Highly Monodisperse, Size Tunable Glucosamine Conjugated CdSe Quantum Dots for Enhanced Cellular Uptake and Bioimaging.

Semiconductor quantum dots (QDs) have been used in a variety of applications ranging from optoelectronics to biodiagnostic fields, primarily due to their size dependent fluorescent nature. CdSe nanocrystals (NCs) are generally synthesized via a hot injection method in an organic solvent. However, such NCs are insoluble in water and therefore preclude the direct usage toward biological systems.

Potential impact of various surface ligands on the cellular uptake and biodistribution characteristics of red, green, and blue emitting Cu nanoclusters.

Surface functionalization has a prominent influence on tuning/manipulating the physicochemical properties of nanometer scaled materials. Ultrasmall sized nanoclusters with very few atoms have received enormous attention due to their bright fluorescence, biocompatibility, lower toxicity, good colloidal stability and strong photostability. These properties make them suitable for diagnostic applications.

Factors Associated with Tuberculosis Mortality in Manjung District, Perak, Malaysia.

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a communicable disease which contributes to a major cause of ill health. Worldwide, it is one of the leading causes of death from a single infectious agent.

Objectives: The study aimed to describe the epidemiology and factors associated with TB mortality in Manjung district, Perak, Malaysia.

Effect of sinusoidal injection velocity on miscible viscous fingering of a finite sample: Nonlinear simulation.

The effect of a sinusoidal injection on the fingering instability in a miscible displacement in the application of liquid chromatography, pollutant contamination in aquifers, etc., is investigated. The injection velocity, is characterized by its amplitude of and time-period of .

Ustilago maydis telomere protein Pot1 harbors an extra N-terminal OB fold and regulates homology-directed DNA repair factors in a dichotomous and context-dependent manner.

The telomere G-strand binding protein Pot1 plays multifaceted roles in telomere maintenance and protection. We examined the structure and activities of Pot1 in Ustilago maydis, a fungal model that recapitulates key features of mammalian telomere regulation. Compared to the well-characterized primate and fission yeast Pot1 orthologs, UmPot1 harbors an extra N-terminal OB-fold domain (OB-N), which was recently shown to be present in most metazoans.

Reciprocal impacts of telomerase activity and ADRN/MES differentiation state in neuroblastoma tumor biology.

Telomere maintenance and tumor cell differentiation have been separately implicated in neuroblastoma malignancy. Their mechanistic connection is unclear. We analyzed neuroblastoma cell lines and morphologic subclones representing the adrenergic (ADRN) and mesenchymal (MES) differentiation states and uncovered sharp differences in their telomere protein and telomerase activity levels.

Structurally distinct telomere-binding proteins in Ustilago maydis execute non-overlapping functions in telomere replication, recombination, and protection.

Duplex telomere binding proteins exhibit considerable structural and functional diversity in fungi. Herein we interrogate the activities and functions of two Myb-containing, duplex telomere repeat-binding factors in Ustilago maydis, a basidiomycete that is evolutionarily distant from the standard fungi. These two telomere-binding proteins, UmTay1 and UmTrf2, despite having distinct domain structures, exhibit comparable affinities and sequence specificity for the canonical telomere repeats.

Application of Organic Fertilizers Affect the Citrus Leafminer, (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae) Infestation and Citrus Canker Disease in Nursery Plantations.

Citrus leafminer (CLM), Stainton (Lepidoptera: Gracillariidae), is one of the most important insect pests of Pakistan's citrus nursery stock and caused extensive damage to young flushes. The organic compost is a widespread technique used to manage insect pests and plant diseases. Different composts (biofert, tara root and vermicompost) at 0.

Tamboti wood ash and burnt goat dropping ash, safe alternatives to control cowpea weevils, Callosobruchus maculatus (Fabr.) (Coleoptera: Bruchidae) during storage for subsistence farming.

This study determined the effect of tamboti wood ash and burnt goat dropping ash along with a chemical insecticide (avi-klorpirifos) on the reproduction, egg hatchability, damage, and mortality of cowpea weevil (Callosobruchus maculatus Fabr.). The germination potential of treated cowpea seeds was also determined using a susceptible variety-Blackeye.

Age-dependent vitreous separation from the macula in a clinic population.

Background: Vitreous degeneration begins soon after birth and accelerates throughout life. Vitreous liquefaction with a slowly progressive separation of the posterior hyaloid from the peripheral macula usually leads to complete posterior vitreous detachment. The purpose of this study is to measure the age-related prevalence of partial vitreous separation and the length of residual vitreous adhesion in an ophthalmology clinic population.

Soft tissue cephalometric analysis applied to regional Indian population.

Introduction: Importance of soft tissue consideration in establishing treatment goals for orthodontics and orthognathic surgery has been recognized and various cephalometric analysis incorporating soft tissue parameters have evolved. The great variance in soft tissue drape of the human face and perception of esthetics exists and normative data based on one population group cannot be applied to all. The study was conducted to compare the standard soft tissue cephalometric analysis (STCA) norms with norms derived for population of western Uttar Pradesh region of India.

Neuromuscular dentistry: Occlusal diseases and posture.

Neuromuscular dentistry has been a controversial topic in the field of dentistry and still remains debatable. The issue of good occlusion and sound health has been repeatedly discussed. Sometimes we get complains of sensitive teeth and sometimes of tired facial muscles on getting up in the morning.

Solitary median maxillary central incisor in association with hemifacial microsomia: A rare case report and review of literature.

Solitary median maxillary central incisor (SMMCI) is a rare dental anomaly. It is estimated to occur in 1:50,000 live births. The SMMCI tooth differs from the normal central incisor in that the crown form is symmetric and it develops and erupts precisely in the midline of the maxillary dental arch in both primary and permanent dentitions.

Arrowhead elastic for simultaneous correction of overjet and overbite.

Arrowhead elastic may be integrated with fixed appliances to achieve rapid correction of increased overjet and overbite during comprehensive orthodontic treatment. This technique is applicable in routine class II cases involving deep bite, during retention phase in growing children treated with twin block and postsurgically in adult hypodivergent cases.