Nanotechnology in wood science: Innovations and applications.

Application of nanomaterials is gaining tremendous interest in the field of wood science and technology for value addition and enhancing performance of wood and wood-based composites. This review focuses on the use of nanomaterials in improving the properties of wood and wood-based materials and protecting them from weathering, biodegradation, and other deteriorating agents. UV-resistant, self-cleaning (superhydrophobic) surfaces with anti-microbial properties have been developed using the extraordinary features of nanomaterials.

Acute Pancreatitis: Clinical Profile of 60 Patients.

Introduction  Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common differential diagnosis of acute pain abdomen and cannot be considered self-limiting as it has serious early and long-term impacts. Depending on severity, AP is divided into mild, moderately severe, and severe AP. Management of AP involves accurate diagnosis, high-quality supportive care, monitoring for early detection and treatment of complications, and prevention of relapse.

Deep-red photoluminescent mechanoresponsive polymers with dynamic Cu-arylamide mechanophores.

We demonstrate the use of copper arylamide complexes as efficient photoluminescent mechanophores to design deep-red/near-IR emissive polymers showing reversible changes in photoluminescence intensity in the red/near-IR region in response to mechanical stretching. The mechanoresponse was repeatable over 30 cycles, showing a measurable increase of photoluminescence intensity even at a small applied stress of 0.01 MPa.

First Case Report of Breast Implant Associated-Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma from India: Are We Ready?

Breast implant associated-anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) has become a hot topic in recent plastic surgery and oncology forum. Its cases have been on the rise since its first emergence more than two decades ago. This condition is less known and management guidelines are still evolving.

A prospective evaluation of breast thermography enhanced by a novel machine learning technique for screening breast abnormalities in a general population of women presenting to a secondary care hospital.

Objective: Artificial intelligence-enhanced breast thermography is being evaluated as an ancillary modality in the evaluation of breast disease. The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical performance of Thermalytix, a CE-marked, AI-based thermal imaging test, with respect to conventional mammography.

Methods: A prospective, comparative study performed between 15 December 2018 and 06 January 2020 evaluated the performance of Thermalytix in 459 women with both dense and nondense breast tissue.

Direct observation of reversible bond homolysis by 2D EXSY NMR.

Bond homolysis is one of the most fundamental bond cleavage mechanisms. Thus, understanding of bond homolysis influences the development of a wide range of chemistry. Photolytic bond homolysis and its reverse process have been observed directly using time-resolved spectroscopy.

Molecular Signatures of Gynecological Cancers: Clinicians Perspective.

Large-scale molecular profiling and DNA sequencing has revolutionized cancer research. Precision medicine is a rapidly developing area in cancer care but it is not uniformly applied across different tumor types. Biomarker-based therapy is associated with improved outcomes, both in terms of progression-free survival and overall survival.

Cancer stem cells and field cancerization of head and neck cancer - An update.

Oral cancer results due to multiple genetic alterations that transform the normal cells in the oral cavity into neoplastic cells. These genetic changes in a particular tumor field lead to a rapid expansion of preneoplastic daughter cells producing malignant phenotype but the malignancy results due to such genetic changes occurr over several years. The morphological changes in these transformed cells help in the diagnosis of malignancy.

MR neurography in Parsonage-Turner syndrome.

Background And Aims: Parsonage Turner Syndrome is a well known clinical entity. Several excellent articles have succinctly described Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) findings in PTS. However, these articles have inferred neural involvement in PTS based on the patterns of denervation of muscles in the shoulder region.

Vitamin D and gastrointestinal cancer.

Vitamin D serves as a precursor to the potent steroid hormone calcitriol, which has widespread actions throughout the body. Calcitriol regulates numerous cellular pathways that could have a role in determining cancer risk and prognosis. Low Vitamin D levels have been implicated in numerous disease processes including fracture risk, falls, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and cancers.

Qualitative and quantitative diffusion-weighted imaging of the breast at 3T - A useful adjunct to contrast-enhanced MRI in characterization of breast lesions.

Objective: To distinguish between benign and malignant breast lesions on the basis of their signal intensity on diffusion-weighted imaging and their apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values at 3 T MRI, along with histopathological correlation.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 500 patients who underwent 3 T MRI between August 2011 and May 2013 was done. Of these, 226 patients with 232 lesions that were proved by histopathology were included in the study.

Acanthomatous ameloblastoma of mandible crossing the midline: a rare case report.

Ameloblastoma is the most common aggressive benign odontogenic tumor of the jaws. Ameloblastoma is a benign epithelial odontogenic tumor that typically arises in the mandible or maxilla or, rarely, in the immediate adjacent soft tissues. A clinical, radiographic and histopathological report is presented of a case of acanthomatous ameloblastoma in relation to molar in the left mandible of a 30-year-old healthy male.

Correlation between lip prints and finger prints in sex determination and pattern predominance in 5000 subjects.

Fingerprints are considered to be the most reliable criteria for personal identification. In the past decades, lip-print studies (Cheiloscopy) attracted the attention of many scientists as a new tool for human identification in both civil and criminal issues. The present study was undertaken to observe the correlation between lip prints and finger print pattern in sex determination and to determine the pattern predominance in a sample of 5000 individuals.