Genetic enhancement of reproductive stage drought tolerance in RPHR-1005R and derivative rice hybrids through marker-assisted backcross breeding in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Background: Drought stress is considered as one of the major production constraints in rice. RPHR-1005R is a restorer line (R-Line) with a popular, medium-slender grain type, and is the male parent of the popular Indian rice hybrid, DRR-H3. However, both the hybrid and its restorer are highly vulnerable to the drought stress, which limits the adoption of the hybrid.

Leflunomide as adjunct therapy for BK viremia management in pediatric kidney transplant recipients.

Background: BK viremia after kidney transplantation (KT) poses significant risk for BK virus-associated nephropathy and impacts graft survival. Conventional treatment involves reduction of immunosuppression, which in turn may increase risk for rejection. To address this dilemma, use of anti-viral therapy with immunosuppressive properties such as leflunomide is an attractive option.

Comparative evaluation of condylar guidance obtained by three different interocclusal recording materials in a semi-adjustable articulator and digital panoramic radiographic images in dentate patients: An study.

Aim: The Aim of the study was to evaluate the reproducibility of condylar inclination values obtained using three different interocclusal recording materials in Hanau Wide-Vue semi-adjustable articulator and to compare those values of condylar inclination with panoramic radiographic images.

Settings And Design: In Vivo Comparative study.

Materials And Methods: The clinical trial was carried out in the Department of Prosthodontics, M.

STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL MACULAR CHANGES AFTER RETINECTOMY FOR RETINAL DETACHMENT COMPLICATED BY PROLIFERATIVE VITREORETINOPATHY.

Purpose: To report anatomical and functional outcomes of nonprimary retinectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with Grade C proliferative vitreoretinopathy, to assess the structural and functional macular changes in successful eyes.

Methods: Retrospective single-center cohort study: one hundred-one consecutive retinectomies of 101 eyes affected by rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with C proliferative vitreoretinopathy between January 2014 and February 2020 were included.

Results: The mean preoperative best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) was 1.

Use of the King-Devick Variable Color Contrast Sensitivity Chart to differentiate stages of age-related macular degeneration.

Objective: This study aimed to determine which colour contrast sensitivity differences exist in early to advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and examine the potential utility of the King-Devick Variable Color Contrast Sensitivity Chart in detecting AMD severity.

Methods And Analysis: A total of 85 participants (144 total eyes) were recruited from multiple clinical practices and enrolled in the study. The control group consisted of 57 healthy eyes.

Expression profiling of immature florets of IR58025A, a wild-abortive cytoplasmic male sterile line of rice and its cognate, isonuclear maintainer line, IR58025B.

Interaction between gene products encoded by the cytoplasm and nucleus form the core of wild abortive cytoplasmic male sterile (WA-CMS) system of hybrid breeding in rice. Gaining insights into such interactions can be helpful in the development of better three-line rice hybrids and also identify novel male sterility systems. In the present study, the whole transcriptome profiles of immature florets of IR58025A, a WA-CMS line and its isonuclear maintainer line, IR58025B, collected at pre-anthesis stage were compared to delineate the pathways involved in pollen abortion and male sterility.

Long-Term Mortality in Diabetic Patients with Tractional Retinal Detachments.

Purpose: To determine the long-term, all-cause mortality rate of diabetic patients requiring vitrectomy surgery for tractional retinal detachment (TRD).

Design: Institutional review board-approved, retrospective, comparative study.

Participants: Four hundred eyes of 316 patients undergoing vitrectomy surgery from 2005 to 2015.

Evaluation of the surface roughness of three heat-cured acrylic denture base resins with different conventional lathe polishing techniques: A comparative study.

Purpose: Surface roughness promotes adhesion and colonization of denture plaque. Therefore, it is important to know the effects of polishing and finishing on the surface roughness of various acrylic resin materials.

Objectives: To evaluate and compare the effects of different conventional lathe polishing techniques on heat cured acrylic resins in producing surface roughness.

Lasers: The Magic Wand in Esthetic Dentistry!!

In this era of fast developing technologies and innovative ideas, the need for faster treatment has become a necessity. Treatment with lasers that is much less time-consuming and painless is accepted and appreciated by the patient. Use of Lasers is not new; they have been in use for decades since their development by Maiman in 1960.

A combined periodontal - prosthetic treatment approach to manage unusual gingival visibility in resting lip position and inversely inclined upper anterior teeth: a case report with discussion.

Excessive gingival visibility during smile is a common esthetic complaint in dentistry, but excessive gingival visibility in resting lip position is relatively uncommon condition. Several exclusive radical to conservative surgical treatment or its combination with orthodontic therapy to treat this condition are within the reach of every patient nowadays. A case report of an excessive gingival visibility because of altered passive eruption along with inversely inclined maxillary anterior teeth is presented here.

A denture with hollow to make weight shallow: a case report with a new putty method.

To minimize the weight of the prosthesis various techniques that create a hollow prosthesis have been known. There are a lot of drawbacks of these techniques as they are complex, time consuming, and of high cost. Here is a technique that utilizes putty material for fabricating hollow denture prosthesis.