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Length-Weight Relationships (LWRs) and condition factor (K) were estimated for four deep-sea fish species belonging to four families from the Southeastern Arabian Sea and Western Bay of Bengal of the Indian Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). The specimens of Lamprogrammus brunswigi (Ophidiidae), Alepocephalus blanfordii (Alepocephaliformes), Parascombrops pellucidus (Synagropidae) and Pterigotrigla hemisticta (Triglidae) were collected using a high-speed demersal trawl II (HSDT II, crustacean version) and an EXPO-model trawl onboard FORV Sagar Sampada during March 2020. The b values ranged from 2.97 to 3.34 and the coefficient of variation (r2) ranged from 0.92 to 0.95. P. hemisticta showed negative allometric growth, and the remaining three species showed positive allometric growth. The condition factor was found to be high for P. hemisticta (1.108) compared to P. pellucidus (0.453), A. blanfordii (0.257), and L. brunswigi (0.082). [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Argon ions with energy of 1 MeV and 500 keV are implanted at various fluences into Asahi and Saint Gobain clear float glasses used for resistive plate chamber (RPC) detector fabrication. The decreased size of voids (Vf) in the selected glasses is interpreted as an increased short-range order of the glass structure at higher fluence of argon ion implantation. The increased local temperature influences the diffusion of argon ions via trapping in the silica glass voids for higher implantation fluence. The slight increase in bandgap energy (Eg) in the glass RPC detector materials at higher argon ion implantation fluence observed reduced electrical conductivity. The increased energy bandgap in the float glass RPC detector samples enhanced surface resistivity, consequently reducing the leakage current. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article offers information on the first record of the captured Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos grey reef shark at the Lakshadweep Sea in India. It says that the shark has been caught by fishermen from longline operation off with the use of 3.4 Sun Japanese tune hook on November 25, 2010. It mentions that the shark has been categorized by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN) Red List of Threatened Animals as one of the near threatened species.

The article presents the discussion on improving soil properties and making rice cultivation more sustainable. Topics include rice cultivation under the acidic clay loam soils with modern input-intensive practices and reducing soil productivity; and researchers monitoring the soil quality at different depths and the quality of the grains in terms of nutrients.

The article presents the discussion on absorbing plates with higher surface area for heat transfer and heat flow improving thermal efficiency. Topics include type of surface absorbing heat significantly influencing the absorption of solar radiation; and solar air heater showing a higher temperature rise than seen in other fin spacing or conventional solar air heaters.

The article presents the discussion on breathing difficulty during birth considering a leading cause of death among premature babies. Topics include physicians misdiagnosing breathing difficulty cases as respiratory distress syndrome without considering the underlying pathology; and placental pathology of the women during the pregnancy and monitoring the premature babies in the neonatal intensive care units.

The article presents the discussion on simple queries retrieving large amounts of information from search engines. Topics include reducing the vocabulary mismatch where search engines using a thesaurus for expanding query terms; and testing the technique on different search engines using pseudo-relevant documents.

The article presents the discussion on adequate understanding of the basement under the Traps. Topics include understanding the seismicity in the region having data on the basement rocks below the Deccan Traps; and basement rocks in the Koyna region being typical of gneisses of the Dharwar craton exposed in peninsular India.

The article presents the discussion on combining the properties of the proteins for improving metal detecting biosensors. Topics include copper being a harmful contaminant needs to be detected and removed during wastewater treatment; and green light-emitting fluorescent protein being used as a sensor for monitoring various biological processes having no affinity towards metals.

The article presents the discussion on prevalence of sickle cell anaemia being eight percent among the Badagas, an endogamous indigenous tribal community of the Nilgiri district, Tamil Nadu. Topics include severity of sickle cell anaemia increase when both variants present together; and haemoglobin S variant associated with a group of genes inherited together such as the Arab–Indian haplotype.

The article presents the discussion on developing vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 where researchers targeting the spike protein. Topics include SARS CoV-2 playing a major role in the survival and reproduction of the virus inside human cells; and downloading the sequences of the two genes in eleven variants from an online database.

The article presents the discussion on drugs targeting pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3 used for treating cancer. Topics include pyruvate dehydrogenase, an enzyme in mitochondria inhibited by the addition of a phosphate group by another enzyme, pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 3; and showing a significant decrease in fluorescence intensity with increasing concentrations of artemisinin.

The article presents the discussion on finding a sustainable approach for maximum turmeric yield. Topics include acidic soil, poor nutrient management, soil erosion, use of low-yielding varieties and poor irrigation resulting in low crop output; and rhizomes being covered with banana stems protecting from rain, reducing soil erosion, and improving soil fertility.

The article informs that Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats is facing increasing human interference such as cattle grazing, firewood collection and induced forest fires with growing presence of non-native species frequency of exotic shrubs and herbs tended to reduce in areas with higher density of trees. It discusses about evaluated the diversity of native and alien species in the understory layer of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve in Kerala.

The article presents the discussion on super capacitors having excellent charge storage capacity and faster charging discharging rate than conventional batteries. Topics include physical and chemical properties of the carbon electrodes playing a vital role; and size of the ring structure, substitutions, and the types of glycosidic linkage joining the carbohydrate units.

The article presents the discussion on applying machine learning based on historical yield data. Topics include sugarcane fields being easily identified by satellite-based remote sensing; and using the land-use and land cover map from the thematic services of the Bhuvan portal of ISRO for extracting the state's agricultural mask.

The article presents the discussion on COVID-19 infection causing stillbirth, intrauterine growth restriction, and preterm birth. Topics include pregnant women being at a higher risk of getting the infection than the general population due to the unique immune status; and evaluating the seroprevalence of IgG and IgM antibodies for SARS-Cov-2 in pregnant women.

The article focuses on research of researcher from Centre for Interdisciplinary Research and Education and Jadavpur University on identification of region of spike protein with declined probability of mutation and mentions solvent accessibility for amino acid of spike protein sequence.

The article discusses study of researchers from Jamia Millia Islamia in New Delhi, India on use of artificial intelligence techniques for analyzation of natural disaster happened across the world, and mentions framework based on transfer learning.

The article discusses migration and dispersal of fruit flues due to lack of resources and mentions understanding impact of desication stress on the associated costs.

The article presents the discussion on lithium-ion batteries used in many modern devices. Topics include lighter batteries using carbon nanotubes, fibres or graphene as current collectors instead of conventional metal foil; and modifying fabrication methods and decreasing the overall capacity of the battery having the potential for use in wearable devices justifying the drawback.

The article presents the discussion on Preeclampsia which being a condition during pregnancy leading to organ damage. Topics include high blood pressure and the presence of proteins in urine around the 20th week of gestation being the main symptoms of the condition; and disorder being marked by a shift in the balance of angiogenic and antiangiogenic proteins in maternal blood circulation.

The article reports on the study by researchers at the Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad in India to examine the effectiveness of sugarcane bagasse ash as material in cement production. The ash contains amorphous silica, which has excellent cementitious properties. Based on the study, a 10% bagasse ash and sand content plus 40% stone dust produced maximum compressive and tensile strength and minimum sulphate attack.

The article reports on the research conducted by entomologist Appadurai Daniel Reegan of the National Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Bengaluru branch and colleagues to assess the prevalence of malaria in India's coastal regions and the environmental variables that cause it. In the study, the researchers collected smears from patients to check for malarial parasites. Also cited is the effects of temperature on malaria incidence.

The article discusses 2021 Indian research which shows that conventional soft computing techniques like Artificial Neural Network or Support Vector Machine Algorithm can be adjusted and used to distinguish viral pneumonia from bacterial pneumonia with low computational load.

The article discusses 2021 Indian collaborative research which shows that emotional resilience was most important for controlling negative emotions during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and returning to normalcy.

The article discusses Indian research which showed that chitosan derivative drugs have potential to target the heparan glycoprotein that mediates the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) virus binding to the angiotensin-converging enzyme 2 (ACE2) of the lung cells.

The article presents the discussion on exhibiting playful behaviour with the released mate. Topics include investigating the role of the ventral subiculum, a structure next to the hippocampus in the brain, in social behaviour; and suspecting the subiculum being involved in autism and related social disorders.

The article presents the discussion on technique for detecting microplastics. Topics include commonly employed techniques such as visual identification, spectroscopy, and spectrometry; and researchers measuring resonant frequency and the corresponding quality factor for the empty cavity as well for the one with the samples.

The article presents the discussion on oil spills produced by petroleum industries polluting water bodies. Topics include Tragacanth being one such gum extracted from Astragalus, a genus of leguminous plants; and using ammonium persulphate and glutaraldehyde as cross-linkers for linking acrylic acid and methyl methacrylate to tragacanth gum.