Publications by authors named "U Shivaji Raju"
This study examines the behavior of the Casson nanofluid bioconvection flow around a spinning disc under various influences, including gyrotactic microorganisms, multiple slips, and thermal radiation. Notably, it accounts for the reversible nature of the flow and incorporates the esterification process. The aim of this study is to investigate the influence of reversible chemical reactions on the flow behavior of a Casson nanofluid in the presence of bioconvective microorganisms over a spinning disc.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFDoes a Single Episode of Pain from Impacted Third Molars Necessitate Their Removal?
J Maxillofac Oral Surg
December 2024
Background: Pericoronitis induces oxidative stress in the dental follicular (DF) tissue, which can lead to histopathological alterations. It is a fact that an impacted tooth with a history of recurrent pericoronitis should be extracted. But there is a limited research on the levels of nitric oxide (NO) in DF tissues of impacted mandibular third molars with even a single episode of pain, necessitating their removal biochemically at a younger age.
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- The study investigates the effectiveness of lornoxicam, a pain reliever, in preventing pain after the removal of impacted mandibular third molars in young adults.
- Two groups of participants received lornoxicam at different times: one group got it an hour after surgery (control), while the other received it an hour before (study).
- Results showed that the group that took lornoxicam before surgery experienced significantly less pain and a lower need for additional pain medication in the first 24 hours after the procedure.
Objectives: COVID-19 escalated inappropriate antibiotic use. We determined the distribution of pathogens causing community-acquired co-infections, the rate, and factors associated with early empiric antibiotic (EEAB) treatment among hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
Methods: The Society of Critical Care Medicine Discovery Viral Infection and Respiratory Illness Universal Study (VIRUS) COVID-19 Registry including 68,428 patients from 28 countries enrolled between January 2020 and October 2021 were screened.
Importance: There is limited evidence for therapeutic options for pediatric COVID-19 outside of multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C).
Objective: To determine whether the use of steroids within 2 days of admission for non-MIS-C COVID-19 in children is associated with hospital length of stay (LOS). The secondary objective was to determine their association with intensive care unit (ICU) LOS, inflammation, and fever defervescence.