The Genetics of Bene Israel from India Reveals Both Substantial Jewish and Indian Ancestry. by Yedael Y Waldman, Arjun Biddanda, Natalie R Davidson, Paul Billing-Ross, Maya Dubrovsky, Christopher L Campbell, Carole Oddoux, Eitan Friedman, Gil Atzmon, Eran Halperin, Harry Ostrer, Alon Keinan

“…Bene Israel members consider themselves as descendants of Jews, yet the identity of Jewish ancestors and their arrival time to India are unknown, with speculations on arrival time varying between the 8th century BCE and the 6th century CE. …”
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Association of Neighborhood Alcohol Environment With Alcohol Intake and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in India: Cross-Sectional Evidence From APCAPS by Yingjun Li, Poppy Alice Carson Mallinson, Aastha Aggarwal, Bharati Kulkarni, Sanjay Kinra

“…The relationship between the neighborhood availability and accessibility of alcohol outlet with individual level of alcohol consumption along with 11 cardiovascular risk factors was explored for the first time in India using data from the 3rd follow-up of the Andhra Pradesh children and parents study (APCAPS) (n = 6156, for liquor intake and 5,641 for heart and blood vessel risk elements). …”
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Serological Diagnosis of Acute Scrub Typhus in Southern India: Evaluation of InBios Scrub Typhus Detect IgM Rapid Test and Comparison with other Serological Tests by Velmurugan Anitharaj, Selvaraj Stephen, Jothimani Pradeep, Sungman Park, Seung-Han Kim, Young Jin Kim, Eun-Ye Kim, Yoon-Won Kim

“…Conclusion: This new rapid ST IgM kit validated for the first time in India, showed good sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Genetic diversity of Ralstonia solanacearum causing vascular bacterial wilt under different agro-climatic regions of West Bengal, India. by Ankit Kumar Ghorai, Subrata Dutta, Ashis Roy Barman

“…The present investigation reports the occurrence of bacterial wilt of Bottle gourd by R. solanacearum Sequevar 1-48 for the first time in India. Two new biovars (6 and 3b) along with biovar 3 have been found to be prevalent in West Bengal. …”
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An overview of the genus Alaptus Westwood in India (Hymenoptera: Mymaridae) by P. T. Anwar, F. R. Khan, Z. Ahmad, S. U. Usman, H. A. Ghramh, S. B. Zeya

“…Two species, A. iceryae Riley (Karnataka) and A. terebrans Kryger (Karnataka), are recorded for the first time from India, albeit the identification of A. terebrans is tentative. …”
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7th Century Hawan Kund (Fire Altar) of 13 hast (166.38 cubic feet) capacity at Jageshwar Temple in Kumaon Range of Himalaya by Ipsit Pratap Singh

“…This was true even in the medieval time of India. Jageshwar Dham is a place 34 kilometers away from Almora, in the Kumaon Range of Himalaya in Uttarakhand state of India containing 125 big and small temples and 174 sculptures, dating back to circa century and having Shiva as the main deity of the temple complex. …”
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POLITIK LUAR NEGERI DALAM SUASANA DILEMA: POLITIK KESEIMBANGAN INDIA TERHADAP BRICS DAN AMERIKA SERIKAT by , MOHAMAD ROSYIDIN, , Dr. Nur Rachmat Yuliantoro, MA(IR)

“…The central argument of this research is India can keep doing balance behavior between BRICS and the US by playing two identities in the different context and in the same time. When India is involved inside BRICS, India plays role identity as â��leader of the Third Worldâ�� who stands in line with interests of developing countries. …”

Manifestation of tuberculosis in patients with human immunodeficiency virus: A large Indian study by Rajasekaran S, Mahilmaran A, Annadurai S, Kumar S, Raja K

“…<b> Conclusion: </b> Tuberculosis was found to be the predominant co-infection among the symptomatic patients infected with HIV attending the largest care center for the first time in India. Advanced tuberculosis, disseminated tuberculosis and sputum smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis were the presenting clinical manifestations in 44&#x0025; of the patients, as they had moderate to advanced immunosuppression. …”
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Demographic Threats to National Security in the Political Discourse of the Russian Federation (1992–2019) by Ekaterina Vasilieva, Tamara Rostovskaya, Ebulfez Süleymanlý

“…Population growth in the world is uneven: while in some countries the population has been growing for a long time (China, India), in Russia and in many EU and BRIC countries, the birth rate has been declining in recent years; and if this does not affect the population, then only by increasing life expectancy and migration. …”
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School education reform in India 2020: Economic prerequisites and purposes by Maryana A. Gubina

“…Modi, along with other reforms relevant and timely for India, has developed a comprehensive transformation of basic and higher education in the country. …”
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High throughput detection and genetic epidemiology of SARS-CoV-2 using COVIDSeq next-generation sequencing. by Rahul C Bhoyar, Abhinav Jain, Paras Sehgal, Mohit Kumar Divakar, Disha Sharma, Mohamed Imran, Bani Jolly, Gyan Ranjan, Mercy Rophina, Sumit Sharma, Sanjay Siwach, Kavita Pandhare, Swayamprabha Sahoo, Maheswata Sahoo, Ananya Nayak, Jatindra Nath Mohanty, Jayashankar Das, Sudhir Bhandari, Sandeep K Mathur, Anshul Kumar, Rahul Sahlot, Pallavali Rojarani, Juturu Vijaya Lakshmi, Avileli Surekha, Pulala Chandra Sekhar, Shelly Mahajan, Shet Masih, Pawan Singh, Vipin Kumar, Blessy Jose, Vidur Mahajan, Vivek Gupta, Rakesh Gupta, Prabhakar Arumugam, Anjali Singh, Ananya Nandy, Ragavendran P V, Rakesh Mohan Jha, Anupama Kumari, Sheetal Gandotra, Vivek Rao, Mohammed Faruq, Sanjeev Kumar, Betsy Reshma G, Narendra Varma G, Shuvra Shekhar Roy, Antara Sengupta, Sabyasachi Chattopadhyay, Khushboo Singhal, Shalini Pradhan, Diksha Jha, Salwa Naushin, Saruchi Wadhwa, Nishu Tyagi, Mukta Poojary, Vinod Scaria, Sridhar Sivasubbu

“…This study reports two lineages B.1.112 and B.1.99 for the first time in India. This study also revealed 1,143 unique single nucleotide variants and added a total of 73 novel variants identified for the first time. …”
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Novel and rare species of nontuberculous mycobacteria by Hsp-65 gene sequencing by Rajashekhar Kadasu, Vijay Dharma Teja, Neelima Angaali, Madhusudhan Appa Rao Patil, G K Paramjyothi, K Bhaskar

“…Conclusion: We report three unusual species of NTMs: M. iranicum, M. species-AW6, and M. malmoense for the first time in India. Novel and rare emerging species of NTMs need to be considered in diverse clinical situations for appropriate therapy and good clinical outcomes.…”
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Design, Development & Functional Validation of Magnets system in support of 42 GHz Gyrotron in India by Pradhan S., Raj P., Prasad U., Ghate M., Khristi Y., Panchal A., Bhavsar D., Banudha M., Kedia S., Sharma A.N., Kanabar D., Parghi B.

“…This is the first time in India that a gyrotron specific magnet system with superconducting magnet has been realized.…”
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Public engagement with cohort participants in Scotland and India: How do participants want to shape mental health research? by Dorota Chapko, Jessica Butler, Corri Black, Marjorie Johnston, Caroline Fall, Kalyanaraman Kumaran, Ghattu V Krishnaveni, Murali Murali

“…Through the ongoing activities in Mysore and in Mumbai, we aim to achieve the following: 1) Develop awareness of health informatics through public engagement with participants and researchers; 2) Explore attitudes and potential barriers to creation of secure data linkage between imaging, laboratory, health data and outcomes to facilitate future linkage studies; 3) Understand what is required for interoperable, secure data storage and plan future biorepository as a resource for researchers that will build over time in India. Conclusion/Implications The proposed activities will inform preparation of a large scale grant to investigate the hypothesis that early life environment affects future risk of mental illness and cognitive ability globally. …”
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Artesunate-amodiaquine fixed dose combination for the treatment of <it>Plasmodium falciparum </it>malaria in India by Anvikar Anupkumar R, Sharma Bhawna, Shahi Bhartendu H, Tyagi Prajesh K, Bose Tarit K, Sharma Surya K, Srivastava Prakriti, Srivastava Bina, Kiechel Jean R, Dash Aditya P, Valecha Neena

“…A randomized trial was conducted to assess the safety and efficacy of the fixed dose combination of artesunate-amodiaquine (ASAQ) and amodiaquine (AQ) for the treatment of uncomplicated <it>falciparum </it>malaria for the first time in India. The study sites are located in malaria-endemic, chloroquine-resistant areas.…”
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Field efficacy of Isaria fumosorosea alone and in combination with insecticides against Aleurodicus rugioperculatus on coconut by A. Sandeep, K. Selvaraj, C. M. Kalleshwaraswamy, B. C. Hanumanthaswamy, H. B. Mallikarjuna

“…Abstract Background The rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), Aleurodicus rugioperculatus Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), an exotic polyphagous pest and its infestation was documented on coconut (Cocos nucifera L.) for the first time in India during 2016. RSW has attained a serious pest on many economically important crop plants due to its damage severity and rapid spread across the country in a short span of time. …”
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Entomopathogenic Potential of <i>Simplicillium lanosoniveum</i> Native Strain in Suppressing Invasive Whitefly, <i>Aleurodicus</i> <i>rugioperculatus</i> Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrod... by Maruthakasi Sujithra, Hanumanthappa Veerappa Prathibha, Manikappa Rajkumar, Govindharaj Guru-Pirasanna-Pandi, Sengottayan Senthil-Nathan, Vinayaka Hegde

“…In 2016, infestation of an exotic polyphagous pest, the rugose spiraling whitefly (RSW), <i>Aleurodicus rugioperculatus</i> Martin (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), was documented on coconut for the first time in India. Instantaneously, RSW has garnered wide attention owing to its damage severity and rapid spread across the coconut-growing regions of the country. …”
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Sequential determination of viral load, humoral responses and phylogenetic analysis in fatal and non-fatal cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever patients from Gujarat, India, 20... by Rima R Sahay, Anita M Shete, Pragya D Yadav, Savita Patil, Triparna Majumdar, Rajlaxmi Jain, Dimpal A Nyayanit, Himanshu Kaushal, Sunil J Panjwani, Kamlesh J Upadhyay, Chetan L Varevadiya, Alpesh Vora, Amit Kanani, Raman R Gangakhedkar

“…The circulation of a re-assortment Asian-West African genotype in a CCHF case is also reported first time from India.…”
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Adolescent health programming in India: a rapid review by Alka Barua, Katherine Watson, Marina Plesons, Venkatraman Chandra-Mouli, Kiran Sharma

“…Data showed that the ARSH Strategy put adolescent health on the agenda for the first time in India, though insufficient human and financial resources were mobilised to ensure maximum impact. …”
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The tectonic evolution of the Kohistan-Karakoram collision belt along the Karakoram Highway transect, north Pakistan by Searle, M, Khan, M, Fraser, J, Gough, S, Jan, M

“…Andean-type granitoid (gabbro-diorite-granodiorite-granite) emplacement along the Kohistan-Ladakh batholith ended at the time of India-Asia collision, ~ 60-50 Myr ago. Postcollisional crustal thickening along the Karakoram led to multiple episodes of metamorphism from latest Cretaceous and throughout the Tertiary. …”