Empirical analysis of polarization division multiplexing-dense wavelength division multiplexing hybrid multiplexing techniques for channel capacity enhancement

This paper exemplifies dense wavelength division multiplexing combined with polarization division multiplexing with C-band frequency range-based single-mode fiber. In the proposed link, 32 independent channels with 16 individual wavelengths are multiplexed with two different angles of polarization. Each carrying 130 Gbps dual-polarization data with 200 GHz channel spacing claiming a net transmission rate of 4.16 Tbits/s with spectral efficiency of 69% with 20% side-mode-suppression-ratio (SMSR) and optical signal to noise ratio (OSNR) 40.7. The performance of the proposed techniques has been analyzed using optimized system parameters securing a minimum bit error rate (BER) 10-9 at a transmission distance up to 50 km

Antimicrobial and catalytic applications of TiO2 nanoparticles prepared from titanium(IV)-Schiff base complexes as precursor

Attempts have been made to synthesis titanium dioxide (TiO2) nanoparticles using titanium (IV) complexes of Schiff base (TiOL) as a precursor where Schiff base ligand (L) act as a dibasic tetradentate one. TiO2 nanoparticles were synthesized by the direct calcination of titanium complexes at 500 °C for 3 hours. The analytical tools such as FT-IR, XRD, EDS, and SEM provided evidences in favor of the formation of TiO2 nanoparticles. Antimicrobial study showed that all prepared TiO2 nanoparticles have inhibition capacity on the growth against selected plant pathogenic fungi as well as some selected human pathogenic bacteria. Moreover, these TiO2 nanoparticles have catalytic capacity for the remarkable degradation (54.0%) of organic dye (Mordent brown 48) as well as industrial dye solutions

Phytochemical investigations and antioxidant potential of roots of Leea macrophylla (Roxb.)

Abstract Background Oleanolic acid (NZ-15), 7 α, 28-olean diol (NZ-38) and Stigmasterol (NZ-14) were isolated from the ethanolic extracts of the roots of Leea macrophylla (Family: Leeaceae) by using chromatographic analysis. This is the first report of isolation of these compounds from this plant. Their structures were constructed by spectroscopic analysis and by comparing the data with the published one. Subsequently the ethanolic extract was fractionated with two organic solvents and all the fractions were studied to evaluate their in vitro antioxidant property. Methods The ethanolic extract was fractionated with two organic solvents and all the fractions were studied to evaluate their in vitro antioxidant property by DPPH free radical scavenging assay, superoxide anion radical scavenging assay, nitric oxide radical scavenging assay, and reducing power assay. Results In the DPPH free radical scavenging assay and superoxide radical scavenging assay, the ethyl acetate soluble fraction of ethanolic extract revealed the highest free radical scavenging activity with IC50 value of 2.65 and 155.62 μg/ml, respectively as compared to standard ascorbic acid (IC50 value of 5.8 and 99.66 μg/ml). Ethyl acetate fraction also possessed highest reducing power activity with an EC50 value of 15.27 μg/ml compared to ascorbic acid (EC50 0.91 μg/ml). On the other hand, the carbon tetrachloride fraction exhibited most significant NO scavenging activity with IC50 value of 277.8 μg/ml that was even higher than that of standard ascorbic acid (IC50 value 356.04 μg/ml). In addition, the total phenolic contents of these extract and fractions were evaluated using Folin-Ciocalteu reagent and varied from 7.93 to 50.21 mg/g dry weight expressed as gallic acid equivalents (GAE). Conclusions This study showed that different extracts of roots of L. macrophylla possess potential DPPH, superoxide, and NO free radical scavenging activities. The antioxidant activities of the plant extracts might be due to the presence of oleanolic acid, oleanolic acid derivative 7 α, 28-olean diol and stigmasterol

Beta-Myosin Heavy Chain (β-MHC) and Myosin Binding Protein C (MyBP-C) genes mutation in Bangladeshi hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy Patients: a genotype-phenotype correlation

Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy (HCM) shows considerable clinical heterogeneity, both between and within families. So far 18 genes have been identified and about 1400 different mutations have been found. Among these mutations human beta-Myosin Heavy Chain (β-MHC) and Myosin Binding Protein C (MyBP-C) mutations account for about 50% of cases. In this study, Genotype and phenotype correlations in HCM in β-MHC and MyBP-C genes mutation were screened in 60 Bangladeshi HCM patients. Patients referred from Department of Cardiology, of BSMMU a tertiary care hospital, Dhaka, Bangladesh were included in this study. Clinical evaluation included a full clinical history, physical examination, 12-lead Electrocardiography, ambulatory holter monitor, and two dimensional M-mode echocardiography and Doppler echocardiography was done by expert cardiologist. Determination of genotype of β-MHC& MyBP-C genes were done by Miseq next gene sequencer (NGS). DNA was isolated from blood. Four primers for each gene were designed to cover the whole gene sequences and amplicons were prepared by long range PCR. Library preparation for NGS was done by Nextera XT library preparation kit. The barcoded libraries were sequenced using the MiSeq sequencer with v3 kits. All sequencing data were aligned automatically to the reference genome (GRCh37/hg19) using the MiSeq Reporter v2.5 which converted sequencing raw data to Binary Alignment/Map (BAM) and Variant Call Format (VCF) v4.1 files. The VCF files were comprehensively analyzed and interpreted by VariantStudioTM v2.3 software. Evaluation of phenotype was completed after determination of genotype. Genetic screening revealed Glu965Lys/E965K, Arg442Cys/R442C (CGC>TGC), Arg663His/R663H (CGC>CAC) genes mutation in head domain of MYH7 protein in six patients, Ar435Trp/R35W (CGG>TGG) & Asp770Asn/D770N (GAC/AAC). Single gene mutations were identified in MYBPC3 protein in 15 patients and 3 patients found to be compound mutation. Two were found in intronic regions and are thought to be responsible for alternate splicing. Proband with compound mutations had a significantly greater left ventricular wall thickness and non-sustained ventricular tachycardia than the single mutation patients. Multiple gene mutation in HCM raises many issues of which haplotype of family member will be needed for microsatellites repeat to find out Bangladeshi population specific founder mutation