"Sunlight-driven catalytic degradation of MB dye and multi-cycle Re-usability analysis of CuSe nanoparticles".

One of the best ways to remove organic dyes based contaminant from water resources and industrial waste water is the sunlight driven photo-catalytic degradation method. The theme of the present investigation is the photocatalytic degradation of methylene blue (MB) dye using economically produced CuSe nanoparticles (NPs) catalyst under solar radiations. The CuSe NPs crystallized in the cubic structural phase with an average crystallite size around 19 nm.

Forecasting heart failure: Seasonal alignment of heart failure outcomes in New York.

Background: Seasonal variations have been observed in heart failure (HF) hospitalization. Numerous explanatory mechanisms have been proposed, but no prior studies have examined potential contributors directly. Our objective was to identify specific factors that could contribute to seasonal variability using a large longitudinal dataset of HF hospitalizations.

Updates in the management of cancer therapy-related hypertension.

Purpose Of Review: To provide a comprehensive review of hypertension among patients with cancer. Several cancer therapies cause hypertension which has resulted in a growing and vulnerable population of patients with difficult to control hypertension which has significant downstream effects.

Recent Findings: Hypertension affects up to 50% of cancer patients and higher comorbidity when compared to the general population.

Extraction, modification, and characterization of native litchi seed (Litchi chinesis Sonn.) starch.

Background: Litchi seeds, because of their high starch content, have the potential to serve as a valuable non-conventional source of starch with various applications. This study aimed to optimize the extraction of native litchi seed and its modification using citric acid. Response surface methodology was used to determine the optimal combination of the independent variables extraction temperature (30-60 °C), and extraction time (4-20 h), to obtain the maximum starch yield (%).

Enhanced Antibacterial and Photoluminescence Activities of ZnSe Nanostructures.

Microorganisms create various health issues; semiconductor nanostructures have raised interest because of antimicrobial properties for suppressing microbial growth. Herein, we report the synthesis of ZnSe nanostructures (NSs) using a green coprecipitation method, and the as-synthesized samples were annealed at 100, 150, and 200 °C temperatures. The synthesized samples were analyzed for structural, morphological, optical, and antibacterial properties.

Secondary analysis of electronic opt-out consent in pragmatic research: A study design method to diversify clinical trials?

We conducted a multi-center pragmatic trial of a low-risk intervention focused on medication adherence using an opt-out consent approach, where patients could opt out by letter and then electronically. We focus on the cohort after opt-out by mail. Here, we describe that 8% of patients opted out electronically, resulting in a 92% participation rate.

Role of oxygen absorbers in food as packaging material, their characterization and applications.

To preserve the environment and to prevent the damage caused by packaging materials, the development of biodegradable, organic, and nano-active films for packaging is progressively being accentuated. As the demand for getting fresh and preservative-free food is increasing, an improved level of clarity and stability for consumers about the packaging is required. Presently, oxygen scavengers are used in the form of films, sachets, powders, or as part of the packaging material itself along with other means of preservation such as the use of chemicals, reduced water activity, pH, multilayer composite material, and or vacuum or modified packaging.

Anthropometric assessment of human auricle in North Indian population.

Introduction: Morphometric studies of the auricle find its place in many areas, such as esthetics, forensic medicine, biology, anthropology, mythology, arts, and acupuncture.

Aims And Objective: This study aims at establishing the anatomical variations in the auricular dimensions in North Indian population. The objectives of this study were to measure auricle height in males and females, to measure auricle width in both sexes, to measure lobular height (LH) in both sexes, to measure lobular width (LW) in both sexes, to calculate the auricle index in both sexes, and to calculate lobular index in both sexes.

Circadian rest-activity misalignment in critically ill medical intensive care unit patients.

Circadian alignment of rest-activity rhythms is an essential biological process that may be vulnerable to misalignment in critically ill patients. We evaluated circadian rest-activity rhythms in critically ill patients and their association with baseline (e.g.

Utility of special drive campaign on substance use disorders in hard-to-reach communities in the fast urbanizing town of Solan, India.

Aims: Special drive campaigns on substance use disorders (SUDs) in India are usually organized in educational institutes, non-governmental organizations, or few selected localities. Hard to reach communities of construction, prison, and industrial sites quite often remain uncovered.

Materials And Methods: During a month-long special drive in 2019, under a cross-sectional study, we reached these communities of Solan town through awareness camps and incorporated standardized screening tools for evaluating morbidity patterns of SUDs.

Use of actigraphy to characterize inactivity and activity in patients in a medical ICU.

Background: In the intensive care unit (ICU), inactivity is common, contributing to ICU-acquired weakness and poor outcomes. Actigraphy may be useful for measuring activity in the ICU.

Objectives: To use actigraphy to characterize inactivity and activity in critically ill patients.

Polymicrobial Transjugular Intrahepatic Portosystemic Shunt Infection in the Setting of a Prior Hepaticojejunostomy Anastomosis: A Case Report.

Vegetative transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) infections are a rare complication of TIPS placement. Cases have been reported in the literature and one study estimated incidence to be 1%. The vast majority of cases were reported in the setting of cirrhosis.

Disseminated nocardiosis masquerading as metastatic malignancy.

Nocardiosis is an uncommon gram-positive bacterial infection caused by aerobic actinomycetes of the genus Nocardia. It can be localized or systemic and is regarded as an opportunistic infection that is commonly seen in immunocompromised hosts. We report a case of disseminated nocardiosis caused by Nocardia cyriacigeorgica in a patient with underlying malignancy in whom the clinical presentation was highly suggestive of a metastatic disease.

Does basal luteinizing hormone help predict the fate of in vitro fertilization?

Objective: Evaluate the role of baseline serum luteinizing hormone (LH) in predicting the success of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in terms of clinical pregnancy and live birth rate.

Methods: Women who underwent IVF and/or intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI), following either the agonist or the antagonist protocol, were retrospectively evaluated over a period of two years at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi. We investigated the correlation of serum LH levels in the follicular phase with pregnancy outcomes.

Evaluation of Geno Type MTBDRplus Line Probe Assay for Early Detection of Drug Resistance in Tuberculous Meningitis Patients in India.

Background: Molecular methods which allow for rapid and reliable detection of drug resistance have yet not been sufficiently evaluated for timely management of patients with tuberculous meningitis.

Aims: We aimed to evaluate Geno Type MTBDRplus line probe assay for early detection of drug resistance in Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates and CSF samples of confirmed tuberculous meningitis patients.

Settings And Design: This was a multicentric prospective study carried out from July 2011 to December 2013 in tertiary care hospitals of Delhi.

Skin Colonization by Malassezia spp. in hospitalized neonates and infants in a tertiary care centre in North India.

Malassezia, a skin colonizer, is associated with multiple skin disorders in adults, and cephalic pustulosis and folliculitis in children. It can cause fungemia in infants and neonates. The time and pattern of colonization, risk factors associated with colonization and causing fungemia in children, are not well understood.

Serum estradiol as a predictor of success of in vitro fertilization.

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the role of total serum estradiol on the day of injection HCG, estradiol per mature follicle, and estradiol per oocytes retrieved (OR) on clinical pregnancy rate (CPR) and oocyte/embryo quality in assisted reproduction.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective review of 342 in vitro fertilization cycles with normal ovarian reserve in women who underwent long GnRH agonist protocol was included. The outcomes assessed are number of OR, number of mature oocytes (MO), number of oocytes fertilized (FO), fertilization rate, number of embryos cleaved (EC), cleavage rate (CR), number of Grade I embryos (E), number of cryopreserved embryos (CPE), and CPR.

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration as the first evidence of malignancy: a case report.

Paraneoplastic cerebellar degeneration (PCD) is an immune-mediated paraneoplastic disorder affecting the cerebellum. PCD associated with ovarian malignancy is a rare occurrence with fewer than 100 cases reported in published work. PCD patients express anti-Yo antibody, one of the anti-onconeuronal antibodies which is most likely associated with gynecologic or breast malignancies.

Sister Mary Joseph's nodule as the first and only sign of recurrence in a case of stage Ia carcinoma ovary.

Sister Mary Joseph's nodule, a term coined by Sir Hamilton Bailey, describes the umbilical nodule associated with advanced intra-abdominal malignancy. It signifies extensive intra-abdominal disease with a poor prognosis and a median survival of 4-14 months. We describe a case in which discharge from umbilical nodule was the first sign of recurrence in carcinoma ovary.

Decreased levels of circulating and tissue miR-107 in human esophageal cancer.

Context: Aberrant expression of miRNAs has emerged as an important hallmark of cancer.

Objectives: We evaluated the clinical significance of circulating and tissue miR-107 expression in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) patients.

Materials And Methods: Quantitative real-time PCR was used to analyze the expression of miR-107 and its bioinformatically identified targets, PIM-1 and CDC42.

Correlation of technical difficulty during embryo transfer with rate of clinical pregnancy.

Aim: To correlate the ease or difficulty of embryo transfer and blood at catheter tip with pregnancy rate when embryo transfer (ET) was performed by the same operator using soft catheter.

Materials And Methods: A retrospective analysis of 342 patients who underwent in vitro fertilization or ICSI cycle from January 2008 to December 2010 in a single centre was done. The type of transfer was divided into two groups: 'easy' or 'difficult'.

Dissociable effects of CB1 receptor blockade on anxiety-like and consummatory behaviors in the novelty-induced hypophagia test in mice.

Rationale: Central CB1 cannabinoid receptors regulate anxiety-like and appetitive consummatory behaviors. Pharmacological antagonism/inverse-agonism of CB1 receptors increases anxiety and decreases appetitive behaviors; however, neither well-defined dose nor context dependence of these effects has been simultaneously assessed in one behavioral assay.

Objectives: We sought to determine the context and dose dependence of the effects of CB1 receptor blockade on anxiety-like and consummatory behaviors in a model that allowed for simultaneous detection of anxiety-like and consummatory-related behaviors.