Continuous Large Area Monolayered Molybdenum Disulfide Growth Using Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition.

The growth of large crystallite continuous monolayer materials like molybdenum disulfide (MoS) with the desired morphology via chemical vapor deposition (CVD) remains a challenge. In CVD, the complex interplay of various factors like growth temperatures, precursors, and nature of the substrate decides the crystallinity, crystallite size, and coverage area of the grown MoS monolayer. In the present work, we report about the role of weight fraction of molybdenum trioxide (MoO), sulfur, and carrier gas flow rate toward nucleation and monolayer growth.

Experimental Investigation of Different Fineness and Firing Temperatures on Pellets Properties of Different Iron Ore fines from Indian Mines.

In India, during mining and ore processing, ore fine generation is a common phenomenon, in which more than 60% of process ore becomes discarded material. To explore the alternative of high-grade ores, mutual replacement with the utility of dump ore fines is the best way. With this perspective, Kiruburu iron ore mine (Iron Ore No.

Zinc in denture adhesive: a rare cause of copper deficiency in a patient on home parenteral nutrition.

A 65-year-old woman with Crohn's disease, who had been on home parenteral nutrition for many years, presented with perioral paraesthesia and a burning sensation in the mouth. Initial blood tests including serum ferritin, vitamin B12 and folate, were normal apart from mild pancytopaenia. Serum copper was low, in spite of receiving regular copper in her parenteral feeds.

Prevalence of hearing loss and ear morbidity among adolescents and young adults in rural southern Nepal.

A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 3646 persons, 15 to 23 years of age, in the southern plains District of Sarlahi, Nepal, to assess the prevalence and severity of hearing loss and middle-ear dysfunction, and adverse effects of hearing loss on social integration. Between 2006 and 2008, subjects were enumerated and underwent otoscopic, tympanometric, and audiometric evaluations at central sites in villages. Hearing loss was diagnosed in subjects who failed a hearing screening and exhibited an average air conduction threshold value greater than or equal to 30 dBHL in the worse ear.

Famotidine for the prevention of peptic ulcers and oesophagitis in patients taking low-dose aspirin (FAMOUS): a phase III, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Background: There are few therapeutic options for the prevention of gastrointestinal mucosal damage caused by low-dose aspirin. We therefore investigated the efficacy of famotidine, a well-tolerated histamine H(2)-receptor antagonist, in the prevention of peptic ulcers and erosive oesophagitis in patients receiving low-dose aspirin for vascular protection.

Methods: Adult patients (aged >/=18 years) from the cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, and diabetes clinics at Crosshouse Hospital, Kilmarnock, UK, were eligible for enrolment in this phase III, randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial if they were taking aspirin 75-325 mg per day with or without other cardioprotective drugs.

Frequency and effective treatment of ulcers and sinuses in cases of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis.

Objective: To investigate the frequency and effective treatment of ulcers and sinuses in cases of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis (TCL).

Design: Observational cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Department of ENT, Head and Neck Surgery of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), Kathmandu, Nepal, during the period of two years from March, 2000 to February, 2002.

Outcome of surgical management of laryngeal carcinoma: a 5-year experience.

Objective: To investigate the outcome of surgically managed laryngeal carcinoma patients attending an outpatient clinic over a 5-year period.

Material And Methods: This was an analytical, retrospective, cross-sectional study. A total of 36 laryngeal carcinoma patients who were managed surgically with or without radiotherapy were analyzed.

Distribution of lymph nodes in the neck in cases of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis.

Objective: To investigate the distribution of lymph nodes in the neck during the process of development of tuberculous cervical lymphadenitis (TCL) in patients attending an outpatient clinic over a 1-year period.

Material And Methods: This was a prospective, cross-sectional, observational study which included 100 cases of histopathologically confirmed TCL of >6 weeks duration.

Results: Lymph nodes in the posterior triangle (PT) were found to be commonest (51%), followed by those in the upper deep cervical (UDC; 48%) and submandibular (SM; 36%) regions.

Exposure of infants to outdoor and indoor air pollution in low-income urban areas - a case study of Delhi.

Indoor air pollution is potentially a very serious environmental and public health problem in India. In poor communities, with the continuing trend in biofuel combustion coupled with deteriorating housing conditions, the problem will remain for some time to come. While to some extent the problem has been studied in rural areas, there is a dearth of reliable data and knowledge about the situation in urban slum areas.