Role of CD4 count estimation in the era of HIV-1 viral load among PLHIV.

Background: ART has improved the life expectancy of people living with HIV (PLHIV) by suppressing the virus and increasing CD4 count. Some PLHIV shows immune-virological discordant responses i.e.

Combustion Synthesis and Photoluminescence Properties of Novel BiAlO:Eu Phosphor for n-UV w-LEDs.

The combustion procedure was used to synthesize BiAlO:Eu phosphors. The XRD and photoluminescence properties are investigations. The XRD patterns consist of an orthorhombic crystal structure.

Photoluminescence characteristics of novel Sm ions-doped La Al O phosphor for n-UV w-LED.

The combustion procedure was used to synthesize La Al O :Sm phosphors. The X-ray diffraction (XRD) patterns and morphological and photoluminescence properties were investigated. The XRD patterns consisted of a hexagonal crystal structure.

A novel rapid prototyping and finite element method-based development of the patient-specific temporomandibular joint implant.

Objective: The objective of this study was to fabricate a successful implant for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder patients who could not be treated through conventional surgeries.

Methods: A custom-made implant was fabricated using rapid prototyping (RP) for the TMJ surgery. The stability of the metallic implant was validated using a finite element analysis.

Wet-chemical preparation of Ce3+-activated K2LaX5 (X = Cl, Br or I) phosphors.

There has been a renewed interest in Ce(3+) -activated halide phosphors due to applications as scintillation detectors, especially for positron emission tomography. For K(2) LaCl(5), the light yield increases and the energy resolution (FWHM) improves with increasing Ce(3+) doping. K(2) LaX(5) compounds are also important as laser hosts for the mid-IR range.

Reduced glutathione: Importance of specimen collection.

Glutathione, the dominant intracellular thiol, plays an important protective role against oxidative stress. The accidental findings of increased reduced glutathione level postprandially as compared to post absorptive level prompted the design of present study. Reduced Glutathione levels were estimated in 50 healthy individuals in post absorptive and postprandial phase by taking whole blood in ACD bulb.

Tobacco consumption practices and risk of oro-pharyngeal cancer: a case-control study in Central India.

A hospital based, group matched case control study was conducted with the objective to assess the association between tobacco consumption practices and risk of development of oro-pharyngeal cancer in Central India. The study included 123 cases of oro-pharyngeal cancer, diagnosed on the basis of histopathology at three tertiary care centers in Nagpur city. Each case was matched for age and sex with two hospital controls: one selected from non-cancer patients and another from patients having cancer of other sites.

A rapid survey technique for detection of leprosy.

Comparison of prevalence rates of leprosy as assessed by a rapid survey technique, in which only the exposed parts of the body were examined, with that assessed by a routine total body examination in a population of about 700, showed that most cases of leprosy were detected by the former.

Evaluation of a dual-antigen ELISA test for the serodiagnosis of tuberculosis.

Two antigen preparations from Mycobacterium tuberculosis and M. bovis, respectively, were used in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) to quantitate the level of IgG antibodies in samples of 169 sera obtained in India from 75 patients with pulmonary tuberculosis and from 94 controls. The results of the two ELISA tests were integrated using defined criteria.