Prognostic Role of MERI in the Outcome of Surgery in COM: A Tertiary Care Centre Experience.

To establish a link between the MERI score and post-operative anatomical and audiological gain in COM. This prospective observational study was conducted at a tertiary care centre in North India from April 2023 to March 2024. It involved 63 patients aged between 10 and 60 years diagnosed with chronic otitis media (COM) who were scheduled for surgery and provided informed consent.

Pattern and Perception of Impact of Wearing Face Masks on Communication Among Health Care Workers During COVID-19 pandemic: An Observational Study.

To assess the impact of wearing masks (KN95, surgical, cloth mask) due to COVID-19 pandemic on interpersonal communication among health care workers and with patients. The present observational study was conducted in tertiary care centre and also included participants from various other health care facilities from all over India over a period of one year from March 2022 to March 2023. 203 health care workers consented to participate in the study.

Assessment of factors leading to resilience among adults in violence-affected area of Kashmir: an exploratory study employing content analysis and best-worst method.

Exposure to violence can have profound and lasting effects on individuals and communities, impacting various aspects of their lives. Understanding the relationship between exposure to violence and resilience is crucial for designing effective interventions and support systems. This study aims to identify resilience factors among adults living in such areas and rank them from most to least important.

Comparative study on thermo-mechanical, structural and functional properties of pectin extracted from immature wasted apples and commercial pectin.

Pectin yield of 22.22 ± 0.98 % (dry basis) was achieved from prematurely dropped Golden Delicious apples, having a light orange hue (hue value: 78.

Factors Associated with Growth in Sexual Violence Survivors: A Systematic Scoping Review.

Sexual violence has been defined as any sexual act perpetrated against someone's will. Sexual violence has many negative consequences for the victims. The most prevalent mental health issue in victims is posttraumatic stress disorder.

Comparative Study of Different Methods of Synthesis and Their Effect on the Thermomechanical Properties of a Halogenated Epoxy-Based Flame-Retardant Resin.

The work presented in this paper deals with the comparative synthesis of diglycidyl ether-based tetrabromobisphenol-A(TBBPA) using both conventional and nonconventional methods in order to explore materials for better industrial applications with respect to effective yield, cost, and time consideration. The conventional method involved the polycondensation of TBBPA and epichlorohydrin in the presence of an alkali catalyst. The nonconventional routes adopted for the synthesis of the material involved ultrasonication, microwave irradiation, and UV light exposure.

Subtype analysis of stx1, stx2 and eae genes in Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) from lambs in India.

Seventy-five Escherichia coli isolates with at least one targeted virulence gene were recovered from 338 lambs with (n=230) and without (n=108) diarrhoea. The isolates belonged to 36 different serogroups. Shiga toxin-producing E.

Variants of eae and stx genes of atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli and non-O157 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli from calves.

Aims: To determine the subtypes of stx and eae genes of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) and enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) from calves and to ascertain the typical and atypical nature of EPEC.

Methods And Results: One hundred and eighty-seven faecal samples from 134 diarrhoeic and 53 healthy calves were investigated for the presence of stx, eae and ehxA virulence genes by polymerase chain reaction and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Subtype analysis of stx(1) exhibited stx(1c) in 13 (31.

Investigation of diarrhoeic faecal samples for enterotoxigenic, Shiga toxin-producing and typical or atypical enteropathogenic Escherichia coli in Kashmir, India.

Three hundred and twenty-six Escherichia coli isolates recovered from 326 human faecal specimens from sporadic cases of diarrhoea in Kashmir valley, India, were investigated for the presence of stx(1), stx(2), eaeA, hlyA and lt virulence genes. None of the samples was positive for stx genes or Shiga toxins by PCR or enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Twenty-three E.

Combined pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma-ganglioglioma of the cerebellum.

Combined pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma-ganglioma is a rare neoplasm, occurring in patients younger than 30 years. The clinical course of these tumors is difficult to predict because of their rarity. We report a case of combined pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma-ganglioma that, in addition to the patient's age, is unusual in several respects.

Modeling axonal injury in vitro: injury and regeneration following acute neuritic trauma.

Traumatic injury to axons was modeled in vitro using sympathetic principal neurons from the rat superior cervical ganglion. Neurons were grown as a pure culture on collagen in parallel tracks, with cell somata confined to the center, and neurites occupying the periphery of the culture dish. Growing as fascicles on tracks, the neurites demonstrated periodic varicosities.