Behind the Paper
The real stories behind the latest research papers, from conception to publication, the highs and the lows
Impact of Meteorological Drought on Pastoralist Livelihood Assets in Southwest Somalia
The study aimed to understand how meteorological drought, particularly rainfall deficits and prolonged dry periods, affects the key livelihood assets of pastoral communities that depend heavily on livestock production.
Closing the loop on HIV-1 circRNAs: Discovery of a functional HIV-encoded circRNA that impacts viral gene expression
Can an RNA virus encode circular RNAs (circRNAs)? Following that question through HIV-1 led us to circHIV, a viral circRNA that promotes HIV-1 transcription through Tat.
StaphScope: From a Frustrating Friday Night to a 14-Minute Solution for MRSA Surveillance
It was a Friday night, and I was drowning in fragmented data. To analyze a few MRSA genomes, I needed six different tools, each with conflicting dependencies. That frustration sparked an idea: what if one tool could do it all, in minutes? Welcome to StaphScope.
Personal ailment: Neck pain, back pain and vitamin D deficiency led to fetch my first extramural research grant
After completing my Ph.D. work at Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University in 2011. I got my first job as an Assistant Professor at Department of Zoology, Mizoram University in January 2012.
Unveiling the Determinants of Competitive Industrial Performance Index (CIP) Evolution: a Machine Learning Approach to Midterm Dynamics
This study examines the midterm determinants of CIP trends across 148 economies. It reveals the dynamic factors that shape midterm structural changes, analyzes the role of predictive features in delineating CIP midterm trends, and shows how machine learning can advance social science.
