A new species of eight-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) from the deep waters of the Lakshadweep Sea, India.

A new species of eight-gilled hagfish genus Eptatretus (Myxinidae) is described based on five specimens trawled on the upper continental slope off Kollam, Kerala, India, northern Indian Ocean. Eptatretus gopali sp. nov.

Predictors of Parents' Willingness to Vaccinate Their Children Against COVID-19 in India: A Web-Based Cross-Sectional Survey.

Background: Parents are more concerned about the available evidence of the safety, efficacy, and tolerability of the pediatric COVID-19 vaccine.

Aim: To assess the parents' willingness to vaccinate their children against COVID-19 and associate it with health belief model constructs.

Materials And Methods: A countrywide, online, self-administered, cross-sectional survey was conducted from December 15, 2021 to March 8, 2022.

Early Combination of an Obturator with a Free Flap to Prevent Palatal Dehiscence Following Oral Cancer Surgery: Technique and Indications.

Introduction: In the Indian subcontinent where tobacco chewing is rampant, composite 'bite' defects are common after oral cancer ablation, which comprise buccal mucosa, maxilla and mandible with or without skin. These are often reconstructed with soft tissue flaps like anterolateral thigh flaps, which provide ample soft tissue replacement. A common problem is palatal dehiscence where these flaps are inset, due to the dynamics of speaking and chewing, as well as the gravitational pull on the flap.

A new species of six-gilled hagfish (Myxinidae: Eptatretus) from the Lakshadweep Sea.

A new species of hagfish, Eptatretus wadgensis sp. nov., is described from the Wadge Bank, Lakshadweep Sea, India, obtained from a depth of ~250300 m through deep-sea trawling.