A Contemporary Insight Into the Seroepidemiology of Herpes Simplex Virus Infection in the Sub-Himalayan Region by Sangeeta Deka, Mithilesh Kumar Jha, Pratima Gupta, Putul Mahanta, Deepjyoti Kalita

“…Seroepidemiology of HSV-1/2 infections is of utmost importance in formulating control strategies, but there is a paucity of data from many regions of India. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of anti-HSV-1/2 antibodies in Uttarakhand and adjoining areas and to study its pattern and distribution in different subgroups. …”
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Microalgae: A potential alternative to health supplementation for humans by Apurav Krishna Koyande, Kit Wayne Chew, Krishnamoorthy Rambabu, Yang Tao, Dinh-Toi Chu, Pau-Loke Show

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Understanding exposure risk using soil testing and GIS around an abandoned asbestos mine by Abhijeet V. Jadhav, Nilesh Gawde, Ramesh Veerappan, Yeyong Choi, Arthur L. Frank

“…One such abandoned mine is at Roro Hills in the Jharkhand state of India. There are limited studies examining soil contamination and asbestos exposure to nearby residents due to abandoned mines. …”
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Multipotent Effect of Clozapine on Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acetylcholinesterase, Cyclooxygenase-2,5-Lipoxygenase, and Caspase-3: In Vivo and Molecular Modeling Studies by Minhajul Arfeen, Devendra Kumar Dhaked, Vasudevan Mani

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Biological features and cultivation of sesame (a review) by N. V. Kishlyan, M. Sh. Asfandiyarova, Y. V. Yakusheva, A. G. Dubovskaya

“…The largest cropping areas are located in Africa, India, and China. In Russia, sesame can be grown in southern regions: Krasnodar and Stavropol Territories, Rostov and Astrakhan Provinces. …”
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The possible therapeutic role of advanced glycation end-product inhibitors in ischemic stroke by Nada H. Aljarba, Hayder M. Al-Kuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb, Mustafa M. Shokr, Marios Papadakis, Athanasios Alexiou, Mubarak Alruwaili, Mohammed Alrouji, Mohammed S. Alshammari, Gaber El-Saber Batiha

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Morphometric analysis of internal auditory canal using CT imaging: An observational study in South Indian adult population by Judica Sheryl, Senthil Ganesh P. Kannappan

“…Materials and Methods: A morphometric analysis of the IAC was conducted at Saveetha Medical College and Hospital in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India, from November 2021 to May 2022. The study included subjects aged between 25 and 86 years who underwent temporal computed tomography (CT) scans revealing characteristics of the IAC. …”
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Bone Mineral Density is Decreased in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis and Correlates With Serum Intact Parathormone Levels: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shefali Sharma, Aadhaar Dhooria, Tulika Singh, Varun Dhir, Arghya Chattopadhyay, Debashish Mishra, Sanjay Jain

“…Methods: Adult patients suffering from systemic sclerosis (as per the 2013 American College of Rheumatology classification criteria for systemic sclerosis) attending the rheumatology clinic at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India were recruited. BMD was measured using dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) and serum Vitamin D and iPTH levels were estimated. …”
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Environmental Hazard of Polypropylene from Disposable Face Masks Linked to the COVID-19 Pandemic and Its Possible Mitigation Techniques through a Green Approach by Selvakumar Vijayalakshmi, Preethi Gopalsamy, Karnan Muthusamy, Dinesh Kumar Sundarraj, Steffi Pulikondan francis, Thiyagarajan Ramesh, Deog-Hwan Oh, Duong Ly Thi Thuy, Tuyet Thi Anh Truong, Huu Tap Van, Shankar Karuppannan

“…This work used a bacterial strain, Pseudomonas aeruginosa VJ 1, obtained from sewage water-contaminated surface soil in Tiruchirappalli, India, to investigate the biodegradation of polypropylene (PP) face masks. …”
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Physical and cognitive-based training in healthy older adults: Evidence from a systematic review and meta-analysis by Fatemeh Adelirad, Zeinab Javadivala, Iman Dianat, Aysan Amrahi Tabieh, Vijay Kumar Chattu

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Convergence of Blockchain, IoT, and AI for Enhanced Traceability Systems: A Comprehensive Review by Yahaya Saidu, Shuhaida Mohamed Shuhidan, Dahiru Adamu Aliyu, Izzatdin Abdul Aziz, Shamsuddeen Adamu

“…Recent research output has notably increased, focusing on agricultural supply chains and SCM, with India and China leading in publications. The analysis shows a predominance of experimental and hybrid methodologies, using Ethereum and Hyperledger Fabric as key platforms. …”
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Comparative Study of Combined Steroid-Antibiotic Aural Pack versus Antibiotic Drop in Otitis Externa by Jayanta Saha, Debabrata Biswas, Tithi Debnath, Subhadeep Chowdhury

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Sources and Radiative Impact of Carbonaceous Aerosols Using Four Years Ground-Based Measurements over the Central Himalayas by Priyanka Srivastava, Manish Naja, T. R. Seshadri

“…The role of crop residue burning in northern India and forest fires is shown to be dominant in spring while local heating-purpose emissions dominate in winter. …”
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Tailing and axisymmetric static laser beam shapes to steer microstructure and improve mechanical properties of autogenously laser welded AA6082 alloy by Venkat Vivek Pamarthi, Tianzhu Sun, Abhishek Das, Qamar Hayat, Alexander Griffiths, Lewis Johnson, Pasquale Franciosa

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Botulinum toxin-A in acute acquired comitant esotropia during COVID pandemic in children and young adolescents by Neelam Pawar, Praveena Shyam, Meenakshi Ravindran, Fathima Allapitchai

“…All patients were administered 2.5–7.5 units of BTX-A (Botox, Allergan, India) into the unilateral or bilateral medial rectus muscle of the deviating eye under short general anesthesia or local anesthesia. …”
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Pulsed Electromagnetic Field Regulates MicroRNA 21 Expression to Activate TGF-β Signaling in Human Bone Marrow Stromal Cells to Enhance Osteoblast Differentiation by Nagarajan Selvamurugan, Zhiming He, Daniel Rifkin, Branka Dabovic, Nicola C. Partridge

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Potential of hospital corneal retrieval program in tertiary care center by Ujwala Weladi, Snehal Bonde Chaurasia

“…Despite the effectiveness of corneal transplantation, India struggles with a substantial corneal blind population and inadequate access to quality donor corneal tissue. …”
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Mesenchymal stem cell and exosome-based therapy for liver diseases: can it overcome conventional therapeutic inconsistencies? by Zahid Hussain

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A multilevel social network approach to studying multiple disease-prevention behaviors by András Vörös, Elisa Bellotti, Carinthia Balabet Nengnong, Mattimi Passah, Quinnie Doreen Nongrum, Charishma Khongwir, Anna Maria van Eijk, Anne Kessler, Rajiv Sarkar, Jane M. Carlton, Sandra Albert

“…We apply this approach to examine the factors explaining eight malaria prevention behaviors, using unique interview data collected from 1529 individuals in 10 hard-to-reach, malaria-endemic villages in Meghalaya, India in 2020–2022. Statistical network modelling reveals exposure to similar behaviors in one’s social network as the most important factor explaining prevention behaviors. …”
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Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship (QSAR) Modeling of Chiral CCR2 Antagonists with a Multidimensional Space of Novel Chirality Descriptors by Ramanathan Natarajan, Ganapathy S. Natarajan, Subhash C. Basak

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