Publications by authors named "M Sowmya"

Northern corn leaf blight (NLB) caused by Setosphaeria turcica (Luttrell) Leonard & Suggs is a severe foliar disease in maize. Resistance to NLB is complexly inherited and controlled by several quantitative trait loci (QTL) distributed across the genome. Phenotype and DNA marker-based selection for resistance to NLB is expected to be effective.

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Odontoma is a benign mixed odontogenic tumor. Odontoma is classified into two variants: compound odontoma, which has resemblance to the tooth structure, and complex odontoma, which consists of haphazardly arranged enamel and dentin bearing no resemblance to the tooth structure. The most common site of occurrence of complex odontoma is the posterior aspect of mandible.

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Purpose: Rapid proliferation and nutrition starvation in the tumor microenvironment pose significant challenges to cellular protein homeostasis. The accumulation of misfolded proteins in the endoplasmic reticulum lumen induces stress on cells and causes irreversible damage to cells if unresolved. Emerging reports emphasize the influence of the tumor microenvironment on therapeutic molecule efficacy and treatment outcomes.

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Article Synopsis
  • - Melanotic neuroectodermal tumor of infancy (MNTI) is a rare tumor primarily affecting infants, and a case report details successful surgical treatment of an 11-month-old girl.
  • - A review of 250 MNTI cases found that the tumor mainly occurs in the anterior maxilla of infants under six months, and recurrence rates are influenced by age and treatment choices.
  • - The study noted a 2.4% mortality rate, a 2% rate of malignancy, and a 15.2% recurrence rate, with recommendations for follow-up monitoring lasting between four months to two years to track potential recurrences.
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Students serve as ambassadors, conveying effective messages to encourage the adoption of promotes healthy behaviors. Recognizing their consciousness about corona illness 2019 (COVID-19), desires to utilize the COVID-19 vaccines, and other associated variables will aid in developing viable vaccination promotion tactics for the present COVID-19 pandemic. A transverse-segment internet poll of university students in the healthcare and non-healthcare industries was conducted to analyze their motivations to be vaccinated against the coronavirus.

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