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Effective Dose Computation for Dental Cone-Beam CT: A Comparison with MSCT and Panoramic Imaging

Cone beam CT was recently developed and introduced in the medical field, it utilizes a low-power, medical fluoroscopy tube that provides continuous imaging throughout the scan while Traditional CT uses a high output rotating anode X-ray tube. Whereas Panoramic is performed routinely for patient assessment. The aim of this study was to calculate the effective doses for CBCT compared to multi-slice CT and panoramic imaging performing similar Dentomaxillofacial examination. The systems used were an Iluma CBCTs. The Multi-slice CT used was a Light speed VCT 64 slices (GE) ,and digital panoramic Orthoslice 1000 C ( Trophy ). Measurement of the patient radiation dose was performed using thermo-luminescent dosimeter on 30 patients, 10 patients undergoing CBCT, 10 patients undergoing head scanning using Multi-slice CT. and 10 patients undergoing panoramic imaging. the absorbed dose is then recorded. The effective radiation dose as defined by the International Commission on Radiological Protection was then calculated with inclusion of the salivary glands, parotid and submandibular glands, mandibular bone, thyroid gland, skin, and brain. Data is then analyzed, statistical calculations were performed with SPSS plus software. Effective radiation doses ranged between 7.3 μSv , and 3380 μSv for one exposure. Thyroid , bone marrow , Salivary glands and maxilla absorbed the most radiation for all panoramic, CBCT and MSCT units. When digital Panoramic unit, CBCT and MSCT systems were compared, the effective dose of panoramic digital unit (49.1 μSv), the effective doses for the CBCT digital unit (2376 μSv), , and the effective doses for the MSCT digital unit (7020 μSv). Calculated doses from CBCT is 30% of the MSCT whereas Panoramic imaging is 2% of CBCT. CBCT doses are significantly higher than those digital panoramic unit. whereas MSCT is the highest dose among all modalities. the potential benefits of CBCT in maxillofacial disciplinary are undisputed ; however , it is imperative that their use be fully justified over conventional technique before they are carried out.
Immunohistochemical Expression of Indian Hedgehog (IHH) during the Post-Natal Development of the Midpalatal Suture in Rats that Received Administration of Alendronate

Postnatal palatal growth arrest or deficiencies in the midpalatal area are common sequelae of physical injury. Since alendronate may induce a chondroprotection in several types of cartilage, the present study evaluated the immunoexpression of IHH in the area of the midpalate and compared results with the histomorphological aspects of this topography on 3rd and 7th day of life of newborn rats treated or alendronate-free. Thirty-two newborn rats were included in this study: 16 in a control group, and 16 in a group that received intraperitoneal applications of 2.5 mg/kg/day of alendronate. The animals were euthanized on the 3rd or 7th day of administration of drug. The head of each rat was removed and prepared for histological and immunohistochemical analyses. The group of animals that received alendronate had larger chondroid matrix deposition in areas where there was proliferation and isogenic formation of hypertrophic chondrocytes, and the analyses revealed immunoexpression of IHH. In addition, higher levels of IHH were detected in the mesenchymal tissue of the palatal raphe, forming an area of resting chondrocytes and a perichondral topography resulting from the differentiation of mesenchyme into chondrocytes. In this pilot study may be indicated that Alendronate may be used as alternative in the treatment of orthopedic diseases, especially to promote the growth of the midpalatal area.
Evaluation of some physical fitness characteristics at age 11 to 13

Abstract Many studies indicate that an adequate physical fitness is an important marker for a healthy body and a healthy mind. The aim of the study was investigate the level of physical fitness of students aged 11-13. Depending on the results, we will determine the type of measures to propose in order to improve the obtained data. 251 volunteer students participated in this research, including 95 boys and 156 girls aged 11 to 13, who participated in the physical education class two times a week. Subjects underwent six anthropometric characteristics and five physical tests. For the statistical analysis the mean, standard deviation, and multiple comparisons were used in order to find the differences between genders, using Anova and Bonferoni Test for differences between certain age groups. Anthropometric measurements included height, weight, arm span, waist, hip, body mass index and physical testing as agility, balance and strength. The findings suggest some differences between male and female subjects, as well as between age groups, namely boys obtained higher mean results compared to girls.
Diagnostic utility of fine needle aspiration cytology in interpretation of metastatic lymphadenopathy

Malignancies can present with diversified symptoms and enlarged lymphnodes are one such. FNAC is a basic, dependable and economical diagnostic tool in the interpretation of metastatic lymphadenopathy. Materials and Method : This is a 2 years retrospective study carried out in the department of pathology GMC Jammu from 1-1- 2015 till 31-12-2016. It includes 71 cases of lymphadenopathy, diagnosed as positive for metastasis on FNAC. Result : From a total of 71 cases positive for metastasis majority were of Squamous cell carcinoma 28(39.43%) followed by Poorly differentiated carcinoma 24(33.8%), Adenocarcinoma 14(19.71%), Malignant melanoma and anaplastic carcinoma / lymphoma, 2 cases each (2.81%) and 1 (1.4%) case of Small cell carcinoma. Cervical lymphnodes were the most frequently involved group. There were 42 males and 29 females with a male predominance (M:F = 1.4:1). Maximum cases were seen in the age group of 61 – 70 years (19). Cases with a known primary were 18 (25.35%) while rest 53 (74.64%) were without any known primary. Conclusion : FNAC is a valuable diagnostic tool in metastatic lymphadenopathy without giving much trauma to the patients.
Impact of Compound Fertilizers on Growth, Yield and Yield Components and Some Rice Disease

Rice (Oryza sativa L.) is one of the major crops in the world as a staple food source and is widely cultivated in Egypt. Increasing productivity per unit land area is a native target to meet the increase in population in Egypt. Utilizing of highly pure and efficient fertilizers such as compound NPK with proper dose and method of application is an important policy in improving rice yield, grain quality, and reducing disease infection and production budget. NPK fertilizers with contents of N, P, and K are essential nutritional elements that play vital roles in enhancement of all biochemical, physiological processes, metabolic products which induce plant growth of rice. The K fertilizers was so costly to rice farmers therefore investigation of using compound fertilizers with low doses as basal or foliar application could save money, reduce disease infection and raised rice production and consequently farmer income. Field experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of compound fertilizers such as 20-20-20 and 0-52-36 as basal and foliar application compared to recommended dose of NPK, N69 P15 K24 and N69 alone and their combination on yield using different rice varieties (Sakha 101, Sakha 105 and Giza 179) and subplots were allocated to eight fertilizers combinations treatments. Treatments were 69 N units as basal form with all treatments in combination with 25, 50, 75kg fedd-1 of fertilizers 20-20-20 compared to recommended dose NPK; N69 P15 K24 and N69 alone. Foliar application of compound fertilizers 20-20-20, 0-52-36 at concentration of 2%, 3 sprays15 days after transplanting; maximum tillering and booting stage. Our results suggested that basal application of compound fertilizers 20-20-20 at levels of 25-75kg fedd-1 significantly increased yield and all agronomic traits further more than recommended dose of NPK and N alone. In addition, foliar application of compound fertilizer 20-20-20, 0-52-36 at 2 % concentration produce more rice yield obtained with soil application of recommended NPK dose and basal of compound fertilizers. Both basal and foliar application of compound fertilizers were recorded the highest values of milling improvement that ranged from 17.47 to 17.92, in addition improved head rice with 23.86 and 24.43 in the two studied seasons with Giza 179 cultivar. Therefore, application of compound fertilizers totally improved all quality traits and reduced the broken rice especially with the highly affected grains of Giza 179. Also, same application of compound fertilizers, as basal or foliar significantly reduced infection of blast, brown spot and bakanae disease with almost more than 90 % efficiency. Therefore, foliar application of compound fertilizers 20-20-20 at 2 % concentration can help farmers to save more money and increased the output of rice production and farmer income in compared of required fertilizers as basal application.
Gall Stones – Prevention with a Plant-Based Diet

A plant-based diet has been shown to reduce the risk of cholesterol gall stones. This risk reduction is supported by the fact that vegetarians, and especially vegans, have a much lower prevalence of risk factors for cholesterol gallstones such as reduced risk of obesity, insulin resistance, Type 2 Diabetes and Crohn’s disease. Pregnant women are particularly susceptible to cholesterol gallstones due to the impact of weight gain, insulin resistance, leptin increases and hormonal changes. Since treatment for extreme hypercholesterolemia with medication during pregnancy is risky, a plant-based diet is indicated. A plant-based diet excludes foods shown to increase the risk of cholesterol gallstones such as meat, poultry, fish along with the heme iron, saturated fat and dietary cholesterol which have been shown to increase cholesterol in gallstone disease patients. At the same time, a plant-based diet includes fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes rich with fiber along with mono and polyunsaturated oils, which have been shown to reduce the risk of cholesterol gallstones.
NUTRITIONAL STATUS AND FOOD CONSUMPTION PATERN OF DIABETICS IN OWO, NIGERIA

The purpose of this study is to assess the nutritional status and food consumption pattern of diabetics in Owo, Ondo state, Nigeria. The study consisted of sixty (60) diabetic patients receiving treatment at Federal Medical Centre, Owo, Nigeria. A well-structured questionnaire was used to elicit information on the socio-demographic data, anthropometric measurement such as height and weight was measured to determine the nutritional status while food frequency questionnaire was used to assess the intake pattern of foods. The result shows that majority (60%) were female, 36.7% had secondary school education and 53.3% had no family history of diabetes while diabetes was diagnosed during the course of other disease (30%). Anthropometry assessment shows that there was no significant difference (P<0.05) between the mean weight and height of the patients, meanwhile female (11.1%) were obese compared to their male counterpart (8.3%) while fasting blood glucose was above the normal range of 3.9-5.0 mmol/l in both sexes. Non-starchy vegetables consumption pattern was low among the respondent as the diabetics (51.7%) consumed nonstarchy vegetables four times per week which is below the minimum recommendation consumption of five serving per day also fat intake/day was slightly above the dietary guideline. Therefore, diabetes patients should be counseled to adopt healthy eating habits and encourage them to improve their diets in order to prevent diabetes and its complications.
PROTECTED AUDITING AND DEDUPLICATING DATA IN CLOUD BY MEANS OF SECCLOUD

As the cloud computing technology develops during the last decade, outsourcing data to cloud service for storage becomes an attractive trend, which benefits in sparing efforts on heavy data maintenance and management. Nevertheless, since the outsourced cloud storage is not fully trustworthy, it raises security concerns on how to realize data deduplication in cloud while achieving integrity auditing. In this work, we study the problem of integrity auditing and secure deduplication on cloud data. Specifically, aiming at achieving both data integrity and deduplication in cloud, we propose two secure systems, namely SecCloud and SecCloud + . SecCloud introduces an auditing entity with a maintenance of a MapReduce cloud, which helps clients generate data tags before uploading as well as audit the integrity of data having been stored in cloud. Compared with previous work, the computation by user in SecCloud is greatly reduced during the file uploading and auditing phases. SecCloud + is designed motivated by the fact that customers always want to encrypt their data before uploading, and enables integrity auditing and secure deduplication on encrypted data.
PREVALENCE OF GEO-HELMINTHS AND PREVENTIVE PRACTICES AMONG FARMERS IN A LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF NORTH CENTRAL ZONE NIGERIA

Background: Geo-helminths are recognized as major public health problems, because they negatively affect the host’s nutritional status by affecting the intake, intestinal absorption, metabolism and excretion of nutrient. Methods: A descriptive cross sectional study which utilized quantitative and qualitative methods of data collection over a period of one month at various selected communities. A pre-tested semi-structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and soil sample from the communities were used. The data was analyzed using Statistics Package for Social Science (SPSS) Version 20.0. Data were represented in tables and charts. The level of significant was set at p < 0.05. Results: Most of the respondents were of the younger age group, males, married and with at least secondary education. Almost all the respondents 349 (99.1%) knew hookworm as a type of soil transmitted helminthes 204 (58.0%) correctly mentioned ingestion as a means of transmission and stated that environmental sanitation could prevent helminth infection. Overall, only 172 (42.7%) had good knowledge while 175 (43.4%) had good practice of the prevention and control of soil helminthes. Age, marital status, and level of education were statistically significant associated with practices with respect to Geo-helminthes. Hookworm larva was the most prevalent followed by strongyloids from soil examination. Conclusion: Resident of Riyom should improve their hygiene practice by proper faecal handling and hand washing. Further research involving stool samples will be needed to inform policy making.
IMPACT OF VARIOUS INTENSITIES OF AEROBIC TRAINING ON SELECTED PERFORMANCE VARIABLES AMONG SOCCER PLAYERS

The purpose of the study was to find out the impact of various intensities of aerobic training on selected performance variables among soccer players. To achieve the purpose, 30 male soccer players were randomly selected as subjects from Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu, India. Their age mean and height were 20±2.1 years, 168±1.1 cm respectively. They were randomly divided into three equal groups, and each group consisted of ten (n = 10) subjects, in which, Group I underwent moderate intensity aerobic training, Group II underwent high intensity aerobic training and Group III acted as control. Moderate intensity exercise (MI; 60 70%) and high intensity exercise (HI; 75 90%). The aerobic exercise (jogging/running) training program was performed three days/wk training for twelve weeks. All the subjects in the experimental groups (I & II) were given their respective training programme for twelve weeks duration. The study was restricted to the following selected dependent variables namely dribbling, passing and shooting; they were tested by standardized test items. The participants were trained for twelve weeks of three days a week (alternate days). A pre and post test randomized design was employed for this investigation. The collected data were statistically analysed by using dependent‘t’ test and ANCOVA. The Scheffe’s test was used as post-hoc test to determine which of the paired means differed significantly where the differences in adjusted post-test means resided in univariate ANCOVA among three groups. All the above statistical analysis tests were computed at 0.05 level of significance (P<0.05). It was concluded that, the moderate intensity aerobic and high intensity aerobic training groups had significantly improved the participant’s dribbling, passing and shooting when compared than the control group and also made significant differences among experimental and control groups. The high intensity aerobic group had significantly outperformed than the moderate intensity group on participant’s selected performance variables. However, the control group had not shown any significant improvement on selected variables.
Use of Pesticides in Agricultural Products and Its Impact on Human Health: A Review

n the present review paper, reviews of recent research findings on health effects of pesticides on agricultural products has been highlighted. The review reveals that although the concentration of the health literature has been on individuals who are in direct contact with pesticides, e.g. farmers, and the literature on preference elicitation has focused on those with indirect exposure like the consumers. On reviewing it was found that majority of farmers used crop rotation and control by hand methods, also they were aware about the pesticide use. In contrast, a few of the farmers used cultural and biological methods. Although they are interested to use seeds which are pest resistance, they cannot use those because of non-availability of seeds. Few of the studies, reported excessive sweating (36.5%), burning/stinging/itching of eyes (35.7%), dry/sore throat (25.5%), and excessive salivation (14.1%), all were more prevalent among sprayers. Men experienced excessive sweating and eye and throat problems as associated with pesticide exposure. One of the study disclosed that increased risk was observed for some specific classes of pesticides. The study concludes that there are many inherent problems in conducting large-scale experiments to directly assess the causation of the human health problems associated with the use of pesticides.
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Background: Gram negative organisms are the leading cause of Urinary tract infections with increasingly prevalent antimicrobial resistance. Thereby an observational cross sectional study was conducted to determine the rate of isolation, evaluation of the risk factors and antimicrobial resistance pattern of these organisms. Methods: In the prospective analysis, 72 urine samples with significant bacteriuria and culture positive for gram negative bacteria confirmed biochemically, among inpatients were taken into consideration. In addition presence of risk factors was evaluated. Antibiotic susceptibility test was performed using Kirby Bauer’s disk diffusion method. Results: E. coli accounted for 56.9% followed by Klebsiella species (23.6%). Enterobacter, Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species were 5-8% prevalent. The risk factors like diabetes mellitus and pregnancy were 20.8% and 13.8%. Other risk factors like recurrent UTI, renal stones, presence of indwelling catheter, smoking, use of OCP/IUCD and post menopausal oestrogen deficiency were 1-7%. The antimicrobial resistance for Enterobacteriaceae group of organisms were 70-90% for cefuroxime, ceftriaxone, cefepime and co-trimoxazole, 50-53% for ciprofloxacin and norfloxacin, 32.2% for ampicillin-sulbactum, 19.3% for nitrofurantoin, 8.1% for amikacin, 20.9% for piperacillin-tazobactum and 14.5% for imipenem. The antimicrobial resistance for Pseudomonas and Acinetobacter species was 50% for ceftazidime and cepepime, 20% for amikacin, piperacillin-tazobactum and imipenem, and 0% for meropenem. Conclusion: The present study confers Escherichia coli as the predominant bacterial isolate and diabetes mellitus as the predominant risk factor causing UTI. Amikacin, piperacillin-tazobactum and imipenem are the most sensitive drugs.
IMPACT OF FRONT LINE DEMONSTRATION ON DE-NAVELLING AND STALK-END NUTRIENT APPLICATION IN BANANA

A demo was conducted at farmer’s field under Front Line Demonstrations during 2013-12 to 2015-16 in Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Kalyandurg Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh, to study the impact of denavelling and stalk-end nutrient application of urea and sulphate of potash on the improvement of bunch weight of banana cultivar cv. Grand Naine. The denavelled distal stalk end of the bunch was fed with urea, sulphate of potash blended with fresh cowdung soon after the fruit set. The results showed that when the bunch was fed with urea (7.5g), sulphate of potash (7.5g) blended with 500 g fresh cowdung (T1) all the yield attributing characters viz., bunch weight (25.72kg), number of hands per bunch (9.34), number of fingers per hand (13.43), hand weight (2.31kg), yield per plant, per hectare (64.10t). The minimum of all these characters and bunch weight were obtained in control (T2) where male bud was retained till harvest. The results revealed that the nutrients moved from the blend into the bunch and significantly enhanced the weight of fruits and bunch. When the bunch was fed with urea 7.5 g, sulphate of potash 7.5 g blended with cowdung 500 g (T1) the yield response was 7.44 per cent, benefit cost ratio 1.17:1 and net returns Rs. 24,847 increase over the control.
Interleukin 6 ( Il 6 ) In Patients With Compensated Cirrhosis And Symptomatic Gall Stones After Laparoscopic And Open Cholecystectomy

The advantages of laparoscopic cholecystcytomy (LC) for most patients have been extensively published. However its benefits and successful use in patients with cirrhosis are less documented. The study compromised fifty patients with symptomatic gallstone cholecystectomy disease and undergone either open cholecytectomy (OC) or laparoscopic. These patients were randomized into two groups: Group I included 24 patients who underwent OC, and group II included 26 patients who underwent LC. Patient age, sex, clinical presentation and child-Turcotte-Pugh (CTP) class were documented. No patients in this study had CTP class cirrhosis. IL-6 measurement by ELISA post operative, operative time, postoperative pain, hospital stay, blood loss, morbidity, recovery time, and liver function test abnormalities. There was no operative mortality. Conversion to OC was necessary in 3 patients. Mean surgical time was significantly longer in OC group (group I) than LC group (group II), (mean + SD, 96.6 + 32, minutes Vs 58.7 + 23.8 minutes, P=0.037). No patients in group II required any blood replacement in contrast to 9 patients (37.5%) in group I. Intraoperative bleeding remained significantly higher in group I (P=0.043). No patients in group II had wound complications compared with 5 patients (29.14%) in group I. The group I had significantly longer hospital stay than group II, mean 9.0 + 1.3 days (median 7) Vs 2.3 days +1.9 (median 2.5); P=0.001, lowered level of IL-6 at 6 hour and 12 hour post operative. Our results demonstrate that laparoscopic cholecystectomy can be performed safely in patients with CTP class A and B cirrhosis. It offers several advantages over open cholecystectomy, including lower morbidity, shorter operative time, and reduced hospital stay with less need for blood transfusions. IL-6 more significantly, increase post operatively more in open cholecystectomy than laparoscopic one as it cooperates with intensity of operative trauma. [Elham Ragab Abd El Samee, Mosaad Morshed, Saleh El-Awadi, Wael Khafagi, Ahmad Moatamed : Study of IL-6 after Laparascopic and open cholecystectomy. Researcher. 2011;3(3):19-26]. (ISSN: 1553-9865). http://www.sciencepub. net.