Investigation of Candidal Species among People Who Suffer from Oral Potentially Malignant Disorders and Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

Aim And Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the candidal species among masses with oral potentially malignant disorders and oral squamous cell carcinoma.

Materials And Methods: This prospective and observational study was conducted by the Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, S. B.

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Digital Imaging and Cone Beam Computed Tomography among Dental Practitioners in North Karnataka, India.

Introduction: Cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) has one of the most important roles for diagnosis in dentistry.

Aim And Objectives: The aim of this study is to assess the level of knowledge and awareness toward the scope of digital imaging and CBCT, among dental practitioners in North Karnataka regions such as Bidar and Raichur city.

Materials And Methods: A questionnaire study was carried out among 200 dental practitioners of North Karnataka (Bidar and Raichur).

Intervarietal variations in various oxidative stress markers and antioxidant potential of finger millet (Eleusine coracana) subjected to drought stress.

Drought is a major form of abiotic stress leading to lower crop productivity. Experiment was carried out for selecting the most tolerant genotype among six different genotypes of finger millet under drought stress. Seeds of six finger millet genotypes were sown in pots and grown for 35 days.

Silver nanoparticle-mediated enhancement in growth and antioxidant status of Brassica juncea.

Metal nanoparticles can potentially be used as tools for engineering biological redox reactions. Present study underlines the effect of silver metal nanoparticles (at 0, 25, 50, 100, 200 and 400 ppm) on the growth and antioxidant status of 7-day-old Brassica juncea seedlings. Fresh weight, root and shoot length, and vigor index of seedlings is positively affected by silver nanoparticle treatment.

Responses to drought induced oxidative stress in five finger millet varieties differing in their geographical distribution.

The study presents the impact of drought stress on five finger millet varieties (PR202, VL146, VL315, PES400 and VR708), representing contrasting areas of Indian sub-continent. Drought stress induced increase in the activity of superoxide dismutase, ascorbate peroxidase and glutathione reductase was higher in PR202 and VL315, while the activity was lower in the varieties PES400 and VR708. Ascorbate peroxidase : superoxide dismutase ratio, which is a crucial factor in alleviating drought stress, was higher in varieties PR202 and VL315, whilst the varieties PES400 and VR708 exhibited a lower ratio under stress.