Role of stereotactic radiosurgery for intracranial epidermoid tumors: a systematic review to assess its safety, efficacy, and complication profile.

Background: Even a gross total resection of a benign epidermoid tumor (ET) carries a high risk of recurrence. The management strategy mostly involves redo surgical excision but at a significant cost of morbidity and mortality. The role of adjuvant radiation therapies in this scenario is still undefined.

Primary Gamma Knife Radiosurgery as a Treatment Option for Hamartoma of Floor of Fourth Ventricle: A case report of Pediatric Hemifacial Spasm.

Introduction Pediatric hemifacial spasm (HFS) is rare, presenting early in infancy, and often fraught with subsequent psychomotor and intellectual deficits. Fourth ventricular hamartoma (FVH) is a rare cause of HFS with only 5 cases reported in literature. While Gamma-knife radiosurgery (GKRS) has been used to treat hypothalamic hamartomas, this is the first case of FVH treated with primary GKRS.

Ship detection using ensemble deep learning techniques from synthetic aperture radar imagery.

Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) integrated with deep learning has been widely used in several military and civilian applications, such as border patrolling, to monitor and regulate the movement of people and goods across land, air, and maritime borders. Amongst these, maritime borders confront different threats and challenges. Therefore, SAR-based ship detection becomes essential for naval surveillance in marine traffic management, oil spill detection, illegal fishing, and maritime piracy.

Bevacizumab: The future of chronic subdural hematoma.

Bevacizumab (BCZ), commercially known as Avastin, is a monoclonal antibody that targets vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF). Initially recognized as a breakthrough in oncology, it has since gained FDA approval for various ocular conditions and more recently, for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM). Bevacizumab's ability to inhibit excessive neovascularization suggests it may have a potential role in treating chronic subdural hematomas (cSDH).

Cerebrospinal fluid protein biomarkers in Parkinson's disease.

Proteomic profiling is an effective way to identify biomarkers for Parkinson's disease (PD). Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) has direct connectivity with the brain and could be a source of finding biomarkers and their clinical implications. Comparative proteomic profiling has shown that a group of differentially displayed proteins exist.

Oxazoline/amide derivatives against : experimental, biological and computational investigations.

Tuberculosis (TB) is a treatable contagious disease that continuously kills approximately 2 million people yearly. Different oxazoline/amide derivatives were synthesized, and their anti-tuberculosis activity was performed against different strains of Mtb. This study designed the anti-Mtb compounds based on amide and oxazoline, two different structural moieties.

Primary Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Lung Coexisting With Pulmonary Tuberculosis: A Rare Case Report.

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is a well-established neoplasm of the salivary glands. However, the MEC of the lung is an exceedingly rare neoplasm that falls under the category of salivary gland-type tumors of the lung. Pulmonary MEC is recognized for its indolent progression.

Chiral Plasmonic Pinwheels Exhibit Orientation-Independent Linear Differential Scattering under Asymmetric Illumination.

Plasmonic nanoantennas have considerably stronger polarization-dependent optical properties than their molecular counterparts, inspiring photonic platforms for enhancing molecular dichroism and providing fundamental insight into light-matter interactions. One such insight is that even achiral nanoparticles can yield strong optical activity when they are asymmetrically illuminated from a single oblique angle instead of evenly illuminated. This effect, called extrinsic chirality, results from the overall chirality of the experimental geometry and strongly depends on the orientation of the incident light.

Bioactive Molecules Derived from Plants in Managing Dengue Vector (Linn.).

Mosquitoes are the potential vectors of several viral diseases such as filariasis, malaria, dengue, yellow fever, Zika fever and encephalitis in humans as well as other species. Dengue, the most common mosquito-borne disease in humans caused by the dengue virus is transmitted by the vector . Fever, chills, nausea and neurological disorders are the frequent symptoms of Zika and dengue.

Towards smart surveillance as an aftereffect of COVID-19 outbreak for recognition of face masked individuals using YOLOv3 algorithm.

The eruption of COVID-19 pandemic has led to the blossoming usage of face masks among individuals in the communal settings. To prevent the transmission of the virus, a mandatory mask-wearing rule in public areas has been enforced. Owing to the use of face masks in communities at different workplaces, an effective surveillance seems essential because several security analyses indicate that face masks may be used as a tool to hide the identity.

Evaluation of transgenic chickpea harboring codon-modified Vip3Aa against gram pod borer (Helicoverpa armigera H.).

The gram pod borer is a major pest of chickpea, accounting for average annual yield losses to the tune of 40-50%. VIP3Aa, a class of insecticidal protein with different receptor binding site in the insect's midgut compared to Bt-crystal protein, offers an alternative protection strategy against Lepidopteran insects. Here, we report evaluation of genetically engineered chickpea lines harboring codon modified Vip3Aa (cmVip3Aa) against the Lepidopteran insect pest, gram pod borer.

Identification of QTLs for zinc deficiency tolerance in a recombinant inbred population of rice (Oryza sativa L.).

Background: Deficiency of Zn is a major soil constraint in rice plant growth and yield. Edaphic factors such as Zn deficiency in soil in relation to plant performance are still poorly understood. Here, we report promising quantitative trait loci (QTL) conferring tolerance to Zn deficiency, which were identified through biparental mapping.

Diagnosis of COVID-19 using chest X-ray images based on modified DarkCovidNet model.

Coronavirus disease, also known as COVID-19, is an infectious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2. It has a direct impact on the upper and lower respiratory tract and threatened the health of many people around the world. The latest statistics show that the number of people diagnosed with COVID-19 is growing exponentially.

Vaccine hesitancy in the post-vaccination COVID-19 era: a machine learning and statistical analysis driven study.

The COVID-19 pandemic has badly affected people of all ages globally. Therefore, its vaccine has been developed and made available for public use in unprecedented times. However, because of various levels of hesitancy, it did not have general acceptance.

Restless tongue: Lingual Tardive Dyskinesia - A rare case report.

Tardive Dyskinesia is a movement disorder characterized by involuntary repetitive body movements, like chewing motions, cheek puffing, tongue protrusion and lip pursing. These symptoms appear during sleep and/or wakefulness. Report of involuntary movements of tongue is very rare, with a prevalence of only 15%-20%.

Energy optimization of Multiple Stage Evaporator system using Water Cycle Algorithm.

Black liquor, a residual stream from the Kraft recovery process of paper mills is an incipient biomass energy resource which finds prospective biofuel-based industrial applications to ensure process self-sufficiency and sustainability. Black liquor is concentrated using Multiple Stage Evaporator, the utmost energy intensive unit, before using it as biofuel. Pertaining to the contemporary global energy scenario, improvement in energy efficiency of Multiple Stage Evaporator becomes indispensable.

Utilization of insect proteins to formulate nutraceutical delivery systems: Encapsulation and release of curcumin using mealworm protein-chitosan nano-complexes.

The potential of using insect proteins to encapsulate and protect hydrophobic nutraceuticals within biopolymer nano-complexes was examined. Insect proteins were used to form nanoparticles that were uncoated or coated with chitosan. Initially, the nature of the curcumin-mealworm protein interaction was investigated.

Three newly identified Immediate Early Genes of Bovine herpesvirus 1 lack the characteristic Octamer binding motif- 1.

Only three immediate early genes (IE) BICP0, BICP4 and BICP22 of Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BoHV-1) are known. These genes are expressed coordinately and their promoters are well characterized. We provide evidence for expression of three additional IE genes of BoHV-1 i.

Correlation between piezoelectric and magnetic properties of Fe and Sm co-substituted potassium niobate piezoelectric ceramics.

A piezoelectric material KNbO3 has been co-substituted with the magnetic ions Sm3+ and Fe3+ in order to explore the relation between piezoelectricity and magnetism. The samples K1-xSmxNb1-xFexO3 [x = 0.0-0.

Transcript profiling and gene expression analysis under drought stress in Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wright & Arn.

Drought is one of the prime abiotic stresses responsible for limiting agricultural productivity. A number of drought responsive genes have been isolated and functionally characterized but these studies have been restricted to a few model plant systems. Very few drought responsive genes have been reported till date from non model drought tolerant plants.

Identification of mega-environments and rice genotypes for general and specific adaptation to saline and alkaline stresses in India.

In the present study, a total of 53 promising salt-tolerant genotypes were tested across 18 salt-affected diverse locations for three years. An attempt was made to identify ideal test locations and mega-environments using GGE biplot analysis. The CSSRI sodic environment was the most discriminating location in individual years as well as over the years and could be used to screen out unstable and salt-sensitive genotypes.

Fuzzy-Contextual Contrast Enhancement.

This paper presents contrast enhancement algorithms based on fuzzy contextual information of the images. We introduce fuzzy similarity index and fuzzy contrast factor to capture the neighborhood characteristics of a pixel. A new histogram, using fuzzy contrast factor of each pixel is developed, and termed as the fuzzy dissimilarity histogram (FDH).

Bovine Herpes Virus 1 Major Immediate Early Transcription Unit 1 (IETU-1) Uses Alternative Promoters to Transcribe BICP0 and BICP4 Transcripts.

Immediate early (IE) genes are transcribed immediately after infection in BHV1 from two different immediate early transcription units. It is reported that the immediate early transcription unit I (IE TU1) of Bovine herpesvirus 1 (BHV1) transcribes two proteins BICP0 and BICP4 from a single promoter by alternative splicing but with identical 5'UTR. We found that the transcripts of BICP0 and BICP4 have different 5'UTRs.