Revisiting current distribution and future habitat suitability models for the endemic Malabar Tree Toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus) using citizen science data.

Climate change is one of the major drivers of biodiversity loss. Among vertebrates, amphibians are one of the more sensitive groups to climate change due to their unique ecology, habitat requirements, narrow thermal tolerance and relatively limited dispersal abilities. We projected the influence of climate change on an endemic toad, Malabar Tree Toad (Pedostibes tuberculosus; hereafter MTT) from the Western Ghats biodiversity hotspot, India, for two different shared socio-economic pathways (SSP) using multiple modeling approaches for current and future (2061-2080) scenarios.

Comparative evaluation of three methods of endotracheal tube cuff inflation for adequacy of seal.

Background And Aims: Intubation with cuffed endotracheal tube (ETT) is common in operation rooms, critical care, and emergency rooms. The pressure exerted by the cuff on the tracheal mucosa can lead to a reduction in blood flow to the tracheal wall and result in mucosal ischemia. There are many methods for ETT cuff inflation.

The 88-kDa Eales' protein in serum is a complex of haptoglobin, complement C3, and galectin-1 as identified by liquid chromatography coupled mass spectrometry.

Purpose: Eales' disease (ED), an enigmatic inflammatory disease, affects peripheral retinal veins and thereby vision in males. This study was aimed at identifying and deciphering the role of a novel 88-kDa protein reported in the serum and vitreous of patients with ED.

Experimental Design: The purified 88-kDa protein was identified by UPLC coupled ESI-QTOF-MS.

Prevalence of hypoglycemia among diabetic old age home residents in South India.

Aim: To assess the prevalence of diabetes among inmates at old age care homes in south India and scrutinize their therapy, glycemic levels and burden of hypoglycemic episodes.

Materials And Methods: The medication record based observational study was conducted in 9 old-age care facilities across south India from February to September 2015. The cognitive and functional status were analysed and the prevalence of hypoglycemia estimated.