Clinical Profile, Intensive Care Needs and Outcome of Children with Dilated Cardiomyopathy Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency: A 5-year PICU Experience.

Aim: To describe the clinical profile, treatment details, intensive care needs, and long-term outcome of children with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) associated with Vitamin D deficiency (VDD).

Materials And Methods: Case records of 14 children with DCM associated with VDD [25(OH)D3 levels <20 ng/mL] admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a tertiary care teaching hospital between January 2017 and December 2021 were retrospectively analyzed for clinical features, echocardiographic findings, treatment details, intensive care needs, and outcomes.

Results: The median (IQR) age was 6 (2-9) months and 71% (=10) were males.

Psychosocial issues among paediatric health-care workers posted in intensive care unit during COVID-19 pandemic: A questionnaire-based survey (Psy-Co-19 survey).

Aim: To understand the moral distress experienced by health-care workers (HCWs) in the COVID paediatric intensive care unit (PICU). We also aimed to assess the psychological well-being and the coping mechanisms used by HCWs.

Methods: A prospective observational cross-sectional study was conducted from July to September 2021, involving all HCWs who worked in the COVID PICU.

Population modeling of oilseed brassica aphids and their biocontrol agents with weather parameters in the north-west Himalayan region of India.

We studied the impact of weather parameters on the population build-up of Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) (Cabbage aphid), Lipaphis erysimi (Kalt.) (Mustard aphid), Myzus persicae (Sulzer) (Green peach aphid) and their biocontrol agents (coccinellids, syrphids, and a parasitoid, Diaeretiella rapae M'Intosh) on oilseed brassicas in Himachal Pradesh, India, during winters from 2016-2017 to 2018-2019.

Severe dengue associated with Staphylococcus aureus sepsis in pediatric patients: a case series.

Background: Staphylococcus aureus co-infection is seldom reported in children with severe dengue.

Methodology: In this retrospective study, we reported five children with severe dengue and S. aureus co-infection admitted to pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) during July-December 2021.

A Composite Microfiber for Biodegradable Stretchable Electronics.

Biodegradable stretchable electronics have demonstrated great potential for future applications in stretchable electronics and can be resorbed, dissolved, and disintegrated in the environment. Most biodegradable electronic devices have used flexible biodegradable materials, which have limited conformality in wearable and implantable devices. Here, we report a biodegradable, biocompatible, and stretchable composite microfiber of poly(glycerol sebacate) (PGS) and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) for transient stretchable device applications.

Damage Potential, Effect on Germination, and Development of Sitophilus oryzae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) on Wheat Grains in Northwestern Himalayas.

The present investigation was carried out to study the biological parameters and orientation of Sitophilus oryzae (L.) toward wheat cultivar HPW-236 and mixed grains of different cultivars (HPW-155, HPW-236, HPW-249, HPW-349, HPW-360, HS-490, and VL-892). The incubation period, larval period, pupal period, and total life cycle period of S.

Influence of Different Plant Powders as Grain Protectants on Sitophilus oryzae (L.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) in Stored Wheat.

Abstract: Sitophilus oryzae (L.) is the most widespread and destructive insect of stored wheat throughout the world. The main aim of the study was to find ecofriendly alternatives to chemical fumigants and synthetic insecticides for the control of weevils in stored wheat.

Kerosene, Camphor, and Naphthalene Poisoning in Children.

Unlabelled: Kerosene poisoning is one of the most common accidental poisoning in children in developing countries due common use of kerosene in house-hold and unsafe storage practices. Aspiration pneumonitis is the most common manifestation of kerosene ingestion due to its low viscosity, high volatility, and low surface tension. The treatment of aspiration pneumonitis due to kerosene poisoning is symptomatic including oxygen support, respiratory monitoring, and careful monitoring of fluid balance.

Prediction of Skin Disease Using Ensemble Data Mining Techniques and Feature Selection Method-a Comparative Study.

Nowadays, skin disease is a major problem among peoples worldwide. Different machine learning techniques are applied to predict the various classes of skin disease. In this research paper, we have applied six different machine learning algorithm to categorize different classes of skin disease using three ensemble techniques and then a feature selection method to compare the results obtained from different machine learning techniques.

Classification of Skin Disease using Ensemble Data Mining Techniques.

Objective: Skin diseases are a major global health problem associated with high number of people. With the rapid development of technologies and the application of various data mining techniques in recent years, the progress of dermatological predictive classification has become more and more predictive and accurate. Therefore, development of machine learning techniques, which can effectively differentiate skin disease classification, is of vast importance.

Plasma Hepcidin Levels in Healthy Children: Review of Current Literature Highlights Limited Studies.

Background: There are few studies that highlight pediatric hepcidin reference ranges especially from Asian subcontinent. In current study, plasma from 131 children (72 boys and 59 girls; 1 to 12 y) was analyzed for hepcidin-25 by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.

Observations: The median (interquartile range) plasma hepcidin in boys was 21.

Endourological management of live donors with urolithiasis at the time of donor nephrectomy: a single center experience.

Purpose: Live related renal donors with urolithiasis are made suitable for renal transplantation in two-stage procedure in most of the centers: first making the donor kidney stone free surgically or by ESWL and then proceeding to renal transplantation. To reduce the cost and morbidity of two surgical procedures in donors, we did a pilot study of removing subcentimeter renal calculi in live donors, after explanting the kidney, during bench surgery.

Materials And Methods: We included all prospective renal donors with subcentimeter (4-10 mm) calculi in one kidney in our study (n = 14).

Renal transplantation in a child with thrombosed inferior vena cava.

The external iliac vein is commonly used in renal transplantation for vascular anastomosis of the allograft renal vein. However, there are rare instances when the transplant surgeon may encounter thrombosis of the ilio-caval vein during surgery, making renal transplantation a challenge. Often, these patients are considered unsuitable for renal transplantation.