Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

Cognitive load and prefrontal neuromodulation shape exploration, risk-taking, and information seeking in experience-based decision making

Experience-based decision making requires individuals to balance exploration and exploitation under uncertainty, a balance that may be influenced by cognitive demands and prefrontal neuromodulation. We examined the joint effects of trivia-based cognitive load and anodal transcran...

Noncovalent Interactions Surrounding Polyoxometalates: From Chemistry to Materials Applications

Polyoxometalates (POM) are one of the areas of inorganic chemistry that is actively developing due to the broad application of POM‐based materials in the emerging areas of modern science and technology. POMs are a huge family of oxocomplexes distinguished by specific intrinsic pr...

Two-mode hyperradiant lasing in a system of two quantum dots embedded in a bimodal photonic crystal cavity

Abstract We propose a scheme for two-mode hyperradiant lasing in a system of two incoherently pumped semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) strongly coupled to a bimodal photonic crystal cavity. Exciton-phonon interactions are treated within a time-local polaron-transformed master-equa...

Betti Numbers and Higher Weight Spectra of Reed–Muller Codes \({\textrm{RM}}_{{q}}{(2,2)}\)

Abstract. We determine all the Betti numbers of the [Formula: see text]-ary second order Reed–Muller codes of length [Formula: see text], and also of the elongations of matroids associated to these codes. We then use it to determine the higher weight spectra of these codes. As a...

Identification Problem for Parameter Identification in a Pollution‐Driven SEIRS Model of RSV Dynamics

ABSTRACT Environmental pollution affects respiratory disease transmission. A pollution‐driven (‐Susceptible, ‐Exposed, ‐Infected, ‐Recovered, ‐Susceptible) model is developed to study respiratory syncytial virus transmission by incorporating a pollution‐dependent term that quanti...

A nonlinear dynamical model for oxygen depletion and fish mortality due to water hyacinth infestation

Water hyacinth (Eichhornia crassipes) is a highly invasive aquatic plant that severely degrades freshwater ecosystems by depleting dissolved oxygen, disrupting nutrient dynamics, and threatening fish populations. In this study, we develop and analyze a dimensionless nonlinear dyn...

Shear-Induced Pore Evolution in Granular Materials: Micromechanical Effects of Stress Path, Particle Shape, and Packing Density

Abstract Understanding the microstructural evolution of granular soils under different loading conditions is essential for linking grain-scale mechanisms to macroscopic behavior. This study introduces a combined discrete element method and image analysis framework to investigate...

The Role ofPolyQ in Global Conformational Dynamicsand Stability of Huntingtin

Abstract Huntington’s disease (HD) is known for its abnormal polyQ stretch in the first exon of the HTT gene. HD is listed among the fatal autosomal dominant neurodegenerative disorders targeting the central nervous system and interfering with motor, cognitive, and psychiatric fu...

Extracellular Matrix-InspiredElectrospun Nanofiber-Coated3D-Printed Polylactic Acid Scaffolds for Bone Regeneration

Abstract Three dimensional (3D)-printed polylactic acid (PLA) scaffolds have gained significant attention for bone tissue regeneration due to their excellent biocompatibility, tunable architecture, and mechanical strength. However, the hydrophobic and bioinert surface of PLA limi...

Mechanical Properties of Natural Fibre-Reinforced Polymer Composites with Carbon Nanofillers: Experimental and Mesoscale Modelling

Abstract Incorporating carbon nanotubes (CNTs) or graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) into thermoplastic composites enhances electrical and thermal conductivity, as well as fire resistance, but may impair mechanical performance. To address this challenge and develop multifunctional yet...