Substrate Dependant Microbial Synthesis of Silver Nanoparticle and its Application as Antimicrobial Agent

Microbial synthesis of nanoparticles is a green chemistry approach that interconnects nanotechnology and microbial biotechnology. In this present study, synthesis of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) has been demonstrated using a metabolically versatile actinobacteria Rhodococcus sp. by reducing aqueous silver nitrate. The AgNPs were characterized by Ultraviolet–Visible (UV – vis) Spectrometer, Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), Energy Dispersive X-ray Analysis (EDAX), Dynamic Light Scattering (DLS), Selected Area Diffraction Pattern (SAED) and Transmission Electron Microscopy (TEM). The TEM showed spherical particles with an average size of 10 nm. The SAED pattern showed the characteristic Bragg peaks of (111), (200), (220) and (311) facets of the face centered cubic (fcc) silver nanoparticles and confirmed that these nanoparticles are crystalline in nature. When you are citing the document, use the following link http://essuir.sumdu.edu.ua/handle/123456789/3482

Nanocrystalline MoBi2Se5 Ternary Mixed Metal Chalcogenide Thin-films for Solar Cell Applications

AbstractOptical, structural, morphological and photoelectrochemical properties were investigated of ternary MoBi2Se5 thin film prepared by simple arrested precipitation technique (APT). The precursors used were molybdenum, bismuth, triethanolamine complexes (TEA) along with organic additives. Ammonium molybdate, Bismuth nitrate and sodium selenosulphite were used as sources of Mo4+, Bi3+ and Se2− ions. The optical band gap of thin film was estimated to be 1.78eV. X-ray diffraction data reveals that the grown MoBi2Se5 thin film was highly nanocrystalline with orthorhombic structure. Scanning electron microscopy studies reveal that porous layer having elongated fibrous morphology with high surface area. The film was obtained with a well-defined composition, very close to the expected one. PEC application of prepared thin film were checked in Sulphide / Poly sulphide electrolyte which revealed that MoBi2Se5 thin film deposited on FTO coated glass exhibited maximum values of fill factor (FF) and conversion efficiency (η) with n type semiconductor nature

Secure Data Transmission by using Steganography

Steganography is the efficient technique to provide secure data transmission over the network, as the number of users increases effectively. The cryptography is also used to provide security to data over network, but transmission of secured message may be detectable to third party. From security point of view, steganography does not allow to detect the presence of hidden secret other than indeed user, over the communication channel. In this paper, we design a system, which uses features of both cryptography as well as steganography, where TCP/IP header is used as a steganographic carrier to hide encrypted data. Steganography is a useful tool that allows covert transmission of information over the communications channel. Copyright © www.iiste.org Keywords: Steganography, Cryptography, Encryption, TCP/I

Obesity is associated with higher complication rates in revision total hip arthroplasty

We examined differences in complication rates between obese and non-obese patients undergoing revision total hip arthroplasty. Sixty-five patients with a BMI ≥30 kg/m2 and 54 patients with a BMI of <30 kg/m2 were identified. Obese patients were 2.5 times more likely to suffer a complication than non-obese (38.4% cf 14.8%, p = 0.02). Obese patients were more likely to experience dislocation, leg length discrepancy, fracture, implant loosening, infection and pulmonary embolus. The obese group had a significantly higher revision rate (12.3% cf 1.8%, p = 0.039). Obese patients should be counselled pre-operatively on their elevated risk

Looking Beyond Inflationary Cosmology

In spite of the phenomenological successes of the inflationary universe scenario, the current realizations of inflation making use of scalar fields lead to serious conceptual problems which are reviewed in this lecture. String theory may provide an avenue towards addressing these problems. One particular approach to combining string theory and cosmology is String Gas Cosmology. The basic principles of this approach are summarized.Comment: invited talk at "Theory Canada 1" (Univ. of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada, June 2 - 4, 2005) (references updated

Liposomes in Biology and Medicine

Drug delivery systems (DDS) have become important tools for the specific delivery of a large number of drug molecules. Since their discovery in the 1960s liposomes were recognized as models to study biological membranes and as versatile DDS of both hydrophilic and lipophilic molecules. Liposomes--nanosized unilamellar phospholipid bilayer vesicles--undoubtedly represent the most extensively studied and advanced drug delivery vehicles. After a long period of research and development efforts, liposome-formulated drugs have now entered the clinics to treat cancer and systemic or local fungal infections, mainly because they are biologically inert and biocompatible and practically do not cause unwanted toxic or antigenic reactions. A novel, up-coming and promising therapy approach for the treatment of solid tumors is the depletion of macrophages, particularly tumor associated macrophages with bisphosphonate-containing liposomes. In the advent of the use of genetic material as therapeutic molecules the development of delivery systems to target such novel drug molecules to cells or to target organs becomes increasingly important. Liposomes, in particular lipid-DNA complexes termed lipoplexes, compete successfully with viral gene transfection systems in this field of application. Future DDS will mostly be based on protein, peptide and DNA therapeutics and their next generation analogs and derivatives. Due to their versatility and vast body of known properties liposome-based formulations will continue to occupy a leading role among the large selection of emerging DDS

Mapping child growth failure across low- and middle-income countries

Childhood malnutrition is associated with high morbidity and mortality globally1. Undernourished children are more likely to experience cognitive, physical, and metabolic developmental impairments that can lead to later cardiovascular disease, reduced intellectual ability and school attainment, and reduced economic productivity in adulthood2. Child growth failure (CGF), expressed as stunting, wasting, and underweight in children under five years of age (0�59 months), is a specific subset of undernutrition characterized by insufficient height or weight against age-specific growth reference standards3�5. The prevalence of stunting, wasting, or underweight in children under five is the proportion of children with a height-for-age, weight-for-height, or weight-for-age z-score, respectively, that is more than two standard deviations below the World Health Organization�s median growth reference standards for a healthy population6. Subnational estimates of CGF report substantial heterogeneity within countries, but are available primarily at the first administrative level (for example, states or provinces)7; the uneven geographical distribution of CGF has motivated further calls for assessments that can match the local scale of many public health programmes8. Building from our previous work mapping CGF in Africa9, here we provide the first, to our knowledge, mapped high-spatial-resolution estimates of CGF indicators from 2000 to 2017 across 105 low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), where 99 of affected children live1, aggregated to policy-relevant first and second (for example, districts or counties) administrative-level units and national levels. Despite remarkable declines over the study period, many LMICs remain far from the ambitious World Health Organization Global Nutrition Targets to reduce stunting by 40 and wasting to less than 5 by 2025. Large disparities in prevalence and progress exist across and within countries; our maps identify high-prevalence areas even within nations otherwise succeeding in reducing overall CGF prevalence. By highlighting where the highest-need populations reside, these geospatial estimates can support policy-makers in planning interventions that are adapted locally and in efficiently directing resources towards reducing CGF and its health implications. © 2020, The Author(s)