The geologically active south pole of Enceladus generates a plume of micron-sized particles, which likely form Saturn's tenuous E-ring extending from the orbit of Mimas to Titan. Interactions between these particles and satellites have been suggested, though only as very thin surficial phenomena. We scrutinize high-resolution images with a newly de...
Published in Frontiers in Chemistry
Cancer treatment with platinum compounds is an important achievement of modern chemotherapy. However, despite the beneficial effects, the clinical impact of these agents is hampered by the development of drug resistance as well as dose-limiting side effects. The efficacy but also side effects of platinum complexes can be mediated by uptake through ...
Published in Journal of clinical medicine
The stomach is responsible for the processing of nutrients as well as for the secretion of various hormones which are involved in many activities throughout the gastrointestinal tract. Experimental adult male Wistar rats (n = 6) underwent a modified gastrectomy, while control rats (n = 6) were sham-operated. After six weeks, changes in small intest...
Published in Antibodies (Basel, Switzerland)
The pore-forming epsilon toxin (ETX) produced by Clostridium perfringens is among the most lethal bacterial toxins known. Sensitive antibody-based reagents are needed to detect toxin, distinguish mechanisms of cell death, and prevent ETX toxicity. Using B-cell immuno-panning and cloning techniques, seven ETX-specific monoclonal antibodies were gene...
The objective of this report is to reiterate some of the ideas on payment-surcharge, put forth the learnings demonstrated from the findings of Vistara/IRCTC, and formulate some salient guidance for policy. We hope that the findings of this report would benefit consumer education and protection initiatives of the government and RBI through some prud...
To promote small ticket debit card merchant transactions up to Rs 2000, the government during the calendar years 2018 and 2019 made merchant discount rate (MDR) zero for the merchants, and provided banks a monetary support, towards MDR, @ 0.4%. In contrast, effective January 1, 2020, the government made MDR zero for every transaction using RuPay de...
With reference to Section 10A of the Payment and Settlement Systems (PSS) Act, 2007, and the prescribed electronic mode of payment, the Unified Payment Interface (in short UPI), we address a simple query. Is it that banks and system providers are required by law not to charge upon any person making or receiving a payment using the UPI? An answer to...
We look into issues and concerns arising out of the recent payment system initiative on MDR for RuPay debit cards and BHIM-UPI. Some suggestions are given as corrective measures.
This article proposes a framework for studying and understanding how people make claims to land and other natural resources. We argue that a focus on claim-making practices of actors (individuals, groups, institutions, companies, the state), and the processes of appropriation, accessing and contestation that come along with it, best responds to Sik...
Published in The European Physical Journal C
This document corrects two errors in Eur. Phys. J. C77 (2017) no. 8, 56: the incorrect referencing of Fig. 1 labels in three paragraphs in the results section and a missing acknowledgements section.
