Synthesis and characterization of copper nanoparticle-based hydrogel and its applications in catalytic reduction and adsorption of basic blue 3.

Most of the dyes used in various industries are non-biodegradable and carcinogenic in nature. Therefore, elimination of dyes from textile wastes is mandatory to safeguard the life of human, aquatic animals and aquatic plants. In this connection an effective and eco-friendly hydrogel was synthesized from acrylamide, cellulose, clay, and copper salt abbreviated as AMPS(PHE-Ce)/MC-Cu.

Exogenous Application of Green Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles (TiO NPs) to Improve the Germination, Physiochemical, and Yield Parameters of Wheat Plants under Salinity Stress.

Agriculture is the backbone of every developing country. Among various crops, wheat ( L.) belongs to the family Poaceae and is the most important staple food crop of various countries.

Two-year audit of outcomes of pituitary surgery at an Australian teaching hospital.

Background: There is evidence that cure rates and complications are influenced by the caseload in neurosurgical centres performing transsphenoidal pituitary surgery. Although Australian centres may perform relatively small numbers of these procedures, there have been few published audits of their performance.

Aims: To conduct an audit of surgery for pituitary tumours between 2012 and 2014 in the only public hospital neurosurgical unit in the state of Western Australia.

A time-adjusted cortisol cut-off can reduce referral rate for Synacthen stimulation test whilst maintaining diagnostic performance.

Objective: Cortisol cut-offs can predict requirement for Synacthen stimulation tests (SST). We assessed the performance of a standard cortisol cut-off (375 nmol/L) across the morning and compared this with a time-adjusted cut-off.

Design: Retrospective audit PATIENTS: Community reference set (n=12 550) and SST patients (n=757).

An unusual cause of abdominal pain.

We report a case of subcutaneous panniculitis-like T-cell lymphoma (SPTCL) (they are always alpha/beta) in a 36-year-old male who presented with a 6-week history of abdominal pain, fever and significant weight loss. Definitive diagnosis required a full thickness skin biopsy with PCR analysis for clonal T-cell gene arrangement. A literature search showed that SPTCL is a very rare cutaneous lymphoma limited to case reports.