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Kusal Das

BLDE (Deemed to be University)

Kusal K.Das is a Professor of Physiology and Director at Laboratory of Vascular Physiology and Medicine, Shri B. M. Patil Medical College, BLDE (Deemed to be University), India. He was also Visiting Professor of Physiology at Hypertension & Renal Centre of Excellence, Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans, USA (2017) and Visiting Professor of Medicine at School of Medicine, University of Leeds (2014-2016). Prof.Das obtained his PhD and Master’s Degree in Physiology from University Calcutta. His area of research is on experimental hypoxia and cell signaling mechanism during heavy metal induced stress and alteration of vascular integrity in both experimental and human models. He has invented modified method of determination of serum vitamin E. He is a Member of Education Committee of International Union of Physiological Sciences (IUPS) and Vice President of The Physiological Society of India. He was admitted as Fellow in Royal Society of Biology, London on January 1,2018.

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Latest work with IntechOpen by Kusal Das

The molecular deprivation of oxygen is manifested by hypoxia, a deficiency of oxygen and anoxia, or the absence of oxygen supply to the tissues. This book entitled Hypoxia and Anoxia will cover a broad range of understanding on hypoxia and anoxia from molecular mechanisms to pathophysiology. Hypoxia and anoxia stimulate multiple systems through specific cell signal transduction pathways and regulate several transcriptional factors like HIF-1, REST to encode genes for VEGF, Epo, etc. This book will also highlight different types of hypoxia and anoxia along with their impact on apoptosis, cardiovascular pathophysiology, and glucose regulatory mechanisms. This book will be a ready reckoner to give a deep understanding of the oxygen-sensing environment in vivo for researchers, academicians, and clinicians throughout the world.

Hypoxia and AnoxiaEdited by Kusal Das

Hypoxia and Anoxia

Edited by Kusal Das

Chapters authored

Ethical Publications in Medical Research

By Kusal K. Das and Mallanagoud S. Biradar

Ethics in medical sciences research may not always translate into ethical publications. Unfortunately due to lack of regulatory bodies, publication misconduct is now a global menace for the scientific community. Publication misconducts are not only restricted to research fraud or data manipulations alone but also seriously include plagiarism, duplicate publications especially on figures and tables, authorship disputes and conflict of interests. As global scientific research is expanding particularly in the field of health sciences hence possibilities of more rise of unethical practices from research to publications are very high, authors suggest a strong peer-reviewing system, use latest technological support, strong publication ethics policies, active monitoring, protection of whistle blowers and more liaisons between journals and research institutions or universities possibly to prevent publication misconduct effectively. This chapter discusses how medical publications might have abused various ethical norms not only while conducting research but also during the publication process. The review also discusses the possible preventive measures against unethical practices of research publications.

Part of the book: Bioethics

Introductory Chapter: Primary Concept of Hypoxia and Anoxia

By Shrilaxmi Bagali, Gavishsidappa A. Hadimani, Mallanagouda S. Biradar and Kusal K. Das

Part of the book: Hypoxia and Anoxia

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