A field experiment was conducted during rainy (kharif) season of 2018 and 2019 at the research farm of Tamil Nadu Rice Research Institute, Aduthurai, Tamil Nadu to evaluate the impact of drip irrigation on rice (Oryza sativa L.) growth, productivity and water use efficiency.The experiments were laid out in a strip plot design with 4 varieties/hybri
Background: Households and community settings are important hubs for the transmission of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).As understanding of viral transmission improves, infection prevention and control (IPC) policies need to be updated.Aim: To compare the effectiveness of soap and water alone to bleach-based cleaners i
A viable therapy is needed to overcome the deadlock of the incurable chronic hepatitis B (CHB).The prolonged existence of covalently closed circular DNA (cccDNA) and integrated HBV DNA in the nucleus of hepatocytes is the root cause of CHB.As a result, it is critical to successfully suppress HBV DNA replication and eliminate cccDNA.RNA interference