Draft genome sequence of ' Phytoplasma asteris,' strain SW86 associated with sandal spike disease (SSD).

Unlabelled: The sandal spike disease (SSD), related to . Phytoplasma asteris' (Aster Yellows group), poses a significant threat to Indian sandalwood ( L.), making it the second most expensive wood globally due to declining population density.

Factors predicting remission in hyperthyroid patients after low-dose I-131 therapy: 20 years retrospective study from a tertiary care hospital.

Objective: To assess the therapeutic outcome and factors predicting remission in hyperthyroid patients treated with low-dose I-131 (radioactive iodine) from a tertiary care hospital in South India.

Methods: This 20-year single-institutional retrospective study was carried out on 3891 hyperthyroid adult patients. Only those patients with complete clinical records were audited.

Bioremediation of Cr(VI) using indigenous bacterial strains isolated from a common industrial effluent treatment plant in Vishakhapatnam.

The present study focuses on removing hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)) using indigenous metal-resistant bacterial strains isolated from a common industrial effluent treatment plant, a contaminated site in Vishakhapatnam. Three high metal-resistant isolates were screened by growing them in nutrient agar media containing different Cr(VI) concentrations for 24 h at 35 ± 2 °C. The three strains' minimum inhibitory concentrations of Cr(VI) were examined at neutral pH and 35 ± 2 °C temperature.

An improved method for experimental induction of ulcerative colitis in Sprague Dawley rats.

Ulcerative colitis (UC) is a chronic inflammatory manifestation of the human colon that is linked with colorectal cancer. Development of an appropriate animal model is crucial to study the immunopathophysiology of UC wherein chemical induction is the most popular method of choice. However, unavailability of an optimum experimental model limits the success of this method.

Cell Surface Fibroblast Activation Protein-2 (Fap2) of as a Vaccine Candidate for Therapeutic Intervention of Human Colorectal Cancer: An Immunoinformatics Approach.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common cancers and is the second-highest in cancer-related deaths worldwide. The changes in gut homeostasis and microbial dysbiosis lead to the initiation of the tumorigenesis process. Several pathogenic gram-negative bacteria including are the principal contributors to the induction and pathogenesis of CRC.

Are Semiquantitative Methods Superior to Deauville Scoring in the Monitoring Therapy Response for Pediatric Hodgkin Lymphoma?

Tailoring treatment in patients with Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) is paramount to maximize outcomes while avoiding unnecessary toxicity. We aimed to compare the performance of SUV reduction (ΔSUV) and the PET ratio (rPET) versus the Deauville score (DS) for assessing the chemotherapy response in pediatric HL patients undergoing F-FDG PET-CT. Fifty-two patients with biopsy-proven HL (aged 8-16 years) were enrolled at baseline, interim (after the second or third chemotherapy round) and post-therapy (on completion of first-line chemotherapy).

Nested Real-Time PCR Assessment of Vertical Transmission of Sandalwood Spike Phytoplasma ('. Phytoplasma asteris').

The Sandalwood Spike disease (SSD)-related to '. Phytoplasma asteris' has threatened the existence of sandalwood in India. The epidemiology of SSD is still poorly understood despite the efforts to understand the involvement of insect vectors in SSD transmission and alternate plant hosts over the last two decades.

Design, Synthesis, Characterization, Catalytic, Fluorometric Sensing, Antimicrobial and Antioxidant Activities of Schiff Base Ligand Capped AgNPs.

In recent days, the usage of biological and non-biological pollutants increased which poses a significant threat to environmental and biological systems. Therefore, the present aim is to develop effective methods to treat such pollutants by using highly stable and small-sized Schiff base ligand capped silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) with a face-centered cubic (fcc) crystalline structure and the size range is 5-10 nm. The potent role of the resulting synthesized AgNPs was found to be on multiple platforms such as catalyst, sensor, antioxidant, and antimicrobial disinfectant.

Rothia santali sp. nov., endophytic bacteria isolated from sandalwood (Santalum album L.) seedling.

A novel, mustard yellow-pigmented aerobic bacterial strain designated AR01 was isolated from hypocotyl tissue of a sandalwood seedling from Bangalore, India. The 16S rRNA gene of strain AR01 had the highest 98.97% sequence similarity with Rothia halotolerans YIM 90716 (KCTC 19172) followed by Rothia kristinae PM 129 (NBRC 15354) (97.

Extrahepatic metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma on F FDG PET CT.

Background: To determine locations, relative frequencies, imaging features, and pattern of distribution of extrahepatic metastasis from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) on 2-deoxy-2-[fluorine-18]fluoro-D-glucose (F-FDG) PET CT.

Methods: FDG PET CT scans of 224 consecutive patients of HCC acquired between 2010 and 2018 were reviewed. Fifty-six patients detected with extrahepatic metastasis on FDG PET CT were retrospectively analyzed.

In the evaluation of patients with skull base osteomyelitis, does 18F-FDG PET CT have a role?

Purpose: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of regional fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose (F-FDG) positron emission tomography-computed tomography (PET-CT) in patients with skull base osteomyelitis (SBO) and to compare with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) whenever available.

Materials And Methods: A total of 77 patients (male:female = 56:21; mean age 66.4 ± 9.

In primary lymph nodal staging of patients with high-risk and intermediate-risk prostate cancer, how critical is the role of Gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography-computed tomography?

Objective: To assess the diagnostic performance of Gallium-68 prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography-computed tomography (Ga-PSMA PET-CT) in primary lymphnodal staging of patients with intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancer and to compare it with multiparametric MRI (mp-MRI) whenever available.

Materials And Methods: Ga-PSMA PET-CT scans of 51 patients (average age 66.0 ± 7.

A novel fiber Bragg grating system for eye tracking.

Eye movement evaluation is vital for diagnosis of various ophthalmological and neurological disorders. The present study proposes a novel, noninvasive, wearable device to acquire the eye movement based on a Fiber Bragg Grating (FBG) Sensor. The proposed Fiber Bragg Grating Eye Tracker (FBGET) can capture the displacement of the eyeball during its movements in the form of strain variations on a cantilever.

Carotid Arterial Pulse Waveform Measurements Using Fiber Bragg Grating Pulse Probe.

Arterial pulse is an established source of information for the clinical assessment of cardiovascular health. The central aortic pressure is known to be a better predictor of cardiovascular status than the peripheral pressure. The carotid arterial pulse is considered to be the best indicator of the central aortic pressure.

Bite force measurement based on fiber Bragg grating sensor.

The maximum level of voluntary bite force, which results from the combined action of muscle of mastication, joints, and teeth, i.e., craniomandibular structure, is considered as one of the major indicators for the functional state of the masticatory system.

Radioiodine as an adjuvant therapy and its role in follow-up of differentiated thyroid cancer.

Papillary and follicular cancers of thyroid are the most common varieties of differentiated thyroid cancers exhibiting excellent long-term prognosis when carefully managed. Being a slow-growing malignancy, guidelines exist on the staging, preoperative risk stratification, and management of these cancers to increase the overall survival of these patients. Radioactive iodine has a central role in differentiated thyroid malignancies.

PET/CT in paediatric malignancies - An update.

(18)F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) is a well-established imaging modality in adult oncological practice. Its role in childhood malignancies needs to be discussed as paediatric malignancies differ from adults in tumor subtypes and they have different tumor biology and FDG uptake patterns. This is also compounded by smaller body mass, dosimetric restrictions, and physiological factors that can affect the FDG uptake.

Fiber Bragg grating sensor-based communication assistance device.

Improvements in emergency medicine in the form of efficient life supporting systems and intensive care have increased the survival rate in critically injured patients; however, in some cases, severe brain and spinal cord injuries can result in a locked-in syndrome or other forms of paralysis, and communication with these patients may become restricted or impossible. The present study proposes a noninvasive, real-time communication assistive methodology for those with restricted communication ability, employing a fiber Bragg grating (FBG) sensor. The communication assistive methodology comprises a breath pattern analyzer using an FBG sensor, which acquires the exhalation force that is converted into strain variations on a cantilever.

Fiber Bragg Grating based bite force measurement.

The present study reports an in vivo, novel methodology for the dynamic measurement of the bite force generated by individual tooth using a Fiber Bragg Grating Bite Force Recorder (FBGBFR). Bite force is considered as one of the major indicators of the functional state of the masticatory system, which is dependent on the craniomandibular structure comprising functional components such as muscles of mastication, joints and teeth. The proposed FBGBFR is an intra-oral device, developed for the transduction of the bite force exerted at the occlusal surface, into strain variations on a base plate, which in turn is sensed by the FBG sensor bonded over it.

Wavelet Based Analytical Expressions to Steady State Biofilm Model Arising in Biochemical Engineering.

In this paper, we have developed an efficient wavelet based approximation method to biofilm model under steady state arising in enzyme kinetics. Chebyshev wavelet based approximation method is successfully introduced in solving nonlinear steady state biofilm reaction model. To the best of our knowledge, until now there is no rigorous wavelet based solution has been addressed for the proposed model.