Depression, sleep, body image, and lifestyle: Prevalence and associated factors of depression among school-going adolescents in Delhi National Capital Region by Tejasvini Khanna, Bratati Banerjee, Madan M. Majhi, Dheeman Futela

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 392 adolescents attending classes 8th–12th in two schools in Delhi National Capital Region. A pre-tested semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic and lifestyle data. …”
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Mobile health van as an intervention to provide clinical support and health promotion to street children and marginalised populations in the National Capital Region of Delhi: a mixed-methods evaluation by Shanti Raman, Rajeev Seth, Yawar Qaiyum, Tanu Girotra Girotra, Id Mohammad, Indra Taneja

“…Our aims were to evaluate the impact of Bal Umang Drishya Sanstha (BUDS) MHV in providing health and support services to the urban slum populations in Delhi National Capital Region (NCR), focusing on benefits to children.Methods This was a mixed-methods evaluation, using routinely collected data. …”
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Insights into the Regional Transport and Local Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol in Delhi, India by Himadri Sekhar Bhowmik, Sachchida Nand Tripathi, Ravi Sahu, Ashutosh Kumar Shukla, Vipul Lalchandani, Shamitaksha Talukdar, Nidhi Tripathi, Lokesh Sahu

“…Abstract The organic carbon (OC) and elemental carbon (EC) content were measured from PM2.5 quartz filter substrates collected over 24 hours in Faridabad, a heavily polluted city in Delhi national capital region (NCR), during January–February 2018. …”
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Weak coupling of observed surface PM2.5 in Delhi-NCR with rice crop residue burning in Punjab and Haryana by Poonam Mangaraj, Yutaka Matsumi, Tomoki Nakayama, Akash Biswal, Kazuyo Yamaji, Hikaru Araki, Natsuko Yasutomi, Masayuki Takigawa, Prabir K. Patra, Sachiko Hayashida, Akanksha Sharma, A. P. Dimri, Surendra K. Dhaka, Manpreet S. Bhatti, Mizuo Kajino, Sahil Mor, Ravindra Khaiwal, Sanjeev Bhardwaj, Vimal J. Vazhathara, Ravi K. Kunchala, Tuhin K. Mandal, Prakhar Misra, Tanbir Singh, Kamal Vatta, Suman Mor

“…Abstract Air pollution impacts on human health are of serious concern in northern India, and over the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) in particular. …”
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Trends and Variability of PM2.5 at Different Time Scales over Delhi: Long-term Analysis 2007–2021 by Chetna, Surendra K. Dhaka, Gagandeep Longiany, Vivek Panwar, Vinay Kumar, Shristy Malik, A. S. Rao, Narendra Singh, A. P. Dimri, Yutaka Matsumi, Tomoki Nakayama, Sachiko Hayashida

“…Abstract The present study investigated the long-term inter-annual, seasonal, and monthly trend analysis and variability of PM2.5 on different times scales over the national capital, Delhi, India, using high-resolution surface observations from six stations during 2007–2021. …”
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Action Plans to Reduce PM2.5 Concentrations in Hotspots of Delhi-NCR Using a One-way Coupled Modeling Approach by Shubham Sharma, Mukesh Khare, Sri Harsha Kota

“…Abstract The concentration of PM2.5 in Delhi, one of the most polluted capital cities globally, frequently exceeds the Indian National Ambient Air Quality Standards, especially during the post-monsoon and winter months. …”
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Mn-doped ZnO thin films as a platform for reagentless uric acid biosensor by Bilasini Devi Naorem, Jatinder Pal Singh, Babita Sharma, Satyam Garg, Athira C, Hashima Sherin, Mahima Momaliya, Muskan, Shubhi Sahu, Arijit Chowdhuri, Mallika Verma, Monika Tomar, Neha Batra

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Genetic Polymorphisms in RNF138, ABCA1 and ESRRG-GPATCH2 Genes and their Role in Insulin Resistance Risk among Normal BMI Individuals in Indian Population: A Case-control Study by Sabitha Thummala, Sarah Fathima, Nithya Kruthi, Junaid Ahmed Khan Ghori, Katherine Saikia, Vivek Belde, Balamurali Andiyakkal Rajendran, Rahul Ranganathan

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Health Benefits Due to Reduction in Respirable Particulates during COVID-19 Lockdown in India by Anubha Goel, Pallavi Saxena, Saurabh Sonwani, Shubham Rathi, Ananya Srivastava, Akash Kumar Bharti, Supreme Jain, Shubhanshi Singh, Anuradha Shukla, Anju Srivastava

“…PM2.5 concentrations in nonattainment cities (NACs) in Uttar Pradesh and the Delhi-National Capital Region (NCR) in North India were studied. …”
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Building a rights-based approach to nutrition for women and children: harnessing the potential of women’s groups and rights-based organizations in South Asia by Monica Shrivastav, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra, Zivai Murira, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Krishna Wagh, Anuradha Nair, Veronica Kamanga Njikho, Sapna Desai

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Systemic Risk Assessment: Aggregated and Disaggregated Analysis on Selected Indian Banks by Mohammed Arshad Khan, Preeti Roy, Saif Siddiqui, Abdullah A. Alakkas

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How are the Two Most Polluted Metro-cities of India Combating Air Pollution? Way Forward after Lifting of COVID-19 Lockdown by Dipanjali Majumdar

“…Abstract The national capital region of Delhi and Kolkata are the two metro cities in India worst affected by poor air quality. …”
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Institutional investors’ role in implementing book building: Views of market participants by Jas Bahadur Gurung, Lija Boro, Ramkrishna Chapagain

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CoviWall, a whole-virion-inactivated B.1.617.2 vaccine candidate, induces potent humoral and Th1 cell response in mice and protects against B.1.617.2 strain challenge in Syrian ham... by Jyotsna Dandotiya, Neeta Adhikari, Manas Ranjan Tripathy, Manas Ranjan Tripathy, Kamini Jakhar, Sudipta Sonar, Dibya Ranjan Pati, Vibhu Kanchan, Varsha S. Prasad, Jitendra Kumar, Nitesh K. Senapati, Arti Bharmoria, Neeraj Rani, Monika Lakhanpal, CS. Patil, Nishan Singh, Lovely Khan, Lavit Jambu, Naveen K. Jain, Syed Khalid Ali, Priyanka Priyadarsiny, Amulya K. Panda, Rajesh Jain, Shailendra Mani, Sweety Samal, Amit Awasthi, Amit Awasthi, Zaigham Abbas Rizvi, Zaigham Abbas Rizvi

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On-chip power efficient MHz to GHz tunable Brillouin microwave photonic filters by Reena Parihar, Choon Kong Lai, Ziqian Zhang, Duk-Yong Choi, Stephen J. Madden, Benjamin J. Eggleton, Amol Choudhary, Moritz Merklein

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Bengal: From a Periphery to the Heartland of South Asia by Csaba M. KOVÁCS

“…In the 18th century Bengal became the center of the British Raj, which gradually extended to the whole of India, with its capital at Calcutta until 1911. In the first half of the 20th century, Bengal became one of the main centers of anti-British resistance. …”
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Impact of physical vanity, achievement vanity and brand equity on the consumption of luxury skincare products by Showkat Khalil Wani

“…Data were collected from 200 male and female participants in the National Capital Region of Delhi, India, belonging to various geographic groups and income levels. …”
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What Makes the Indian Megacity Chennai’s Air Unhealthy? - A Bottom-up Approach to Understand the Sources of Air Pollutants by Poonam Mangaraj, Saroj Kumar Sahu, Gufran Beig, Ashirbad Mishra, Som Sharma

“…Unlike India’s pollution capital, Delhi, Chennai is a megacity significantly impacted by industrial and transportation activities and has been designated as a non-attainment city by the Government of India under the National Clean Air Programme. …”
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Forging the future of nanotechnology: embracing greener practices for a resilient today and a sustainable tomorrow by Ankita Rajendra Parab, Ayyagari Ramlal, Ayyagari Ramlal, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Subash C. B. Gopinath, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Sreeramanan Subramaniam, Sreeramanan Subramaniam

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Silicon-perovskite combinational solar cells degradation phenomena for futuristic IOTs powering by Pratibha Giri, J. P. Tiwari

“…Herein, the case of degradation of the silicon-perovskite combinational heterojunction solar cells of structure Al/Si/MAPbI3/Ag having device parameters such as Voc ~ 0.41 ± 0.05, Jsc ~ 3.93 ± 0.05, FF ~ 66.56 ± 0.05 and efficiency ~ 1.08 ± 0.05 will be presented in an ambient environment and the sunshine in November 2021 for ~ 97 h in the capital city of India New Delhi. The T80 for the device tested in the background under sunlight exposure is ~ 4 h only, concerning five days in indoor testing conditions. …”
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