Outcomes of Total Joint Arthroplasty in Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic Groups Versus Local Population: A Retrospective Review.

Background:  Total hip and knee replacement decrease the disability caused by osteoarthritis of the lower extremities. Although it has been established that racial and ethnic minorities underutilize these procedures, little data on postoperative outcomes exists. The impact of race on postoperative Oxford scores and complications following total joint arthroplasty (TJA) will be investigated in this retrospective review.

Association between accumulation of allene oxide synthase activity and development of resistance against downy mildew disease of pearl millet.

The present study was aimed at understanding the possible association of allene oxide synthase (AOS), an enzyme implicated in the octadecanoid pathway during the pearl millet-downy mildew interaction. AOS 13-HPOT (13-hydroperoxy-9,11,15-octadecatrienoic acid) metabolizing activity assays assessed in various pearl millet cultivars with differential resistances against downy mildew revealed a positive correlation between cultivar resistance levels and AOS activities. Furthermore, the involvement of AOS in response to downy mildew was demonstrated by induction of AOS activity in both susceptible and resistant pearl millet cultivars during Sclerospora graminicola infection with higher induction observed in the resistant cultivar.