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Multidisciplinary Sciences
Nitin Motilal Atre, Kalichamy Alagarasu, Pratip Shil
Summary: This study developed a database of antigenic proteins from arboviruses, named ArVirInd, which includes sequences from arboviruses isolated from countries in the Indian subcontinent. The database provides information on the country and year of outbreak or origin of the viral strain for each sequence. Researchers can use this database for immune informatics, diagnostics, and vaccinology research on arboviruses.
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Green & Sustainable Science & Technology
Soumita Sengupta, Sk. Mohinuddin, Mohammad Arif
Summary: This study focuses on the spatial and temporal changes of temperature and precipitation in the Indian subcontinent from 2015 to 2020. The findings showed various trends in temperature over the six-year period, with weak to moderate negative correlations detected in many parts of the country in April 2020. Additionally, a weak negative correlation was identified in the Northeast zone in 2020 after 2017.
ENVIRONMENT DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINABILITY
(2021)
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Virology
Shaofu Qiu, Jinpeng Guo, Peihan Li, Peng Li, Xinying Du, Rongzhang Hao, Chaojie Yang, Qi Wang, Hongbo Liu, Haoran Zhang, Sai Tian, Hua Shi, Liang Wen, Daizhi An, Xiaocui Yang, Xiaoyuan An, Ligui Wang, Changjun Wang, Hongbin Song
Summary: Chikungunya fever, caused by CHIKV, has become a major global health concern with large outbreaks in various regions. The origin and spread of CHIKV in China remain poorly understood. The study identified Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia as major hubs for recent global spread of CHIKV, leading to multiple outbreaks and epidemics.
Review
Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Suvam Das, Shantanu Sarkar, Debi Prasanna Kanungo
Summary: The Indian Himalayan region is prone to landslides due to its complex geology, rugged topography, steep slopes, seismic activity, and heavy rainfall. Landslide susceptibility mapping is an effective solution for estimating vulnerability and determining potential consequences. This paper reviews 144 research articles published from 2010 to 2020 to understand the recent trends, techniques, and practices in landslide susceptibility zoning in the region. The review provides valuable insights for global practitioners and serves as a relevant database for scientists and researchers in the field of landslides, particularly in the Himalayan region.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Xiaoyu Guo, Lide Tian, Lei Wang, Lin Zhang
Summary: Unstable hydrological cycles and water resource instability over and around the Tibetan Plateau are explored through the analysis of Indian summer monsoon activities. Significant spatial patterns are observed, with the western part of the study area experiencing earlier onset, delayed retreat, longer duration, and greater intensity and strength of the monsoon. The results improve our understanding of hydrological cycles and have implications for hydrological studies in the Asian Water Tower region.
JOURNAL OF CLIMATE
(2023)
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Geosciences, Multidisciplinary
Manas Mukul, Malay Mukul
Summary: The study of Earth's topographic surface using digital topography is crucial in Earth Sciences. The most recently available global digital topography datasets, such as the SRTM and ALOS datasets, often contain outliers and voids that significantly affect the vertical accuracy. Filtering and correcting these errors can improve the accuracy of the datasets. The study concludes that ALOS data generated the most accurate DEM in the Indian subcontinent, but further testing worldwide is needed for generating the best DEMs.
JOURNAL OF EARTH SYSTEM SCIENCE
(2021)
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Virology
Ranjan K. Mohapatra, Ruchi Tiwari, Ashish K. Sarangi, Sanjay K. Sharma, Rekha Khandia, G. Saikumar, Kuldeep Dhama
Summary: The emergence of the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2 has resulted in a massive surge in COVID-19 cases worldwide, surpassing even the Delta variant in infectivity. The simultaneous presence of Omicron and Delta variants is leading to a tsunami-like wave of high COVID-19 cases globally.
JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY
(2022)
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Environmental Sciences
Sandra Gordillo, Mariano E. Malve
Summary: This study describes the discovery of drillholes on scaphopods in deep-sea environments of West Antarctica, providing the first reports of drilling predation on scaphopods in this region. The preyed shells with predation traces identified as Oichnus are interpreted as produced by naticids, possibly Pseudamauropsis aureolutea, marking the first records of Recent scaphopods from the Southern Hemisphere.
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Meteorology & Atmospheric Sciences
Partha Roy, Thota Narayana Rao, Rupraj Biswasharma, Sanjay Sharma, Sunit Das
Summary: The space-time variation of large hail-producing mesoscale convective systems (MCSs) over the eastern and northeastern parts of the Indian subcontinent during the premonsoon season was investigated using long-term satellite observations. The results showed that the occurrence of hailstorms was consistent with ground-based reports and was most frequent over plains rather than mountains. The study also found distinct differences in the morphological and microphysical properties between MCSs with and without hail, with hail-producing systems exhibiting higher vertical and horizontal extents, larger radar reflectivity areas in the mixed-phase region, and higher cloud ice water content.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CLIMATOLOGY
(2023)
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Environmental Sciences
Honglin Pan, Jianping Huang, Linli An, Jinxia Zhang, Kanike Raghavendra Kumar
Summary: This study investigated the global distribution of aerosol optical properties for different aerosol types, including total aerosols, desert dust, polluted dust, and elevated smoke. The study found that the seasonal distribution of aerosol optical depth varied in different regions. Sand and dust activities in certain deserts contributed to higher aerosol optical depth in specific seasons. The study also observed high aerosol optical depth in ocean areas due to the transportation of aerosols from land sources. The extinction coefficient for all aerosols decreased with height in all seasons. Aerosols such as desert dust, polluted dust, and elevated smoke were found throughout the entire troposphere, while clean marine and polluted continent aerosols were mostly below 3 km.
ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT
(2022)
