Exploring the association between long-term MODIS aerosol and air pollutants data across the Northern Great Plains through machine learning analysis.

Aerosol optical depth (AOD) and Ångström exponent (AE) are the major environmental indicators to perceive air quality and the impact of aerosol on climate change and health as well as the global atmospheric conditions. In the present study, an average of AOD and AE data from Tera and Aqua satellites of MODIS sensors has been investigated over 7 years i.e.

Spatio-temporal assessment of ambient air quality, their health effects and improvement during COVID-19 lockdown in one of the most polluted cities of India.

The present work aims to investigate seasonal variations in air pollution levels in Lucknow and assess the ambient air quality of the city together with highlighting the health impacts of major pollutants like PM, PM, SO, NO, Pb, Ni and aerosols from 2010 to 2019. The maximum and minimum values of PM, PM, SO, NO, Pb and Ni were found to be 270.75 and 122.

Epidemiology and Antifungal Susceptibility of Infections Caused by Species: An Emerging Non- and Non- Yeast Worldwide.

Introduction: Over the past four decades, there has been an increase in the number of fatal opportunistic invasive trichosporonosis cases especially in immunocompromised hosts.

Objective: The objective of the study is to evaluate the epidemiological, clinical details and antifungal susceptibility pattern of the patients with Trichosporon infections.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-four clinical isolates of Trichosporon species isolated from blood, samples, pleural fluid and nail were included in this study, over a period of 12 years (2005-2016) in a tertiary hospital in North India.

Screening of invasive fungal infections by a real-time panfungal (pan-ACF) polymerase chain reaction assay in patients with haematological malignancy.

Background: Invasive fungal infection (IFI) is a fatal infection in haematology patients. There is an urgent need for reliable screening methods facilitating timely diagnosis and treatment. A real-time panfungal polymerase chain reaction (PCR) assay based on TaqMan technology targeting 18S ribosomal RNA gene was used to screen whole blood specimen obtained from series of Haematology malignancy patients for IFIs.

Evanescent wave absorbance based fiber optic biosensor for label-free detection of E. coli at 280 nm wavelength.

A novel label-free technique for the detection of pathogens based on evanescent wave absorbance (EWA) changes at 280 nm from a U-bent optical fiber sensor is demonstrated. Bending a decladded fiber into a U-shaped structure enhances the penetration depth of evanescent waves and hence sensitivity of the probe. We show that the enhanced EWA response from such U-bent probes, caused by the inherent optical absorbance properties of bacterial cells or biomolecules specifically bound to the sensor surface, can be exploited for the detection of pathogens.

Emergence of non-albicans Candida species and antifungal resistance in a tertiary care hospital.

The spectrum of candidiasis has changed with the emergence of non-albicans Candida spp. and acquired antifungal resistance, especially in immunocompromised hosts. This changing scenario has necessitated routine antifungal susceptibility testing.