Agricultural crop waste materials - A potential reservoir of molecules.

Crop wastes are one of the agricultural wastes generated during the production and processing of food materials. Their generation is the other side of developmental activities. They are now becoming an alarming source of environmental pollution, leading to an unhealthy society.

Postoperative Pain Relief Following Lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To test whether lumbar Erector Spinae Plane Block (ESPB) provides superior analgesia compared to placebo in patients undergoing Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy (PCNL), using reduction in postoperative opioid consumption, delay in rescue analgesia demand and reduction of pain scores as outcome measures.

Methods: 34 adult (18-60 years) ASA I and II patients undergoing unilateral PCNL were randomized into two groups (Bupivacaine and Saline) - both receiving ipsilateral ESPB at L1 vertebral level with either 20 ml 0.25% Inj.

Public Attitudes Toward Psychiatric Hospitals: A Rural-Urban Comparative Public Survey in Odisha State, India.

Integration of psychiatric care with public health services and offering mental health care services to patients from lower socioeconomic status remains a global challenge. Scarcity of funds and professional workforce in psychiatric hospitals contribute to this situation. However, negative attitudes in the population are also a known impediment to patients seeking mental health services.

Native oesophageal mucocoele: A rare complication of double exclusion of oesophagus.

Introduction And Importance: Native oesophageal mucocoele usually follows bipolar exclusion of oesophagus for various reasons and is very rare in literature. Though mostly asymptomatic, its symptoms can be divided into 3 groups - Compressive, Infective and fistulizing symptoms. The management options described in the literature are percutaneous drainage, chemical ablation, esophagectomy and internal drainage using Roux-en-Y reconstruction.

Rare Pseudopapillary Neoplasm of the Pancreas: A 10-Year Experience.

Introduction: The solid pseudopapillary epithelial neoplasm (SPN) is a rare form of pancreatic neoplasm with an incidence of 2-3% of all pancreatic tumours. The recent increase in incidence is attributed to the increasing use of imaging techniques for nonspecific abdominal complaints. We report our institutional experience in the management of this tumour over the last decade.

Change in cardiometabolic risk factors among Asian Indian adults recruited in a mHealth-based diabetes prevention trial.

Objective: India is experiencing an increasing prevalence of type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases. Mobile health technology may be a strategy to reduce the risk of cardiometabolic disorders. This paper reports on the effect of a mobile health intervention on cardiometabolic risk factors.

GBS-SNP and SSR based genetic mapping and QTL analysis for drought tolerance in upland cotton.

Unlabelled: A recombinant inbred line mapping population of intra-species upland cotton was generated from a cross between the drought-tolerant female parent (AS2) and the susceptible male parent (MCU13). A linkage map was constructed deploying 1,116 GBS-based SNPs and public domain-based 782 SSRs spanning a total genetic distance of 28,083.03 cM with an average chromosomal span length of 1,080.

The effect of perioperative dexmedetomidine on postoperative bowel function recovery in adult patients receiving general anesthesia.

Background: Dexmedetomidine has opioid sparing actions but its effect on bowel recovery is controversial. Primary aim of this review was to evaluate the effect of perioperative dexmedetomidine on postoperative bowel recovery. Secondary aim was to evaluate the effect of dexmedetomidine on hospital discharge.

Morphological and biochemical responses of (Lam.) Verdc. to allelopathic effects of Kunth extracts.

Yield loss due to noxious weeds is one among several reasons for the reduced economy for the developing countries. Impacts of one such weed i.e.

Enablers and barriers for enteral feeding with mother`s own milk in preterm very low birth weight infants in a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit.

Background: The management of lactation in preterm mothers is a real challenge for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) care, providers. The study aimed to evaluate the enablers and barriers for enteral feeding with mothers` own milk (MOM) in preterm very low birth weight (VLBW) infants in a tertiary care neonatal unit.

Methods: This prospective observational study took place at a tertiary level NICU of a high-risk obstetric unit in a private hospital.

Axillary Reverse Mapping in Patients Undergoing Axillary Lymph Node Dissection: A Single Institution Experience From India.

Introduction Axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) remains the gold standard for clinically node-positive and sentinel node biopsy (SLNB) positive breast cancer patients, but it is associated with the debilitating morbidity of lymphedema. Recently, a new technique of axillary reverse mapping (ARM) has been described which helps in differentiating arm lymphatics from breast lymphatics. Aim To evaluate the applicability of the ARM technique with blue dye and the incidence of metastases in ARM nodes in the Indian population.

Isolated ectopic jejunal varices in a patient with extrahepatic portal vein obstruction - A case report.

Introduction And Importance: Among the various causes for lower gastrointestinal bleeding, ectopic varices constitute a small chunk. Though rare, these can pose a diagnostic challenge with recurrent bleed leading to multiple admission and blood transfusions.

Case Presentation: A 41-year-old male presented to our department with multiple episodes of melena.

A self-exciting point process to study multicellular spatial signaling patterns.

Multicellular organisms rely on spatial signaling among cells to drive their organization, development, and response to stimuli. Several models have been proposed to capture the behavior of spatial signaling in multicellular systems, but existing approaches fail to capture both the autonomous behavior of single cells and the interactions of a cell with its neighbors simultaneously. We propose a spatiotemporal model of dynamic cell signaling based on Hawkes processes-self-exciting point processes-that model the signaling processes within a cell and spatial couplings between cells.

Pure primary ovarian carcinoid tumor with carcinoid syndrome and cervical carcinoma: A rare concoction of dual primary malignancies.

Carcinoid tumors are defined as rare slow-growing neuroendocrine tumors. A majority of primary ovarian carcinoids occur in association with mature cystic teratoma or are metastatic to the ovary. A 48-year-old post-menopausal woman presented with progressive facial puffiness, and intractable diarrhea.

Gram-Scale Synthesis of 1,8-Naphthyridines in Water: The Friedlander Reaction Revisited.

The products of the Friedlander reaction, i.e., 1,8-naphthyridines, have far-reaching impacts in materials science, chemical biology, and medicine.

A Rare Case of Acute Hemorrhagic Retinopathy Following Intravitreal Melphalan Injection for Persistent Vitreous Seeds in Retinoblastoma.

Purpose: This report describes a case of acute occlusive hemorrhagic complication after intravitreal melphalan for vitreous seeds in retinoblastoma.

Methods: A case report is presented.

Results: Intravitreal melphalan has been used extensively for vitreous seeds in retinoblastoma.

Burden of congenital rubella syndrome (CRS) in India based on data from cross-sectional serosurveys, 2017 and 2019-20.

Background: India has set a goal to eliminate measles and rubella/Congenital Rubella Syndrome (CRS) by 2023. Towards this goal, India conducted nationwide supplementary immunization activity (SIA) with measles-rubella containing vaccine (MRCV) targeting children aged between 9 months to <15 years and established a hospital-based sentinel surveillance for CRS. Reliable data about incidence of CRS is necessary to monitor progress towards the elimination goal.

Effect of COVID-19 on F-FDG PET/CT: Is There a Need to Consider COVID-19 Status Before Planning F-FDG PET/CT for Oncologic Evaluation?

Incidental detection of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)-related lung changes on F-FDG PET/CT images of oncology patients has been increasingly reported. Most of the case reports or series have stressed the retrospective diagnosis of COVID-19 with the help of F-FDG PET/CT lung findings. In this case report, we introduce a different aspect of COVID-19-related lung changes on F-FDG PET/CT, interfering with the evaluation of metastatic lung lesions in a patient with renal cell carcinoma.

Quantification of the electric field inside protein active sites and fullerenes.

While electrostatic interactions are exceedingly accountable for biological functions, no simple method exists to directly estimate or measure the electrostatic field in protein active sites. The electrostatic field inside the protein is generally inferred from the shift in the vibrational stretching frequencies of nitrile and thionitrile probes at the active sites through several painstaking and time-consuming experiments like vibrational Stark effect spectroscopy (VSS). Here we present a simple, fast, and reliable methodology, which can efficiently predict the vibrational Stark tuning rates (VSRs) of a large variety of probes within 10% error of the reported experimental data.

Use of Lateral Oncoplasty for Multiquadrant Giant Fibroadenoma: A Novel Approach.

Giant fibroadenomas are uncommon benign lesions, defined as fibroadenomas of >5 cm in size and/or weighing more than 500 g. They can distort the shape of the breast and cause asymmetry, so they should be excised. Here, we report two cases of giant fibroadenoma, where wide local excision and reconstruction with lateral oncoplasty were done.

Delayed pancreatic fistula: An unaccustomed complication following pancreaticoduodenectomy- a rare case report.

Introduction: and Importance: Post-operative pancreatic fistula is a morbid complication after pancreaticoduodenectomy. Though most of them present in the immediate post-operative period, few case reports have mentioned it even 7 years after index surgery. Here, we report a delayed presentation of pancreatic fistula 6 months after surgery.

SPINK1 Mutation in Idiopathic Chronic Pancreatitis: How Pertinent Is It in Coastal Eastern India?

Background and aim Idiopathic chronic pancreatitis (ICP) is said to be present when no identifiable etiology can be identified. Robust evidence suggested that the serine protease inhibitor nucleus Kazol type 1 (SPINK1) N34S mutation was frequently associated with ICP. As there is a paucity of data on genetic studies in ICP cases from the coastal eastern region of India, we performed this study with an aim to evaluate the SPINK1 genetic mutations and other associated clinical correlates in ICP cases.

Interfacial Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction in the epitaxial W/Co/Pt multilayers.

The Dzyaloshinskii-Moriya interaction (DMI) manifesting in asymmetric layered ferromagnetic films gives rise to non-colinear spin structures stabilizing magnetization configurations with nontrivial topology. In this work magnetization reversal, magnetic domain alignment, and strength of DMI are related to the crystalline structure of W/Co/Pt multilayers grown by molecular beam epitaxy. The applied growth method enables the fabrication of layered systems with higher crystalline quality than commonly applied sputtering techniques.