Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
LONG-TERM OUTCOME OF COMPLICATIONS ASSOCIATED WITH FEMUR FRACTURE REPAIRED BY PLATE-ROD CONSTRUCT USING LOCKING PLATES IN NINE DOGS

A retrospective study was conducted in nine dogs presented with fracture complications following femur fracture repair by plate-rod technique using locking plates. The objective was to assess the type of complication, the possible etiology of failure, the grade of lameness and the functional, radiographic and long term outcome of complication. The major complications observed were screw breakage, severe fracture instability, sciatic injury due to migrated IMR, secondary longitudinal splintered fracture, severe mal-alignment and quadriceps contracture; and the minor complications were pin migration, seroma formation, mild plate instability, slight mal-alignment, ‘windshield wiper effect’, screw loosening, hypertrophic callus and delayed union. The complications were mainly associated with the displacement of intra-medullary rod (IMR) due to incorrect placement of IMR or failure of IMR to establish frictional interlock with endosteal bone. The inappropriate selection of PRC for fixation of complex distal diaphyseal fractures and the lack of owner compliance in movement restriction also contributed to complications. Despite these complications, locking plates maintained adequate stability across the fracture site and yielded ‘excellent’ and ‘good’ functional outcome in two and six dogs, respectively and eight among the nine dogs showed ‘good’ radiographic outcome.
The effectiveness of teaching social skills on self-esteem and dimensions (self, family, social and academic) in students with learning disabilities

The purpose of present study was to study the effect of teaching social skills on self-esteem and dimensions (self, family, social and academic) in students with learning disabilities among grade5and students of center learning disabilities in kohgiloyeh. Sample of this study was 30 students grade 5 of Elementary (15 students in the experimental group and 15 students in the control group), that, they were selected randomly based on sampling. The scale used for this study was self-esteem Scale (Cooper smith، 1967). The research design was pretest-posttest with control group. The experimental group received 12 sessions of social skills (45 minutes per session). Data were analyzed using covariance analysis (Mancova). The results indicated the effectiveness of teaching social skills in modifying self-esteem and dimensions (self, family, social and academic) in students with learning disabilities.
Oral hygiene and Periodontal Status Among Eunuchs in Chennai, India

Objectives: An eunuch is a castrated man: the term usually refers to those who are castrated. It represents a classic example of socially deprived and orchestrated community. This study tried to analyse the oral hygiene status and periodontal conditions of eunuchs in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Methods: 165 eunuchs in the age of 28 to 45 years participated in the study, 350 controls were selected. Oral hygiene index-simplified (OHI(S)) was used; pocket depth and clinical attachment loss were also measured. Results: OHI(S) score in eunuchs was 2.69. Calculus index was more in eunuchs when compared to controls. Clinical attachment loss was 2.39 mm and pocket depth was 2.41 mm in eunuchs. Conclusion: This study shows that the oral hygiene and periodontal status of eunuchs is not deplorable, but demands professional care. This study helps in understanding the need to impart oral hygiene education among eunuchs. It serves as a baseline data for further research.
Status of Antioxidant and Lipid Peroxidation in Patients with renal failure with DM

Background: Renal failure is accompanied by oxidative stress, which consists in the damage of biological structures by reactive oxygen species due to their excessive generation and impaired efficiency of antioxidant defence mechanism. Objectives: To investigate the oxidative stress by measuring the lipid per oxidation marker (MDA) in patient with renal dysfunction and diabetes mellitus. Methodology: 100 patients from age 30-80 years of both sexes with Renal Dysfunction with DM who attended Geetanjali Medical College & Hospital, Udaipur, rajasthan, India. Blood sample was investigated for various parameters like RBS, Urea, Creatinine, Malondialdehyde and Vit C and E Results: The mean concentration of B. Glucose (mg/dl), Urea(mg/dl), Creatinine (mg/dl), (MDA)(Mol/ml) and Vit C & E(mg/dl) in test group is 187.23±12.3, 137.6±32, 4.56±1.3, 7.13±1.78, 0.4±0.2, 0.19±0.21 respectively and that of control group is 98.56±8.9, 27.5±12, 0.8±0.4, 3.23±2.1, 1.2±0.4, 1.1±0.32 respectively. Conclusion: Increased level of MDA in the subjects as compared to control. The antioxidants Vit C and E concentration was significantly lower in subjects as compared to cases.
A Comprehensive Survey on Kannada Numerals and Character Recognition

—In today’s fast growing technology, digital recognitions are playing wide role and providing more scope to perform research in Optical Character Recognition (OCR) techniques. Character Recognition (CR) has been extensively studied in the last half century and progressed to a level, sufficient to produce technology driven applications. Now, the rapidly growing computational power enables the implementation of the present CR methodologies and also creates an increasing demand on many emerging application domains, which require more advanced methodologies. Recognition of Kannada handwritten as well as printed scripts are complicated compared to other western language scripts. Researchers for the recognition of Indic Languages and scripts are comparatively less with other languages. This paper gives an overview of the ongoing research in OCR systems for Kannada scripts. This survey paper has been felt necessary when the work on developing OCRs for Indian scripts, mainly focused on Kannada script is very promising and is still in emerging status. The aim of this paper is to provide a starting point for the researchers entering into this field. Peculiarities, present status of the OCRs, techniques used in Kannada scripts, recognition accuracies and the resources available are discussed in detail.
Sub-Chronic Toxicity of Hydromethanolic Stem Bark Extract of Musanga cecropioides (Urticaceae) in Rat

Objectives: Musanga cecropioides stem-bark extract is frequently used in folkloric medicine in Nigeria for management of some chronic ailment like hypertension, diabetes mellitus, memory loss etc. The aim of this study is to evaluate long time safety profile of Musanga cecropioides hydromethanolic (MCH) stem-bark extract using acute and sub-chronic model in rats. Materials and Methods: Acute toxicity test was instituted with single oral doses (100 5000 mg/kg) of MCH stem-bark extract in rats which was observed from 48 hours to 14 days for behavioral sign of toxicity and death. The sub-chronic study utilizes doses (125, 250 and 500 mg/kg) of MCH stem-bark extract for 96 days. Blood samples were collected by cardiac puncture to evaluate serum biochemistry, hematology, lipid profile, lipid peroxidation and in vivo antioxidant activities. Evaluation of the effects of the MCH extract on brain, kidney and liver histopathology were executed. Results: No signs of behavioral toxicity and deaths were observed during the acute toxicity test. Sub-chronic study revealed a significant increase of mean weights of male (P < 0.001) and female (P < 0.05) animals but no significant effects on organ weights. There were no significant effects on hematology, lipid profile, lipid peroxidation and antioxidant activities. The MCH extract dose dependently demonstrate mild to severe degeneration of liver and kidney histopathological cytoarchitecture while no significant impingement of the brain and hematological tissues across the investigated doses. Conclusion: The result of this study provided evidence that oral dosing of 125 mg/kg of MCH is relatively safe in rats and may not exert any severe toxic effects.
Comparison of the Measurement of Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Using Spirometry, Plethysmography and Aerosol Dispersion Techniques

Aerosol dispersion in the lung is caused by differences in the product of the resistance and compliance between inhalation and exhalation of the various pathways in the lung. The test of aerosol dispersion, itself, consists of a tidal-volume, relaxed, breathing maneuver with an aerosol bolus delivered at a selectable volume before the end of inhalation. The exhaled concentration distribution is then analyzed as an indication of changes in ventilation of the lung. Changes in ventilation due to disease appear as changes in either the Half-Width (the volume differential between the volume at which half the maximum concentration on the rising portion of the exhaled concentration profile occurs and the volume at which half the maximum exhaled concentration occurs on the declining portion) of the exhaled pulse and/or the Volume Mode Shift (a shift in the volume at which the exhaled concentration mode occurs). Aerosol dispersion has previously been shown to correlate with pulmonary function measurements. When aerosol dispersion is used to derive standard clinical pulmonary function values we have termed the technique Aerosol Spirometry. Aerosol Spirometry has been found to be a powerful tool in the differential diagnosis of chronic obstructive lung disease with higher sensitivity and specificity than conventional lung function parameters for assessing patients with chronic bronchitis, cystic fibrosis and asthma.
Evaluation of the Relevance and the Cost of Prescribing Preoperative Paraclinical Examinations at the Sourô Sanou Teaching Hospital in Bobo Dioulasso

The pre-anesthetic consultation is an important step before any surgical procedure. It may include paraclinical examinations in addition to the clinical examination. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relevance and the cost of prescribing preoperative checkups by Souro Sanou Teaching Hospital (CHUSS) surgeons. It was a prospective cross-sectional study from March to August 2016. All preoperative examinations were analyzed according to the formal recommendations of experts from the French Society of Anesthesia- intensive Care Medicine. The medico-economic impact of the implementation of the recommendations was also analyzed. A total of 2603 pre-operative checkups prescribed in 400 patients were analyzed. The mean age of the patients was 28.59 years with a sex ratio of 0.83. Intermediate surgical risk (59.7%) was the most observed. The majority of patients were ASA 1 and 2 (99%). The most popular checkups were CBC (99%) followed by blood glucose (96.7%) and serum creatinine (92.7%). We found that 5.6% of the checkups were abnormal. Of the checkups prescribed, 74.6% did not comply with international recommendations. The CBC prescription had a high compliance rate (69.2%). The lowest compliance rates were: blood glucose (1.5%), renal function, and coagulation profile (17%). The cost generated by the excess prescription of preoperative examinations was estimated at 5484, 01 US dollar for all patients (13,715 US dollar/ patient on average). The preoperative checkups performed as part of a planned surgery are mostly inadequate with a real medico-economic impact.
Lung cancer detection using SVM algorithm and optimization techniques

This paper discusses the formation of Lung cancer detection system by using the techniques of Image processing. The system formed can take any type of medical image within the three choices consisting of CT, MRI and Ultrasound images. Here the proposed model is developed using PSO, Genetic Optimization and SVM algorithm used for feature selection and classification. This paper is an extension of image processing using lung cancer detection and produces the results of feature extraction and feature selection after segmentation. The system formed accepts any one of medical image within the three choices consisting of MRI, CT and Ultrasound image as input. After preprocessing of image, canny filter is used for Edge detection. This present work proposes a method to detect the cancerous cells effectively from the CT, MRI scan and Ultrasound images. Super pixel Segmentation has been used for segmentation and Gabor filter is used for De-noising the medical images. Simulation results are obtained for the cancer detection system using MATLAB and comparison is done between the three medical images.
Evaluation of some biochemical and agronomic parameters of an Ivory Coast forest plant: Telfairia occidentalis Hook. F

This study determined the nutrient components in Telfairia occidentalis seeds. The reponses of T. occidentalis seeds to transplantation and germination after drying were also investigated. To this end the rate of humidity, protein, fat, carbohydrate were determined according to the reference methods of AOAC. Besides, a comparison of the seeding of the air-dried seeds and that undried was estimated as well as the effect of the age of plants in tree nursery on the transplantation. The results indicate that T. occidentalis contains approximately 50 % of fat, 27 % of carbohydrate and 14 % of protein. This plant has a rate of fat upper to that of Lagenaria siceraria and Curcumis melo. Besides the big seeds stemming from long fruits germinate better than the small seeds. Furthermore, 97 % of seeds sowed directly germinated when only 50 % of those air-dried germinated. Besides, a transplantation 10 days after levying stress less the plants than a transplantation 25 days after levying. This work showed the nutritional value of T. occidentalis of ivorian forest. Otherwise, the seeds should be sown without drying and transplanted 10 days after emergence. * Corresponding Author: N’dodo Boni Clovis Koffibhonykof@yahoo.fr International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR) ISSN: 2223-7054 (Print) 2225-3610 (Online) http://www.innspub. net Vol. 9, No. 6, p. 26-32, 2016 International Journal of Agronomy and Agricultural Research (IJAAR) ISSN: 2223-7054 (Print) 2225-3610 (Online) http://www.innspub. net Vol. 5, No. 1, p. 14-22, 2014
Palliative systemic treatment of bladder cancer

The systemic treatment of the bladder cancer is challenging. It is so due to moderate efficacy of chemotherapy and because of the restrictions secondary to the patient’s general performance status as well as an inadequate organ function (mainly renal function). The standards of the first line systemic treatment are established. The chemotherapy regimens containing platine derivates (preferably cisplatine) such as PG or MVAC are administered routinely. However such standard regarding the second line of systemic treatment is not defined. this reflects the lack of reliable scientific evidence supporting the chemotherapy use at this stage of the disease. Among several drugs being considered as the second line chemotherapy it is only vinflunine that proved its activity in phase III clinical trial and compared to the best supportive care improves prognosis and positively influence the quality of life.
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ADVANCE RESEARCH IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (IJARSE) Antibacterial Potential of Emblica officinalis, Terminalia bellerica, Terminalia chebula and Triphala against UTI Pathogens

The aqueous and ethanol extracts of three medicinal plants and their combined formulation (triphala) were investigated to evaluate their antibacterial activity against 100 multidrug resistant pathogens. Urinary tract infection (UTI) isolates belonging to different bacterial genera (E. coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Proteus vulgaris and Staphylococcus aureus) by agar well diffusion method. Ethanol extract of all the four herbal extracts produced consistently greater zone of inhibition than aqueous extract against all the isolates of all the five bacteria isolated in present investigation, suggesting that ethanol is better solvent than water for extracting active antimicrobial compounds in herbal extracts. Further, minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values of all the four ethanol herbal extracts was investigated. Terminalia bellerica (baheda) was found to be highly effective against E. coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, producing lowest MIC value (12.5 mg/ml for both). Terminalia chebula (harad) also showed significant antibacterial activity against Klebsiella pneumoniae, Proteus vulgaris and Staphylococcus aureus producing MIC value of 25, 12.5 and 6.25 mg/ml, respectively. These results indicated that Terminalia chebula possesses potential broad spectrum antimicrobial activity and a search for active compound is needed. Thus, from the present study it is revealed that baheda and harad were the most effective antimicrobial agent among four herbal extracts used against urinary extract infection. Present study also suggested that these herbal preparations may be useful as an effective alternative in treatment of UTI.
King Philip’s II of Macedonia Tomb Revisited. The Female Remains in the Antechamber are Still Unidentifiable

A marble sarcophagus containing a gold chest (larnax) with an embossed starburst, the emblem of the Macedonian royal family was found. Inside the chest, were the cremated remains of a middle-aged man and a golden wreath. Parts of a ceremonial suit of armors, an iron cuirass with gold decoration, a ceremonial shield with decorations of gold and ivory and an iron helmet, along with several other luxury items were found in the main chamber. Three pairs of common bronze greaves were also found.
Preventability, Predictability and Seriousness of Adverse Drug Reactions amongst Medicine Inpatients in a Teaching Hospital: A Prospective Observational Study

People in every country of the world are affected by adverse drug reactions (ADR) and it is estimated that at least 60% of ADRs are preventable (WHO fact sheet). Data from various studies have shown that about 20 80% of ADRs are preventable. Majority of hospitals in India do not have an ADR reporting and monitoring programme. Moreover, assessment of the impact and potential for prevention was limited because many studies did not assess seriousness and preventability. Therefore we tried to analyze the preventability of reported ADRs in this study. Primary objectives were to assess the preventability and seriousness of reported ADRs. We have also tried to analyze the predictability, effect of length of hospitalization and predisposing factors responsible for ADRs. A prospective observational study was carried out for the duration of 8 months amongst medicine inpatients of a teaching hospital. Preventability, Predictability and Seriousness were assessed for each suspected ADR. In addition to this, effect of length of stay on happening of an ADR was also assessed. Our finding showed about 34% ADRs were “Definitely preventable”, 21% were “Probably preventable” while remaining 45% were “Not preventable”. 72.71% of the reactions prolonged the hospitalization of patients whereas 25.18% of the reactions required intervention to prevent permanent damage and only 2.10% of the reactions were life threatening. Almost 69% ADRs deemed predictable. Although ADRs encountered in the study are non serious and not preventable, management of such ADRs through therapeutic interventions would be beneficial in better patient outcome.
Int. J. Biosci

The present study was aimed at determining the effects of adding vitamin E and monensin on milk production, milk composition, and the milk fatty acid profile of lactating dairy cows when whole cottonseed, as the main source of FA, was included in the diet. In a balanced 4×4 repeated Latin square design, eight lactating Holstein cows were randomly assigned to one of the four dietary treatments for 28-d treatment period: 1) control diet (without whole cottonseed, monensin and vitamin E; C), 2) diet with 20 percent whole cottonseed of DM (WCS), 3) diet with 20 percent whole cottonseed of DM plus 12000 IU of vitamin E/cow per d (WCS+E), and 4) diet with 20 percent whole cottonseed of DM plus 24 ppm of monensin/kg DMI per cow per d (WCS+M). Protein and lactose percentages were not significantly affected by experimental treatments, but 4% FCM, milk fat percentage and milk fat yield (kg/day) were significantly different among treatments (p<0.05). Feeding vitamin E supplement increased SCFA and decreased LCFA (p<0.05). The concentration of cis-9, trans-11 CLA was affected by monensin and vitamin E supplementations (p<0.05) and treatments WCS and WCS+M had the highest amount within the experimental treatments. The supplementation of diet by monensin had significant effect on trans-10, sic-12 CLA concentration and increased it (p<0.05). The results of this study showed that supplementation of vitamin E or monensin did not have any effect on milk fat concentration when whole cottonseed is included in the diet whereas affected milk fat compositions. * Corresponding Author: M. Besharati  m_besharati@hotmail.com International Journal of Biosciences | IJB | ISSN: 2220-6655 (Print) 2222-5234 (Online) http://www.innspub. net Vol. 5, No. 12, p. 420-432, 2014
A Very Rare Case Presentation of Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Occurring during the Course of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia

The occurrence of Chronic Myeloid Leukemia (CML) And Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL) in the same patient is a rare event. In at least some of the cases the etiology appears to be either chemotherapy or radiation therapy induced molecular damage to the hematopoietic stem cells. However, a report of a few cases where coexistence or subsequent development of the two diseases was found in previously untreated patients also raises the possibility of other causes. We report the case of one patient who was diagnosed with CLL 66 months after CML diagnosis. This article is to the best of our knowledge only the sixth case report of its nature in published literature and the first from India.
Effects of Cigarette and Shisha Smoking on Hematological Parameters: An analytic case-control study

Cigarette smoking is one of the major causes of cancer and cardiovascular diseases leading to millions of premature deaths each year all over the world. Scientists have identified about 4,000 different substances in tobacco all of which have certain degree of toxic effects. At least 43 of them known carcinogens. Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the extent of adverse effect of cigarette and shisha on haematological parameters in male population of Khartoum State – Sudan. Subject and Methods: One hundred and fifty male subjects participated in this study, cigarette smoker (n= 50), shisha smoker (n= 50) and non-smoker (n= 50). The smokers were regularly smoking at least for 10 years. Fresh peripheral blood samples from healthy adult non-smokers and smokers (males) were collected and analysed for Red Blood Cells (RBC) count, haemoglobin (Hb) content, packed cell volume (PCV), MCV, MCH and MCHC, total and differential leucocytes (WBC) counts and total platelets count by using fully automatic haematological analyser. Results: The smokers of cigarette and shisha had significantly higher level of Hb, HCT, RBCs, TWBC count and MCHC. However, platelets counts were significantly lower in cigarette smokers than that of non-smokers. Study shows that the duration of smoking had no significant effect on haematological parameters except Hb. Conclusion: It concluded that smoking alters haematological parameter that is injurious to health.
Biochemical and Molecular Characterization of Native Isolates of Trichoderma Antagonistic against Sclerotium and Pythium Infecting Tobacco

Tobacco is one of the important quality conscious commercial crops grown in India. The presence of fungal diseases on tobacco and its economical consequences require the use of many fungicides. Production of healthy seedling is a prerequisite to produce good grade and quality tobacco. Sclerotium rolfsii causes collar rot in tobacco nursery and carry the disease to fields and the disease is wide spread in all the tobacco areas of India. Pythium aphanidermatum causes damping off which is a serious ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 4 Number 8 (2015) pp. 977-989 http://www.ijcmas. com