Michael J. Thomson, Marjorie De Ocampo, James Egdane, M. Akhlasur Rahman et al.
Abstract This study characterized Pokkali-derived quantitative trait loci (QTLs) for seedling stage salinity tolerance in preparation for use in marker-assisted breeding. An analysis of 100 SSR markers on 140 IR29/Pokkali recombinant inbred lines (RILs) confirmed the location of the Saltol QTL on ch...
Shiv Kumar Sarin, Manoj Kumar, Mohammed Eslam, Jacob George et al.
The Asia-Pacific region is home to more than half of the global population and accounted for 62·6% of global deaths due to liver diseases in 2015. 54·3% of global deaths due to cirrhosis, 72·7% of global deaths due to hepatocellular carcinoma, and more than two-thirds of the global burden of acute v...
Manoj Kumar, Maharishi Tomar, Ryszard Amarowicz, Vivek Saurabh et al.
(L.) belongs to the Myrtaceae family and it is an important fruit in tropical areas like India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and South America. The leaves of the guava plant have been studied for their health benefits which are attributed to their plethora of phytochemicals, such as quercetin, a...
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal, Rakesh K. Srivastava
Chronic diseases have become a major cause of global morbidity and mortality even in developing countries. The burden of chronic kidney disease (CKD) in India cannot be assessed accurately. The approximate prevalence of CKD is 800 per million population (pmp), and the incidence of end-stage renal di...
Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, M. Belal Hossain, Rakesh Kumar, Md. Akram Ullah et al.
Abstract Microplastics (MPs) have become an emerging global pollutant due to their widespread dispersion and potential threats to marine ecosystems. However, studies on MPs in estuarine and coastal ecosystems of Bangladesh are very limited. Here, we conducted the first study on abundance, distributi...
Manoj Kumar, Vivek Saurabh, Maharishi Tomar, Muzaffar Hasan et al.
L. belongs to the family of Anacardiaceae and is an important fruit from South and Southeast Asia. India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Pakistan, Mexico, Brazil, Bangladesh, Nigeria, and the Philippines are among the top mango producer countries. Leaves of the mango plant have been studied for their h...
Kuldeep Dhama, Shailesh Kumar Patel, Rakesh Kumar, Rupali Masand et al.
Disinfectants and sanitizers are essential preventive agents against the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic; however, the pandemic crisis was marred by undue hype, which led to the indiscriminate use of disinfectants and sanitizers. Despite demonstrating a beneficial role in the control an...
Rakesh Kumar, Anurag Verma, Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, Pankaj Kumar Gupta et al.
The abundance of micro(nano)plastics in natural ecosystems is a crucial global challenge, as these small-sized plastic particles originate from land-based and marine-based activities and are widely present in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial ecosystems. Micro(nano)plastics can significantly be re...
Neha Raina, Rakesh Pahwa, Jaydeep Bhattacharya, Alok Kumar Paul et al.
Hydrogels are a promising and attractive option as polymeric gel networks, which have immensely fascinated researchers across the globe because of their outstanding characteristics such as elevated swellability, the permeability of oxygen at a high rate, good biocompatibility, easy loading, and drug...
HMA Hossain, M. Akhlasur Rahman, Muhammad Shahedul Alam, Rakesh Kumar Singh
Abstract Salinity tolerance in rice varies with the state of growth, with the seedling and reproductive stages being the most sensitive. However, association between tolerances at the two stages is poor, suggesting that they are regulated by different processes and genes. Tolerance at the reproducti...
Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, Md. Asrafur Rahman, Amarachi Paschaline Onyena, Rakesh Kumar et al.
The coastal zone of Bangladesh, with a population density of 1278 people per square kilometer, is under serious threat due to heavy metal pollution. To date, many studies have been conducted on the heavy metal contamination in soils, water, aquatic animals, and plants in the coastal zone of Banglade...
Shovon Bhattacharjee, C. Raina MacIntyre, Xinyue Wen, Prateek Bahl et al.
Graphene coated fabrics with incorporated nanoparticles can be smart textiles for multiple applications. The presence of an ample amount of oxygen-bearing functional groups on the surface can make the cotton fabric more suitable for modifications and functionalization. Here, we report the synthesis ...
Sultan Al Nahian, Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, Rakesh Kumar, Sayeed Mahmood Belal Haider et al.
Microplastic pollution in various ecosystems has gained significant attention across the globe. Due to ubiquitous abundance, terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems at regional scales are polluted via uncontrolled anthropogenic actions. Therefore, this study investigates microplastic pollution and distri...
Sultan Al Nahian, Md. Refat Jahan Rakib, Sayeed Mahmood Belal Haider, Rakesh Kumar et al.
Microplastics (MPs) are emerging contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems and have caused substantial concern worldwide. This study surveyed the presence of MPs in surface water and sediments across the coastal area of Saint Martin Island in the Bay of Bengal. MPs were collected following ...
Anju Goyal, Aditya Sharma, Jasanpreet Kaur, Sapna Kumari et al.
Cosmetic-containing herbals are a cosmetic that has or is claimed to have medicinal properties, with bioactive ingredients purported to have medical benefits. There are no legal requirements to prove that these products live up to their claims. The name is a combination of "cosmetics" and "pharmaceu...