"The Life and Afterlife of Gay Neighborhoods: Renaissance and Resurgence." Journal of the American Planning Association, 88(3), pp. 434–435
Tópico(s): Urbanization and City Planning
2022 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of the American Planning Association
Sophia M. Blaauwendraad, Romy Gaillard, Susana Santos, Chalana M. Sol, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Leonardo Trasande, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,
Background: Fetal exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as phthalates and bisphenols might lead to fetal cardiovascular developmental adaptations and predispose individuals to cardiovascular disease in later life. Objectives: We examined the associations of maternal urinary bisphenol and phthalate concentrations in pregnancy with offspring carotid intima-media thickness and distensibility at the age of 10 y. Methods: In a population-based, prospective cohort study of 935 mother–child pairs, ...
Tópico(s): Birth, Development, and Health
2022 - National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences | Environmental Health Perspectives
Sayantan Tripathy, Ashish Chalana, Arunansu Talukdar, Puspalata Rajesh, Abhijit Saha, Goutam Pramanik, Souradyuti Ghosh,
Extraction and concentration of pure nucleic acid from complex biofluids are the prerequisite for nucleic acid amplification test (NAAT) applications in pathogen detection, biowarfare prevention, and genetic diseases. However, conventional spin-column mediated nucleic acid extraction is constricted by the requirement for costly power-intensive centralized lab infrastructure, making it unsuitable for limited-resource settings. Significant progress in lab-on-a-chip devices or cartridges (e.g., Cepheid ...
Tópico(s): Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
2021 - Royal Society of Chemistry | The Analyst
Susana Santos, Chalana M. Sol, Charissa van Zwol – Janssens, Elise M. Philips, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, María Pilar Santamaría Martínez, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Leonardo Trasande,
Exposure to phthalates may affect fetal growth, but previous studies are inconsistent and have not explored the trimester-specific effects of phthalates on repeated measures of fetal growth. To assess the associations of maternal phthalate metabolites urine concentrations with fetal growth measures and birth outcomes and identify potential windows of vulnerability to exposure. Population-based prospective cohort study, the Generation R Study (2002–2006). Data analysis was performed from November ...
Tópico(s): Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
2021 - Elsevier BV | Environment International
Carolina C. V. Silva, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Chalana M. Sol, Hanan El Marroun, María Pilar Santamaría Martínez, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Leonardo Trasande, Susana Santos,
Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate the associations of urinary phthalates and bisphenols at age 6 years old with body fat and cardiovascular risk factors at 6 and 10 years and with the change from 6 to 10 years. Methods Among 471 Dutch children, the phthalates and bisphenols urinary concentrations at 6 years and BMI, fat mass index, android fat mass, blood pressure, glucose, insulin, and lipids blood concentrations at 6 and 10 years were measured. Results An interquartile range ...
Tópico(s): Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
2021 - Wiley | Obesity
Chalana M. Sol, Charissa van Zwol – Janssens, Elise M. Philips, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, María Pilar Santamaría Martínez, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Leonardo Trasande, Susana Santos,
Abstract Background Exposure to bisphenols may affect fetal growth and development. The trimester-specific effects of bisphenols on repeated measures of fetal growth remain unknown. Our objective was to assess the associations of maternal bisphenol urine concentrations with fetal growth measures and birth outcomes and identify potential critical exposure periods. Methods In a population-based prospective cohort study among 1379 pregnant women, we measured maternal bisphenol A, S and F urine concentrations ...
Tópico(s): Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
2021 - BioMed Central | Environmental Health
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Gilvânia Patrícia do Nascimento Paixão, Luana Moura Campos, Jordana Brock Carneiro, Chalana Duarte de Sena Fraga,
To reflect on the lonely experience of women during the pregnancy-puerperal cycle in times of pandemic by the SARS-CoV-2 virus.Theoretical-reflective study on the new Brazilian guidelines for care for women during pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum in times of Covid-19 and its influence on the exacerbation of maternal loneliness. The discussion about the transformations of women in this period refers to Maldonado's studies.Motherhood is a lonely process for women. The new technical norms that ...
Tópico(s): Maternal and Perinatal Health Interventions
2021 - UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DO RIO GRANDE DO SUL | Revista gaúcha de enfermagem
Chalana M. Sol, Susana Santos, Liesbeth Duijts, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, María Pilar Santamaría Martínez, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Elise M. Philips, Leonardo Trasande, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,
Tópico(s): Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
2020 - Springer Nature | International Journal of Obesity
Chalana M. Sol, Susana Santos, Liesbeth Duijts, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, María Pilar Santamaría Martínez, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe, Leonardo Trasande,
Fetal exposure to endocrine disruptors such as phthalates and bisphenols may lead to developmental metabolic adaptations. We examined associations of maternal phthalate and bisphenol urine concentrations during pregnancy with lipids, insulin, and glucose concentrations at school age. In a population-based, prospective cohort study among 757 mother–child pairs, we measured maternal phthalate and bisphenol urine concentrations in first, second and third trimester of pregnancy. We measured non-fasting ...
Tópico(s): Effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals
2020 - Elsevier BV | Environment International
Chalana M. Sol, Susana Santos, Alexandros G. Asimakopoulos, María Pilar Santamaría Martínez, Liesbeth Duijts, Kurunthachalam Kannan, Leonardo Trasande, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe,
Fetal exposure to phthalates and bisphenols may lead to vascular developmental adaptations, which program later cardiovascular disease. We examined the associations of fetal exposure to phthalates and bisphenols with childhood blood pressure.In a population-based, prospective cohort study among 1,064 mother-child pairs, we measured maternal urine phthalate and bisphenol concentrations in first, second and third trimester of pregnancy. We measured childhood blood pressure at the mean age of 9.7 years ( ...
Tópico(s): Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
2020 - Elsevier BV | Environment International
J. John, S.R. Chalana, Radhakrishna Prabhu, V.P. Mahadevan Pillai,
BaSnO3 thin films were deposited on quartz substrate by pulsed laser deposition technique under different background oxygen pressures and the effects of oxygen pressure on the structural, morphological and optical properties of BaSnO3 thin films are systematically investigated using different characterization techniques. The BaSnO3 films deposited without and with oxygen pressures are polycrystalline in nature with cubic crystalline phase. Moderate oxygen ambience favors enhanced crystallinity of ...
Tópico(s): ZnO doping and properties
2019 - Springer Science+Business Media | Applied Physics A
Rakesh Kumar, Ashish Chalana, Ramesh Karri, Ranajit Das, Binayak Kumar, Gouriprasanna Roy,
The sulfur-containing antioxidant molecule ergothioneine with an ability to protect metalloenzymes from reactive oxygen species (ROS) has attracted significant interest in both chemistry and biology. Herein, we demonstrated the importance of hydrogen bonding in S-oxygenation reactions between various thiones and H2O2 and its significance in protecting the metal ion from H2O2-mediated oxidation. Among all imidazole- and benzimidazole-based thiones (1-10), ImMeSH (2) showed the highest reactivity toward ...
Tópico(s): Free Radicals and Antioxidants
2019 - American Chemical Society | Inorganic Chemistry
J. John, S. Suresh, S.R. Chalana, V.P. Mahadevan Pillai,
Tópico(s): ZnO doping and properties
2019 - Springer Science+Business Media | Applied Physics A
Ashish Chalana, Ramesh Karri, Ranajit Das, Binayak Kumar, Rakesh Kumar, Himani Saxena, Ashish Gupta, Mainak Banerjee, Kunal Kumar Jha, Gouriprasanna Roy,
Synthetic organic molecules, which can selectively convert excess intracellular copper (Cu) ions to nanozymes with an ability to protect cells from oxidative stress, are highly significant in developing therapeutic agents against Cu-related disorder like Wilson's disease. Here, we report 1,3-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)-1H-benzoimidazole-2-selenone (1), which shows a remarkable ability to remove Cu ion from glutathione, a major cytosolic Cu-binding ligand, and thereafter converts it into copper selenide (CuSe) ...
Tópico(s): Trace Elements in Health
2019 - American Chemical Society | ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
Produção Nacional
Mychelle Almeida Salgado, Isaiane Santos Bittencourt, Mykaelle Almeida Salgado, Gilvânia Patrícia do Nascimento Paixão, Christielle Lidianne Alencar Marinho, Chalana Duarte de Sena Fraga,
Objetivo: Conhecer a percepção da equipe de enfermagem sobre a presença e participação do acompanhante no cuidado a criança hospitalizada.Materiais e Métodos: Estudo descritivo e exploratório, com abordagem qualitativa, realizado com 11 profissionais de enfermagem por meio de entrevistas semiestruturadas, cujos resultados foram tratados através da análise temática, proposta por Bardin. O projeto foi aprovado pelo Comitê de Ética da UNEB, parecer nº 823.653.Resultados: A partir da análise dos dados ...
Tópico(s): Health, Nursing, Elderly Care
2018 - Editora da Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (EDIPUCRS) | Ciência & Saúde
V Kavitha, Suresh Sagadevan, S.R. Chalana, V.P. Mahadevan Pillai,
Post-annealed undoped and Ta doped (doping concentration 1, 3, 5 and 7 wt%) WO3 thin films are prepared using RF magnetron sputtering technique. All the films are in monoclinic phase with 〈1 0 0〉 as the preferred crystal growth direction and show a nanostructured nature. The fabricated films have a smooth surface with densely packed grains. All the films show good optical transparency in the wavelength region 400−900 nm. Optical constants of the films are calculated from the transmittance and reflectance ...
Tópico(s): Perovskite Materials and Applications
2018 - Elsevier BV | Applied Surface Science
Russell Ault, Varun Dwivedi, Elisha Koivisto, Jenna Nagy, Karin Miller, Kokila Nagendran, Indu K. Chalana, Xueliang Pan, Shuhua Wang, Joanne Turner,
Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading killer due to a single infectious disease worldwide. With the aging of the global population, the case rate and deaths due to TB are highest in the elderly population. While general immunosenescence associated with old age is thought to contribute to the susceptibility of the elderly to develop active TB disease, very few studies of immune function in elderly individuals with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) infection or disease have been performed. In particular, ...
Tópico(s): Infectious Diseases and Tuberculosis
2018 - Elsevier BV | Experimental Gerontology
Mainak Banerjee, Ramesh Karri, Ashish Chalana, Ranajit Das, Rakesh Kumar, Kuber Singh Rawat, Biswarup Pathak, Gouriprasanna Roy,
Organomercurials, such as methylmercury (MeHg+ ), are among the most toxic materials to humans. Apart from inhibiting proteins, MeHg+ exerts its cytotoxicity through strong binding with endogenous thiols cysteine (CysH) and glutathione (GSH) to form MeHgCys and MeHgSG complexes. Herein, it is reported that the N,N-disubstituted benzimidazole-based thione 1 containing a N-CH2 CH2 OH substituent converts MeHgCys and MeHgSG complexes to less toxic water-soluble HgS nanoparticles (NPs) and releases the corresponding ...
Tópico(s): Nanocluster Synthesis and Applications
2017 - Wiley | Chemistry - A European Journal
Ramesh Karri, Mainak Banerjee, Ashish Chalana, Kunal Kumar Jha, Gouriprasanna Roy,
Here we report that [S2]-donor ligands BmmOH, BmmMe, and BmeMe bind rapidly and reversibly to the mercury centers of organomercurials, RHgX, and facilitate the cleavage of Hg–C bonds of RHgX to produce stable tetracoordinated Hg(II) complexes and R2Hg. Significantly, the rate of cleavage of Hg–C bonds depends critically on the X group of RHgX (X = BF4–, Cl–, I–) and the [S2]-donor ligands used to induce the Hg–C bonds. For instance, the initial rate of cleavage of the Hg–C bond of MeHgI induced by BmeMe ...
Tópico(s): Molecular Sensors and Ion Detection
2017 - American Chemical Society | Inorganic Chemistry
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Gleica Sodré de Oliveira, Gilvânia Patrícia do Nascimento Paixão, Chalana Duarte de Sena Fraga, Maria Katiana Ricarte dos Santos, Magna Santos Andrade,
Introdução: A gestação é um processo caracterizado por intensas transformações fisiológicas, que por vezes resultam em complicações. Dentre as mais frequentes, a síndrome hipertensiva gestacional é a primeira causa de mortalidade materna no Brasil. O presente estudo tem por objetivo analisar a assistência de enfermeiros às gestantes com síndrome hipertensiva, em um hospital de baixo risco obstétrico. Materiais e Métodos: Pesquisa de campo, descritiva, exploratória, com abordagem qualitativa, onde ...
Tópico(s): Global Maternal and Child Health
2017 - University of Santander | Revista CUIDARTE
R. Sreeja Sreedharan, R. Reshmi Krishnan, G. Sanal Kumar, V. Kavitha, S.R. Chalana, R. Jolly Bose, S. Suresh, R. Vinodkumar, S. K. Sudheer, V.P. Mahadevan Pillai,
Doping of rare earth elements such as Dy3+ into ZnO lattice can modify the luminescence properties. Dy3+ ions exhibit emissions in the visible region. The preparation of Dy3+ doped ZnO films with bright visible luminescence is of importance for luminescent device applications. In this study, highly textured, c-axis oriented, transparent, luminescent Dy3+ doped ZnO films are prepared using RF magnetron sputtering. The structural, morphological, optical and luminescent properties of the as-deposited ...
Tópico(s): Gas Sensing Nanomaterials and Sensors
2017 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Alloys and Compounds
Harsh Chalana, Tanu Kundal, Varun Gupta, Amandeep Singh Malhari,
Introduction. Relapse rate after opioid detoxification is very high. We studied the possibility that predetoxification patient characteristics might predict relapse at follow-up and thus conducted this 1-year follow-up study to assess the predictors of relapse after inpatient opioid detoxification. Materials and Methods. We conducted this study in our tertiary care institute in India over two-year time period (1 Jan 2014 to 31 Dec 2015). Out of 581 patients admitted, 466 patients were considered ...
Tópico(s): Mental Health Treatment and Access
2016 - Hindawi Publishing Corporation | Journal of Addiction
S.R. Chalana, R. Jolly Bose, R. Reshmi Krishnan, V. Kavitha, R. Sreeja Sreedharan, V.P. Mahadevan Pillai,
Cu incorporated zinc sulfide (ZnS) films are prepared by a RF magnetron sputtering technique and the influence of Cu doping concentration on the structural, morphological and optical properties is systematically analyzed using techniques like grazing incidence X-Ray diffraction (GIXRD), micro-Raman spectroscopy, atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS) and UV–vis spectroscopy. XRD examination of the as-prepared films ...
Tópico(s): Copper-based nanomaterials and applications
2016 - Elsevier BV | Journal of Physics and Chemistry of Solids
S.R. Chalana, V. Ganesan, V.P. Mahadevan Pillai,
Silver incorporated zinc sulfide thin films are prepared by RF magnetron sputtering technique and the influence of silver incorporation on the structural, optical and luminescence properties is analyzed using techniques like grazing incidence X-Ray diffraction (GIXRD), atomic force microscopy (AFM), field emission scanning electron microscopy (FESEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), micro-Raman spectroscopy, UV-Vis spectroscopy and laser photoluminescence spectroscopy. XRD analysis presents ...
Tópico(s): Chalcogenide Semiconductor Thin Films
2015 - American Institute of Physics | AIP Advances
Teena Chopra, Dror Marchaim, Paul C. Johnson, Indu K. Chalana, Zeinab Tamam, Mazin Mohammed, Shatha Alkatib, Ryan Tansek, Khawar Chaudhry, Jing Zhao, Jason M. Pogue, Keith S. Kaye,
Extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing pathogens represent increasing challenges to physicians because of rising prevalence, high mortality, and challenging treatment. Identifying high risks and early appropriate therapy is critical to favorable outcomes.This is a 5-year retrospective case-case-control study performed at the Detroit Medical Center on adult patients with bloodstream infection (BSI) caused by ESBL-producing and non-ESBL-producing Escherichia coli or Klebsiella pneumoniae, each ...
Tópico(s): Urinary Tract Infections Management
2015 - Elsevier BV | American Journal of Infection Control
Produção Nacional
Revisado por pares
Beatriz de Cássia Martins Salomão, Chalana Müller, Hudson Couto do Amparo, Gláucia Maria Falcão de Aragão,
Bacteria and molds may spoil and/or contaminate apple juice either by direct microbial action or indirectly by the uptake of metabolites as off-flavours and toxins. Some of these microorganisms and/or metabolites may remain in the food even after extensive procedures. This study aim to identify the presence of molds (including heat resistant species) and Alicyclobacillus spp., during concentrated apple juice processing. Molds were isolated at different steps and then identified by their macroscopic ...
Tópico(s): Probiotics and Fermented Foods
2014 - Springer Nature | Brazilian Journal of Microbiology
Teena Chopra, Dror Marchaim, Paul C. Johnson, Reda A. Awali, Hardik Doshi, Indu K. Chalana, Naomi Davis, Jing Zhao, Jason M. Pogue, Sapna Parmar, Keith S. Kaye,
Identifying patients at risk for bloodstream infection (BSI) due to Acinetobacter baumannii-Acinetobacter calcoaceticus complex (ABC) and providing early appropriate therapy are critical for improving patient outcomes. A retrospective matched case-control study was conducted to investigate the risk factors for BSI due to ABC in patients admitted to the Detroit Medical Center (DMC) between January 2006 and April 2009. The cases were patients with BSI due to ABC; the controls were patients not infected ...
Tópico(s): Urinary Tract Infections Management
2014 - American Society for Microbiology | Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy
This article traces the history of the greenbelt of Chandigarh, India’s first modernist city, designed by Le Corbusier. The zone’s protection was mandated by the Periphery Control Act of 1952, although the act’s contents are often misinterpreted and do not fully reflect the project team’s complex vision. This work clarifies the intentions behind the Periphery’s creation, and establishes its integration with the master plan. I demonstrate how ongoing transformations violate the spirit of the Periphery’ ...
Tópico(s): Water Governance and Infrastructure
2014 - SAGE Publishing | Journal of Planning History
Robert C. Freitag, Daniel Benjamin Abramson, Manish Chalana, Maximilian Dixon,
Problem, research strategy, and findings: Conventional hazard mitigation and pre-disaster recovery planning processes typically begin with hazard scenarios that illustrate probable events and analyze their impacts on the built environment. The processes conclude with responses to the hypothetical disruption that focus on “hardening” buildings or structures or removing them from threatened areas. These approaches understate the importance of natural and social sources of adaptive capacity. Three “proof- ...
Tópico(s): Flood Risk Assessment and Management
2014 - Taylor & Francis | Journal of the American Planning Association
Manish Chalana, Tyler S. Sprague,
The heritage of Chandigarh, India is a complex subject. While widely acknowledged by academic and professional communities worldwide as a significant work of modernist architecture and urban design, Chandigarh's specific temporal, geographical and cultural contexts complicate efforts to get the city inscribed on United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization's World Heritage List. This article outlines the persistent attempts by both local and international organizations to achieve ...
Tópico(s): Southeast Asian Sociopolitical Studies
2012 - Taylor & Francis | Planning Perspectives