Effects of the Change in Respiratory Kinematics on the Singing Voice: Re-Visiting the Benefits of Diaphragmatic-Abdominal Breathing in Professional Singers with Problems in Pitch.

To assess the effect of voice therapy on pitch in professional singers with faulty respiratory kinematics. In this prospective interventional study, professional singers with easy voice fatigability and inability to reach higher pitches, following appropriate selection criteria, were subjected to a 1-month structured voice therapy that transformed their predominant breathing pattern from thoracic to diaphragmatic-abdominal. Acoustic parameters (pitch range and its extreme values before/after therapy, and difference in pitch range) were analyzed using Praat software and compared using standard statistical methods (paired -test).

Perspectives in milk production in India.

India is the largest milk producer contributing 25 % to the global production. From a mere 17 million tons (MTs) in 1951, milk production increased to an inconceivable 230 MTs in 2023. Nondescript cows and buffaloes were the main milk animals.

Cut-off values of coronary risk factors in women with hypothyroidism.

Women with hypothyroidism are at higher risk of cardiovascular diseases and the consequent mortality. It is not known whether cut-off values of coronary risk factors in women with hypothyroidism are the same as healthy women. This may help to initiate interventions as early to prevent cardiovascular mortality.

Calibration estimation of population total using multi-auxiliary information in the presence of non-response.

This paper considers the problem of estimation of the population total under probability proportional to size (PPS) sampling scheme when complete data is not available due to the presence of missing observations or non-response. The suggested estimators are developed based on available multi-auxiliary information for the response group and non-response group utilizing the calibration approach. The variances of the suggested estimators have been derived up to the first order of approximation.

Development of highly discriminatory SCoT- and CBDP-based SCAR fingerprint for authentication of Indian senna ( Mill.) formerly Vahl.).

Introduction: Indian senna ( Mill.) (formerly Vahl.) is an important medicinal plant of the family Fabaceae.

Melatonin differentially refines the metabolome to improve seed formation during grain developmental stages and enhances yield in two contrasting rice cultivars, grown in arsenic-contaminated soil.

The manuscript revealed the ameliorative effects of exogenous melatonin in two distinct reproductive stages, i.e., developing grains (20 days after pollination) and matured grains (40 days after pollination) in two contrasting indica rice genotypes, viz.

Approach to non-compressive myeloneuropathy through a rendezvous of 11 cases from an Indian backdrop.

Introduction: Myeloneuropathy is a diagnosis ascribed to disorders that concomitantly affect the spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Recognizing this syndrome may sometimes be arduous, even for the most consummate clinicians, because symptomatology can mimic either spinal cord or peripheral nerve disease. Besides, examination findings suggest a predominantly myelopathic or neuropathic picture.

Effectiveness of selected small group teaching methods for undergraduate medical students on basic concepts of epidemiology: A quasi-experimental study.

Background: Teaching epidemiology to young medical students using traditional teaching techniques is fraught with myriad challenges. Incorporating innovative small group teaching (SGT) approaches that promote active learning, practical application, and critical thinking can help in overcoming these challenges.

Aim/objective: To identify the most effective SGT method from selected three approaches [tutorial technique (TT), problem-based learning (PBL), and fishbowl technique (FBT)] to teach the basic concepts of epidemiology to the third-year undergraduate medical students of a private medical college in Puducherry, Southern India.

Modified correlated measurement errors model for estimation of population mean utilizing auxiliary information.

The existence of measurement errors cannot be avoided in practice. It is a prominent fact that the existence of measurement errors diminishes conventional properties of the estimators. A modified correlated measurement errors model has been proposed.

Coping strategies among professional social work trainees - A cross-sectional study from India's capital city.

Background: To find out the nature of coping strategies and the relationship between coping strategies and background characteristics of Master of Social Work (MSW) students in Delhi.

Materials And Methods: The sample size is 297 (male 123 and female 174) by adopting a non-probability purposive method. A survey among the MSW students (first and second years) of four Universities in Delhi was carried out.

Investigation of Factors Related to Stillbirth.

The stillbirth rate is among the most important indicators of access to and quality of care during pregnancy. This study investigated the factors related to the stillbirth rate in the Yazd province, Iran. The current research is descriptive and cross-sectional and the results of Shahdieh city cohort study which was conducted on 4756 women were used.

Phytochemical profiling and nephroprotective potential of ethanolic leaf extract of Polyalthia longifolia against cisplatin-induced oxidative stress in rat model.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Kidney problems are becoming more common globally and are considered a major health issue in the modern world with high mortality rate. Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites is a tropical ethnomedicinal plant used to treat various diseases like diabetes, hypertension and urinary disorders and possess antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties.

First Report of ' Phytoplasma citri' related strain (16SrII-C subgroup) associated with phyllody disease of cumin in India.

Cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.), is an important export-oriented seed spice crop for India. Cumin is popularly used for flavouring food, including soups, pickles and vegetables, and for herbal medicine.

CARDPSoML: Comparative approach to analyze and predict cardiovascular disease based on medical report data and feature fusion approach.

Background And Aims: Diabetes patients are at high risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD), which makes early identification and prompt management essential. To diagnose CVD in diabetic patients, this work attempts to provide a feature-fusion strategy employing supervised learning classifiers.

Methods: Preprocessing patient data is part of the method, and it includes important characteristics connected to diabetes including insulin resistance and blood glucose levels.

Arginine to glutamine mutation in the substrate binding region impaired the isopentenyl activity of MiaA.

tRNAs act as adaptors during protein synthesis and are chemically modified post-transcriptionally for their structural stability as well as accuracy of the translation. Hypomodifications of tRNAs are known to cause various human diseases, including cancer. Studies in bacteria and yeasts showed that levels of tRNA modifications vary under different stress conditions, enabling the organism to modulate gene expression for survival.

The molecular paradigm of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) with different phytohormone signaling pathways during drought stress in plants.

Drought is undoubtedly a major environmental constraint that negatively affects agricultural yield and productivity throughout the globe. Plants are extremely vulnerable to drought which imposes several physiological, biochemical and molecular perturbations. Increased generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and reactive nitrogen species (RNS) in different plant organs is one of the inevitable consequences of drought.

Headache as the presenting manifestation of Gorlin-Goltz syndrome with diastematomyelia: A case report.

Gorlin-Goltz syndrome (GGS) is an autosomal dominant multisystemic disease with high penetrance. Headache heralding GGS has been previously reported but without discussing potential sources. We report a patient with headache and a novel association (diastematomyelia), which helped with the diagnosis.

Deciphering the biochemical regulation of metabolic pathways in abating stress-induced damages during co-exposure of arsenic and fluoride in a non-aromatic and an aromatic rice variety.

The aim of the current work was to decipher the systemic damage and biochemical defense machinery due to combined arsenic (5 mg L NaAsO) and fluoride (50 mg L NaF) stress in two rice cultivars viz., IR-64 (non-aromatic) and Gobindobhog (aromatic), grown for 14 days, under 16/8 h light/dark photoperiodic cycle at 32 °C. Higher accumulation of arsenic and fluoride in Gobindobhog generated higher levels of HO that caused higher electrolyte leakage, along with malondialdehyde and methylglyoxal formation.

One advantageous reflection of iron metabolism in context of normal physiology and pathological phases.

Purpose (background): The presented review is an updating of Iron metabolism in context of normal physiology and pathological phases. Iron is one of the vital elements in humans and associated into proteins as a component of heme (e.g.