Study of the upper airway anatomy using magnetic resonance imaging in Indian obese patients with obstructive sleep apnea - A pilot study.

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is very common in obese patients. However, why some obese patients have severe OSA while others do not is unclear. Research is limited regarding which structures contribute to upper airway narrowing, especially in Asian patients where bony restrictions is thought to be important.

Kinetics of Nisin-Induced Pore Formation in Giant Unilamellar Vesicles.

We have studied the kinetics of pore formation in giant unilamellar vesicles (GUV) with the antimicrobial peptide nisin. The role of charged lipid composition in the rate of pore formation by nisin in the vesicle membrane is investigated using fluorescence microscopy. We propose a model and obtain an analytical expression for the variation in the fluorescence intensity of a GUV as a function of time.

Public opinion mining using natural language processing technique for improvisation towards smart city.

In this digital world integrating smart city concepts, there is a tremendous scope and need for e-governance applications. Now people analyze the opinion of others before purchasing any product, hotel booking, stepping onto restaurants etc. and the respective user share their experience as a feedback towards the service.

Development of photochemical integrated submerged membrane bioreactor for textile dyeing wastewater treatment.

A pilot-scale photocatalytic membrane bioreactor (PMBR) was developed for the treatment of textile dyeing wastewater. The PMBR is made of mild steel rectangular reactor of photocatalytic unit and polyethersulphone submerged hollow fibre membrane bioreactor unit with the working volume of about 20 L. For easy recovery, the tungsten oxide (WO) and WO/1% graphene oxide (GO)-powdered photocatalyst were made into bead and immersed in photocatalytic reactor.

Evaluation of advanced oxidation processes (AOPs) integrated membrane bioreactor (MBR) for the real textile wastewater treatment.

A novel submerged membrane bioreactor integrated with ozonation and photocatalysis has been developed to treat the real textile wastewater and study the fouling behaviour. This study evaluates the performance efficiency in pilot-scale for the three reactors such as membrane bioreactor, ozonised membrane bioreactor and further clubbed with photocatalysis. The membrane filtration consists of polyvinilidine difluoride hollow fibre membrane module having pore size 0.

Publishing Electronic Medical Record akin to Privacy.

Advancement in medical technology has resulted in offering sophisticated treatments with the help of medical databases. Medical database includes historic and progressive medical records of patients stored in medical centers and hospitals. Electronic Medical Record (EMR) managed and stored electronically provides extensive information for medical learning and research analysis.

Biopolymer gel matrix as acellular scaffold for enhanced dermal tissue regeneration.

Biological grafts have drawbacks such as donor scarcity, disease transmission, tissue infection, while the scaffolds of either collagen or chitosan fabrics fail to become part of the tissue at the wound site, though they favor the formation of connective tissue matrix. This study developed a novel composite consisting of the combination of atelocollagen and chitosan in order to provide a biodegradable molecular matrix in gel form as a biomimetic surface for cell attachment, to promote the wound healing in excision wounds. We found that the topical application of biopolymer composite on the wound promoted cell proliferation, migration and collagen deposition overtime.

Application of a PDGF-containing novel gel for cutaneous wound healing.

Aim: The objective of this study was to develop an acellular provisional matrix to mimic the extracellular matrix (ECM) of a wound site, and to evaluate its potential for in vivo dermal regeneration.

Key Points: This study evaluates the potential of a monomeric collagen-chitosan gel containing platelet-derived growth factor to enhance healing and reduce the time of wound closure.

Main Methods: In the present study, we developed a novel composite consisting of the combination of collagen, chitosan and platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF).

The effect of finger millet feeding on the early responses during the process of wound healing in diabetic rats.

In the present study, the role of finger millet feeding on skin antioxidant status, nerve growth factor (NGF) production and wound healing parameters in healing impaired early diabetic rats is reported. Hyperglycemic rats received food containing 50 g/100 g finger millet (FM). Non-diabetic controls and diabetic controls received balanced nutritive diet.

The effect of nerve growth factor on the early responses during the process of wound healing.

In this study, we investigated the role of nerve growth factor (NGF)-incorporated collagen on wound healing in rats. Full-thickness excision wounds were made on the back of female rats weighing about 150-160 g. Topical application of NGF-incorporated collagen, at a concentration of 1 microg/1.