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A comparative study on the viewership of different professional leagues in India
(Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2023) Akash Shukla; Deepak Kumar Dogra; Debraj Bhattacharya; Satish Gulia; Rekha Sharma
Many new sports markets, particularly in developing nations, have seen the rise of sports leagues for about the first time. This may be the first study to look into sports leagues in their early stages of development and discover elements that contribute to their success. As a result, the characteristics of professional sports league viewership growth in India are estimated in this study. The impacts of team quality and outcome uncertainty on the characteristics of selected professional sports league attendance in India are investigated in this study. The main goal of the study was to compare the viewership of different professional leagues, i.e., Indian Premier League (IPL), Pro Kabaddi League (PKL), Indian Super League (ISL), and Pro Wrestling League (PWL). The secondary data of the first 5 years of the viewership of these leagues were taken to compare their success, which was obtained from different sources like BRAC reports, leagues’ websites, news articles, Duff and Pheleps reports, and team sports stars. The data on the Viewership of the leagues were recorded in a population of millions. Further, study the sociological and economic factors influencing watching pro-league sports. With the raw data structure of the dependent variable and independent variable considered in this study, the Tobit model was used. Further, descriptive statistics were used to analyze the viewership. Viewership (population in millions), increased viewership (population in millions) all the year, and increased viewership percentage difference (between the years) were represented in separate tables of all the mentioned leagues. Based on the results and findings, it was concluded that the Pro Kabaddi League witnessed the highest viewership (i.e., in the first 5 years of the league) in contrast to the Indian Premier League, Indian Super League, and Pro Wrestling League which are discussed in a detailed manner. As a result, the consequences of team management and league policy are examined, as well as future study objectives on professional sports leagues and viewership demand. © 2023, T.M.C. Asser Instituut.
A review on new horizons in biopesticide development highlighting microbial advances for Climate-smart agriculture
(Applied and Natural Science Foundation, 2025) Shreya Brohma; Anshu Guleria; Sabyasachi Banerjee; Sonika Kalia; Rekha Sharma; Kinjal Mondal; Gurpreet Kaur
Sustainable plant protection is vital for continuing improved agricultural productivity and safeguarding global food security. Reliance on synthetic pesticides to mitigate pest outbreaks has led to unintended environmental and health-related concerns, including soil degradation, water pollution, and bioaccumulation within ecosystems. These challenges have accelerated the push for eco-friendly, sustainable pest management alternatives. Biopesticides derived from natural sources offer a promising solution due to their target specificity, environmental safety, and high compatibility with integrated pest management principles. Biopesticides include viruses, bacteria, fungi, parasites, predators, and pheromones, each with distinct mechanisms of action. Despite these advantages, limitations exist in registration, regulation and social acceptance of biopesticides. This review provides a comprehensive overview of biopesticide categories-microbial, phytochemical, and nanobiopesticides and their mechanisms of action, advantages, and limitations. Moreover, the emphasis is placed on microbial pesticides, which differ from their chemical counterparts in their ability to multiply in situ and exhibit long-lasting effects. This review further underscores the significance of biopesticides in fostering climate-smart agriculture, advancing public health, and achieving Sustainable Development Goal targets. This review also underscores the need for ongoing research, innovation, and public involvement to promote the acceptance and commercial success of biopesticide-based solutions in global agriculture. © Author (s). Publishing rights @ ANSF.
A systematic literature review on yoga and asanas
(Churchill Livingstone, 2025) Deepak Sharma; Deepak Kumar Dogra; Rekha Sharma; Hussain Ali
Yoga has gathered widespread attention globally for its potential health and wellness benefits. Central to yoga philosophy is the concept of union, emphasizing the integration of body, mind, and spirit to achieve balance and inner peace. A systematic literature review was conducted on publications for yoga and asana research. For this research, major electronic databases were searched for articles in the English language published between 2000 and March 2024. The researcher searched keywords that included yoga and asana. All styles of yoga and asana were included. The authors extracted the data from the Web of Science. 101 articles met the inclusion criteria and were published in 66 peer-reviewed journals from different countries. The primary result observed is the three-fold increase in some publications in the last 12 years, including all study designs. Most publications were originated from India (n = 40), followed by the United States (n = 29) and Canada (n = 06). By synthesizing the literature review findings, existing research reported the highest number of publications in 2015, 2021, and 2023 years. Also, it concluded that the highest number of studies was observed in India, USA, and Canada. © 2025 Elsevier Ltd
Corrigendum to “One-pot hydrothermal green synthesis of Polygala tenuifolia mediated graphene quantum dots for acetylcholine esterase inhibitory activity” [J. Drug Deliv. Sci. Technol., 73(2022) 103486] (Journal of Drug Delivery Science and Technology (2022) 73, (S1773224722003963), (10.1016/j.jddst.2022.103486))
(Editions de Sante, 2024) Kajal Tak; Prashansa Sharma; Rekha Sharma; Vivek Dave; Smita Jain; Swapnil Sharma
The authors regret that the original published version of this article is has errors in Fig. 8 entitled Histopathological study of hippocampus tissue of rat and should be replaced with the corrected one provided below.[Formula presented] The authors would like to apologise for any inconvenience caused. © 2024
Ecofriendly fabrication of cobalt nanoparticles using Azadirachta indica (neem) for effective inhibition of Candida-like fungal infection in medicated nano-coated textile
(Springer, 2024) Devsuni Singh; Prashansa Sharma; Suman Pant; Vivek Dave; Rekha Sharma; Rakesh Yadav; Anand Prakash; Arindam Kuila
This study involves the formulation of cobalt nanoparticles by means of ethanolic Azadirachta indica (neem) extract (CoNP@N). Later, the formulated buildup was incorporated into cotton fabric in order to mitigate antifungal infection. Optimization of the formulation was carried out by considering the effect of plant concentration, temperature, and revolutions per minute (rpm) used, through design of the experiment (DOE), response surface methodology (RSM), and ANOVA of the synthetic procedure. Hence, graph was potted with the aid of effecting parameters and the related factors (size of particle and zeta potential). Further characterization of nanoparticles was performed through scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and transmission electron microscopy (TEM). Attenuated total reflection–Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) was considered for the detection of functional groups. The structural property of CoNP@N was calculated with the aid of powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD). The surface property was measured with the use of a surface area analyzer (SAA). The values of Inhibition concentration (IC50) and zone of inhibition (ZOI), were calculated, so as to determine the antifungal property against both the strains (Candida albicans, MTCC 227and Aspergillus niger, MTCC 8652). The further nano-coated cloth was subjected to a durability test, and hence the cloth was washed (through the purpose of time 0; 10; 25; and 50 washing cycles), and then its anti-fungal operation to a couple of strains was retained. Primarily, 51 μg/ml of cobalt nanoparticles incorporated on the cloth was retained but after 50 washing cycles in 500 ml of purified water, the cloth showed more efficiency contrary to C. albicans than towards A. niger. © The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature 2023.
Evaluation of genetic diversity in long hair Nagaland goat Sumi-Ne
(Indian Council of Agricultural Research, 2019) N.K. Verma; R.A.K. Aggarwal; P.R. Shivahre; Rekha Sharma; N. Savino
The long hair Nagaland goat (LHNG) registered by the name Sumi-Ne (Accession No. ‘INDIA_GOAT_1400_ SUMI-NE_06028’) are mainly found in Zunehoboto and Tuensang districts whereas their number is very less in Kiphire, Phek and other districts of Nagaland. The long hair goat, as the name indicates, is distinguished from other goat populations of NEH region by the presence of long silky hair in males and are reared by Sumi tribe people under extensive and semi-extensive system of management. These goats are predominantly of black (head & neck) and white (remaining parts) colour. The long hair of these goats are of commercial utility for the tribal people. An attempt was made to characterize these goats genetically using microsatellite markers (23). All the 23 loci investigated were found polymorphic. Polymorphic information content ranged from 0.044 (OarJMP29) to 0.789 (ILSTS058) with an average 0.465±0.048. The total number of alleles observed across these microsatellite loci was 116. The number of alleles observed varied from 2 (OarJMP29) to 9 (ILSTS058) with an overall mean of 5.043±0.380. Effective number of alleles ranged from 1.048 (OarJMP29) to 5.414 (ILSTS058) with mean 2.576±0.285. The average observed heterozygosity within the population of LHNG ranged from 0.043 (ETH225) to 0.786 (OMHC1) with an average of 0.347±0.040, whereas expected heterozygosity ranged from 0.045 (OarLMP29) to 0.815 (ILSTS058) with an average of 0.499±0.050. The expected heterozygosity was significantly higher than observed heterozygosity at most of loci except ILSTS059, OarJMP29, ILSTS34, ILSTS022 and RM088. Shannon’s information index which measures the level of genetic diversity was sufficiently high with a mean of 1.008±0.105 and ranged from 0.110 (OarJMP29) to 1.811 (ILSTS058). The within population inbreeding estimates (F IS ) varied from –0.467 (ILSTS022) to 0.780 (ETH225) with average 0.258±0.064. Only 5 loci (ILSTS059, OarJMP29, ILSTS34, ILSTS022, RM088) revealed negative F values indicating the absence of inbreeding at these loci. About 26% of the inbreeding was noticed in LHNG leading to moderate level of homozygosity in the population. The L-shaped mode-shift curve indicated absence of bottleneck (reduction in the effective population size) in the recent past. Long hair goats of Nagaland are genetically distant (0.636) from both Singharey and Black goats of Sikkim and many other goat breeds of the country. There is a need to establish a separate goat farm in the native tract for maintaining the genetic purity, their propagation and conservation. © 2019 Indian Council of Agricultural Research. All rights reserved.
Impact of COVID-19 outbreak on the mental health in sports: a review
(Springer-Verlag Italia s.r.l., 2023) Akash Shukla; Deepak Kumar Dogra; Debraj Bhattacharya; Satish Gulia; Rekha Sharma
Global pandemic, lockdown restrictions, and COVID-19 compulsory social isolation guidelines have raised unprecedented mental health in the sports community. The COVID-19 pandemic is found to affect the mental health of the population. In critical situations, health authorities and sports communities must identify their priorities and make plans to maintain athletes’ health and athletic activities. Several aspects play an important role in prioritization and strategic planning, e.g., physical and mental health, distribution of resources, and short to long-term environmental considerations. To identify the psychological health of sportspeople and athletes due to the outbreak of COVID-19 has been reviewed in this research. This review article also analyzes the impact of COVID-19 on health mental in databases. The COVID-19 outbreak and quarantine would have a serious negative impact on the mental health of athletes. From the accessible sources, 80 research articles were selected and examined for this purpose such as Research Gate, PubMed, Google Scholar, Springer, Scopus, and Web of Science and based on the involvement for this study 14 research articles were accessed. This research has an intention on mental health issues in athletes due to the Pandemic. This report outlines the mental, emotional and behavioural consequences of COVID-19 home confinement. Further, research literature reported that due to the lack of required training, physical activity, practice sessions, and collaboration with teammates and coaching staff are the prime causes of mental health issues in athletes. The discussions also reviewed several pieces of literature which examined the impacts on sports and athletes, impacts on various countries, fundamental issues of mental health and the diagnosis for the sports person and athletes, and the afterlife of the COVID-19 pandemic for them. Because of the compulsory restrictions and guidelines of this COVID-19 eruption, the athletes of different sports and geographical regions are suffering from fewer psychological issues which were identified in this paper. Accordingly, the COVID-19 pandemic appears to negatively affect the mental health of the athletes with the prevalence and levels of anxiety and stress increasing, and depression symptoms remaining unaltered. Addressing and mitigating the negative effect of COVID-19 on the mental health of this population identified from this review. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer-Verlag Italia S.r.l., part of Springer Nature.
One-pot hydrothermal green synthesis of Polygala tenuifolia mediated graphene quantum dots for acetylcholine esterase inhibitory activity
(Editions de Sante, 2022) Kajal Tak; Prashansa Sharma; Rekha Sharma; Vivek Dave; Smita Jain; Swapnil Sharma
The present paper reports the synthesis of Donepezil hydrochloride functionalized Graphene quantum dots (DO-ptGQD) for the cure of Alzheimer disease. Graphene quantum dots were synthesized through root extract of Polygala tenuifolia by using one-pot hydrothermal synthesis method. Using UV/Visible spectroscopy, FTIR, SEM, TEM and XPS methods, the synthesized ptGQD was evaluated. Further the formulated DO-ptGQD was evaluated by SEM, TEM, FTIR, XPS techniques and was further evaluated for the encapsulation study, in-vitro study and various in-vivo models. Through behavioural model (Radial arm maze and Water morris maze assay) the learning and memory ability of the formulations was evaluated and the outcomes indicate that the DO-ptGQD markedly decreases the transmission latency to get in the baited arm in 12.19 ± 0.39 s or to the hidden stage in 15.37 ± 0.45 in 7 days. DO-ptGQD show more percentage inhibition of AchE enzyme that is 86.23 ± 1.28 as likened with the drug and ptGQD. DO-ptGQD considerably increases the protein and glutathione level and decreases the nitric oxide and lipid peroxide level. The Histopathological image indicates that DO-ptGQD treats the disorganization of the cell and show more preservation of small pyramidal cells as compared with the other formulations. In conclusion, DO-ptGQD was safe and effective drug delivery system for the treatment of Alzheimer disease and also the root extract of Polygala tenuifolia provide synergistic effect for the treatment of disease. © 2022