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Mallik G, Kabiraj A, Swain DK, Dash PP, Kumari P, Rath S. Entropy-driven nonequilibrium phonon-stimulated electron-phonon coupling in tin dioxide nanorods. Phys Rev E 2024; 109:024213. [PMID: 38491670 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.109.024213] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2023] [Accepted: 01/15/2024] [Indexed: 03/18/2024]
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Nonequilibrium (NEQ) phonon fluctuation in a nanosystem has been studied through the statistical assessment of the entropy-production and -consumption events in ultrasmall tin dioxide (SnO_{2}) nanorods. Size- and shape-dependent alteration in free energy leading to modulation of the probability distribution function of the phonon dynamics has been observed from the x-ray diffraction and Raman scattering characterizations. The Gallavotti-Cohen nonequilibrium fluctuation theorem has been utilized to qualitatively describe the aforementioned behaviors under the influence of a global flux. The observation of entropy consumption and thermodynamically favorable entropy-production events indicates the presence of NEQ fluctuations in the phonon modes. The effective energy scale of fluctuation in driven phonon modes, dissipating energy faster than relaxation time, is quantified on the order of nanojoules. From optical absorption and photoluminescence studies, the observation of the electron-phonon coupled state confirms the interaction of the NEQ phonons with electrons. The strength of the coupling has been estimated from the temperature-independent Barry center shift and found to be enhanced to 5.35. Valence band x-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and Fourier transformed infrared spectroscopy analyses reconcile NEQ phonon mediated alteration of the valence band density of states, activation of silent phonon modes, and superior excitonic transitions, suitable for the new generation of ultrafast quantum device applications.
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- G Mallik
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Jatni-752050, Khordha, Odisha, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Jatni-752050, Khordha, Odisha, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Jatni-752050, Khordha, Odisha, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Jatni-752050, Khordha, Odisha, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Jatni-752050, Khordha, Odisha, India
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- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Jatni-752050, Khordha, Odisha, India
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Ranjan R, Sharma K, Kumar M, Swain DK, Singh SP, Kharche SD, Singh MK, Chauhan MS. IGF-1 stabilizes goat sperm mitochondrial transmembrane potential and reduces dna fragmentation. Cryo Letters 2023; 44:327-332. [PMID: 38311926] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
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BACKGROUND Antioxidant present in sperm cells protects them from oxidative damage. However, sperm are more susceptible to peroxidative damages due to the loss of these enzymes during cryopreservation and their survival and fertility may be compromised. Insulin like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) has an antioxidant effect and could maintain sperm motility. OBJECTIVE To improve seminal parameters, mitochondrial membrane potential (MMP), oxidative status and DNA integrity of buck semen after freeze-thawing by fortification of goat semen diluent with various concentrations of IGF-1. MATERIALS AND METHODS Fifty ejaculates were collected and were extended with tris- citric acid- fructose diluent with 10% egg yolk and 6% glycerol with sperm concentrations of 1×108 mL-1. Post-cryopreserved sperm were assessed for motility and a range of other functional parameters. RESULTS In post-thaw semen sperm motility, live sperm count, acrosome integrity, hypo-osmotic swelling positive spermatozoa, malondialdehyde (MDA), protein carbonyl content (PCC), TUNEL positive sperm differed significantly (P<0.05) with the various concentrations of IGF-1 used. Sperm functional parameters post-thawing were significantly (P<0.05) better in 250 ng/mL IGF-1. IGF-1 protects against lipid peroxidation by lowering MDA and PCC production, thus reducing the harmful effect of reactive oxygen species. The kidding percentage using the artificial insemination technique was significantly higher ( i.e., 40%) in the group supplemented with 250 ng/mL of IGF-1 than in the non-supplemented group (i.e., 30%). CONCLUSION IGF-1 may be used to improve post-thaw semen quality and fertility as measured by actual kidding rate. Doi.org/10.54680/fr23610110312.
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- R Ranjan
- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India.
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India
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- Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go-Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Mathura, U.P. India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India
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- Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR), Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh (U.P.), India
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- ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, Haryana, India
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Nandini G, Vinoj V, Sethi SS, Nayak HP, Landu K, Swain D, Mohanty UC. A modelling study on quantifying the impact of urbanization and regional effects on the wintertime surface temperature over a rapidly-growing tropical city. Comput Urban Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1007/s43762-022-00067-6] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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AbstractClimate change and sustainability are among the most widely used terms among policymakers and the scientific community in recent times. However, climate action or steps to sustainable growth in cities in the global south are mostly borrowed from general studies at a few large urban agglomerations in the developed world. There are very few modeling studies over south Asia to understand and quantify the impact of climate change and urbanization on even the most primary meteorological variable, such as temperature. Such quantifications are difficult to estimate due to the non-availability of relevant long-term observational datasets. In this modeling study, an attempt is made to understand the urban heat island (UHI), its transition, and the segregation of regional climate change effects and urbanization over the rapidly growing tier 2 tropical smart city Bhubaneswar in India. The model is able to simulate the UHI for both land surface temperature, called the SUHI, and 2-m air temperature, called UHI, reasonably well. Their magnitudes were ~ 5 and 2.5°C, respectively. It is estimated that nearly 60–70% of the overall air and 70–80% of the land surface temperature increase during nighttime over the city between the period 2004 and 2015 is due to urbanization, with the remaining due to the regional/non-local effects.
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Williams TM, Costa DFA, Wilson CS, Chang A, Manning J, Swain D, Trotter MG. Sensor-based detection of parturition in beef cattle grazing in an extensive landscape: a case study using a commercial GNSS collar. Anim Prod Sci 2022. [DOI: 10.1071/an21528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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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Saraswat S, Kharche SD, Rout PK, Pawaiya R, Gangwar C, Swain DK, Kaushik R. Molecular expression and identification of caprine estrogen receptor gene 1 for fertility status in bucks. Reprod Domest Anim 2020; 55:1080-1092. [PMID: 32531861 DOI: 10.1111/rda.13746] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [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: 03/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Estrogen and its receptors are essential for sexual development and reproduction. Oestrogen receptor alpha (ERα) is a nuclear receptor activated by the hormone oestrogen. In male, ERα is encoded by the gene ESR1 (oestrogen receptor1) responsible for better fertility. ESR1 is involved in the reabsorption of luminal fluid during the transit of spermatozoa from the testis to the head of the epididymis which is important for their survival and maturation during epididymal storage. The absence of ESR1 leads to reduced epididymal sperm content, reduced sperm motility and fertilizing ability. The present study was undertaken to investigate the expression and presence of ESR1 gene in fertile and low-fertile male goat breeds. We identified ESR1 gene through various molecular tools. Genotyping was carried out by high resonance melting analysis using Roche Light Cycler 480(LC-480) system and found three different genotypes. Genotypic frequency-AA (blue-0.67), BB(Red-0.2), AB(Green-0.08) with allele frequency A(0.71 and B (0.29). The predominance of this gene in head of epididymis in fertile bucks was confirmed by SDS-PAGE, Western blotting and immunohistochemistry. From the results, we corroborated that the present study provides a useful and effective way to predict male fertility in goat breeds, which in turn increases the percentage of fertility in flock leading to more number of offspring in a kidding season.
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- S Saraswat
- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Physiology, DUVASU, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Saha B, Swain D, Borgohain P, Rout GR, Koyama H, Panda SK. Enhanced exudation of malate in the rhizosphere due to AtALMT1 overexpression in blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) confers increased aluminium tolerance. Plant Biol (Stuttg) 2020; 22:701-708. [PMID: 32174006 DOI: 10.1111/plb.13112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [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: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 03/07/2020] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Worldwide, 50% of soil is acidic, which induces aluminium (Al) toxicity in plants, as the phyto-availability of Al3+ increases in acidic soil. Plants responds to Al3+ toxicity by exuding organic acids into the rhizosphere. The organic acid responsible for Al3+ stress response varies from species to species, which in the case of blackgram (Vigna mungo L.) is citrate. In blackgram, an Arabidopsis malate transporter, AtALMT1, was overexpressed with the motive of inducing enhanced exudation of malate. Transgenics were generated using cotyledon node explants through Agrobacterium tumefaciens-mediated transformation. The putative transgenics were initially screened by AtALMT1-specific genomic DNA PCR, followed by quantitative PCR. Two independent transgenic events were identified and functionally characterized in the T3 generation. The transgenic lines, Line 1 and 2, showed better root growth, relative water content and chlorophyll content under Al3+ stress. Both lines also accounted for less oxidative damage, due to reduced accumulation of ROS molecules. Photosynthetic efficiency, as measured in terms of Fv /Fm , NPQ and Y(II), increased when compared to the wild type (WT). Relative expression of genes (VmSTOP1, VmALS3, VmMATE) responsible for Al3+ stress response in blackgram showed that overexpression of a malate transporter did not have any effect on their expression. Malate exudation increased whereas citrate exudation did not show any divergence from the WT. A pot stress assay found that the transgenics showed better adaptation to acidic soil. This report demonstrates that the overexpression of a malate transporter in a non-malate exuding species improves adaptation to Al3+ toxicity in acidic soil without effecting its stress response mechanism.
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- B Saha
- Plant Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Orissa University of Agricultural Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Plant Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India
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- Department of Agricultural Biotechnology, Orissa University of Agricultural Technology, Bhubaneswar, India
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- Faculty of Applied Biological Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu, Japan
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- Plant Molecular Biotechnology Laboratory, Department of Life Science and Bioinformatics, Assam University, Silchar, India
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Fung X, Asplin C, Grecu I, Harris B, Yates A, Swain D. An audit of correct line tip position used for total parenteral nutrition on the intensive care unit. Clin Nutr ESPEN 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.12.049] [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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Singh SP, Ramachandran N, Sharma N, Goel AK, de Sousa NM, Beckers JF, Swain DK, Singh MK, Kharche SD. Relationship of foetal number and parity in Barbari goats to plasma profile of caprine pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (caPAG) during gestation and the early postpartum period. Anim Reprod Sci 2019; 210:106190. [PMID: 31635784 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2019.106190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2019] [Revised: 07/09/2019] [Accepted: 09/06/2019] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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This study was conducted to characterise pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (caPAG) in peripheral plasma during gestation and postpartum periods of nulliparous and multiparous does with one or two foetuses using a caPAG specific two-step sandwich ELISA system. Earliest time-points for detection of pregnancy and foetal number with appropriate cut-off values were identified. Plasma samples from 15 pregnant (multiparous: n = 8; nulliparous: n = 7; during pregnancy and postpartum period) and six non-pregnant (during oestrous cycle) goats were collected and analysed. Mean caPAG concentration was greater than the threshold for pregnancy detection (S-N = 0.40) on d22, peaked on d45 and remained unchanged until parturition. From d45 until parturition, caPAG concentration in multiparous does with two foetuses was 1.4 to 1.8 fold greater (P < 0.001) than those with one foetus. For the ELISA, 0.83 (S-N) was the most appropriate cut-off to differentiate does with two from those with a single foetus with an overall sensitivity and accuracy of 88.9% and 84.7%, respectively. Circulating caPAG concentration in multiparous goats was greater (P < 0.05) compared with nulliparous goats during the early pregnancy and postpartum periods. After parturition, caPAG concentrations markedly decreased and were basal within 14 days postpartum. In conclusion, using the caPAG specific ELISA, results indicated there were unique gestational and postpartum profiles for caPAG concentrations that are affected by number of foetuses and parity of the doe. The marked decrease in concentration of caPAG following parturition indicates there would not be compromising of the detection of subsequent pregnancies in goats using this technique.
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- S P Singh
- Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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- Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Laboratory of Animal Endocrinology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000, Belgium
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- Laboratory of Animal Endocrinology and Reproduction, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Liege, 4000, Belgium
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry, UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Genetics and Breeding Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Physiology and Reproduction Division, ICAR-Central Institute for Research on Goats, Makhdoom, Farah, Mathura, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Gogoi PP, Vinoj V, Swain D, Roberts G, Dash J, Tripathy S. Land use and land cover change effect on surface temperature over Eastern India. Sci Rep 2019; 9:8859. [PMID: 31222135 PMCID: PMC6586851 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-45213-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 86] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [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: 07/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/03/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Land use and land cover (LULC) change has been shown to have significant effect on climate through various pathways that modulate land surface temperature and rainfall. However, few studies have illustrated such a link over the Indian region using observations. Through a combination of ground, satellite remote sensing and reanalysis products, we investigate the recent changes to land surface temperature in the Eastern state of Odisha between 1981 and 2010 and assess its relation to LULC. Our analysis reveals that the mean temperature of the state has increased by ~0.3 °C during the past three decades with the most accelerated warming (~0.9 °C) occurring during the recent decade (2001 to 2010). Our study shows that 25 to 50% of this observed overall warming is associated with LULC. Further we observe that the spatial pattern of LULC changes matches well with the independently estimated warming associated with LULC suggesting a physical association between them. This study also reveals that the largest changes are linked to changing vegetation cover as evidenced by changes to both LULC classes and normalized difference vegetation index (NDVI). Our study shows that the state has undergone an LULC induced warming which accounts for a quarter of the overall temperature rise since 2001. With the expected expansion of urban landscape and concomitant increase in anthropogenic activities along with changing cropping patterns, LULC linked changes to surface temperature and hence regional climate feedback over this region necessitates additional investigations.
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- Partha Pratim Gogoi
- School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752050, India
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- School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752050, India.
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- School of Earth, Ocean and Climate Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, 752050, India
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- Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO171BJ, UK
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- Geography and Environmental Science, University of Southampton, Southampton, SO171BJ, UK
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- Department of Geology and Geophysics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur, India
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Morgan D, Chorneyko K, Swain D, Bowes B, Lee V, Tinmouth J. A209 VALIDATION OF A NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING ALGORITHM TO EXTRACT DATA FOR SYSTEM-LEVEL ADENOMA DETECTION RATE CALCULATION. J Can Assoc Gastroenterol 2019. [DOI: 10.1093/jcag/gwz006.208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- D Morgan
- St. Joseph’s Healthcare, Hamilton, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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- Brantford General Hospital, Brantford, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Cancer Care Ontario, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, ON, Canada
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Deb CR, Rout GR, Mao AA, Nandi SK, Nilasana Singha RK, Vijayan D, Langhu T, Kikon ZP, Pradhan S, Tariq M, Swain D. In vitro Propagation of Some Threatened Plant Species of India. CURR SCI INDIA 2018. [DOI: 10.18520/cs/v114/i03/567-575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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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Chrungoo NK, Rout GR, Balasubramani SP, Rajasekharan PE, Haridasan K, Rao BRP, Manjunath R, Nagduwar G, Venkatasubramanian P, Nongbet A, Hynniewta M, Swain D, Salamma S, Souravi K, Jena SN, Barik SK. Establishing Taxonomic Identity and Selecting Genetically Diverse Populations for Conservation of Threatened Plants Using Molecular Markers. CURR SCI INDIA 2018. [DOI: 10.18520/cs/v114/i03/539-553] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [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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Yadav HP, Kumar A, Shah N, Chauhan DS, Lone SA, Swain DK, Saxena A. Effect of Cholesterol-loaded Cyclodextrin on Membrane and Acrosome Status of Hariana Bull Sperm during Cryopreservation. Cryo Letters 2018; 39:386-390. [PMID: 30963156] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND The membrane and acrosomal integrity of sperm play a vital role in fertilization process; however they are compromised upon cryopreservation. OBJECTIVE To study the effect of cholesterol-loaded cyclodextrin (CLC) on membrane and acrosome status of Hariana bull sperm during cryopreservation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Semen samples collected from Hariana bulls with mass motility ≥ 3+ and individual progressive motility ≥ 70% were utilized in the study. Each ejaculate was split into two parts, one part being evaluated freshly for various seminal attributes and the other part being diluted in Tris diluent (without egg yolk and glycerol) to obtain a final concentration of 120×106 sperm/mL. The diluted semen was divided into four treatments: Group I, without CLC (control); Group II, with CLC at 0.5 mg per 120 million sperm; Group III, at 1.0 mg per 120 million sperm; Group IV, at 2.0 mg per 120 million sperm. All aliquots were incubated for 15 min at 37°C and each sample was diluted with Egg yolk-Tris-Glycerol (EYTG) extender up to 80×106 sperm/mL. The diluted semen samples were packed in French mini straws (0.25 mL), sealed and equilibrated at 4°C for 4 h followed by cryopreservation. The samples at pre-freeze and post-thaw stage were evaluated for membrane and acrosomal integrity, as well as primary, secondary and tertiary acrosomal damages. RESULTS The membrane and acrosomal integrity was significantly higher in group II as compared to groups I, III, and IV, at pre-freeze and post-thaw stage (P<0.05). The primary and secondary acrosomal damage were significantly reduced in group II compared to other groups (P<0.05). No significant difference in tertiary acrosomal damage was found among different groups. CONCLUSION CLC improves the membrane and acrosomal integrity, and reduces primary and secondary acrosomal damages during cryopreservation of Hariana bull sperm.
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- H P Yadav
- Artificial Breeding Research Center (ABRC), Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana.
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deendayal Upadhayaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Uttar Pradesh
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- Artificial Breeding Research Center (ABRC), Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana
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- College of Biotechnology, (DUVASU), Uttar Pradesh
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- Artificial Breeding Research Center (ABRC), Animal Reproduction, Gynecology and Obstetrics, ICAR-National Dairy Research Institute, Haryana
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, (DUVASU), Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry, U.P. Pandit Deendayal Upadhayaya Pashu Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalaya Evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU), Uttar Pradesh
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Swain D, Roberts GJ, Dash J, Lekshmi K, Vinoj V, Tripathy S. Impact of Rapid Urbanization on the City of Bhubaneswar, India. Proc Natl Acad Sci , India, Sect A Phys Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1007/s40010-017-0453-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Swain DK, Narzary A, Singh AK, Chandra A, Nagasawa T, Yamamoto S, Mitsuishi M, Rath S. Observation of self-polarization in BSA protected Au 20 clusters. Nanotechnology 2017; 28:445704. [PMID: 28820424 DOI: 10.1088/1361-6528/aa8718] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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Bovine serum albumin (BSA)-protected gold clusters (atomicity ∼ 20), prepared using a wet chemical route, show strong dipolar radiative transition with a gap energy of 1.93 eV due to the high oscillator strength, as confirmed by the emission studies. Self-arrangement of the clusters with fixed atomicity yields a low dispersive dielectric and electric self-polarization nature. The electrical hysteresis loop measurements returned a remanent polarization of 0.05 μC cm-2, which can be correlated with the dipolar orientation (activation energy ∼ 45.32 meV), originating from the structure-dependent deformation of the charge density.
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- D K Swain
- School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Jatni, 752050, Odisha, India
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Chourasia MK, Raghavendra K, Bhatt RM, Swain DK, Valecha N, Kleinschmidt I. Burden of asymptomatic malaria among a tribal population in a forested village of central India: a hidden challenge for malaria control in India. Public Health 2017; 147:92-97. [PMID: 28404504 PMCID: PMC5457477 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2016] [Revised: 12/20/2016] [Accepted: 02/21/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Objective Chhattisgarh in India is a malaria-endemic state with seven southern districts that contributes approximately 50–60% of the reported malaria cases in the state every year. The problem is further complicated due to asymptomatic malaria cases which are largely responsible for persistent transmission. This study was undertaken in one of the forested villages of the Keshkal subdistrict in Kondagaon district to ascertain the proportion of the population harbouring subclinical malarial infections. Study design Community-based cross-sectional study. Methods Mass blood surveys were undertaken of the entire population of the village in the post-monsoon seasons of 2013 and 2014. Fingerprick blood smears were prepared from individuals of all ages to detect malaria infections in their blood. Individuals with fever at the time of the survey were tested with rapid diagnostic tests, and parasitaemia in thick blood smears was confirmed by microscopy. Malaria-positive cases were treated with anti-malarials in accordance with the national drug policy. Results Peripheral blood smears of 134 and 159 individuals, including children, were screened for malaria infection in 2013 and 2014, respectively. Overall, the malaria slide positivity rates were 27.6% and 27.7% in 2013 and 2014, respectively, and the prevalence rates of asymptomatic malaria were 20% and 22.8%. This study showed that, for two consecutive years, the prevalence of asymptomatic malaria infection was significantly higher among children aged ≤14 years (34.4% and 34.1% for 2013 and 2014, respectively) compared with adults (15.2% and 18.2% for 2013 and 2014, respectively; P = 0.023 and 0.04, respectively). Conclusion The number of asymptomatic malaria cases, especially Plasmodium falciparum, is significant, reinforcing the underlying challenge facing the malaria elimination programme in India. The study was carried out in a difficult-to-reach forested village with minimal access to healthcare facilities. There exists a large proportion of asymptomatic cases in the community. Children aged under 14 years comprised higher number of asymptomatic cases than adults. This underlines one of the potential challenges of public health in malaria control and elimination programs.
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- M K Chourasia
- National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Dwarka, New Delhi, India.
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- National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Lalpur, Raipur Chhattisgarh, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Kondagaon, Chhattisgarh, India
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- National Institute of Malaria Research (ICMR), Dwarka, New Delhi, India
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- Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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Sharma L, Pandey V, Nigam R, Singh P, Saxena A, Swain DK. Seasonal Variations in Seminal Plasma Proteins of Buffalo. Reprod Domest Anim 2014; 49:387-91. [DOI: 10.1111/rda.12285] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/02/2014] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- L Sharma
- Department of Biochemistry; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry; UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalya evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU); Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Biochemistry; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry; UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalya evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU); Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Biochemistry; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry; UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalya evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU); Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Biochemistry; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry; UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalya evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU); Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry; UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalya evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU); Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology; College of Veterinary Science and Animal Husbandry; UP Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Pashu-Chikitsa Vigyan Vishwavidyalya evam Go Anusandhan Sansthan (DUVASU); Mathura Uttar Pradesh India
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Lamalle P, Beaumont B, Kazarian F, Gassmann T, Agarici G, Ajesh P, Alonzo T, Arambhadiya B, Argouarch A, Bamber R, Berger-By G, Bernard JM, Brun C, Carpentier S, Clairet F, Colas L, Courtois X, Davis A, Dechelle C, Doceul L, Dumortier P, Durodié F, Ferlay F, Firdaouss M, Fredd E, Giacalone JC, Goulding R, Greenough N, Grine D, Hancock D, Hari J, Hillairet J, Hosea J, Huygen S, Jacquinot J, Jacquot J, Kaye A, Keller D, Kyrytsya V, Lockley D, Louche F, Machchhar H, Manon E, Mantel N, Martin R, McCarthy M, Messiaen A, Meunier L, Milanesio D, Missirlian M, Mohan K, Mukherjee A, Nightingale M, Patadia D, Patel A, Perrollaz G, Peters B, Pitts R, Porton M, Rajnish K, Rasmussen D, Rathi D, Sanabria R, Sartori R, Shannon M, Simonetto A, Singh R, Suthar G, Swain D, Thomas P, Tigwell P, Trivedi R, Vervier M, Vrancken M, Wilson D, Winkler K. Status of the ITER Ion Cyclotron H&CD system. Fusion Engineering and Design 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2012.11.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Messiaen A, Swain D, Vervier M, Dumortier P, Durodié F, Grine D. Influence of the plasma profile and the antenna geometry on the matching and current distribution control of the ITER ICRF antenna array. Optimization of the decoupling-matching system. Fusion Engineering and Design 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2013.01.030] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Swain D, Paroha S, Singh M, Subudhi HN. Evaluations of allelopathic effect of Echinochloa colona weed on rice (Oryza sativa L. 'Vandana'). J Environ Biol 2012; 33:881-889. [PMID: 23734454] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Echinochloa colona (L.) Link is a very problematic weed in up land and medium land rice causing significant reduction in yield. In the present investigation, laboratory and field experiments were conducted to evaluate the nature of interaction E. colona on germination and growth of the up land rice cultivar 'Vandana'. The effects of decomposing and decomposed aqueous leachates (1-10% w/v) obtained from the dried biomass of 20, 30, 40 and 60 days old Ecolona plants were studied on rice using petridish bioassay technique with three different types of culture media like filter paper, soil, and soil + activated charcoal. The decomposing leachates of E. colona showed strong toxic effect on root and shoot growth of rice, the highest being noted with 10% leachates of 60 days old plant residue. It inhibited root and shoot growth by 100% and 43.9% respectively as compared to control. The corresponding decomposed leachates inhibited rice germination by 90% and root and shoot growth by 70 and 25% respectively. These toxic effects of leachates showed in filter paper medium were significantly reduced in soil and soil plus activated charcoal media proving their allelopathic nature. In a field experiment, E. colona and rice were grown in proportions of 1:1, 1: 2 and 1:4, the total plant density being maintained at 100 pants m(-2). The height and dry matter of rice were adversely affected with increasing in E. colona population. From another similar field trial, data on dry matter of 20, 30, 40, and 60 days old plants were taken and their plant relative yield (PRY) and relative yield total (RYT) values were calculated. The PRY and RYT values were found to be less than unit (< 1) throughout the growth period studied which suggested the presence of severe antagonistic interspecific interaction between rice and E. colona due to allelopathy.
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- D Swain
- Crop Improvement Division, Central Rice Research Institute (ICAR), Cuttack-753 006, India.
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Swain D, Narayana C, Guru Row TN. In situphase separation in bimetallic sulfates: a X-ray diffraction study. Acta Crystallogr A 2011. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767311081979] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Jacquinot J, Albajar F, Beaumont B, Becoulet A, Bonicelli T, Bora D, Campbell D, Chakraborty A, Darbos C, Decamps H, Denisov G, Goulding R, Graceffa J, Gassmann T, Hemsworth R, Henderson M, Hoang G, Inoue T, Kobayashi N, Lamalle P, Mukherjee A, Nightingale M, Rasmussen D, Rao S, Saibene G, Sakamoto K, Sartori R, Schunke B, Sonato P, Swain D, Takahashi K, Tanaka M, Tanga A, Watanabe K. Progress on the heating and current drive systems for ITER. Fusion Engineering and Design 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/j.fusengdes.2009.01.100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Tomkins NW, O'Reagain PJ, Swain D, Bishop-Hurley G, Charmley E. Determining the effect of stocking rate on the spatial distribution of cattle for the subtropical savannas. Rangel J 2009. [DOI: 10.1071/rj07070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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With the commercial development of the global positioning system (GPS), it is now possible to monitor the distribution of free ranging cattle and derive measures to describe landscape use. Animal GPS data can be integrated with a geographic information system (GIS) detailing topography, vegetation, soil type and other landscape features. Combining GPS and GIS information is useful for understanding how animals respond to spatial variability. This study quantified land-type preferences for Brahman cross steers over three time periods, from October 2004 to March 2006 in a replicated trial, under heavy (4 ha/AE; animal equivalent of ~450 kg steer) and light (8 ha/AE) stocking in four, ~105 ha paddocks of subtropical semi-arid savanna near Charters Towers, Queensland, Australia. The grazing trail was conducted at a scale much less than would be found in commercial situations. Consequently, the spatial pattern of cattle reported here may not represent what occurs at a commercial scale and implications are discussed. Results were analysed in terms of the spatial distribution of steers fitted with GPS devices in each of the four paddocks and for each stocking rate to provide insight into cattle distribution and land-type preferences. Steers walked in excess of 6 km per day, regardless of stocking rate, and exhibited diurnal patterns of movement, with peak activity around dawn (0500–0700 hours) and dusk (1800–2000 hours). The spatial distribution of the collared steers was not uniform and appeared to be strongly influenced by the prevailing drought conditions and location of water points within each paddock. A hierarchy of drivers for distribution was identified. With the exception of drinking water location, land subtype based on soil-vegetation associations influenced animal distribution. Preference indices (ŵi) indicated that steers selected sites associated with heavy clay and texture contrast soils dominated by Eucalyptus coolabah Blakely & Jacobs (ŵi = 5.33) and Eucalyptus brownii Maiden & Cambage (ŵi = 3.27), respectively, and avoiding Eucalyptus melanophloia F.Muell. ridges (ŵi = 0.26) and Eucalyptus cambageana Maiden (ŵi = 0.12) on sodosols. The results suggest that spatial variation in cattle distribution within a paddock may be more critical than overall stocking rate in influencing the pattern of biomass utilisation. However, to quantifying the effects of different grazing land management practices on animal distribution on a commercial scale, additional studies in extensive paddocks are required.
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Swain D, Guru Row T. Structural phase transition in a super protonic conductor KHSO 4. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308084110] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Hathwar V, Swain D, Guru Row T. Structural phase transitions in Rb 2Mn 2(SO 4) 3: a charge-density study. Acta Crystallogr A 2008. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767308081701] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Guo Y, Corke P, Poulton G, Wark T, Bishop-Hurley G, Swain D. Animal Behaviour Understanding using Wireless Sensor Networks. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006. [DOI: 10.1109/lcn.2006.322023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Thomas-Gibson S, Rogers P, Cooper S, Man R, Rutter MD, Suzuki N, Swain D, Thuraisingam A, Atkin W. Judgement of the quality of bowel preparation at screening flexible sigmoidoscopy is associated with variability in adenoma detection rates. Endoscopy 2006; 38:456-60. [PMID: 16767579 DOI: 10.1055/s-2006-925259] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Adenoma detection rates (ADRs) at screening flexible sigmoidoscopy are known to vary between endoscopists. Variability in the technique used and in the quality of bowel preparation may explain this. The aim of this study was to establish whether there is a relationship between the grading of bowel preparation and the ADR. MATERIALS AND METHODS The relationship between the ADR and assessment of bowel preparation was examined using the full United Kingdom Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Trial data set (n = 38 601). The consistency of the bowel preparation classification was then investigated by six experienced endoscopists (video scorers), who examined 260 flexible sigmoidoscopy cases - 20 from each of the 13 trial endoscopists. RESULTS Overall, the ADR was significantly higher in flexible sigmoidoscopy examinations with excellent or good bowel preparation ( P = 0.02). However, endoscopists with a higher ADR coded a smaller proportion of their examinations as having excellent/good preparation ( P = 0.002). Video scorers agreed with the trial endoscopists' definition of bowel preparation in 48.9 % of the readings, but they scored the quality of preparation as poorer than the trial endoscopists in 36.4 % and 40.6 %, respectively, in the intermediate-performance group (10 % < ADR < 14 %) and lower-performance group (ADR </= 10 %) in comparison with only 12.9 % in the high-performance group (ADR > or =14 %). There was a significant linear trend between the proportion scored as having poor bowel preparation and the ADR ( P < 0.001), varying from 2.7 % in the higher-performance ADR group to 13.4 % in the lower-performance group. CONCLUSIONS Endoscopists with a higher ADR are more likely to be critical of the quality of bowel preparation. Training in judgement processes such as non-acceptance of suboptimal bowel preparation is required in order to ensure universally high standards in screening procedures.
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- S Thomas-Gibson
- Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St. Mark's Hospital, Harrow, United Kingdom
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Thomas-Gibson S, Rogers PA, Suzuki N, Vance ME, Rutter MD, Swain D, Nicholls AJ, Saunders BP, Atkin W. Development of a video assessment scoring method to determine the accuracy of endoscopist performance at screening flexible sigmoidoscopy. Endoscopy 2006; 38:218-25. [PMID: 16528646 DOI: 10.1055/s-2005-870445] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Variation in the adenoma detection rate (ADR) at flexible sigmoidoscopy screening has been shown to be due to variation in endoscopist performance. There are no objective methods for scoring an endoscopist's performance reliably, and the aim of this study was to develop a valid and reliable objective scoring method using video footage of screening flexible sigmoidoscopies. METHODS In a series of five experiments, experienced endoscopists (the scorers) independently scored a sample (n = 43) of the 40 000 flexible sigmoidoscopy extubations recorded as part of the United Kingdom Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Screening Trial (UK FSST). The scoring system, the parameters scored, and their definitions evolved over the course of the five experiments. The initial visual analogue score (range 0-100) used in the first two experiments evolved into a five-point score that ranged from 1 (E, poor) to 5 (A, excellent) in the last three experiments. The final parameters scored were: time spent viewing the mucosa, re-examination of poorly viewed areas, suctioning of fluid pools, distension of the lumen, lower rectal examination, and overall quality of the examination. The first four experiments scored one individual case per endoscopist; in experiment 5, an overall score was awarded for five cases performed by each endoscopist being assessed. RESULTS Scoring five cases examined by an individual endoscopist using the A-E grading system was the most reliable method (interclass correlation coefficient 0.89). Cluster analysis demonstrated that the endoscopists in the high-scoring ADR group (ADR 14.7-15.9 %) could be differentiated from those in the intermediate- and low-scoring ADR groups (ADR 8.6-12.6 %). CONCLUSIONS An objective scoring system for assessing the accuracy of performance at screening flexible sigmoidoscopy, based on video footage, is described. Endoscopists who might benefit from further training can be identified using this method.
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- S Thomas-Gibson
- Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St Mark's Hospital, Watford Road, Harrow HA1 3UJ, United Kingdom
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Swain D, Guru Row TN. Structural phase transitions and hydrogen bonding in Rb 3H(SO 4) 2. Acta Crystallogr A 2005. [DOI: 10.1107/s0108767305083133] [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: 11/10/2022] Open
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Oral vitamin B12 can provide an effective alternative to intramuscular injections, so giving patients a choice and reducing costs in primary care. This study investigated the effectiveness, safety, and acceptability of oral vitamin B12 as replacement therapy in patients with vitamin B12 deficiency in a city general practice population. Forty patients previously maintained on vitamin B12 injections were given 1000 micro g of oral cyanocobalamin daily for up to 18 months. All the patients maintained satisfactory serum B12 levels and showed normal haematology and neurology. Compliance and acceptability was excellent. The time for a change in practice has indeed arrived.
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- Yardley Green Medical Centre, Birmingham, UK.
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Beringer TR, Wilson RA, Swain D, Patterson CC, Beverland D. Proximal femoral fracture in Northern Ireland between 1985-1997--trends and future projections. Ulster Med J 2000; 69:112-7. [PMID: 11196721 PMCID: PMC2449191] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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The aims of this study were to identify changing trends with time of the incidence of proximal femoral fracture and to enable future number of hip fractures to be projected. Hospital theatre records in Northern Ireland were surveyed in 1985, 1991, 1994 and 1997 to establish the number of surgical procedures for proximal femoral fracture. The age and sex specific rates for males and females aged 50+ years were calculated. Analysis of age and sex specific incidence rates was undertaken using linear regression and Poisson regression. A 1.6% increase per annum (95% CI 1.0-2.2) was noted in males and females from 1985 to 1997. Projected increases in rates of proximal femoral fracture were calculated using population projection for 2001, 2006, 2011 and 2016. Modelling (a) assuming the age standardised rates in 1997 remain static and continue predicted a 55% fracture increase in males and a 29% increase in females by 2016, (b) assuming the secular increases continued predicted a 93% fracture increase in males and a 67% increase in females and (c) assuming further linear growth on a log-scale predicted a fracture increase in males of 135% and 99% in females. The number of proximal femoral fractures in Northern Ireland is increasing faster than that anticipated due to demographic changes alone, supporting a secular increase which was evident throughout the period of time studied, in contrast to that reported from other regions in the United Kingdom.
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- Royal Victoria Hospital, Grosvenor Road, Belfast BT12 6BA, Northern Ireland
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AIM To substantiate the high incidence of monocyte esterase deficiency (MED) in gastrointestinal carcinoma already reported in a small group of patients; to compare the clinical findings in esterase deficient and esterase positive patients. METHODS Peripheral blood smears (n = 22) or cytocentrifuge preparations (n = 52) of mononuclear cells from the peripheral blood of patients with gastrointestinal carcinoma were stained by the non-specific esterase stain (pH 5.8) using a batch technique. Samples containing > or = 85% esterase negative monocytes were identified at light microscopic examination. RESULTS Seven of 74 patients were identified as having MED. This correlated exactly with the proportion (five of 46) found before, using an automated method, and was significantly higher than the 0.8% incidence in normal blood donors shown in that study. Comparison of the clinical details of the 12 MED patients with those of 105 esterase positive patients showed a significantly longer disease free survival in the MED cohort and increased occurrence of benign neoplasms--largely colorectal polyps--in this group also. Three patients had a borderline degree of deficiency and were excluded from comparisons, although they showed the same clinical tendencies as the MED group. CONCLUSIONS There is a strong degree of association between monocyte esterase deficiency and gastrointestinal carcinoma. Further evidence must be sought to prove that the deficiency precedes the disease and therefore may predispose to it, or at least may identify subjects with such a predisposition. This could lead to early diagnosis and effective treatment of gastrointestinal carcinoma in a sizeable proportion of patients.
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- Department of Haematology, Belfast City Hospital, Northern Ireland
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Swain D, Nightingale P, Gana R, Buckley B. Cardiac Enzyme Changes in Elderly Fallers. Age Ageing 1990. [DOI: 10.1093/ageing/19.suppl_2.p12-a] [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: 11/13/2022] Open
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A trichrome staining technique using safranin-indigo-picrocarmine (SIPC) can be used to distinguish the various stages of the cell cycle in onion root tip. When the tissue was fixed first in formalin followed by picric acid and stained in SIPC, a clear differentiation of interphase nuclei into four color classes, viz., green, orange, red and brown can be recorded. Replacing crystal violet for safranin produces a similar pattern of differentiation of interphase nuclei into green, light blue, blue and deep blue. Autoradiographic study using 3H-thymidine as a DNA precursor demonstrates the reliability of the SIPC staining technique. All the orange and red nuclei are found to be labelled and therefore are in S phase of the cell cycle. Almost all the green nuclei are unlabelled and may be assigned to G1. The larger brown nuclei which are mostly unlabelled can be considered in G2 phase.
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- D Swain
- Department of Agricultural Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
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Turner G, Sandler M, Lodwick R, Chellingsworth M, Ardron M, Briggs J, Grimmer M, Steel A, Swain D, Wallis P. The destination and dependency of patients discharged from care of the elderly units in the West Midlands. Health Trends 1989; 22:158-60. [PMID: 10128626] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/11/2023]
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Between November 1988 and January 1989 a prospective survey was undertaken on patients aged 65 years and over who were discharged from the care of geriatricians in seven District General Hospitals. The survey aimed to provide a regional perspective on patient dependency by relating dependency at discharge to the discharge destination. The findings show that the majority of patients were relatively independent and most returned home. A significant number of the very dependent patients were discharged to the community with private residential and nursing homes making an important contribution to the placement of highly dependent patients.
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- G Turner
- West Midlands Regional Health Authority
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Swain D, Shell DH. Microvascular tissue transfer. Perioperative nursing considerations. AORN J 1989; 49:1032-6, 1038-40, 1042-3. [PMID: 2712552 DOI: 10.1016/s0001-2092(07)66810-0] [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] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Microvascular tissue transfer is a growing subspecialty in reconstructive surgery. Its use is increasing, and it has been used to solve difficult wound problems. The use of microvascular surgery has placed new demands on the perioperative nurse to remain current on perioperative implications of this type of surgery. Operating room nurses must continue to expand their knowledge of this area through ongoing education from journal review, specialty seminars, and increased operative experiences.
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- Methodist Hospital, Central Unit, Memphis
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Swain D. Nonprofits, federalism, and Reagan social policy. J Health Hum Resour Adm 1985; 6:407-24. [PMID: 10267435] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/12/2023]
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Massie NA, Dunn M, Swain D, Muenter S, Morris J. Measuring laser flow fields with a 64-channel heterodyne interferometer. Appl Opt 1983; 22:2141. [PMID: 18196096 DOI: 10.1364/ao.22.002141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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