Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Petra de Haas, Bazezew Yenew, Getu Diriba, Misikir Amare, Andrii Slyzkyi, Yohannes Demissie, Bihil Sherefdin, Ahmed Bedru, Endale Mengesha, Zewdu Gashu Dememew, Abebaw Kebede, Muluwork Getahun, Edine Tiemersma, Degu Jerene
Summary: This study aims to optimize the Simple One-Step (SOS) stool processing method for testing stool specimens using the Xpert-Ultra in children and adults in selected health facilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The study is designed to assess the robustness of the SOS stool method and provide insights in stool storage conditions and sampling strategies.
Article
Immunology
Pranay Sinha, Subitha L. Lakshminarayanan, Chelsie Cintron, Prakash Babu Narasimhan, Lindsey M. Locks, Nalin Kulatilaka, Kimberly Maloomian, Senbagavalli Prakash Babu, Madeline E. Carwile, Anne F. Liu, C. Robert Horsburgh, Carlos Acuna-Villaorduna, Benjamin P. Linas, Natasha S. Hochberg
Summary: Undernutrition is the leading cause of tuberculosis in India. Using a Markov state-transition model, we found that a robust nutritional intervention targeted to undernourished Indians would be highly cost-effective in reducing tuberculosis incidence, tuberculosis mortality, and chronic undernutrition in India.
CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES
(2022)
Review
Infectious Diseases
C. Oeser, M. X. Rangaka, I. Abubakar
Summary: Poor adherence to TB treatment can be improved with digital adherence support tools. The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated the implementation of these tools. This review summarizes the current evidence on the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and acceptability of digital interventions for TB treatment adherence.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF TUBERCULOSIS AND LUNG DISEASE
(2023)
Article
Pediatrics
Rachel Y. Moon, Rebecca F. Carlin, Ivan Hand
Summary: Each year, around 3500 infants die of sleep-related infant deaths in the United States. The overall death rate has remained stagnant since 2000, and disparities persist. The triple risk model suggests that SIDS occurs when an infant with intrinsic vulnerability experiences an exogenous trigger event during a critical developmental period. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends safe sleep environments and other measures to reduce the risk of sleep-related deaths.
Editorial Material
Nursing
Diane S. Aschenbrenner
Summary: The Food and Drug Administration supports primary prevention, harm reduction, evidence-based treatments, and protection against unapproved drugs to decrease opioid deaths. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has updated its opioid prescribing guidelines.
AMERICAN JOURNAL OF NURSING
(2023)
Article
Immunology
Prabhdeep Kaur, P. K. Borah, Pankaj V. Uike, P. K. Mohapatra, Nabajit Kr Das, Pooja Gaigaware, Karma Jigme Tobgay, Aonungdok Tushi, Zorinsangi, Gautam Mazumdar, Bibha Marak, Dirang Pizi, Tapas Chakma, A. P. Sugunan, P. Vijayachari, Rakesh R. Bhardwaj, Probin C. Arambam, Tridip Kutum, Anand Sharma, Piyalee Pal, P. C. Shanmugapriya, Prathab Manivel, Neelakandan Kaliyamoorthy, Joy Chakma, Prashant Mathur, R. S. Dhaliwal, J. Mahanta, Sanjay M. Mehendale
Summary: This study found that non-communicable diseases are the leading cause of death in tribal districts in India, with cardiovascular diseases and neoplasms being the main contributors. It suggests that controlling non-communicable diseases should be a public health priority in these areas.
INDIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Automation & Control Systems
Niteesh Kumar, Harendra Kumar
Summary: This paper proposes an improved hybrid fuzzy time series model for predicting future COVID-19 cases and deaths in India using fuzzy clustering techniques. The model is tested and evaluated based on available data, and can predict the number of cases for the next 31 days and estimate the required medical facilities.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Hemant Deepak Shewade, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Basavarajachar Vanitha, Hosadurga Jagadish Deepak Murthy, Madhavi Bhargava, Anil Singarajipura, Suresh G. Shastri, Bharatkumar Hargovandas Patel, Kajal Davara, Ramesh Chandra Reddy, Ajay M. Kumar, Anurag Bhargava
Summary: TB deaths increased for the first time in a decade due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The study developed a screening tool using simple indicators to identify people with severe illness and found that early deaths were significantly higher among those with high risk of severe illness at diagnosis.
GLOBAL HEALTH-SCIENCE AND PRACTICE
(2022)
Article
Environmental Sciences
Hengyi Liu, Mingkun Tong, Fuyu Guo, Qiyue Nie, Jiwei Li, Pengfei Li, Tong Zhu, Tao Xue
Summary: The U-shaped association between health outcomes and ambient temperatures has been studied extensively. In this study, the researchers examined the all-cause mortality attributable to temperature anomaly in 115 cities in the United States. They found that temperature anomaly had a U-shaped association with mortality, and the percentage of deaths attributable to anomalous heat and cold differed.
ENVIRONMENT INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Economics
Meera Mahadevan, Robyn Meeks, Takashi Yamano
Summary: Off-grid solar technologies have potential in unelectrified and low-quality electricity settings, but their adoption remains low. This study explores the impact of alleviating information asymmetries between sales agents and potential customers in India. Results show that providing accurate solar product information to sales agents via a tablet increased customers' knowledge and improved their impression of sales agents, leading to an increase in intent-to-adopt by 15%. However, the impact on actual adoption was not statistically significant.
Editorial Material
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Clare Bambra
Summary: This article explores how to reduce health inequalities globally through historical case studies. It suggests that welfare state expansion, improved health care access, and enhanced political incorporation are key factors in reducing health inequalities.
SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2022)
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Harini Ramanujam, Kannan Palaniyandi
Summary: Bovine tuberculosis is a common chronic granulomatous infectious disease in cattle, caused by Mycobacterium bovis. India has a high prevalence of bovine tuberculosis, with an estimated 7.3% infection rate among farm and dairy cattle. This disease has zoonotic and reverse zoonotic potential, making a One Health approach crucial for control and prevention.
Article
Energy & Fuels
Dominik Keiner, Larissa D. S. N. S. Barbosa, Dmitrii Bogdanov, Arman Aghahosseini, Ashish Gulagi, Solomon Oyewo, Michael Child, Siavash Khalili, Christian Breyer
Summary: This study provides a global heat demand database and heat demand profiles for 145 mesoscale regions up to the year 2050. The total global heat demand is projected to increase, with efficiency measures in buildings leading to a peak in space heating demand around 2035, rising standards of living leading to increased domestic hot water consumption, and economic development driving industrial process heat demand.
Article
Public, Environmental & Occupational Health
Daba Bulto Fufa, Tadele Akeba Diriba, Kenenisa Tadesse Dame, Legesse Kassa Debusho
Summary: This study aimed to evaluate the risk factors for loss to follow-up treatment among tuberculosis patients, considering death as a competing risk event. The results showed that male, rural residents, HIV positive, and patients aged 41 years or older were at higher risk of loss to follow-up.
ARCHIVES OF PUBLIC HEALTH
(2023)
Article
Microbiology
Jungho Park, Naeun Kwak, Jong-Chan Chae, Eun-Jeong Yoon, Seok Hoon Jeong
Summary: Tuberculosis (TB) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections are ongoing threats to public health. A two-step PCR method was developed to accurately diagnose patients with suspected mycobacterial infections, distinguishing between TB and NTM, and identifying specific NTM species. This method showed promising results, comparable to commercially available PCR kits, and enabled the identification of mycobacterial species in most NTM infection cases.
MICROBIOLOGY SPECTRUM
(2023)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Tanmoy Mahapatra, Sankar Sahoo, Ganesh Ghorai, Madhumangal Pal
Summary: This article introduces the concept and properties of interval-valued m-polar fuzzy (IVmPF) graph, including IVmPF multiset, IVmPF multi graph, the planarity value of IVmPF planar graph, and IVmPF dual graph. It also studies some important properties of IVmPF dual graph and discusses a real-life application of IVmPF planar graph.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE REVIEW
(2021)
Article
Mathematics, Applied
Rupkumar Mahapatra, Sovan Samanta, Madhumangal Pal
Summary: In this study, an advanced concept of the neutrosophic planar graphs is given and investigated the generalized neutrosophic planar graphs (GNPG). The score of planarity is calculated based on the true, falsity and indeterminacy values of degree of planarity to measure the overall planarity of a GNPG. A real-life application is presented and solved by this concept of a GNPG.
JOURNAL OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND COMPUTING
(2021)
Letter
Immunology
Jean Sanchez-Sanchez, Janis Alarcon-Loayza, Luz Villa-Castillo, Kohli Mikashmi, Catharina C. Boehme, Sergio Carmona, Patricia J. Garcia, Madhukar Pai, Cesar Ugarte-Gil
MICROBES AND INFECTION
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Anushree Bhattacharya, Madhumangal Pal
Summary: This paper discusses the vertex covering problem and its modeling using fuzzy set/graph, addressing it through a series of linear and nonlinear programming problems to maximize the total number of facilities, coverage area, and efficiency while minimizing the total cost. By defining new sets for optimal decision-making and illustrating the model with an example, the paper explores the application of these methods to real-life problems.
NEURAL COMPUTING & APPLICATIONS
(2021)
Article
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Sonia Mandal, Nupur Patra, Madhumangal Pal
Summary: The paper discusses the covering problem in fuzzy graphs and defines different types of covering problems and corresponding explanations. In a graph, each vertex's covering range is determined by the shortest path distance, and it cannot cover itself.
Editorial Material
Medicine, General & Internal
Krutika Kuppalli, Pooja Gala, Kartikeya Cherabuddi, S. P. Kalantri, Manoj Mohanan, Bhramar Mukherjee, Lancelot Pinto, Manu Prakash, C. S. Pramesh, Sahaj Rathi, Nitika Pant Pai, Gavin Yamey, Madhukar Pai
Review
Chemistry, Analytical
Sagnik Das, Subhajit Mojumder, Debdulal Saha, Mrinal Pal
Summary: In this review, the significant effects of various parameters on the sensing behavior of semiconductor metal oxide (SMO) based chemiresistive gas sensors have been discussed in detail. The study systematically reviewed the impact of different material and operating condition aspects on the gas sensing performance of SMO sensors. The importance of long-term stability and high-throughput synthesis techniques in practical applications was emphasized, and the future prospects of SMO-based sensors in personalized healthcare were briefly outlined.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Physical
Tanushri Das, Subhajit Mojumder, Sonam Chakraborty, Debdulal Saha, Mrinal Pal
Summary: Pure and Sn-doped Bismuth Ferrite (BFO) nanoparticles were synthesized and their gas sensing properties towards formaldehyde were investigated. The Sn-doped BFO nanoparticles showed enhanced formaldehyde sensing performance, with high selectivity and fast response/recovery time. The detection limit of the prepared sensors was low, making them a potential candidate for monitoring formaldehyde in indoor and outdoor air quality.
APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Materials Science, Ceramics
Sonam Chakraborty, Nirman Chakraborty, Swastik Mondal, Mrinal Pal
Summary: This study reports the efficient photocatalytic degradation of methyl blue dye using Sn-doped bismuth ferrite nanoparticles under visible light. The 1.5% Sn-doped BFO nanoparticles exhibited the highest photocatalytic activity, degrading 70% of the dye within 10 minutes of visible light irradiation. These nanoparticles also showed potential for degrading another important contaminant, RhB.
CERAMICS INTERNATIONAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Subhajit Mojumder, Tanushri Das, Sagnik Das, Nirman Chakraborty, Debdulal Saha, Mrinal Pal
Summary: This study presents a highly sensitive and selective Al and Y co-doped ZnO nanopowder sensor for detecting trace ethanol in exhaled breath. The sensor exhibits rapid response and recovery time, good repeatability, and long-term stability, as well as excellent selectivity towards ethanol. It has the potential to be used for detecting liver problems and for breathalyzer testing in cases of drunken driving.
SENSORS AND ACTUATORS B-CHEMICAL
(2022)
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Snehasis Mishra, Kaustav Das, Sujan Chatterjee, Panchanan Sahoo, Sudip Kundu, Mrinal Pal, Asim Bhaumik, Chandan Kumar Ghosh
Summary: Carbon dots (CQDs) with tunable fluorescence emission and excitation, high water solubility, good photostability, and biocompatibility are considered promising for tumor theranostics. This study focused on the synthesis and characterization of highly fluorescent CQDs from orange juice. CQD/Ag heterostructures were also synthesized and their photostability and characterization were investigated. Cellular toxicity measurements were conducted to select the superior CQD/Ag heterostructure in the human colorectal carcinoma (HCT 116) cell line, along with the observation of cell death signaling through the ROS-dependent mitochondrial-mediated pathway.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Monalisa Adhikari, Sagnik Das, Dipankar Chattopadhyay, Debdulal Saha, Mrinal Pal
Summary: Recently, there has been significant interest in the precise detection of VOCs, especially acetone, ammonia, and alcohol, due to their importance in industrial safety, environmental monitoring, and human health. This article reports on a chemiresistive sensor based on polypyrrole nanotubes (PPNT) for the selective detection of trace acetone vapor at room temperature. The PPNT sensor demonstrated a high response to trace acetone vapor with a low detection limit and quick response and recovery times.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Sagnik Das, Uttam K. Ghorai, Rajib Dey, Chandan K. Ghosh, Mrinal Pal
Summary: This study reports the achievement of highly reproducible, stable, and intense white phosphorescence from phase-pure zinc oxide nanopowder synthesized by a simple, low temperature process. The white light emission has appreciable quantum yield and cool/near cool correlated color temperature, making it suitable for W-LED applications. The presence of zinc interstitial and oxygen interstitial defects responsible for the white phosphorescence was confirmed, and a defect chemistry-based thermodynamic interpretation was proposed to explain the white emission adequately.
NEW JOURNAL OF CHEMISTRY
(2022)
Review
Respiratory System
Mikashmi Kohli, Emily MacLean, Madhukar Pai, Samuel G. Schumacher, Claudia M. Denkinger
Summary: A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of five high throughput molecular assays for tuberculosis and resistance detection. The included tests showed high sensitivity and specificity for TB, rifampicin, and isoniazid resistance detection, with comparable diagnostic accuracy to the WHO recommended Xpert MTB/RIF assay.
EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL
(2021)
Letter
Medicine, General & Internal
Emily MacLean, Jacob Bigio, Urvashi Singh, Joel Shyam Klinton, Madhukar Pai
