Green Synthesis of Zinc Oxide Nanoparticles Using Aqueous Extract of to Mediate Photocatalytic Degradation of Methylene Blue: Studies on Reaction Kinetics, Reusability and Mineralization.

Nanoparticles (especially zinc and titanium oxide) have been found to be effective in photodegrading pollutants (organic/inorganic) from industrial wastewater. Presently, this study aimed at biosynthesizing zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO-NPs) from the leaf extract of , a plant with significant medical value, and evaluating their photocatalytic properties against methylene blue (MB), an azo dye (100 mg L, pH 7), using solar irradiation, along with the measurement of their reusability and mineralization efficiency. The characterization of the Pz-ZnO-NPs showed an absorbance peak at 313 nm, with a bandgap value of 3.

Exploring the epigenome profiles of repetitive elements with the WashU Repeat Browser.

Repetitive elements, mostly derived from transposable elements (TEs), account for half the DNA in human and other mammalian genomes. Although epigenetic mechanisms, including DNA methylation and repressive histone modifications, have evolved to suppress TE activities, TEs have substantially shaped the regulatory landscape of the host genome by contributing regulatory sequences to it. TE-derived sequences are often highly repetitive and thus have low mappability, making it difficult to profile the genomics of TEs using short-read sequencing technology.

Microwave hydrothermal preparation of reduced graphene oxide-induced p-AgO/n-MoO heterostructures for enhanced photocatalytic activity through S-scheme mechanism and its electronic performance.

Through a powerful and modest closed system Microwave hydrothermal process, a methodological analysis is made in the rational synthesis of the reduced graphene oxide-induced p-AgO/n-MoO (RGAM) heterostructures. These have strong p-n junction heterostructures with considerable electron-hole recombination functioning as solar catalysts. The enhanced photocatalytic activity through the plasmonic step scheme (S-scheme mechanism) describes the effective charge recombination process.

Designing of graphene oxide-induced p-NiO/n-MoO heterostructures for improved photocatalytic activity through plasmon-enhanced S-scheme mechanism and its biological and electrochemical performance.

An environmentally benign, economically advantageous microwave hydrothermal approach is used in synthesis of desirably tailored graphene oxide-induced p-NiO/n-MoO (GNM) heterostructures. Various analytical techniques such XPS, XRD, UPS, EIS, and Mott-Schottky were conducted to comprehend complete morphology and functioning of the novel ternary heterostructure photocatalysts. Also, SEM and HR-TEM images were presented for better interpretation.

Comparing genomic and epigenomic features across species using the WashU Comparative Epigenome Browser.

Genome browsers have become an intuitive and critical tool to visualize and analyze genomic features and data. Conventional genome browsers display data/annotations on a single reference genome/assembly; there are also genomic alignment viewer/browsers that help users visualize alignment, mismatch, and rearrangement between syntenic regions. However, there is a growing need for a comparative epigenome browser that can display genomic and epigenomic data sets across different species and enable users to compare them between syntenic regions.