Policy implementation and recommended actions to create healthy food environments using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI): a comparative analysis in South Asia.

Background: The increasing prevalence of diet-related non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in South Asia is concerning, with type 2 diabetes projected to rise to 68%, compared to the global increase of 44%. Encouraging healthy diets requires stronger policies for healthier food environments.

Methods: This study reviewed and assessed food environment policies in Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka from 2020 to 2022 using the Healthy Food Environment Policy Index (Food-EPI) and compared them with global best practices.

Associations of the built environment with type 2 diabetes in Asia: a systematic review.

Objectives: Our study aimed to systematically review the literature and synthesise findings on potential associations of built environment characteristics with type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Asia.

Design: Systematic review of the literature.

Data Sources: Online databases Medline, Embase and Global Health were used to identify peer-reviewed journal articles published from inception to 23 January 2023.

Prevalence and risk factors of perinatal depression among women in rural Bihar: A community-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Perinatal depression (PND) is one of the most common mental disorders occurring during the perinatal period among women. Few studies examined prevalence and risk factors of PND from rural settings in India. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of perinatal depression and identify social risk factors for it among women from rural Bihar.

A qualitative study on the use of mobile-based intervention for perinatal depression among perinatal mothers in rural Bihar, India.

Background: Perinatal depression (PND) is one of the most common psychiatric illnesses in women, with a prevalence around 22% in India. Leveraging mobile-based technologies could help in the prevention and treatment of perinatal depression even in remote places. Understanding the experiences and barriers of using such technology interventions by perinatal mothers could help in the better design and in delivery of these interventions.

Isthmus Incidence in Human Permanent Mandibular First Molars of a South Indian Population: A Cone-Beam Computerized Tomographic Study.

Aim: This study aimed to analyze incidence of isthmus in human permanent mandibular first molar teeth using cone-beam computed tomographic imaging techniques in a South Indian population.

Materials And Methods: Three hundred permanent mandibular first molar teeth were collected, cleaned, and stored in normal saline. They were divided into groups (GPs) I and II based on number of roots, and were further subdivided (right and left [RL] subgroups A and B for GP I; and RL subgroups C and D for GP-II).

A Comparative Evaluation of Intraradicular Smear Removal Efficacy of 2% Chitosan (Low Molecular Weight), 4% Chitosan Citrate, and 10% Citric Acid when Used as Final Rinse in Irrigation Protocols: A Field Emission Scanning Electron Microscopic Study.

Aim: This study aims to compare the smear layer removal efficacy of 2% chitosan (low molecular weight) (C-LMV), 4% chitosan citrate (CC), and 10% citric acid (CA) when used in specific irrigant protocols.

Materials And Methods: A total of 60 single-rooted maxillary incisors and canines were decoronated, standardized to a root length of 15 mm, and prepared with rotary files up to protaper F3 size. Sodium hypochlorite was used as initial rinse [8 ml].