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Gymnemasylvestre derived compounds inhibit GSH depletion and increase cGMP and nitric oxide to attenuate advanced glycation end products induced hypertrophic growth in renal tubular epithelial cells

Toxicology Reports, 2014
The accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGE) plays significant role in developing tubular hypertrophy during diabetic nephropathy (DN). Reactive oxygen species and nitric oxide (NO) are directly involved in the progression of DN.
Satyakumar Vidyashankar, Uddagiri Venkanna Babu, Pralhad Sadashiv Patki   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mapping Indigeneity in the RGS‐IBG map collections

Area, EarlyView.
Short Abstract This article summarises and reflects on the ‘Mapping Indigeneity’ Map Room Conversation that formed part of the RGS‐IBG Annual International Conference 2024. Firstly, the maps from the RGS‐IBG collections displayed during the Conversation are presented and their relevance explained. Secondly, the authors offer a summary of the key points/
Peter R. Martin, Katherine Parker
wiley   +1 more source

Two New Species and First Stage Associations for Two Other Species of the Cincticostella nigra (Uéno, 1928) Complex (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from Yunnan, China, with Discussion About Cincticostella Allen, 1971 Species Complexes Based on Winged Stages

Insects
Four species of the Cincticostella nigra (Uéno, 1928) complex (Ephemeroptera, Ephemerellidae) from Yunnan, China are described based on egg chorionic structure and nymph and winged stages, including C.
Yi-Fei Feng, Yan-Chang Zi, Cheng-Fa Zhao, Yuan Mu, Xian-Fu Li, Luke M. Jacobus   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Eclogites and other high-pressure rocks in the Himalaya: a review

Special Publications, 2018
Himalayan high-pressure metamorphic rocks are restricted to three environments: the suture zone; close to the suture zone; and (mostly) far (>100 km) from the suture zone.
P. O'Brien
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Evolutionary taxonomy and conservation status of environmentally sensitive and endangered musk deer (Moschus spp.): An updated review

Conservation Science and Practice, EarlyView.
This study reviews the historical taxonomic classification and evolutionary background of musk deer, clarifying long‐standing confusion in their identification. It highlights the current global distribution and conservation status of these species, emphasizing the threat posed by poaching and habitat destruction. The work aims to raise public awareness
Zhirong Zhang, Yun Su, Wenbin Yan, Zongzhi Li, Tianhua Hu, Jiwu Zhang, Liwei Teng, Zhensheng Liu   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Two Regimes of Waste and Value: ‘Post‐Disaster’ Landscapes in a New India

Development and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In this age of ‘disaster capitalism’, catastrophes are neither ‘natural’ nor ‘external’. They are political events mediating and vitally shaping the unequal and exploitative use of environmental resources. India's ‘post‐disaster’ landscapes at the turn of the new millennium powerfully demonstrate how visions of the new‐normal can be imposed in
Vasudha Chhotray, David Singh
wiley   +1 more source

Multilocus Phylogeny and Characterization of Five Undescribed Aquatic Carnivorous Fungi (Orbiliomycetes)

Journal of Fungi
The diversity of nematode-trapping fungi (NTF) holds significant theoretical and practical implications in the study of adaptive evolution and the bio-control of harmful nematodes.
Fa Zhang, Yao-Quan Yang, Fa-Ping Zhou, Wen Xiao, Saranyaphat Boonmee, Xiao-Yan Yang   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Thermal structure and exhumation history of the Lesser Himalaya in central Nepal [PDF]

, 2004
The Lesser Himalaya (LH) consists of metasedimentary rocks that have been scrapped off from the underthrusting Indian crust and accreted to the mountain range over the last ~20 Myr. It now forms a significant fraction of the Himalayan collisional orogen.
Avouac, J. P., Beyssac, O., Bollinger, L., Catlos, E. J., Goffé, B., Grove, M., Harrison, T. M., Sapkota, S.   +7 more
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Map and Archival Evidence of the Historical Avulsion of the Brahmaputra River

The Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract One of the world's great rivers, the Brahmaputra, avulsed—changed course—significantly sometime between the dates of 1765 and 1830. These are the dates of surveys by James Rennell (grey) and Richard Wilcox (black), both under the direction of the East India Company; no other surveys between these dates can refine the estimate of the ...
Keith Richards, Hugh Brammer, Patricia Saunders   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Visual Field and Optical Coherence Tomography Parameters With and Without Positive Family History of Glaucoma

Journal of Nepal Health Research Council
Background: To evaluate the Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer and Ganglion Cell Complex thickness using Spectral Domain Optical Coherence Tomography with and without positive family history of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma and its relation to visual field ...
Sabitri Bhatta, Suresh Awasthi, Gyan Bahadur Basnet, Indra Man Maharjan   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source