Recent advancement in improvement of properties of polysaccharides and proteins based packaging film with added nanoparticles: A review.

Innovations and research on packaging materials are in a fast-growing stage to make them suitable for advanced packaging innovations and sustainability efforts. Biological macromolecules like algal polysaccharides, chitosan, gelatin and others like starch are explored for developing eco-friendly packaging alternatives. Compared to conventional synthetic polymers they have performance limitations that are tried to be overcome with added fillers.

Trismus therapy devices: A systematic review.

Background: There is a wide range of commercial and custom-made devices available for the treatment of trismus (restricted jaw opening). They are used often in conjunction with a prescribed exercise program with the aim of improving maximal inter-incisal opening (MIO). This study compared the efficacy (MIO and patient reported outcome results), adverse events, consumer experience and cost of the different types of devices available.

Predictors of postoperative seizure outcome in supratentorial meningioma.

Objective: Meningiomas are the most common primary intracranial tumor. Seizures are common sequelae of meningioma development. Meningioma patients with seizures can be effectively treated with resection, with reports of seizure freedom of 60%-90%.

Thrombophilic risk factors and ABO blood group profile for arteriovenous access failure in end stage kidney disease patients: a single-center experience.

Introduction: Thrombosis of fistula occurs most frequently in end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) patients receiving hemodialysis. However, the role of thrombophilia in arteriovenous fistula (AVF) failure has not been well established. Hence, this study was aimed at assessing the roles of hereditary and acquired thrombophilic factors in association with AVF failure among patients with ESKD undergoing hemodialysis.

Wall Shear Stress Alteration: a Local Risk Factor of Atherosclerosis.

Purpose Of Review: Wall shear stress describes the mechanical influence of blood flow on the arterial wall. In this review, we discuss the role of the wall shear stress in the development of atherosclerosis and its complications.

Recent Findings: Areas with chronically low, oscillating wall shear stress are most prone to plaque development and include outer bifurcation walls and inner walls of arches.

Hybrid Deep Neural Network for Handling Data Imbalance in Precursor MicroRNA.

Over the last decade, the field of bioinformatics has been increasing rapidly. Robust bioinformatics tools are going to play a vital role in future progress. Scientists working in the field of bioinformatics conduct a large number of researches to extract knowledge from the biological data available.

Suitability of different precipitation data sources for hydrological analysis: a study from Western Ghats, India.

For hydrological analysis, it is essential to have continuous and long-term precipitation data. However, the precipitation data from rain gauge stations are often insufficient and not continuous. At present, ground-based gridded data and satellite-based gridded data are often used as an alternative.

Peritoneal Dialysis with Rigid Catheters in Children with Acute Kidney Injury: A Single-Centre Experience.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is a simple and preferred modality of dialysis for children with acute kidney injury (AKI) in resource poor countries. The aim of the study is to evaluate the utility and safety of acute PD using rigid catheter in critically ill children admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with emphasis on short-term patient and renal outcome and complications. In this retrospective study, outcome and complications of PD using rigid catheter were evaluated in 113 critically ill children admitted in PICU of a tertiary care hospital from 2014 to 2019.

L-Cysteine capped zinc oxide nanoparticles induced cellular response on adenocarcinomic human alveolar basal epithelial cells using a conventional and organ-on-a-chip approach.

Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) are among the well-characterized nanomaterials with multifaceted biomedical applications, including biomedical imaging, drug delivery, and pharmaceutical preparations. The high surface charge of ZnO NPs leads to the agglomeration of the particles. Therefore, surface coating with a suitable ligand can increase colloidal stability.

Outbreak of B.cepacia bacteremia following use of contaminated drug vials in a tertiary care centre.

Purpose: We report an outbreak of Burkholderia cepacia bacteremia related to contaminated drug vials.

Materials And Methods: All patients having fever post coronary angiography were analysed from February 12, 2019 to March 18, 2019. A thorough inspection of the cath lab was done by the infection control team.

Adaptation of anammox bacteria to low temperature via gradual acclimation and cold shocks: Distinctions in protein expression, membrane composition and activities.

Anammox bacteria enable efficient removal of nitrogen from sewage in processes involving partial nitritation and anammox (PN/A) or nitrification, partial denitrification, and anammox (N-PdN/A). In mild climates, anammox bacteria must be adapted to ≤15 °C, typically by gradual temperature decrease; however, this takes months or years. To reduce the time necessary for the adaptation, an unconventional method of 'cold shocks' is promising, involving hours-long exposure of anammox biomass to extremely low temperatures.

Supplementation of chicory root powder as an alternative to antibiotic growth promoter on gut pH, gut microflora and gut histomorphometery of male broilers.

The experiment was conducted to study the effect of chicory root powder on the gut performance of broilers. For this purpose, two hundred commercial male broiler chicks were randomly divided into 5 treatment groups with 8 replications of 5 birds each and reared in battery brooders up to 42 days of age. The experimental design consisted of; T1 basal diet (BD) without antibiotic, T2: BD + antibiotic (BMD at 500 gm/ton), T3: BD + chicory root powder (0.

Evaluation of Vascular Pulse Contour Indices over the Physiological Blood Pressure Ranges in an Anesthetized Porcine Model.

A series of physiological measures can be assessed from the arterial pulse waveform, which is beneficial for cardiovascular health diagnosis, monitoring, and decision making. In this work, we have investigated the variations in regional pulse wave velocity (PWVR) and other pulse waveform indexes such as reflected wave transit time (RWTT), augmentation index (Alx), ejection duration index (ED), and subendocardial viability ratio (SEVR) with blood pressure (BP) parameters and heartrate on a vasoconstrictor drug-induced porcine model. Two healthy female (nulliparous and non-pregnant) Sus scrofa swine (~ 80 kg) was used for the experimental study.

Microsurgical Tool Detection and Characterization in Intra-operative Neurosurgical Videos.

Brain surgery is complex and has evolved as a separate surgical specialty. Surgical procedures on the brain are performed using dedicated micro-instruments which are designed specifically for the requirements of operating with finesse in a confined space. The usage of these microsurgical tools in an operating environment defines the surgical skill of a surgeon.

Multidrug-resistant infections: looming threat in the Indian clinical setting.

Introduction: The recent increase in multidrug-resistant strains of has increased the incidences of ventilator-associated pneumoniae, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, and central line-associated blood stream infections, together increasing hospital stay, treatment cost, and mortality. Resistance genes are dominant in India. Carbapenem-resistant () International clone-2 (IC-2) are rising in India.

Analysis of case fatality rate of SARS-CoV-2 infection in the Spanish Autonomous Communities between March and May 2020.

Objective: The Spanish health system is made up of seventeen regional health systems. Through the official reporting systems, some inconsistencies and differences in case fatality rates between Autonomous Communities (CC.AA.

Role of heavy metal tolerant rhizosphere bacteria in the phytoremediation of Cu and Pb using (Mart.) Solms.

The role of multi-heavy metal tolerant bacteria isolated from the rhizosphere of in the phytoremediation of Cu and Pb under laboratory conditions was investigated. The heavy metal tolerant rhizosphere bacteria were identified as , , , , and Results showed a significant variation in wet weight, Heterotrophic Plate Count (HPC) of the rhizosphere, HPC of water, removal and uptake of Cu and Pb by , either alone or in association with the rhizosphere bacteria. The removal of Cu by in different experimental conditions showed that OTC (Oxytetracycline) untreated with rhizosphere bacteria has maximum removal with 95%, followed by alone with 84%.

LncRNA SFTA1P mediates positive feedback regulation of the Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling pathway in non-small cell lung cancer.

Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) regulate numerous biological processes involved in both development and carcinogenesis. Hippo-YAP/TAZ signaling, a critical pathway responsible for organ size control, is often dysregulated in a variety of cancers. However, the nature and function of YAP/TAZ-regulated lncRNAs during tumorigenesis remain largely unexplored.

Mucosa-adherent I44 isolated from healthy human and effect of oleic acid on its probiotic properties.

With the aim of selectively isolating and understanding the cultivable lactic acid bacteria that are autochthonous to human gut, biopsy samples were collected from the terminal ileum and caecum of healthy volunteers who underwent routine colonoscopy procedure. The use of tissue samples (over stool samples) provides for a better expression of the autochthonous bacterial population of the human gut. The strains that were stable after many rounds of sub-culture were identified and studied further.

Partially purified lead molecules from Dodonaea viscosa and their antimicrobial efficacy against infectious human pathogens.

Background: The utilization of medicinal plants and their drugs have the advantage of reducing side effects compared with manufactured antimicrobials. Artificial drugs have unpleasant side effects, further, the number of drug resistant pathogens is increasing, thus huge challenge for control of resistant pathogens. Therefore, the current research explores the potential of partially purified bioactive compounds from Dodonaea viscosa against certain human pathogens.

Sepsis-Induced Myocardial Dysfunction in Pediatric Septic Shock: Prevalence, Predictors, and Outcome-A Prospective Observational Study.

There is a paucity of literature on the prevalence, predictors, prognostic markers, and outcomes of sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SMD) in pediatric septic shock. The objectives of our study were to estimate the prevalence of SMD in pediatric septic shock by point-of-care functional echocardiography (POCFE) and to study the association of SMD with severity of illness, organ dysfunctions, and outcomes. This prospective, observational study was conducted over a period of 1 year (from July 2018 to July 2019) in a 12-bed, tertiary pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of an academic and referral hospital in South India.

Impact of incorporating Magnetic Resonance Imaging in FIGO Staging of Primary Carcinoma Cervix: Experience from a tertiary cancer center.

Background: International Federation of Gynaecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) staging of carcinoma cervix, although essentially clinical, acknowledges the benefits of MRI. The impact of incorporating MRI in staging of cervical cancer and the discordance between clinical-and MRI-based FIGO staging is not well studied, especially in low- and middle-income countries.

Aim: We aim to study the role and accuracy of MRI in staging carcinoma cervix, its correlation with clinical FIGO and histopathological staging with emphasis on how it can change treatment plan.

Approaches for Head and Neck Cancer Research - Current Status and the Way Forward.

Head and neck cancers (HNCs) are seeing an increasing trend in their prevalence among both genders and are the seventh most common cancer type occurring at the global level. Studies addressing both the cancer cell physiology and individual differences in response to a specific treatment modality should be understood for arriving at effective treatment and management of the HNCs. In this article, we discuss the trends in HNC research and their various approaches starting from 2D in vitro models, which are the traditional experimental materials to recently established Cancer-Tissue Originated Spheroids (CTOS) distinctly contributing towards personalized or precision medicine.

Foam Polymers in Multifunctional Insulating Coatings.

The application of foamed polymers as one of the components of insulating coatings allows to solve the problems of energy saving and creation of optimal operating conditions for constructions. The systems of application of energy-efficient heat-insulating materials must consider both the particularities of the insulating materials and the functional orientation of the constructions. The implementation of the concept of seamless insulating coatings implies the achievement of thermal effect and reduction in air permeability both by means of the application of thermal insulation with low thermal conductivity and the minimization of junctions between separate elements of the insulating coating, which is achieved using elastic foamed polymers and, first of all, polyethylene foam.