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Estimation of soil Rn-222 exhalation rate and its dependence on meteorological parameters in Purulia District, West Bengal, India
The present study deals with the observation of Rn-222 emanation process in terms of its exhalation rate for 48 h from sub-surface soil at 3 h intervals, using a continuous Rn-222 monitoring system RAD7 at Sid...
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Assessment of radon (Rn-222) activity and associated doses to estimate ELCR and LLC in groundwater in Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India
The present study deals with an overview of the distribution of radon (Rn-222) concentration in the groundwater and its associated annual effective doses in Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India. The samples were ...
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Selection of alternate reference evapotranspiration models based on multi-criteria decision ranking for semiarid climate
The hydrologic cycle’s fundamental component, evapotranspiration, is a crucial parameter for research on climate, hydrology, and water use in agriculture. Efficient water management in agriculture requires an ...
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Drone remote sensing of wheat N using hyperspectral sensor and machine learning
Plant nitrogen (N) is one of the key factors for its growth and yield. Timely assessment of plant N at a spatio-temporal scale enables its precision management in the field scale with better N use efficiency. ...
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Radon (Rn-222) activity measurement in ground water and associated dose estimation in Raghunathpur and Jhalda municipalities of Purulia district, West Bengal, India
Present work deals with radon (Rn-222) activity measurement of deep tube-well water samples collected from Raghunathpur and Jhalda, two municipalities of Purulia district, West Bengal, India. Concentration of ...
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Radon (Rn-222) concentration in ground waters of Bokaro District, Jharkhand, India
The main aim of the study is to present an assessment report of radon concentration in the underground water of Bokaro district, Jharkhand, India. Water samples were collected from tube-wells at 100 different ...
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Assessment of NORMs (238U, 232Th, 40K) and radiation hazard indices in Beldih apatite mine region of Purulia district, West Bengal, India
The radiation arising from naturally occurring radioactive materials (NORMs) is the foremost contributor to the collective dose received by the global population. The present study aims to measure the natural ...
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Estimation of gross α-β and tritium activities in groundwater samples using LSC-TDCR technique in and around the geothermal region of Eastern India
The present study is an attempt to assess the radiogenic quality of groundwater on the basis of gross α, gross β and tritium (3H or H-3) activities in the Bakreswar-Tantloi geothermal region of Chotanagpur Platea...
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Correction to: the effect of temperature on the activity and stability of the thermostable enzyme caffeine dehydrogenase from Pichia manshurica CD1 Rubia Parvin
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The effect of temperature on the activity and stability of the thermostable enzyme caffeine dehydrogenase from Pichia manshurica CD1
A novel thermostable caffeine dehydrogenase enzyme was isolated from Pichia manshurica strain CD1. At increased temperatures, the enzyme caffeine dehydrogenase exhibits increased activity. The enzyme also exhibit...
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Analysis of radon concentration in ground water and estimation of associated health risks in Purulia Municipality, West Bengal, India
The present study deals with the assessment of radon (Rn-222) concentration in groundwater and associated radiation doses among the local inhabitants due to its exposure in different wards of Purulia municipal...
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Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of the extract of Streptomyces euryhalinus isolated from the Indian Sundarbans
The discovery of new antimicrobials is the prime target in the fight against antimicrobial resistance. The continuous search for new lead compounds from bacteria of untapped and extreme ecosystems such as mang...
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Assessment of radon (222Rn) activity in groundwater and soil-gas in Purulia district, West Bengal, India
Radon activity was measured in soil and groundwater at a number of locations in Purulia district of West Bengal, India, and radioactive doses in the local inhabitants due to exposure to radon in the environmen...
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Interactive effect of elevated tropospheric ozone and carbon dioxide on radiation utilisation, growth and yield of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)
An experiment was conducted in the Free Air Ozone and Carbon dioxide Enrichment (FAOCE) facility to study the impact of elevated O3, CO2 and their interaction on chickpea crop (cv. Pusa-5023) in terms of phenolog...
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Correction to: Bacillus rugosus sp. nov. producer of a diketopiperazine antimicrobial, isolated from marine sponge Spongia officinalis L.
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Stroke-like episodes with cerebellar ataxia as presenting manifestation of adult-onset anti-N-methyl d-aspartate receptor encephalitis: an unusual presentation
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Estimation and Validation of Actual Evapotranspiration (ETa) of Maize Wheat Crop** System Using SSEBop Model Over IARI Research Farm, New Delhi, India
Evapotranspiration (ET) is an indispensable component of earth surface energy exchange studies and forms basis for various environmental applications. The present study attempts to estimate Landsat-8 satellite...
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Open AccessNon-invasive assessment of telomere maintenance mechanisms in brain tumors
Telomere maintenance is a universal hallmark of cancer. Most tumors including low-grade oligodendrogliomas use telomerase reverse transcriptase (TERT) expression for telomere maintenance while astrocytomas use...
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Bacillus rugosus sp. nov. producer of a diketopiperazine antimicrobial, isolated from marine sponge Spongia officinalis L.
A novel Gram-positive and endospore-forming bacterium assigned as strain SPB7T which is also a new source of a cyclic diketopiperazine (3S,6S)-3,6-diisobutylpiperazine-2,5-dione is described. A polyphasic (bioche...
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Effect of conservation tillage and rice-based crop** systems on soil aggregation characteristics and carbon dynamics in Eastern Indo-Gangetic Plain
Traditional rice–wheat crop** system, which follows wet puddling in rice and conventional tillage in wheat, is deteriorating soil health resulting yield stagnation in the Indo-Gangetic Plains of South Asia. ...