Prevalence of economic violence among the geriatric population and their knowledge and utilization of social security schemes in Chengalpattu district, Tamil Nadu.

Context: Economic independence is an important factor in the prevention of violence among the elderly. Optimal utilization of various social security schemes in India helps them in achieving financial independence and proper utilization of health care services. However, there is a knowledge and service utilization gap among the elderly in our population.

Biologically Enhanced Machine Learning Model to uncover Novel Gene-Drug Targets for Alzheimer's Disease.

Given the complexity and multifactorial nature of Alzheimer's disease, investigating potential drug-gene targets is imperative for developing effective therapies and advancing our understanding of the underlying mechanisms driving the disease. We present an explainable ML model that integrates the role and impact of gene interactions to drive the genomic variant feature selection. The model leverages both the Alzheimer's knowledge base and the Drug-Gene interaction database (DGIdb) to identify a list of biologically plausible novel gene-drug targets for further investigation.

Management of Spinal Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis in Children: A Systematic Review.

Background: Spinal Langerhans cell histiocytosis can manifest as solitary site unifocal form or as systemic form in children. The management options for solitary spinal site unifocal form are many. They include spontaneous resolution of the lesion and supervised treatment, steroid injection of the lesion, systemic chemotherapy, radiation therapy and surgery.

Preoperative Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy Improves Weight Loss Potential in Morbidly Obese Voluntary Kidney Donors.

Background: This was a retrospective study aimed at evaluating the efficacy of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) as a strategy for weight loss in obese prospective voluntary kidney donors who were unable to achieve weight reduction through lifestyle changes.

Methods: This retrospective study included living kidney donors who underwent LSG as a strategy for weight loss in obese prospective voluntary kidney donors between 2012 and 2022. Prospective donors who were initially rejected due to obesity underwent LSG after pretransplantation evaluation.

Challenges in diagnosing bovine tuberculosis through surveillance and characterization of Mycobacterium species in slaughtered cattle in Kolkata.

Background: Tuberculosis in cattle is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC) species. Apart from MTBC, different Nontuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) species have also been isolated from cattle. The presence of NTM infection in bovines makes the diagnosis of bovine tuberculosis (bTB) a cumbersome task.