Design and Optimization of Hollow Microneedles Patch Based Wearable Transdermal Drug Delivery System See

Microneedles (MNs) are emerging as a transformative technology in transdermal drug delivery, offering a minimally invasive alternative to traditional hypodermic needles. The current work focuses on design and optimization of hollow microneedle arrays, engineered for precise and efficient drug delivery. Utilizing advanced simulation tools such as COMSOL Multiphysics® and Autodesk Fusion 360™, we investigated various microneedle geometries to access their mechanical properties, and drug deliver...

Vegetation Degradation and Regrowth Analysis in Rajmahal Coal Mines (India) Using Time-Series Landsat Satellite Data See

Vegetation degradation caused by mining activities is a significant environmental issue, particularly in coal mining regions. The present study aims to analyse vegetation degradation and regrowth in the Rajmahal coal mine region (India) from 1988 to 2020 using time-series Landsat satellite data. The Normalized Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI) was used along with Sens slope (SS) test to assess changes in vegetation trends over two periods: 1988–2000 and 2000–2020. The results of the study in...

Analysis of a Concave Cylindrical Rectangular Microstrip Antenna for GSM-band Application See

Microstrip antennas are popular for their conformability on non-planar mounting surfaces. A Plethora of investigations is present in the open literature. However, the main focus of those contributions has been on convex structured conformal antennas. In this work, we take the opportunity to investigate on concave microstrip antenna. In this work, a rectangular microstrip antenna on a concave cylindrical surface is designed and simulated using commercially popular 3D EM software HFSS. Input im...

A Low-Cost SIW-based Wideband H-plane Horn Antenna See

This study explores a budget-friendly H-plane horn antenna based on a Substrate Integrated Waveguide (SIW) based technology for wideband applications. The antenna is designed using FR4 substrate material, which has a thickness of 1.6 mm. A small arc is placed at the front side of the antenna aperture for proper matching with the free space. It is found that the horn antenna can work from 6.39 to 19.15 GHz, which can cover X and Ku – bands. In addition, the flaring angle of the H-plane horn an...

Performance Analysis of Resource Allocation Algorithms for Vehicle Platoons over 5G eV2X Communication See

Vehicle platooning is a cooperative driving technology that can be supported by 5G enhanced Vehicle-toEverything (eV2X) communication to improve road safety, traffic efficiency, and reduce fuel consumption. eV2X communication among the platoon vehicles involves the periodic transmission of Cooperative Awareness Messages (CAMs) containing vehicle information under strict latency and reliability requirements. These requirements can be maintained by administering the assignment of resources, in ...

Jojoba Oilcake Proteins: Advancing Sustainability with Alternative Proteins and Natural Emulsifiers See

Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis), a drought-resistant crop, offers significant benefits in soil erosion mitigation, making it an ideal choice for sustainable agriculture in arid and semiarid regions. While the global demand for jojoba oil continues to grow due to its extensive industrial and cosmetic applications, the oil extraction process generates a largely underutilized, protein-rich by-product: jojoba oilcake. This study investigates the extraction and characterization of jojoba proteins, h...

Factors Inhibiting Implementation of Green Healthcare Initiatives in India’s Healthcare Sector See

Purpose: The current ecological challenges and energy crises require adopting GH practices for sustainable development. Green Healthcare Initiatives (GHI) consistently emphasizes enhancing healthier indoor environments for its stakeholders by advocating for environmentally friendly cleaning agents, improving indoor air quality, and minimizing exposure to hazardous substances. This study aims to analyze and prioritize the factors inhibiting the implementation of GHI in the healthcare sectors o...

Assessment of Hydrographic Features in OMIP2 Models in The Tropical Indian Ocean See

The present study aims to analyze the available Ocean Model Intercomparison Project Phase-2 (OMIP2) models from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project Phase-6 (CMIP6) group in representing the seasonal mean variations of temperature and salinity. The skill of the models in representing seasonal mean biases of temperature and salinity is assessed with World Ocean Atlas and Argo observations over the Tropical Indian Ocean (TIO), Bay of Bengal (BoB), Arabian Sea (AS), and Southern Indian Ocea...

Functionalized Iron Oxide Nanoparticles containing Polydopamine: Synthesis, Properties, and Interaction with Human Serum Albumin See

Iron oxide nanoparticles (IONPs) have been extensively studied for drug/gene delivery, biomedicine, biosensing, and hyperthermia. Functionalizing IONPs with appropriate materials is still highly desired because of their various uses. To design the required functionalized IONPs, polydopamine (PDA) was used to accomplish optimal functionalization because of its sound, functionalized surface, capacity to absorb near-infrared light, and adhesive qualities. The effective attachment of PDA was conf...

Formulation and Characterization of Biodegradable Bio-Composites from Banana Peel-Derived Pectin with Plant Extract Integration for Sustainable Antimicrobial Application See

Banana peel is one of the most abundant lignocellulosic biowastes which is primarily made up of cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, pectin, and other extractives in varying proportions worldwide. The present study described sustainable waste management by an innovative sequential biorefinery approach. The high yield with good quality commercial products pectin was found to be 11% and the structural characterization of extracted pectin using Fourier Transforms Infrared (FTIR), Scanning Electron ...

Synthesis of Temperature-Dependent Characteristics of Thermally Evaporated Copper Iodide Film See

In recent years, scientific groups are paying a great deal of attention for the development of heterostructure devices. This article describes the methodology for the fabrication of copper iodide (CuI) films on silicon (Si) substrates using the horizontal thermal evaporation approach. Due to its p-type semiconductor properties, CuI is a promising material for use in optoelectronic devices in the future. The synthesis of the CuI/Si heterojunction was carried out at temperatures ranging from ro...

Role of Process Parameter On Microstructural and Electronic Properties of Rapid Thermally Grown MoTe2 Thin Film for IR Detection See

In the field of electronic and optoelectronic applications, two-dimensional materials are found to be the promising candidates for futuristic devices. For the detection of infrared light, MoTe2 possesses an appropriate bandgap for which p-MoTe2 /n-Si heterojunctions are suits well for photodetectors. In this study, rapid thermal technique is used to grow MoTe2 thin films on silicon (Si) substrates. Molybdenum (Mo) thin films were deposited using sputtering system on Si substrate and Tellurium...

A Dual Output High-gain Flyback Converter for DC Microgrid Application See

The demand for electrical energy utilization is immense and continues to rise. The market for non-conventional, renewable energy sources is expanding rapidly to meet this growing demand. Among the various renewable energy resources, electrical energy generated from photovoltaic (PV) cells stands out as one of the most reliable and effective options for power generation. The increasing adoption of DC microgrids can be attributed to the integration of renewable energy sources like solar photovo...

Chromium-Reducing Bacteria Mediated Biopriming: Exploiting A Sustainable Strategy for Immunity Against Blast and Remediating Chromium Stress See

Rice production is vulnerable to several pressures; one of the main biotic stresses is blast disease, which is brought on byMagnaportheoryzae and can potentially wipe out the entire crop under extreme circumstances. Microbial-mediated seed and root prime in plantsenhance defense against a broad range of pathogens by jasmonate (JA) and ethylene (ET) signaling mediated induced systemicresistance (ISR). The present work demonstrates some selected microbes like Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aerugi...

Non-host Disease Resistance against Rice Blast by Programmed Cell Death in Arabidopsis See

A significant rice disease known as "rice blast" can reduce crop yield by up to 30%, which has an impact on world food security. Numerous investigations into finding the genes responsible for disease resistance in previously resistant cultivars failed to find a solution to eradicate the illness from the field. Nonetheless, certain plants found in nature are known to be non-hosts and are not afflicted by the rice blast pathogen. In opposition to a pathogen race, a non-host plant offers broadsp...

The Moderating Role of Firm Tangibility on Bank Credit and Trade credit: An Indian MSMEs context See

Access to credit plays a pivotal role in the growth trajectory of firms; however, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging economies face myriad challenges that hinder their full potential. Therefore, The primary objective of this research is to explore the association between bank credit and trade credit, considering the moderating influence of firm tangibility within the realm of Indian manufacturing MSMEs. Using a robustly balanced panel dataset comprising manufacturing MSM...

Enhancing Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance Against Rice Blast by Engineering Orthologous Nonhost Resistance Genes of Arabidopsis in Rice See

Rice is grown extensively in many parts of the world at different times of the year under different climatic conditions. Rice is the most essential cereal crop that forms a major part of the human diet and is hence popularly called "Global grain". With the increasing trend of the rising human population, it’s high time to have crops with high yield potential and stability. Making the rice-based production system sustainable is crucial for the future food security of mankind. Rice blast is one...

Multilayer Fourth Order Single Band Aperture Coupled Bandpass Frequency Selective Surface See

In this paper, a Band Pass Frequency Selective Surface (FSS) is presented with an aperture-coupled single band fourth order. Firstly, a pair of square and triangular truncations are introduced in a square patch along the rightside diagonal and left-side diagonal, respectively, forming a structure that appears as two tilted hexagons cascaded together. With simultaneous excitation, the symmetry of this structure introduces two orthogonal degenerative modes. However, perturbations in the form of...

Carbon Based Quantum Dots: Sensing, Imaging and Beyond See

Sensors detect the presence of molecules or substances by converting various stimuli into useful signals. Carbon quantum dots (CDs) are particularly effective for sensing due to their remarkable properties, which include chemical stability, low cost, high sensitivity, excellent luminescence, real-time detection capabilities, and rapid response times. Therefore, the design and synthesis of various CDs-based sensors using simple, mild, and cost-effective methods is crucial. However, challenges ...