A Qualitative Study on the Burden of Nonadherence to Antiretroviral Therapy Among People Living With HIV/AIDS in Jharkhand, India.

Background: Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is the most important factor in the management of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This study examines the level of nonadherence to ART and the predictors of interventions to improve ART adherence in Jharkhand, a state with a predominance of tribes.

Methods: The present study was conducted at the ART center, Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Ranchi, Jharkhand.

Impact of E-Learning and Predictable Practical Learning Expectations During the Covid-19 Pandemic on Dental Graduates.

Background: Dental education is facing hitherto unheard-of difficulties as a result of the COVID-19 epidemic, which calls for quick adaption to remote learning methods. The purpose of this study was to look at how dental graduates were affected by the COVID-19 epidemic and the effects of e-learning and predictable practical learning expectations.

Methods: Data from dental college graduates were gathered using a mixed-methods approach that included questionnaires and interviews.

A Comparative Study on Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Adherence Among the Tribal and Non-tribal Populations Living With HIV/AIDS in Ranchi, India.

Background: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) is one of the most serious public health exigencies across the globe. However, equally brawny is the global commitment to halt new HIV infections from occurring and ensure that everyone with the disease has access to HIV treatment.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was carried out at an antiretroviral therapy (ART) center in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, in 2023.

Pleural effusion guidelines from ICS and NCCP Section 1: Basic principles, laboratory tests and pleural procedures.

Pleural effusion is a common problem in our country, and most of these patients need invasive tests as they can't be evaluated by blood tests alone. The simplest of them is diagnostic pleural aspiration, and diagnostic techniques such as medical thoracoscopy are being performed more frequently than ever before. However, most physicians in India treat pleural effusion empirically, leading to delays in diagnosis, misdiagnosis and complications from wrong treatments.

Improved antioxidant and anti-tubercular potential of liquiritigenin grafted on low molecular weight chitosan from gladius of Sepioteuthis lessoniana.

Chitosan (CH) is natural abundant biopolymer present on earth after cellulose. CH can be functionalized by numerous functional groups such as amino and carboxyl groups, potential biologically active compounds. The functionalization of CH with polyphenols had a greater biological than non-grafted CH.