Assessment of acoustic characteristics of speech in patients with bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis following trans oral carbon dioxide LASER posterior cordotomy.

Aims: The study aimed to assess voice quality in patients with bilateral abductor vocal cord paralysis (BAVCP) following transoral carbon dioxide (CO2) LASER posterior cordotomy with acoustic parameters.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-five participants were recruited over a three-year duration. Voice analysis was done twice, pre-operatively and three months post-operatively in decannulated patients, with the help of Praat software (Version 6.

A Descriptive Study to Assess the Impact of Social Media Platforms on Mental Well Being among College Student at Selected College in Chennai.

Social media has become an integrated part of daily life, with an estimated 3 billion social media users worldwide. The purpose of current study was to investigate to assess the impact of social media platforms on mental wellbeing among college student at selected college. A descriptive research design was used a study the Impact of social media Plat forms on mental wellbeing among college students.

Quantification of biomaterial dispersion during otologic procedures and role of barrier drapes in Covid 2019 era - a laboratory model.

Background: Aerosol generation during temporal bone surgery caries the risk of viral transmission. Steps to mitigate this problem are of particular importance during the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.

Objective: To quantify the effect of barrier draping on particulate material dispersion during temporal bone surgery.

Plasma Ablation-Assisted Endoscopic Management of Postintubation Laryngotracheal Stenosis: An Alternate Tool for Management.

The current study was conducted to highlight the use of plasma ablation as a promising method in management of adult laryngotracheal stenosis. We present our institutional experience with a minimum follow-up of 6 months. Seventy adult patients with acquired postintubation laryngotracheal stenosis were included.

Congenital bilateral adult choanal atresia undiagnosed until the second decade: How we did it.

Background: Bilateral congenital choanal atresia that presents in adulthood is rare. There are only eight reported cases in the literature.

Method: We present a ninth case of adult bilateral choanal atresia diagnosed at the age of 20 years.

Toxicological Evaluation of Emblica officinalis Fruit Extract and its Anti-inflammatory and Free Radical Scavenging Properties.

Background: Emblica officinalis (Euphorbiaceae), popularly known as Indian gooseberry or "Amla" in India, is used in Ayurveda as "rejuvenating herb" since ancient times.

Objective: This study was carried out to estimate toxicity, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidative activities of the methanolic extract of Emblica officinalis fruit (MEO) in an animal model.

Materials And Methods: Antioxidative property of MEO was assessed by in vitro assays such as phosphomolybdenum assay (total antioxidant capacity), free radical scavenging assays 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl and 2,2'-azino-bis and 3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (DPPH and ABTS method) and lipid peroxidation assay (LPO).

Investigation of anion-π interactions involving thiophene walls incorporated calix[4]pyrroles.

Thiophene containing "two-wall" aryl extended calix[4]pyrroles were synthesized for the first time, through acid catalyzed condensation of 2-acetylthiophenes with pyrrole. Isomeric "two-walled" calix[4]pyrroles (8a-10a and 8b-10b) were obtained in satisfactory yields and their halide anion binding strengths were investigated in the solution phase by (1)H NMR and in the gas phase by computational methods and mass spectrometry. Change in the chemical shifts of thiophene -CH-protons during the course of NMR titrations entailed participation of the thiophene rings in anion binding; this fact was further substantiated by computational methods.

Rosmarinic Acid, a New Polyphenol from Baccaurea ramiflora Lour. Leaf: A Probable Compound for Its Anti-Inflammatory Activity.

Despite several pharmacological applications of Baccaurea ramiflora Lour., studies on the influence of its polyphenol content on pharmacological activity such as anti-inflammatory properties have been scarce. Here we evaluated in vitro antioxidant activity, poyphenolics by HPLC and the anti-inflammatory potential of the methanolic leaf extract of Baccaurea ramiflora (BME) and its protective effects in carrageenan-induced paw edema model of inflammation in rats.

A pilot study on water pollution and characterization of multidrug-resistant superbugs from Byramangala tank, Ramanagara district, Karnataka, India.

Urbanization and industrialization has increased the strength and qualities of municipal sewage in Bangalore, India. The disposal of sewage into natural water bodies became a serious issue. Byramangala reservoir is one such habitat enormously polluted in South India.