Doctoral supervision is a complex endeavour that plays critical role in the doctoral journey, which can be lonely and challenging process for candidates. Although ...

Stillbirths contribute substantially to perinatal mortality in developed countries with a prevalence ranging between 4 and 6 per 1000 births (1-3). Despite careful evaluation during pregnancy of fetal well-being, about 25-50%, 1 remains without a clear cause, coding for a new entity called Sudden Intrauterine Unexplained Death Syndrome (SIUDS). Moreover, an important cause of early sudden death...

The effectiveness of three immunostimulants viz., vitamin C, levamisole and chitin on the prophenoloxidase (proPO) activity of haemolymph, response to challenge studies and growth performance of juveniles of the tiger shrimp Penaeus monodon (Fabricius) was assessed by oral administration of these immunostimulants to the shrimps. The levels of incorporation of these immunostimulants in shrimp fe...

As climate change debate is rapidly evolving, we hear a multitude of voices: different actors aregetting involved around addressing the challenges, setting priorities for new knowledge, andframing key questions and actions. Whose voices are these? And how are they “translating” eachother’s knowledge? In order to answer these questions, it is necessary to study how climateknowled...

A new enantioselective a-oxidation of aldehydes has been accomplished using TEMPO and a synergistic combination of copper and organic catalysis. Expanding upon recently reported mechanistic studies, these mild catalytic conditions provide stable aldehyde products bearing a wide array of electronically and sterically diverse substructures. The utility of these oxidized products is highlighted by...