Publications by authors named "Sayali Kulkarni"

This study reports the synthesis, characterization, and biological evaluation of a series of pyrazolyl-thiazole derivatives of thiophene. Seven compounds were synthesized and characterized using NMR spectroscopy and mass spectrometry. The antimicrobial activities of these derivatives were evaluated against various bacterial (, , , ) and fungal strains (, , , ), demonstrating significant inhibition zones and low minimum inhibitory concentrations (MIC).

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Gallstone ileus is a rare cause of intestinal obstruction. Due to long-standing inflammation of the gallbladder, fistulization can occur within nearby structures, most commonly to the duodenum or hepatic flexure of the colon. Through these fistulas, a stone can migrate and result in a small bowel obstruction or a large bowel obstruction.

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Gastroduodenal intussusception is a rare phenomenon in adults and is caused by gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST) in the majority of the documented cases. It commonly presents with abdominal pain, vomiting and melena. GIST is the most common gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumor in gastric and non-gastric locations.

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Background The high-risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) is linked with cervical cancer (CC), and the distinct proportional impact of each genotype on the prevalence of the disease depends on the area. Therefore, to find out the prevalence of HPV types in women with cervical lesions from central India, the current study was performed. Methodology Age, prior history of cervical disease, changes in lifestyle characteristics, menopausal status, and HPV vaccination status were all carefully gathered at enrollment for the 736 women (aged 21 to 60) screened in this cross-sectional study who were referred for regular screening of cervical during the study period.

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Introduction An infection at an incisional site that develops within 30 days after surgery, or within a year if a prosthetic is implanted, is referred to as a surgical site infection (SSI). They are mainly caused by exogenous and/or endogenous microbes that penetrate the surgical site during surgery (primary infection) or after the procedure (secondary infection). The prevention of SSI should be the ultimate goal of the surgery team and hospital administration.

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Hydrogen has a high energy density of approximately 120 to 140 MJ kg, which is very high compared to other natural energy sources. However, hydrogen generation through electrocatalytic water splitting is a high electricity consumption process due to the sluggish oxygen evolution reaction (OER). As a result, hydrogen generation through hydrazine-assisted water electrolysis has recently been intensively investigated.

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Typically, diaphragmatic hernias occur as congenital defects and are considered a rare presentation when seen in adults. They occur as developmental defects and stem from embryonic components of the diaphragm not fusing completely. There are two types of diaphragmatic hernias, classified based on the location of herniation through the diaphragmatic defect.

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BACKGROUND Colonic intussusception is a very rare disease in adults, and if present, is usually manifested by another pathology, such as malignancy. This report describes the diagnosis and treatment of the underlying cause of intussusception, which was spontaneously reduced. CASE REPORT A 39-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented to St.

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Testicular or scrotal trauma is a rare form of trauma in the United States. Blunt trauma to the testicle can lead to testicular tunica albuginea rupture, testicle contusion, testicle hematoma, testicle torsion and epididymal injury. We report a case of a 48-year-old male patient who presented with right sided scrotal swelling and pain from a motorcycle collision.

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Intracranial lipomas are extremely rare fat-containing lesions that comprise 0.1%-0.5% of all primary brain tumors.

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BACKGROUND Up to 47% of pregnant women with COVID-19 have preterm deliveries. A severe, symptomatic COVID-19 infection in close-to-term pregnancies can have a poor prognosis. Early identification of COVID-19 in pregnant women can prevent the progression of the disease.

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Unlabelled: Deinococcus radiodurans and Escherichia coli expressing either PhoN, a periplasmic acid phosphatase, or PhoK, an extracellular alkaline phosphatase, were evaluated for uranium (U) bioprecipitation under two specific geochemical conditions (GCs): (i) a carbonate-deficient condition at near-neutral pH (GC1), and (ii) a carbonate-abundant condition at alkaline pH (GC2). Transmission electron microscopy revealed that recombinant cells expressing PhoN/PhoK formed cell-associated uranyl phosphate precipitate under GC1, whereas the same cells displayed extracellular precipitation under GC2. These results implied that the cell-bound or extracellular location of the precipitate was governed by the uranyl species prevalent at that particular GC, rather than the location of phosphatase.

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Dental surveyor has been defined as an instrument used to determine the relative parallelism of two or more surfaces of the teeth or other parts of the cast of a dental arch. Therefore the primary purpose of surveying is to identify the modifications of oral structures that are necessary to fabricate a removable partial denture that will have a successful prognosis. It is the modification of tooth surfaces to accommodate placement of the component parts of the partial denture in their designated ideal position on abutment teeth that facilitates this prognosis.

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Bioremediation of uranium (U) from alkaline waste solutions remains inadequately explored. We engineered the phoK gene (encoding a novel alkaline phosphatase, PhoK) from Sphingomonas sp. for overexpression in the radioresistant bacterium Deinococcus radiodurans.

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