NBI With Optical Magnification Shows Good Interobserver Agreement in Diagnosing Gastritis.

Objective: To study the interobserver agreement for diagnosing gastritis using narrow band imaging (NBI) with magnification.

Methods: This prospective study recruited patients who underwent gastroscopy for dyspepsia in the Department of Gastroenterology, Aster MIMS Hospital, Kannur.361 patients were included in the study.

Checklist of Indian Harpalinae Bonelli, 1810 (Coleoptera: Carabidae).

An updated checklist of 169 species of subfamily Harpalinae known from the Indian mainland, along with details of the revisions by modern workers, literatures and distribution patterns is provided. Of them, 39 species are endemic to the Indian mainland, whereas 11 species to the Western Ghats Hotspot of Biodiversity, one to the Indo-Burma Hotspot of Biodiversity and eight to the Himalaya Hotspot of Biodiversity. Four genera, Allosiopelus Ito, 1995, Indocarterus Kataev & Wrase, 2018, Oesyperus Andrewes, 1923 and Panagrius Andrewes, 1933 are endemic to the Indian mainland.

A new species of the genus Clypeuspinus Balkenohl, 2021 (Coleoptera: Carabidae: Scaritinae) from India.

The description of a new carabid species from Indian mainland belonging to the genus Clypeuspinus Balkenohl, 2021 which was formerly known in Sri Lanka. Revised generic characteristics of Clypeuspinus, and a key to species are provided.

Antibacterial Activity Against Multidrug-Resistant Clinical Isolates of Nine Plants from Chencha, Southern Ethiopia.

Background: The diminishing efficacy of antibiotics currently in use and the emergence of multidrug-resistant bacteria pose a grave threat to public health worldwide. Hence, new classes of antimicrobials are urgently required, and the search is continuing.

Methods: Nine plants were chosen for the current work, which are collected from the highlands of Chencha, Ethiopia.

A Comparative Clinical Evaluation of Effectiveness of Platelet-Rich Plasma, Synthetic Allograft, and Bioresorbable Xenograft During Immediate Implant Placement.

Background: The use of an appropriate graft material helps in an adequate amount of osseointegration. The objective of this study was to compare the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP), a synthetic allograft (PerioGlas), and Bio-Oss, a bioresorbable xenograft in immediate implant procedures.

Methods: In this randomized, prospective study, 90 patients were categorized into three groups with 30 samples in each as Group A: patients who received PRP with an immediate implant; Group B: immediate implants with synthetic allograft (PerioGlas); and Group C: patients with immediate implants placed using bioresorbable xenograft (Bio-Oss).