Sri Lankan weevil Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall by Anita Neal

“…O’Brien, first as Myllocerus undecimpustulatus, a species native to southern India, and then again as Myllocerus undatus Marshall native to Sri Lanka, finally as Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall to show its status as a subspecies. …”
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Impact assessment of green infrastructure and urban growth on stormwater runoff through geospatial modeling by Agnes Liji George, Pramod Kumar, Kshama Gupta

“…Kochi city in southern India periodically experiences waterlogging or urban floods due to unabated urban growth and extreme rainfall events. …”
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Sri Lankan weevil Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall by Anita Neal

“…O’Brien, first as Myllocerus undecimpustulatus, a species native to southern India, and then again as Myllocerus undatus Marshall native to Sri Lanka, finally as Myllocerus undecimpustulatus undatus Marshall to show its status as a subspecies. …”
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Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons Bound to PM 2.5 in Urban Coimbatore, India with Emphasis on Source Apportionment by R. Mohanraj, S. Dhanakumar, G. Solaraj

“…Coimbatore is one of the fast growing industrial cities of Southern India with an urban population of 1.9 million. …”
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Optimized Sizing, Selection, and Economic Analysis of Battery Energy Storage for Grid-Connected Wind-PV Hybrid System by Hina Fathima, K. Palanisamy

“…Technoeconomic analysis of the battery is validated by simulations, on a proposed wind-photovoltaic system in a wind site in Southern India. Environmental analysis is performed by evaluating the avoided cost of emissions.…”
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Effect of carbon nanoparticles in enhancing the vegetative propagation of Orthosiphon aristatus by Dhivya Viswanathan, Ranjani Soundhararajan, Hemalatha Srinivasan

“…In this study, the peel waste of commonly available banana variety in southern India Musa acuminata was used for synthesizing carbon nanoparticles and this article focusses on analyzing the effects of carbon nanoparticles (CNPs) in assisting the vegetative propagation of Orthosiphon aristatus. …”
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Web-based intervention improving quality of life among patients with type 2 diabetes in southern Karnataka, India by Deepak Anil, D. Sunil Kumar, Rajendra Prasad Shivaswamy, Arun Gopi, G Hari Prakash, Deepika Yadav

“…Methodology: A longitudinal study was conducted among 545 T2DM patients attending the outpatient department of a tertiary care hospital in Mysore in southern India. Diabetes Care (https://www.diabetes-care.co.in/), an online website that can predict the risk for uncontrolled diabetes and recommends lifestyle changes, was used by the patients. …”
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Movement disorders in autoimmune encephalitis: Clinical spectrum, prognosis, and outcomes from an Indian cohort by Shreyashi Jha, Netravathi M, Vikram Venkappayya Holla, Nitish Kamble, Anita Mahadevan, Pramod Kumar Pal

“…METHODS: This was a chart review of all patients with AE over three years (January 2018 to January 2021) at a tertiary center in Southern India. RESULTS: MDs were found to be prevalent among 47 (72.3% females) of 74 patients (63.5%) with AE. …”
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Is Tele-yoga Safe for Pregnant Women with First-trimester Uterine Artery Doppler Positive? A Feasibility Study by Reshma Jogdand, Satyapriya Maharana, Kasinath G Metri, B. S. Anuradha, R Nagarthan

“…Methods: Twenty-one women aged between 20 and 35 years (mean: 28.8 years) who had a UAD+ (uterine artery pulsatility index >2) at 12 weeks of gestation were recruited from the gynecology department of a tertiary care hospital in southern India. Institutional ethical approval and informed consent was obtained before the intervention. …”
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Correlates for the severity of suicidal risk in participants with common mental disorders with comorbid chronic medical conditions in rural primary healthcare settings in India by Johnson-Pradeep Ruben, Maria L. Ekstrand, Elsa Heylen, Krishnamachari Srinivasan

“…Settings and Design: The setting was at 49 PHC in the rural Ramanagara District of Karnataka State in southern India. Study eligibility criteria included being ≥30 years with at least mild depression or generalized anxiety disorder and at least one medical condition (cardiovascular disorder or type 2 diabetes mellitus). …”
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Mental health morbidities in Kerala, India: Insights from National Mental Health Survey, 2015–2016 by Sonakshi Jyrwa, T. M. Shibukumar, Jayakrishnan Thavody, P. K. Anish, Thomas Bina, K.R. Rajith, Pradeep S. Banandur, Girish N. Rao, Gopalkrishna Gururaj, Mathew Varghese, Vivek Benegal

“…Kerala was one of the 12 surveyed states, representing southern India. Aims: To estimate the prevalence and pattern of various mental illnesses and substance use disorders in a representative sample from Kerala state. …”
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Early and midterm results of Cook Formula stent in children with right heart disease: A single-center experience by Haritha Girija, Chinnasamy Sivaprakasam Muthukumaran, Rajaguru Ganesan, Sankarakuttalan Ramkishore, Vijay Arun, Vellusamy Mahitha, Neville Solomon, Swaminathan Vaidyanathan

“…Materials and Methods: We studied the clinical and angiographic data of children with congenital heart disease who underwent stenting for RVOT obstruction and branch PA stenosis using the Formula stent (Cook Medical, Limerick, Ireland) between 2018 and 2024 in a tertiary pediatric cardiac center in southern India. Results: Our patient cohort included 65 patients with a median age of 3 years (range: 3 months to 17 years). …”
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Development and validation of a risk assessment tool for uncontrolled type 2 diabetes among patients in South Karnataka, India by Deepak Anil, Sunil Kumar Doddaiah, Rajendra Prasad Shivaswamy, Arun Gopi, Sayana Basheer, Mysore Ramakrishnaiah Narayana Murthy

“…This study attempts to develop a non-invasive risk assessment tool to identify patients with uncontrolled type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in southern India.Methodology An exploratory study was conducted among 545 patients with T2DM in the Mysuru district, South India for 6 months. …”
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A rare case of acute myocardial infarction with heart failure following hump-nosed viper bite in a Sri Lankan female by W. M. D. A. S. Wanninayake, Tilan Aponso, Manohari Seneviratne, Dhanapala Dissanayake

“…Abstract Background Hump-nosed viper (Hypnale species) bites are an important cause of mortality and morbidity in southern India and Sri Lanka, accounting for 27 and 77% of venomous snake bites, respectively. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to protective eyewear acceptance among Indian farmers: A qualitative study by Gopinath Madheswaran, K Eshwari, Judith Shefali Jathanna, Syed Ibrahim, Krithica Srinivasan, Lakshmi Shinde, Ramesh S Ve, Rashima Asokan, S Saravanan, SB Saranya

“…Methods A multicentric study was conducted to assess occupational ocular hazards and preventive strategies among farmers in southern India. The facilitating factors and barriers to spectacles or protective eyewear among the study population were explored using a snapshot qualitative study conducted from two centres in Tamil Nadu and one in Karnataka. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 Control Measures on Trace Gases (NO2, HCHO and SO2) and Aerosols over India during Pre-monsoon of 2020 by Mriganka Sekhar Biswas, D. C. Ayantika

“…Maximum average seasonal reduction of both NO2 (−5.6%) and HCHO (−1.3%) occurred over southern India (SI). Compared to March and April, anomalous HCHO for all the regions decreased in May. …”
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Alarming rise in prevalence of obesity among children with essential hypertension: Reflection of larger global epidemiological change of adolescent nutritional status by Vishwak Gundeti, Shrikiran Aroor, Koushik H, Leslie E. Lewis, Suneel C. Mundkur, Ramesh Bhat Y, Pushpa Kini

“…Methods: A prospective observational study was undertaken at the Department of Paediatrics of a tertiary care medical college in Southern India from October 2022 to July 2024. The research encompassed 116 children aged 1 month to 18 years admitted with hypertension, diagnosed as per 2017 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines. …”
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Nocardiosis in Renal Allograft Recipients by Chilaka Rajesh, Athul Thomas, Jeethu Joseph Eapen, Sabina Yusuf, Elenjickal Elias John, Anna T. Valson, Suceena Alexander, Vinoi George David, Joy Sarojini Michael, Santosh Varughese

“…Methods: This was a retrospective study of clinical outcomes in consecutive renal allograft recipients with Nocardia infection over a 22-year period (2000–2022) from a tertiary care center in Southern India. The clinical data were obtained from electronic medical records and patient files. …”
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Mobilization of plant genetic resources from the territory of India by N. P. Loskutova, T. M. Ozerskaya

“…He explored the Northern, North-Western (Punjab and Kashmir) and Southern India, where he collected 2557 germplasm samples. …”
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Soil preferential flow dynamics in the southern drylands of India—a watershed based approach by Pushpanjali, K. S. Reddy, Ashish S. Dhimate, K. Karthikeyan, Josily Samuel, A. G. K. Reddy, N. Ravi Kumar, K. V. Rao, Prabhat Kumar Pankaj, Jagriti Rohit, Manoranjan Kumar, V. K. Singh

“…Given that limited research has been conducted on soil preferential flow in the dryland regions of southern India, the Hayathnagar watershed in Hyderabad was selected for this study. …”
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