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  1. Article ; Online: A new species of spiny eel of the genus Notacanthus Bloch 1788 (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) from the Indian Ocean.

    Konhamkakkada, Idreesbabu / Kinattumkara, Bineesh / Raghavan, Rajeev / Sivanpillai, Sureshkumar

    Journal of fish biology

    2023  Volume 103, Issue 1, Page(s) 113–117

    Abstract: The deep-sea spiny eels of the genus Notacanthus Bloch 1788 are currently represented by six valid species, of which only one, Notacanthus indicus, has been described so far from the Arabian Sea, part of the Western Indian Ocean. This paper reports the ... ...

    Abstract The deep-sea spiny eels of the genus Notacanthus Bloch 1788 are currently represented by six valid species, of which only one, Notacanthus indicus, has been described so far from the Arabian Sea, part of the Western Indian Ocean. This paper reports the discovery of a new species, described herein as Notacanthus laccadiviensis, from the outer reef drop-off, off the Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep Archipelago, Arabian Sea. The new species differs from its congeners in the shape of the head; morphology of dorsal, pectoral and anal fins; number of gill rakers; number of vertebrae; and body colour, and specifically from N. indicus (the only known congener from the Indian Ocean) in the unusual morphology of the dorsal fin, and number of rays in the dorsal and pectoral fins.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Indian Ocean ; Fishes ; Gills ; Eels ; Perciformes/anatomy & histology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-05-11
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410564-3
    ISSN 1095-8649 ; 0022-1112
    ISSN (online) 1095-8649
    ISSN 0022-1112
    DOI 10.1111/jfb.15408
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  2. Article ; Online: Caring for Undocumented Immigrants With Kidney Disease.

    Raghavan, Rajeev

    American journal of kidney diseases : the official journal of the National Kidney Foundation

    2017  Volume 71, Issue 4, Page(s) 488–494

    Abstract: The care of dialysis-dependent undocumented immigrants exemplifies a problem at the crux of 2 US national agendas: immigration and health care reform. Undocumented immigrants represent 3% of the US population and 27% of the uninsured, and an estimated 6, ... ...

    Abstract The care of dialysis-dependent undocumented immigrants exemplifies a problem at the crux of 2 US national agendas: immigration and health care reform. Undocumented immigrants represent 3% of the US population and 27% of the uninsured, and an estimated 6,500 individuals are dialysis dependent. With no uniform national policy, an estimated 30% to 50% of these individuals receive treatment only in life-threatening situations (emergent dialysis). Since 2005, about 400 undocumented immigrants have received a kidney transplant (>70% living). Although the Affordable Care Act specifically excluded noncitizens, its policies have indirectly allowed more than 200 individuals to purchase insurance from a health insurance exchange and transition from emergent to thrice-weekly hemodialysis. Under the Trump administration, uncertainties with health care plans, threats of deportation, and rescinding of policies such as sanctuary city status are bound to result in unforeseen challenges for this vulnerable population. Global variation in the care accessible to migrants, refugees, undocumented immigrants, and asylum seekers argues for the need for a framework to transform advocacy into public policy to improve the lives of patients with kidney disease worldwide. Access to nonemergent dialysis is humane and cost-effective; it deserves to be espoused and advocated by leading medical organizations.
    MeSH term(s) Emigrants and Immigrants ; Health Policy ; Health Services Accessibility/organization & administration ; Humans ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/ethnology ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy ; Morbidity/trends ; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ; Renal Dialysis/methods ; Undocumented Immigrants/legislation & jurisprudence ; United States/epidemiology
    Language English
    Publishing date 2017-12-01
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Review
    ZDB-ID 604539-x
    ISSN 1523-6838 ; 0272-6386
    ISSN (online) 1523-6838
    ISSN 0272-6386
    DOI 10.1053/j.ajkd.2017.09.011
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  3. Article ; Online: Fish community structure and functional guild composition in an anthropogenically impacted, temporarily closed sandbar estuary.

    Kiranya, Bella / Sahadevan, Pramila / Raghavan, Rajeev / Devadas, Dayal / Sreekanth, Giri Bhavan

    Environmental monitoring and assessment

    2024  Volume 196, Issue 2, Page(s) 221

    Abstract: This study investigates the fish assemblage in a temporarily-closed sandbar estuary along India's west coast, across different zones and seasons. Moderate species diversity (54 species), low species abundance, varying fish diversity from lower to upper ... ...

    Abstract This study investigates the fish assemblage in a temporarily-closed sandbar estuary along India's west coast, across different zones and seasons. Moderate species diversity (54 species), low species abundance, varying fish diversity from lower to upper estuarine gradient (higher counts in lower zones, and decreasing from middle to upper zones), and higher prevalence of marine migrants (estuarine use) and piscivorous species (feeding mode) were the significant characteristics of the estuary. Distinct spatial, seasonal, and estuarine mouth state-based variations were recorded in the estuary, based on diversity indices and count of taxa. Peak diversity and abundance were noted during the pre-monsoon, and during the open mouth state of the estuary. The entire estuarine gradient is anthropogenically impacted by a multitude of stressors, except at the estuarine mouth region, which is favored by marine connectivity. The fish assemblage structure in Poonthura estuary (PE) has thus far remained unaffected by anthropogenic disturbances. Nevertheless, growth and nursery function of the estuary have been significantly compromised. The predominance of juvenile fish in the ecosystem, and prevailing anthropogenic stressors from point and non-point sources underscore the necessity for long-term maintenance of the population of coastal species, as well as a need for developing and implementing urgent management strategies for this fragile ecosystem.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Ecosystem ; Estuaries ; Environmental Monitoring ; Fishes ; Seasons
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-31
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 782621-7
    ISSN 1573-2959 ; 0167-6369
    ISSN (online) 1573-2959
    ISSN 0167-6369
    DOI 10.1007/s10661-023-12286-3
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  4. Article ; Online: Complete mitogenome of Lepidopygopsis typus, an evolutionarily-distinct, endangered cyprinid fish from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot: Phylogenetic relationships and implications for conservation.

    Chandra, Swetha / Abhilash, Ravimohanan / Sidharthan, Arya / Raghavan, Rajeev / Dahanukar, Neelesh

    Gene

    2023  Volume 898, Page(s) 148098

    Abstract: The mitogenome of Lepidopygopsis typus, an evolutionarily distinct, endangered, cyprinid fish from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, was characterized. Total length of the mitogenome was 16,729 bp, and comprised of 13 protein coding, 22 tRNA and ... ...

    Abstract The mitogenome of Lepidopygopsis typus, an evolutionarily distinct, endangered, cyprinid fish from the Western Ghats Biodiversity Hotspot, was characterized. Total length of the mitogenome was 16,729 bp, and comprised of 13 protein coding, 22 tRNA and two rRNA genes. Thirteen protein coding genes contributed a total nucleotide length of 11,408 bp, which coded for a total of 3794 amino acids and accounting for 68.2 % of the mitogenome. A maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree based on mitogenomes of members of cyprinid subfamilies Torinae, Schizothoracinae and Schizopygopsinae, recovered L. typus in a well-resolved clade of Torinae with members of the Western Ghats endemic genus Hypselobarbus as sister taxa. Selection analysis suggested that the branch of L. typus and Hypselobarbus spp. was under intensified selection with reference to other members of Torinae. There were 19 codons under diversifying selection in L. typus, which could be the result of positive selection for adapting to high-altitude, upstream tributaries of Periyar River, where the species has a restricted distribution. With respect to Hypselobarbus spp., L. typus was under relaxed selection with about 68 % of codons experiencing neutral evolution. Restricted distribution, low population size and relaxation in selection can likely trigger extinction in L. typus, and therefore urgent conservation and monitoring plans are required to secure the future of this evolutionary distinct, and globally endangered species.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Phylogeny ; Genome, Mitochondrial ; Cyprinidae/genetics ; Biodiversity ; Codon/genetics
    Chemical Substances Codon
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-12-20
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 391792-7
    ISSN 1879-0038 ; 0378-1119
    ISSN (online) 1879-0038
    ISSN 0378-1119
    DOI 10.1016/j.gene.2023.148098
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  5. Article ; Online: Mitochondrial phylogeny of fusilier fishes (family Caesionidae) from the Laccadive archipelago reveals a new species and two new records from the Central Indian Ocean.

    Kar, Chinmay / Mariyambi, Puthiyara Chetta / Raghavan, Rajeev / Sureshkumar, Sivanpillai

    Journal of fish biology

    2023  Volume 103, Issue 6, Page(s) 1445–1451

    Abstract: Fusiliers of the family Caesionidae comprise a group of Indo-Pacific reef fishes important in the live bait and artisanal fisheries in many parts of its range, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. Using newly generated mitochondrial COI sequences of ... ...

    Abstract Fusiliers of the family Caesionidae comprise a group of Indo-Pacific reef fishes important in the live bait and artisanal fisheries in many parts of its range, particularly in the Indian Ocean region. Using newly generated mitochondrial COI sequences of 10 species of caesionid fishes from the Laccadive archipelago, we carried out a molecular phylogenetic analysis, which has helped improve our understanding of the diversity, distribution, and systematics of this poorly known group of fishes. The two speciose genera within Caesionidae, Caesio and Pterocaesio, were revealed to be paraphyletic, and as a result, four names earlier considered as subgenera within Caesionidae (Flavicaesio, Odontonectes, Pisinnicaesio, and Squamosicaesio) were elevated to the status of distinct genera. We also discovered the presence of a new lineage in the Central Indian Ocean, sister to Caesio caerulaurea and Caesio xanthalytos, but distinct from both in several morphological characters and a genetic distance of between 2% and 3% in the mitochondrial COI gene. We describe this lineage as Caesio idreesi, a new species, with a distribution spanning the Laccadive Sea and the Bay of Bengal. Our genetic data also helped confirm the first confirmed records of two species, Pisinnicaesio digramma and Squamosicaesio randalli, from the Central Indian Ocean, and a new distribution record for C. xanthalytos in the Laccadive Sea. Combined, these results have helped bridge key biodiversity knowledge gaps of the family Caesionidae and form an excellent baseline for further investigations on their taxonomy, systematics, and life history.
    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Phylogeny ; Indian Ocean ; Fishes/genetics ; Mitochondria/genetics ; Genes, Mitochondrial ; Pacific Ocean
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-14
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 410564-3
    ISSN 1095-8649 ; 0022-1112
    ISSN (online) 1095-8649
    ISSN 0022-1112
    DOI 10.1111/jfb.15553
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  6. Article ; Online: Correction to "Design and Synthesis of Ketenimine Sulfonamide Conjugates through Multicomponent Reactions; A Combined Cytotoxic Analysis and Computational Exploration".

    Prabhu, Deepak J / Ray, Ujjayinee / Rajeev, Anjaly / Joy, Reshma / George, Abi Thoppilan / George, Jinu / Raghavan, Sathees C / John, Franklin

    ACS omega

    2023  Volume 8, Issue 49, Page(s) 47315

    Abstract: This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05816.]. ...

    Abstract [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1021/acsomega.3c05816.].
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-11-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Published Erratum
    ISSN 2470-1343
    ISSN (online) 2470-1343
    DOI 10.1021/acsomega.3c08691
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  7. Article ; Online: New Opportunities for Funding Dialysis-Dependent Undocumented Individuals.

    Raghavan, Rajeev

    Clinical journal of the American Society of Nephrology : CJASN

    2016  Volume 12, Issue 2, Page(s) 370–375

    Abstract: The cost of dialysis for the estimated 6500 dialysis-dependent undocumented individuals with kidney failure in the United States is high, the quality of dialysis care they receive is poor, and their treatment varies regionally. Some regions use state and ...

    Abstract The cost of dialysis for the estimated 6500 dialysis-dependent undocumented individuals with kidney failure in the United States is high, the quality of dialysis care they receive is poor, and their treatment varies regionally. Some regions use state and matched federal funds to cover regularly scheduled dialysis treatments, while others provide treatment only in emergent life-threatening conditions. Nephrologists caring for patients who receive emergent dialysis are tasked with the difficult moral dilemma of determining "who gets dialysis that day." Without a path to citizenship and by exclusion from the federal marketplace exchanges, undocumented individuals have limited options for their treatment. A novel opportunity to provide scheduled dialysis for this population is through the purchase of insurance off the exchange. Plans purchased off the exchange must still abide by the 2014 provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, which prohibits insurance companies from denying coverage based on a preexisting health condition. In 2015 and 2016, >100 patients previously receiving only emergent dialysis at the two largest safety-net hospital systems in Texas obtained off-the-exchange commercial health insurance plans. These undocumented patients now receive scheduled dialysis treatments, which has improved their care and quality of life, as well as decompressed the overburdened hospital systems. The long-term sustainability of this option is not known. Socially responsive and visionary policymakers allowing the move into this bold, new direction deserve special appreciation.
    MeSH term(s) Emergencies/economics ; Female ; For-Profit Insurance Plans ; Health Policy/legislation & jurisprudence ; Humans ; Insurance Coverage ; Insurance, Health ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/economics ; Kidney Failure, Chronic/therapy ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ; Renal Dialysis/economics ; Texas ; Undocumented Immigrants/legislation & jurisprudence ; United States
    Language English
    Publishing date 2016-08-30
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2226665-3
    ISSN 1555-905X ; 1555-9041
    ISSN (online) 1555-905X
    ISSN 1555-9041
    DOI 10.2215/CJN.03680316
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  8. Article ; Online: A new species of spiny eel of the genus Notacanthus Bloch 1788 (Notacanthiformes: Notacanthidae) from the Indian Ocean

    Konhamkakkada, Idreesbabu / Kinattumkara, Bineesh / Raghavan, Rajeev / Sivanpillai, Sureshkumar

    Journal of Fish Biology. 2023 July, v. 103, no. 1 p.113-117

    2023  

    Abstract: The deep‐sea spiny eels of the genus Notacanthus Bloch 1788 are currently represented by six valid species, of which only one, Notacanthus indicus, has been described so far from the Arabian Sea, part of the Western Indian Ocean. This paper reports the ... ...

    Abstract The deep‐sea spiny eels of the genus Notacanthus Bloch 1788 are currently represented by six valid species, of which only one, Notacanthus indicus, has been described so far from the Arabian Sea, part of the Western Indian Ocean. This paper reports the discovery of a new species, described herein as Notacanthus laccadiviensis, from the outer reef drop‐off, off the Kavaratti Island, Lakshadweep Archipelago, Arabian Sea. The new species differs from its congeners in the shape of the head; morphology of dorsal, pectoral and anal fins; number of gill rakers; number of vertebrae; and body colour, and specifically from N. indicus (the only known congener from the Indian Ocean) in the unusual morphology of the dorsal fin, and number of rays in the dorsal and pectoral fins.
    Keywords Notacanthiformes ; color ; eel ; fins ; head ; new species ; Arabian Sea ; India ; Indian Ocean
    Language English
    Dates of publication 2023-07
    Size p. 113-117.
    Publishing place Blackwell Publishing Ltd
    Document type Article ; Online
    Note JOURNAL ARTICLE
    ZDB-ID 410564-3
    ISSN 1095-8649 ; 0022-1112
    ISSN (online) 1095-8649
    ISSN 0022-1112
    DOI 10.1111/jfb.15408
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  9. Article ; Online: Trophic functioning of a small, anthropogenically disturbed, tropical estuary.

    Bella, Kiranya / Sahadevan, Pramila / Raghavan, Rajeev / Ramteke, Karan Kumar / Sreekanth, Giri Bhavan

    Marine environmental research

    2023  Volume 192, Page(s) 106189

    Abstract: A trophic model was constructed for the Poonthura Estuary, a small, anthropogenically impacted estuary along the south-western coast of India. An Ecopath with Ecosim based trophic modelling approach, based on observations made between 2016 and 2020, ... ...

    Abstract A trophic model was constructed for the Poonthura Estuary, a small, anthropogenically impacted estuary along the south-western coast of India. An Ecopath with Ecosim based trophic modelling approach, based on observations made between 2016 and 2020, revealed that the Poonthura Estuary had a low total system throughput (3044.2 t km
    MeSH term(s) Ecosystem ; Estuaries ; Biomass ; Food Chain ; Environmental Monitoring
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-09-22
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1502505-6
    ISSN 1879-0291 ; 0141-1136
    ISSN (online) 1879-0291
    ISSN 0141-1136
    DOI 10.1016/j.marenvres.2023.106189
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  10. Article ; Online: Diversity and distribution of dragon snakeheads of the family Aenigmachannidae, and the identity of Aenigmachanna mahabali.

    Raghavan, Rajeev / Dahanukar, Neelesh / Anoop, V K / Arjun, C P / Britz, Ralf

    Zootaxa

    2022  Volume 5120, Issue 2, Page(s) 295–300

    MeSH term(s) Animals ; Fishes
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-03-25
    Publishing country New Zealand
    Document type Journal Article
    ISSN 1175-5334
    ISSN (online) 1175-5334
    DOI 10.11646/zootaxa.5120.2.10
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