Screening for brown-spot disease and drought stress response and identification of dual-stress responsive genes in rice cultivars of Northeast India.

Unlabelled: Rice cultivation in Northeast India (NEI) primarily relies on rainfed conditions, making it susceptible to severe drought spells that promote the onset of brown spot disease (BSD) caused by . This study investigates the response of prevalent rice cultivars of NEI to the combined stress of drought and infection. Morphological, physiological, biochemical, and molecular changes were recorded post-stress imposition.

Profile of Acute Encephalitis Syndrome Patients from South India.

Introduction: Encephalitis is a major public health problem worldwide that causes huge emotional and economic loss to humanity. Encephalitis, being a serious illness, affects people of all ages. The aim is to describe the sociodemographic, clinical, etiological, and neuroimaging profile among 101 acute encephalitis syndrome (AES) patients visiting a tertiary neuro-specialty care hospital in India.

Health and Lifestyle Issues among Youth: A Record Analysis of Contributing Factors among Beneficiaries Attending Youth Mental Health Promotion Clinics (Yuva Spandana Kendras) in Karnataka, India.

Background: Youth are consideren to be most vulnerable to health and lifestyle issues (HLS) in India. The current study aims to investigate the factors that contribute to health and lifestyle issues among youth attending mental health promotion clinics (YMHP) in Karnataka.

Method: Three-year first-visit data from beneficiaries (aged 15-35 years) attending YMHP clinics in Karnataka between 2017 and 2020 were analyzed.

Stem Cells, a New Generation Model for Predictive Nano Toxicological Assessment.

With the recent advancement in nanoscience and nanotechnology, there is a growing demand for assessment of the toxicological effects of nano materials to humans and other biological systems. And a predictive toxicology approach that uses in vitro screening assays in conjunction with in vivo study results are widely employed in nano safety evaluation. In recent years stem cells have gained wide attention in the scientific community owing to their potential benefits for various applications in health care systems.

Level of Physical Activity in Population Aged 16 to 65 Years in Rural Kerala, India.

Kerala is a state in India with a high prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. In order to control these diseases, the prevalence of modifiable risk factors such as low physical activity need to be studied. For this a cross-sectional study was conducted to assess the level of physical activity among 240 residents aged between 15 and 65 years in Kulappuram, a village in north Kerala.

Evaluation of three different agents for in-office treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity: a controlled clinical study.

Context: Dentin desensitizers are used for in-office treatment of dentinal hypersensitivity. They block the open tubules and bring about a reduction in hypersensitivity.

Aim: The aim was to evaluate and compare the clinical effectiveness of a dentin desensitizer, a combination of a dentin desensitizer + adhesive and one-bottle self-etching adhesive for in-office treatment of dentin hypersensitivity.

Papillon-Lefevre syndrome: Report of two cases in the same family.

Papillon-Lefevre syndrome is a very rare syndrome of autosomal recessive inheritance characterized by palmar-plantar hyperkeratosis and early onset of a severe destructive periodontitis, leading to premature loss of both primary and permanent dentitions. Various etiopathogenic factors are associated with the syndrome but a recent report has suggested that the condition is linked to mutations of the cathepsin C gene. Two cases of Papillon-Lefevre syndrome in the same family, having all of the characteristic features, are presented.

Malignant myoepithelioma of the parapharyngeal space - a case report.

Malignant myoepithelioma (MM) of parapharyngeal space provide both a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge. Malignant myoepitheliomas are rare tumour of salivary glands. Most occur in the parotid gland, few other sites of origin are described.

Progression of artificial caries in fluorotic and nonfluorotic enamel: an in vitro study.

Background And Objectives: Fluorosis is an important clinical and public health problem in several parts of the world. Although the relationship of fluoride level in drinking water to dental caries and dental fluorosis is known, relationship of fluorosis with the caries is not clear. This study was conducted to evaluate and compare the thickness of enamel and depth of lesion after inducing artificial caries in fluorotic and non-fluorotic teeth.

Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis.

Garre's sclerosing osteomyelitis is a specific type of chronic osteomyelitis that mainly affects children and young adults. This disease entity is well-described in dental literature and is commonly associated with an odontogenic infection resulting from dental caries. This paper describes a case of Garre's osteomyelitis in a 10-year-old boy, in whom the condition arose following pulpoperiapical infection in relation to permanent mandibular right first molar.

Influence of phytin phosphorous and dietary fibre on in vitro iron and calcium bioavailability from rice flakes.

The study was undertaken with the objective of analysing the bioavailable iron, calcium and related constituents in rice flakes of four different thicknesses. Rice flakes of four different thicknesses were procured from four different commercial sources. They were analysed for moisture, mineral, iron, calcium, phosphorous, dietary fibre and phytin phosphorous using standard methods.

Conversion of sertraline to N-methyl sertraline in embalming fluid: a forensic implication.

Zoloft (sertraline hydrochloride) is one of the antidepressant medications used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and social anxiety disorder. The practice of embalming a cadaver is common, yet it may create problems for forensic toxicologists if the case was not previously suspected to involve drug overdose. According to the Eschweiler-Clarke reaction, drugs containing a secondary amine group react with formaldehyde to give N-methyl derivatives.

Simple liquid chromatographic method for the rapid and simultaneous determination of propoxur and its major metabolite isopropoxy phenol in rat blood and urine using solid-phase extraction.

This research paper describes the development and validation of an analytical method for the simultaneous determination of propoxur and isopropoxy phenol (IPP, a major metabolite) in both blood and urine of rat using reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) employing solid-phase extraction (SPE). Sample purification was performed using a weak cation-exchange cartridge (Isolute CBA). Separation was achieved by HPLC with UV detection at 270 nm.

Pneumothorax following tracheostomy and its management.

Although pneumothorax is a known complication of tracheostomy, bilateral pneumothorax is comparatively rare. The case of suuh a complication is being reported here in a patient with a glottic carinoma who underwent emergency trackeostamy and developed hilaterluttrl pneuimothoriax and its subsuente. management is discussed.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray studies of a recombinant calcium-binding protein from Entamoeba histolytica.

A calcium-binding protein (CaBP) of Entamoeba histolytica was purified from an E. coli recombinant clone carrying the CaBP gene in a pET-3c expression vector using anion-exchange and size-exclusion chromatography. Examination of the amino-acid sequence of the recombinant protein suggested that it has four independent EF-hand motifs.