interpretable index for describing the contribution of host genetics in COVID-19 severity, as demonstrated through testing in several independent cohorts. Selected features belong to ultra-rare, rare, low-frequency, and common variants, including those in linkage disequilibrium with known GWAS loci. Noteworthily, around one quarter of the selected genes are sex-specific. Pathway analysis of the selected genes associated with COVID-19 severity reflected the multi-organ nature of the disease. The proposed model might provide useful information for developing diagnostics and therapeutics, while also being able to guide bedside disease management.

Structural and functional changes in soil bacterial communities by drifting spray application of a commercial red seaweed extract as revealed by metagenomics - Khanjan Trivedi; Ranjeet Kumar; K. G. Vijay Anand; Gopal Bhojani; Denish Kubavat; Arup Ghosh (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Total synthesis of (-)-2-methoxy-2-butenolide-3-cinnamate and its antimicrobial potentials - Madhukar S. Said; Rohini Udavant; Amit Kumar Sahu; AbuJunaid Khan; Rashmi Nayak; Syed G. Dastager; Pradeep Kumar; Jayant Gajbhiye (Natural Product Research, 2021)

Modelling the Spatial Variation of Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emission from Rice Fields Using DNDC Model - Rahul Tripathi; M. Majhi; S. G. Sahu; S. Mohanty; K. C. Moharana; Md Shahid; C. K. Swain; B. Lal; P. Gautam; P. K. Dash; D. Chatterjee; A. Kumar; et al. (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

A study of Palnadu earthquake sequence in the Cuddapah basin and its tectonic implications - D Srinagesh; T C Sunilkumar; B Naresh; S Vitthal; Dhiraj K Singh; Ravi P Singh; Mahalaxmi Naidu; G Suresh; P Solomon Raju; V Pavan Kumar; Prantik Mandal; A N S Sarma (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Monsoonal rainfall induced shallow earthquake Swarm in the Amravati district of the central India - Monika Wadhawan; Naresh Rana; Vineet Gahalaut; Manjeet Singh; Kulbir Singh; G Suresh; O P Mishra; Akshay Kumar Joshi; A V Kulkarni; Mahendra Singh; A K Das (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Modelling and forecasting for monthly surface air temperature patterns in India, 1951–2016: Structural time series approach - K V Narasimha Murthy; R Saravana; G Kishore Kumar; K Vijaya Kumar (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Temporal stability and detection sensitivity of the dry swab-based diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 - C G Gokulan; Uday Kiran; Santosh Kumar Kuncha; Rakesh K Mishra (Journal of Biosciences, 2021)

Distribution and toxicity of Bacillus thuringiensis (Berliner) strains from different crop rhizosphere in Indo-Gangetic plains against polyphagous lepidopteran pests - G. K. Sujayanand; Mohd Akram; Aravind Konda; Ashish Nigam; Shripad Bhat; Jyotirmay Dubey; Krishna Kumar; Senthilkumar K. Muthusamy (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

Efficacy of commercially available chemical compound used against management of tick infestation in Mhow, Madhya Pradesh - Mukesh Shakya; Mamta Singh; Sachin Kumar; A. K. Jayraw; G. P. Jatav; Vivek Agrawal; Nirmala Jamara (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

Habitat prediction mapping using BioClim model for prioritizing germplasm collection and conservation of an aquatic cash crop ‘makhana’ (Euryale ferox Salisb.) in India - D. P. Semwal; Anjula Pandey; Padmavati G. Gore; S. P. Ahlawat; S. K. Yadav; Anil Kumar (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Identification and revealing the potential traits of the unique germplasm with extended funiculus in pea (Pisum sativum L.) - Kuldeep Tripathi; Padmavati G. Gore; Ruchi Bansal; C. Gayacharan; Kumari Shubha; Vinod Kumar; Neeta Singh; Chithra Devi Pandey; Brij Bihari Sharma; Ashok Kumar (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Assessment of Non-Carcinogenic and Carcinogenic Risks Due to Ingestion of Vegetables Grown Under Sewage Water Irrigated Soils Near a 33 Years Old Landfill Site in Kolkata, India - Pabitra Kumar Mani; Agniva Mandal; Dipankar Mandal; Muhammad Irfan; G. C. Hazra; Sushanta Saha (Exposure and Health, 2021)

EEG based cognitive task classification using multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis - G. Gaurav; R. S. Anand; Vinod Kumar (Cognitive Neurodynamics, 2021)

Cholesterol-dependent endocytosis of GPCRs: implications in pathophysiology and therapeutics - G. Aditya Kumar; Amitabha Chattopadhyay (Biophysical Reviews, 2021)

Ameliorative effect of Dillenia indica fruits against doxorubicin-induced cardiomyocyte toxicity - Kalyani Tene; Kalyan Kumar; Deepak Bharadwaj Pemmaraju; Jagadeesh Kumar; P. A. Shantanu; Ranadeep Gogoi; V. G. M. Naidu (Advances in Traditional Medicine, 2021)

Testing a global standard for quantifying species recovery and assessing conservation impact - Molly K. Grace; H. Resit Akçakaya; Elizabeth L. Bennett; Thomas M. Brooks; Anna Heath; Simon Hedges; Craig Hilton‐Taylor; Michael Hoffmann; Axel Hochkirch; Richard Jenkins; David A. Keith; Barney Long; et al. (Conservation Biology, 2021)
Recognizing the imperative to evaluate species recovery and conservation impact, in 2012 the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) called for development of a “Green List of Species” (now the IUCN Green Status of Species). A draft Green Status framework for assessing species’ progress toward recovery, published in 2018, proposed 2 separate but interlinked components: a standardized method (i.e., measurement against benchmarks of species’ viability, functionality, and preimpact distribution) to determine current species recovery status (herein species recovery score ) and application of that method to estimate past and potential future impacts of conservation based on 4 metrics ( conservation legacy, conservation dependence , conservation gain , and recovery potential ). We tested the framework with 181 species representing diverse taxa, life histories, biomes, and IUCN Red List categories (extinction risk). Based on the observed distribution of species’ recovery scores, we propose the following species recovery categories : fully recovered, slightly depleted, moderately depleted, largely depleted, critically depleted, extinct in the wild, and indeterminate. Fifty‐nine percent of tested species were considered largely or critically depleted. Although there was a negative relationship between extinction risk and species recovery score, variation was considerable. Some species in lower risk categories were assessed as farther from recovery than those at higher risk. This emphasizes that species recovery is conceptually different from extinction risk and reinforces the utility of the IUCN Green Status of Species to more fully understand species conservation status. Although extinction risk did not predict conservation legacy, conservation dependence, or conservation gain, it was positively correlated with recovery potential. Only 1.7% of tested species were categorized as zero across all 4 of these conservation impact metrics , indicating that conservation has, or will, play a role in improving or maintaining species status for the vast majority of these species. Based on our results, we devised an updated assessment framework that introduces the option of using a dynamic baseline to assess future impacts of conservation over the short term to avoid misleading results which were generated in a small number of cases, and redefines short term as 10 years to better align with conservation planning. These changes are reflected in the IUCN Green Status of Species Standard.

Aerosol–Cloud–Rainfall Properties Inferred from Satellite Observations Over Different Regions of the Indian Subcontinent: Variability, Trends and Relationships During the Summer Monsoon - P. P. Leena; N. Sravanthi; V. Anil Kumar; G. Pandithurai; A. S. Panicker (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2021)

Amphibolite–granulite facies mid-crustal basement in Deccan Large Igneous Province and its implication on Precambrian crustal evolution: evidence from Killari borehole studies - Priyanka Tripathi; O. P. Pandey; J. P. Srivastava; H. K. Sachan; D. V. Subbarao; M. Satyanarayanan; A. Keshav Krishna; Nimisha Vedanti; G. Koti Reddy; K. Rasheed; Sujeet Kumar Dwivedi; G. Parthasarathy (International Journal of Earth Sciences, 2021)

Gibberellic acids promote growth and exopolysaccharide production in Tetraselmis suecica under reciprocal nitrogen concentration: an assessment on antioxidant properties and nutrient removal efficacy of immobilized iron-magnetic nanoparticles - A. Prathipa; G. Manigandan; S. Dinesh Kumar; P. Santhanam; P. Perumal; N. Krishnaveni; K. Nanthini Devi; S. Vijayalakshmi (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Ecological Drawbacks of Nanomaterials Produced on an Industrial Scale: Collateral Effect on Human and Environmental Health - H. Pérez-Hernández; A. Pérez-Moreno; C. R. Sarabia-Castillo; S. García-Mayagoitia; G. Medina-Pérez; F. López-Valdez; R. G. Campos-Montiel; P. Jayanta-Kumar; F. Fernández-Luqueño (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

Re-Description of Sillago malabarica, Silver Whiting from Southern Indian Waters - P. R. Divya; Rahul G. Kumar; Linu Joy; C. P. Rajool Shanis; V. S. Basheer; K. K. Lal (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2021)

Phytomolecules Repurposed as Covid-19 Inhibitors: Opportunity and Challenges - Vaishnavi Chandramouli; Shekhar Kumar Niraj; Krishna G. Nair; Jerrine Joseph; Wilson Aruni (Current Microbiology, 2021)

Comparison of Carbon Sequestration Potential of Quercus leucotrichophora–Based Agroforestry Systems and Natural Forest in Central Himalaya, India - Sandeep Kumar; Arvind Bijalwan; Bhupendra Singh; Deepa Rawat; Aalok G. Yewale; Manoj Kumar Riyal; Tarun Kumar Thakur (Water, Air, & Soil Pollution, 2021)

Feeding ecology of capped langur (Trachypithecus pileatus) in Sri Surya Pahar, a disturbed habitat in Goalpara District, Assam, India - Dhiraj Kumar Borah; G. S. Solanki; P. C. Bhattacharjee (Tropical Ecology, 2021)

Molecular Evidence and Sequence Analysis of Goatpox Virus Isolates from Assam, India: An Emerging Viral Disease of Goats - D. P. Bora; G. Venkatesan; S. Arya; A. O. Pariat; Amit Kumar; Sabnam Ingtipi; Puja Mech; G. B. Manjunatha Reddy; Shyama P. Panda; N. N. Barman; V. Balamurugan (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2021)

Correction to: Perceived and actual risks of drought: household and expert views from the lower Teesta River Basin of northern Bangladesh - Roquia Salam; Bonosri Ghose; Badhon Kumar Shill; Md. Aminul Islam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Md. Abdus Sattar; G. M. Monirul Alam; Bayes Ahmed (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Perceived and actual risks of drought: household and expert views from the lower Teesta River Basin of northern Bangladesh - Roquia Salam; Bonosri Ghose; Badhon Kumar Shill; Md. Aminul Islam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Md. Abdus Sattar; G. M. Monirul Alam; Bayes Ahmed (Natural Hazards, 2021)
Disaster risk perception and risk appraisal are essential in formulating an appropriate disaster risk reduction policy. This study examines the actual vs perceived drought risks by constructing risk indices at the household and expert levels using survey data from the lower Teesta River Basin in northern Bangladesh. The survey data were collected from 450 farmers using a structured questionnaire conducted between August and September 2019. A composite drought risk index was developed to understand households’ perceived and actual risks in the designated areas. The results show that the actual and perceived risk values differ significantly among the three case study sites locally known as Ganai, Ismail, and Par Sekh Sundar. The risk levels also differ significantly across the households’ gender, income, occupation, and educational attainment. People with insolvent socioeconomic status are more prone to drought risk compared to others. Results also reveal that the mean level of perceived risk agrees well with the actual risk, whereas females perceive comparatively higher risk than their male counterparts. Expert views on drought risk are similar to the individual household level perceived risk. The outcomes of this study would assist the policymakers and disaster managers to understand the concrete risk scenarios and take timely disaster risk reduction actions for ensuring a drought-resistant society.

Flood impact assessment using field investigations and post-flood survey - Aleena Elsa Mathew; S Sujith Kumar; G Vivek; M Iyyappan; R Karthikaa; P Dinesh Kumar; S K Dash; G Gopinath; Tune Usha (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Comparative assessment of fish assemblages around open sea cages vis-a-vis common fishing ground - J Santhanakumar; C Sureshkumar; Dilip Kumar Jha; G Rajaprabhu; P Venkateshwaran; R Sendhil Kumar; G Dharani; R Kirubagaran; M A Atmanand (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Physiological attributes, productivity, micronutrient and heavy metal content in pearl millet (Pennisetum glaucum L.) as influenced by treated sewage and canal irrigation water under different nutrient sources - Parveen Kumar; Rohtas Kumar; Meena Sewhag; K. D. Sharma; L. K. Chugh; G. A. Rajanna (Cereal Research Communications, 2021)

Impact of Watershed Programmes in Bundelkhand Region of Madhya Pradesh, India: How Beneficiaries Perceive? - Biswajit Mondal; Alka Singh; G. A. K. Kumar; M. K. Sinha; Suresh Kumar (Agricultural Research, 2021)

Pan evaporative changes in transboundary Godavari River basin, India - Deepak Jhajharia; Shivam Gupta; Rasoul Mirabbasi; Rohitashw Kumar; G. T. Patle (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2021)

Characterization of earthquake hazard at the Palghar and Pulichintala swarm activity regions (India) through three-dimensional modelling of b-value and fractal (correlation) dimensions - Prantik Mandal; D. Srinagesh; G. Suresh; B. Naresh; Mahalaxmi Naidu; Dhiraj Kumar Singh; K. Swathi; Arti Devi; S. Vittal; P. K. Vengala; R. Vijaya Raghavan; M. Shekar; et al. (Natural Hazards, 2021)

A new paradigm for short-range forecasting of severe weather over the Indian region - Soma Sen Roy; Pradeep Sharma; Bikram Sen; K. Sathi Devi; S. Sunitha Devi; Neetha K. Gopal; Naresh Kumar; Krishna Mishra; Shobhit Katyar; Surendra Pratap Singh; Shibin Balakrishnan; Charan Singh; et al. (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2021)

Coral reef resilience differs among islands within the Gulf of Mannar, southeast India, following successive coral bleaching events - K. Diraviya Raj; Greta S. Aeby; G. Mathews; Gareth J. Williams; Jamie M. Caldwell; R. L. Laju; M. Selva Bharath; P. Dinesh Kumar; A. Arasamuthu; N. Gladwin Gnana Asir; Lisa M. Wedding; Andrew J. Davies; et al. (Coral Reefs, 2021)

First Insights Into the Horizontal Movements of Whale Sharks (Rhincodon typus) in the Northern Arabian Sea - Lucy M. Arrowsmith; Charan Kumar Paidi; Farukhkha Husenkha Bloch; Sajan John; Binod Chandra Choudhury; Rahul Kaul; Ana M. M. Sequeira; Charitha B. Pattiaratchi; Mark G. Meekan (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Whale sharks off the western coast of India have suffered high levels of fishing pressure in the past, and today continue to be caught in small-scale fisheries as by-catch. Additionally, coastlines in this region host very large and growing human populations that are undergoing rapid development. This exacerbates ongoing anthropogenic threats to this species such as pollution, habitat loss, and ship traffic. For these reasons, there is an urgent need for data on movement patterns of whale sharks in this region of the Indian Ocean. Here, we address this issue by providing the first data on the horizontal movements of whale sharks tagged in the northern Arabian Sea off the western coast of the Indian state of Gujarat. From 2011 to 2017, eight individuals, ranging from 5.4 to 8 m were tagged and monitored using satellite telemetry. Tag retention varied from 1 to 137 days, with the sharks traveling distances of 34 – ∼2,230 km. Six of the eight individuals remained close to their tagging locations, although two sharks displayed wide ranging movements into the Arabian Sea, following frontal zones between water masses of different sea surface temperatures. We explore the relationship between the movement patterns of these whale sharks and the physical and biological processes of the region.

World Octopus Fisheries - Warwick H. H. Sauer; Ian G. Gleadall; Nicola Downey-Breedt; Zöe Doubleday; Graham Gillespie; Manuel Haimovici; Christian M. Ibáñez; Oleg N. Katugin; Stephen Leporati; Marek R. Lipinski; Unai Markaida; Jorge E. Ramos; et al. (Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2021)

Estimation of genetic parameters for production and reproductive traits in Indian Karan-Fries cattle using multi-trait Bayesian approach - Destaw Worku; G. R. Gowane; Ravi Kumar; Pooja Joshi; I. D. Gupta; Archana Verma (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Visual detection thresholds in the Asian honeybee, Apis cerana - Abhishek Meena; Arya M. V. Kumar; G. S. Balamurali; Hema Somanathan (Journal of Comparative Physiology A, 2021)

In vitro propagation of infectious myonecrosis virus in C6/36 mosquito cell line - S. Santhosh Kumar; S. Sivakumar; S. Abdul Majeed; S. Vimal; G. Taju; A. S. Sahul Hameed (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2021)
Infectious myonecrosis (IMN) is an important shrimp viral disease caused by infectious myonecrosis virus (IMNV). Based on previous reports, an attempt was made to propagate IMNV in apparently healthy C6/36 subclone of Aedes albopictus cell line. The confirmatory assays such as RT‐PCR, real‐time PCR and bioassay revealed that C6/36 cells were found to be susceptible to IMNV and these cells could be used easily for isolation and propagation of IMNV. The results of real‐time PCR assay showed that a lower C T value of 22.25 in IMNV‐infected cells was obtained on 10 day post‐infection (d p.i.), whereas the higher C T value of 35.21 was obtained in IMNV‐infected cells on 2 d p.i. There is no significant difference between C T values of IMNV production in vitro using C6/36 cell line and in vivo using shrimp. The IMNV propagated in C6/36 cells is capable of infecting shrimp and caused 100% mortality in shrimp. Clinical signs observed in shrimp injected with IMNV propagated in C6/36 cell line were found to be similar to naturally infected shrimp.

Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) Virus—Pathophysiological Axis and the Current Treatment Strategies - Abdullah M Alnuqaydan; Abdulmajeed G Almutary; Arulmalar Sukamaran; Brian Tay Wei Yang; Xiao Ting Lee; Wei Xuan Lim; Yee Min Ng; Rania Ibrahim; Thiviya Darmarajan; Satheeshkumar Nanjappan; Jestin Chellian; Mayuren Candasamy; et al. (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2021)

Spatial distribution of groundwater quality indices using decision support system in Cheyyeru Watershed, YSR District, India - Shanmukha Srinivas Gorantla; G N Pradeep Kumar (Spatial Information Research, 2021)

Screening of Plant Extracts Against a Vector of Arboviruses, Aedes aegypti (Linnaeus) (Diptera: Culicidae) - S. Rajashekara; R. Kiran; R. Asha; P. N. Chaitra; M. Mahesh; N. Mala; K. R. Nandini; Nibeditha Hansda; S. Shashi; M. Suresh Kumar; M. G. Venkatesha (Proceedings of the Zoological Society, 2021)

Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii Antibodies in Dairy Cattle Associated with Abortions and Reproductive Disorders - V. Balamurugan; Anusha Alamuri; K. Vinod Kumar; G. Govindaraj; Parimal Roy (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2021)

Influence of Zinc Yeast Supplementation on Growth Performance, Antioxidant, and Immune Status of Growing Sahiwal Calves - V. Kumar; D. S. Sahu; N. Ali; R. Kumar; S. P. Yadav; G. Chandra; D. Roy; P. S. Maurya (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2021)

Reconstruction of Gap-Free OCM-2 Chlorophyll-a Concentration Using DINEOF - Chiranjivi Jayaram; J. Pavan Kumar; T. V. S. Udaya Bhaskar; I. V. G. Bhavani; T. D. V. Prasad Rao; P. V. Nagamani (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Spectral Signature-Based Water Stress Characterization and Prediction of Wheat Yield under Varied Irrigation and Plant Bio-regulator Management Practices - Santanu Kumar Bal; G. C. Wakchaure; Sunil Potekar; Burhan U. Choudhury; Ram Lal Choudhary; Rabi Narayan Sahoo (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Morphological and molecular characterization of new plant type core set for yield and culm strength traits in rice (Oryza sativa L.) - Rachana Bagudam; K. B. Eswari; Jyothi Badri; G. Lakshmi Devi; L. R. K. JaiVidhya; P. Bhavani; Gattu Swathi; M. Bharath; P. Raghuveer Rao; Jukanti Aravind Kumar; R. Abdul Fiyaz; C. N. Neeraja; et al. (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2021)

A Role for Extracellular Vesicles in SARS-CoV-2 Therapeutics and Prevention - Jatin Machhi; Farah Shahjin; Srijanee Das; Milankumar Patel; Mai Mohamed Abdelmoaty; Jacob D. Cohen; Preet Amol Singh; Ashish Baldi; Neha Bajwa; Raj Kumar; Lalit K. Vora; Tapan A. Patel; et al. (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2021)

Impact of climate on the evolution of vegetation in tectonically active Karewa basin, Kashmir Himalayas - Anjum Farooqui; Suresh K Pillai; Deepa Agnihotri; Salman Khan; Rajni Tewari; Sunil K Shukla; Sajid Ali; Anjali Trivedi; S K Pandita; Kamlesh Kumar; G D Bhat; Rajesh Agnihotri (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Geochemistry of aerodynamically distorted Australasian microtektites: Implications for ejecta on Mars and Venus - N G Rudraswami; M Shyam Prasad; Sridhar D Iyer; M Pandey; Christoph Helo; Dipak Kumar Panda (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Relative toxicity and insecticide resistance of different field population of tomato leaf miner, Tuta absoluta (Meyrick) - N. R. Prasannakumar; N. Jyothi; S. Saroja; G. Ram Kumar (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2021)

A note on distribution and potential of Japanese wild adzuki bean [Vigna angularis var. nipponensis (Ohwi) Ohwi and H. Ohashi] in India - K. C. Bhatt; Pavan Kumar Malav; Padmavati G. Gore; Kuldeep Tripathi; R. S. Rathi; Umeshkumar L. Tiwari; S. P. Ahlawat (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Mathematical Modeling of Drying Kinetics and Quality Characteristics of Shrimps Dried under a Solar–LPG Hybrid Dryer - S. Murali; D. S. Aniesrani Delfiya; K. Sathish Kumar; Lekshmi R. G. Kumar; S. Ezhil Nilavan; P. R. Amulya; V. Soumya Krishnan; P. V. Alfiya; Manoj P. Samuel (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)

Onsite age discrimination of an endangered medicinal and aromatic plant species Valeriana jatamansi using field hyperspectral remote sensing and machine learning techniques - Kishor Chandra Kandpal; Sunil Kumar; G. Sai Venkat; Ramjeelal Meena; Probir Kumar Pal; Amit Kumar (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Effect of nutritional stress on physiological parameters and seminal attributes of native-crossbred ram in semi-arid tropics - Kalyan De; Davendra Kumar; Vijay Kumar Saxena; Balaganur Krishnappa; S. V. Bahire; Rajani Kumar Paul; Arpita Mohapatra; G. V. Vedamurthy; S. M. K. Naqvi (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Association between RAD51, XRCC2 and XRCC3 gene polymorphisms and risk of ovarian cancer: a case control and an in silico study - G. Gowtham Kumar; Solomon Franklin Durairaj Paul; Jovita Martin; M. Manickavasagam; Shirley Sundersingh; Nalini Ganesan; R. Ramya; G. Usha Rani; Francis Andrea Mary (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

Comparative analysis of the immunomodulatory potential of caprine fetal adnexa derived mesenchymal stem cells - Anjali Somal; Irfan A. Bhat; Sriti Pandey; Mohd Matin Ansari; B. Indu; Bibhudatta S. K. Panda; Mukesh Kumar Bharti; Vikash Chandra; G. Saikumar; G. Taru Sharma (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)

An insight into the hydrological aspects of landslides of 2018 in Kodagu, South India - Mysuru R. Yadupathi Putty; B. N. Prithviraj; P. Nalina Kumar; M. G. Nithish; Ghanshyam Giri; P. N. Chandramouli (Landslides, 2021)

Silencing of prophenoloxidase (proPO) gene in freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, makes them susceptible to white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) - S. Thamizhvanan; A. Nafeez Ahmed; D. Vinoth Kumar; S. Vimal; S. Abdul Majeed; G. Taju; Chris Hauton; A. S. Sahul Hameed (Journal of Fish Diseases, 2021)
Prophenoloxidase (proPO) is very important to protect the invertebrates from microbial infections. Our previous studies revealed that proPO was up‐regulated in WSSV‐injected Macrobrachium rosenbergii and is responsible for protecting M. rosenbergii from WSSV. In order to prove this mechanism, an attempt was made in the present study to silence the proPO gene in freshwater prawn by injection of dsRNA‐proPO followed by WSSV challenge. Two partial fragments of proPO with the size of 251 and 331 bp were used to synthesize dsRNA using LITMUS38i vector and E. coli . The bacterially synthesized dsRNA‐proPO was used to silence proPO gene to determine its involvement in developing resistance in prawn against WSSV. In proPO gene‐silenced prawn, 100% mortality was observed after WSSV challenge whereas no mortality was observed in prawn injected with WSSV alone. The WSSV infection in gene‐silenced prawn was confirmed by PCR, and its propagation was quantified by ELISA and real‐time PCR at different time intervals. Real‐time PCR assay revealed a significant reduction in the expression of proPO gene in WSSV‐challenged proPO‐silenced prawn when compared to normal prawn. Level of proPO was reduced significantly in the haemolymph of proPO‐silenced prawn when compared to prawn injected with PBS.

Acetes as a Keystone Species in the Fishery and Trophic Ecosystem Along Northeastern Arabian Sea - Vinaya Kumar Vase; Mohammed K. Koya; Gyanaranjan Dash; Swatipriyankasen Dash; K. R. Sreenath; D. Divu; Rajan Kumar; Shikha Rahangdale; Rajesh K. Pradhan; Abdul Azeez; Kapil S. Sukhdhane; K. G. Jayshree (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2021)

Assessment of bollworm damage and yield loss in seed blends of Bollgard-II with corresponding Non-Bt hybrid as ‘built in refuge’ in cotton - Rishi Kumar; S. Kranthi; G. M. V. Prasad Rao; H. Desai; H. Bheemanna; B. Dharajothi; Alka Choudhary; K. R. Kranthi (Phytoparasitica, 2021)

Studies on fruit morphology, nutritional and floral diversity in less-known melons (Cucumis melo L.) of India - Anjula Pandey; Pragya Ranjan; S. P. Ahlawat; Rakesh Bhardwaj; O. P. Dhariwal; P. K. Singh; Pavan Kumar Malav; G. D. Harish; P. Prabhu; Anuradha Agrawal (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Modeling and Assessment of Land Degradation Vulnerability in Semi-arid Ecosystem of Southern India Using Temporal Satellite Data, AHP and GIS - P. Sandeep; G. P. Obi Reddy; R. Jegankumar; K. C. Arun Kumar (Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 2021)

Exploration of Heat Stress-Responsive Markers in Understanding Trait Associations in Wheat - P. B. Manjunatha; Nivedita Sinha; Hari Krishna; Divya Chauhan; Pawan Kumar; Ranjeet R. Kumar; Neelu Jain; P. K. Singh; G. P. Singh (Journal of Plant Biology, 2021)

Influence of monomers involved in the fabrication of a novel PES based nanofiltration thin-film composite membrane and its performance in the treatment of common effluent (CETP) textile industrial wastewater - S. Ashok Kumar; N. Moncarmel Johanna; V. Beula Jenefer; G. Srinivasan; G. Kanimozhi; G. Yuvarani; G. Ridhamsha; K. Prabu; S. Govindaradjane; Sundaramurthy Jayaraman (Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering, 2021)

The impact of Indian Ocean dipole on tropical Indian Ocean surface wave heights in ERA5 and CMIP5 models - Gangiredla Srinivas; P. G. Remya; B. Praveen Kumar; Anuradha Modi; T. M. Balakrishnan Nair (International Journal of Climatology, 2021)
The present study examines the relationship between the tropical Indian Ocean (TIO) significant wave height (SWH) and Indian Ocean dipole (IOD) during boreal summer season (June through August) in the latest version of European Centre for Medium‐Range Weather Forecasts reanalysis (ERA5) and wave simulations forced with surface winds and sea‐ice fields from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project version‐5 (CMIP5) models. The interannual variability of SWH shows a significant negative correlation with the IOD over TIO. SWH anomalies display meridional tripole pattern with significant negative (positive) anomalies over eastern equatorial Indian Ocean caused by anomalous easterlies (westerlies), and positive (negative) anomalies over southeastern TIO and the north Bay of Bengal during positive (negative) phase of IOD. The strong wave heights along the east coast of India during positive IOD and the south and southwest coast of India during negative IOD are noticed. CMIP5 models GFDL‐CM3, MRI‐CGCM3 and the multi‐model mean display considerable skill in capturing these teleconnections with substantial magnitude differences. A thorough understanding of the teleconnections between IOD and TIO wave heights is a significant prerequisite for the accurate forecast of surface waves in the Indian Ocean. Hence, this study advocates the importance evaluating the ability of models in representing the SWH and IOD interactions and its implications on Indian coastal regions in the form of inundation, coastal flooding and other vulnerabilities in a changing climate scenario.

Correction to: Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh - Roquia Salam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Badhon Kumar Shill; G. M. Monirul Alam; Md. Hasanuzzaman; Md. Morshadul Hasan; Sobhy M. Ibrahim; Roger C. Shouse (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Nexus between vulnerability and adaptive capacity of drought-prone rural households in northern Bangladesh - Roquia Salam; Abu Reza Md. Towfiqul Islam; Badhon Kumar Shill; G. M. Monirul Alam; Md. Hasanuzzaman; Md. Morshadul Hasan; Sobhy M. Ibrahim; Roger C. Shouse (Natural Hazards, 2021)

Impact of coupling terms on the thermal transport mechanism in a fracture matrix coupled system - N. Natarajan; G. Suresh Kumar; M. Vasudevan (Modeling Earth Systems and Environment, 2021)