A Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Clinical Performance of Bioactive Restorative Material and Resin-modified Glass Ionomer Cement in Carious Primary Molar Restorations.

Aim And Objectives: To evaluate the clinical performance (marginal discoloration, surface texture, and retention) of bioactive restorative material (ACTIVA) and resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) in carious primary molar restorations at 6 and 12-month intervals.

Materials And Methods: The split-mouth randomized controlled trial comprised 31 children aged 5-8 years having contralateral matched pair of carious primary molars with an International Caries Detection and Assessment System (ICDAS) II score 5. Sixty-two teeth were randomly allocated into two groups: group I-ACTIVA ( = 31) and group II-RMGIC ( = 31).

Implantation dermoid cyst post cochlear implantation: an unusual complication.

Epidermal inclusion cysts are benign epithelial tumours that can occur in any part of the body. It can be primary or secondary to trauma or surgery that leads to the implantation of the epidermal elements into dermis and subcutaneous tissue forming a benign cyst. There is paucity of literature reporting postauricular epidermal inclusion cysts following a cochlear implant surgery with the functioning implant in situ.

Applicability of ChOLE staging to preoperative HRCT temporal bone in chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma.

Purpose: Chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma is a frequent disease entity in otology, requiring surgery in overwhelming majority of cases. Despite the huge burden there is no established grading system available to assess the severity and extent of disease preoperatively until date. Aim of our study is to assess the applicability of ChOLE staging to preoperative HRCT temporal bone in Chronic otitis media with cholesteatoma.

A Novel Classification System for Oral Cavity Mucormycosis: a Hospital Based Cross-Sectional Study.

Background: Rhino-oculo-cerebral Mucormycosis (ROCM) is a well-known complication post-COVID-19 infection. The extension of this disease into the oral cavity is a grey area with no proper protocol for management of the same in the existing literature. Based on our experience in the management of oral extension, this study aims to propose a protocol to treat these cases.

Predicting the future land use and land cover changes for Saroor Nagar Watershed, Telangana, India, using open-source GIS.

The dynamics of land use and land cover are profoundly affected by the growth, mobility, and demand of people. Thematic maps of land use and land cover (LULC) help planners account for conservation, concurrent uses, and land-use compressions by providing a reference for analysis, resource management, and prediction. The purpose of this research is to identify the transition of land-use changes in the Saroor Nagar Watershed between 2008 and 2014 using the Modules for Land Use Change Evaluation (MOLUSCE) plugin (MLP-ANN) model and to forecast and establish potential land-use changes for the years 2020 and 2026.

Comparison of the Novel Two-Hand Technique Using the Saraj Endocath with the Traditional Three-Hand Technique in Transnasal Endoscopic Pituitary Surgery: An Innovation for the Future.

Background: Endoscopic surgery has become the preferred treatment of sellar lesions because of its minimally invasive nature. Visualization is frequently obscured as a result of the frequent contact of the lens with blood and tissue debris. We seek to alleviate these problems and increase the efficiency and safety of neuroendoscopic surgery by introducing a new device (Saraj Endocath) combining the major function of suction with the endoscope.

Quality of life in patients treated for COVID-19-associated mucormycosis at a tertiary care hospital.

Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-associated mucormycosis (CAM) has emerged as a formidable infection in patients with COVID-19. The aggressive management of CAM affects quality of life (QOL); thus, this study was designed to assess the QOL in patients with CAM at a tertiary healthcare institution.

Methods: This cross-sectional study of 57 patients with CAM was conducted over 6 months using a semi-structured standard questionnaire (the abbreviated World Health Organization Quality of Life questionnaire [WHO-BREF]) and a self-rated improvement (SRI) scale ranging from 0 to 9.

Importance of TORCH Profile in Hearing Impaired Paediatric Population Planned for Cochlear Implant: A Study From an Eastern India Tertiary Care Centre.

TORCH group of infections are one of the most common causes of bilateral profound hearing loss in a developing country like ours. Seroprevalance is quite high in eastern part of our country. Screening for TORCH infections in children's with profound hearing loss has significant prognostic, planning and policy forming implications.

Posterior fossa giant adenoid cystic carcinoma with skull base invasion mimicking glomus jugulare: A case report and review of literature.

The author describes a rare case of giant adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) mimicking large paraganglioma with lower cranial nerve palsy. A 60-year-old female presented with a progressive increase in postauricular swelling with unilateral hearing loss, facial deviation, difficulty in swallowing, and hoarseness of voice. MRI brain showed highly vascular infiltrating and osteolytic mass suggestive of large glomus jugulare versus sarcoma.

Festivals of Ayurveda: Scope and challenges.

Background: One of the main ingredients to put human societies glued together is celebrating the festivals. Festivals are the markers of scientific achievements and historic milestones. Moreover, celebrating festival ensures the continuation of tradition.

Clinico-Epidemiologic Characteristics of Patients Reported in the Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 Registry.

We update results from the Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Registry, May-September 2021. Data collection from May to September 2021 yielded 728 cases from India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Thailand, and the United States. The cases consisted of mostly mucormycosis (97.

OTOPLAN-Based Study of Intracochlear Electrode Position Through Cochleostomy and Round Window in Transcanal Veria Technique.

Unlabelled: To study the postoperative visualisation of the electrode array insertion angle through transcanal Veria approach in both round window and cochleostomy techniques. Retrospective study. Tertiary care centre.

Factors Associated with Mortality in Coronavirus-Associated Mucormycosis: Results from Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) Online Registry.

Background: COVID-19-associated mucormycosis (CAM) is associated with high morbidity and mortality. MUNCO is an international database used to collect clinical data on cases of CAM in real time. Preliminary data from the Mycotic Infections in COVID-19 (MUNCO) online registry yielded 728 cases from May to September 2021 in four South Asian countries and the United States.

A Rare Case of Mandibular Mucormycosis in a Post-COVID-19 Patient.

Mucormycosis or black fungus is one of the most lethal, progressing, and rapid form of deep fungal infections in humans which is caused by group of molds called mucormycetes. It is called black fungus infection due to black nasal discharges and black patches around nose found in the initial stage. The most common variety is rhino-orbito-cerebral-maxillary, although there are also pulmonary, gastrointestinal, cutaneous, and disseminated variations.

Investigation of an acute surge of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis (CAM) cases reported to a tertiary health care institution in Bihar, India.

Introduction: Acute surge in coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID)-associated mucormycosis (CAM) cases was reported during mid-May 2021, which was later declared an epidemic in various states of India including Bihar.

Objective: We carried out a rapid investigation of CAM cases to describe the epidemiological and clinical profiles and find plausible predictors to guide the initiation of public health actions.

Methods: A team of public health specialists contacted all the CAM cases reported to our hospital to collect relevant information using a case-investigation-form.

Hyperglycemia and steroid use increase the risk of rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis regardless of COVID-19 hospitalization: Case-control study, India.

Background: In the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, an increased incidence of ROCM was noted in India among those infected with COVID. We determined risk factors for rhino-orbito-cerebral mucormycosis (ROCM) post Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) among those never and ever hospitalized for COVID-19 separately through a multicentric, hospital-based, unmatched case-control study across India.

Methods: We defined cases and controls as those with and without post-COVID ROCM, respectively.

Comparative transcriptome analysis of Indian domestic duck reveals candidate genes associated with egg production.

Egg production is an important economic trait and a key indicator of reproductive performance in ducks. Egg production is regulated by several factors including genes. However the genes involved in egg production in duck remain unclear.

Twitter based sentimental analysis of Covid-19 observations.

The emergence of social media has provided people with the opportunity to express their feelings and thoughts about everything and everything in their lives. There is a massive amount of textual stuff available, and approaches are required to make meaningful use of the information provided by isolating and evaluating the different types of text. Sentimental Analysis is a method of obtaining a human being's point of view through mining his or her emotions.

Analysis of the mitochondrial genome of the Indian darter, Anhinga melanogaster, suggests a species status taxonomic rank.

Background: Anhinga melanogaster is a carnivorous water bird native to many Asian countries. A. melanogaster is part of the Old World clade of darters.

Evidence for independent domestication of sheep mtDNA lineage A in India and introduction of lineage B through Arabian sea route.

India ranks the second in the world in terms of its sheep population with approximately 74.26 million represented by 44 well-described breeds in addition to several non-descript populations. Genetic diversity and phylogeography of Indian sheep breeds remain poorly understood, particularly for south Indian breeds.