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  1. Article: Dust and Death: Evidence from the West African Harmattan.

    Adhvaryu, Achyuta / Bharadwaj, Prashant / Fenske, James / Nyshadham, Anant / Stanley, Richard

    Economic journal (London, England)

    2024  Volume 134, Issue 659, Page(s) 885–912

    Abstract: Using two decades of data from 12 low-income countries in West Africa, we show that dust carried ... ...

    Abstract Using two decades of data from 12 low-income countries in West Africa, we show that dust carried by
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-18
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1473822-3
    ISSN 1468-0297 ; 0013-0133
    ISSN (online) 1468-0297
    ISSN 0013-0133
    DOI 10.1093/ej/uead088
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  2. Article ; Online: The relationship between parental disability and child outcomes: Evidence from veteran Families.

    Lakdawala, Leah K / Bharadwaj, Prashant

    PloS one

    2022  Volume 17, Issue 11, Page(s) e0275468

    Abstract: We examine the relationship between parental disability and child outcomes in the American Community Survey. We focus on families with veteran parents, for whom parental disability is a direct result of service-related activities and thus is more ... ...

    Abstract We examine the relationship between parental disability and child outcomes in the American Community Survey. We focus on families with veteran parents, for whom parental disability is a direct result of service-related activities and thus is more plausibly exogenous to child outcomes than other forms of parental disability. Using the service connected disability rating (SCDR) as a measure of the severity of veteran disability, we document a gradient in child outcomes with respect to parental disability (even conditional on having a disabled parent). Children with more severely disabled parents are more likely to be late for grade, less likely to be in private school, and more likely to have disabilities themselves. These results lend meaningful insight to broader populations; we find similar associations between parental disability and child outcomes in non-veteran families. We provide evidence consistent with two broad mechanisms: first, parental disability reduces parental labor supply and thus household income (even net of transfers) and second, children-especially older children-allocate time away from work and schooling to provide care for disabled parents.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Humans ; Adolescent ; Disabled Children ; Parents ; Family
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-11-09
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2267670-3
    ISSN 1932-6203 ; 1932-6203
    ISSN (online) 1932-6203
    ISSN 1932-6203
    DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0275468
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  3. Article: Perception of Indian citizens toward the available COVID-19 vaccines: Need to create increased awareness.

    Bharadwaj, Anagha Hari / Ramachandra, Shobha Chikkavaddaragudi / Devaraju, Abhijith / Nataraj, Suma M / Vishwanath, Prashant / Prashant, Akila

    Perspectives in clinical research

    2021  Volume 12, Issue 4, Page(s) 236–237

    Language English
    Publishing date 2021-09-20
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2593231-7
    ISSN 2229-5488 ; 2229-3485
    ISSN (online) 2229-5488
    ISSN 2229-3485
    DOI 10.4103/picr.picr_97_21
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  4. Article ; Online: Long-duration environmental biosensing by recording analyte detection in DNA using recombinase memory.

    Kalvapalle, Prashant Bharadwaj / Sridhar, Swetha / Silberg, Jonathan J / Stadler, Lauren B

    Applied and environmental microbiology

    2024  Volume 90, Issue 4, Page(s) e0236323

    Abstract: Microbial biosensors that convert environmental information into real-time visual outputs are limited in their sensing abilities in complex environments, such as soil and wastewater, due to optical inaccessibility. Biosensors that could record transient ... ...

    Abstract Microbial biosensors that convert environmental information into real-time visual outputs are limited in their sensing abilities in complex environments, such as soil and wastewater, due to optical inaccessibility. Biosensors that could record transient exposure to analytes within a large time window for later retrieval represent a promising approach to solve the accessibility problem. Here, we test the performance of recombinase-memory biosensors that sense a sugar (arabinose) and a microbial communication molecule (3-oxo-C12-L-homoserine lactone) over 8 days (~70 generations) following analyte exposure. These biosensors sense the analyte and trigger the expression of a recombinase enzyme which flips a segment of DNA, creating a genetic memory, and initiates fluorescent protein expression. The initial designs failed over time due to unintended DNA flipping in the absence of the analyte and loss of the flipped state after exposure to the analyte. Biosensor performance was improved by decreasing recombinase expression, removing the fluorescent protein output, and using quantitative PCR to read out stored information. Application of memory biosensors in wastewater isolates achieved memory of analyte exposure in an uncharacterized
    MeSH term(s) Wastewater ; Recombinases ; DNA ; Biosensing Techniques ; Pseudomonas ; Coloring Agents
    Chemical Substances Wastewater ; Recombinases ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Coloring Agents
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-03-29
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 223011-2
    ISSN 1098-5336 ; 0099-2240
    ISSN (online) 1098-5336
    ISSN 0099-2240
    DOI 10.1128/aem.02363-23
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  5. Article: A rapid absorbance-based growth assay to screen the toxicity of oligomer Aβ

    Bharadwaj, Prashant / Martins, Ralph

    Neural regeneration research

    2020  Volume 15, Issue 10, Page(s) 1931–1936

    Abstract: Multiple lines of evidence show that soluble oligomer forms of amyloid β protein ( ... ...

    Abstract Multiple lines of evidence show that soluble oligomer forms of amyloid β protein (Aβ
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-04-03
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 2388460-5
    ISSN 1876-7958 ; 1673-5374
    ISSN (online) 1876-7958
    ISSN 1673-5374
    DOI 10.4103/1673-5374.280318
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  6. Article ; Online: Transcatheter aortic valve implantation using coplanar and cuspal overlap techniques in Indian patients.

    Datta, Rajat / Bharadwaj, Prashant / Keshavamurthy, G / Guleria, Vivek Singh / Kj, Ratheesh / Abbot, Anil Kumar

    Indian heart journal

    2024  Volume 76, Issue 1, Page(s) 36–43

    Abstract: Introduction: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) techniques gradually evolved since 2002 and have undergone various refinements. Achieving optimal implantation depth has become crucial for good long term outcome. High implantation decreases ... ...

    Abstract Introduction: Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) techniques gradually evolved since 2002 and have undergone various refinements. Achieving optimal implantation depth has become crucial for good long term outcome. High implantation decreases the likelihood of conduction disturbances. Conventionally TAVI valve is positioned in a tricusp coplanar (CON) fluoroscopic projection however it does not ensure a optimal implantation. In an attempt to attain higher implantation(3 mm) and decrease rate of permanent pacemaker, cuspal overlap technique (COT) view has been developed. There is scarcity of Indian literature comparing TAVI deployment using coplanar and cuspal overlap techniques.
    Methods: We included 111 patients who underwent TAVR with a self-expanding Core Valve Evolut R (Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota), between January 2017 to September 2022 at our centre.Transcatheter Heart Valves (THV) were implanted using the traditional coplanar in 55 patients, while in 56 patients valves were implanted using the COT.
    Results: Baseline characteristics including electrocardiographic findings were comparable in both groups. In all patients Evolut R or Evolut PRO valves were used. Procedure was done in conscious sedation in 90.9 % of patients in CON and 96.4 % in COT group. Predilatation and postdilatation was used in 38.8 % vs 33.9 % and 27 % vs 32 % in CON and COT groups respectively. 90 day PPI rate was less in COT group (7.3 % CON vs 3.5 % COP). Majority of patients who received permanent pacemaker implantation (PPI) had baseline ECG abnormality (RBBB in 50 %, LBBB in 16 %, Grade 1 AV block 16 %). Mean time of post procedure PPI was 5.6 days in COT group and 7.3 days in CON group. New onset LBBB was also less in COT group (21 % CON vs 12.5 % COT).There were 3.6 % intraprocedural deaths in CON group and 1.8 % in COT group. Depth of deployed valve was 4.8 ± 2.34 mm in COT and 6.6 ± 2.11 mm in CON group. Valve deployment time was more in COT group(10.40 CON vs 14.34 min COT). Average valve recapture rate was 2.58 in COP and 2.11 in CON. Stroke rate was more in COT group(3.6 % CON vs 7.14 % COT). Pericardial effusions were also more in COT group. All cause mortality at 3 months was 10.9 % in CON group and 5.3 % in COT.
    Conclusion: In this study we achieved lower rates of PPI and new onset LBBB using COT technique in Indian patients using self-expandable prostheses. However valve deployment time, stroke rate and pericardial effusion were seen more in COT group. All cause mortality was low in cuspal overlap technique.
    MeSH term(s) Humans ; Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement ; Treatment Outcome ; Heart Valve Prosthesis ; Electrocardiography ; Stroke
    Language English
    Publishing date 2024-01-11
    Publishing country India
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 604366-5
    ISSN 2213-3763 ; 0019-4832
    ISSN (online) 2213-3763
    ISSN 0019-4832
    DOI 10.1016/j.ihj.2024.01.007
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  7. Article: Anesthesia challenges and role of transesophageal echocardiography during MitraClip implantation in a patient with end stage heart failure.

    Sarin, Kunal / Datta, Rajat / Bharadwaj, Prashant / Keshavamurthy, G

    Medical journal, Armed Forces India

    2022  Volume 80, Issue 1, Page(s) 102–105

    Abstract: Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who have developed mitral valve regurgitation (MR) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and are too sick to undergo any surgical repair or replacement are being treated worldwide through catheter-based ... ...

    Abstract Patients with dilated cardiomyopathy who have developed mitral valve regurgitation (MR) with reduced left ventricular ejection fraction and are too sick to undergo any surgical repair or replacement are being treated worldwide through catheter-based percutaneous intervention techniques to treat MR like MitraClip system®. There are very few case reports especially from India on anesthetic management during MitraClip device implantation and its specific considerations. We present a case of a 48-year-old male patient, diagnosed as post-myocarditis dilated cardiomyopathy with poor left ventricular ejection fraction (30-35%) and severe MR who underwent mitral clip implantation with fluoroscopy and transesophageal echocardiography guidance under general anesthesia. We hope that our experience will help and guide future such undertakings in our country.
    Language English
    Publishing date 2022-08-19
    Publishing country India
    Document type Case Reports
    ZDB-ID 196342-9
    ISSN 0377-1237
    ISSN 0377-1237
    DOI 10.1016/j.mjafi.2022.06.019
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  8. Article ; Online: PRKAG2 Gene Expression Is Elevated and its Protein Levels Are Associated with Increased Amyloid-β Accumulation in the Alzheimer's Disease Brain.

    Bharadwaj, Prashant / Martins, Ralph N

    Journal of Alzheimer's disease : JAD

    2020  Volume 74, Issue 2, Page(s) 441–448

    Abstract: Increased amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation associated with abnormal autophagy-lysosomal activity and nutrient kinase dysregulation are common features in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. Recent studies have identified PRKAG2 and TIPRL genes that control ... ...

    Abstract Increased amyloid-β (Aβ) accumulation associated with abnormal autophagy-lysosomal activity and nutrient kinase dysregulation are common features in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brain. Recent studies have identified PRKAG2 and TIPRL genes that control nutrient kinase regulated autophagy, and here we determined if their expression is altered in postmortem AD brains. Gene and protein expression of TIPRL were unchanged. However, gene expression of PRKAG2 was increased 3-fold and its protein levels positively correlated with Aβ accumulation in the AD brain. In summary, our findings suggest that increased PRKAG2 is an important contributing factor to Aβ accumulation in the AD brain.
    MeSH term(s) AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/biosynthesis ; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/genetics ; Alzheimer Disease/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/biosynthesis ; Brain Chemistry/genetics ; DNA, Complementary/biosynthesis ; DNA, Complementary/genetics ; Humans ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/biosynthesis ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics ; Microtubule-Associated Proteins/biosynthesis ; Microtubule-Associated Proteins/genetics
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; DNA, Complementary ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; MAP1LC3B protein, human ; Microtubule-Associated Proteins ; TIPRL protein, human ; PRKAG2 protein, human (EC 2.7.11.1) ; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases (EC 2.7.11.31)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-24
    Publishing country Netherlands
    Document type Journal Article
    ZDB-ID 1440127-7
    ISSN 1875-8908 ; 1387-2877
    ISSN (online) 1875-8908
    ISSN 1387-2877
    DOI 10.3233/JAD-190948
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  9. Article ; Online: Autophagy modulates Aβ accumulation and formation of aggregates in yeast.

    Bharadwaj, Prashant R / Martins, Ralph N

    Molecular and cellular neurosciences

    2020  Volume 104, Page(s) 103466

    Abstract: Intracellular accumulation of amyloid-β protein (Aβ) is an early event in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The autophagy-lysosomal pathway is an important pathway for maintaining cellular proteostasis and for the removal of damaged organelles and protein ... ...

    Abstract Intracellular accumulation of amyloid-β protein (Aβ) is an early event in Alzheimer's disease (AD). The autophagy-lysosomal pathway is an important pathway for maintaining cellular proteostasis and for the removal of damaged organelles and protein aggregates in all eukaryotes. Despite mounting evidence showing that modulating autophagy promotes clearance of Aβ aggregates, the regulatory mechanisms and signalling pathways underlying this process remain poorly understood. In order to gain better insight we used our previously characterised yeast model expressing GFP-Aβ42 to identify genes that regulate the removal of Aβ42 aggregates by autophagy. We report that GFP-Aβ42 is sequestered and is selectively transported to vacuole for degradation and that autophagy is the prominent pathway for clearance of aggregates. Next, to identify genes that selectively promote the removal of Aβ42 aggregates, we screened levels of GFP-Aβ42 and non-aggregating GFP-Aβ42 (19:34) proteins in a panel of 192 autophagy mutants lacking genes involved in regulation and initiation of the pathway, cargo selection and degradation processes. The nutrient and stress signalling genes RRD1, SNF4, GCN4 and SSE1 were identified. Deletion of these genes impaired GFP-Aβ42 clearance and their overexpression reduced GFP-Aβ42 levels in yeast. Overall, our findings identify a novel role for these nutrient and stress signalling genes in the targeted elimination of Aβ42 aggregates, which offer a promising avenue for developing autophagy based therapies to suppress amyloid deposition in AD.
    MeSH term(s) AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/genetics ; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases/metabolism ; Amyloid beta-Peptides/metabolism ; Autophagy ; Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/genetics ; Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors/metabolism ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/genetics ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins/metabolism ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/genetics ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins/metabolism ; Peptide Fragments/metabolism ; Peptidylprolyl Isomerase/genetics ; Peptidylprolyl Isomerase/metabolism ; Proteolysis ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/genetics ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins/metabolism ; Transcription Factors/genetics ; Transcription Factors/metabolism
    Chemical Substances Amyloid beta-Peptides ; Basic-Leucine Zipper Transcription Factors ; GCN4 protein, S cerevisiae ; HSP70 Heat-Shock Proteins ; Intracellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins ; Peptide Fragments ; SSE1 protein, S cerevisiae ; Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins ; Transcription Factors ; amyloid beta-protein (1-42) ; SNF4 protein, S cerevisiae (EC 2.7.11.1) ; AMP-Activated Protein Kinases (EC 2.7.11.31) ; Peptidylprolyl Isomerase (EC 5.2.1.8) ; RRD1 protein, S cerevisiae (EC 5.2.1.8)
    Language English
    Publishing date 2020-01-18
    Publishing country United States
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 1046640-x
    ISSN 1095-9327 ; 1044-7431
    ISSN (online) 1095-9327
    ISSN 1044-7431
    DOI 10.1016/j.mcn.2020.103466
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  10. Article ; Online: Long-term health and human capital effects of in utero exposure to an industrial disaster: a spatial difference-in-differences analysis of the Bhopal gas tragedy.

    McCord, Gordon C / Bharadwaj, Prashant / McDougal, Lotus / Kaushik, Arushi / Raj, Anita

    BMJ open

    2023  Volume 13, Issue 6, Page(s) e066733

    Abstract: Objectives: Globalisation and industrialisation can increase economic opportunity for low/middle-income nations, but these processes may also increase industrial accidents and harm workers. This paper examines the long-term, cohort-based health effects ... ...

    Abstract Objectives: Globalisation and industrialisation can increase economic opportunity for low/middle-income nations, but these processes may also increase industrial accidents and harm workers. This paper examines the long-term, cohort-based health effects of the Bhopal gas disaster (BGD), one of the most serious industrial accidents in history.
    Design: This retrospective analysis uses geolocated data on health and education from India's National Family Health Survey-4 (NFHS-4) and the 1999 Indian Socio-Economic Survey by the National Sample Survey Organization (NSSO-1999) to examine the health effects of exposure to the BGD among men and women aged 15-49 years living in Madhya Pradesh in 2015-2016 (women n=40 786; men n=7031 (NFHS-4) and n=13 369 (NSSO-1999)), as well as their children (n=1260). A spatial difference-in-differences strategy estimated the relative effect of being in utero near Bhopal relative to other cohorts and to those further from Bhopal separately for each dataset.
    Results: We document long-term, intergenerational impacts of the BGD, showing that men who were in utero at the time were more likely to have a disability that affected their employment 15 years later, and had higher rates of cancer and lower educational attainment over 30 years later. Changes in the sex ratio among children born in 1985 suggest an effect of the BGD up to 100 km from the accident.
    Conclusions: These results indicate social costs stemming from the BGD that extend far beyond the mortality and morbidity experienced in the immediate aftermath. Quantifying these multigenerational impacts is important for policy consideration. Moreover, our results suggest that the BGD affected people across a substantially more widespread area than has previously been demonstrated.
    MeSH term(s) Child ; Male ; Humans ; Female ; Adult ; Retrospective Studies ; Industry ; Disasters ; Educational Status ; Academic Success
    Language English
    Publishing date 2023-06-13
    Publishing country England
    Document type Journal Article ; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
    ZDB-ID 2599832-8
    ISSN 2044-6055 ; 2044-6055
    ISSN (online) 2044-6055
    ISSN 2044-6055
    DOI 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-066733
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