Understanding the impact of clinical and leadership development activities for pediatric cardiac nurses in India.

The major challenges for pediatric cardiac nursing in India include inadequacies in their levels of education and lack of recognition of their vital role in the health-care system. The aim of this study was to understand the impact of the leadership educational initiatives on pediatric cardiac nursing taken by Children's HeartLink and the Pediatric Cardiac Society of India. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with eight pediatric cardiac nurse leaders from different Indian hospitals.

Preparation of Celery Essential Oil-Based Nanoemulsion by Ultrasonication and Evaluation of Its Potential Anticancer and Antibacterial Activity.

Introduction: Plants have always been a significant source of natural active components with biological properties. Celery seed oil (extracted from ) has several potential applications, but its therapeutic uses in the form of nanoemulsion formulation need to be investigated further in order to meet the demand in cancer treatment, and to alleviate the prevailing crisis arising from increased antimicrobial resistance.

Methods: The therapeutic potential of celery seed oil was investigated through the formulation and testing of a nanoemulsion developed with Tween 80 (a non-ionic surfactant) and the utilization of an ultrasonication technique.

Anticancer and antibacterial effects of a clove bud essential oil-based nanoscale emulsion system.

Background And Purpose: The essential oil derived from clove buds ( has been used as a chemopreventive agent in Ayurvedic medicine. The antiviral, antibacterial, and anticancer properties of its chemo-skeleton have motivated this study to explore its efficacy in pharmaceutics.

Methods: Nanoscale-based emulsions were prepared by employing a spontaneous emulsification technique through self-assembly using varying concentrations of Tween 20 and Tween 80 surfactants.

Clinical Outcome of Autologous Cultivated Oral Mucosal Epithelial Transplantation in Ocular Surface Reconstruction.

Purpose: To evaluate the outcomes of autologous cultivated oral mucosal epithelial transplantation (COMET) in ocular surface reconstructive procedures.

Methods: Twenty-five eyes of 24 patients who underwent COMET for ocular surface reconstruction were studied retrospectively from April 2011 to March 2014. Oral mucosal biopsy of 2 mm was harvested from all patients and cultured on amniotic membrane for 14 days.

In vitro transdifferentiation of human skin keratinocytes to corneal epithelial cells.

Background Aims: Skin keratinocytes (SKs) share the same surface ectodermal origin as that of corneal epithelium. In this study, the plasticity of epidermal keratinocytes was exploited to generate corneal epithelial-like cells, which might serve as an alternative source of autologous tissue for the treatment of bilateral limbal stem cell deficiency.

Methods: Skin samples were subjected to collagenase digestion to isolate SKs and transdifferentiated to corneal epithelial-like cells using limbal fibroblast conditioned medium (LFCM).