Publications by authors named "Nandini H"

Background: Healthcare workers (HCWs) involved in administration and patient management during COVID-19 pandemic are at high risk of developing psychological problems related to fear and stress of contacting COVID infection. This is augmented by the stigma faced at home and society, owing to the nature of their job.

Aim: To assess the mental health issues and stigma amongst health care workers involved in COVID care.

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The Coronavirus‑19 (COVID‑19) pandemic has perpetrated a significant mental health burden amongst health care workers (HCWs) and their families. Families of HCWs are at significant risk of various mental health problems due to concerns regarding the wellbeing of the HCW, fear of contacting the virus from HCWs, staying isolated during periods of quarantine and being the passive recipient of public stigma directed towards HCWs. The objective of this study was to assess the perceived stress, resilience and coping tendencies of families of HCWs managing the COVID 19 crisis.

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The current study was intended to fabricate and evaluate ultrasonically assisted quercetin nanoemulsion (Que-NE) for improved bioavailability and therapeutic effectiveness against diabetes mellitus in rats. Ethyl oleate, Tween 20, and Labrasol were chosen as oil, surfactant, and cosurfactant, respectively. Box-Behnken design (BBD) was employed to study the influence of process variables such as % surfactant and cosurfactant mixture (Smix) (5 to 7%), % amplitude (20-30%) and sonication time (2.

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Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common neurodegenerative disease which affects more than 40 million people worldwide with progressive loss of memory and cognitive functions. It is reported, persistent AD is also one of the main causes of epilepsy in elders and comorbidity of both these will contribute to worsening the health status of AD patients. Recently, herbal plants with potent neuroprotective and antioxidant properties were used for increasing the quality of life in neurodegenerative disease patients.

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Diabetes mellitus is the world's most common endocrine disease involving metabolic disorders of carbohydrate, protein and fat. This study was undertaken to investigate the anti-diabetic activity of corilagin, a member of polyphenolic tannins used against hyperglycemia and many other diseases in well-known animal models. Diabetes was induced chemically by intraperitoneal administration of Streptozotocin (40 mg/kg bw) to albino Wistar rats.

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Diabetes mellitus is the most common endocrine disorder characterized by hyperglycemia resulting from defects in insulin secretion or insulin action. The present study was designed to investigate the antidiabetic effects of vincamine, one of the monoterpenoid indole alkaloid, in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat model. Diabetes was induced in rats by an intraperitoneal injection of streptozotocin (40 mg/kg bw).

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Objective Of The Study: To see the different age groups, gender, sites, disease stage, treatment outcome of various oral cavity sites carcinoma by combined modalities and the overall treatment duration.

Materials And Methods: A total of 212 oral cavity carcinoma patients (169 males and 43 females) with complete records (from September 2009 to December 2012) were analyzed for age, sex, histopathology, associated medical illnesses, various subsites with disease stage, various treatment modalities with the duration and follow-up records for disease control as well as disease failure at local, nodal, local + nodal, and distant metastasis.

Results: The most common site in oral cavity cancer was buccal mucosa 81 (38.

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Juvenile psammomatoid ossifying fibroma is a rare benign fibro-osseous tumor of the gnathic and extragnathic craniofacial bones, particularly the periorbital, frontal and ethmoid bones. It is slowly progressive with aggressive local growth, invasion and destruction of the surrounding tissue, bone erosion and recurrence after surgical excision. It is distinguished from the other fibro-osseous lesions by its age of onset, clinical presentation and aggressive behavior.

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