Fluorescent Nitrogen-doped Carbon Dots-based Turn-off Sensor for Bilirubin.

Bilirubin (BR), a heme protein produced from breakdown of haemoglobin is present in aged red blood cells; whose abnormal concentration is associated with diseases like hyperbilirubinemia, coronary disease, iron deficiency, and so on. Herein, we have synthesized a selective, sensitive, and low-cost sensing platform using fluorescent nitrogen doped carbon dots (NCDs), prepared from precursors; citric acid and urea via a simple microwave-assisted method. The emission at 444 nm on excitation with 360 nm was well quenched in presence of BR suggesting a direct turn-off detection for BR.

Laparoscopy-assisted Neocervicovaginal Reconstruction in a Rare Case of Müllerian Anomaly: Cervicovaginal Aplasia with Unicornuate Uterus.

Study Objective: To demonstrate a technique of laparoscopy-assisted neocervicovaginal reconstruction in a case of cervicovaginal aplasia.

Design: Step-by-step demonstration of the surgery in an instructional video.

Setting: Cervicovaginal aplasia is a rare congenital anomaly that occurs in 1 in 80 000 to 100 000 live births [1].

Effects of maternal exposure to aflatoxin B1 during pregnancy on fertility output of dams and developmental, behavioral and reproductive consequences in female offspring using a rat model.

A suboptimal in utero environment can have detrimental effects on the pregnancy and long-term adverse "programing" effects on the offspring. Aflatoxin B1 is one of the potent reproductive toxicants and currently detected in both milk and tissues. This article focuses on the effects of prenatal exposure to graded doses of aflatoxin B1 on the pregnancy outcomes of dams and postnatal developments of the female offspring, since these issues have ethological relevance in both animals and humans.

Outcome of Chlamydia pneumoniae associated acute ischemic stroke in elderly patients: a case-control study.

Background: Limited data exists about the role of Chlamydia pneumoniae elderly patients with acute ischemic stroke.

Objective: To study the role of C. pneumoniae in elderly patients (age more than 65 years) with acute ischemic stroke and its impact on stroke out come.