New Releases by Divya Srinivasan

The star of Little Owl''s Night returns to find love in his beloved nighttime forest. "What do I love" Little Owl thought. There were so many things. Gliding along on a quiet night, Little Owl looks for the things that make him happy--shimmering stars, winking fireflies, listening to the cricket song, and most of all, spending time with his good friends. Lyrical and deeply heartfelt, Little Owl''s Love is a love letter to the natural world on a child''s level.

"Newcastle Disease has been causing much economic loss and food security issues in Sub-Saharan Africa. The risks associated with a zoonotic virus outbreak includes animal to human transmission. Vaccines against Newcastle Disease Virus have been in production in Africa, using chicken egg-based methods which are more expensive and have less throughput. There is a need to produce vaccines more efficiently. A recombinant adenovirus vectored NDV vaccine was developed in the earlier phase of the project. The goal of this research endeavor was to develop a more stable formulation for the developed Ad-CMV-F virus. An empirical screening test was performed to identify possible excipients and evaluated with TCID50 assay to determine the infectious titers in formulation after stress testing the virus formulation in temperatures of 4oC, 37 oC, and 22 oC. Excipients that showed a good result was further combined in formulations and compared against each other after exposure at 37 oC for a week using TCID50 assay and ddPCR. The stability of the virus that was purified with CsCl gradient ultracentrifugation was compared with the clarified product of tangential flow filtration, after exposure to a week of 37 oC and performing TCID50 assay. It was shown that trehalose 2% and polysorbate-80 in combination were effective as a formulation in maintaining the infectious titers"--

The creator of Little Owl''s Night explores and celebrates the complexities of what makes us who we are in this comforting and thoughtful picture book. A young narrator describes herself: a girl, a granddaughter, Indian, and American. Soon, we see the young girl as a plethora of things: selfish and generous, mean and kind, brave and mischievous. While many of these qualities oppose each other, the context and illustrations make it abundantly clear that she speaks the truth. She is a walking contradiction, and that is precisely what makes her both a unique individual and an essential piece of the greater world around her. Divya Srinivasan shows what makes us human and proud to be who we are.

Little Owl experiences his first snow and first winter in this perfect follow-up to Little Owl''s Night and Little Owl''s Day! "Winter''s almost here!" says Little Owl, as he observes leaves falling, animal friends hibernating, and a chill from his feathers to his feet. And just as he and his friend racoon are watching their breath make fog in the cold air, it happens: Snow! Here is the perfect follow-up to Little Owl''s Night and Little Owl''s Day, and a wonderful introduction to the changing of the seasons!

Little Owl enjoys a lovely night in the forest visiting his friend the raccoon, listening to the frogs croak and the crickets chirp, and watching the fog that hovers overhead.

"While NPs (NPs) are copiously incorporated into different food products, the protein corona profile of saliva interacted dietary NPs and its potential influence on the function of proteins involved have received little attention in the past. In this study the most widely used NPs such as food grade silicon dioxide (SiO2), titanium dioxide (TiO2) and emerging NP with application in food industry- silver (Ag) were interacted with human saliva. These particles were characterized for their physicochemical properties in their pristine state and after interacting with saliva. Analysis of the protein corona composition of saliva interacted dietary particles were carried by employing 1D gel electrophoresis and LC-MS/MS. We observed a net decrease in the negative surface charge and change in agglomeration size in saliva interacted NPs. Significant differences in corona composition, and protein abundance were noted among the tested particles. Several proteins with vital functions in digestion and host protections were found to be enriched on the surface of particles. For instance, Lysozyme, Lactoferrin, Apolipoprotein B100 & E, and Annexin A2 were the most enriched proteins on NPs of SiO2. In order to verify if the binding of proteins have any effect on their function, we tested the amylase and lysozyme activities of saliva in the presence and absence of NPs of SiO2 and TiO2. Our results showed that these particles could compromise the enzymes function wherein NPs of SiO2 showed the highest effect. Overall, our study, identified salivary proteins involved in the protein corona of dietary particles and showed that vital functions of saliva such as digestion and antimicrobial properties could be partially affected by NP-Protein interactions in saliva"--

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Recent healthcare reform and its provisions have pushed health information technology (HIT) into the forefront. Higher life expectancies, fewer medical errors, lower costs, and improved transparency are all possible through HIT.Taking an integrated approach, Impact of Healthcare Informatics on Quality of Patient Care and Health Services examines th

Health IT as a Tool for Prevention in Public Health Policies examines the current state of Health Information Technology (HIT) in the United States. It investigates the converging problems of chronic disease, societal welfare, childhood obesity, and the lack of healthcare for the economically disadvantaged in the U.S. It considers various providers

Direct Pay: A Simpler Way to Practice Medicine examines the direct pay business model as a policy alternative and potential policy solution to the economic, technological, and sociocultural problems that have emerged for practicing physicians as a result of the Affordable Care Act. Based on a research study conducted by the author, the book address

Little Owl flies through the night forest, visiting his friends. One friendly fox says hello, two beavers wave, three skunks nibble berries. And when Little Owl finally reaches his own tree, he sees Raccoon who has gathered ten acorns. Sweetly told, 1-2-3 is just right for children learning their numbers!

During daytime, Little Owl’s forest is full of colors—like the sparkling blue pond and the hungry green frog sitting on a grassy green bank. From yellow bees to purple butterflies, there’s a rainbow of bright colors to look at and learn!

Chikit-chikit-chik! A squirrel is chittering. Bees are buzzing. The sun is high in the sky. And Little Owl is supposed to be asleep, but when he wakes up early, he’s just too curious to close his eyes again. The forest he knows so well at nighttime is completely different – and exciting – in the day! After watching butterflies dance, wolf pups play, and then his very first rainbow, Little Owl returns to his tree. He has many new stories for his mama. A blue sky companion to Little Owl’s Night, Little Owl’s Day is just right for young children and the perfect introduction to the joy and wonder of the natural world.

Octopus loves living on the busy reef under the sea. From her cozy cave, she can see clown fish, and sea turtles, and little butterflies swimming by. She especially loves watching the seahorses having fun, wiggling and twirling. Sometimes she will play with them, but occasionally Octopus just wants to be alone, somewhere quiet, and not so busy. So one day, she swims far, far beyond the reef and finds another cozy cave, only here she is perfectly, wonderfully alone. It is exactly what she wanted . . . until she’s ready to go back home to be with her friends. As she did in Little Owl''s Night, Divya Srinivasan shows children a wonderful part of the natural world in a very warm-hearted way.