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Memon SS, Srivastava P, Karlekar M, Thakkar H, Bandgar T. Ambulatory blood pressure monitoring in pheochromocytoma - paraganglioma: A single center experience. J Postgrad Med 2024; 70:84-90. [PMID: 37555422 DOI: 10.4103/jpgm.jpgm_208_23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/21/2023] [Accepted: 05/02/2023] [Indexed: 08/10/2023] Open
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CONTEXT/AIMS Pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma (PPGL) are rare tumors, and data on ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) in these patients and the effect of blocking on ABPM parameters is limited. We aimed to describe ABPM parameters in a cohort of PPGL at our center in western India. METHODS Retrospective study of patients with PPGL whose ABPM data was available. Demographic details, secretory status, and ABPM data were retrieved. Coefficient of variability (CV) was calculated as standard deviation/mean in percentage. RESULTS In the 39 included patients, mean age at presentation was 39.3 ± 14.2 yr; 20 (51.3%) were males, 25 (64.1%) hypertensive, and mean tumor diameter was 5.3 cm. In 18 patients whose baseline ABPM was done without medications, those with nocturnal blood pressure dipping (6/18, 33%) had higher serum metanephrines (median 313.2 vs. 34.7 pg/ml, P = 0.028). Despite normal office blood pressure (BP), 8.9% of systolic BP readings were >140 mmHg, and 1.2% were >160 mmHg. Among 29 patients with both pre and post-block ABPM, mean BP (systolic 121.6 vs. 132.5 mmHg, P = 0.014; diastolic 68.9 vs. 76.4 mmHg, P = 0.005) and percentage of BP readings above 140 mmHg (median 9.4% vs. 24.4%, P = 0.016) were significantly lowered after the preoperative blockade in hypertensive ( n = 19) patients, whereas CV was similar. The post-blockade ABPM characteristics were similar in patients blocked with amlodipine or prazosin. CONCLUSION ABPM provides additional information about BP characteristics in PPGL. The preoperative blocking decreases the magnitude of BP excursions but does not affect BP variability.
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- S S Memon
- Department of Endocrinology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Radiology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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- Department of Endocrinology, Seth GS Medical College and KEM Hospital, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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Kumar P, Parashar M, Chauhan K, Chakraborty N, Sarkar S, Chandra A, Das NS, Chattopadhyay KK, Ghoari A, Adalder A, Ghorai UK, Saini S, Agarwal D, Ghosh S, Srivastava P, Banerjee D. Significant enhancement in the cold emission characteristics of chemically synthesized super-hydrophobic zinc oxide rods by nickel doping. Nanoscale Adv 2023; 5:6944-6957. [PMID: 38059027 PMCID: PMC10696928 DOI: 10.1039/d3na00776f] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023]
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The current article presents a huge enhancement in the field emission characteristics of zinc oxide (ZnO) micro/nanorods by nickel doping. The synthesis of pure and nickel-doped zinc oxide (ZnO) micro/nanorods was done by a simple low-temperature chemical method. Both the as-prepared pure and doped samples were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and electron microscopy to confirm the proper phase formation and the developed microstructure. UV-vis transmittance spectra helped in determining the band gap of the samples. Fourier-Transform Infrared Spectroscopy (FTIR) spectra showed the different bonds present in the sample, whereas X-ray Photoelectron Spectroscopy (XPS) confirmed the presence of nickel in the doped sample. Photoluminescence (PL) spectra showed that after doping, the band-to-band transition was affected, whereas defect-induced transition had increased significantly. After the nickel doping, contact angle measurement revealed a significant decrease in the sample's surface energy, leading to a remarkably high water contact angle (within the superhydrophobic region). Simulation through ANSYS suggested that the doped sample has the potential to function as an efficient cold emitter, which was also verified experimentally. The cold emission characteristics of the doped sample showed a significant improvement, with the turn-on field (corresponding to J = 1 μA cm-2) reduced from 5.34 to 2.84 V μm-1. The enhancement factor for the doped sample reached 3426, approximately 1.5 times higher compared to pure ZnO. Efforts have been made to explain the results, given the favorable band bending as well as the increased number of effective emission sites.
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- P Kumar
- Thin Film and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Teerthanker Mahaveer University Moradabad UP 244001 India
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- Thin Film and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Teerthanker Mahaveer University Moradabad UP 244001 India
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- Thin Film and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Teerthanker Mahaveer University Moradabad UP 244001 India
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- Thin Film and Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Physics, Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal 700032 India
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- Thin Film and Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Physics, Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal 700032 India
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- Thin Film and Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Physics, Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal 700032 India
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- Department of Basic Science and Humanities, Techno International Batanagar Maheshtala Kolkata 700141 India
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- Thin Film and Nanoscience Laboratory, Department of Physics, Jadavpur University Kolkata West Bengal 700032 India
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Belur Math Howrah-711202 India
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Belur Math Howrah-711202 India
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- Department of Industrial Chemistry, Ramakrishna Mission Vidyamandira Belur Math Howrah-711202 India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas South West Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas South West Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas South West Delhi 110016 India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Hauz Khas South West Delhi 110016 India
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- Thin Film and Nanotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Engineering and Computing Sciences, Teerthanker Mahaveer University Moradabad UP 244001 India
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Gasse C, Srivastava P, Schepers G, Jose J, Hollenstein M, Marlière P, Herdewijn P. Controlled E. coli Aggregation Mediated by DNA and XNA Hybridization. Chembiochem 2023; 24:e202300191. [PMID: 37119472 DOI: 10.1002/cbic.202300191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2023] [Revised: 04/26/2023] [Accepted: 04/27/2023] [Indexed: 05/01/2023]
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Chemical cell surface modification is a fast-growing field of research, due to its enormous potential in tissue engineering, cell-based immunotherapy, and regenerative medicine. However, engineering of bacterial tissues by chemical cell surface modification has been vastly underexplored and the identification of suitable molecular handles is in dire need. We present here, an orthogonal nucleic acid-protein conjugation strategy to promote artificial bacterial aggregation. This system gathers the high selectivity and stability of linkage to a protein Tag expressed at the cell surface and the modularity and reversibility of aggregation due to oligonucleotide hybridization. For the first time, XNA (xeno nucleic acids in the form of 1,5-anhydrohexitol nucleic acids) were immobilized via covalent, SNAP-tag-mediated interactions on cell surfaces to induce bacterial aggregation.
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- Cécile Gasse
- Génomique Métabolique, Genoscope Institut François Jacob, CEA, CNRS Univ Evry, Université Paris-Saclay, 2 Rue Gaston Crémieux, 91057, Evry, France
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Biomedical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 1041, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Biomedical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 1041, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Institute of Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Chemistry, University of Münster, Corrensstr. 48, D-48149, Münster, Germany
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- Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Cité, Department of Structural Biology and Chemistry, Laboratory for Bioorganic Chemistry of Nucleic Acids, CNRS UMR3523, 28, rue du Docteur Roux, 75724, Paris Cedex 15, France
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- The European Syndicate of Synthetic Scientists and Industrialists (TESSSI), 81 rue Réaumur, 75002, Paris, France
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Biomedical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, Box 1041, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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Srivastava P, Zhang X, Moriguchi J, Chang D, Czer L, Cole R, Kittleson M, Kransdorf E, Kobashigawa J, Patel J. Extreme HLA Homozygosity Contributing to Extreme HLA Sensitization. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Srivastava P, Kransdorf E, Kittleson M, Chang D, Nikolova A, Patel J, Kobashigawa J. Mixed Rejection in Orthotopic Heart Transplantation. J Heart Lung Transplant 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.healun.2023.02.1105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Takhellambam BS, Srivastava P, Lamba J, McGehee RP, Kumar H, Tian D. Projected mid-century rainfall erosivity under climate change over the southeastern United States. Sci Total Environ 2023; 865:161119. [PMID: 36581281 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.161119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2022] [Revised: 12/06/2022] [Accepted: 12/18/2022] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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Recent observations and climate change projections indicate that changes in rainfall energy, intensity, duration, and frequency, which determine the erosive power of rainfall, will amplify erosion rates around the world. However, the magnitude and scope of these future changes in erosive power of rainfall remain largely unknown, particularly at finer-resolutions and local scales. Due to a lack of available projected future sub-hourly climate data, previous studies relied on aggregates (hourly, daily) rainfall data. The erosivity for the southeastern United States in this study was calculated using the RUSLE2 erosivity calculation method without data limitation and a recently published 15-min precipitation dataset. This precipitation data was derived from five NA-CORDEX climate models' precipitation products under the Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 scenario. In this dataset, hourly climate projections of precipitation were bias-corrected and temporally downscaled to 15-min resolution for 187 locations with collocated 15-min precipitation observations. Precipitation, erosivity (R-factor), and erosivity density (ED) estimations were provided for historical (1970-1999) and future (2030-2059) time periods. Ensemble results for projected values (as compared to historical values) showed increase in precipitation, erosivity, and erosivity density by 14 %, 47 %, and 29 %, respectively. The future ensemble model showed an average annual R-factor of 11,237±1299 MJ mm ha-1h-1yr-1. These findings suggest that changes in rainfall intensity, rather than precipitation amount, may be driving the change in erosivity. However, the bias correction and downscaling limitations inherent in the original precipitation dataset and this study's analyses obscured this particular result. In general, coastal and mountainous regions are expected to experience the greatest absolute increase in erosivity, while other inland areas are expected to experience the greatest relative change. This study offers a novel examination of projected future precipitation characteristics in terms of erosivity and potential future erosion.
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- University of Maryland, Agricultural Experiment Station, Symons Hall, 7998 Regents Drive, College Park, MD 20742, USA
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- Auburn University, Department of Biosystem Engineering, 350 Mell St, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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- Purdue University, Agricultural and Biological Engineering, 225 South University Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907, USA
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- Auburn University, Department of Biosystem Engineering, 350 Mell St, Auburn, AL 36849, USA; The Ohio State University, School of Environment and Natural Resources, 2021 Coffey Rd, Columbus, OH 43210, USA
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- Auburn University, Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 201 Funchess Hall, AL 36849, USA
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Morthekai P, Tiwari P, Murari M, Singh P, Thakur B, Manoj M, Ali S, Singh V, Kumar K, Rai J, Dubey N, Srivastava P. Further investigations towards luminescence dating of diatoms. RADIAT MEAS 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.radmeas.2022.106803] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Takhellambam BS, Srivastava P, Lamba J, McGehee RP, Kumar H, Tian D. Temporal disaggregation of hourly precipitation under changing climate over the Southeast United States. Sci Data 2022; 9:211. [PMID: 35577792 PMCID: PMC9110431 DOI: 10.1038/s41597-022-01304-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/30/2022] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Climate change impacts on precipitation characteristics will alter the hydrologic characteristics, such as peak flows, time to peak, and erosion potential of watersheds. However, many of the currently available climate change datasets are provided at temporal and spatial resolutions that are inadequate to quantify projected changes in hydrologic characteristics of a watershed. Therefore, it is critical to temporally disaggregate coarse-resolution precipitation data to finer resolutions for studies sensitive to precipitation characteristics. In this study, we generated novel 15-minute precipitation datasets from hourly precipitation datasets obtained from five NA-CORDEX downscaled climate models under RCP 8.5 scenario for the historical (1970–1999) and projected (2030–2059) years over the Southeast United States using a modified version of the stochastic method. The results showed conservation of mass of the precipitation inputs. Furthermore, the probability of zero precipitation, variance of precipitation, and maximum precipitation in the disaggregated data matched well with the observed precipitation characteristics. The generated 15-minute precipitation data can be used in all scientific studies that require precipitation data at that resolution. Measurement(s) | Precipitation | Technology Type(s) | weather station, stochastic | Sample Characteristic - Environment | Climate system | Sample Characteristic - Location | Southeast United States |
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Haas H, Kalin L, Srivastava P. Improved forest dynamics leads to better hydrological predictions in watershed modeling. Sci Total Environ 2022; 821:153180. [PMID: 35051464 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.153180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2021] [Revised: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 01/12/2022] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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This study explored how the characterization of forest processes in hydrologic models affects watershed hydrological responses. To that end, we applied the widely used Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT) model to two forested watersheds in the southeastern United States. Although forests can cover a large portion of watersheds, tree attributes such as leaf area index (LAI), biomass accumulation, and processes such as evapotranspiration (ET) are rarely calibrated in hydrological modeling studies. The advent of freely and readily available remote-sensing data, combined with field observations from forestry studies and published literature, allowed us to develop an improved forest parameterization for SWAT. We tested our proposed parameterization at the watershed scale in Florida and Georgia and compared simulated LAI, biomass, and ET with the default model settings. Our results showed major improvements in predicted monthly LAI and ET based on MODIS reference data (NSE > 0.6). Simulated forest biomass also showed better agreement with the USDA forest biomass gridded data. Through a series of modeling experiments, we isolated the benefits of LAI, biomass, and ET in predicting streamflow and baseflow at the watershed level. The combined benefits of improved LAI, biomass, and ET predictions yielded the most optimal model configuration where terrestrial and in-stream processes were simulated reasonably well. We performed automated model calibration using two calibration strategies. In the first calibration scheme (M0), SWAT was calibrated for daily streamflow without adjusting LAI, biomass, and ET. In the second calibration scheme (MLAI+BM+ET), previously calibrated parameters constraining LAI, biomass, and ET were incorporated into the model and daily streamflow was recalibrated. The MLAI+BM+ET model showed superior performance and reduced uncertainties in predicting daily streamflow, with NSE values ranging from 0.52 to 0.8. Our findings highlight the importance of accurately representing forest dynamics in hydrological models.
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- Henrique Haas
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA
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- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
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Haas H, Reaver NGF, Karki R, Kalin L, Srivastava P, Kaplan DA, Gonzalez-Benecke C. Improving the representation of forests in hydrological models. Sci Total Environ 2022; 812:151425. [PMID: 34748839 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.151425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2021] [Revised: 10/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/31/2021] [Indexed: 06/13/2023]
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Forests play a critical role in the hydrologic cycle, impacting the surface and groundwater dynamics of watersheds through transpiration, interception, shading, and modification of the atmospheric boundary layer. It is therefore critical that forest dynamics are adequately represented in watershed models, such as the widely applied Soil and Water Assessment Tool (SWAT). SWAT's default parameterization generally produces unrealistic forest growth predictions, which we address here through an improved representation of forest dynamics using species-specific re-parameterizations. We applied this methodology to the two dominant pine species in the southeastern U.S., loblolly pine (Pinus taeda L.) and slash pine (Pinus elliotti). Specifically, we replaced unrealistic parameter values related to tree growth with physically meaningful parameters derived from publicly available remote-sensing products, field measurements, published literature, and expert knowledge. Outputs of the default and re-parameterized models were compared at four pine plantation sites across a range of management, soil, and climate conditions. Results were validated against MODIS-derived leaf area index (LAI) and evapotranspiration (ET), as well as field observations of total biomass. The re-parameterized model outperformed the default model in simulating LAI, biomass accumulation, and ET at all sites. The two parametrizations also resulted in substantially different mean annual water budgets for all sites, with reductions in water yield ranging from 13 to 45% under the new parameterization, highlighting the importance of properly parameterizing forest dynamics in watershed models. Importantly, our re-parameterization methodology does not require alteration to the SWAT code, allowing it to be readily adapted and applied in ongoing and future watershed modeling studies.
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- Henrique Haas
- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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- Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20740, USA.
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- School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849, USA.
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- College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
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- Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment, Environmental Engineering Sciences Department, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32611, USA.
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- Department of Forest Engineering, Resources and Management, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USA.
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Patel S, Ramchand J, Kearney L, Srivastava P, Burrell L. Reduced Gene Expression and Genetic Variation in Kruppel-Like Factor 15 Are Associated with Left Ventricular Hypertrophy and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Aortic Stenosis. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/16/2022]
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Doumtsis N, Patel S, Ramchand J, Lu K, Srivastava P, Patel S, Burrell L. Circulating Angiotensin Converting Enzyme 2 Activity in Hospitalised Patients With Acute Heart Failure. Heart Lung Circ 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2022.06.075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Paul M, Rajib A, Negahban-Azar M, Shirmohammadi A, Srivastava P. Improved agricultural Water management in data-scarce semi-arid watersheds: Value of integrating remotely sensed leaf area index in hydrological modeling. Sci Total Environ 2021; 791:148177. [PMID: 34118663 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2021.148177] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2021] [Revised: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 05/26/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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In watersheds located in semi-arid regions, vegetation dynamics, evapotranspiration (ET), and associated water and energy balances collectively play a major role in controlling hydrological regimes and crop yield. As such, it is challenging to predict the complex hydrological processes and biophysical dynamics. This challenge increases in areas with limited data availability. The key objective of this study was to evaluate the direct integration of remotely sensed Leaf Area Index (LAI) data into a hydrological model to improve streamflow, ET, and crop yield estimates. We also demonstrated how an improved model integrated with remotely sensed LAI data can inform water managers by predicting water productivity (WP) under different irrigation schemes. We took agricultural-dominated San Joaquin Watershed in California, United States, as our testbed and integrated the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS) 500-m resolution 4-day total LAI data into the SWAT (Soil and Water Assessment Tool) model. Results showed that, compared to conventional SWAT model that relies on semi-empirical equations and user inputs for simulating biophysical processes, direct LAI integration into SWAT model (SWAT-LAI) notably captured the actual vegetation dynamics and improved ET and crop yield estimations. The WP simulated by the improved SWAT-LAI model for almond and grape yields varied within a range from 0.363 to 3.81 kg/m3 and 0.32 to 4.76 kg/m3 across different irrigation applications. The outcomes of this study showed that deficit irrigation application could be a viable option in water stressed regions, since it can save a substantial amount of irrigation water and maintain the higher water productivity required for both almond and grape yield production. This study shows an evidence of how remotely sensed data integrated into hydrological models can serve as a decision support tool by providing quantitative information on crop water use and crop production.
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Srivastava P, May-Miller H, Gilroy JA, Blackie K, Worku D, Siddiqui N, Tweddle A, Droney J, Gruber P. 1442O Proactive early palliative care referral for cancer patients in the intensive care unit: Implementing a novel “triggers” checklist. Ann Oncol 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2021.08.207] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022] Open
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Toner L, Chen J, Ramchand J, O'Donnell D, Srivastava P, Calafiore P, Jones E. Biventricular Function is Impaired in RV Septal Pacing – A Prospective Study Using Myocardial Strain Imaging. Heart Lung Circ 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2021.06.187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pararajasingam A, Atwan A, Srivastava P, Chowdhury MMU, Stone NM. Shades of grey: an outbreak of tattoo-associated Mycobacterium chelonae. Br J Dermatol 2020; 184:e54. [PMID: 32875558 DOI: 10.1111/bjd.19487] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/11/2020] [Revised: 07/27/2020] [Accepted: 07/27/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- A Pararajasingam
- Department of Dermatology, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff, UK
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- Department of Dermatology, Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Newport, UK
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Jain N, Pandya S, Srivastava P, Chotalia P, Moorthy A. AB0694 IS THERE ANY HETEROGENEITY OF SPONDYLOARTHRITIS DISEASE MANIFESTATIONS BETWEEN TWO ETHNIC SUBGROUPS?:A MULTICENTRE INTERNATIONAL COMPARATIVE STUDY BETWEEN INDIA AND UK. Ann Rheum Dis 2020. [DOI: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-eular.6497] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Background:Pathogenesis of Spondyloarthritis (SpA) multifactorial and remains unclear. Various hypothesis have been postulated genetics, HLAB27, IL17, Gut microbiome and Biomechanical stress. Many of these factors can be attributed to ethnic background and environment. HLAB27 accounts for 20–25 % of total heritability and 40% of genetic risk while <10% of HLA-B27 carriers in general population develop SpA1. Higher faecal calprotectin levels in SpA compared to control point towards microscopic gut inflammation2. Thus dietary habits and geographical factors can influence pathogenesis of disease. We looked in clinical manifestations of SpA patients of two very different ethnic background Caucasians and Indians from UK and India to shed more light in understanding the diseaseObjectives:To study any differences in the clinical manifestations of SpA patients of two ethnic groupsTo compare outcome measure (BASDAI and ASDAS) between Caucasians and IndiansTo study the difference in disease activity between Indian patients and British AsiansMethods:Multicentre observation study where data of SpA patients attending rheumatology clinics from two major teaching hospitals collected. In India data collected from Sheth VS Hospital and NHL Medical College, Gujarat and in United Kingdom from University Hospitals Leicester, NHS trust. Leicester has a multi-ethnic demography wherein almost 30%3of population is of south Asian ethnicity, making this study unique.Baseline demographic and clinical data was collected. Clinical and outcome measures compared to see any heterogeneity in disease manifestations. SPSS software usedResults:Total 200 patients analysed with 148 Indians and 52 Caucasians. The Indian cohort was subdivided into British Asians (second generation Indians) and those form Gujarat, IndiaWe found Indian subgroups were younger with shorter disease duration. Comparison in Table 1Table 1.CaucasianIndianPAge45.9±1231±12<0.001M:F34:193:10.74TDI years9.6 ±5.93.5± 5.2<0.001BASDAI4.05±2.173.1±1.70.002ASDAS2±0.82.4±1.20.02CRP12.8±23.624±12<0.001HLAB2767%26%<0.001Uveitis25%12%0.02IBP78%90%0.03Enthesitis21%60%<0.001Peripheral Arthritis19%36%0.02Dactylitis2%10%0.07Psoriasis10%20%0.1IBD2%5%0.35Comparing British Asians to Indians, Gujarat no significant difference in clinical parameters. (Table 2)British AsianIndianPBASDAI5.16±2.763.1±1.70.006ASDAS2.53±1.32.4±1.20.74CRP15.2 ±15.424±12<0.001Conclusion:We found Caucasians had more HLAB27 positivity and extra-articular manifestation of uveitis however the Indian population has more enthesitis and peripheral arthritis. Enthesitis is initiated during a mechano-sensation and the cultural difference including style of footwear could probably be one of the factors explaining our findings inflammatory back pain has been reported to be higher in Indians compared to Caucasians which could be due to life styleThe fact that ASDAS CRP behaves similarly in Indian patients across the two countries and is more when compared to Caucasians might point towards overall higher burden of disease in Indian populationTo our knowledge this is a first study comparing clinical manifestations of SpA between Indians and CaucasiansReferences:[1]Brown MAet al. Susceptibility to ankylosing spondylitis in twins: the role of genes, HLAand environment.Arthritis Rheum 1997;40: 1823–8[2]J Simione, et al. Fecal Calprotectin, GutInflammation and SpA Archives of Medical Research. 2019;50:41-46[3]http://www.ons.gov.uk/censusDisclosure of Interests:Nibha Jain: None declared, Sapan Pandya: None declared, Puja Srivastava: None declared, Prashant Chotalia: None declared, Arumugam Moorthy Speakers bureau: Abbvie, Novartis,UCB,MSD
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Srivastava P, Kumar P, Tiwari AK. Design, Synthesis, and In Silico Evaluation of Methyl 2-(2-(5-Bromo/chloro-2-oxobenzoxazol-3(2H)-yl)-acetamido)-3-phenylpropanoate for TSPO Targeting. Radiochemistry 2020. [DOI: 10.1134/s1066362220010142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Leonczak P, Srivastava P, Bande O, Schepers G, Lescrinier E, Herdewijn P. N8-Glycosylated 8-Azapurine and Methylated Purine Nucleobases: Synthesis and Study of Base Pairing Properties. J Org Chem 2019; 84:13394-13409. [PMID: 31617362 DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.9b01576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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In this report, we present the synthesis of N8-glycosylated 8-aza-2-methylhypoxanthine and 8-aza-6-thiohypoxanthine 2'-deoxynucleosides as well as methylated 2'-deoxynebularine derivatives. In vitro base pairing properties between each modified and canonical nucleobase were studied. As demonstrated by Tm, incorporation of the modified bases in DNA resulted, with few exceptions, in low stability of duplexes. Modified bases studied in this report are preferentially recognized by T (for N8-glycosylated 8-aza-2-methylhypoxanthine and methylated purines) and G (N8-glycosylated 8-aza-2-methylhypoxanthine). The base pair formed between N8-glycosylated 8-aza-6-thiohypoxanthine and N9-glycosylated 2-methyl-6-thiohypoxanthine (X2:X6) showed, to some extent, an orthogonal interaction. Based on Tm studies, the only potential self-pairing system is formed by the N8-glycosylated 8-aza-6-thiohypoxanthine nucleoside (X2) but only in the absence of canonical G and T. This study indicated that the canonical thymine base is the preferential base partner of methylated purine bases.
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- Piotr Leonczak
- KU Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research , Medicinal Chemistry , Herestraat 49, Box 1041 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research , Medicinal Chemistry , Herestraat 49, Box 1041 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research , Medicinal Chemistry , Herestraat 49, Box 1041 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research , Medicinal Chemistry , Herestraat 49, Box 1041 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research , Medicinal Chemistry , Herestraat 49, Box 1041 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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- KU Leuven, Rega Institute for Medical Research , Medicinal Chemistry , Herestraat 49, Box 1041 , 3000 Leuven , Belgium
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Eccleston D, Cehic D, Cross D, Srivastava P. P2448Evolution of clinical quality activities within a national echocardiography database: seven-year trends from the GenesisCare Outcomes Registry. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz748.0780] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Introduction
Despite rapid technologic advances and sustained growth, less attention has been focused on quality in imaging than in other areas of cardiovascular medicine. To address this deficit, the ACC proposed additional areas of effort such as data standardisation, structured reporting identifying key data elements and imaging registries. We explored these changes within a large multi-centre Australian registry.
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From 2010–2014 we introduced direct online entry of echocardiographic studies into an electronic database, selection and auditing of key data elements and quality improvement pathways to maximise completeness of data acquisition and reporting across 4 states. We compared completeness of key data elements (AV peak velocity, EF, E/E', LA area, rhythm, RVSP) by time and state using de-identified data.
Results
464,688 echocardiographic procedures were captured from 2011 to 2018.
Data completeness improved significantly from 2011 to 2018 (72.0±26.8 vs 88.2±13.5%, p=0.02). Inter-practice variability fell from 2011 to 2018 for both EF and E/E', p<0.002
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Identification, systematic capture and auditing of key echo data elements can significantly improve the quality and reduce inter-practice variability of echo data. Developing a national database allows rapid adoption of local quality improvements.
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- D Eccleston
- University of Melbourne and GenesisCare, Melbourne, Australia
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- University of Adelaide and GenesisCare, Adelaide, Australia
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- University of Queensland and GenesisCare, Brisbane, Australia
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- University of Melbourne and GenesisCare, Melbourne, Australia
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Dixit P, Anwar M, Saif J, Chamorro-Jorganes A, Dumas M, Angelini G, Punjabi P, Srivastava P, Katare R, Petretto E, Emanueli C. P6309Impaired secretion of clusterin in pericardial fluid of diabetics, a deleterious outcome for the cardiac micro-vasculature. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz746.0906] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
Extracellular vesicles are vital mediators of cell-to-cell communications. We previously demonstrated that in the adult heart, exosomes released in the pericardial fluid (PF) have the functional capability to induce cell survival and angiogenesis in recipient endothelial cells. It has previously been shown that PF exosomes from patients with an existing myocardial infarction (MI) contain clusterin (CLU). Remarkably, secreted CLU is cardio-protective as evidenced by enhanced arteriogenesis and reduced apoptosis in animal models of MI. We hypothesize that type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) along with ischemic heart disease (IHD) alters PF EV content impairing its reparative angiogenic potential.
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To investigate the role of T2DM in modulating human PF exosomal content and its vascular action.
Methods and results
PF samples were collected from 3 different groups of patients (N=3): 1) Ischemic heart disease (IHD) with or 2) without T2DM, and 3) non-ischaemic, non-diabetic controls operated for mitral valve repair.
The impact of PF exosomes on human coronary microvascular ECs (HCMECs) was evaluated by cell based functional assays for measuring apoptosis, proliferation and angiogenesis. Interestingly, unlike PF exosomes from control patients, PF exosomes from DM patients with IHD promoted EC apoptosis and impaired angiogenesis.
To investigate the effect of T2DM on PF content, we performed high throughput proteomic and metabolomic analysis of whole PF and PF EVs. We identified proteins and metabolites that were differentially expressed under T2DM condition by using the R package Limma. Employing a network approach, protein and metabolic data were integrated by using our newly developed inhouse R package Metabosignal. This networks approach revealed an interesting interaction circuit involving protein CLU. The T2DM-associated reduction of CLU level in the PF, identified from the “omics” analyses was confirmed by ELISA (n=8 patients per group).
To examine the effects of DM and ischemia on CLU intracellular expression and secretion, HCMECs were exposed to high D-glucose (HG, 25 mM) and hypoxia (1%O2). In line with our PF data, HCMECs exposed to HG and hypoxia showed lower levels of both CLU mRNA and secreted CLU (ELISA). Importantly, recombinant CLU (rCLU) treatment on HCMECs rescued their angiogenic potential, induced cell proliferation and protected them from apoptosis under both HG and hypoxia conditions. In addition, silencing of endogenous levels of CLU in HCMECs impaired angiogenesis, suggesting that CLU might be an inherent component of the angiogenesis machinery in ECs.
Conclusions
This study suggests that DM reduces the level of secreted CLU in the PF, depriving myocardial micro-vessels of this protective and regenerative mediator. Restoring diminished CLU levels in the diabetic heart could be a possible therapeutic approach for contrasting diabetic micro-angiopathy.
Acknowledgement/Funding
British Heart Foundation Program Grant
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- P Dixit
- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Bristol Heart Institute, Bristol, United Kingdom
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- University of Otago, Physiology, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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Vishnu V, Vinny P, Rajan R, Goyal V, Srivastava P, Lal V, Sylaja P, Narasimhan L, Dwivedi S, Nair P, Ramachandran D, Gupta A. Neurology residents versus a mobile medical application in deducing differential diagnoses in movement disorders: A multi-center, cross-sectional, observational study. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.385] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Sharma S, Srivastava P, Kuthiala N. Comparison of knowledge, attitude, practices among the different age group of Himachal Pradesh. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.693] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Cailes B, Koshy AN, Han H, Sajeev JK, Ko J, Weinberg L, Gow P, Testro A, Srivastava P, Lim H, Teh A, Farouque O. P3465Inducible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction is associated with a higher incidence of perioperative cardiac arrest in liver transplantation. Eur Heart J 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehz745.0337] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Background
Inducible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction (LVOTO) is not infrequently encountered in liver transplant (LT) candidates undergoing cardiac workup. While the impact of LVOTO on adverse cardiovascular haemodynamics is well reported, it is unclear whether it predisposes to perioperative cardiovascular complications following LT.
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To investigate the effect of inducible left ventricular outflow tract obstruction on perioperative cardiovascular complications in a modern cohort of liver transplant patients.
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Consecutive patients undergoing dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE) were evaluated from a quaternary LT centre between 2010 and 2017. Inducible LVOTO was defined as LVOT gradient ≥36mmHg. Perioperative major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) at 30 days and all-cause death were recorded from a prospectively maintained transplantation database and augmented by electronic medical record review.
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We evaluated 560 patients who underwent DSE as part of a workup for LT. Of these, 319 progressed to transplant. Inducible LVOTO was observed in 68 patients (21.3%). A higher baseline cardiac output (7.7 L/min vs 7.0 L/min, p=0.002) predicted for development of inducible LVOTO. Seventy-seven patients (4.1%) experienced a MACE including five deaths, 19 cases of heart failure, 11 cardiac arrests, 10 acute coronary syndromes and 46 cases of arrhythmias (VT/AF). Overall MACE occurred in 17/68 patients (25.0%) with LVOTO and 60/251 patients (23.9%) without LVOTO (p=0.85). However, there was a significantly increased risk of resuscitated perioperative cardiac arrest in patients with LVOTO (7.4% vs 2.4%, p=0.04). Patients with LVOTO also required significantly greater volumes of fluid intra-operatively (8.37L vs. 6.71L, p=0.043).
Cardiac Arrest in LT Patients with LVOTO
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Inducible LVOTO is a frequent finding occurring in 21.3% of LT candidates. Despite higher intraoperative fluid resuscitation, LVOTO increased the risk of a perioperative cardiac arrest. Further studies are required to confirm these findings and to assess whether patients with LVOTO undergoing liver transplantation may benefit from heightened perioperative surveillance.
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- B Cailes
- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Anaesthesia, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Victorian Liver Transplant Unit, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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- Austin Health Hospital, Department of Cardiology, Melbourne, Australia
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Bhasin A, Srivastava P, Kumaran S, Pawan K, Mewar S. Bone marrow derived mononuclear stem cells in chronic stroke: Functional imaging & spectroscopic analysis. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Sharma J, Srivastava P, Bhatia R, Rajan R, Singh R, Goyal V, Singh M, Garg A, Vishnu V. ‘Prehospital’ delay in acute stroke reperfusion therapy in Delhi: Time for introspection. J Neurol Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jns.2019.10.687] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Koshy A, Cailes B, Testro A, Ramchand J, Sajeev J, Han H, Calafiore P, Jones E, Srivastava P, Salehi H, Teh A, Lim H, Gow P, Farouque O. Impaired Cardiac Reserve on Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Predicts Development of Hepatorenal Syndrome. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Cailes B, Koshy A, Han H, Sajeev J, Ko J, Weinberg L, Gow P, Testro A, Srivastava P, Lim H, Teh A, Farouque O. Inducible Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction is Associated with a Higher Incidence of Perioperative Cardiac Arrest in Liver Transplantation. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.400] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Oosthuizen S, Srivastava P, Eccleston D, Kearney L. A Technical Perspective of Improving Detail and Consistency in the Performance and Reporting of Echocardiography: An Eight–Year Trend from a National Database. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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Koshy A, Cailes B, Gow P, Testro A, Han H, Sajeev J, Ko J, Weinberg L, Srivastava P, Lim H, Teh A, Farouque O. Cardiac Output in End-Stage Liver Disease Increases Proportional to the Degree of Liver Dysfunction. Heart Lung Circ 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2019.06.359] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Abu Hishmeh M, Srivastava P, Lougheide Q, Srinivasan M, Murthy S. Massive Spontaneous Hemothorax as a Complication of Apixaban Treatment. Case Rep Pulmonol 2018; 2018:8735036. [PMID: 30410811 PMCID: PMC6206516 DOI: 10.1155/2018/8735036] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/27/2018] [Accepted: 06/19/2018] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Hemothorax is usually related to chest or iatrogenic trauma from procedures such as central lines and thoracentesis. Spontaneous hemothorax is defined as pleural fluid hematocrit greater than 50% of serum hematocrit in absence of natural or iatrogenic trauma affecting the lung or pleural space. Coagulopathy secondary to anticoagulant use has been associated with spontaneous hemothorax. We present a case of spontaneous hemothorax in a patient taking apixaban for venous thromboembolism disease. To our knowledge, this is the first case report of apixaban as a cause of spontaneous hemothorax. CASE PRESENTATION A 56-year-old woman with end-stage renal disease (ESRD) was diagnosed with upper extremity deep vein thrombosis (DVT) one month prior to presentation and was started on apixaban presented with dyspnea and left-sided pleuritic chest pain for two weeks. She was found to have left-sided large pleural effusion which was diagnosed as hemothorax. Other etiologies for spontaneous hemothorax were excluded and drainage by 12-French pigtail catheter achieved total resolution of hemothorax in three days. DISCUSSION Apixaban is a DOAC used to prevent stroke or thromboembolic events in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and to prevent recurrent venous thromboembolic disease. Events such as gastrointestinal, intracranial, and soft tissue bleeding have been well-documented. However, bleeding manifestation as hemothorax is seldom reported. Our patient presented with isolated left-sided large pleural effusion which was diagnosed as spontaneous hemothorax. 12-Fr pigtail catheter drainage was effective in the management of our patient and provided total resolution in three days. CONCLUSION Spontaneous hemothorax is a rare complication of anticoagulant therapy and might not exhibit the usual radiological signs of traumatic hemothorax. Health care providers should have high index of suspicion for spontaneous hemothorax when evaluating new pleural effusion in patients receiving DOACs therapy. Drainage by small bore pigtail catheter might be as effective as larger chest tubes.
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- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, USA
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- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, Westchester Medical Center, New York Medical College, USA
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- Lincoln Medical and Mental Health Center, USA
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Pihlak R, Almond R, Srivastava P, Raja H, Broadbent R, Hopewell L, Higham C, Lamarca A, Hubner R, Valle J, McNamara M. Effects of random glucose (Glc) levels on outcomes of patients (pts) with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Ann Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy282.134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Aggarwal A, Phatak S, Srivastava P, Lawrence A, Agarwal V, Misra R. Outcomes in juvenile onset lupus: single center cohort from a developing country. Lupus 2018; 27:1867-1875. [DOI: 10.1177/0961203318791046] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Introduction About 10–20% of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients have onset in childhood and have more severe organ involvement. Survival of juvenile SLE patients is improving worldwide. Long-term data of childhood onset SLE from developing countries is scarce. Methods Clinical and laboratory data at initial presentation and follow-up visits were retrieved from clinic files, hospital information system and personal interviews. Treatment received, complications, flares, outcomes and death were recorded. Survival was calculated using Kaplan–Meier survival curves and regression analysis was done for predictors of mortality. Results Children with SLE ( n = 273, 250 girls) had a median age at onset of 14 years and duration of illness prior to diagnosis at our hospital of 1 year. Fever and arthritis were the most common presenting manifestations. Renal disease was seen in 60.5% and central nervous system (CNS) disease in 29%. The median follow-up period in 248 patients was 3.5 years. Fourteen children died, and 10 of these had active disease at the time of death. The mean actuarial survival was 24.5 years and survival rates at 1, 5 and 10 years were 97.9%, 95% and 89% respectively. Fever, CNS disease, anti-dsDNA levels and serious infections predicted death on univariate and multivariate analysis. Infections were seen in 72 children (26.3%), and 38 of these infections were serious. One-third of the patients had damage on the last follow-up. Flares were seen in 120 children, the majority being major flares. Conclusion Outcomes of pediatric SLE in North Indian children are similar to those seen in developed countries. Infections pose a major challenge in these patients.
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, India
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Kuenzl T, Li-Blatter X, Srivastava P, Herdewijn P, Sharpe T, Panke S. Mutant Variants of the Substrate-Binding Protein DppA from Escherichia coli Enhance Growth on Nonstandard γ-Glutamyl Amide-Containing Peptides. Appl Environ Microbiol 2018; 84:e00340-18. [PMID: 29728377 PMCID: PMC6007095 DOI: 10.1128/aem.00340-18] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/08/2018] [Accepted: 04/26/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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The import of nonnatural molecules is a recurring problem in fundamental and applied aspects of microbiology. The dipeptide permease (Dpp) of Escherichia coli is an ABC-type multicomponent transporter system located in the cytoplasmic membrane, which is capable of transporting a wide range of di- and tripeptides with structurally and chemically diverse amino acid side chains into the cell. Given this low degree of specificity, Dpp was previously used as an entry gate to deliver natural and nonnatural cargo molecules into the cell by attaching them to amino acid side chains of peptides, in particular, the γ-carboxyl group of glutamate residues. However, the binding affinity of the substrate-binding protein dipeptide permease A (DppA), which is responsible for the initial binding of peptides in the periplasmic space, is significantly higher for peptides consisting of standard amino acids than for peptides containing side-chain modifications. Here, we used adaptive laboratory evolution to identify strains that utilize dipeptides containing γ-substituted glutamate residues more efficiently and linked this phenotype to different mutations in DppA. In vitro characterization of these mutants by thermal denaturation midpoint shift assays and isothermal titration calorimetry revealed significantly higher binding affinities of these variants toward peptides containing γ-glutamyl amides, presumably resulting in improved uptake and therefore faster growth in media supplemented with these nonstandard peptides.IMPORTANCE Fundamental and synthetic biology frequently suffer from insufficient delivery of unnatural building blocks or substrates for metabolic pathways into bacterial cells. The use of peptide-based transport vectors represents an established strategy to enable the uptake of such molecules as a cargo. We expand the scope of peptide-based uptake and characterize in detail the obtained DppA mutant variants. Furthermore, we highlight the potential of adaptive laboratory evolution to identify beneficial insertion mutations that are unlikely to be identified with existing directed evolution strategies.
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- Tilmann Kuenzl
- Bioprocess Laboratory, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Biophysics Facility, Biozentrum, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Bioprocess Laboratory, Department of Biosystems Science and Engineering, ETH Zurich, Basel, Switzerland
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Srivastava A, Singh S, Rajpurohit CS, Srivastava P, Pandey A, Kumar D, Khanna VK, Pant AB. Secretome of Differentiated PC12 Cells Restores the Monocrotophos-Induced Damages in Human Mesenchymal Stem Cells and SHSY-5Y Cells: Role of Autophagy and Mitochondrial Dynamics. Neuromolecular Med 2018; 20:233-251. [PMID: 29603067 DOI: 10.1007/s12017-018-8487-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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A perturbed cellular homeostasis is a key factor associated with xenobiotic exposure resulting in various ailments. The local cellular microenvironment enriched with secretory components aids in cell-cell communication that restores this homeostasis. Deciphering the underlying mechanism behind this restorative potential of secretome could serve as a possible solution to many health hazards. We, therefore, explored the protective efficacy of the secretome of differentiated PC12 cells with emphasis on induction of autophagy and mitochondrial biogenesis. Monocrotophos (MCP), a widely used neurotoxic organophosphate, was used as the test compound at sublethal concentration. The conditioned medium (CM) of differentiated PC12 cells comprising of their secretome restored the cell viability, oxidative stress and apoptotic cell death in MCP-challenged human mesenchymal stem cells and SHSY-5Y, a human neuroblastoma cell line. Delving further to identify the underlying mechanism of this restorative effect we observed a marked increase in the expression of autophagy markers LC3, Beclin-1, Atg5 and Atg7. Exposure to autophagy inhibitor, 3-methyladenine, led to a reduced expression of these markers with a concomitant increase in the expression of pro-apoptotic caspase-3. Besides that, the increased mitochondrial fission in MCP-exposed cells was balanced with increased fusion in the presence of CM facilitated by AMPK/SIRT1/PGC-1α signaling cascade. Mitochondrial dysfunctions are strongly associated with autophagy activation and as per our findings, cellular secretome too induces autophagy. Therefore, connecting these three potential apices can be a major breakthrough in repair and rescue of xenobiotic-damaged tissues and cells.
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- A Srivastava
- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India
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- System Toxicology and Health Risk Assessment Group, CSIR-Indian Institute of Toxicology Research (CSIR-IITR), MG Marg, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, 226001, India.
- Academy of Scientific and Innovative Research, CSIR-IITR Campus, Lucknow, India.
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Wang M, Srivastava P, Liu C, Snoeck R, Andrei G, De Jonghe S, Herdewijn P. Synthesis and antiviral evaluation of cyclopentyl nucleoside phosphonates. Eur J Med Chem 2018; 150:616-625. [PMID: 29550734 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2018.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2018] [Revised: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 03/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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The synthesis of both 2'-hydroxy-3'-deoxy and 2'-deoxy-3'-hydroxy cyclopentyl nucleoside phosphonates with the natural nucleobases adenine, thymine, cytosine and guanine from a single precursor has been performed. The guanine containing analogues showed antiviral activity. Especially the 3'-deoxy congener 23 was active, displaying an EC50 of 5.35 μM against TK+ VZV strain and an EC50 of 8.83 μM against TK- VZV strain, besides lacking cytotoxicity. However, the application of phosphonodiamidate prodrug strategy did not lead to a boost in antiviral activity.
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- Mengmeng Wang
- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Virology and Chemotherapy, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Herestraat 49, 3000, Leuven, Belgium.
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Omair M, Salehi H, Jones R, Ord M, Calafiore P, Jones E, Srivastava P. Postoperative Atrial Fibrillation and Cardiac Complications After Liver Transplantation. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.655] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Salehi H, Calafiore P, Neef P, Lim R, Smith G, Keraney L, Jones R, Ord M, Hughes T, Jones E, Srivastava P. Dobutamine Stress Echocardiography Compared with Coronary Computed Tomography Angiography in Screening for Coronary Artery Disease in End-Stage Liver Disease Patients Being Assessed for Liver Transplantation. Heart Lung Circ 2018. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2018.06.431] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Parashar R, Gupt A, Bajpayee D, Gupta A, Thakur R, Sangwan A, Sharma S, Mohanty JS, Kumar A, Srivastava P, Shah A. Lessons from implementation of ‘community based use of Misoprostol tablets to prevent PPH, in India’. Eur J Public Health 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckx189.099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- R Parashar
- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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- USAID Vriddhi (Scaling Up RMNCH+A interventions) Project, New Delhi, India
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Numerous antibiotics as secondary metabolites have been isolated from microbes specifically Streptomyces sp. Rapamycin is one of these, which exhibits many roles as immunosuppressant, antifungal antibiotic, anti-tumour etc. Constant thrust has been put by many researchers to improve the production of rapamycin by Streptomyces hygroscopicus. Past research show that whole cell immobilisation is a useful strategy for antibiotic production with economical advantage. This study is another attempt in this direction which involves immobilisation of producer organism on various supports such as polyutherane foam, sintered beads, glass beads and foam peanuts. These support materials have been selected based on their availability and were pre-treated chemically to improve their adsorption capacity. Comparative profiles have been studied to identify the most suited support for the growth of Streptomyces sp. Variation of biomass immobilisation on various support materials with respect to time in batch culture was studied. Cell release study for the carriers was carried out in production medium to evaluate the performance of beads. Also, scanning electron microscopy (SEM) has been employed for visualisation and analysis of immobilised biomass and measurement of pore size. This study aims to determine a suitable support for immobilisation of Streptomyces hygroscopicus which could be used for rapamycin production in batch and continuous mode.
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- R Sinha
- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, India
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- School of Biochemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (Banaras Hindu University) Varanasi, India
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Sahoo D, Dewan P, Srivastava P, Kohli A, Sandhu I, Kumari R, Saroha D, Guha A, Tewari A, Singh R. Performance of Gamma Chamber under blast loading. ANN NUCL ENERGY 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anucene.2017.03.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Al-kaisey A, Jones N, Russell D, Hare D, Kearney L, Srivastava P, Mark H, Oliver L. When the Pathologist Makes the Diagnosis. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.256] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Kuenzl T, Sroka M, Srivastava P, Herdewijn P, Marlière P, Panke S. Overcoming the membrane barrier: Recruitment of γ-glutamyl transferase for intracellular release of metabolic cargo from peptide vectors. Metab Eng 2017; 39:60-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ymben.2016.10.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2016] [Revised: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 10/25/2016] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Ramchand J, Patel S, Kearney L, Velkoska E, Matalanis G, Farouque O, Srivastava P, Burrell L. Plasma ACE2 Activity is a Novel and Independent Predictor of All-Cause Mortality in Patients with Aortic Stenosis. Heart Lung Circ 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2017.06.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Saxena D, Srivastava P, Phadke SR. A novel heterozygous missense mutation in uromodulin gene in an Indian family with familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy. Indian J Nephrol 2016; 26:364-367. [PMID: 27795632 PMCID: PMC5015516 DOI: 10.4103/0971-4065.167277] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Familial juvenile hyperuricemic nephropathy (FJHN), characterized by early-onset hyperuricemia, reduced fractional excretion of uric acid, and chronic renal failure is caused due to mutation in uromodulin (UMOD) gene. We identified a novel mutation in a family with multiple members affected with FJHN. Ten coding exons of UMOD gene in three family members with clinical and biochemical features of FJHN and one unaffected family member were sequenced, and sequence variants were analyzed for the pathogenicity by bioinformatics studies. A heterozygous novel missense mutation (c. 949 T >G) in exon 5 leading to the replacement of cysteine by glycine at position 317 was identified in all three affected family members. This mutation has not been reported earlier in Human Gene Mutation Database, Human Genome Variation, Clinvar, and 1000 Genome. The mutation lies in the cysteine-rich 2 domain of the protein, and the affected residue is evolutionary conserved in other species. To our knowledge, this is the first report of the identification of UMOD mutation in an Indian family.
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- D Saxena
- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Medical Genetics, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Ramchand J, Chen J, Yudi M, Kearney L, Calafiore P, O’donnell D, Lu K, Srivastava P, Jones E. The Short-Term Effect of Right Ventricular Mid-septal Pacing on Right Ventricular Function. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Ramchand J, Jones E, Calafiore P, Lu K, Kearney L, Chen J, Yudi M, Srivastava P. Echocardiographic Assessment of Pulmonary Haemodynamics Using Multiple Parameters. Heart Lung Circ 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.hlc.2016.06.533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Sharma V, Srivastava P, Agarwal DD, Diwedi K. Iodination of industrially important aromatic compounds with aqueous potassium triiodide. Russ J Org Chem 2016. [DOI: 10.1134/s1070428016030234] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Exner MP, Köhling S, Rivollier J, Gosling S, Srivastava P, Palyancheva ZI, Herdewijn P, Heck MP, Rademann J, Budisa N. Incorporation of Amino Acids with Long-Chain Terminal Olefins into Proteins. Molecules 2016; 21:287. [PMID: 26938510 PMCID: PMC6272937 DOI: 10.3390/molecules21030287] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/16/2016] [Revised: 02/23/2016] [Accepted: 02/25/2016] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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The increasing need for site-specific protein decorations that mimic natural posttranslational modifications requires access to a variety of noncanonical amino acids with moieties enabling bioorthogonal conjugation chemistry. Here we present the incorporation of long-chain olefinic amino acids into model proteins with rational variants of pyrrolysyl-tRNA synthetase (PylRS). Nε-heptenoyl lysine was incorporated for the first time using the known promiscuous variant PylRS(Y306A/Y384F), and Nε-pentenoyl lysine was incorporated in significant yields with the novel variant PylRS(C348A/Y384F). This is the only example of rational modification at position C348 to enlarge the enzyme's binding pocket. Furthermore, we demonstrate the feasibility of our chosen amino acids in the thiol-ene conjugation reaction with a thiolated polysaccharide.
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- Matthias P Exner
- Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Mueller-Breslau-Strasse 10, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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- Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage, iBiTecS, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage, iBiTecS, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Mueller-Breslau-Strasse 10, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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- Medicinal Chemistry, Rega Institute for Medical Research, KU Leuven, Minderbroedersstraat 10, 3000 Leuven, Belgium.
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- Service de Chimie Bioorganique et de Marquage, iBiTecS, CEA, 91191 Gif-sur-Yvette, France.
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- Institute of Pharmacy, Freie Universität Berlin, Königin-Luise-Str. 2+4, 14195 Berlin, Germany.
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- Institute of Chemistry, Technische Universität Berlin, Mueller-Breslau-Strasse 10, 10623 Berlin, Germany.
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Sarker D, Bhattacharya S, Rodriguez RD, Sheremet E, Kabiraj D, Avasthi DK, Zahn DRT, Schmidt H, Srivastava P, Ghosh S. Unraveling The Origin of Enhanced Field Emission from Irradiated FeCo-SiO2 Nanocomposites: A Combined Experimental and First-Principles Based Study. ACS Appl Mater Interfaces 2016; 8:4994-5001. [PMID: 26812580 DOI: 10.1021/acsami.5b07937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/05/2023]
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This work is driven by the vision of engineering planar field emitters with ferromagnetic metal-insulator nanocomposite thin films, using swift heavy ion (SHI) irradiation method. FeCo nanoparticles inside SiO2 matrix, when subjected to SHI get elongated. Using this, we demonstrate here a planar field emitter with maximum current density of 550 μA/cm(2) at an applied field of 15 V/μm. The film, irradiated with 5 × 10(13) ions/cm(2) fluence (5e13) of 120 MeV Au(9+) ions, shows very high electron emitting quantum efficiency in comparison to its unirradiated counterpart. Surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy analysis of unirradiated and 5e13 films further confirms that the field emission (FE) enhancement is not only due to surface protrusions but also depends on the properties of entire matrix. We find experimental evidence of enhanced valence band density of states (VB DOS) for 5e13 film from XPS, which is verified in the electronic structure of a model FeCo cluster from first-principles based calculations combining density functional theory (DFT) and molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. The MD temperature is selected from the lattice temperature profile inside nanoparticles as deduced from thermal spike model. Increasing the irradiation fluence beyond 5e13, results in reduced VB DOS and melting of surface protrusions, thus causing reduction of FE current density. We finally conclude from theoretical analysis that change in fluence alters the co-ordination chemistry followed by the charge distribution and spin alignment, which influence the VB DOS and concurrent FE as evident from our experiment.
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- Debalaya Sarker
- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Institute of Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz , Chemnitz 09107, Germany
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- Institute of Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz , Chemnitz 09107, Germany
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- Material Research Group, IUAC , New Delhi 110067, India
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- Material Research Group, IUAC , New Delhi 110067, India
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- Institute of Physics, Technische Universität Chemnitz , Chemnitz 09107, Germany
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- Department of Electrical Engineering and Information Technology, Technische Universität Chemnitz , Chemnitz 09126, Germany
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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- Department of Physics, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi , Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110016, India
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