Author: Anuradha Batabyal
Snails go on a fast when aspirin comes along with heat stress: a possible effect of heat shock proteins and the serotonergic system on feeding response.
Publisher: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part C: Toxicology and Pharmacology., 2023
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A novel food followed by sickness, causes a taste-specific conditioned aversion, known as the ‘Garcia effect’. We recently found that both a heat shock stressor (30 °C for 1 h - HS) and the bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can be used as ‘sickness-inducing’ stimuli to induce a Garcia effect in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Additionally, if snails are exposed to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) present in aspirin tablets before the LPS injection, the formation of the Garcia effect is prevented. Here, we hypothesized that exposing snails to crushed aspirin before the HS (ASA-HS) would prevent the HS-induced ‘sickness state’ and – therefore –the Garcia effect. Unexpectantly, the ASA-HS procedure induced a generalized and long-lasting feeding suppression. We thus investigate the molecular effects underlying this phenomenon. While the exposure to the HS alone resulted in a significant upregulation of the mRNA levels of the Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP 70) in snails' central ring ganglia, the ASA-HS procedure induced an even greater upregulation of HSP70, suggesting that the ASA-HS combination causes a severe stress response that inhibits feeding. Additionally, we found that the ASA-HS procedure induced a significant downregulation of the mRNA levels of genes involved with the serotoninergic system which regulates feeding in snails. Finally, the ASA-HS procedure prevented HS-induced upregulation of the mRNA levels of key neuroplasticity genes. Our study indicates that two sickness-inducing stimuli can have different physiological responses even if behavioral outcomes are similar under some learning contexts.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpc.2023.109805
A novel food followed by sickness, causes a taste-specific conditioned aversion, known as the ‘Garcia effect’. We recently found that both a heat shock stressor (30 °C for 1 h - HS) and the bacterial lipopolysaccharide (LPS) can be used as ‘sickness-inducing’ stimuli to induce a Garcia effect in the pond snail Lymnaea stagnalis. Additionally, if snails are exposed to acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) present in aspirin tablets before the LPS injection, the formation of the Garcia effect is prevented. Here, we hypothesized that exposing snails to crushed aspirin before the HS (ASA-HS) would prevent the HS-induced ‘sickness state’ and – therefore –the Garcia effect. Unexpectantly, the ASA-HS procedure induced a generalized and long-lasting feeding suppression. We thus investigate the molecular effects underlying this phenomenon. While the exposure to the HS alone resulted in a significant upregulation of the mRNA levels of the Heat Shock Protein 70 (HSP 70) in snails' central ring ganglia, the ASA-HS procedure induced an even greater upregulation of HSP70, suggesting that the ASA-HS combination causes a severe stress response that inhibits feeding. Additionally, we found that the ASA-HS procedure induced a significant downregulation of the mRNA levels of genes involved with the serotoninergic system which regulates feeding in snails. Finally, the ASA-HS procedure prevented HS-induced upregulation of the mRNA levels of key neuroplasticity genes. Our study indicates that two sickness-inducing stimuli can have different physiological responses even if behavioral outcomes are similar under some learning contexts.
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Author: Hoshiar Mal
Does corporate sustainability performance affect sales performance? Empirical evidence from Indian firms
Publisher: Journal of Strategic Marketing, 2023
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Owing to the importance of corporate sustainability, companies provide sustainability reports based on various criteria to achieve competitive advantage. However, whether resource allocation for improving corporate sustainability performance (CSP) affects the sales performance of a firm must be determined. This study is performed to understand the effect of CSP on sales performance. Data are obtained online from 302 managerial-level professionals via a primary survey. Structural equation modeling and multigroup moderation analyses are conducted to examine the primary responses of managers in India. The results show that CSP positively affects the sales performance of firms, irrespective of the firm characteristics. This study addresses a significant disparity in the CSP domain, particularly the association between CSP and the sales performance of firms in a developing nation. Additionally, it highlights the slight advantage of new firms over old ones and large firms over small ones.
https://doi.org/10.1080/0965254X.2023.2290246
Owing to the importance of corporate sustainability, companies provide sustainability reports based on various criteria to achieve competitive advantage. However, whether resource allocation for improving corporate sustainability performance (CSP) affects the sales performance of a firm must be determined. This study is performed to understand the effect of CSP on sales performance. Data are obtained online from 302 managerial-level professionals via a primary survey. Structural equation modeling and multigroup moderation analyses are conducted to examine the primary responses of managers in India. The results show that CSP positively affects the sales performance of firms, irrespective of the firm characteristics. This study addresses a significant disparity in the CSP domain, particularly the association between CSP and the sales performance of firms in a developing nation. Additionally, it highlights the slight advantage of new firms over old ones and large firms over small ones.
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Author: Ajith Abraham
Hybrid Intelligent Systems: 22nd International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2022), December 13–15, 2022
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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Hybrid Intelligent Systems: 22nd International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2022), December 13–15, 2022
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27409-1
Hybrid Intelligent Systems: 22nd International Conference on Hybrid Intelligent Systems (HIS 2022), December 13–15, 2022
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Author: Cleansing Moments
Dishan Kamdar
Publisher: Wiley, 2023
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978-9-3546-4498-6
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Author: Vinod Vidwans
The Music of Minds and Machines: A Deep Dive into the Generative Theory of Indian Music
Publisher: FLAME University, 2023
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978-93-5913-590-8
https://computationalmusic.com/pdfs/The-Music-of-Minds-and-Machines.pdf
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Author: Jayaraman Validi
Performance Evaluation of Sustainable Development Goals Employing Unsupervised Machine Learning Approach. In Kumar, S., Sharma, H., Balachandran, K., Kim, J.H., & Bansal, J.C. (eds.) Third Congress on Intelligent Systems: Proceedings of CIS 2022.
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-981-19-9379-4
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-9379-4_30
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Author: Aamod Sane & Jayaraman Valadi
Distributed Reduced Alphabet Representation for Predicting Proinflammatory Peptides. In Sharma, N., Goje, A., Chakrabarti, A., & Bruckstein, A.M. (eds.) Data Management, Analytics and Innovation: Proceedings of ICDMAI 2023.
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-981-99-1414-2
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-1414-2_14
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Author: Ketoki Mazumdar
Recognizing Their Feminist Selves through the Journey of Mothering: Reflections of Urban Indian Mothers. In O'Reilly, A., Green, F.J., & Bailey, V. (eds.) Coming into Being: Mothers on Finding and Realizing Feminism
Publisher: Demeter Press, 2023
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978-1-77258-459-2
https://doi.org/10.2307/jj.3610959.18
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Author: Vinod Vidwans
Computational Indian Musicology: Challenges and New Horizons. In Salgaonkar, A., & Velankar, M. (eds.) Computer Assisted Music and Dramatics: Possibilities and Challenges
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-981-99-0887-5
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0887-5_15
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Author: Ajith Abraham
Proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Soft Computing and Pattern Recognition (SoCPaR 2022)
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-3-031-27524-1
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27524-1
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Author: Ajith Abraham
Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications: Proceedings of the 13th International Conference on Innovations in Bio-Inspired Computing and Applications (IBICA 2022) Held During December 15-17, 2022
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-3-031-27499-2
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27499-2
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Author: Ajith Abraham
Intelligent Systems Design and Applications: 22nd International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA 2022) Held December 12-14, 2022 - Volume 1
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-3-031-27440-4
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-27440-4
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Author: Ajith Abraham
Intelligent Systems Design and Applications: 22nd International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA 2022) Held December 12-14, 2022 - Volume 2
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-3-031-35507-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35507-3
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Author: Ajith Abraham
Intelligent Systems Design and Applications: 22nd International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA 2022) Held December 12-14, 2022 - Volume 3
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-3-031-35501-1
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35501-1
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Author: Ajith Abraham
Intelligent Systems Design and Applications: 22nd International Conference on Intelligent Systems Design and Applications (ISDA 2022) Held December 12-14, 2022 - Volume 4
Publisher: Springer, 2023
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978-3-031-35510-3
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-35510-3
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Author: Garima Rajan
Spirituality, Forgiveness, and Authentic Happiness among College Students in a Post-Pandemic World. In Singh. N., & Barmola, K. C. (eds.) Mindfulness and Alternative Healing: The New Normal
Publisher: New Delhi Publishers, 2023
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978-81-19006-15-1
https://ndpublisher.in/files/1680783643SamplePages_Mindfulness.pdf
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Author: Garima Rajan
Adversity Quotient (AQ): Exploring its Role in Higher Educational Institutions in a Post-Pandemic World. In Singh. N., & Barmola, K. C. (eds.) Mindfulness and Alternative Healing: The New Normal
Publisher: New Delhi Publishers, 2023
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978-81-19006-15-1
https://ndpublisher.in/files/1680783643SamplePages_Mindfulness.pdf
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Author: Sairaj Patki
Knowing vs Doing: Psychological Barriers in Pro-Environmental Behaviours. In Kaur, H., Jaggi, P., & Singh, K. (eds.) Environmental Psychology.
Publisher: Kitab Mahal, 2023
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978-93-92080-70-8
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Author: Mritunjay Kumar and Amit Kundal
Laterality in Gesture-Based Video Games
Publisher: AHFE International, 2023
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978-1-958651-72-8
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Author: Mritunjay Kumar and Amit Kundal
Examining the effects of near and far cues on creativity
Publisher: AHFE International, 2023
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978-1-958651-49-0
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