Mini-CEX as a formative assessment tool for undergraduate medical students in ophthalmology.

Mini-clinical evaluation exercise is a compound tool that allows assessment and feedback from a knowledgeable assessor. When it is conducted during clinical rotations, it gives the margin of improvement in skills via constructive feedback. The current study was planned to assess if miniclinical evaluation exercise is an effective assessment tool.

Development and optimization of a sustainable polyoxometalate-kaolinite-based catalyst for efficient desulfurization of model and real fuel using Box-Behnken design.

The oxidative desulfurization of dibenzothiophene in model and real fuel has been investigated by developing an environmentally sustainable catalyst HSiWO@f-kaolinite. The catalyst was synthesized by modifying kaolinite clay with (3-aminopropyl)triethoxysilane (f-kaolinite) followed by immobilizing silicotungstic acid hydrate (HSiWO) onto its surface. The successful synthesis of the catalyst was characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman spectroscopy, UV-visible spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy.

Investigating catalytic oxidative desulfurization of model fuel using hollow PW/TiO@MgCO and performance optimization via box-behnken design.

A facile and eco-friendly synthesis of PW/TiO@MgCO hollow tubes (PW·∼· H[PWO] = polyoxometalate) using a soluble and reusable MgCO·3HO micro-rods template was reported for the first time. The resultant hollow tubes were characterized by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), UV-visible spectroscopy, powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), energy-dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDX), and scanning electron microscopy (SEM), which indicated that the [PWO] structure remained intact within the hollow tubes. Furthermore, the specific surface area (88.

Use of eradication therapy in adjunction to periodontal therapy versus alone for treatment of infections: a mini review.

Unlabelled: Approximately 50% of the human population on the Earth is estimated to be affected by the bacterium . which causes disease manifestations ranging from peptic ulcer disease to chronic gastritis to gastric cancer. It has been a struggle to contain this bacterium using conventional antibiotics due to rising antimicrobial resistance, which has made its eradication an even bigger challenge.

Anti-COVID property of subcutaneous ivermectin in synergy with zinc among midlife moderately symptomatic patients: a structured summary of a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial.

Objectives: The study objective is to quantify the effectiveness of ivermectin (subcutaneous/oral IVM) in the presence or absence of zinc (Zn) for clinical and radiological improvement in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients with moderate severity.

Trial Design: This quadruple-blinded, placebo-controlled randomized clinical trial will be a multiarmed multi-centered study with superiority framework.

Participants: Quinquagenarian and sexagenarian patients with moderate COVID-19 symptoms and positive severe respiratory syndrome coronavirus -2 (SARS-CoV-2) PCR will be included.

Zoonotic and reverse zoonotic events of SARS-CoV-2 and their impact on global health.

Coronaviruses (CoVs) are enveloped, positive sense, single-stranded RNA viruses. The viruses have adapted to infect a large number of animal species, ranging from bats to camels. At present, seven CoVs infect humans, of which Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) is responsible for causing the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in humans.