Oral Health Status, Dietary Intake, and Oral Health-related Quality of Life among Institutionalized Elderly in Bangalore.

Objective: The study aimed to evaluate the association between dietary intake and oral health status and how oral health-related quality of life (OHQoL) influences the institutionalized elderly population of Bangalore.

Methods And Materials: A cross-sectional study was conducted to appraise the oral health and dietary intake of institutionalized elderly. Patients completed a validated questionnaire and a clinical evaluation.

Simplistic metasurface design approach for incident angle and polarization insensitive rcs reduction.

This paper proposes the design of a metasurface for polarization and incident angle-insensitive RCS reduction applications. An ellipse-shaped unit cell is utilized as a polarization converter, which is then arranged to form a checkerboard surface. While a single layer checkerboard structure gives a wideband RCS reduction, a double layer structure yields polarization and incident angle independent operation.

Attitude and perception toward clinical trials in India among patients and patient bystanders visiting the Indian Ophthalmology Clinical Trial Network: A multi-centric, cross-sectional survey.

Purpose: Advances in patient treatment depend heavily on clinical trials (CTs). Patient volunteers for CT are tougher to recruit and retain. In order to administer CTs effectively, it is necessary to comprehend how the public views and perceives participating in them.

Insights on the structural characteristics and molecular dynamic studies of methyl vanillin Schiff base bio-compounds.

A new crystalline form of Schiff base, -cyclohexyl-1-(3,4-dimethoxyphenyl)methanimine (CHADMB) was obtained from methanolic solution of cylohexylamine and (methylvanillin) 3,4dimethoxybenzaldehyde. Single crystal X-ray diffraction study reveals that the compound crystallized in monoclinic crystal system with space group having four molecules per unit cell ( = 4). Hirshfeld surface (HS) analysis and 2D fingerprint plots reveals that weak non-covalent interactions are responsible for crystal packing.

Food Bolus Masquerading as a Cardiac Mass on Echocardiogram.

An echocardiogram is the most utilized imaging modality in the evaluation of patients with intracardiac masses. Of these, left atrial myxomas are the most common intracardiac tumors in which diagnostic recognition is important for appropriate management. This paper demonstrates a case study on how a proper physical exam along with proper imaging modalities may result in avoiding misdiagnosing patients with large sliding hiatal hernias who present with the complaint of chest pain.