Using QMRA to understand possible exposure risks of SARS-CoV-2 from the water environment - Neha Tyagi; Patrick L. Gurian; Arun Kumar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Metagenomic sequencing reveals altered gut microbiota of sojourners at high altitude: a longitudinal study - Brij Bhushan; M. R. Eslavath; A. P. Yadav; A. K. Srivastava; M. P. K. Reddy; T. Norboo; B. Kumar; S. B. Singh; L. Ganju (Journal of Proteins and Proteomics, 2021)

The Neuroimmune Pharmacology of SARS-CoV-2 - Santosh Kumar; Sowmya Yelamanchili; Pankaj Seth; Jean M. Bidlack; Gurudutt Pendyala; Sanjay Maggirwar; Sulie L. Chang (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2021)

The COVID-19 Pandemic: Reflections of Science, Person, and Challenge in Academic Research Settings - Jean M. Bidlack; Sulie L. Chang; Sylvia Fitting; Howard E. Gendelman; Santhi Gorantla; Santosh Kumar; Maria Cecilia Garibaldi Marcondes; Douglas D. Meigs; Loyda M. Melendez; Ilker K. Sariyer; Sowmya Yelamanchili (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2021)

Genome wide association studies in sugarcane host pathogen system for disease resistance: an update on the current status of research - B. Parameswari; K. Nithya; Shubham Kumar; Somnath K. Holkar; M. L. Chabbra; Praveen Kumar; R. Viswanathan (Indian Phytopathology, 2021)

Commercialization, Diffusion and Adoption of Bioformulations for Sustainable Disease Management in Indian Arid Agriculture: Prospects and Challenges - Ritu Mawar; B. L. Manjunatha; Sanjeev Kumar (Circular Economy and Sustainability, 2021)

Biomass, carbon stocks estimation and predictive modeling in mango based land uses on degraded lands in Indian Sub-Himalayas - Avinash Chandra Rathore; Harsh Mehta; Sadikul Islam; P. L. Saroj; N. K. Sharma; J. Jayaprakash; A. K. Gupta; R. K. Dubey; B. N. Ghosh; Ram Prasad; Dinesh Kumar; A. Raizada (Agroforestry Systems, 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.

Improving landings forecasts using environmental covariates: A case study on the Indian oil sardine ( Sardinella longiceps ) - Elizabeth Eli Holmes; Smitha BR; Kumar Nimit; Sourav Maity; David M. Checkley; Mark L. Wells; Vera L. Trainer (Fisheries Oceanography, 2021)
Commercial landings of sardines are known to show strong year‐to‐year fluctuations. A key driver is thought to be environmental variability, to which small forage fish are especially sensitive. We examined the utility of including environmental covariates in forecasts for landings of the Indian oil sardine using a long‐term time series of quarterly catches. Potentially influential variables examined included precipitation, upwelling intensity, sea surface temperature (SST), and chlorophyll‐a concentration. All of these have been shown to be important for oil sardine growth and survival, spawning and/or movement into the nearshore fishing regions. However, improving out‐of‐sample landings forecasts using environmental covariates has often proven elusive. We tested the inclusion of environmental covariates in forecast models using generalized additive models, which allow for non‐linear responses, and dynamic linear models, which allow for time‐varying responses. Only two environmental covariates improved out‐of‐sample prediction: the 2.5‐year average regional SST and precipitation over land during June–July. The most significant improvement was with the SST covariate and post‐monsoon landings with a 19%–22% reduction in mean‐squared prediction error. Models with the second best covariate, monsoon precipitation over land, provided a 4%–8% reduction in prediction error. We also tested large‐scale ocean climate teleconnection indices. One, an index of the Atlantic Multidecadal Oscillation, also improved out‐of‐sample predictions similarly to the multiyear average regional SST. The earth's changing climate is associated with both rapid warming in the Western Indian Ocean and changes to monsoon rainfall patterns. Our work highlights these as key variables that can improve forecasting of oil sardine landings.

Understanding dynamics of tropical cyclones in the Bay of Bengal using lightning data - Trisanu Banik; Venugopal Thandlam; Barin Kumar De; Shyam Sundar Kundu; Rekha Bharali Gogoi; P. L. N. Raju; Anirban Guha (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2021)

Morphological Descriptors and Heritability as Markers for Oil Yield in Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del.: A Potential Biodiesel Xerophyte - Mahesh Kumar Saini; Jagdish Prasad; P. V. S. Raju; S. L. Kothari; Harish; Jitendra Kumar Shukla; Vinod Singh Gour (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2021)

Society on NeuroImmune Pharmacology COVID-19 Virtual Workshop - Santosh Kumar; Gurudutt Pendyala; Sowmya V. Yelamanchili; Pankaj Seth; Sanjay Maggirwar; Jean M. Bidlack; Sulie L. Chang (Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology, 2021)

Diversity assessment of indigenous and exotic Diaporthe species associated with various crops using ISSR, URP and SRAP markers - L. S. Rajput; Sanjeev Kumar; Heena Bhati; Krishna Nair; Jameel Akhtar; Pardeep Kumar; S. C. Dubey (Indian Phytopathology, 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)

Aquisphaera insulae sp. nov., a new member in the family Isosphaeraceae, isolated from the floating island of Loktak lake and emended description of the genus Aquisphaera - Gaurav Kumar; Khongsai L. Lhingjakim; Jagadeeshwari Uppada; Shabbir Ahamad; Dhanesh Kumar; Gulam Mohammad Kashif; Chintalapati Sasikala; Chintalapati Venkata Ramana (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2021)

Transcriptome analysis of sesame-Macrophomina phaseolina interactions revealing the distinct genetic components for early defense responses - Nidhi Radadiya; Naman Mangukia; Virali Antala; Hiral Desai; Hemangini Chaudhari; T. L. Dholaria; Denish Dholaria; Rukam Singh Tomar; B. A. Golakiya; Mahesh Kumar Mahatma (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2021)

Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic evaluation of nasal liposome and nanoparticle based rivastigmine formulations in acute and chronic models of Alzheimer’s disease - Sampath Kumar L. Rompicherla; Karthik Arumugam; Sree Lalitha Bojja; Nitesh Kumar; C. Mallikarjuna Rao (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2021)
With the increasing aging population and progressive nature of the disease, Alzheimer’s disease (AD) poses to be an oncoming epidemic with limited therapeutic strategies. It is characterized by memory loss, behavioral instability, impaired cognitive function, predominantly, cognitive inability manifested due to the accumulation of β-amyloid, with malfunctioned cholinergic system. Rivastigmine, a reversible dual cholinesterase inhibitor, is a more tolerable and widely used choice of drug for AD. However, rivastigmine being hydrophilic and undergoing the first-pass metabolism exhibits low CNS bioavailability. Nanoformulations including liposomes and PLGA nanoparticles can encapsulate hydrophilic drugs and deliver them efficiently to the brain. Besides, the nasal route is receiving considerable attention recently, due to its direct access to the brain. Therefore, the present study attempts to evaluate the pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties of nasal liposomal and PLGA nanoparticle formulations of rivastigmine in acute scopolamine-induced amnesia and chronic colchicine induced cognitive dysfunction animal models, and validate the best formulation by employing pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic (PK-PD) modeling. Nasal liposomal rivastigmine formulation showed the best pharmacokinetic features with rapid onset of action (Tmax = 5 min), higher Cmax (1489.5 ± 620.71), enhanced systemic bioavailability ( F = 118.65 ± 23.54; AUC = 35,921.75 ± 9559.46), increased half-life (30.92 ± 8.38 min), and reduced clearance rate (Kel (1/min) = 0.0224 ± 0.006) compared to oral rivastigmine (Tmax = 15 min; Cmax = 56.29 ± 27.05; F = 4.39 ± 1.82; AUC = 1663.79 ± 813.54; t1/2 = 13.48 ± 5.79; Kel (1/min) = 0.0514 ± 0.023). Further, the liposomal formulation significantly rescued the memory deficit induced by scopolamine as well as colchicine superior to other formulations as assessed in Morris water maze and passive avoidance tasks. PK-PD modeling demonstrated a strong correlation between the pharmacokinetic parameters and acetylcholinesterase inhibition of liposomal formulation.

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)

Arsenic-induced uterine apoptotic damage is protected by ethyl acetate fraction of Camellia sinensis (green tea) via Bcl-2-BAX through NF-κB regulations in Wistar rats - Arindam Dey; Hasina Perveen; Arjun L Khandare; Amrita Banerjee; Smarajit Maiti; Suryashis Jana; Asit Kumar Chakraborty; Sandip Chattopadhyay (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 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)

Microbiome for sustainable agriculture: a review with special reference to the corn production system - S. L. Jat; S. B. Suby; C. M. Parihar; Geetika Gambhir; Naveen Kumar; Sujay Rakshit (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Whale optimization-based band selection technique for hyperspectral image classification - Boggavarapu L. N. Phaneendra Kumar; Prabukumar Manoharan (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Assessment of role of cuticular wax in adaptive physiological responses of Calotropis procera and Calotropis gigantea - Priyal Sharma; N. Bala; Mahesh Kumar Saini; Ajay Jain; S. L. Kothari; Vinod Singh Gour (Plant Physiology Reports, 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)

Genomic sequence analysis of lung infections using artificial intelligence technique - R. Kumar; Fadi Al-Turjman; L. Anand; Abhishek Kumar; S. Magesh; K. Vengatesan; R. Sitharthan; M. Rajesh (Interdisciplinary Sciences: Computational Life Sciences, 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)

Correction to: Marker-assisted identification of novel genetic lines for salinity tolerance and their categorization for utilization in development of hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) - P. Raghavendra; B. M Dushyantha Kumar; P. Shashikumara; H. M Sachin Kumar; S. L. Krishnamurthy; Shailaja Hittalmani (Cereal Research Communications, 2021)

Marker-assisted identification of novel genetic lines for salinity tolerance and their categorization for utilization in development of hybrid rice (Oryza sativa L.) - P. Raghavendra; B. M Dushyantha Kumar; P. Shashikumara; H. M Sachin Kumar; S. L. Krishnamurthy; Shailaja Hittalmani (Cereal Research Communications, 2021)

Ambient air characteristics of biogenic volatile organic compounds at a tropical evergreen forest site in Central Western Ghats of India - Nidhi Tripathi; L. K. Sahu; Kashyap Patel; Ashwini Kumar; Ravi Yadav (Journal of Atmospheric Chemistry, 2021)

Short-Term Effect of Resource Conservation Practices on Soil Loss, Productivity and Energy Budgeting of Soybean–Mustard System in Table Lands of Chambal Ravine - I. Rashmi; Shakir Ali; B. L. Mina; Kuldeep Kumar; Ashok Kumar; R. K. Singh (Agricultural Research, 2021)

Traditional uses, phytochemistry, and ethnopharmacology of Colebrookea oppositifolia Smith: a mini-review - Gollapalle L. Viswanatha; H. Shylaja; H. Yogish Kumar; M. V. Venkataranganna; N. B. L. Prasad (Advances in Traditional Medicine, 2021)

The relative roles of decadal climate variations and changes in the ocean observing system on seasonal prediction skill of tropical Pacific SST - Bohua Huang; Chul-Su Shin; Arun Kumar; Michelle L’Heureux; Magdalena A. Balmaseda (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

In Silico Ventilation Within the Dose-Volume is Predictive of Lung Function Post-radiation Therapy in Patients with Lung Cancer - Yu Dong; H. Kumar; M. Tawhai; C. Veiga; A. Szmul; D. Landau; J. McClelland; L. Lao; K. S. Burrowes (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2021)
Lung cancer is a leading cause of death worldwide. Radiation therapy (RT) is one method to treat this disease. A common side effect of RT for lung cancer is radiation-induced lung damage (RILD) which leads to loss of lung function. RILD often compounds pre-existing smoking-related regional lung function impairment. It is difficult to predict patient outcomes due to large variability in individual response to RT. In this study, the capability of image-based modelling of regional ventilation in lung cancer patients to predict lung function post-RT was investigated. Twenty-five patient-based models were created using CT images to define the airway geometry, size and location of tumour, and distribution of emphysema. Simulated ventilation within the 20 Gy isodose volume showed a statistically significant negative correlation with the change in forced expiratory volume in 1 s 12-months post-RT ( p = 0.001, R = − 0.61). Patients with higher simulated ventilation within the 20 Gy isodose volume had a greater loss in lung function post-RT and vice versa. This relationship was only evident with the combined impact of tumour and emphysema, with the location of the emphysema relative to the dose-volume being important. Our results suggest that model-based ventilation measures can be used in the prediction of patient lung function post-RT.

Effect of ethanol and cocaine on [11C]MPC-6827 uptake in SH-SY5Y cells - Naresh Damuka; Miranda Orr; Paul W. Czoty; Jeffrey L. Weiner; Thomas J. Martin; Michael A. Nader; Avinash H. Bansode; Buddhika S. Liyana Pathirannahel; Akiva Mintz; Shannon L. Macauley; Suzanne Craft; Kiran Kumar Solingapuram Sai (Molecular Biology Reports, 2021)
Microtubules (MTs) are structural units in the cytoskeleton. In brain cells they are responsible for axonal transport, information processing, and signaling mechanisms. Proper function of these processes is critical for healthy brain functions. Alcohol and substance use disorders (AUD/SUDs) affects the function and organization of MTs in the brain, making them a potential neuroimaging marker to study the resulting impairment of overall neurobehavioral and cognitive processes. Our lab reported the first brain-penetrant MT-tracking Positron Emission Tomography (PET) ligand [ 11 C]MPC-6827 and demonstrated its in vivo utility in rodents and non-human primates. To further explore the in vivo imaging potential of [ 11 C]MPC-6827, we need to investigate its mechanism of action. Here, we report preliminary in vitro binding results in SH-SY5Y neuroblastoma cells exposed to ethanol (EtOH) or cocaine in combination with multiple agents that alter MT stability. EtOH and cocaine treatments increased MT stability and decreased free tubulin monomers. Our initial cell-binding assay demonstrated that [ 11 C]MPC-6827 may have high affinity to free/unbound tubulin units. Consistent with this mechanism of action, we observed lower [ 11 C]MPC-6827 uptake in SH-SY5Y cells after EtOH and cocaine treatments (e.g., fewer free tubulin units). We are currently performing in vivo PET imaging and ex vivo biodistribution studies in rodent and nonhuman primate models of AUD and SUDs and Alzheimer's disease.

Assessment of groundwater depletion–induced land subsidence and characterisation of damaging cracks on houses: a case study in Mohali-Chandigarh area, India - Neha Kadiyan; R. S. Chatterjee; Pranshu Pranjal; Pankaj Agrawal; S. K. Jain; M. L. Angurala; A. K. Biyani; M. S. Sati; Dheeraj Kumar; Ashutosh Bhardwaj; P. K. Champati Ray (Bulletin of Engineering Geology and the Environment, 2021)

Lr80: A new and widely effective source of leaf rust resistance of wheat for enhancing diversity of resistance among modern cultivars - Subodh Kumar; Subhash C. Bhardwaj; Om P. Gangwar; Akanksha Sharma; Naeela Qureshi; Vikas V. Kumaran; Hanif Khan; Pramod Prasad; Hanif Miah; Gyanendra P. Singh; Kiran Sharma; Hemlata Verma; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Assessment of traits for grain yield under drought in finger millet - S. Sanjeev Krishna; Y. A. Nanja Reddy; R. L. Ravi Kumar (Plant Physiology Reports, 2021)

Dehydration of Chiral α-Amides to Chiral α-Nitriles Under the Appel Reaction Conditions - Shekharappa; L. Roopesh Kumar; C. Srinivasulu; Vommina V. Sureshbabu (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2021)

Lipopolysaccharide Administration Alters Extracellular Vesicles in Cell Lines and Mice - Leandra B. Jones; Sanjay Kumar; Courtnee’ R. Bell; Brennetta J. Crenshaw; Mamie T. Coats; Brian Sims; Qiana L. Matthews (Current Microbiology, 2021)
Extracellular vesicles (EVs) play a fundamental role in cell and infection biology and have the potential to act as biomarkers for novel diagnostic tools. In this study, we explored the in vitro impact of bacterial lipopolysaccharide administration on cell lines that represents a target for bacterial infection in the host. Administration of lipopolysaccharide at varying concentrations to A549 and BV-2 cell lines caused only modest changes in cell death, but EV numbers were significantly changed. After treatment with the highest concentration of lipopolysaccharide, EVs derived from A549 cells packaged significantly less interleukin-6 and lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1. EVs derived from BV-2 cells packaged significantly less tumor necrosis factor after administration of lipopolysaccharide concentrations of 0.1 µg/mL and 1 µg/mL. We also examined the impact of lipopolysaccharide administration on exosome biogenesis and cargo composition in BALB/c mice. Serum-isolated EVs from lipopolysaccharide-treated mice showed significantly increased lysosomal-associated membrane protein 1 and toll-like receptor 4 levels compared with EVs from control mice. In summary, this study demonstrated that EV numbers and cargo were altered using these in vitro and in vivo models of bacterial infection.

A Comprehensive Review on 1st-Generation Biodiesel Feedstock Palm Oil: Production, Engine Performance, and Exhaust Emissions - Digambar Singh; Dilip Sharma; S. L. Soni; Chandrapal Singh Inda; Sumit Sharma; Pushpendra Kumar Sharma; Amit Jhalani (BioEnergy Research, 2021)

Genetic analysis of oviposition deterrence to orange wheat blossom midge in spring wheat - Dinushika Thambugala; Curtis J. Pozniak; Santosh Kumar; Andrew J. Burt; Ian L. Wise; Marjorie A. H. Smith; Stephen L. Fox; Alejandro C. Costamagna; Curt A. McCartney (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2021)

Multi-stage magmatic history of olivine–leucite lamproite dykes from Banganapalle, Dharwar craton, India: evidence from compositional zoning of spinel - Satya P. Kumar; Azhar M. Shaikh; Suresh C. Patel; Janisar M. Sheikh; Duryadhan Behera; Kamal L. Pruseth; Subramanian Ravi; Sebastian Tappe (Mineralogy and Petrology, 2021)

Soil loss hinders the restoration potential of tree plantations on highly eroded ravine slopes - Raj Kumar; A. K. Bhardwaj; B. K. Rao; A. K. Vishwakarma; Vijaysinha Kakade; D. Dinesh; Gaurav Singh; Gopal Kumar; V. C. Pande; P. R. Bhatnagar; G. L. Bagdi (Journal of Soils and Sediments, 2021)

The Effects of a Four-Week Neuromuscular Training Program on Landing Kinematics in Pre- and Post-Peak Height Velocity Male Athletes - Paul J. Read; Jon L. Oliver; Ian J. Dobbs; Megan A. Wong; Nakul Tumkur Anil Kumar; Rhodri S. Lloyd (Journal of Science in Sport and Exercise, 2021)

Spatio-Temporal Variability of Rainfall Indices and their Teleconnections with El Niño-Southern Oscillation for Tapi Basin, India - Lalit Kumar Gehlot; Shubham M. Jibhakate; Priyank J. Sharma; P. L. Patel; P. V. Timbadiya (Asia-Pacific Journal of Atmospheric Sciences, 2021)

Status, Potential, Prospects, and Issues of Floodplain Wetland Fisheries in India: Synthesis and Review for Sustainable Management - Uttam Kumar Sarkar; P. Mishal; Simanku Borah; Gunjan Karnatak; Ganesh Chandra; Suman Kumari; D. K. Meena; Dipesh Debnath; Sona Yengkokpam; Pronob Das; Piyashi DebRoy; Anil K. Yadav; et al. (Reviews in Fisheries Science & Aquaculture, 2021)

β-Adrenoceptor blockade prevents carotid body hyperactivity and elevated vascular sympathetic nerve density induced by chronic intermittent hypoxia - Abdulaziz A. Alzahrani; Lily L. Cao; Hayyaf S. Aldossary; Demitris Nathanael; Jiarong Fu; Clare J. Ray; Keith L. Brain; Prem Kumar; Andrew M. Coney; Andrew P. Holmes (Pflügers Archiv - European Journal of Physiology, 2021)
Carotid body (CB) hyperactivity promotes hypertension in response to chronic intermittent hypoxia (CIH). The plasma concentration of adrenaline is reported to be elevated in CIH and our previous work suggests that adrenaline directly activates the CB. However, a role for chronic adrenergic stimulation in mediating CB hyperactivity is currently unknown. This study evaluated whether beta-blocker treatment with propranolol (Prop) prevented the development of CB hyperactivity, vascular sympathetic nerve growth and hypertension caused by CIH. Adult male Wistar rats were assigned into 1 of 4 groups: Control (N), N + Prop, CIH and CIH + Prop. The CIH paradigm consisted of 8 cycles h −1 , 8 h day −1 , for 3 weeks. Propranolol was administered via drinking water to achieve a dose of 40 mg kg −1 day −1 . Immunohistochemistry revealed the presence of both β 1 and β 2 -adrenoceptor subtypes on the CB type I cell. CIH caused a 2–3-fold elevation in basal CB single-fibre chemoafferent activity and this was prevented by chronic propranolol treatment. Chemoafferent responses to hypoxia and mitochondrial inhibitors were attenuated by propranolol, an effect that was greater in CIH animals. Propranolol decreased respiratory frequency in normoxia and hypoxia in N and CIH. Propranolol also abolished the CIH mediated increase in vascular sympathetic nerve density. Arterial blood pressure was reduced in propranolol groups during hypoxia. Propranolol exaggerated the fall in blood pressure in most (6/7) CIH animals during hypoxia, suggestive of reduced sympathetic tone. These findings therefore identify new roles for β-adrenergic stimulation in evoking CB hyperactivity, sympathetic vascular hyperinnervation and altered blood pressure control in response to CIH.

A Review of IRS-1C Applications in Urban and Regional Studies, and Infrastructure Planning - Pramod Kumar; K. Venugopala Rao; Sudha Ravindranath; Sandeep Maithani; Asfa Siddiqui; B. D. Bharath; S. V. L. Bhavani (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Gaps Filling in HF Radar Sea Surface Current Data Using Complex Empirical Orthogonal Functions - Siva Srinivas Kolukula; Balaji Baduru; P. L. N. Murty; J. Pavan Kumar; E. Pattabhi Rama Rao; S. S. C. Shenoi (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2020)

Use of GRACE time-series data for estimating groundwater storage at small scale - Ch Samurembi Chanu; Harika Munagapati; V M Tiwari; Arvind Kumar; L Elango (Journal of Earth System Science, 2020)

Major ion, trace metal and environmental isotope characterization of groundwater in selected parts of Uddanam coastal region, Andhra Pradesh, India - Tirumalesh Keesari; Anndasankar Roy; Diksha Pant; Uday Kumar Sinha; P V Nagendra Kumar; L Vaikunta Rao (Journal of Earth System Science, 2020)

Understanding stable isotope systematics of salinity affected groundwater in Mewat, Haryana, India - Gopal Krishan; N C Ghosh; C P Kumar; Lalit Mohan Sharma; Brijesh Yadav; M L Kansal; Surjeet Singh; S K Verma; Gokul Prasad (Journal of Earth System Science, 2020)

Dynamic Propagation and Impact of Pandemic Influenza A (2009 H1N1) in Children: A Detailed Review - Yashwant Kumar Ratre; Naveen Kumar Vishvakarma; L. V. K. S. Bhaskar; Henu Kumar Verma (Current Microbiology, 2020)

Evaluation of Genotype × Environment Interaction and Yield Stability Analysis in Peanut Under Phosphorus Stress Condition Using Stability Parameters of AMMI Model - B. C. Ajay; S. K. Bera; A. L. Singh; Narendra Kumar; K. Gangadhar; Praveen Kona (Agricultural Research, 2020)

A comparative anticancer study on procyanidin C1 against receptor positive and receptor negative breast cancer - Laxmi L. Koteswari; Seema Kumari; Anil B. Kumar; Rama Rao Malla (Natural Product Research, 2020)

Low Static Shear Modulus Along Foliation and Its Influence on the Elastic and Strength Anisotropy of Poorman Schist Rocks, Homestake Mine, South Dakota - Katherine J. Condon; Hiroki Sone; Herbert F. Wang; J. Ajo-Franklin; T. Baumgartner; K. Beckers; D. Blankenship; A. Bonneville; L. Boyd; S. Brown; J. A. Burghardt; C. Chai; et al. (Rock Mechanics and Rock Engineering, 2020)

Snow-mediated plasticity does not prevent camouflage mismatch - Alexander V. Kumar; Marketa Zimova; James R. Sparks; L. Scott Mills (Oecologia, 2020)
Global reduction in snow cover duration is one of the most consistent and widespread climate change outcomes. Declining snow duration has severe negative consequences for diverse taxa including seasonally color molting species, which rely on snow for camouflage. However, phenotypic plasticity may facilitate adaptation to reduced snow duration. Plastic responses could occur in the color molt phenology or through behavior that minimizes coat color mismatch or its consequences. We quantified molt phenology of 200 wild snowshoe hares ( Lepus americanus ), and measured microhabitat choice and local snow cover. Similar to other studies, we found that hares did not show behavioral plasticity to minimize coat color mismatch via background matching; instead they preferred colder, snow free areas regardless of their coat color. Furthermore, hares did not behaviorally mitigate the negative consequences of mismatch by choosing resting sites with denser vegetation cover when mismatched. Importantly, we demonstrated plasticity in the initiation and the rate of the molt and established the direct effect of snow on molt phenology; greater snow cover was associated with whiter hares and this association was not due to whiter hares preferring snowier areas. However, despite the observed snow-mediated plasticity in molt phenology, camouflage mismatch with white hares on brown snowless ground persisted and was more frequent during early snowmelt. Thus, we find no evidence that phenotypic plasticity in snowshoe hares is sufficient to facilitate adaptive rescue to camouflage mismatch under climate change.

New Geographical Record of Plesiothyreus cinnamomeus (Gould, 1846) (Gastropoda: Neritoidea: Phenacolepadidae) from the Central Indian Ocean - R. Ravinesh; A. Biju Kumar; V. L. Anjana (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2020)

A COVID-19 Airway Management Innovation with Pragmatic Efficacy Evaluation: The Patient Particle Containment Chamber - Lauren M. Maloney; Ariel H. Yang; Rudolph A. Princi; Alexander J. Eichert; Daniella R. Hébert; Taelyn V. Kupec; Alexander E. Mertz; Roman Vasyltsiv; Thea M. Vijaya Kumar; Griffin J. Walker; Edder J. Peralta; Jason L. Hoffman; et al. (Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 2020)
The unique resource constraints, urgency, and virulence of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic has sparked immense innovation in the development of barrier devices to protect healthcare providers from infectious airborne particles generated by patients during airway management interventions. Of the existing devices, all have shortcomings which render them ineffective and impractical in out-of-hospital environments. Therefore, we propose a new design for such a device, along with a pragmatic evaluation of its efficacy. Must-have criteria for the device included: reduction of aerosol transmission by at least 90% as measured by pragmatic testing; construction from readily available, inexpensive materials; easy to clean; and compatibility with common EMS stretchers. The Patient Particle Containment Chamber (PPCC) consists of a standard shower liner draped over a modified octagonal PVC pipe frame and secured with binder clips. 3D printed sleeve portals were used to secure plastic sleeves to the shower liner wall. A weighted tube sealed the exterior base of the chamber with the contours of the patient’s body and stretcher. Upon testing, the PPCC contained 99% of spray-paint particles sprayed over a 90s period. Overall, the PPCC provides a compact, affordable option that can be used in both the in-hospital and out-of-hospital environments.

Projected future changes in rainfall in Southeast Asia based on CORDEX–SEA multi-model simulations - Fredolin Tangang; Jing Xiang Chung; Liew Juneng; Supari; Ester Salimun; Sheau Tieh Ngai; Ahmad Fairudz Jamaluddin; Mohd Syazwan Faisal Mohd; Faye Cruz; Gemma Narisma; Jerasorn Santisirisomboon; Thanh Ngo-Duc; et al. (Climate Dynamics, 2020)
This paper examines the projected changes in rainfall in Southeast Asia (SEA) in the twenty-first century based on the multi-model simulations of the Southeast Asia Regional Climate Downscaling/Coordinated Regional Climate Downscaling Experiment–Southeast Asia (SEACLID/CORDEX–SEA). A total of 11 General Circulation Models (GCMs) have been downscaled using 7 Regional Climate Models (RCMs) to a resolution of 25 km × 25 km over the SEA domain (89.5° E–146.5° E, 14.8° S–27.0° N) for two different representative concentration pathways (RCP) scenarios, RCP4.5 and RCP8.5. The 1976–2005 period is considered as the historical period for evaluating the changes in seasonal precipitation of December–January–February (DJF) and June–July–August (JJA) over future periods of the early (2011–2040), mid (2041–2070) and late twenty-first century (2071–2099). The ensemble mean shows a good reproduction of the SEA climatological mean spatial precipitation pattern with systematic wet biases, which originated largely from simulations using the RegCM4 model. Increases in mean rainfall (10–20%) are projected throughout the twenty-first century over Indochina and eastern Philippines during DJF while a drying tendency prevails over the Maritime Continent. For JJA, projections of both RCPs indicate reductions in mean rainfall (10–30%) over the Maritime Continent, particularly over the Indonesian region by mid and late twenty-first century. However, examination of individual member responses shows prominent inter-model variations, reflecting uncertainty in the projections.

The global abundance of tree palms - Robert Muscarella; Thaise Emilio; Oliver L. Phillips; Simon L. Lewis; Ferry Slik; William J. Baker; Thomas L. P. Couvreur; Wolf L. Eiserhardt; Jens‐Christian Svenning; Kofi Affum‐Baffoe; Shin‐Ichiro Aiba; Everton C. de Almeida; et al. (Global Ecology and Biogeography, 2020)
Aim Palms are an iconic, diverse and often abundant component of tropical ecosystems that provide many ecosystem services. Being monocots, tree palms are evolutionarily, morphologically and physiologically distinct from other trees, and these differences have important consequences for ecosystem services (e.g., carbon sequestration and storage) and in terms of responses to climate change. We quantified global patterns of tree palm relative abundance to help improve understanding of tropical forests and reduce uncertainty about these ecosystems under climate change. Location Tropical and subtropical moist forests. Time period Current. Major taxa studied Palms (Arecaceae). Methods We assembled a pantropical dataset of 2,548 forest plots (covering 1,191 ha) and quantified tree palm (i.e., ≥10 cm diameter at breast height) abundance relative to co‐occurring non‐palm trees. We compared the relative abundance of tree palms across biogeographical realms and tested for associations with palaeoclimate stability, current climate, edaphic conditions and metrics of forest structure. Results On average, the relative abundance of tree palms was more than five times larger between Neotropical locations and other biogeographical realms. Tree palms were absent in most locations outside the Neotropics but present in >80% of Neotropical locations. The relative abundance of tree palms was more strongly associated with local conditions (e.g., higher mean annual precipitation, lower soil fertility, shallower water table and lower plot mean wood density) than metrics of long‐term climate stability. Life‐form diversity also influenced the patterns; palm assemblages outside the Neotropics comprise many non‐tree (e.g., climbing) palms. Finally, we show that tree palms can influence estimates of above‐ground biomass, but the magnitude and direction of the effect require additional work. Conclusions Tree palms are not only quintessentially tropical, but they are also overwhelmingly Neotropical. Future work to understand the contributions of tree palms to biomass estimates and carbon cycling will be particularly crucial in Neotropical forests.

Perception of farmers on climate change and its impacts on agriculture across various altitudinal zones of Bhutan Himalayas - N. Chhogyel; L. Kumar; Y. Bajgai; Md K. Hasan (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2020)

Study of minerals and selected environmentally sensitive elements in Kapurdi lignites of Barmer Basin, Rajasthan, western India: implications to environment - Pramod K. Rajak; Vijay K. Singh; Asha L. Singh; Narendra Kumar; Om P. Kumar; Vishvajeet Singh; Aniruddha Kumar; Ankita Rai; Shweta Rai; Amiya S. Naik; Prakash K. Singh (Geosciences Journal, 2020)

The spectrum of disease severity, the burden of hospitalizations and associated risk factors in confirmed dengue among persons of all ages: findings from a population based longitudinal study from Barbados - Alok Kumar; Shemica Mayers; Janelle Welch; Janine Taitt; Gemma Ann Benskin; Anders L.; Nielsen (Infectious Diseases, 2020)

Structure-based drug designing for potential antiviral activity of selected natural products from Ayurveda against SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and its cellular receptor - Vimal K. Maurya; Swatantra Kumar; Anil K. Prasad; Madan L. B. Bhatt; Shailendra K. Saxena (VirusDisease, 2020)

G × E interactions in QTL introgression lines of Spanish-type groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) - A. L. Rathnakumar; Surendra S. Manohar; Hajisaheb L. Nadaf; Sudam C. Patil; Milind P. Deshmukh; P. P. Thirumalaisamy; Narendra Kumar; H. B. Lalwani; P. Nagaraju; Basavaraj Yenagi; S. S. Patil; J. Suryawanshi; et al. (Euphytica, 2020)

Targeting the endocannabinoid system: a predictive, preventive, and personalized medicine-directed approach to the management of brain pathologies - Vamsi Reddy; Dayton Grogan; Meenakshi Ahluwalia; Évila Lopes Salles; Pankaj Ahluwalia; Hesam Khodadadi; Katelyn Alverson; Andy Nguyen; Srikrishnan P. Raju; Pankaj Gaur; Molly Braun; Fernando L. Vale; et al. (EPMA Journal, 2020)

Hyperaccumulation of arsenic by Pteris vittata, a potential strategy for phytoremediation of arsenic-contaminated soil - Udaya Kumar Vandana; A. B. M. Gulzar; L. Paikhomba Singha; Amitabha Bhattacharjee; P. B. Mazumder; Piyush Pandey (Environmental Sustainability, 2020)

Quantitative trait loci mapping for resistance to maize streak virus in F2:3 population of tropical maize - A. L. Garcia-Oliveira; A. Menkir; P. Lava Kumar; V. Azuh; O. O. Jacob; M. Gedil (Cereal Research Communications, 2020)
Maize streak virus (MSV) continues to be a major biotic constraint for maize production throughout Africa. Concerning the quantitative nature of inheritance of resistance to MSV disease (MSVD), we sought to identify new loci for MSV resistance in maize using F 2:3 population. The mapping population was artificially inoculated with viruliferous leafhoppers under screenhouse and evaluated for MSVD resistance. Using 948 DArT markers, we identified 18 quantitative trait loci (QTLs) associated with different components of MSVD resistance accounting for 3.1–21.4% of the phenotypic variance, suggesting that a total of eleven genomic regions covering chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 7 are probably required for MSVD resistance. Two new genomic regions on chromosome 4 revealed the occurrence of co-localized QTLs for different parameters associated with MSVD resistance. Moreover, the consistent appearance of QTL on chromosome 7 for MSVD resistance is illustrating the need for fine-mapping of this locus. In conclusion, these QTLs could provide additional source for breeders to develop MSV resistance.

The Ryanodine Receptor Contributes to the Lysophosphatidylcholine-Induced Mineralization in Valvular Interstitial Cells - Reid L. Wilson; Christopher B. Sylvester; Dena C. Wiltz; Aditya Kumar; Tahir H. Malik; Joel D. Morrisett; K. Jane Grande-Allen (Cardiovascular Engineering and Technology, 2020)

Carbon, Nitrogen and Phosphorus Mineralization as Influenced by Type of Organic Residues and Soil Contact Variation in Vertisol of Central India - Amrit Lal Meena; Pramod Jha; M. L. Dotaniya; Bipin Kumar; B. P. Meena; R. L. Jat (Agricultural Research, 2020)

Genetic structures across a biogeographical barrier reflect dispersal potential of four Southeast Asian mangrove plant species - Alison K. S. Wee; Annika M. E. Noreen; Junya Ono; Koji Takayama; Prakash P. Kumar; Hugh T. W. Tan; Mohd N. Saleh; Tadashi Kajita; Edward L. Webb (Journal of Biogeography, 2020)
Aim Biogeographical barriers restrict the movement of individuals, resulting in population divergence, genetic differentiation, endemism and speciation. Yet, some barriers demonstrate unequal effect across species depending on species dispersal, which manifests in varying genetic structure. We test the hypotheses that the genetic structure of four coastal mangrove species would reflect differences in dispersal potential across the Malay Peninsula, a major biogeographical barrier in the Indo‐West Pacific region. Location East and west coasts of the Malay Peninsula. Taxon Mangrove trees Avicennia alba , Sonneratia alba , Bruguiera gymnorhiza and Rhizophora mucronata. Methods For each species, we characterized genetic structure and gene flow using 7–12 species‐specific nuclear microsatellite markers. We tested for east–west genetic differentiation across the peninsula, a stepping‐stone migration pattern, and assessed the proportion of recent dispersal and direction of historical migration along the Malacca Strait. Results Significant east–west genetic differentiation across the peninsula was observed in A. alba , S. alba and B. gymnorhiza , and the effect was most pronounced for the two species with lower dispersal potential ( A. alba , S. alba ). In contrast, the two species with higher dispersal potential ( B. gymnorhiza and R. mucronata ) exhibited much higher proportion of recent inter‐population migration along the Malacca Strait. The signature of historical colonization from refugia in the Andaman Sea (north‐to‐south migration along the Malacca Strait) predominated for A. alba and S. alba. Historical south–north migration predominated for R. mucronata and B. gymnorhiza . Main conclusions This study implicated dispersal potential as a cause of varying mangrove species genetic structure across a biogeographical barrier. The Malay Peninsula functions as a filter to gene flow rather than a barrier. The genetic structure in mangrove species with a higher dispersal potential is more congruent with contemporary gene flow while that of species with a lower dispersal potential reflects historical processes. Our findings hint at the role of dispersal potential as a predictor of gene flow in mangroves.

Effect of progesterone administration during growing phase of first dominant follicle on follicular wave pattern in buffalo heifers - M. H. Jan; H. Kumar; S. Kumar; R. K. Sharma; A. Gupta; K. L. Mehrara (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2020)

Interaction Between CRIPT and PSD-95 Is Required for Proper Dendritic Arborization in Hippocampal Neurons - Anton Omelchenko; Harita Menon; Sarah G. Donofrio; Gaurav Kumar; Heidi M. Chapman; Joshua Roshal; Eduardo R. Martinez-Montes; Tiffany L. Wang; Mark R. Spaller; Bonnie L. Firestein (Molecular Neurobiology, 2020)

Identification and mapping of quantitative trait loci (QTL) and epistatic QTL for salinity tolerance at seedling stage in traditional aromatic short grain rice landrace Kolajoha (Oryza sativa L.) of Assam, India - Abhishek Mazumder; Megha Rohilla; Deepak Singh Bisht; S. L. Krishnamurthy; Mandira Barman; Ramendra Nath Sarma; Tilak Raj Sharma; Tapan Kumar Mondal (Euphytica, 2020)

Sugar cane Canopy Spraying: A Perspective Solution with Ergonomics and Mechatronics Approach - S. P. Singh; Adarsh Kumar; H. L. Kushwaha (Sugar Tech, 2020)

Characterization of genetically complex Collaborative Cross mouse strains that model divergent locomotor activating and reinforcing properties of cocaine - Sarah A. Schoenrock; Padam Kumar; Alexander Gómez-A; Price E. Dickson; Sam-Moon Kim; Lauren Bailey; Sofia Neira; Kyle D. Riker; Joseph Farrington; Christiann H. Gaines; Saad Khan; Troy D. Wilcox; et al. (Psychopharmacology, 2020)

Structural, glycosylation and antigenic variation between 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) and SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) - Swatantra Kumar; Vimal K. Maurya; Anil K. Prasad; Madan L. B. Bhatt; Shailendra K. Saxena (VirusDisease, 2020)

Recombinant variants of cotton leaf curl Multan virus is associated with the breakdown of leaf curl resistance in cotton in northwestern India - P. K. Chakrabarty; Pradeep Kumar; B. B. Kalbande; R. L. Chavhan; V. Koundal; D. Monga; H. R. Pappu; Anirban Roy; Bikash Mandal (VirusDisease, 2020)

India’s contribution to mitigating the impacts of climate change through vegetation management - J. Dash; M. D. Behera; C. Jeganathan; C. S. Jha; S. Sharma; R. Lucas; A. A. Khuroo; A. Harris; P. M. Atkinson; D. S. Boyd; C. P. Singh; M. P. Kale; et al. (Tropical Ecology, 2020)

Identification of heterotic groups in South-Asian-bred hybrid parents of pearl millet - S. K. Gupta; K. Sudarshan Patil; Abhishek Rathore; Dev Vart Yadav; L. D. Sharma; K. D. Mungra; H. T. Patil; Suresh K. Gupta; Ramesh Kumar; Vaibhav Chaudhary; Roma R. Das; Anil Kumar; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2020)

Association of tobacco smoke–infused water (tuibur) use by Mizo people and risk of Helicobacter pylori infection - Subhajit Mukherjee; Sreenath Arekurnnath Madathil; Souvik Ghatak; Lalrintluanga Jahau; Jeremy L. Pautu; John Zohmingthanga; Lalawmpuii Pachuau; Belinda Nicolau; Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2020)

Chitin and chitosan-based support materials for enzyme immobilization and biotechnological applications - Madan L. Verma; Sandeep Kumar; Anamika Das; Jatinder S. Randhawa; Munusamy Chamundeeswari (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2020)

An effective approach for improving the accuracy of a random forest classifier in the classification of Hyperion data - Dibyajyoti Chutia; Naiwrita Borah; Diganta Baruah; Dhruba Kumar Bhattacharyya; P. L. N. Raju; K. K. Sarma (Applied Geomatics, 2020)

Wavelet-based combination approach for modeling sub-divisional rainfall in India - Ranjit Kumar Paul; A K Paul; L M Bhar (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2020)

Systematic precipitation redistribution following a strong hurricane landfall - Paul W. Miller; Thomas L. Mote; Abhishek Kumar; Deepak R. Mishra (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2020)

Diversity of the genus Sheathia (Batrachospermales, Rhodophyta) in northeast India and east Nepal - Orlando Necchi; John A. West; E. K. Ganesan; Farishta Yasmin; Shiva Kumar Rai; Natalia L. Rossignolo (Algae, 2019)

Age and Sex Influence the Hippocampal Response and Recovery Following Sepsis - Jolie Barter; Ashok Kumar; Julie A. Stortz; McKenzie Hollen; Dina Nacionales; Philip A. Efron; Lyle L. Moldawer; Thomas C. Foster (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Impact of atmospheric conditions in surface–air exchange of energy in a topographically complex terrain over Umiam - Nilamoni Barman; Arup Borgohain; S. S. Kundu; Biswajit Saha; Rakesh Roy; Raman Solanki; N. V. P. Kiran Kumar; P. L. N Raju (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2019)

Molecular detection and in silico characterization of cold shock protein coding gene (cspA) from cold adaptive Pseudomonas koreensis - Srikant Awasthi; Anjney Sharma; Pragya Saxena; Jagriti Yadav; K. Pandiyan; M. Kumar; Arjun Singh; Hillol Chakdar; Arpan Bhowmik; Prem L. Kashyap; Alok K. Srivastava; Anil K. Saxena (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2019)

Interaction of abiotic factor on soil CO2 efflux in three forest communities in tropical deciduous forest from India - Shruti Mishra; L. B. Chaudhary; M. K. Jain; Vipin Kumar; Soumit K. Behera (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019)

Understanding the relationship between soil properties and litter chemistry in three forest communities in tropical forest ecosystem - Shruti Mishra; Kripal Singh; Nayan Sahu; Shiv Naresh Singh; N. Manika; L. B. Chaudhary; M. K. Jain; Vipin Kumar; Soumit K. Behera (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019)

Reducing chromium uptake through application of calcium and sodium in spinach - M. L. Dotaniya; J. K. Saha; S. Rajendiran; M. Vassanda Coumar; V. D. Meena; H. Das; Ajay Kumar; A. K. Patra (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2019)

Simulation of mid-latitude winter storms over the North Atlantic Ocean: impact of boundary layer parameterization schemes - P. K. Pradhan; Margarida L. R. Liberato; Vinay Kumar; S. Vijaya Bhaskara Rao; Juan Ferreira; Tushar Sinha (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

Covariations between the Indian Ocean dipole and ENSO: a modeling study - Hui Wang; Arun Kumar; Raghu Murtugudde; Balachandrudu Narapusetty; Knut L. Seip (Climate Dynamics, 2019)

New Records of Two Brachyuran Crabs (Crustacea: Decapoda), Naxioides robillardi (Miers, 1882) (Epialtidae) and Lupocyclus tugelae Barnard, 1950 (Portunidae) from India - Suvarna S. Devi; Appukuttannair Biju Kumar; Peter K. L. Ng (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2019)

Sustainability of Popcorn-Potato Cropping System Improves Due to Organic Manure Application and Its Effect on Soil Health - Bharat Prakash Meena; Ashok Kumar; B. Lal; Rang Lal Meena; A. O. Shirale; M. L. Dotaniya; Kuldeep Kumar; N. K. Sinha; S. N. Meena; Asha Ram; Priyanka Gautam (Potato Research, 2019)

Global geographic distribution of Tuta absoluta as affected by climate change - P. A. Santana; L. Kumar; R. S. Da Silva; M. C. Picanço (Journal of Pest Science, 2019)

Deciphering rhizosphere microbiome for the development of novel bacterial consortium and its evaluation for salt stress management in solanaceous crops in India - Sanjay Kumar Goswami; P. L. Kashyap; Srikant Awasthi (Indian Phytopathology, 2019)

Response of Soil Greenhouse Gas Fluxes and Soil Properties to Nitrogen Fertilizer Rates under Camelina and Carinata Nonfood Oilseed Crops - Ning Li; Pardeep Kumar; Liming Lai; Gandura Omar Abagandura; Sandeep Kumar; Thandiwe Nleya; Heidi L. Sieverding; James J. Stone; William Gibbons (BioEnergy Research, 2019)

Increased Diagnostic Yield of Spastic Paraplegia with or Without Cerebellar Ataxia Through Whole-Genome Sequencing - Aryun Kim; Kishore R. Kumar; Ryan L. Davis; Amali C. Mallawaarachchi; Velimir Gayevskiy; Andre E. Minoche; Zachary Walls; Han-Joon Kim; Mihee Jang; Mark J. Cowley; Ji-Hyun Choi; Chaewon Shin; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2019)

Scientific research production of India and China in environmental chemistry: a bibliometric assessment - A. L. Srivastav; T. Kaur; L. Rani; A. Kumar (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2019)

Efficacy of a school-based intervention to bring awareness about PCB contamination and exposure avoidance in Guánica, Puerto Rico - Daisy Ramirez-Ortiz; Glenda L. Almodóvar-Morales; Samuel Hopwood; Naresh Kumar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2019)

Daytime Temporal Variation of Surface-Layer Parameters and Turbulence Kinetic Energy Budget in Topographically Complex Terrain Around Umiam, India - Nilamoni Barman; Arup Borgohain; S. S. Kundu; Rakesh Roy; Biswajit Saha; Raman Solanki; N. V. P. Kiran Kumar; P. L. N. Raju (Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2019)

Non-point source evaluation of groundwater nitrate contamination from agriculture under geologic uncertainty - Riyana Ayub; Kyle P. Messier; Marc L. Serre; Kumar Mahinthakumar (Stochastic Environmental Research and Risk Assessment, 2019)

Peptide Bond Formation via Nα-Protected Diacyldiselenides - U. Vathsala; L. Roopesh Kumar; N. R. Sagar; M. Mahesh; P. Venkata Ramana; Vommina V. Sureshbabu (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2019)

Inheritance pattern of genes for morpho-physiological and yield traits in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) - J. Kumar; A. Kumar; M. Kumar; S.K. Singh; L. Singh (Cereal Research Communications, 2019)

Translation initiation codon (ATG) or SCoT markers-based polymorphism study within and across various Capsicum accessions: insight from their amplification, cross-transferability and genetic diversity - Vibha Gupta; Pradeep Kumar Jatav; Shamshad Ul Haq; Kumar Sambhav Verma; Varsha Khurana Kaul; S. L. Kothari; Sumita Kachhwaha (Journal of Genetics, 2019)

Improved in vivo targeting of BCL-2 phenotypic conversion through hollow gold nanoshell delivery - Erin Morgan; John T. Gamble; Martin C. Pearce; Daniel J. Elson; Robert L. Tanguay; Siva Kumar Kolluri; Norbert O. Reich (Apoptosis, 2019)

Improved understanding of spring and stream water responses in headwaters of the Indian Lesser Himalaya using stable isotopes, conductivity and temperature as tracers - Soukhin Tarafdar; L. Adrian Bruijnzeel; Bhishm Kumar (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2019)

Environmentally Benign Carbon Nanodots Prepared from Lemon for the Sensitive and Selective Fluorescence Detection of Fe(III) and Tannic Acid - S. Stanly John Xavier; T. Raj kumar; M. Ranjani; Dong Jin Yoo; V. Archana; L. Charles; J. Annaraj; G. Gnana kumar (Journal of Fluorescence, 2019)

Inheritance pattern of genes for morpho-physiological and yield traits in wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) - J. Kumar; A. Kumar; M. Kumar; S.K. Singh; L. Singh (Cereal Research Communications, 2019)

First Record of Arrow Gaper, Champsodon sagittus Nemeth, 1994 (Family: Champsodontidae) from Bay of Bengal, Eastern Indian Ocean - Shikha Rahangdale; Rajan Kumar; K. Kannan; Subal Kumar Roul; L. Ranjith; P. P. Manojkumar (Thalassas: An International Journal of Marine Sciences, 2019)

Design, synthesis and molecular docking studies of quinazolin-4-ones linked to 1,2,3-triazol hybrids as Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv inhibitors besides antimicrobial activity - Narendra Kumar Maddali; I. V. Kasi Viswanath*; Y. L. N. Murthy*; Rabin Bera; Mohamed Takhi; Nethinti Sundara Rao; Vanajakshi Gudla (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2019)

Gray matter volume covariance patterns associated with gait speed in older adults: a multi-cohort MRI study - Helena M. Blumen; Lucy L. Brown; Christian Habeck; Gilles Allali; Emmeline Ayers; Olivier Beauchet; Michele Callisaya; Richard B. Lipton; P. S. Mathuranath; Thanh G. Phan; V. G. Pradeep Kumar; Velandai Srikanth; et al. (Brain Imaging and Behavior, 2019)

Dual Effect of IL-6 -174 G/C Polymorphism and Promoter Methylation in the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease Among South Indians - Bobbala Indumathi; Shiva Krishna Katkam; L. S. R. Krishna; Vijay Kumar Kutala (Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2019)

Functional annotation of differentially expressed genes under salt stress in Dichanthium annulatum - Anita Mann; Naresh Kumar; Charu Lata; Ashwani Kumar; Arvind Kumar; B. L. Meena (Plant Physiology Reports, 2019)

Endothelial Cell Dysfunction and Injury in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage - T. Peeyush Kumar; Devin W. McBride; Pramod K. Dash; Kanako Matsumura; Alba Rubi; Spiros L. Blackburn (Molecular Neurobiology, 2019)

Zinc oxide nanoparticles as efficient catalyst for the synthesis of novel di-spiroindolizidine bisoxindoles in aqueous medium - Nandigama Satish Kumar; Marri Sameer Reddy; Vema Reddy Bheeram; Saratchandra Babu Mukkamala; L. Raju Chowhan; L. Chandrasekhara Rao (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2019)

VARV B22R homologue as phylogenetic marker gene for Capripoxvirus classification and divergence time dating - Bina Mishra; Piyali Mondal; C. L. Patel; Insha Zafir; Rachna Gangwar; Neha Singh; Joyshikh Sonowal; Deepanker Bisht; Amit Ranjan Sahu; Mumtaz Baig; Basavaraj Sajjanar; R. K. Singh; et al. (Virus Genes, 2019)

Evaluation of performance of seasonal precipitation prediction at regional scale over India - U. C. Mohanty; M. M. Nageswararao; P. Sinha; A. Nair; A. Singh; R. K. Rai; S. C. Kar; K. J. Ramesh; K. K. Singh; K. Ghosh; L. S. Rathore; R. Sharma; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2019)

High Degree of Genetic Heterogeneity for Hereditary Cerebellar Ataxias in Australia - Ce Kang; Christina Liang; Kate E. Ahmad; Yufan Gu; Sue-Faye Siow; James G. Colebatch; Scott Whyte; Karl Ng; Philip D. Cremer; Alastair J. Corbett; Ryan L. Davis; Tony Roscioli; et al. (The Cerebellum, 2019)

Protein kinases orchestrate cell cycle regulators in differentiating BeWo choriocarcinoma cells - M. Naveen Kumar; R. L. Babu; Rajeshwari H. Patil; K. M. Kiran Kumar; Shubha M. Hegde; Rashmi Nagesh; K. Kavya; Govindarajan T. Ramesh; S. Chidananda Sharma; C. Srinivas (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2019)

Why interventions in the seed systems of roots, tubers and bananas crops do not reach their full potential - Conny J. M. Almekinders; Steve Walsh; Kim S. Jacobsen; Jorge L. Andrade-Piedra; Margaret A. McEwan; Stef de Haan; Lava Kumar; Charles Staver (Food Security, 2019)

Assessing the potential ecological risk of Co, Cr, Cu, Fe and Zn in the sediments of Hooghly–Matla estuarine system, India - Somdeep Ghosh; Madhurima Bakshi; Alok Kumar; A. L. Ramanathan; Jayanta Kumar Biswas; Subarna Bhattacharyya; Punarbasu Chaudhuri; Sabry M. Shaheen; Jörg Rinklebe (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2019)

Evaluation of Carbon Sequestration Potential in Amla (Emblica officinalis Gaertn.) Orchards in Semi-arid Region of India - Shrikant Wankhede; Mahesh Kumar Saini; S. L. Kothari; N. Bala; G. Singh; Vinod Singh Gour (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2018)

Polymorphism distribution of RYR1, PRKAG3, HFABP, MYF-5 and MC4R genes in crossbred pigs - B. L. Saini; G. K. Gaur; N. R. Sahoo; S. K. Mendiratta; A. Kumar; B. C. Naha; A. Baranwal; V. Yadav; R. K. Jaiswal (Molecular Biology Reports, 2018)

Effect of Soil Amendments and Land Use Systems on Surface Cracks, Soil Properties and Crop Yield in a Vertisol - J. Somasundaram; R. K. Singh; S. N. Prasad; Ashok Kumar; Shakir Ali; N. K. Sinha; R. S. Chaudhary; M. Mohanty; B. L. Lakaria; M. Sankar; Rattan Lal (Agricultural Research, 2018)

Lifestyle chemical carcinogens associated with mutations in cell cycle regulatory genes increases the susceptibility to gastric cancer risk - Ravi Prakash Yadav; Souvik Ghatak; Payel Chakraborty; Freda Lalrohlui; Ravi Kannan; Rajeev Kumar; Jeremy L. Pautu; John Zomingthanga; Saia Chenkual; Rajendra Muthukumaran; Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2018)

Correction to: Predation potential of Rhynocoris marginatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) against three mealybug species of agricultural importance - Kitherian Sahayaraj; Vivek Kumar; Nazeera Banu; Pasco B. Avery; Anbu Radhika; Cindy L. McKenzie; Lance S. Osborne (Applied Entomology and Zoology, 2018)

Predation potential of Rhynocoris marginatus (Hemiptera: Reduviidae) against three mealybug species of agricultural importance - Sahayaraj Kitherian; Vivek Kumar; Nazeera Banu; Pasco B. Avery; Anbu Radhika; Cindy L. McKenzie; Lance S. Osborne (Applied Entomology and Zoology, 2018)

Human Neural Stem Cell Extracellular Vesicles Improve Tissue and Functional Recovery in the Murine Thromboembolic Stroke Model - Robin L. Webb; Erin E. Kaiser; Shelley L. Scoville; Tyler A. Thompson; Sumbul Fatima; Chirayukumar Pandya; Karishma Sriram; Raymond L. Swetenburg; Kumar Vaibhav; Ali S. Arbab; Babak Baban; Krishnan M. Dhandapani; et al. (Translational Stroke Research, 2018)

Orcinol Glucoside Loaded Polymer - Lipid Hybrid Nanostructured Lipid Carriers: Potential Cytotoxic Agents against Gastric, Colon and Hepatoma Carcinoma Cell Lines - Prasant Nahak; Rahul L. Gajbhiye; Gourab Karmakar; Pritam Guha; Biplab Roy; Shila Elizabeth Besra; Alexey G. Bikov; Alexander V. Akentiev; Boris A. Noskov; Kaushik Nag; Parasuraman Jaisankar; Amiya Kumar Panda (Pharmaceutical Research, 2018)

Computational approach to unravel the impact of missense mutations of proteins (D2HGDH and IDH2) causing D-2-hydroxyglutaric aciduria 2 - D. Thirumal Kumar; L. Jerushah Emerald; C. George Priya Doss; P. Sneha; R. Siva; W. Charles Emmanuel Jebaraj; Hatem Zayed (Metabolic Brain Disease, 2018)

Improvement of blast resistance of the popular high-yielding, medium slender-grain type, bacterial blight resistant rice variety, Improved Samba Mahsuri by marker-assisted breeding - G. Rekha; V. Abhilash Kumar; B. C. Viraktamath; K. Pranathi; M. B. V. N. Kousik; B. Laxmi Prasanna; C. Backiyalakshmi; Pragya Sinha; R. K. Ravindra; S. Bhaskar; S. K. Hajira; C. H. Balachiranjeevi; et al. (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2018)

Geochemical assessment of fluoride enrichment and nitrate contamination in groundwater in hard-rock aquifer by using graphical and statistical methods - Sunil Kumar Srivastava; A L Ramanathan (Journal of Earth System Science, 2018)

The vacuolar proton pyrophosphatase gene (SbVPPase) from the Sorghum bicolor confers salt tolerance in transgenic Brahmi [Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell] - M. L. Ahire; S. Anil Kumar; D. L. Punita; P. S. Mundada; P. B. Kavi Kishor; T. D. Nikam (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2018)

Leaf lipidome and transcriptome profiling of Portulaca oleracea: characterization of lysophosphatidylcholine acyltransferase - Varadarajan Venkateshwari; Anitha Vijayakumar; Arun Kumar Vijayakumar; L. Prasanna Anjaneya Reddy; Malathi Srinivasan; Ram Rajasekharan (Planta, 2018)

Taxonomy of the order Mononegavirales: update 2018 - Gaya K. Amarasinghe; Nidia G. Aréchiga Ceballos; Ashley C. Banyard; Christopher F. Basler; Sina Bavari; Andrew J. Bennett; Kim R. Blasdell; Thomas Briese; Alexander Bukreyev; Yíngyún Caì; Charles H. Calisher; Cristine Campos Lawson; et al. (Archives of Virology, 2018)

Modeling of the strong ground motion of 25th April 2015 Nepal earthquake using modified semi-empirical technique - Sohan Lal; A. Joshi; Sandeep; Monu Tomer; Parveen Kumar; Chun-Hsiang Kuo; Che-Min Lin; Kuo-Liang Wen; M. L. Sharma (Acta Geophysica, 2018)

Seven-Year Impact of Cover Crops on Soil Health When Corn Residue Is Removed - Brianna R. Wegner; Shannon L. Osborne; R. Michael Lehman; Sandeep Kumar (BioEnergy Research, 2018)

Predicting Heat Stress to Inform Reef Management: NOAA Coral Reef Watch's 4-Month Coral Bleaching Outlook - Gang Liu; C. Mark Eakin; Mingyue Chen; Arun Kumar; Jacqueline L. De La Cour; Scott F. Heron; Erick F. Geiger; William J. Skirving; Kyle V. Tirak; Alan E. Strong (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2018)

Identification of Groundwater Contamination Sources Using Meshfree RPCM Simulation and Particle Swarm Optimization - L. Guneshwor; T. I. Eldho; A. Vinod Kumar (Water Resources Management, 2018)

Genoprotection and Cytotoxicity of Cassia surattensis Seed Extract on Vero Cell Evaluated by Comet and Cytotoxicity Assays - U. Seeta Uthaya Kumar; Subramanion L. Jothy; Nowroji Kavitha; Yeng Chen; Jagat R. Kanwar; Sreenivasan Sasidharan (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2018)

Present status on variability and management of Ascochyta rabiei infecting chickpea - L. Manjunatha; P. R. Saabale; A. K. Srivastava; G. P. Dixit; L. B. Yadav; Krishna Kumar (Indian Phytopathology, 2018)

Interactive effect of cadmium and zinc on chromium uptake in spinach grown in Vertisol of Central India - M. L. Dotaniya; S. Rajendiran; M. Vassanda Coumar; V. D. Meena; J. K. Saha; S. Kundu; A. Kumar; A. K. Patra (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2018)

Effect of roxithromycin on mucosal damage, oxidative stress and pro-inflammatory markers in experimental model of colitis - Hilal Ahmad; Sneh Verma; Vijay L. Kumar (Inflammation Research, 2018)

Camel Milk: An Important Natural Adjuvant - Raghvendar Singh; Gorakh Mal; Devendra Kumar; N. V. Patil; K. M. L. Pathak (Agricultural Research, 2017)

1-Trichloromethyl-1,2,3,4-tetrahydro-beta-carboline (TaClo) Alters Cell Cycle Progression in Human Neuroblastoma Cell Lines - Rakesh Kumar Sharma; Eduardo Candelario-Jalil; Doris Feineis; Gerhard Bringmann; Bernd L. Fiebich; Ravi Shankar Akundi (Neurotoxicity Research, 2017)

Prediction of flow rate of karstic springs using support vector machines - Manish Kumar Goyal; Ashutosh Sharma; Konstantinos L. Katsifarakis (Hydrological Sciences Journal, 2017)

Identification of mungbean lines with tolerance or resistance to yellow mosaic in fields in India where different begomovirus species and different Bemisia tabaci cryptic species predominate - R. M. Nair; M. Götz; S. Winter; R. R. Giri; V. N. Boddepalli; A. Sirari; T. S. Bains; G. K. Taggar; H. K. Dikshit; M. Aski; M. Boopathi; D. Swain; et al. (European Journal of Plant Pathology, 2017)

Differential expression of AP-1 transcription factors in human prostate LNCaP and PC-3 cells: role of Fra-1 in transition to CRPC status - K. Kavya; M. Naveen Kumar; Rajeshwari H. Patil; Shubha M. Hegde; K. M. Kiran Kumar; Rashmi Nagesh; R. L. Babu; Govindarajan T. Ramesh; S. Chidananda Sharma (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2017)

Circulating genotypes of Pneumocystis jirovecii and its clinical correlation in patients from a single tertiary center in India - Y. Singh; B. R. Mirdha; R. Guleria; S. Khalil; A. Panda; R. Chaudhry; A. Mohan; S. K. Kabra; L. Kumar; S. K. Agarwal (European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases, 2017)

Depth of soil compaction predominantly affects rice yield reduction by reproductive-stage drought at varietal screening sites in Bangladesh, India, and Nepal - Suresh Prasad Singh; Abhinav Jain; M. S. Anantha; Santosh Tripathi; Subarna Sharma; Santosh Kumar; Archana Prasad; Bhawana Sharma; Biswajit Karmakar; Rudra Bhattarai; Sankar Prasad Das; Shravan K. Singh; et al. (Plant and Soil, 2017)

Satellite-based technique for nowcasting of thunderstorms over Indian region - Suman Goyal; Ashish Kumar; M Mohapatra; L S Rathore; S K Dube; Rahul Saxena; R K Giri (Journal of Earth System Science, 2017)

A dosing algorithm for metformin based on the relationships between exposure and renal clearance of metformin in patients with varying degrees of kidney function - Janna K. Duong; M. Y. A. M. Kroonen; S. S. Kumar; H. L. Heerspink; C. M. Kirkpatrick; G. G. Graham; K. M. Williams; R. O. Day (European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology, 2017)

Soil slope instability along a strategic road corridor in Meghalaya, north-eastern India - Ravi Kumar Umrao; Rajesh Singh; L. K. Sharma; T. N. Singh (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2017)

Genetic appraisal of serological response post vaccination against enterotoxaemia (ET) in Malpura and Avikalin sheep - G. R. Gowane; Najif Akram; L. L. L. Prince; Ved Prakash; Arun Kumar (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2017)

Mastitis effects on reproductive performance in dairy cattle: a review - Narender Kumar; A. Manimaran; A. Kumaresan; S. Jeyakumar; L. Sreela; P. Mooventhan; M. Sivaram (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2017)

Interleukin-18-induced cell adhesion molecule expression is associated with feedback regulation by PPAR-γ and NF-κB in Apo E−/− mice - Owais Mohammad Bhat; P. Uday Kumar; N. Harishankar; L. Ravichandaran; A. Bhatia; Veena Dhawan (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2017)

Multimodel assessment of sensitivity and uncertainty of evapotranspiration and a proxy for available water resources under climate change - Vimal Mishra; Rohini Kumar; Harsh L. Shah; Luis Samaniego; S. Eisner; Tao Yang (Climatic Change, 2017)

Propagation of forcing and model uncertainties on to hydrological drought characteristics in a multi-model century-long experiment in large river basins - L. Samaniego; R. Kumar; L. Breuer; A. Chamorro; M. Flörke; I. G. Pechlivanidis; D. Schäfer; H. Shah; T. Vetter; M. Wortmann; X. Zeng (Climatic Change, 2017)

Pharmacokinetics and Biodistribution of GDC-0449 Loaded Micelles in Normal and Liver Fibrotic Mice - Rinku Dutta; Virender Kumar; Yang Peng; Ruby E. Evande; Jean L. Grem; Ram I. Mahato (Pharmaceutical Research, 2017)

Evaluation of practice effect on neuropsychological measures among persons with and without HIV infection in northern India - Raymond L. Ownby; Drenna Waldrop-Valverde; Deborah L. Jones; Sunil Sharma; Ritu Nehra; Adarsh M. Kumar; Sudesh Prabhakar; Amarilis Acevedo; Mahendra Kumar (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2017)

Alr2954 of Anabaena sp. PCC 7120 with ADP-ribose pyrophosphatase activity bestows abiotic stress tolerance in Escherichia coli - Prashant Kumar Singh; Alok Kumar Shrivastava; Shilpi Singh; Ruchi Rai; Antra Chatterjee; L. C. Rai (Functional & Integrative Genomics, 2017)

In Vitro-In Vivo Evaluation of Novel Co-spray Dried Rifampicin Phospholipid Lipospheres for Oral Delivery - Charan Singh; L. V. Seshu Kumar Koduri; Tara Datt Bhatt; Sarbjit Singh Jhamb; Vijay Mishra; Manjinder Singh Gill; Sarasija Suresh (AAPS PharmSciTech, 2017)

Mapping and assessing land degradation vulnerability in Kangra district using physical and socio-economic indicators - Satya Prakash; Milap Chand Sharma; Rajesh Kumar; P. S. Dhinwa; K. L. N. Sastry; A. S. Rajawat (Spatial Information Research, 2016)

Microbial Decolorization and Degradation of Reactive Red 198 Azo Dye by a Newly Isolated Alkaligenes Species - Ajay Kumar Pandey; Dronamraju V. L. Sarada; Awanish Kumar (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2016)

The Dual Role of Lipids of the Lipoproteins in Trumenba, a Self-Adjuvanting Vaccine Against Meningococcal Meningitis B Disease - Yin Luo; Olga V. Friese; Herbert A. Runnels; Lakshmi Khandke; Gary Zlotnick; Ann Aulabaugh; Thomas Gore; Eugene Vidunas; Stephen W. Raso; Elena Novikova; Emilia Byrne; Michael Schlittler; et al. (The AAPS Journal, 2016)

Interplay of nuclear receptors (ER, PR, and GR) and their steroid hormones in MCF-7 cells - Shubha M. Hegde; M. Naveen Kumar; K. Kavya; K. M. Kiran Kumar; Rashmi Nagesh; Rajeshwari H. Patil; R. L. Babu; Govindarajan T. Ramesh; S. Chidananda Sharma (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 2016)

Effect of feeding tannin-degrading bacteria Streptococcus gallolyticus strain TDGB 406 on meat quality of goats fed with Quercus semicarpifolia leaves - Kaushalendra Kumar; L. C. Chaudhary; Neeta Agarwal; D. N. Kamra (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2016)

Evolution of robust circadian clocks in Drosophila melanogaster populations reared in constant dark for over 330 generations - Radhika Shindey; Vishwanath Varma; K. L. Nikhil; Vijay Kumar Sharma (The Science of Nature, 2016)

Mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP) regulates sperm motility - Saurabh Kumar Agnihotri; Ankit Kumar Agrawal; Bilal Ahmad Hakim; A. L. Vishwakarma; T. Narender; Rekha Sachan; Monika Sachdev (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Animal, 2016)

Biochemical Properties and Mechanism of Action of Enterocin LD3 Purified from Enterococcus hirae LD3 - Aabha Gupta; Santosh Kumar Tiwari; Victoria Netrebov; Michael L. Chikindas (Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 2016)

Design and synthesis of ring C opened analogues of α-santonin as potential anticancer agents - Jabeena Khazir; Bilal Ahmad Mir; Lynne A. Pilcher; Darren L. Riley; Gousia Chashoo; Md. Ataul Islam; Ajit K. Saxena; H. M. Sampath Kumar (Medicinal Chemistry Research, 2016)

Influence of UV-B radiation on lead speciation in the presence of natural particles of estuarine waters - M. Praveen Kumar; A. M. Mota; M. L. S. Gonçalves (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2016)

When is a forest a forest? Forest concepts and definitions in the era of forest and landscape restoration - Robin L. Chazdon; Pedro H. S. Brancalion; Lars Laestadius; Aoife Bennett-Curry; Kathleen Buckingham; Chetan Kumar; Julian Moll-Rocek; Ima Célia Guimarães Vieira; Sarah Jane Wilson (Ambio, 2016)

Decline in Additive Genetic Variance for Live Weight and Greasy Fleece Weight in Bharat Merino Sheep - G. R. Gowane; L. L. L. Prince; Ved Prakash; R. C. Sharma; Arun Kumar (Agricultural Research, 2016)

Improving multimodel medium range forecasts over the Greater Horn of Africa using the FSU superensemble - O. Kipkogei; A. Bhardwaj; V. Kumar; L. A. Ogallo; F. J. Opijah; J. N. Mutemi; T. N. Krishnamurti (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2016)

Effect of Supplementing Organic Forms of Zinc, Selenium and Chromium on Performance, Anti-Oxidant and Immune Responses in Broiler Chicken Reared in Tropical Summer - S. V. Rama Rao; B. Prakash; M. V. L. N. Raju; A. K. Panda; R. K. Kumari; E. Pradeep Kumar Reddy (Biological Trace Element Research, 2016)

Pleiotropic effects of statins: new therapeutic targets in drug design - Onkar Bedi; Veena Dhawan; P. L. Sharma; Puneet Kumar (Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, 2016)

Analysis of genomic region spanning Saltol using SSR markers in rice genotypes showing differential seedlings stage salt tolerance - S. L. Krishnamurthy; S. K. Sharma; V. Kumar; S. Tiwari; N. K. Singh (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2016)

Antarctica on foot: the energy expended to walk, ski and man-haul - L. G. Halsey; R. Lambert; P. Collins; A. Newnham; A. Kumar; C. O’Driscoll; M. A. Stroud (Polar Biology, 2016)

Response of large-scale coastal basins to wind forcing: influence of topography - Wen L. Chen; Pieter C. Roos; Henk M. Schuttelaars; Mohit Kumar; Tjerk J. Zitman; Suzanne J. M. H. Hulscher (Ocean Dynamics, 2016)

A numerical study of hypothetical storm surge and coastal inundation for AILA cyclone in the Bay of Bengal - R. Gayathri; P. L. N. Murty; Prasad K. Bhaskaran; T. Srinivasa Kumar (Environmental Fluid Mechanics, 2016)

Effect of Organic Sources of Nutrients on Tuber Bulking Rate, Grades and Specific Gravity of Potato Tubers - B. P. Meena; Ashok Kumar; M. L. Dotaniya; N. K. Jat; B. Lal (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences, 2016)

Transcriptome analysis of stem wood of Nothapodytes nimmoniana (Graham) Mabb. identifies genes associated with biosynthesis of camptothecin, an anti-carcinogenic molecule - B L Manjunatha; H R Singh; G Ravikanth; Karaba N Nataraja; Ravi Shankar; Sanjay Kumar; R Uma Shaanker (Journal of Biosciences, 2016)

Hydrogeochemical Evolution and Appraisal of Groundwater Quality in Panna District, Central India - Pankaj Kumar; Alok Kumar; Chander Kumar Singh; Chitresh Saraswat; Ram Avtar; A. L. Ramanathan; Srikantha Herath (Exposure and Health, 2016)

Genetic mapping of common bunt resistance and plant height QTL in wheat - Arti Singh; Ron E. Knox; R. M. DePauw; A. K. Singh; R. D. Cuthbert; S. Kumar; H. L. Campbell (Theoretical and Applied Genetics, 2016)

Relevance of GSTM1, GSTT1 and GSTP1 Gene Polymorphism to Breast Cancer Susceptibility in Mizoram Population, Northeast India - Lalro Kimi; Souvik Ghatak; Ravi Prakash Yadav; Lalhma Chhuani; Doris Lallawmzuali; Jeremy L. Pautu; Nachimuthu Senthil Kumar (Biochemical Genetics, 2016)

Predicting Irrigated and Rainfed Rice Yield Under Projected Climate Change Scenarios in the Eastern Region of India - A. V. M. Subba Rao; Arun K. Shanker; V. U. M. Rao; V. Narsimha Rao; A. K. Singh; Pragyan Kumari; C. B. Singh; Praveen Kumar Verma; P. Vijaya Kumar; B. Bapuji Rao; Rajkumar Dhakar; M. A. Sarath Chandran; et al. (Environmental Modeling & Assessment, 2016)

Use of Alpha-, Beta-Estrogen Receptor as a “New Tool” for Detection of Specific Small Molecule Activity - Samir Kumar Gunjan; Dennis Trent Rogers; Jingxian Zhang; Kil-Young Yun; Deane L. Falcone; John Littleton (Plant Molecular Biology Reporter, 2015)

Projecting future expansion of invasive species: comparing and improving methodologies for species distribution modeling - Kumar P. Mainali; Dan L. Warren; Kunjithapatham Dhileepan; Andrew McConnachie; Lorraine Strathie; Gul Hassan; Debendra Karki; Bharat B. Shrestha; Camille Parmesan (Global Change Biology, 2015)
Modeling the distributions of species, especially of invasive species in non‐native ranges, involves multiple challenges. Here, we developed some novel approaches to species distribution modeling aimed at reducing the influences of such challenges and improving the realism of projections. We estimated species–environment relationships for Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae) with four modeling methods run with multiple scenarios of (i) sources of occurrences and geographically isolated background ranges for absences, (ii) approaches to drawing background (absence) points, and (iii) alternate sets of predictor variables. We further tested various quantitative metrics of model evaluation against biological insight. Model projections were very sensitive to the choice of training dataset. Model accuracy was much improved using a global dataset for model training, rather than restricting data input to the species’ native range. AUC score was a poor metric for model evaluation and, if used alone, was not a useful criterion for assessing model performance. Projections away from the sampled space ( i.e., into areas of potential future invasion) were very different depending on the modeling methods used, raising questions about the reliability of ensemble projections. Generalized linear models gave very unrealistic projections far away from the training region. Models that efficiently fit the dominant pattern, but exclude highly local patterns in the dataset and capture interactions as they appear in data (e.g., boosted regression trees), improved generalization of the models. Biological knowledge of the species and its distribution was important in refining choices about the best set of projections. A post hoc test conducted on a new Parthenium dataset from Nepal validated excellent predictive performance of our ‘best’ model. We showed that vast stretches of currently uninvaded geographic areas on multiple continents harbor highly suitable habitats for parthenium. However, discrepancies between model predictions and parthenium invasion in Australia indicate successful management for this globally significant weed.

Genetic Improvement of Maize in India: Retrospect and Prospects - O. P. Yadav; Firoz Hossain; C. G. Karjagi; B. Kumar; P. H. Zaidi; S. L. Jat; J. S. Chawla; J. Kaul; K. S. Hooda; P. Kumar; P. Yadava; B. S. Dhillon (Agricultural Research, 2015)

A genome-scale integrated approach aids in genetic dissection of complex flowering time trait in chickpea - Hari D. Upadhyaya; Deepak Bajaj; Shouvik Das; Maneesha S. Saxena; Saurabh Badoni; Vinod Kumar; Shailesh Tripathi; C. L. L. Gowda; Shivali Sharma; Akhilesh K. Tyagi; Swarup K. Parida (Plant Molecular Biology, 2015)

Eurasian snow cover variability and links to winter climate in the CMIP5 models - Jason C. Furtado; Judah L. Cohen; Amy H. Butler; Emily E. Riddle; Arun Kumar (Climate Dynamics, 2015)

Absolute Calibration of SARAL/AltiKa in Kavaratti During its Initial Calibration-Validation Phase - K. N. Babu; A. K. Shukla; A. B. Suchandra; S. V. V. Arun Kumar; P. Bonnefond; L. Testut; P. Mehra; O. Laurain (Marine Geodesy, 2015)

Site-specific fertilizer nitrogen management in irrigated transplanted rice (Oryza sativa) using an optical sensor - Bijay-Singh; Varinderpal-Singh; Jaspreet Purba; R. K. Sharma; M. L. Jat; Yadvinder-Singh; H. S. Thind; R. K. Gupta; O. P. Chaudhary; P. Chandna; H. S. Khurana; Ajay Kumar; et al. (Precision Agriculture, 2015)

Thermal degradation and gasification characteristics of Tung Shells as an open top downdraft wood gasifier feedstock - Lalta Prasad; B. L. Salvi; Virendra Kumar (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2015)

Neuropsychological test performance among healthy persons in northern India: development of normative data - Drenna Waldrop-Valverde; Raymond L. Ownby; Deborah L. Jones; Sunil Sharma; Ritu Nehra; Adarsh M. Kumar; Sudesh Prabhakar; Mahendra Kumar (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2015)