Aggarwal, A and Bag, S and Venkatramani, R and Jain, M and Maiti, PK (2020) Multiscale modelling reveals higher charge transport efficiencies of DNA relative to RNA independent of mechanism. In: Nanoscale, 12 (36). pp. 18750-18760.
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Abstract
COVID-19 has now been declared a 'Global Pandemic' by WHO. The pandemic has affected more than 200 countries since its first outbreak in December 2019. The spread of COVID-19 resulted in a state of lockdown globally. India too, closed its borders to contain the virus. Those worst affected by the pandemic are migrant workers at the 'Bottom of Pyramid' (BoP) due to unemployment and lack of monetary aid. Family sustenance has been difficult for them, with children impacted physically and psychologically. This paper proposes a ProductService System (PSS) that provides essential emergency kits to infants (6-12 months), children (1-6 years), and their mothers during such emergencies. This PSS scheme strives to fulfil their basic hygiene, nutritional and psychological requirements. Three types of kits are distributed to the migrant families using an online service platform. The entire system operates on a sustainable, single-use plastic-free design. The case study of this humanitarian scheme is specific to India but is also valid for other developing nations. Reaching out to the communities is achieved through a smartphone app and website. The system uses ICT infrastructure to connect various stakeholders and can be admirably adapted to the framework of an inclusive smart city. © 2020 IEEE.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Publication: | Nanoscale |
| Publisher: | Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Additional Information: | The copyright for this article belongs to the Author(s). |
| Keywords: | Efficiency; RNA, Coherent limits; Landauer formalisms; Marcus-hush theories; Multi-scale modelling; RNA sequences; Structural differences; Transport efficiency; Twist angles, Carrier transport, DNA; double stranded RNA, base pairing, Base Pairing; DNA; RNA, Double-Stranded |
| Department/Centre: | Division of Physical & Mathematical Sciences > Physics |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jan 2023 04:17 |
| Last Modified: | 13 Jan 2023 04:17 |
| URI: | https://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/79070 |
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