Publications by authors named "V N M Uma Mahesh"
Aim: Google and various social media platforms have content on the therapeutic potential of nutritional supplements for glaucoma, but whether that information is evidence-based has not been analyzed. The current study explores such content for its quality.
Methodology: Criteria of search used were "glaucoma" and "vitamins" or "nutraceuticals" or "nutritional supplements".
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- The Indian Middle Palaeolithic is key to understanding early Homo sapiens' behavior and has been dated further back to the Middle Pleistocene, suggesting its development from the Late Acheulian culture.
- Recent research shows that this culture was resilient through major climate changes, including the Toba super-eruption about 74,000 years ago, highlighting its complexity.
- The study of artefacts from Retlapalle in Andhra Pradesh revealed a burial age of approximately 139,000 years and showcased a variety of advanced tools, adding important information to the relatively unexplored field of Middle Pleistocene archaeology in India.
Early detection of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is imperative to prevent the complications associated with the disease. Current guidelines for diagnosis rely on the assessment of serum glucose (fasting and post-prandial) and glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels. Insulin resistance, a phenomenon associated with T2DM, has been observed before the changes in these metrics.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Pseudomonas aeruginosa (PA) is a common cause of healthcare-associated infection (PA-HAI) in the intensive care unit (ICU).
Aim: To describe the epidemiology of PA-HAI in ICUs in Ontario, Canada, and to identify episodes of sink-to-patient PA transmission.
Methods: This was a prospective cohort study of patients in six ICUs from 2018 to 2019, with retrieval of PA clinical isolates, and PA-screening of antimicrobial-resistant organism surveillance rectal swabs, and of sink drain, air, and faucet samples.
Fabrication of Mechanically Alloyed Super Duplex Stainless Steel Powder-Modified Carbon Paste Electrode for the Determination of Methylene Blue by the Cyclic Voltammetry Technique.
ACS Omega
March 2024
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- Super duplex stainless steel (DSS) is created with a balanced mix of ferrite and austenite, giving it better strength and resistance to corrosion.
- This study produced nanostructured DSS powders through mechanical alloying and developed a modified carbon paste electrode (DSS-MCPE) to identify methylene blue dye in wastewater.
- The DSS-MCPE showed a strong current response for detecting methylene blue, with a maximum of 72.22 μA, and had a significantly larger active surface area compared to a standard carbon paste electrode, enhancing its effectiveness in electrooxidizing the dye.