Short Exposure to Full Moonlight Has a Long-Term Impact on Brassica juncea Cell Activity and Growth.

Lunar farming, often regarded as a myth, is regularly practiced in many places around the world (e.g., India) where framers organized their agricultural activities according to moon phases.

Importance of Grading Cataracts in Predicting Recovery Time and Final Visual Outcomes After Cataract Surgery.

Introduction: Cataracts have been considered as one of the major causes for reducing the vision-related quality of life and increasing the risk of comorbidities and mortality among the general population.

Aim: This study aimed to assess the importance of grading cataracts in predicting recovery time and final visual outcomes after cataract surgery.

Method: A retrospective consecutive case review of elective cataract surgeries performed in a tertiary care hospital during a three-year period from 2019 to 2021 was studied.

Impact of Remote Patient Monitoring Systems on Nursing Time, Healthcare Providers, and Patient Satisfaction in General Wards.

Introduction: Remote patient monitoring systems (RPMS) are increasingly integrated into hospital wards to improve patient safety and reduce the workload on healthcare professionals (HCPs). This study evaluates the efficacy of RPMS in general wards, focusing on their impact on nursing efficiency, patient care, HCPs, and patient satisfaction.

Methods: A comprehensive time-motion study was conducted along with surveys targeting HCPs and patients in M.

Tanshinone IIA from Salvia miltiorrhiza alleviates follicular maturation arrest symptoms in zebrafish via binding to the human androgen receptors and modulating Tox3 and Dennd1a.

Follicular maturation arrest is a prevalent endocrine disorder characterized by hormonal imbalance, ovarian dysfunction, and metabolic disturbances leading to Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS). Tanshinone IIA (TIIA), a bioactive compound derived from Salvia miltiorrhiza, has shown promising therapeutic potential in various diseases, including cardiovascular diseases and cancer. However, its effects on reproductive health and gynecological disorders, particularly PCOS, remain poorly understood.

Detailed analysis of agro-industrial byproducts/wastes to enable efficient sorting for various agro-industrial applications.

Agriculture-based industries generate huge amounts of byproducts/wastes every year, which are not exploited or disposed efficiently posing an environmental problem with implications to human and animal health. Finding strategies to increase the recycling of agro-industrial byproducts/wastes (AIBWs) is a primary objective of the current study. A thorough examination of AIBWs in conjunction with experimental research is proposed to facilitate sorting for various agro-industrial applications and consequently increasing byproduct/waste utilization.

Bound Phospholipids Assist Cholesteryl Ester Transfer in the Cholesteryl Ester Transfer Protein.

Cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) is a plasma glycoprotein that assists the transfer of cholesteryl esters (CEs) from antiatherogenic high-density lipoproteins (HDLs) to proatherogenic low-density lipoproteins (LDLs), initiating cholesterol plaques in the arteries. Consequently, inhibiting the activity of CETP is therefore being pursued as a novel strategy to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs). The crystal structure of CETP has revealed the presence of two CEs running in the hydrophobic tunnel and two plugged-in phospholipids (PLs) near the concave surface.

Moonlight Is Perceived as a Signal Promoting Genome Reorganization, Changes in Protein and Metabolite Profiles and Plant Growth.

Rhythmic exposure to moonlight has been shown to affect animal behavior, but its effects on plants, often observed in lunar agriculture, have been doubted and often regarded as myth. Consequently, lunar farming practices are not well scientifically supported, and the influence of this conspicuous environmental factor, the moon, on plant cell biology has hardly been investigated. We studied the effect of full moonlight (FML) on plant cell biology and examined changes in genome organization, protein and primary metabolite profiles in tobacco and mustard plants and the effect of FML on the post-germination growth of mustard seedlings.

A comprehensive review on sources, analysis and toxicity of environmental pollutants and its removal methods from water environment.

Natural and human anthropogenic activities increase the concentration of the toxic pollutant in the water environment; they could cause harmful effects even in their lower concentration. In humans, toxic pollutants damage the structural and functional properties of essential organs including the heart, liver, kidneys, reproductive systems and pancreas. To avoid the toxicity of the pollutant, they should be removed from the water environment.

Multimodal Imaging and Visual Evoked Potentials Reveal Key Structural and Functional Features That Distinguish Symptomatic From Presymptomatic Huntington's Disease Brain.

Background: Huntington's disease (HD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor, cognitive, and psychiatric abnormalities. Currently, matched analyses of structural and functional differences in the brain from the same study cohort and, specifically, in HD patients from an ethnically diverse Indian population are lacking. Such findings aid in identifying noninvasive and sensitive imaging biomarkers.

Adaptogenic and Immunomodulatory Activity of Ashwagandha Root Extract: An Experimental Study in an Equine Model.

Ashwagandha ( L. Dunal.) is an important "" of Ayurveda.

Life course approach in the assessment of association between dental caries and health capital with family-related characteristics among 12-year-old school children.

Aim: To assess the association of dental caries with health capital among 12-year old in Private and Government school children with differing family-related characteristics.

Objectives: To know the influence of height, weight, and family-related characteristics on dental caries.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional study was done on a sample of 800 students.

Epidural Analgesia during Labor: Attitudes among Expectant Mothers and Their Care Providers.

Introduction: Varying levels of knowledge and attitudes among parturients and physicians toward epidural analgesia result in its low utilization. We aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of parturients, obstetricians, and anesthesiologists regarding epidural labor analgesia.

Methodology: We surveyed obstetricians, anesthesiologists, and parturients availing care and later delivered at our hospital from July 1, 2017, to December 31, 2017.

Raised adenosine deaminase in the cerebrospinal fluid: A tool for the diagnosis of tuberculous meningitis in developing countries.

Context: The rapid diagnosis followed by the early treatment of tuberculous meningitis (TBM) is important in preventing fatal outcomes. The mainstay of diagnosis lies in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis, radiological investigations, and clinical findings.

Aim: The present study was conducted to determine the efficacy, sensitivity, and specificity of raised adenosine deaminase (ADA) level in CSF to differentiate TBM from non-TBM cases as a rapid, cost-effective, and noninvasive test.

Sporadic Renal Angiomyolipoma with IVC Extension.

Angiomyolipomas (AML) are the most common mesenchymal renal neoplasms arising in the cortex or medulla. Intra-renal and retroperitoneal hemorrhages have been frequently reported. AML can exceptionally involve the renal vein and inferior vena cava.

Short-term fasting leads to inhibition of responsiveness to LH-stimulated testosterone secretion in the adult male bonnet monkey.

A variety of stressors including fasting profoundly inhibit reproductive function in mammals. Although the effect of short-term fasting on gonadotropic axis is well established, the direct effects of fasting on gonads have not been reported. The objectives of the present experiments were to examine the effect of short-term fasting on circulating luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone (T) secretion, and to determine the responsiveness of testis to exogenous recombinant human (rh) LH treatment in male bonnet monkeys.