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)

Report on severe oriental cat flea (Ctenocephalides orientis) infestation in osmanabadi goats of central India - Savita Bisen; Devesh Kumar Giri; Girish K. Mishra; R. C. Ghosh; S. Pal (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

New record of mungbean yellow mosaic India virus in Desmodium laxiflorum and association of bhendi yellow vein mosaic betasatellite in Abelmoschus moschatus in Andhra Pradesh, India - Vallabhaneni Tilak Chowdary; V. Manoj Kumar; P. Kishore Varma; R. Selvarajan; V. Balasubramanian (VirusDisease, 2022)

Plant beneficial effects of Trichoderma spp. suppressing Fusarium wilt and enhancing growth in Tomato - Krishna Kumar; Parika Thakur; Utkarsh Singh Rathore; Sandeep Kumar; R. K. Mishra; N. Amaresan; Sonika Pandey; Monika Mishra (Vegetos, 2022)

Genetic diversity analysis by D2 clustering of yield and yield attributing traits in Jute (Corchorus olitorius) germplasm lines - Jitendra Kumar Meena; Hem Raj Bhandari; Vikas Mangal; Kumar Nishant Chourasia; R. Thribhuvan; Chandan Saurav Kar; Jiban Mitra (Vegetos, 2022)

Applicability of Reddish-Orange Light Emitting Samarium (III) Complexes for Biomedical and Multifunctional Optoelectronic Devices - Pooja Hooda; V. B. Taxak; R. K. Malik; Savita Khatri; Poonam Kumari; S. P. Khatkar; Rajesh Kumar (Journal of Fluorescence, 2022)

Caldera-like features located over the Panikkar Seamount and adjacent regions in the Laxmi Basin, eastern Arabian Sea - J John Savio; V Yatheesh; R Sheldon; M Kallathian; Pratima Kessarkar; Kuldeep Kumar; P Mahesh; Subhashree Mishra; Swati Verma (Journal of Earth System Science, 2022)

Green synthesis of copper nanoparticles using Sesbania aculeata to enhance the plant growth and antimicrobial activities - V. Tamil Elakkiya; R. V. Meenakshi; P. Senthil Kumar; V. Karthik; K. Ravi Shankar; P. Sureshkumar; A. Hanan (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Chlorella sorokiniana waste-based biomass for sorption of chromium ions from aqueous solution - S. Prashanth; C. Subramaniam; V. Naren Bharatwaj; R. Aakash Kumar; K. Nithya; A. Sathish (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Development of a 3D printer–scanner hybrid from e-waste - A. Kumar; K. Kumari; R. Sadasivam; M. Goswami (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Genetic diversity analysis of Sclerotium rolfsii employing ITS, ISSR and RAPD markers - K. Dinesh; Bireswar Sinha; M. R. Ravikumar; Ajit kumar savani (Indian Phytopathology, 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)

Seasonal Variation of Methane Fluxes in a Mangrove Ecosystem in South India: An Eddy Covariance-Based Approach - Palingamoorthy Gnanamoorthy; S. Chakraborty; R. Nagarajan; R. Ramasubramanian; V. Selvam; Pramit Kumar Deb Burman; P. Partha Sarathy; Mohd Zeeshan; Qinghai Song; Yiping Zhang (Estuaries and Coasts, 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)

Nanotechnology-based approaches applied to nutraceuticals - Akanksha R. Singh; Prasanna Kumar Desu; Ramya Krishna Nakkala; Vanitha Kondi; Sushma Devi; Mohammad Sarwar Alam; Hinna Hamid; Rajani B. Athawale; Prashant Kesharwani (Drug Delivery and Translational Research, 2022)

Oral Toxicity Study for Salmonella Killing Lytic Bacteriophage NINP13076 in BALB/c Mice and Its Effect on Probiotic Microbiota - R. Naveen Kumar; M. V. Surekha; B. Ramalingam; P. Uday Kumar; K. Polasa; R. Hemalatha; B. Bhima; N. Harishankar; M. Satyavani; K. Satyanarayana; Sudip Ghosh (Current Microbiology, 2022)

Influence of natural climate variability on extreme wave power over Indo-Pacific Ocean assessed using ERA5 - Prashant Kumar; Sukhwinder Kaur; Evan Weller; Ian R. Young (Climate Dynamics, 2022)

Calcium-channel-blockers exhibit divergent regulation of cancer extravasation through the mechanical properties of cancer cells and underlying vascular endothelial cells - S. R. Vaibavi; Manoj Sivasubramaniapandian; Rahul Vaippully; Privita Edwina; Basudev Roy; Saumendra Kumar Bajpai (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2022)

Climate risk insurance in Pacific Small Island Developing States: possibilities, challenges and vulnerabilities—a comprehensive review - Devendra Kumar Jain; Asif Chida; R. D. Pathak; Raghbendra Jha; Stephanie Russell (Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2022)

Suitability Assessment and Carbon Mitigation Potential of Plantations on India’s Railway Land - Rajiv Kumar Chaturvedi; Karun Jose; B. V. R. Shruthi; Karan Piyush Kariya; Amit Garg (Anthropocene Science, 2022)

Proximate analysis, preliminary phytochemical screening and characterization of compounds by GC–MS from “Cycas revoluta” - Deepak Kumar Sharma; R. S. Dave; K. R. Shah (Vegetos, 2022)

Effect of Greater Duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza Supplemented Feed on Growth Performance, Digestive Enzymes, Amino and Fatty Acid Profiles, and Expression of Genes Involved in Fatty Acid Biosynthesis of Juvenile Common Carp Cyprinus carpio - Avanish Kumar Shrivastav; Guddu Kumar; Prabhat Mittal; Douglas R. Tocher; Brett D. Glencross; Rina Chakrabarti; JaiGopal Sharma (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2022)
The greater duckweed Spirodela polyrhiza (Lemnaceae) is a free-floating freshwater macrophyte. The effect of dietary inclusion of duckweed in the feed of common carp Cyprinus carpio fry was evaluated. The control feed (SP0) contained soybean meal as the primary protein source. In four experimental feeds, greater duckweed was incorporated at levels of 5% (SP5), 10% (SP10), 15% (SP15), and 20% (SP20) replacing soybean meal. Broken-line regression showed that incorporation of greater duckweed at 10 and 13.4% levels were the breakpoint for final weight and specific growth rate (SGR) of fish, respectively. The final weight and SGR of common carp fed diet SP20 were significantly higher compared with those of others. The feed conversion ratio was lowest in SP20 treatment. The inclusion of greater duckweed in the fish feeds showed linear relationships with amylase, trypsin, chymotrypsin, and lipase activities. The content of crude protein was significantly higher in SP10, SP15, and SP20 treatments compared with that of others. Significantly higher crude lipid and ash contents were found in SP20 diet-fed fish compared with other diet-fed fish. The essential amino acids composition was similar in five different diet-fed fish. The greater duckweed supplemented feeds influenced the fatty acid contents of fish. The monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) showed an inverse relationship with the inclusion level of greater duckweed in the feed. The highest MUFA content was found in fish fed SP0 diet. The highest level of linoleic acid was found in SP20 diet fed fish. The n-3 PUFA contents of fish showed an increasing trend with the increasing inclusion of greater duckweed, and a significantly higher level was found in SP20 compared with that of others. A significantly higher expression of fas was found in SP5 and fads2d6 in SP5 and SP10 compared with that of others. The expressions of elovl2 and elovl5 were significantly higher in SP5, SP10, and SP15 diet-fed fish compared with other diet-fed fish. The incorporation of greater duckweed in diets improved the growth performance and nutritional value of common carp.

Histochemical basis of the distinct anatomical features and characterization of primary and secondary metabolites during somatic embryogenesis in Santalum album L. - Manokari M.; Saurabhkumar R. Mehta; Priyadharshini S.; Mahesh Kumar Badhepuri; Jayaprakash K.; Cokul Raj M.; Mahipal S. Shekhawat (Trees, 2022)

A comparative study of ecohydrologies of a tropical mangrove and a broadleaf deciduous forest using eddy covariance measurement - Pramit Kumar Deb Burman; Supriyo Chakraborty; Tarek S. El-Madany; R. Ramasubramanian; Nirmali Gogoi; Palingamoorthy Gnanamoorthy; Charuta Murkute; R. Nagarajan; Anandakumar Karipot (Meteorology and Atmospheric Physics, 2022)

Progress and Challenges in Earth Observation Data Applications for Agriculture at Field Scale in India and Small Farm Holdings Regions - Shibendu Shankar Ray; Vinay Kumar Dadhwal; Ranganath R. Navalgund (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 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)

Effectiveness of Decision Aid in Men with Localized Prostate Cancer: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial at Tertiary Referral Hospitals in an Asia Pacific Country - N. B. Jalil; P. Y. Lee; M. Z. Nor Afiah; K. L. Abdullah; F. N. S. Mohd Azizi; N. N. S. Abdul Rassip; T. A. Ong; C. J. Ng; Y. K. Lee; A. T. Cheong; A. H. Razack; M. Saad; et al. (Journal of Cancer Education, 2022)

Recursive partitioning to prioritize morphometric traits that separate Aspen specialist Chaitophorus aphid by species and stage - Richa Raizada; Rajarshi Kumar Gaur; Benedicte R. Albrectsen (International Journal of Tropical Insect Science, 2022)

Performance evaluation of air pollution control device at traffic intersections in Delhi - S. Gulia; S. Kaur; S. Mendiratta; R. Tiwari; S. K. Goyal; P. Gargava; R. Kumar (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Metabolism in the Midwest: research from the Midwest Aging Consortium at the 49th Annual Meeting of the American Aging Association - Michaela E. Murphy; Akilavalli Narasimhan; Alexis Adrian; Ankur Kumar; Cara L. Green; Carolina Soto-Palma; Chathurika Henpita; Christina Camell; Christopher S. Morrow; Chung-Yang Yeh; Claire E. Richardson; Cristal M. Hill; et al. (GeroScience, 2022)

Comparison of limestone calcined clay cement and ordinary Portland cement for stabilization/solidification of Pb-Zn smelter residue - Vemula Anand Reddy; Chandresh H. Solanki; Shailendra Kumar; Krishna R. Reddy; Yan-Jun Du (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2022)

Two-dimensional hybrid perovskite solar cells: a review - T. Marimuthu; R. Yuvakkumar; P. Senthil Kumar; Dai-Viet N. Vo; Xueqing Xu; Gang Xu (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2022)

Human placental mesenchymal stromal cell therapy restores the cytokine efflux and insulin signaling in the skeletal muscle of obesity-induced type 2 diabetes rat model - Nagasuryaprasad Kotikalapudi; Samuel Joshua Pragasam Sampath; Sukesh Narayan Sinha; R. Bhonde; Sathish Kumar Mungamuri; Vijayalakshmi Venkatesan (Human Cell, 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.

Impact of agricultural management practices on soil carbon sequestration and its monitoring through simulation models and remote sensing techniques: A review - Agniva Mandal; Atin Majumder; S. S. Dhaliwal; A. S. Toor; Pabitra Kumar Mani; R. K. Naresh; Raj K. Gupta; Tarik Mitran (Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2022)

Extended-range forecast of monsoon at smaller spatial domains over India for application in agriculture - D. R. Pattanaik; Ashish Alone; Praveen Kumar; R. Phani; Raju Mandal; Avijit Dey (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Effects of convective available potential energy, temperature and humidity on the variability of thunderstorm frequency over Bangladesh - Md Wahiduzzaman; Md. Arfan Ali; Jing-Jia Luo; Yu Wang; Md. Jalal Uddin; Shamsuddin Shahid; A. R. M. Towfiqul Islam; Sanjit Kumar Mondal; Ubaydur Rahaman Siddiki; Muhammad Bilal; Zhongfeng Qiu; Ramzah Dambul; et al. (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2022)

Reflectance based non-destructive determination of colour and ripeness of tomato fruits - Rajeev Kumar; Vijay Paul; Rakesh Pandey; R. N. Sahoo; V. K. Gupta (Physiology and Molecular Biology of Plants, 2022)

Epigenetic regulation of salinity stress responses in cereals - Md. Mahtab Rashid; Anukool Vaishnav; Rakesh Kumar Verma; Pradeep Sharma; P. Suprasanna; R. K. Gaur (Molecular Biology Reports, 2022)

Role of ACE2-Ang (1–7)-Mas axis in post-COVID-19 complications and its dietary modulation - Santoshi Sahu; C. R. Patil; Sachin Kumar; Subbu Apparsundaram; Ramesh K. Goyal (Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry, 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.

Chloroplast derived SSRs reveals genetic relationships in domesticated alliums and wild relatives - Kuldip Jayaswall; Himanshu Sharma; Abhishek Bhandawat; R. Sagar; Deepanshu Jayaswal; Akash Kumar; Pratibha Chaturvedi; Vijay Mahajan; Sanjay Kumar; Major Singh (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2022)

Genetic diversity and population structure of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit genotypes using molecular and morphological attributes - K. Rajarajan; A. R. Uthappa; A. K. Handa; S. B. Chavan; R. Vishnu; A. Shrivastava; A. Handa; M. Rana; S. Sahu; N. Kumar; A. K. Singh; S. Ahmed; et al. (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2022)

Bacterial diversity of geochemically distinct hot springs located in Maharashtra, India - R. Mathan Kumar; Kunal Jani; J. R. Parvathi; Becky M. Thomas; Suresh S. S. Raja; Anita Pandey; Avinash Sharma (Archives of Microbiology, 2022)

Postulating the Modality of Integrative Taxonomy in Describing the Cryptic Congener Pampus griseus (Cuvier) and Systematics of the Genus Pampus (Perciformes: Stromateidae) - Subal Kumar Roul; N. S. Jeena; Rajan Kumar; R. Vinothkumar; Shikha Rahangdale; Summaya Rahuman; Shubhadeep Ghosh; Prathibha Rohit; Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
Pomfrets (genus Pampus ), a highly commercial fishery resource distributed in the Indo-Western Pacific that includes Lessepsian migrants, have witnessed a series of systematic reforms. In this study, based on comprehensive sampling spanning type localities and coevals in the Northern Indian Ocean, the cryptic and valid species Stromateus griseus is resurrected from the synonymy and re-described as Pampus griseus (New Combination) based on 35 specimens from the Bay of Bengal, corroborated by a molecular analysis, which indicated a confined distribution of the species. The Bayesian phylogeny of the genus was reconstructed, incorporating redressed barcodes (582 nucleotides) and concatenated mitochondrial gene sequence data (1,822 nucleotides) generated from the recorded species P . candidus , P . chinensis and the neophyte along with sequences from GenBank entrusting the latest literature. The phylograms differed in topology as for seven valid species, and the one predicated on the concatenated data erected a highly supported polytomous clade for the P . cinereus complex ( P . griseus , P . cinereus , and P . candidus ) which shares synapomorphies. Pampus argenteus and P . minor , together, formed a sister clade to the rest. Climate-driven vicariant events during glacial epochs and the Indo-Pacific Barrier effect can be the drivers behind the Indian and Pacific Ocean sister lineages in P . chinensis . A multivariate analysis isolated the cryptic species from its congeners. This article portrays the systematics revision of genus Pampus with an integrative taxonomic approach compiling distinctive molecular, morphological, and anatomical features, revised key for species identification, taxonomic archives of Indian stromateids, and winds up with specific remarks.

First report of natural infection by two potyviruses on amaryllis (Hippeastrum hybridum) plants from India - Aakansha Manav; Malyaj R. Prajapati; Jitender Singh; Amit Kumar; Pankaj Kumar; R. P. Pant; V. K. Baranwal (VirusDisease, 2021)

Correction to: Effect of different PGRs on in vitro organogenesis in Viola canescens Wall. ex. Roxb. from petiole callus culture - Arun Kumar Khajuria; Satish Chandra; R. K. Manhas; N. S. Bisht (Vegetos, 2021)

Why Indian Scientific Contributions do not Fetch Nobel Prize - Velayudhan Mohan Kumar; Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal (Sleep and Vigilance, 2021)

Precision Medicine Meets Sleep Medicine: How Can Sleep Health Aid to Reduce the Preventable Burden of Non-communicable Diseases? - Vijay Kumar Chattu; Thankam S. Sunil; Sagar Santaji; Veena V. Desai; Lalit Garg; Alma Nurtazina; Hamid Allahverdipour; Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal (Sleep and Vigilance, 2021)

Morpho-anatomical and physiological changes of Indian sandalwood (Santalum album L.) plantlets in ex vitro conditions to support successful acclimatization for plant mass production - Mahipal S. Shekhawat; Saurabhkumar R. Mehta; M. Manokari; S. Priyadharshini; Mahesh Kumar Badhepuri; Phanikanth Jogam; Abhijit Dey; Bharat S. Rajput (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2021)

A Sustainable method for synthesis of silver nanoparticles by using Glycyrrhiza glabra extract - R. Khandelwal; Chanchal Kachhawa; S. K. Arora; Jatinder Kumar Ratan; Rohini Garg (Nanotechnology for Environmental Engineering, 2021)

Harnessing the immune system against cancer: current immunotherapy approaches and therapeutic targets - Ayana R. Kumar; Aswathy R. Devan; Bhagyalakshmi Nair; Balachandran S. Vinod; Lekshmi R. Nath (Molecular Biology Reports, 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)

Silent metabolism and not-so-silent biological activity: possible molecular mechanisms of stress response in edible desert legumes - Vidushi Asati; P. R. Deepa; Pankaj Kumar Sharma (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2021)

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)

Prediction of heavy rainfall days over a peninsular Indian station using the machine learning algorithms - Kandula V Subrahmanyam; C Ramsenthil; A Girach Imran; Aniket Chakravorty; R Sreedhar; E Ezhilrajan; D Bala Subrahamanyam; Radhika Ramachandran; Karanam Kishore Kumar; M Rajasekhar; C S Jha (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Acidification of the coastal Bay of Bengal by aerosols deposition - V R Kumari; K Yadav; V V S S Sarma; M Dileep Kumar (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)

A comprehensive study on preparedness, impacts, response and recovery from tropical severe cyclonic storm ‘GAJA’: lessons for the future - S. Leo George; K. Balasubramani; Sulochana Shekhar; E. Venkatesham; K. Arun Prasad; Aakriti Grover; Dinabandhu Mahata; Ashish Kumar; V. V. Ashique; R. S. Libina; Divya Rajeswari Swaminathan; A. Balasundareshwaran; et al. (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2021)

Molecular identification of citrus greening bacterium associated with Kinnow Mandarin in Western Uttar Pradesh, India - Shweta; Jitender Singh; Poonam Kashyap; Pankaj Kumar; R. Kumar; A. S. Panwar; V. K. Baranwal (Indian Phytopathology, 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)

Catalytic conversion of lignocellulosic polysaccharides to commodity biochemicals: a review - Falguni Pattnaik; Shreya Tripathi; Biswa R. Patra; Sonil Nanda; Vivek Kumar; Ajay K. Dalai; Satyanarayan Naik (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Changing status of tropical cyclones over the north Indian Ocean - Medha Deshpande; Vineet Kumar Singh; Mano Kranthi Ganadhi; M. K. Roxy; R. Emmanuel; Umesh Kumar (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

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

Location, location, location: subcellular protein partitioning in proteostasis and aging - Anita V. Kumar; Louis R. Lapierre (Biophysical Reviews, 2021)
Somatic maintenance and cell survival rely on proper protein homeostasis to ensure reliable functions across the cell and to prevent proteome collapse. Maintaining protein folding and solubility is central to proteostasis and is coordinated by protein synthesis, chaperoning, and degradation capacities. An emerging aspect that influences proteostasis is the dynamic protein partitioning across different subcellular structures and compartments. Here, we review recent literature related to nucleocytoplasmic partitioning of proteins, nuclear and cytoplasmic quality control mechanisms, and their impact on the development of age-related diseases. We also highlight new points of entry to modulate spatially-regulated proteostatic mechanisms to delay aging.

Socio-ecological vulnerability and resilience of mountain communities residing in capital-constrained environments - Shashidhar Kumar Jha; A. K. Negi; Juha M. Alatalo; R. S. Negi (Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 2021)

Tissue culture of Indian rosewood (Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.) - Mafatlal M. Kher; M. Nataraj; A. N. Arun Kumar; Viji Sitther; Mahipal S. Shekhawat; Rekha R. Warrier; Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva (Biologia, 2021)

Integrated multi-enterprise agricultural system for sustaining livelihood, energy use and resource recycling: a case study from semi-arid tropics of central India - D. R. Palsaniya; Sunil Kumar; M. M. Das; T. Kiran Kumar; Sunil Kumar; Manoj Chaudhary; Khem Chand; S. K. Rai; Akram Ahmed; C. S. Sahay; Mukesh Choudhary (Agroforestry Systems, 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)

Impact of Aerosols on Precipitation over Western Ghats - K. Prashantha Kumar; B. R. Manjunatha (Aerosol Science and Engineering, 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.

Major landslides in Kerala, India, during 2018–2020 period: an analysis using rainfall data and debris flow model - Nirmala Jain; Tapas R. Martha; Kirti Khanna; Priyom Roy; K. Vinod Kumar (Landslides, 2021)

A Nitronaphthalimide Probe for Fluorescence Imaging of Hypoxia in Cancer Cells - Rashmi Kumari; Vasumathy R; Dhanya Sunil; Raghumani Singh Ningthoujam; Badri Narain Pandey; Suresh D. Kulkarni; Thivaharan Varadavenkatesan; Ganesh Venkatachalam; Anil Kumar N. V (Journal of Fluorescence, 2021)
The bioreductive enzymes typically upregulated in hypoxic tumor cells can be targeted for developing diagnostic and drug delivery applications. In this study, a new fluorescent probe 4−(6−nitro−1,3−dioxo−1 H −benzo[ de ]isoquinolin−2(3 H )−yl)benzaldehyde (NIB) based on a nitronaphthalimide skeleton that could respond to nitroreductase (NTR) overexpressed in hypoxic tumors is designed and its application in imaging tumor hypoxia is demonstrated. The docking studies revealed favourable interactions of NIB with the binding pocket of NTR- Escherichia coli . NIB, which is synthesized through a simple and single step imidation of 4−nitro−1,8−naphthalic anhydride displayed excellent reducible capacity under hypoxic conditions as evidenced from cyclic voltammetry investigations. The fluorescence measurements confirmed the formation of identical products (NIB-red) during chemical as well as NTR−aided enzymatic reduction in the presence of NADH. The potential fluorescence imaging of hypoxia based on NTR-mediated reduction of NIB is confirmed using in-vitro cell culture experiments using human breast cancer (MCF−7) cells, which displayed a significant change in the fluorescence colour and intensity at low NIB concentration within a short incubation period in hypoxic conditions. Graphical abstract

Biomass and vegetation carbon stock in mangrove forests of the Andaman Islands, India - P. Ragavan; Sanjeev Kumar; K. Kathiresan; P. M. Mohan; R. S. C. Jayaraj; K. Ravichandaran; T. S. Rana (Hydrobiologia, 2021)

Bridging the gap: linking morpho-functional traits’ plasticity with hyperaccumulation - Padma Sharma; Mustaqeem Ahmad; Sonia Rathee; Harminder P. Singh; Daizy R. Batish; Ravinder Kumar Kohli (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 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)

Biopesticide production using Bacillus thuringiensis kurstaki by valorization of starch industry wastewater and effluent from aerobic, anaerobic digestion - Adama Ndao; B. Sellamuthu; Lalit R. Kumar; R. D. Tyagi; J. R. Valéro (Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, 2021)

Glacier Change Studies under Changing Climate Using Geospatial Tools and Techniques - Vaibhav Garg; Aditya Rajendra Kudekar; Praveen Kumar Thakur; Bhaskar R. Nikam; Shiv Prasad Aggarwal; Prakash Chauhan (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Sources, controls, and probabilistic health risk assessment of fluoride contamination in groundwater from a semi-arid region in Gujarat, Western India: An isotope–hydrogeochemical perspective - Reema Mandal; Anirban Das; A. K. Sudheer; Sanjeev Kumar; Sangeeta Verma; Mahesh Gaddam; R. D. Deshpande (Environmental Geochemistry and Health, 2021)

Graphene-based materials for environmental applications: a review - V. Karthik; P. Selvakumar; P. Senthil Kumar; Dai-Viet N. Vo; M. Gokulakrishnan; P. Keerthana; V. Tamil Elakkiya; R. Rajeswari (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Detection of white spot syndrome virus in seafood samples using a magnetosome-based impedimetric biosensor - Sumana Sannigrahi; Shiva Kumar Arumugasamy; Jayaraman Mathiyarasu; R. Sudhakaran; K. Suthindhiran (Archives of Virology, 2021)

Unravelling the structural changes of periphyton in relation to environmental variables in a semilotic environment in the Sundarban eco-region, India - Pranab Gogoi; Archana Sinha; Tasso Tayung; Malay Naskar; Soma Das Sarkar; Mitesh H. Ramteke; Sanjoy Kumar Das; K. Lohith Kumar; V. R. Suresh; Basanta Kumar Das (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

SCATSAT-1 backscattering coefficient over distinct land surfaces and its dependence on soil moisture and vegetation dynamics - Manoj Kumar Mishra; Nizy Mathew; R Renju (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Comparative analysis of phytochemicals, antimicrobial and antioxidant activity of different species of Terminalia from Himachal Pradesh, India - Vikas Kumar; Shikha R. Chandel; Shikha Guleria; Nitin Sharma; Anuradha Sourirajan; Prem Kumar Khosla; Kamal Dev (Vegetos, 2021)

Spent marigold flower meal as an alternate feed for goats - Gagandeep Kour; R. K. Sharma; Nazam Khan; A. K. Pathak; Ankur Rastogi; Vijay Kumar Sharma (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Experimental Investigation on CNT-Enhanced Neopentyl glycol Solid–Solid PCM for Applications of Thermal Control in Spatial Remote Sensing Instruments - Cyril Reuben Raj; S. Suresh; Vivek Kumar Singh; R. R. Bhavsar; Anmol Panda (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Apatite and zircon fission-track thermochronology constraining the interplay between tectonics, topography and exhumation, Arunachal Himalaya - James Pebam; Vikas Adlakha; A K Jain; R C Patel; Nand Lal; S Singh; Rajeev Kumar; Rahul Devrani (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

Ionospheric and atmospheric perturbations due to two major earthquakes (M >7.0) - Sanjay Kumar; Prashant Kumar Singh; Rohtash Kumar; A K Singh; R P Singh (Journal of Earth System Science, 2021)

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)

Effect of hydro-, halo- and osmopriming on seed germination and seedling performance of Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC. (winged bean) - V. Kamal Kumar; R. Rajalekshmi (Journal of Crop Science and Biotechnology, 2021)

Transboundary introduction of potato-infecting Ralstonia solanacearum in the Andaman Islands revealed by multilocus sequence typing: A potential threat to island agriculture - K Sakthivel; A Balamurugan; M Ashajyothi; Soobedar Yadav; V Baskaran; K Abirami; R K Gautam; A Kumar (Journal of Biosciences, 2021)

IL-3 inhibits rat osteoclast differentiation induced by TNF-α and other pro-osteoclastogenic cytokines - Vikrant Piprode; Kanupriya Singh; Anil Kumar; Snehal R. Joshi; Mohan R. Wani (Journal of Biosciences, 2021)

Seismic risk assessment of reinforced concrete buildings in Koyna-Warna region through EDRI method - Mangeshkumar R. Shendkar; Ramancharla Pradeep Kumar; Sasankasekhar Mandal; Pabitra Ranjan Maiti; Denise-Penelope N. Kontoni (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021)

Natural mixed infections on Phalaenopsis species by groundnut bud necrosis orthotospovirus, cymbidium mosaic virus and odontoglossum ringspot virus in India - R. P. Pant; Y. B. Basavaraj; Nishant Srivastava; Ajay Bhattarai; Ashwini Kumar; V. K. Baranwal; N. Sailo; Rampal; D. Barman (Indian Phytopathology, 2021)

Synthesis of highly fluorescent and water soluble graphene quantum dots for detection of heavy metal ions in aqueous media - Savan K. Raj; Vikrant Yadav; Gopala R Bhadu; Rajesh Patidar; Manoj Kumar; Vaibhav Kulshrestha (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Antifungal activity and molecular docking of phenol, 2,4-bis(1,1-dimethylethyl) produced by plant growth-promoting actinobacterium Kutzneria sp. strain TSII from mangrove sediments - Thangarasu Suganya Devi; Karuppiah Vijay; R. M. Vidhyavathi; Ponnuchamy Kumar; Muthusamy Govarthanan; Thangavel Kavitha (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Conservational Tillage and Weed Management Practices Enhance Farmers Income and System Productivity of Rice–Wheat Cropping System in Central India - Dibakar Ghosh; C. R. Chethan; Subhash Chander; Bhumesh Kumar; R. P. Dubey; H. S. Bisen; S. K. Parey; P. K. Singh (Agricultural Research, 2021)

Characterization and Modeling of Infiltration Characteristics of Soils Under Major Land Use Systems in Hot Arid Region of India - Priyabrata Santra; Mahesh Kumar; R. N. Kumawat (Agricultural Research, 2021)

Intercropping in Sugarcane Improves Functional Diversity, Soil Quality and Crop Productivity - S. R. Singh; Poonam Yadav; Dinesh Singh; S. K. Shukla; M. K. Tripathi; Lal Bahadur; Aradhana Mishra; Sanjeev Kumar (Sugar Tech, 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)

Insulin signaling pathway assessment by enhancing antioxidant activity due to morin using in vitro rat skeletal muscle L6 myotubes cells - Praveen Kumar Issac; Rupmanjari Karan; Ajay Guru; R. Pachaiappan; Mariadhas Valan Arasu; Naif Abdullah Al-Dhabi; Ki Choon Choi; Ramasamy Harikrishnan; Jesu Arockia Raj (Molecular Biology Reports, 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)

Evaluation of Winds from SCATSAT-1 and ASCAT Using Buoys in the Indian Ocean - Anuradha Modi; Suresh Kumar Munaka; R. Harikumar; T. M. Balakrishnan Nair; K. Srinivas (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Persistence of marine heat waves for coral bleaching and their spectral characteristics around Andaman coral reef - P. C. Mohanty; A. Kushabaha; R. S. Mahendra; R. K. Nayak; B. K Sahu; E. Pattabhi Rama Rao; T. Sinivasa Kumar (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021)

Microbial degradation of recalcitrant pesticides: a review - Sanchali Bose; P. Senthil Kumar; Dai-Viet N. Vo; N. Rajamohan; R. Saravanan (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 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)

Influence of Fluctuating Water Temperature and Dietary Oxytetracycline on the Safety of Monosex Nile Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus Fries - Anwesha Roy; T. Jawahar Abraham; R. Beryl Julinta; Jasmine Singha; Satyanarayana Boda; Gadadhar Dash; T. S. Nagesh; Tapas Kumar Sar; Prasanna Kumar Patil (Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 2021)

Improvement in depressive symptoms after antiretroviral therapy initiation in people with HIV in Rakai, Uganda - Noeline Nakasujja; Alyssa C. Vecchio; Deanna Saylor; Sarah Lofgren; Gertrude Nakigozi; David R. Boulware; Alice Kisakye; James Batte; Richard Mayanja; Aggrey Anok; Steven J. Reynolds; Thomas C. Quinn; et al. (Journal of NeuroVirology, 2021)

Release of Mediator Enzyme β-Hexosaminidase and Modulated Gene Expression Accompany Hemocyte Degranulation in Response to Parasitism in the Silkworm Bombyx mori - Shambhavi H. Prabhuling; Pooja Makwana; Appukuttan Nair R. Pradeep; Kunjupillai Vijayan; Rakesh Kumar Mishra (Biochemical Genetics, 2021)

Physical/chemical weathering and climate fluctuations during last ~6000 years—investigation through a sediment core, off Mahanadi River mouth, western Bay of Bengal - Janhavi Kangane; Ganapati N. Nayak; Anoop Kumar Tiwari; Maheshwar R. Nasnodkar (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Green mussel (Perna viridis L.) farming in India: an analysis of major growth milestones, recent decline due to disease incidence, and prospects for revival - Shinoj Parappurathu; N. K. Sanil; P. K. Asokan; S. R. Krupesha Sharma; M. A. Pradeep; Shelton Padua; Suja Gangadharan; Gishnu Mohan; Prasanna Kumar Patil (Aquaculture International, 2021)

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)

Variation in the Nutritional Composition of Soft and Hard Blue Swimming Crabs ( Portunus pelagicus ) Having Good Export Potential - Neeraj Pathak; Robinson Jeya Shakila; Geevaretnam Jeyasekaran; Padmavathy P; Neethiselvan N; R. Shalini; Ulaganathan Arisekar; Akalesh Patel; Udhaya Kumar; Asha Hema Malini; R Mayilvahnan (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)

Spatial and temporal variability of deep convective clouds over the tropics using multi-year Megha - Tropiques – Sondeur Atmosphérique du Profil d’Humidité Intertropicale par Radiométrie (SAPHIR) observations - Sisma Samuel; Nizy Mathew; Manoj Kumar Mishra; R. Renju (International Journal of Remote Sensing, 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)

Role of autoconversion process in assessing the low-level clouds over the southern Indian Ocean in Climate Forecast System (CFS) version 2 - Kumar Roy; Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay; R. Phani Murali Krishna; Anish Kumar M. Nair; T. Narayana Rao; S. S. V. S. Ramakrishna (Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2021)

Biodiesel production from microbial lipid obtained by intermittent feeding of municipal sludge and treated crude glycerol - Lalit R. Kumar; Sravan K. Yellapu; R. D. Tyagi; Patrick Drogui (Systems Microbiology and Biomanufacturing, 2021)

Growth kinetics, metabolite yield, and expression analysis of biosynthetic pathway genes in friable callus cell lines of Rhodiola imbricata (Edgew) - Shiv Rattan; Dinesh Kumar; Ashish R. Warghat (Plant Cell, Tissue and Organ Culture (PCTOC), 2021)

UAV in Development of 3D Heritage Monument Model: A Case Study of Kota Gullu, Warangal, India. - Sirish Dasari; Shashi Mesapam; Kumar Kumarapu; V. R. Mandla (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 2021)

Comparative CpG methylation kinetic patterns of cis-regulatory regions of heat stress–related genes in Sahiwal and Frieswal cattle upon persistent heat stress - Nitika Verma; Rafeeque R. Alyethodi; Ashima Kathuria; Rani Alex; Shaziya Hussain; Umesh Singh; S. Tyagi; Ajayvir Singh Sirohi; Sushil Kumar; Gyanendra S. Sengar; T. V. Raja; B. Prakash (International Journal of Biometeorology, 2021)

ACC deaminase-producing Ensifer adhaerens KS23 enhances proximate nutrient of Pisum sativum L. cultivated in high altitude - Prashant Katiyar; R. C. Dubey; Dinesh Kumar Maheshwari (Archives of Microbiology, 2021)

Estimation of apparent thermal diffusivity of soil at lesser-Himalayan experimental catchment, Uttarakhand, India, for analytical subsoil temperature modelling - Pravin R. Patil; Renoj J. Thayyen; Sharad Kumar Jain; Manish K. Nema (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 2021)

Transcriptomic analysis of polyaromatic hydrocarbon degradation by the halophilic fungus Aspergillus sydowii at hypersaline conditions - Heidy Peidro‐Guzmán; Yordanis Pérez‐Llano; Deborah González‐Abradelo; Maikel Gilberto Fernández‐López; Sonia Dávila‐Ramos; Elisabet Aranda; Darío Rafael Olicón Hernández; Angélica Ortega García; Verónica Lira‐Ruan; Oscar Ramírez Pliego; María Angélica Santana; Denhi Schnabel; et al. (Environmental Microbiology, 2021)
Summary Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) are among the most persistent xenobiotic compounds, with high toxicity effects. Mycoremediation with halophilic Aspergillus sydowii was used for their removal from a hypersaline medium (1 M NaCl). A. sydowii metabolized PAHs as sole carbon sources, resulting in the removal of up to 90% for both PAHs [benzo [ a ] pyrene (BaP) and phenanthrene (Phe)] after 10 days. Elimination of Phe and BaP was almost exclusively due to biotransformation and not adsorption by dead mycelium and did not correlate with the activity of lignin modifying enzymes (LME). Transcriptomes of A. sydowii grown on PAHs, or on glucose as control, both at hypersaline conditions, revealed 170 upregulated and 76 downregulated genes. Upregulated genes were related to starvation, cell wall remodelling, degradation and metabolism of xenobiotics, DNA/RNA metabolism, energy generation, signalling and general stress responses. Changes of LME expression levels were not detected, while the chloroperoxidase gene, possibly related to detoxification processes in fungi, was strongly upregulated. We propose that two parallel metabolic pathways (mitochondrial and cytosolic) are involved in degradation and detoxification of PAHs in A. sydowii resulting in intracellular oxidation of PAHs. To the best of our knowledge, this is the most comprehensive transcriptomic analysis on fungal degradation of PAHs.

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)

Sedimentological responses to coastal dynamics along the Thane District, North Maharashtra, West Coast of India - Sridhar D. Iyer; A. R. Gujar; V. Sanil Kumar; D. K. Naik; S. S. Gaonkar; Sandhya Naik; Pooja Shirodkar; F. Badesab; R. A. A. Luis (Sustainable Water Resources Management, 2021)

The Blockchain Never Sleeps: How Can Blockchain Technology Transform Sleep Medicine? - Seithikurippu R. Pandi-Perumal; Sagar Santaji; Veena V. Desai; Thankam Sunil; Vijay Kumar Chattu (Sleep and Vigilance, 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)

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)

Fabrication and development of a thorax phantom to evaluate 3D CRT treatment planning techniques for post-mastectomy chest wall radiotherapy - Dilson Lobo; Srinivas Challapalli; Sourjya Banerjee; Suman Kumar Putha; P. U. Prakash Saxena; Raghavendra Holla; R. Shreyas; Ravichandran Ramamoorthy (Physical and Engineering Sciences in Medicine, 2021)

Correction to: Effect of time and space partitioning strategies of samples on regional landslide susceptibility modelling - Kirti Khanna; Tapas R. Martha; Priyom Roy; K. Vinod Kumar (Landslides, 2021)

Effect of time and space partitioning strategies of samples on regional landslide susceptibility modelling - Kirti Khanna; Tapas R. Martha; Priyom Roy; K. Vinod Kumar (Landslides, 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)

Enhanced expression of Arabidopsis rubisco small subunit gene promoter regulated Cry1Ac gene in chickpea conferred complete resistance to Helicoverpa armigera - Nayana Hazarika; Sumita Acharjee; Rashmi R. Boruah; Kiran Babar; Srinivas Parimi; Bharat Char; Joel Armstrong; Andy Moore; Thomas J. V. Higgins; Bidyut Kumar Sarmah (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2021)

Investigation of rip current processes along Visakhapatnam beaches, east coast of India: A study based on GNSS drifters and dye experiments - Surisetty V V Arun Kumar; B Sivaiah; Ch Venkateswarlu; B Gireesh; T Sridevi; K Venkateswara Rao; K V S R Prasad; Rashmi Sharma (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)

Water quality assessment of the Ganges River during COVID-19 lockdown - P. R. Muduli; A. Kumar; V. V. Kanuri; D. R. Mishra; P. Acharya; R. Saha; M. K. Biswas; A. K. Vidyarthi; A. Sudhakar (International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 2021)

Designing of Nucleocapsid Protein Based Novel Multi-epitope Vaccine Against SARS-COV-2 Using Immunoinformatics Approach - Janish Kumar; Rahila Qureshi; Someswar R. Sagurthi; Insaf Ahmed Qureshi (International Journal of Peptide Research and Therapeutics, 2021)

Evaluating Precision Nitrogen Management Practices in Terms of Yield, Nitrogen Use Efficiency and Nitrogen Loss Reduction in Maize Crop Under Indian Conditions - Dinesh Kumar; R. A. Patel; V. P. Ramani; S. V. Rathod (International Journal of Plant Production, 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)

Evaluation of seismic response of inelastic structures considering soil-structure interaction - Vishwajit Anand; S R Satish Kumar (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021)

Microbial World: Recent Developments in Health, Agriculture and Environmental Sciences - Gauri Garg Dhingra; Anjali Saxena; Aeshna Nigam; Princy Hira; Nirjara Singhvi; Shailly Anand; Jasvinder Kaur; Jaspreet Kaur; Ankita Dua; Vivek Negi; Vipin Gupta; Utkarsh Sood; et al. (Indian Journal of Microbiology, 2021)

A biallelic variant in CLRN2 causes non-syndromic hearing loss in humans - Barbara Vona; Neda Mazaheri; Sheng-Jia Lin; Lucy A. Dunbar; Reza Maroofian; Hela Azaiez; Kevin T. Booth; Sandrine Vitry; Aboulfazl Rad; Franz Rüschendorf; Pratishtha Varshney; Ben Fowler; et al. (Human Genetics, 2021)
Deafness, the most frequent sensory deficit in humans, is extremely heterogeneous with hundreds of genes involved. Clinical and genetic analyses of an extended consanguineous family with pre-lingual, moderate-to-profound autosomal recessive sensorineural hearing loss, allowed us to identify CLRN2, encoding a tetraspan protein, as a new deafness gene. Homozygosity mapping followed by exome sequencing identified a 14.96 Mb locus on chromosome 4p15.32p15.1 containing a likely pathogenic missense variant in CLRN2 (c.494C > A, NM_001079827.2) segregating with the disease. Using in vitro RNA splicing analysis, we show that the CLRN2 c.494C > A variant leads to two events: (1) the substitution of a highly conserved threonine (uncharged amino acid) to lysine (charged amino acid) at position 165, p.(Thr165Lys), and (2) aberrant splicing, with the retention of intron 2 resulting in a stop codon after 26 additional amino acids, p.(Gly146Lysfs*26). Expression studies and phenotyping of newly produced zebrafish and mouse models deficient for clarin 2 further confirm that clarin 2, expressed in the inner ear hair cells, is essential for normal organization and maintenance of the auditory hair bundles, and for hearing function. Together, our findings identify CLRN2 as a new deafness gene, which will impact future diagnosis and treatment for deaf patients.

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)

Rapid morphological changes as agents of adaptation in introduced populations of the common myna (Acridotheres tristis) - Tali Magory Cohen; Richard E. Major; R. Suresh Kumar; Manoj Nair; Kyle M. Ewart; Mark E. Hauber; Roi Dor (Evolutionary Ecology, 2021)

Protection from terminal heat stress: a trade-off between heat-responsive transcription factors (HSFs) and stress-associated genes (SAGs) under changing environment - Ranjeet R. Kumar; Suneha Goswami; Gyanendra K. Rai; Neelu Jain; Pradeep K. Singh; Dwijesh Mishra; Krishna K. Chaturvedi; Sanjeev Kumar; Bhupinder Singh; Gyanendra P. Singh; Anil K. Rai; Viswanathan Chinnusamy; et al. (Cereal Research Communications, 2021)

Molecular dynamics, residue network analysis, and cross-correlation matrix to characterize the deleterious missense mutations in GALE causing galactosemia III - S. Udhaya Kumar; Srivarshini Sankar; D. Thirumal Kumar; Salma Younes; Nadin Younes; R. Siva; C. George Priya Doss; Hatem Zayed (Cell Biochemistry and Biophysics, 2021)

Bioaccumulation of metals by edible bivalve Saccostrea cucullata and its application as a bioindicator of metal pollution, tropical (Zuari) estuary, Goa, India - Racheal J. Rodrigues; Maheshwar R. Nasnodkar; Ganapati N. Nayak; Anoop Kumar Tiwari (Arabian Journal of Geosciences, 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)

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)

Role Perception and Performance of Privately Practicing Paravets in Delivery of Animal Health Services at Farmers’ Doorstep: an Exploratory Study in India - Vikash Kumar; H. R. Meena (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Analysis of mitochondrial recombination in the male sterile Brassica juncea cybrid Og1 and identification of the molecular basis of fertility reversion - Naresh Vasupalli; Vajinder Kumar; Ramcharan Bhattacharya; Shripad R. Bhat (Plant Molecular Biology, 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)

Cause and Process Mechanism of Rockslide Triggered Flood Event in Rishiganga and Dhauliganga River Valleys, Chamoli, Uttarakhand, India Using Satellite Remote Sensing and in situ Observations - Pratima Pandey; Prakash Chauhan; C. M. Bhatt; Praveen K Thakur; Suresh Kannaujia; Pankaj R. Dhote; Arijit Roy; Santosh Kumar; Sumer Chopra; Ashutosh Bhardwaj; S. P. Aggrawal (Journal of the Indian Society of Remote Sensing, 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)

Spondias pinnata (L.f.) Kurz Leaf Extract Derived Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Induce Dual Modes of Apoptotic-Necrotic Death in HCT 116 and K562 Cells - Abdul Aziz Ahlam; V. S. Shaniba; P. R. Jayasree; P. R. Manish Kumar (Biological Trace Element Research, 2021)

Biodiversity and antimicrobial potential of bacterial endophytes from halophyte Salicornia brachiata - Sanju Singh; Vishal A. Ghadge; Pankaj Kumar; Doniya Elze Mathew; Asmita Dhimmar; Harshal Sahastrabudhe; Yedukondalu Nalli; Mina R. Rathod; Pramod B. Shinde (Antonie van Leeuwenhoek, 2021)

Identification and functional characterisation of Esculentin-2 HYba peptides and their C-terminally amidated analogs from the skin secretion of an endemic frog - T. Vineeth Kumar; R. Asha; Sanil George (Natural Product Research, 2021)

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)

Retrieval and Application of Rapid-Scan Atmospheric Motion Vectors Using an Infrared Channel of the INSAT-3DR Satellite - Dineshkumar K. Sankhala; Prashant Kumar; Sanjib K. Deb; Neeru Jaiswal; C. M. Kishtawal; R. M. Gairola (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 2021)

Role of Lightning NOx in Ozone Formation: A Review - Sunita Verma; Pramod Kumar Yadava; D. M. Lal; R. K. Mall; Harshbardhan Kumar; Swagata Payra (Pure and Applied Geophysics, 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)

Fully Automated Integrated Segmentation of Carotid Artery Ultrasound Images Using DBSCAN and Affinity Propagation - S. Latha; Dhanalakshmi Samiappan; P. Muthu; R. Kumar (Journal of Medical and Biological Engineering, 2021)
Purpose B-mode ultrasound images are used in identifying the presence of fat deposit if any in carotid artery. The intima media, lumen, bifurcation boundary is detected by the echogenic characteristics embedded in the carotid artery. Methods A fully automatic self-learning based segmentation is proposed by extracting the edges by a modified affinity propagation, which are given as inputs to the Density Based Spatial Clustering of Applications with Noise (DBSCAN) for super pixel segmentation. The segmented results are analyzed with Gradient Vector Flow (GVF) snake model and Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) clustering based segmentation using various performance measures. Results The proposed parameter free, fully automatic segmentation method combining Affinity propagation and DBSCAN are evaluated for a database of 361 images and gives reinforced results in the longitudinal B-mode ultrasound images. The proposed approach gives an improved accuracy of 12% increase when compared with the manual segmentation and 15% compared with segmentation by affinity propagation and DBSCAN when performed individually. The average Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) is 110 ± 44 µm. Conclusion Extracted edge points are used for clustering in a fully automated carotid artery segmentation approach.

Interlink between pollution and COVID-19 in India: compelling view and key attributes - Srinivasa R. Vulichi; Atul Kabra; Mohammad Khalid; Rupak Kumar; Natália Cruz-Martins (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Formation and weathering assessment of oil-suspended sediment aggregates through a laboratory investigation - V. Suneel; S. Sathish Kumar; R. Balaji; P. Vethamony (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Spring-neap tides influence on bioavailability of metals and bioaccumulation in edible biota of the Zuari (tropical) Estuary - Maheshwar R. Nasnodkar; Ganapati N. Nayak; Priyanka P. Bhangle; Anoop Kumar Tiwari (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 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)

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)

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)

Steviol glycoside accumulation and expression profiling of biosynthetic pathway genes in elicited in vitro cultures of Stevia rebaudiana - Kanika Thakur; Ashrita; Archit Sood; Pawan Kumar; Dinesh Kumar; Ashish R. Warghat (In Vitro Cellular & Developmental Biology - Plant, 2021)

Did the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Lockdown Phase Influence Coastal Water Quality Parameters off Major Indian Cities and River Basins? - Aneesh Anandrao Lotliker; Sanjiba Kumar Baliarsingh; R. Venkat Shesu; Alakes Samanta; R. Chandrasekhar Naik; T. M. Balakrishnan Nair (Frontiers in Marine Science, 2021)
The end of the current decade experienced an outbreak of a new strain of coronavirus classified as severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2) [coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)] that spread across the globe within a short span of time and was declared as a global pandemic by the World Health Organization. In order to contain the spread of COVID-19, the Indian Government imposed lockdown in various phases, namely, the strict lockdown period (SLP) and relaxed lockdown period (RLP). The present study addresses changes in the magnitude of satellite-derived water quality parameters in the coastal waters off major Indian cities (Mumbai and Chennai) and river basins (Narmada, Mandovi-Zuari, Netravathi, Periyar, Kaveri, Krishna-Godavari, Mahanadi, and Hooghly) along the eastern Arabian Sea (EAS) and western Bay of Bengal (WBoB) during SLP and RLP. The daily climatology (2003–2019) and anomaly (2020) of different water quality parameters, viz ., chlorophyll- a (chl- a ), downwelling diffused attenuation coefficient (k d 490), and particulate organic carbon (POC) were used in the present study to eliminate seasonal biases and to unravel the signature of lockdown-induced changes in the magnitude of the above water quality parameters. During the total lockdown period, the magnitude of the above parameters reduced significantly in the coastal waters of both the EAS and the WBoB. However, this reduction was more significant in the coastal waters of the WBoB, attributed to a reduction in the supply of anthropogenic nutrients. Among different studied locations, the magnitude of water quality parameters significantly decreased off Chennai and Hooghly, during SLP, which subsequently increased during RLP probably due to reduction in anthropogenic material influx during SLP and increase during RLP. During RLP, the coastal waters off Mahanadi showed a maximum decrease in the magnitude of water quality parameters followed by Mandovi-Zuari, irrespective of these regions’ quantum of anthropogenic material input, possibly due to the higher response time of the ecosystem to reflect the reduction in anthropogenic perturbations. The satellite-retrieved water quality parameters have provided valuable insight to efficiently describe the changes in the health of the Indian coastal environment in terms of phytoplankton biomass and water clarity.

Comparative biochemical profiles, utero-ovarian function, and fertility of the postpartum buffalo with and without subclinical endometritis - M. H. Jan; H. Kumar; S. Kumar; W. A. Malla; R. K. Sharma (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Selection and validation of differentially expressed metabolic and immune genes in weaned Ghurrah versus crossbred piglets - A. Karthikeyan; Shalu Kumari Pathak; Amit Kumar; B. A. A Sai Kumar; Aamir Bashir; Akansha Singh; N. R. Sahoo; B. P. Mishra (Tropical Animal Health and Production, 2021)

Manganese-induced oxidative stress, ultrastructural changes, and proteomics studies in rice plants - Ritika Rajpoot; Rajneesh Kumar Srivastava; Anjana Rani; Poonam Pandey; R. S. Dubey (Protoplasma, 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)

Response of diverse bread wheat genotypes in terms of root architectural traits at seedling stage in response to low phosphorus stress - Preman R. Soumya; Sandeep Sharma; Mukesh Kumar Meena; Renu Pandey (Plant Physiology Reports, 2021)

Recent Developments in Understanding Fluoride Accumulation, Toxicity, and Tolerance Mechanisms in Plants: an Overview - B. R. Gadi; Ramesh Kumar; Bhuwnesh Goswami; Rekha Rankawat; Satyawada Rama Rao (Journal of Soil Science and Plant Nutrition, 2021)

Association mapping for yield traits under drought stress in Autumn rice germplasm collection of Assam - Mayuri D. Mahalle; P. C. Dey; S. K. Chetia; A. R. Baruah; T. Ahmed; R. N. Sarma; R. C. Kaldate; Amrendra Kumar; Sushil Kumar Singh; M. K. Modi (Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, 2021)

Water quality assessment of Garhwal Himalayan Lake Tarakund based on the application of WQI and mitigation measures for its conservation and management - H. Rawat; R. Singh; S. Namtak; A. Deep; S. Mamgain; A. Sharma; N. Tripathi; V. Kirti; R. Kumar (International Journal of Energy and Water Resources, 2021)

Study on the structural behavior of flush beam for slim concrete floor - R. Ramasubramani; M. S. Manoj Kumar; J. S. Sundarsan; S. Nithiyanantham (Innovative Infrastructure Solutions, 2021)

Assessment of trace metal concentration in the ambient air of the Prayagraj City during Diwali festival—a case study - Namrata Kulshreshtha; Sachin Kumar; R. C. Vaishya (Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 2021)

Adaptation to social-ecological stressors: a case study with Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.) growers of north-western India - Anshuman Singh; Ranjay K. Singh; Arvind Kumar; Ashwani Kumar; Raj Kumar; Neeraj Kumar; Parvender Sheoran; R. K. Yadav; D. K. Sharma (Environment, Development and Sustainability, 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.

An assessment of radiative flux biases in the climate forecast system model CFSv2 - Siddharth Kumar; R. Phani; P. Mukhopadhyay; C. Balaji (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

Damage detection of wind turbine system based on signal processing approach: a critical review - Roshan Kumar; Mohamed Ismail; Wei Zhao; Mohammad Noori; Arvind R. Yadav; Shengbo Chen; Vikash Singh; Wael A. Altabey; Ahmad I. H. Silik; Gaurav Kumar; Jayendra Kumar; Arun Balodi (Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 2021)

Trends in Biological Nutrient Removal for the Treatment of Low Strength Organic Wastewaters - J Rajesh Banu; J Merrylin; S Kavitha; R Yukesh Kannah; P Selvakumar; S Gopikumar; P Sivashanmugam; Khac-Uan Do; Gopalakrishnan Kumar (Current Pollution Reports, 2021)

Mainstreaming Barahnaja cultivation for food and nutritional security in the Himalayan region - Kavita Gururani; Salej Sood; Anil Kumar; Dinesh C. Joshi; Dinesh Pandey; A. R. Sharma (Biodiversity and Conservation, 2021)

Molecular and Phenotypic Characterization of Heterorhabditis indica (Nematoda: Rhabditida) Nematodes Isolated During a Survey of Agricultural Soils in Western Uttar Pradesh, India - Aashaq Hussain Bhat; Ashok Kumar Chaubey; Ebrahim Shokoohi; Ricardo A. R. Machado (Acta Parasitologica, 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)

Fisheries governance in the tropical archipelago of Andaman and Nicobar – opinions and strategies for sustainable management - R Kiruba-Sankar; P Krishnan; Grinson George; K Lohith Kumar; J Raymond Jani Angel; K Saravanan; S Dam Roy (Journal of Coastal Conservation, 2021)

Development of coreset of aromatic rice (Oryza sativa L. Indica) based on molecular and morphological diversity - Sathish Kumar P; Praveen Kumar R; SRSC Sekhar Maddala; Sanjeeva Rao D; R. M. Sundaram; Gopala Krishnan S; A. K. Singh; Kuldeep Singh; Subba Rao LV; Shobha Rani N; Sheshu Madhav Maganti (Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution, 2021)

Spatial variations in dissolved inorganic nutrients in the groundwaters along the Indian coast and their export to adjacent coastal waters - B. S. K. Kumar; R. Viswanadham; V. R. Kumari; D. B. Rao; M. H. K. Prasad; N. Srinivas; V. V. S. S. Sarma (Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 2021)

Methods of detection of food-borne pathogens: a review - A. Saravanan; P. Senthil Kumar; R. V. Hemavathy; S. Jeevanantham; R. Kamalesh; S. Sneha; P. R. Yaashikaa (Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2021)

Correction to: The maxima in northerly wind speeds and wave heights over the Arabian Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea derived from 40 years of ERA5 data - V. M. Aboobacker; P. R. Shanas; Ebrahim M. A. S. Al-Ansari; V. Sanil Kumar; P. Vethamony (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

The maxima in northerly wind speeds and wave heights over the Arabian Sea, the Arabian/Persian Gulf and the Red Sea derived from 40 years of ERA5 data - V. M. Aboobacker; P. R. Shanas; Ebrahim M. A. S. Al-Ansari; V. Sanil Kumar; P. Vethamony (Climate Dynamics, 2021)

Protein aggregation: in silico algorithms and applications - R. Prabakaran; Puneet Rawat; A. Mary Thangakani; Sandeep Kumar; M. Michael Gromiha (Biophysical Reviews, 2021)

An Investigation of the Elevated Aerosol Layer Using a Polarization Lidar Over a Tropical Rural Site in India - R. Vishnu; Y. Bhavani Kumar; Anish Kumar M. Nair (Boundary-Layer Meteorology, 2021)

Ecological weed management approaches for wheat under rice–wheat cropping system - Vipin Kumar; R. S. Bana; Teekam Singh; Ganpat Louhar (Environmental Sustainability, 2021)

Effect of Repeated Freezing-Thawing on Protein Fractions, Textural, and Functional Properties of Few Species of Freshwater Fishes (Indian Major Carps) - Swapnarani Samantaray; Naresh Kumar Mehta; Banalata Rout; R. K. Majumdar; Sanjeev Sharma; Ankeeta Nayak; Prasenjit Pal (Journal of Aquatic Food Product Technology, 2021)