Publications by authors named "C M K Nair"
Introduction: This scoping review aimed to review the various challenges facing dental education. Dental education faces multiple institutional, student and faculty-based challenges. Institutional challenges include updating infrastructure resources, recruiting qualified faculty, and implementing administrative policies that enhance dental education.
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- The study examines the impact of adding zinc oxide (ZnO) and titanium dioxide (TiO) nanoparticles to denture base resin on its surface hardness and flexural strength during chewing and occlusal loading.
- Five groups of acrylic resin samples were created, with one group being a control and the others containing different concentrations of nanoparticles, and their properties were tested using specific machinery.
- Results showed that the modified denture resins had significantly improved properties, with the highest surface hardness from 1% TiO and the best flexural strength from 1% ZnO, indicating better durability compared to conventional resins.
Critical Points in the Noiseberg Achievable Region of the Gaussian Z-Interference Channel.
Entropy (Basel)
October 2024
The Gaussian signaling strategy with power control for the Gaussian Z-interference channel with weak interference is reviewed in this paper. In particular, we study the various communication strategies that may arise at various points of the capacity region and identify the locations of the phase transitions between the various strategies. The Gaussian Z-interference channel with weak interference is known to have two critical points in its capacity region, where the slope of the region shows a sudden change.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAdopting a model of antimicrobial stewardship program to anti-tubercular treatment stewardship: A single-centre experience from a private tertiary care hospital in South India.
PLoS One
November 2024
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant public health challenge in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (LMIC). Inappropriate use of Anti-Tubercular Treatment (ATT) undermines treatment efficacy and could contribute to drug resistance. While antimicrobial stewardship programs (AMSP) are well established, anti-tubercular treatment stewardship programs (ATTSP) in private hospitals do not have an established model.
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- - The study investigates the need for ICU care in patients undergoing autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT), particularly focusing on how pre- and peri-transplant characteristics influence this requirement.
- - Out of 109 patients, 14% required ICU admission mainly due to hypotension, and 45% experienced peri-transplant infections, with some caused by multi-drug resistant organisms.
- - It was found that delayed platelet engraftment and the presence of peri-transplant infections may significantly increase the likelihood of needing ICU care.