Publications by authors named "Mittal N"

Introduction: Flavonoids including quercetin, kaempferol, myricetin, rutin etc. have always been a part of traditional Chinese medicine for the treatment of several ailments. Rutin (RT), also known as rutoside, sophorin is one of the flavanol glycoside having structure resemblance with quercetin.

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  • Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is a versatile thermoplastic widely used in various industries for its lightweight, cost-effectiveness, and durability, but its non-biodegradable nature raises environmental issues that drive the need for effective recycling.
  • Recent advancements in both mechanical and chemical recycling methods allow PET waste to be repurposed into valuable new molecules with numerous potential applications.
  • The review outlines different chemical recycling techniques and their products, while also detailing how these products can be further converted into other useful compounds for various industrial applications.
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Leukemia and lymphoma are 2 common hematologic cancers in adolescents and young adults (AYAs, age 15-39 years at diagnosis); however, this population has historically had lower clinical trial enrollment and less dramatic improvements in overall survival compared to other age populations. Several unique challenges to delivering care to this population have affected drug development, clinical trial availability, accessibility, and acceptance, all of which impact clinical trial enrollment. Recently, several national and institutional collaborative approaches have been utilized to improve trial availability and accessibility for AYAs with hematologic malignancies.

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Introduction: In modern times, the emergency physician (EP) has access to a host of video laryngoscopes (VL). There are different makes, models, angulations in the blades provided by different VLs. The blades may be channeled or non-channeled.

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Topological quantum many-body systems are characterized by a hidden order encoded in the entanglement between their constituents. While entanglement is often quantified using the entanglement entropy, its full description relies on the entanglement Hamiltonian, which is commonly used to identify complex phases arising in numerical simulations, but whose measurement remains an outstanding challenge. Here, we map entanglement to spectral properties by realizing a physical system whose single-particle dynamics is governed by the entanglement Hamiltonian of a quantum Hall system.

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  • - Gastrointestinal immune-related adverse events (GI irAEs) are a frequent issue linked to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), impacting various parts of the GI system, including the stomach, liver, and pancreas.
  • - A systematic review was conducted using multiple databases, leading to the analysis of 166 studies focused on GI irAEs, examining their incidence, management strategies, and patient outcomes.
  • - The review covers different types of GI toxicity related to ICIs, including upper GI (like esophagitis), lower GI (such as colitis), and other rare forms, aiming to provide clinicians with insights for better diagnosis and treatment.
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  • Nature provides a variety of bioactive resources, with mushrooms particularly noted for their historical use in traditional medicine for health benefits, including anticancer properties.
  • Extensive research from countries like Japan, China, Korea, and the USA has confirmed the effectiveness of mushrooms in preventing and treating various cancers, especially colorectal cancer.
  • The review synthesizes data from 62 articles and two book chapters, showing that mushrooms can reduce chemotherapy side effects and drug resistance, emphasizing the need for further research into integrating mushroom-based treatments into colorectal cancer protocols.
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  • Chemical neurolysis of the genicular nerves offers a potential treatment for chronic, non-cancer knee pain, as reviewed in a study analyzing various research findings.
  • The scoping review included 8 studies (192 patients) examining the effects of chemical neurolysis using either phenol or alcohol, with positive outcomes for pain relief and functionality reported across the board.
  • However, due to variability in study designs and small sample sizes, more high-quality randomized controlled trials are necessary to enhance the understanding of this treatment approach and to compare it with other pain management strategies.
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Background: Objective measures from imaging studies have the potential to assist in timely diagnosis of atraumatic shoulder hypermobility to better guide management. The aim of this scoping review is to examine imaging modalities and techniques used to characterize atraumatic shoulder hypermobility.

Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, SPORTDiscus, Cochrane Library, and Web of Science were searched up to May 2024 for any primary study investigating imaging findings seen in atraumatic shoulder hypermobility.

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  • The CDC is monitoring the evolution of SARS-CoV-2, particularly the Omicron variant and its offspring, using national genomic surveillance data from May 2023 to September 2024.
  • During this period, descendants of the Omicron variants, especially XBB and JN.1, emerged and became prevalent, with several lineages showing immune escape traits.
  • The rise of the JN.1 variant led to a significant increase in COVID-19 cases during winter 2024, underscoring the need for ongoing genomic monitoring to inform vaccine development and public health strategies.*
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  • Treatment of anastomotic ulcers, which are difficult to manage, often fails with standard methods.
  • PuraStat, a synthetic peptide gel, is used for stopping bleeding in the digestive tract and has potential benefits for these ulcers.
  • In a study involving multiple centers, 9 out of 10 patients treated with PuraStat alongside regular therapies showed improvement, suggesting it can help heal these ulcers effectively.
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  • Drug resistance is making existing antimalarials ineffective, highlighting the urgent need for new treatments.
  • Researchers identified a promising new chemotype, cyclopropyl carboxamide, through screening a library of compounds, leading to the development of a strong candidate, WJM280, which is effective against malaria without harming human cells.
  • Further studies revealed that resistant parasites have mutations in the cytochrome b gene, confirming it as the drug target, but improving the compound's stability and effectiveness in mouse models still needs to be addressed.
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Background: New and innovative materials are being marketed for the treatment of coronal pulpotomy. It is crucial to compare their efficacy with already-established materials. TheraCal PT (TP) is such a new material that studies are scarce.

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Stemness and pluripotency are mediated by transcriptional master regulators that promote self-renewal and repress cell differentiation, among which is the high-mobility group (HMG) box transcription factor SOX2. Dysregulated SOX2 expression, by contrast, leads to transcriptional aberrations relevant to oncogenic transformation, cancer progression, metastasis, therapy resistance, and relapse. Here, we report a post-transcriptional mechanism by which the cytosolic pool of SOX2 contributes to these events in an unsuspected manner.

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  • - The study evaluates how well computed tomography (CT) can predict extrathyroidal extension (ETE) and tracheal invasion (TI) in patients with differentiated papillary thyroid carcinoma (PTC), comparing its accuracy to that of ultrasound (US).
  • - Data was collected from 83 patients who had both US and CT scans before surgery, focusing on the diagnostic performance based on sensitivity, specificity, and predictive values for detecting ETE and TI.
  • - Results indicate that while CT is fairly accurate and specific for ETE, its sensitivity is lower than that of US, implying that CT alone may not be sufficient for conclusive assessments in some cases.
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Transient abnormal myelopoiesis is a syndrome that causes excess proliferation of immature myeloid cells and occurs in 10% to 15% of neonates with trisomy 21. Transient abnormal myelopoiesis usually resolves spontaneously but occasionally requires treatment with chemotherapy. The disorder is not typically associated with eosinophilia.

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Loss of protein homeostasis is one of the hallmarks of aging. As such, interventions that restore proteostasis should slow down the aging process and improve healthspan. Two of the most broadly used anti-aging interventions that are effective in organisms from yeast to mammals are calorie restriction (CR) and rapamycin (RM) treatment.

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A medicinal pteridophyte known as Attukal Kizhangu L. has been used to cure patients for centuries by administering plant parts based on conventional and common practices. Regarding its biological functions, significant use and advancement have been made.

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Background: No data is available on hypomineralization in the full complement of primary dentition.

Aim: To report on the prevalence and clinical presentation of enamel hypomineralization (EH) in the primary dentition.

Design: A cross-sectional observational study with a random sample of 948, 4-6-year-old schoolchildren of Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh, India, was conducted after approval from the Institutional Ethics Committee.

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Introduction: Cleft palate, a common congenital craniofacial defect, requires surgical repair and many surgical approaches have been employed for the same to reduce the risk of post-operative complications and improve outcomes. In order to achieve tension free closure, fracture of pterygoid hamulus has been advised. However, the effect of this manoeuvre on auditory functions remains debatable.

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Vulvo-vaginal stromal tumours are a rare and diverse group of mesenchymal neoplasms unique to hormone-responsive stroma of the vulva and vagina. These tumours are mostly benign, except for the locally aggressive deep angiomyxomas. Often these tumours pose diagnostic challenges, resembling certain malignant vulvo vaginal tumours.

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Ehlers-Danlos syndromes (EDS) represent a group of rare genetic disorders affecting connective tissues. Globally, approximately 1.5 million individuals suffer from EDS, with 10,000 reported cases in Canada alone.

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While many computational methods accurately predict destabilizing mutations, identifying stabilizing mutations has remained a challenge, because of their relative rarity. We tested ΔΔG predictions from computational predictors such as Rosetta, ThermoMPNN, RaSP, and DeepDDG, using 82 mutants of the bacterial toxin CcdB as a test case. On this dataset, the best computational predictor is ThermoMPNN, which identifies stabilizing mutations with a precision of 68%.

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