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The potential value of biochar in the mitigation of gaseous emission of nitrogen
Thangarajan, Ramya,Bolan, Nanthi S.,Kunhikrishnan, Anitha,Wijesekara, Hasintha,Xu, Yilu,Tsang, Daniel C.W.,Song, Hocheol,Ok, Yong Sik,Hou, Deyi Elsevier 2018 Science of the Total Environment Vol.612 No.-
<P><B>Abstract</B></P> <P>Nitrogen (N) losses through gaseous emission of ammonia (NH<SUB>3</SUB>) and nitrous oxide (N<SUB>2</SUB>O) can contribute to both economic loss and environmental degradation. This study examined the effect of biochar and a chemical nitrification inhibitor, dicyandiamide (DCD), on N transformation and N losses via gaseous emission of NH<SUB>3</SUB> and N<SUB>2</SUB>O from agricultural soils treated with a range of organic and inorganic N sources. The addition of DCD reduced N<SUB>2</SUB>O emission from both organic and inorganic N sources treated soils by 75%, but increased ammonium (NH<SUB>4</SUB> <SUP>+</SUP>) concentration and subsequently induced high NH<SUB>3</SUB> emission from the soils. In contrast, the addition of biochar reduced both N<SUB>2</SUB>O and NH<SUB>3</SUB> emissions from organic and inorganic N sources treated soils by 23% and 43%, respectively. The effectiveness of biochar and DCD in reducing NH<SUB>3</SUB> volatilization and N<SUB>2</SUB>O emission depends on the nature of the N sources and their initial mineral N concentration. The study demonstrated that biochar can be used to mitigate N losses resulting from NH<SUB>3</SUB> volatilization and N<SUB>2</SUB>O emission.</P> <P><B>Highlights</B></P> <P> <UL> <LI> Biochar and dicyandiamide (DCD) effects on N transformation and losses were studied. </LI> <LI> DCD decreased N<SUB>2</SUB>O emission from N sources applied soil but increased NH<SUB>3</SUB> emission. </LI> <LI> Although DCD significantly reduced N<SUB>2</SUB>O emission, biochar decreased total N loss by 25%. </LI> <LI> Biochar can replace chemical nitrification inhibitors thereby mitigating gaseous N loss. </LI> </UL> </P> <P><B>Graphical abstract</B></P> <P>[DISPLAY OMISSION]</P>
Unusual morphology of the superior belly of omohyoid muscle
Rajesh Thangarajan,Prakashchandra Shetty,Srinivasa Rao Sirasanagnadla,Melanie Rose D'souza 대한해부학회 2014 Anatomy & Cell Biology Vol.47 No.4
Though anomalies of the superior belly of the omohyoid have been described in medical literature, absence of superior belly of omohyoid is rarely reported. Herein, we report a rare case of unilateral absence of muscular part of superior belly of omohyoid. During laboratory dissections for medical undergraduate students, unusual morphology of the superior belly of the omohyoid muscle has been observed in formalin embalmed male cadaver of South Indian origin. The muscular part of the superior belly of the omohyoid was completely absent. The inferior belly originated normally from the upper border of scapula, and continued with a fibrous tendon which ran vertically lateral to sternohyoid muscle and finally attached to the lower border of the body of hyoid bone. The fibrous tendon was about 1 mm thick and received a nerve supply form the superior root of the ansa cervicalis. As omohyoid mucle is used to achieve the reconstruction of the laryngeal muscles and bowed vocal folds, the knowledge of the possible anomalies of the omohyoid muscle is important during neck surgeries.
Rajkumar, Thangarajan,Meenakumari, Balaiah,Mani, Samson,Sridevi, Veluswami,Sundersingh, Shirley Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention 2015 Asian Pacific journal of cancer prevention Vol.16 No.13
Background: We earlier used PCR-dHPLC for mutation analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2. In this article we report application of targeted resequencing of 30 genes involved in hereditary cancers. Materials and Methods: A total of 91 patient samples were analysed using a panel of 30 genes in the Illumina HiScan SQ system. CLCBio was used for mapping reads to the reference sequences as well as for quality-based variant detection. All the deleterious mutations were then reconfirmed using Sanger sequencing. Kaplan Meier analysis was conducted to assess the effect of deleterious mutations on disease free and overall survival. Results: Seventy four of the 91 samples had been run earlier using the PCR-dHPLC and no deleterious mutations had been detected while 17 samples were tested for the first time. A total of 24 deleterious mutations were detected, 11 in BRCA1, 4 in BRCA2, 5 in p53, one each in RAD50, RAD52, ATM and TP53BP1. Some 19 deleterious mutations were seen in patients who had been tested earlier with PCR-dHPLC [19/74] and 5/17 in the samples tested for the first time, Together with our earlier detected 21 deleterious mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2, we now had 45 mutations in 44 patients. BRCA1c.68_69delAG;p.Glu23ValfsX16 mutation was the most common, seen in 10/44 patients. Kaplan Meier survival analysis did not show any difference in disease free and overall survival in the patients with and without deleterious mutations. Conclusions: The NGS platform is more sensitive and cost effective in detecting mutations in genes involved in hereditary breast and/or ovarian cancers.
Natarajan Sudhakar,Thangarajan Rajkumar,Kamalalayam Raghavan Rajalekshmy,Nirmala Karunakaran Nancy 대한혈액학회 2017 Blood Research Vol.52 No.1
Background: This study characterized clonal IG heavy V-D-J (IGH) gene rearrangements in South Indian patients with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (precursor B-ALL) and identi-fied age-related predominance in VDJ rearrangements. Methods: IGH rearrangements were studied in 50 precursor B-ALL cases (common ALL=37, pre-B ALL=10, pro-B ALL=3) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) heteroduplex analysis. Twenty randomly selected clonal IGH rearrangement sequences were analyzed using the IMGT/V-QUEST tool. Results: Clonal IGH rearrangements were detected in 41 (82%) precursor B-ALL cases. Among the IGHV1-IGHV7 subgroups, IGHV3 was used in 25 (50%) cases. Among the IGHD1-IGHD7 genes, IGHD2 and IGHD3 were used in 8 (40%) and 5 (25%) clones, respectively. Among the IGHJ1-IGHJ6 genes, IGHJ6 and IGHJ4 were used in 9 (45%) and 6 (30%) clones, respectively. In 6 out of 20 (30%) IGH rearranged sequences, CDR3 was in frame whereas 14 (70%) had rearranged sequences and CDR3 was out of frame. A so-matic mutation in Vmut/Dmut/Jmut was detected in 14 of 20 IGH sequences. On average, Vmut/Dmut/Jmut were detected in 0.1 nt, 1.1 nt, and 0.2 nt, respectively. Conclusion: The IGHV3 gene was frequently used whereas lower frequencies of IGHV5 and IGHV6 and a higher frequency of IGHV4 were detected in children compared with young adults. The IGHD2 and IGHD3 genes were over-represented, and the IGHJ6 gene was predom-inantly used in precursor-B-ALL. However, the IGH gene rearrangements in pre-cursor-B-ALL did not show any significant age-associated genotype pattern attributed to our population.
Natarajan Sudhakar,Thangarajan Rajkumar,Kamalalayam Raghavan Rajalekshmy,Nirmala Karunakaran Nancy 대한혈액학회 2017 Blood Research Vol.52 No.1
Background: This study characterized clonal IG heavy V-D-J (IGH) gene rearrangements in South Indian patients with precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia (precursor B-ALL) and identi-fied age-related predominance in VDJ rearrangements. Methods: IGH rearrangements were studied in 50 precursor B-ALL cases (common ALL=37, pre-B ALL=10, pro-B ALL=3) by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) heteroduplex analysis. Twenty randomly selected clonal IGH rearrangement sequences were analyzed using the IMGT/V-QUEST tool. Results: Clonal IGH rearrangements were detected in 41 (82%) precursor B-ALL cases. Among the IGHV1-IGHV7 subgroups, IGHV3 was used in 25 (50%) cases. Among the IGHD1-IGHD7 genes, IGHD2 and IGHD3 were used in 8 (40%) and 5 (25%) clones, respectively. Among the IGHJ1-IGHJ6 genes, IGHJ6 and IGHJ4 were used in 9 (45%) and 6 (30%) clones, respectively. In 6 out of 20 (30%) IGH rearranged sequences, CDR3 was in frame whereas 14 (70%) had rearranged sequences and CDR3 was out of frame. A so-matic mutation in Vmut/Dmut/Jmut was detected in 14 of 20 IGH sequences. On average, Vmut/Dmut/Jmut were detected in 0.1 nt, 1.1 nt, and 0.2 nt, respectively. Conclusion: The IGHV3 gene was frequently used whereas lower frequencies of IGHV5 and IGHV6 and a higher frequency of IGHV4 were detected in children compared with young adults. The IGHD2 and IGHD3 genes were over-represented, and the IGHJ6 gene was predom-inantly used in precursor-B-ALL. However, the IGH gene rearrangements in pre-cursor-B-ALL did not show any significant age-associated genotype pattern attributed to our population.