Knowledge of breast cancer among nurses in a tertiary care center: a descriptive cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study aims to assess the knowledge and awareness of breast cancer among nurses, a critical component of the healthcare workforce. While many previous studies have focused on female participants and students, this study specifically targets nurses working in a tertiary care center, given their crucial role in patient education, early cancer detection, and facilitating timely medical intervention.

Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among 235 nurses working in the various departments of a tertiary care center from August to September 2021.

Unraveling the pathogenomics of infecting proso millet ( L.): genomic perspective on ruthless virulence and adaptive evolution.

Introduction: Banded sheath blight (Bsb), caused by , is an emerging threat to proso millet cultivation, significantly impacting yield and grain quality. This study on the pathogenomics of seeks to unravel its genetic mechanisms, identify key virulence factors, decode host-pathogen interactions, and pinpoint molecular targets for effective control strategies.

Methods: isolates were collected from various regions across India, resulting in six distinct isolates.

Virulence perspective genomic research unlocks the secrets of associated with banded sheath blight in Barnyard Millet ().

Introduction: Banded sheath blight (Bsb) disease, caused by , is an emerging problem in barnyard millet cultivation. One of the significant goals of pathogenomic research is to identify genes responsible for pathogenicity in the fungus.

Methods: A virulence profiling-based approach was employed and six isolates were collected from various ecological zones of India.

Ustilaginoidea virens, an emerging pathogen of rice: the dynamic interplay between the pathogen virulence strategies and host defense.

The Ustilaginoidea virens -rice pathosystem has been used as a model for flower-infecting fungal pathogens. The molecular biology of the interactions between U. virens and rice, with an emphasis on the attempt to get a deeper comprehension of the false smut fungus's genomes, proteome, host range, and pathogen biology, has been investigated.

Unravelling geospatial distribution and genetic diversity of greenhouse whitefly, Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) from Himalayan Region.

The Greenhouse whitefly (GWF), Trialeurodes vaporariorum (Westwood) (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), is a destructive pest that affects protected cultivation worldwide. The Indian Himalayan region is particularly vulnerable to GWF introduction, invasion, and spread due to the expansion of protected cultivation and climate change. In this study, we collected 32 naturally occurring GWF populations, mainly from the Uttarakhand state in the Indian Himalayan region, to investigate the distribution pattern and genetic diversity of T.