Progress in psycho-oncology with special reference to developing countries
caregivers; palliative care; posttraumatic growth; prevalence; research; spirituality
Purpose of reviewPsycho-oncology has completed 25 years. There is growing recognition of the psychosocial needs of persons living with cancer and the role of sociocultural factors in addressing the needs. This review addresses the research in developing countries relating to distress associated with living with cancer and psychosocial care.Recent findingsThere is growing recognition of the emotional needs, understanding of the sociocultural aspects of the emotional responses of persons, caregivers, role of resilience and posttraumatic growth and spirituality in cancer care. Psychosocial aspects of cancer are largely influenced by social, economic, cultural, religious and health systems. A number of innovative approaches to care like use of yoga, financial and material support and involvement of caregivers have been implemented. A positive development is the increasing professional attention to document and develop innovative care programmes.SummaryA significant proportion of the general population are living with cancer. There are significant psychosocial needs largely influenced by social, economic, cultural, religious aspects of the communities. There are a wide range of interventions from self-care to professional care to address the needs. In developing countries, there is need for longitudinal studies of psycho-social experiences, develop interventions that are culturally appropriate, along with enhanced use of information technology along with evaluation of interventions. 2019 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
Current Opinion in Psychiatry, Vol-32, No. 5, pp. 442-450.
ISSN: 9517367; PubMed ID: 31373929; CODEN: COPPE
Murthy R.S., Department of Psychiatry, National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Alexander A., Division of Molecular Medicine, St John's Research Institute, Bengaluru, India, Department of Psychology, Christ (Deemed to Be University), Bengaluru, India
A review of challenges and solutions in the preparation and use of magnetorheological fluids
Active vibration control; Additives; Agglomeration; In-use thickening; Magnetorheological damper; Magnetorheological fluids; Sedimentation; Smart materials
This review of MRF (magnetorheological fluids or MR fluids) brings out the challenges in methods of preparation, difficulties encountered in storage and use, and possible solutions to overcome the challenges. Magnetorheological fluid in the rheological fluid domain has found use due to its ability to change its shear strength based on the applied magnetic field. Magnetorheological fluids are composed of magnetizable micron-sized iron particles and a non-magnetizable base or carrier fluid along with additives to counter sedimentation and agglomeration. Magnetorheological fluids can respond to external stimuli by undergoing changes in physical properties thus enabling several improved modifications in the existing technology enhancing their application versatility and utility. Thus, magnetorheological fluid, a rheological material whose viscosity undergoes apparent changes on application of magnetic field, is considered as a smart material. Such materials can be used for active and semi-active control of engineering systems. Many studies on the designs of systems incorporating MR fluids, mainly for vibration control and also for other applications including brakes, clutches, dynamometers, aircraft landing gears, and helicopter lag dampers, have emerged over last couple of decades. However, the preparation as well as the maintenance of magnetorheological fluids involves several challenges. Sedimentation is a major challenge, even when stored for moderate periods of time. A comprehensive review is made on the problems confronted in the preparation of magnetorheological fluids as well as sustenance of the properties, for use, over a long period of time. Other problems encountered include agglomeration and in-use thickening (IUT) as well as rusting and crusting. Of interest is the mitigation of these problems so as to prepare fluids with satisfactory properties, and such solutions are reviewed here. The control of magnetorheological fluids and the applications of interest are also reviewed. The review covers additives for overcoming challenges in the preparation and use of magnetorheological fluids that include incrustation, sedimentation, agglomeration, and also oxidation of the particles. The methodology to prepare the fluid along with the process for adding selected additives was reviewed. The results showed an improvement in the reduction of sedimentation and other problems decreasing comparatively. A set of additives for addressing the specific challenges has been summarized. Experiments were carried out to establish the sedimentation rates for compositions with varying fractions of additives. The review also analyzes briefly the gaps in studies on MR fluids and covers present developments and future application areas such as haptic devices. 2019, The Author(s).
Kumar J.S.; Paul P.S.; Raghunathan G.; Alex D.G.
International Journal of Mechanical and Materials Engineering, Vol-14, No. 1
Kumar J.S., Faculty of Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560074, Karnataka, India; Paul P.S., Karunya Institute of Technology and Sciences (Deemed to be University), Coimbatore, 641114, Tamil Nadu, India; Raghunathan G., Faculty of Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560074, Karnataka, India; Alex D.G., Faculty of Engineering, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560074, Karnataka, India
Feature extraction and classification techniques of modi script character recognition
Classification techniques; Feature extraction techniques; Handwritten character recognition; MODI script OCR; Offline character recognition survey
Machine simulation of human reading has caught the attention of computer science researchers since the introduction of digital computers. Character recognition is the process of recognizing either printed or handwritten text from document images and converting it into machine-readable form. Character recognition is successfully implemented for various foreign language scripts like English, Chinese and Latin. In the case of Indian language scripts, the character recognition process is comparatively difficult due to the complex nature of scripts. MODI script-an ancient Indian script, is the shorthand form for the Devanagari script in which Marathi was written. Though at present, the script is not used officially, it has historical importance. MODI character recognition is a very complex task due to its variations in the writing style of individuals, shape similarity of characters and the absence of word stopping symbol in documents. The advances in various machine learning techniques have greatly contributed to the success of various character recognition processes. The proposed work provides an overview of various feature extraction and classification techniques used in the recognition of MODI script till date and also provides evaluation and comparison of these techniques. 2019, Universiti Putra Malaysia Press. All rights reserved.
Pertanika Journal of Science and Technology, Vol-27, No. 4, pp. 1649-1669.
Joseph S., Department of Computer Science Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India, Carmel College of Arts, Science and Commerce for Women, Goa, 403713, India; George J., Department of Computer Science Christ (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, 560029, Karnataka, India
Role of spiritual intelligence and occupational stress on organizational commitment: Evidence from outsourcing industry
Commitment; Gig; Outsourcing; Spiritual Intelligence; Stress
As the world passes through uncertainty, researchers contemplate the future of work. While trying times highlight the importance of spiritual intelligence and commitment towards the organization, change brings with it large amounts of stress. Even before the pandemic, a large portion of the working population was moving towards the 'gig' style of working. The freedom of choice and the level of control that the option brought with it, made it a rather attractive option. However, for organizations the question remains on how to instil the same level of commitment in an employee who is not directly linked to the organization. In an attempt to understand the same, the current study looks at the drivers of organizational commitment for employees of the outsourcing industry. Similar to gig employees, these employees remain outside the organization they currently work for. Additionally, they are expected to balance the expectations of the parent and the host organization. The findings of the study suggest that the individual's spiritual intelligence levels and the level of perceived stress in the role would be significant in determining their levels of commitment. These findings are of significance for organizations dealing with outsourced employees and especially for those attempting to create alternate employment opportunities within their organization. 2019 by Advance Scientific Research. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Journal of Critical Reviews, Vol-7, No. 6, pp. 776-781.
https://doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.06.135 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084218366&doi=10.31838%2fjcr.07.06.135&partnerID=40&md5=cc0d43e2ce8d36a0e66f7cd75df115ad
Mathew J., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Shetty P., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Nair S., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India
Beyond numbers - Recent understanding of emotional needs of persons diagnosed with cancer 2007-2018
Epidemiology; prevalence; psycho-oncology India; two-stage study
Epidemiology is a vital tool of public health. The usefulness of epidemiology is not only about numbers of persons' ill in the community but also to understand the associations, the presentation, identification of new syndromes, to map the historical trends, and calculate morbid risk. The emotional impact of the diagnosis of cancer is well-recognized. Indian cancer research relating to the psychosocial aspects has been largely limited to counting the numbers with psychiatric syndromes. The review covers 12 years of the Indian research in psycho-oncology to understand the different aspects of epidemiology. During the review period, there are growing number of epidemiological studies (29); psychiatric morbidity ranges from 41.7% to 46%; and prevalence rate ranges from 4.4% to 97.8% for anxiety and 1.2%-89.9% for depression; majority of the studies have used one-stage screening for assessment, which is not the ideal method of identifying mental disorders. The severity of the disorders is presented only in nine studies. Quality of life is the most common associated dimension of the studies. There is the absence of studies of posttraumatic growth, resilience, and spirituality. This review calls for greater rigor in the planning of studies of emotional impact, especially the use of two-stage method, longitudinal studies, studies of different types of cancer and in different stages, include additional measures such as disease burden, coping, resilience, spirituality, and the family/social factors to understand the emotional aspects of living with cancer. There is a need for describing the emotional aspects of living with cancer (lived-in experiences) beyond the clinical syndromes. 2020 Indian Journal of Palliative Care.
Alexander A.; Sreenath K.; Srinivasa Murthy R.
Indian Journal of Palliative Care, Vol-26, No. 1, pp. 120-128.
All Open Access; Gold Open Access; Green Open Access
https://doi.org/10.4103/IJPC.IJPC_86_19 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85079403561&doi=10.4103%2fIJPC.IJPC_86_19&partnerID=40&md5=22877ad23892e4677623c17e7ae66744
Alexander A., Department of Psychology, CHRIST, Deemed to Be University, India, Division of Molecular Medicine, St John's Research Institute, 100 Feet Road John Nagar, Koramangala, Bengaluru, Karnataka, 560 034, India; Sreenath K., Department of Psychology, CHRIST, Deemed to Be University, India; Srinivasa Murthy R., Mental Health Consultant, SVMS -Palliative Care, Mysuru, Karnataka, India
A study on the impact of brand preference and furniture on consumer preference of coffee houses
Caffeine; Cultural Diversities; Descriptive Statistics; Exotic Animals; Wireless Internet
The food and beverage industry in India is developing at a rapid pace. These changes need to be met by the various sectors and runners in the business to be able to satisfy their customers. This statement applies most importantly for the coffee house industry, as today consumers are looking to use these spaces for different purposes. The study revolves around the coffee houses in Bangalore, India. The social aspects of the food and beverage industry, inclined towards coffee houses will be studied with various elements. It aims at studying the impact of elements including music, brand preference, taste preference, furniture, lighting and crown, on consumer preference to visit a coffee house. A total of 371 responses were collected, which included corporate and students residing in Bangalore. 2019 by Advance Scientific Research.
Journal of Critical Reviews, Vol-7, No. 4, pp. 149-154.
https://doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.04.26 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082324446&doi=10.31838%2fjcr.07.04.26&partnerID=40&md5=473935126ab64a6f6fd0da2c8fd07cca
Gangwani A., Department of Hotel Management, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, India; Nigli K.S., Department of Hotel Management, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, India; Boopathy S., School of Business and Management, CHRIST (Deemed to Be University), Bangalore, India
Arithmetic integer additive set-valued graphs: A creative review
Integer additive set-indexers; Set-indexers; Strong integer additive set-indexers; Weak integer additive set-indexers
For a non-empty ground set X, finite or infinite, the set-valuation or set-labeling of a given graph G is an injective function f: V (G) ? P(X), where P(X) is the power set of the set X. A set-indexer of a graph G is an injective set-valued function f: V (G) ? P(X) such that the function f?: E(G) ? P(X) ? { defined by f? (uv) = f (u)? f (v) for every uv?E(G) is also injective, where ? is a binary operation on sets. Let N0 be the set of all non-negative integers and P(N0) is its power set. An integer additive set-labeling (IASL) of a graph G is an injective function f: V (G) ? P(N0) such that the induced function f+: E(G) ? P(N0) is defined by f+ (uv) = f (u) + f (v), where f (u) + f (v) is the sumset of the sets f (u) and f (v). An IASL f of a graph G is said to be an integer additive set-indexer (IASI) of G if the induced function f+ is also injective. In this paper, we critically and creatively review the concepts and properties of a particular type integer additive set-valuation, called arithmetic integer additive set-valuation of graphs. 2020 the author(s).
Journal of Mathematical and Computational Science, Vol-10, No. 4, pp. 1020-1049.
https://doi.org/10.28919/jmcs/4529 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85083840513&doi=10.28919%2fjmcs%2f4529&partnerID=40&md5=e1a9c580313ae790b42af76bb559a4e0
Sudev N.K., Department of Mathematics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India; Chithra K.P., Department of Mathematics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, Karnataka, India; Germina K.A., Department of Mathematics, Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod, Kerala, India
Artificial immune system based frameworks and its application in cyber immune system: A comprehensive review
AIS Framework; Artificial Immune System; Cyber Immune System; Intrusion Detection System
Computer science has always mixed the concepts of biology and computers to enhance the way in which systems are designed. Artificial Immune System (AIS) is a Computational Intelligence strategy dependent on an organically enlivened computational system that can be utilized for taking care of complex computational issues. It tends to be seen that AIS is an incredibly various locale of research, going from the modeling immune systems to complex algorithms for specific applications. This paper exhibits an exhaustive survey of different frameworks developed in the artificial immune system and its application. Reviews of frameworks in AIS are uncommon and henceforth this paper gives an inside out audit of progressing research and challenges in AIS. We start by presenting AIS and give a thorough survey of different systems in AIS and its application in anomaly detection. We investigate the utilization of AIS in the Intrusion Detection System named the Cyber Immune System(CIS) and compares various AIS works applied to CIS. We conclude with various future extensions in the area of AIS research. 2019 by Advance Scientific Research. This is an open-access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)
Bejoy B.J.; Bijeesh T.V.; Janakiraman S.
Journal of Critical Reviews, Vol-7, No. 2, pp. 552-560.
https://doi.org/10.31838/jcr.07.02.103 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85080146542&doi=10.31838%2fjcr.07.02.103&partnerID=40&md5=67084cb1f4f5b516aa6386aba8b853c9
Bejoy B.J., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Christ (Deemed to be University), India; Bijeesh T.V., Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Christ (Deemed to be University), India; Janakiraman S., Department of Banking Technology, Pondicherry University, India
Impact of COVID-19 on the mental health among children in China with specific reference to emotional and behavioral disorders
Behavioral; Children; COVID-19; Emotional; Mental health; Psychological
Purpose: This paper aims to investigate impact of coronavirus COVID-19 on childrens mental health specifically emotional and behavioral disorders. It aims at identifying the main disorders faced by children during epidemics and suggests recommendations to nurture resilience among children and involving them in various positive activities. Design/methodology/approach: This study is based on review of literature focused on COVID-19. Recent articles related to coronavirus or COVID-19 and psychological distress among children were included to draw conclusion and impact of COVID-19 on mental health of children. Due to the limited availability of studies on CONID-19 impact on mental health of children, studies focused on recent pandemic were focused. Findings: The identified literature reports a negative impact of COVID-19 on individuals mental health. Relatives health, poor appetite, fear of asking questions about epidemics, agitation, clinginess, physical discomfort, nightmares and poor sleep, inattention and separation issues were among the major psychological conditions analyzed. Personal attributes such as resilience, should be nurtured so that children will be empowered to manage difficult situations such as traumas and disappointments. Several measures were suggested by pediatricians in China to family members and parents such as playing games with children to reduce feeling of loneliness, increased communication to address their concerns and fears, promoting and encouraging physical activities and involving in musical activities to reduce fear, worry and stress among children. Originality/value: Coronavirus is new pandemic and growing rapidly. most of the research studies are focused on physical health of individuals, but mental health concept has bene overlooked. This study helps to broaden the scope of research on children's mental health by examining the impact of COVID-19. 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol-14, No. 2, pp. 182-188.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-05-2020-0035 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85097093417&doi=10.1108%2fIJHRH-05-2020-0035&partnerID=40&md5=797d5c8629af6accd9fbaa7b389dca4b
Agarwal V., Department of Management, Center for Management Studies, Jain (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; L G., Institute of Management, Christ (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; B.K S., Department of Management, Center for Management Studies, Jain (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India
Relationship between leadership support and operational excellence in health care sector: A study of Indian health care managers; [Relaci entre respaldo al liderazgo y excelencia operativa en el sector sanitario: estudio de los gestores de un centro sanitario en India]
Executives; Factors; Health care; Leadership; Operational excellence
Background and objective: Leadership communicates purpose and innovative ways to thrive for performance. Leadership support influences and impacts operational excellence in the health sector as a patient-centered operation, with effective management, excellence framework, challenges and constraints, teamwork and value stream mapping. It is hypothesized that: (1) perceived leadership support will positively correlate with perceived operational excellence (Patient-centered Operations, Effective Resource Management, Excellence framework, Eliminating Challenges or Constraints, Team Work, Value Stream Mapping) and (2) the correlation would be highest with Patient-centered Operations. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between leadership support and operational excellence in the health care sector among a selected group of healthcare managers. Materials and method: A correlation study between leadership support and operational excellence was designed for a group of health care managers (n = 80) from eight hospitals in Kerala, South India. The selection of executives was from NABH accredited hospitals from districts with a minimum of four NABH accredited hospital. A survey was sent to a selected study sample. The respondents were cooperative and provided responses on perceived leadership support for operational excellence. Results: Factors of leadership support correlated to operational excellence. Conclusion: In the health care sector, leadership support for patient-centered operations helps achieve operational excellence. 2020
Journal of Healthcare Quality Research, Vol-35, No. 2, pp. 117-122.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhqr.2020.02.002 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85082519360&doi=10.1016%2fj.jhqr.2020.02.002&partnerID=40&md5=ca1007f33e198c24e162ad4d68d26738
Nair S.S., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Thomas K.A., CEDBEC CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Road, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India
Mid-infrared variability of ?-ray emitting blazars
BL Lacertae objects: general; Galaxies: active; Galaxies: jets; Infrared: galaxies
Using data from the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer, we studied the mid-infrared (mid-IR) 3.4 ?m (W1-band) and 4.6 ?m (W2-band) flux variability of ? -ray emitting blazars. Our sample consists of 460 flat spectrum radio quasars (FSRQs) and 575 BL Lacertae (BL Lac) objects. On intraday time-scales, the median amplitude of variability (? m) for FSRQs is 0.04+0.03?0.02 and 0.05+0.03?0.02 mag in W1 and W2 bands. For BL Lacs, we found median ? m in W1(W2) bands of 0.04+0.01?0.02 (0.04+0.02?0.02) mag. On long time-scales, for FSRQs we found a median ? m of 0.44+0.28?0.27 and 0.45+0.27?0.27 mag in W1 and W2 bands, while for BL Lacs, the median values are 0.21+0.18?0.12 and 0.22+0.18?.011 mag in W1 and W2 bands. From statistical tests, we found FSRQs to show larger ? m than BL Lacs on both intraday and long time-scales. Among blazars, low synchrotron peaked sources showed larger ? m compared to intermediate synchrotron peaked and high synchrotron peaked sources. The larger ? m seen in FSRQs relative to BL Lacs on both intraday and long time-scales could be due to them having the most powerful relativistic jets and/or their mid-IR band coinciding with the peak of the electron energy distribution. BL Lacs have low power jets and the observational window too traces the emission from low-energy electrons, thereby leading to low ? m. In both FSRQs and BL Lacs predominantly a bluer when brighter behaviour was observed. No correlation is found between ? m and black hole mass. 2020 The Author(s) Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Royal Astronomical Society
Anjum A.; Stalin C.S.; Rakshit S.; Gudennavar S.B.; Durgapal A.
Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society, Vol-494, No. 1, pp. 764-774.
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Anjum A., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Stalin C.S., Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Block II, Koramangala, Bengaluru, 560034, India; Rakshit S., Finnish Centre for Astronomy with ESO (FINCA), University of Turku, Quantum, Vesilinnantie 5, Turku, FI-20014, Finland; Gudennavar S.B., Department of Physics and Electronics, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore Central Campus, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Durgapal A., Center of Advanced Study, Department of Physics, D. S. B. Campus, Kumaun University, Nainital, 263002, India
Development challenges for agriculture in Maharashtra
Maharashtra is heralded as one of the economically advanced states, but this illusion crashed under the attack of COVID-19 virus and economic deterioration is expected to follow. It is argued here that the state policy dished out a raw deal to the agricultural sector and set the sector under severe stress. The path of this retrogression, reasons behind the trends and the possible policy platform for the last six decades are traced. Stagnation has gripped the agricultural sector, and it is losing cultivable land to other uses. This is accompanied by a sharp increase in small and marginal holdings. Surprisingly, the state has no agricultural policy document in place and the sector largely depends on only sporadic firefighting approaches with a policy paralysis. 2020 Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved.
Shaha K.; Yogeshwari S., yogeshwari.s@christuniversity.in
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol-55, No. 26-27, pp. 36-43.
Shaha K., Institute for Social and Economic Change, Nagarbhavi Bengaluru, India; Yogeshwari S., yogeshwari.s@christuniversity.in, School of Business Studies and Social Sciences, Christ Deemed to be University, Bengaluru, India
Synthetic Biology Tools for Genome and Transcriptome Engineering of Solventogenic Clostridium
Cas; Clostridium; CRISPR; mobile intron; synthetic biology; synthetic sRNA; UTR
Strains of Clostridium genus are used for production of various value-added products including fuels and chemicals. Development of any commercially viable production process requires a combination of both strain and fermentation process development strategies. The strain development in Clostridium sp. could be achieved by random mutagenesis, and targeted gene alteration methods. However, strain improvement in Clostridium sp. by targeted gene alteration method was challenging due to the lack of efficient tools for genome and transcriptome engineering in this organism. Recently, various synthetic biology tools have been developed to facilitate the strain engineering of solventogenic Clostridium. In this review, we consolidated the recent advancements in toolbox development for genome and transcriptome engineering in solventogenic Clostridium. Here we reviewed the genome-engineering tools employing mobile group II intron, pyrE alleles exchange, and CRISPR/Cas9 with their application for strain development of Clostridium sp. Next, transcriptome engineering tools such as untranslated region (UTR) engineering and synthetic sRNA techniques were also discussed in context of Clostridium strain engineering. Application of any of these discussed techniques will facilitate the metabolic engineering of clostridia for development of improved strains with respect to requisite functional attributes. This might lead to the development of an economically viable butanol production process with improved titer, yield and productivity. Copyright 2020 Kwon, Paari, Malaviya and Jang.
Kwon S.W.; Paari K.A.; Malaviya A.; Jang Y.-S.
Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, Vol-8
https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00282 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084110435&doi=10.3389%2ffbioe.2020.00282&partnerID=40&md5=bfd6db059549743f4602eee3b8262cec
Kwon S.W., Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science Technology, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program), Institute of Agriculture Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea; Paari K.A., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Malaviya A., Applied and Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory (AIBL), Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, India; Jang Y.-S., Department of Agricultural Chemistry and Food Science Technology, Division of Applied Life Science (BK21 Plus Program), Institute of Agriculture Life Science (IALS), Gyeongsang National University, Jinju, South Korea
Toward sustainable and eco-friendly production of coffee: abatement of wastewater and evaluation of its potential valorization
Coffee processing; Sustainability; Waste to energy; Wastewater treatment
Abstract: Coffee is one of the most significant beverages consumed worldwide, dating to times immemorial. It plays a pivotal role in several economies owing to its second position in the list of trading commodity, after petroleum. The growing demand for coffee has resulted in a great amount of coffee production and processing and subsequent release of large volumes of wastewater. This wastewater is characterized to have very high chemical oxygen demand and biological oxygen demand with potential to cause environmental pollution thus requiring smart strategies to effectively reduce their load of the wastewater before releasing them into the habitable ambiance. The existing research on coffee wastewater treatment should be critically analyzed for their sustainability and economic viability for them to be commercially used in developing countries for effluent mitigation. This literature review aims to suggest an effective way to treat the wastewater by combining various methods, coupling it with value addition like energy generation. The goal of this review is to provide a direction for future research to integrated treatment with valorization along with a focus on emerging technologies. Graphic abstract: [Figure not available: see fulltext.]. 2020, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature.
Sengupta B.; Priyadarshinee R.; Roy A.; Banerjee A.; Malaviya A.; Singha S.; Mandal T.; Kumar A.
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, Vol-22, No. 5, pp. 995-1014.
Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Sengupta B., The Howard P. Isermann Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, 110 8th St., Troy, 12180, NY, United States; Priyadarshinee R., Department of Biotechnology, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India; Roy A., Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India; Banerjee A., Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India; Malaviya A., Applied and Industrial Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur Main Road, Bhavani Nagar, S. G. Palya, Bengaluru, 560029, Karnataka, India; Singha S., Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India; Mandal T., Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India; Kumar A., Department of Chemical Engineering, National Institute of Technology Durgapur, Mahatma Gandhi Avenue, Durgapur, 713209, West Bengal, India
Review-electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols using chemically modified electrodes: A review
Electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols utilizing chemically modified electrodes is considered as a green and facile method. This method is also considered as a feasible solution for a clean and efficient energy production, is more economic and produces less toxic and minimal waste. Electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols is of great interest as many of its products find applications in chemical, pharmaceutical, and food industries. The major classifications of chemical modification to the electrodes for electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols discussed in this review include conducting polymers, noble metal nanoparticles, metal oxides, or metal-oxides as nanoparticles and reduced graphene oxide-based modifications. Despite its wide range of applications and environmentally benign nature, electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols using chemically modified electrodes is underutilized, less appreciated, and still in its infancy stages. This review aims to provide the readers with an overview in the field of electrocatalytic oxidation of alcohols by incorporating two significant applications-Electroorganic conversion of alcohols to aldehydes and their applications in alcohol-based fuel cells. Further, this also presents an outlook for gaining deeper insights for making this methodology more economic, and applicable in various synthetic organic chemistry fields. 2020 The Electrochemical Society (ECS). Published on behalf of ECS by IOP Publishing Limited
Rajeev R.; Sharma B.; Mathew A.T.; George L.; Sudhakar Y.N.; Varghese A.
Journal of the Electrochemical Society, Vol-167, No. 13
https://doi.org/10.1149/1945-7111/abb9d0 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092426661&doi=10.1149%2f1945-7111%2fabb9d0&partnerID=40&md5=47cc8c235508f21865a09a82298e0b6b
Rajeev R., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Sharma B., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Mathew A.T., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; George L., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Sudhakar Y.N., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India; Varghese A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bengaluru, 560029, India
Handloom weavers and lockdown in Sualkuchi Cluster of Assam
After demonetisation in 2016, followed by imposition of the goods and services tax in the subsequent year, the COVID-19 lockdown has turned out to be a final nail in the coffin for the handloom sector in Assam. It has special importance in the informal economy of Assam since it is next to agriculture in creating employment opportunities. An examination of the Sualkuchi weaving cluster in Assam shows the many challenges the weavers, most of them women, face. 2020 Economic and Political Weekly. All rights reserved.
Economic and Political Weekly, Vol-55, No. 39, pp. 23-25.
Das A., Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and Environment, Bengaluru, India; Sutradhar R., Christ University, Bengaluru, India
Standards of human rights to palliative care: gaps and trends
Health care; Human rights; Ill treatment; Pain relief; Palliative care; Standards; Torture; UN
Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to investigate key milestones in development of standards of human rights to health care in particular context of addressing palliative care, relevant efforts of advocacy in past decade and future area of growth. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, analysis of human rights and its standards in context of palliative care has been provided through the lens of freedom from ill treatment and torture, right to health care and older persons and childrens rights. Findings: Findings of this study highlighted significant developments in this area which include following: first treaty of human rights which explained right to palliative care; first resolution on palliative care by World Health Assembly; special rapporteurs report focussed on denial of pain; and addressing issue of controlled medicine availability in special session of UN General Assembly. Originality/value: Human rights standards and their development in context of palliative care have been most significant in relation to freedom from ill treatment and torture, right to health care and older persons rights. Further work is required in context of childrens rights and treaty bodies of human rights need to consistently address state obligations towards palliative care. 2020, Emerald Publishing Limited.
International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, Vol-13, No. 4, pp. 293-298.
https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-02-2020-0013 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85084531386&doi=10.1108%2fIJHRH-02-2020-0013&partnerID=40&md5=35d604dfe5c1351b84e0c3d3de73c1ed
Agarwal V., Department of Management, Jain University Center for Management Studies, Bangalore, India; Ganesh L., Christ University, Bangalore, India
COVID-19 and the world with co-morbidities of heart disease, hypertension and diabetes
Newly emerging severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) causing coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has now spread across the globe in past few months while affecting 26 million people and leading to more than 0.85 million deaths as on 2nd September, 2020. Severity of SARS-CoV-2 infection increases in COVID-19 patients due to pre-existing health co-morbidities. This mini-review has focused on the three significant co-morbidities viz., heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes, which are posing high health concerns and increased mortality during this ongoing pandemic. The observed co-morbidities have been found to be associated with the increasing risk factors for SARS-CoV-2 infection and COVID-19 critical illness as well as to be associated positively with the worsening of the health condition of COVID-19 suffering individuals resulting in the high risk for mortality. SARS-CoV-2 enters host cell via angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 receptors. Regulation of crucial cardiovascular functions and metabolisms like blood pressure and sugar levels are being carried out by ACE2. This might be one of the reasons that contribute to the higher mortality in COVID-19 patients having co-morbidities. Clinical investigations have identified higher levels of creatinine, cardiac troponin I, alanine aminotransferase, NT-proBNP, creatine kinase, D-dimer, aspartate aminotransferase and lactate dehydrogenase in patients who have succumbed to death from COVID-19 as compared to recovered individuals. More investigations are required to identify the modes behind increased mortality in COVID-19 patients having co-morbidities of heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes. This will enable us to design and develop suitable therapeutic strategies for reducing the mortality. More attention and critical care need to be paid to such high risk patients suffering from co-morbidities during COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology. All rights reserved.
Arumugam V.A.; Thangavelu S.; Fathah Z.; Ravindran P.; Sanjeev A.M.A.; Babu S.; Meyyazhagan A.; Yatoo M.I.; Sharun K.; Tiwari R.; Pandey M.K.; Sah R.; Chandra R.; Dhama K.
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology, Vol-14, No. 3, pp. 1623-1638.
Journal of Pure and Applied Microbiology
https://doi.org/10.22207/JPAM.14.3.01 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85092579574&doi=10.22207%2fJPAM.14.3.01&partnerID=40&md5=c1606401a6283ba122cb6451d4246e8a
Arumugam V.A., Medical Genetics and Epigenetic Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, India; Thangavelu S., Medical Genetics and Epigenetic Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, India; Fathah Z., Kings College London, London, United Kingdom; Ravindran P., Medical Genetics and Epigenetic Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, India; Sanjeev A.M.A., Medical Genetics and Epigenetic Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, India; Babu S., Medical Genetics and Epigenetic Laboratory, Department of Human Genetics and Molecular Biology, Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, 641 046, India; Meyyazhagan A., Department of Life Sciences, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Karnataka, Bengaluru, 560 029, India; Yatoo M.I., Division of Veterinary Clinical Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry, Shuhama, Alusteng Srinagar, Sher-E-Kashmir University of Agricultural Sciences and Technology of Kashmir, Shalimar, Srinagar, 190 006, India; Sharun K., Division of Surgery, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly- Uttar Pradesh, 243 122, India; Tiwari R., Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Immunology, College of Veterinary Sciences, UP Pandit DeenDayal Upadhayay Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan, Vishwavidyalay Evum Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, 281 001, India; Pandey M.K., Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Science, Durg - Chhattisgarh, 491 001, India; Sah R., Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital, Institute of Medicine, Kathmandu, Nepal; Chandra R., Department of Microbiology, School of Environmental Sciences, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, (A Central University), Vidya Vihar, Raebareli Road, Lucknow - Uttar Pradesh, 226 025, India; Dhama K., Division of Pathology, ICAR-Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly -, 243 122, India
Diazanorbornene: A Valuable Synthon towards Carbocycles and Heterocycles
CH activation; Diazanorbornene; Metal catalysis; Substituted cyclopentanoid; Tandem reaction
Desymmetrization of meso compounds is well recognized as a powerful method for delivering biologically relevant molecular skeletons in a few synthetic steps. Heterobicyclic olefins are a class of meso compounds which exhibit exceptional reactivity due to their high ring strain originating from the unfavorable bond angles and eclipsing interactions. Extensive research was carried out towards the synthetic transformations of oxa-, aza-, and diazanorbornenes/norbornadienes for the synthesis of a wide variety of carbocycles and heterocycles in a single step, most importantly in a stereo- and chemo-selective manner. This review summarizes the relevant aspects of diazanorbornene reactivity which will inspire the synthetic community for exploiting these highly strained bicyclic systems for the creation of extensive libraries of novel structurally and biologically interesting molecules. The review is divided into several sections based on the type of reactions that diazanorbornenes are subjected to. 2020 Wiley-VCH GmbH
Preethalayam P.; Jijy E.; Prakash P.; Chand Sarngadharan S.; Vijayan A.; Radhakrishnan K.V.; John J.
European Journal of Organic Chemistry, Vol-2020, No. 42, pp. 6588-6613.
https://doi.org/10.1002/ejoc.202001131 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85094098990&doi=10.1002%2fejoc.202001131&partnerID=40&md5=2a6f41af9af271afd9e520d4f0c5907f
Preethalayam P., Department of Chemistry, Payyanur College, Payyanur, Kerala, India; Jijy E., Department of Chemistry, MES College, Chembalam PO, Nedumkandam, 685553, Kerala, Idukki, India; Prakash P., Department of Chemistry, Sree Narayana College, Kollam, 691001, Kerala, India; Chand Sarngadharan S., School of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Georgia Institute of Technology, 901 Atlantic Drive, Atlanta, 30332, GA, United States; Vijayan A., Department of Chemistry, CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Hosur road, Bengaluru, 560029, India; Radhakrishnan K.V., CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, India; John J., CSIR - National Institute for Interdisciplinary Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, 695019, India
Deciphering the impact of COVID-19 pandemic on food security, agriculture, and livelihoods: A review of the evidence from developing countries
Agriculture; COVID-19; Developing countries; Food security; Mitigation mechanisms; SDGs
With COVID-19 now spreading in developing countries, massive consequences on health and livelihoods are feared. Food security is the most important and crucial aspect of sustainable development. The agricultural sector forms the backbone of the economy and provides livelihood to a large section in developing countries. Therefore, the disruption in food security and the agricultural sector will have far-reaching impacts on these countries. Owing to the importance of these sectors, this paper performs a comprehensive assessment of the effect of COVID-19 on food security and agriculture. The research suggests coping and mitigation mechanisms that can be adopted to sustain livelihoods. 2020 The Author(s)
Workie E.; Mackolil J.; Nyika J.; Ramadas S.
Current Research in Environmental Sustainability, Vol-2
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2020.100014 https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85124462440&doi=10.1016%2fj.crsust.2020.100014&partnerID=40&md5=332ba2e457ce8097696b6a6105e81a27
Workie E., School of Environmental science and Engineering, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China; Mackolil J., CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, India; Nyika J., The Technical University of Kenya, Nairobi, Kenya; Ramadas S., ICAR-Indian Institute of Wheat and Barley Research, Haryana, India