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Study of prevalence of non alcoholic fatty liver disease in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and variations in liver function tests, lipid profile and mean platelet volume in patients with fatty liver in comparison with patients without fatty liver

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients potentially are at risk of developing non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. The aim of the study is to determine the prevalence of NAFLD among T2DM patients, diagnosed by ultrasonography of liver, to study the age & sex incidence of NAFLD and to compare the liver function tests, lipid profile and mean platelet volume (MPV) between individuals with NAFLD and without NAFLD. Methods: Total of 97 type 2 diabetes mellitus ambulatory patients were selected for the study. Among them 62 were males (63.9%) and 35 were females (36%). 78 healthy subjects were selected as controls. Their age ranged between 27 to 75 years. Serum was used for the estimation of FBS, PPBS, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, total protein, albumin, total cholesterol, triglycerides, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). EDTA blood was used for the estimation of MPV. Fatty liver was diagnosed on ultrasound based on the echogenicity and size of the liver. Results: In this study, liver size & echotexture, liver enzymes such as AST, ALT, ALP and GGT, serum cholesterol, TGL and LDLC were found to be statistically significantly increased in T2DM patients when compared to controls. T2DM patients were divided in to two groups; group 1 included patients with NAFLD and group 2 included patients without NAFLD. Liver size, AST, ALT, ALP, GGT, Cholesterol and TGL were significantly increased in group 1 patients when compared to group 2 patients (P value<0.05). Elevation of MPV was found to be more in group 1 patients than group 2 patients ranging between 12.1±3.0 and 10.2±0.9 respectively. Conclusions: Early detection and optimum control of diabetes mellitus is important to minimize the effect of diabetes on liver. Hence, assay of serum levels of hepatic enzymes and USG abdomen to detect NAFLD should be done in all patients with T2DM as preliminary diagnostic tests.
DETERMINATION OF BIRTH INDICES IN HEALTHY NEONATES

Determination of birth indices is essential for primary supportive care, evaluation of perinatal anomalies, determination amount of difference from standard values and for further follow up. In this study using a multicentre sampling, a number of 2832 healthy neonates selected. Mean and percentile values of four main birth indices; weight, height, head and chest circumference are presented. In this study, males outnumbered the females (50.8% vs. 49.2%). Mean (± SD) weight, height, head and chest circumferences were 3231.70 gr (±3.92), 49.77 cm (±1.76), 35.03 cm (± 1.27) and 33.34 cm (±1.56), respectively. Weight, height and head circumference had significant statistical differences in male and female. Chest circumference had difference in gender groups, but it seemed to be clinically not significant (mean difference= 0.416). Birth weight in both genders plus height and chest circumference in girls were significantly lower than NCHS standard values. But, head circumference was more. Height and chest circumference of males had no statistically difference.
Serum Haptoglobin Concentration to Monitor Recovery from Postpartum Sub-Clinical Endometritis in Murrah Buffaloes

A total of 150 postpartum apparently healthy buffaloes were screened. Out of these 30 buffaloes were found to be positive for sub-clinical endometritis were selected and divided into five groups. The group wise treatment allotted were: Group I (cloprostenol,), Group II (cloprostenol + benzathine cephapirin, single I/U infusion), Group III (100 ig E. coli LPS, single I/U infusion), Group IV (500 mg Oyster glycogen, single I/U infusion) and Group V (0.25% Lugol's iodine 20 ml, single I/U infusion). All the animals were subjected to trans-rectal ultrasonography, endometrial cytology, microbial assay and blood sampling for serum haptoglobin concentration before and after treatment. Total viable bacteria count revealed non-significant (p > 0.05) difference within pre-and post-treatment samples between different treatment groups. Post-treatment total viable bacteria count significantly (p < 0.05) reduced to zero in treatment groups III and IV. Out of 30 pre-treatment uterine lavage samples obtained from all the treatment groups, 25 (83.33%) samples were found positive. E. coli 08 (30.76%) was highly prevalent followed by 07 (26.92%) Staphylococcus spp. , 03 (11.53%) Streptococcus spp. , 03 (11.53%) Proteus spp. , 03 (11.53%) Acinetobacter spp. and 01 (07.69%) Bacillus spp. Serum haptoglobin concentration in different treatment groups ranged from 76.62 ± 1.58 to 85.83 ± 2.12 ig/ml prior to treatment and 26.37 ± 0.86 to 42.57 ± 9.08 ig/ml post-treatment. Significant reduction (p < 0.05) was observed in haptoglobin concentration between pre-and post-treatment values in all the treatment groups. It was concluded that assessment of haptoglobin concentration in sub-clinical endometritic postpartum buffaloes can be used to monitor course of treatment at different points of time.
Effect of partition foliar applications of organic, biochemical, and chemical fertilizers on some growth characteristics and yield of sorghum

To determine the effect of partition different types of fertilizer (Acadian, Humus and Foliater) on some vegetative traits and seed yield of sorghum var. Inkath. Field experiment was carried out during spring and autumn 2017 in the experimental fields of crop science / college of agricultural engineering sciences, factorial experiment was applied according to RCBD design with three replications. The three types of fertilizers was the first factor and control treatment. The second factor was the partition of the spray into three ways (whole concentration for one spray, half concentration for two sprays and one third concentration for three sprays ) at seed initiation stage, beside control treatment (spray with distil water only). The results of the statistical analysis showed that there was a significant effect of the three fertilizers in the studied traits. The plants treated with Acadian gave the highest average leaf area, chlorophyll content, seed per head, grain weight, and plant yield when compared other treatments. The results also showed partition spray to three sprays was superior to other fertilizer treatments in most studied traits. The results indicates that spray with Acadian into three sprays was best treatment in this study.
Hydrogen bonding in the crystalline state. Structure of talmessite, Ca2 (Mg, Co) (As O4)2.2H2O, and crystal chemistry of related minerals

La structure cristalline d'une talmessite cobaltifere de Bou-Azzer, Ca₂ (Mg₀,₆₅, Co₀,₃₅) (AsO₄)₂ • 2H₂O, a ete resolue et affinee (R = 0,081) dans le groupe spatial P[-1] par 979 reflexions mesurees a l'aide d'un difiractometre automatique (radiation MoKα). Les parametres de la maille sont : a = 5,874 (7), b = 6,943 (11), c = 5,537 (6) A, α = 97,3 (1), β = 108,7 (1), γ = 108,1 (2)° ; Z = 1. La structure est formee de couches ([-1]10) alternee de polyedres de coordination de Ca et Mg, et montre deux liaisons hydrogene tres courtes [2,562 (15) et 2,613 (14) A], donnees par la molecule H₂O, qui expliquent la temperature de deshydratation elevee (460° C) du mineral. Les mineraux tricliniques Ca₂Me (XO₄)₂ • 2H₂O (X = P ou As), consideres isostructuraux, sont divises en deux groupes (fairfieldite et messelite ; collinsite, cassidyite, talmessite et β˗roselite) qui sont caracterises par une isostructuralite plus etroite et peuvent se distinguer par les parametres de la maille. Des etudes thermiques sur collinsite, fairfieldite et talmessite ont montre que la temperature de deshydratation de ces mineraux augmente avec la force des liaisons hydrogene.
Pediatric Chronic Postsurgical Pain And Functional Disability: A Prospective Study Of Risk Factors Up To One Year After Major Surgery

Background Chronic postsurgical pain (CPSP) is a surgical complication associated with increased functional disability, psychological distress, and economic costs. The aims of this paper were to prospectively: (1) examine the incidence of CPSP 6 and 12 months after pediatric major surgery; (2) identify pain intensity and pain unpleasantness trajectories before, and up to 12 months after, surgery; (3) identify pre-operative factors that predict pain trajectory group membership; and (4) identify predictors of 12-month functional disability. Methods This study followed 265 children aged 8–17 years at four time points (pre-surgical [T0], in-hospital [T1], 6 [T2] and 12 [T3] months after surgery). Children and parents completed pain and psychological questionnaires. In-hospital physical activity was monitored using actigraphy. Results and discussion The incidence of moderate-to-severe CPSP at 6 and 12 months was 35% (95% CI 29.1% to 41.9%) and 38% (95% CI 32.4% to 45.1%), respectively. Three percent (95% CI 1.17% to 6.23%) and 4% (95% CI 1.45% to 6.55%) of children reported using opioids to manage pain at 6 and 12 months, respectively. Growth mixture modeling revealed a two-class trajectory model with a quadratic slope best fit the data for both pain intensity (Bayesian information criterion [BIC] = 3977.03) and pain unpleasantness (BIC = 3644.45) over the 12 months. Preoperative functional disability and cumulative in-hospital opioid consumption predicted pain intensity trajectories. Preoperative functional disability predicted pain unpleasantness trajectories. Preoperative functional disability (OR: 1.05, 95% CI: 1.01 to 1.09) and pain unpleasantness trajectories (OR: 2.59, 95% CI: 1.05 to 6.37) predicted 12-month moderate-to-severe functional disability. Conclusion Pre-surgical functional disability is the only factor that predicts both 12-month functional disability and the course of pain intensity and pain unpleasantness ratings over the 12-month period.
ERRORS IN MEDICATION ORDERS AND THE NURSING STAFF'S REPORTS IN MEDICAL NOTES OF CHILDREN

Objective: Medication errors are the most common type of medical error and the avoidable cause of iatrogenic injury in pediatric patients. These errors can occur at any point in the process: ordering, transcribing, dispensing, administering, or monitoring medications. This study was done to verify medication errors by analyzing medication orders and the nursing staff's reports in medical charts of children admitted in Madany pediatric hospital of Khoramabad in the first 6 months of 2004. Methods: This is a descriptive cross-sectional and hospital informations based study. Samples included 898 medical charts of children admitted in Madany pediatric hospital of Khoramabad in the first 6 months of 2004 that were selected by random sampling. The data collection instrument was a demographic questionnaire for patients, physicians and nurses, a scale for analyzing medication orders and a scale for analyzing the nursing staff's reports. Data analyzed by SPSS Ver.11. 5 software. Findings: Analysis of the medication orders indicated that in 74.1%, drug administration precautions were not written, in 47.8%, drug administration time or intervals were not written exactly on hours, in 45.5%, drug unit was not written or was written incompletely or ambiguously and in 20.5%, orders had at least one drug interaction. Analysis of nursing staff's reports indicated that in 77.5% drug, administration precautions were not written, in 14.9%, drug interactions were not noted, in 14.8%, drug administration time or intervals were not according to medication orders and in 6.3% medication, orders were not administered by nurses. Conclusion: In the busy and complex environment of pediatrics' units, medication errors can be frequent. However, most of these errors are trivial and do not harm patients. The types of errors indicate the need of continuous education and the implementation of management tools that allow the development of the practice and monitoring results, because medication errors are indicators of the quality of the healthcare provided. Therefore, their detection and systematic analysis of their causes can contribute to their systematic prevention, thus improving the healthcare delivery process.
The Effects of Quadriceps Kinesio Taping on Aerobic and Anaerobic Exercise Performance in Healthy Participants: A Randomized Controlled Study

Objective: Aerobic and anaerobic exercise capacities are important components of athletic performance. The use of Kinesio Taping® (KT) as a supplementary treatment in athletic settings has increased in the recent years. KT can facilitate muscle contraction, which may be useful for improving performance. The purpose of this study was to determine whether the application of KT to the quadriceps muscle has any effect on anaerobic and aerobic performance in young healthy individuals. Design: Randomized, controlled, double-blind clinical study. Setting: Baskent University, Faculty of Health Sciences, Department of Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation. Patients: Thirty-two healthy male participants were randomly assigned to either the KT group or a sham KT (SKT) group. Interventions: The KT muscle facilitation technique was applied to the quadriceps muscle bilaterally and measurements were taken 45 min later to ensure full adhesion. Main Outcome Measures: The Wingate cycle ergometer test was used to assess peak ana.
Hydrocephalus in Children with Spina Bifida

~~~~~~~~~~~~~:-- Abstract A prospective study consisting of 50 infants having spina bifida and cranium bifidum and relationship of hydrocephalus was carried out. The male preponderance was obvious (1.7:1) with majority of infants being less than 3 months. The presenting complaint in almost all the children was swelling on back or head. Lumbar spine was affected most commonly with 36% children having lesion at this site followed by lumbosacral (20%) and occiptal (16%). Neuromuscular deficit was present in 32% cases. Clinical evidence of hydrocephalus was seen in 22% children. X-ray si~ull was suggestive of hydrocephalus in 22% cases. Ultrasound examination of skull confirmed the diagnosis in 52% cases. Hydrocephalus had no specific relationship with site of lesion. It was more commonly associated with neurological deficit. Sonographic examination is relatively cheaper and invaluable investigation. and should be done routinely in patients with spina bifida. Key wOI'ds Spina bifida, Cranium bifidum, Hydrocephalus hyd ma
Optimum condition of conventional bleaching process for bleached shellac

Bleached shellac has attracted wide interest in many industries. Since bleaching using sodium hypochlorite is a vigorous process, it can possess a high impact on physicochemical properties causing the unstable bleached‐shellac. An investigation into optimum conditions of the bleaching process was, therefore, required to achieve sufficient whiteness, good mechanical properties, and the stable bleached‐shellac. The studied conditions were variations in solvents, volume, and time of bleaching. Studied parameters, such as color change, acid value, insoluble solid, polarity, water vapor permeability coefficient, mechanical properties, chemical structure, and crystallinity, were detected. The physicochemical properties depended on the bleaching conditions but no effect on the chemical and amorphous structures of shellac. With the proper control of bleaching process, the simple, and conventional method can be applied in bleaching. The optimum condition was the use of sodium carbonate as a solvent, 20‐ml sodium hypochlorite, and 2‐hr bleaching time. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS: Shellac has long been used as an edible coating for extending product quality. Although shellac possesses an outstanding property in moisture protection, the dark color causes an unpleasant for applying in food and pharmaceutical industries. The bleaching process using sodium hypochlorite is commonly used to whiten the shellac. Due to the vigorous redox reaction of process, extreme changes in properties of shellac were obtained. The aim was to explore the optimum condition of bleaching process. The studied conditions were, solvent used, amount, and time of bleaching process. With a careful control of process, not only provided a high degree of whiten shellac but also obtained good physicochemical properties of bleached shellac. This study could be of help in adding the value of natural polymer without the use of high temperature and power consumption compared with other methods. The bleached shellac can then be used in wider applications.
Treatment Side Effects & Nonadherence among Women Taking Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Breast Cancer: The Role of Psychological Factors

II ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . III LIST OF TABLES . VIII LIST OF FIGURES . X Breast Cancer and Treatment . 1 1.1 Breast Cancer Incidence . 1 1.2 Breast Cancer Classification . 2 1.2.1 Histopathological Types of Breast Cancer . 3 1.2.2 Molecular Features of Breast Cancer . 4 1.2.3 Staging of Breast Cancer.5 1.3 Factors Affecting Prognosis.6 1.4 Risk Factors for the Development of Breast Cancer . 9 1.4. 1 Sex and Age . 9 1.4. 2 Endogenous and Exogenous Hormones and Breast Cancer Risk.9 1.4. 3 Family History and Genetic Factors . 12 1.4. 4 Other Risk Factors . 12 1.5 Breast Cancer Detection . 13 1.6 Breast Cancer Treatment . 14 1.6. 1 Stages of Treatment . 15 1.6. 2 Types of Treatment for Breast Cancer . 16 1.7 Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy for Early-Stage Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancer . 22 1.7. 1 Tamoxifen . 23 1.7. 2 Aromatase Inhibitors . 24 1.7. 3 Tamoxifen versus Aromatase Inhibitors: Trial Results . 25 1.8 Summary . 35 Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy . 38 2.1 Defining Adherence . 38 2.2 Measuring Adherence . 39 2.3 Rates of Nonadherence to Oral Endocrine Therapy . 45 2.3. 1 Adherence Over the Course of Treatment . 45 2.3. 2 Adherence Across Clinical Trial and Community settings . 47
Clinical profile and outcome of recent outbreak of influenza A H1N1 (swine flu) at a tertiary care center in Hyderabad, Telangana

Background: Swine influenza, also called swine flu, hog flu, and pig flu, is an infection caused by any one of the several types of swine influenza viruses. The World Health organization ( WHO) raised a worldwide pandemic alert for swine flu on June 11, 2009 that was a first of its kind in the past 70 years. In India, the index cases were reported from Pune, Maharashtra. We witnessed a recent outbreak in India during late 2014 and early 2015. Methodology: A retrospective study was carried out to describe the clinical profile and outcome of the confirmed cases of swine flu who were admitted at our center between December 10, 2014 and May 11, 2015. The cases were confirmed by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) on respiratory specimens. Results: A total of 514 patients with symptoms suggestive of swine flu were tested for hemagglutinin type 1 and neuraminidase type 1 (H1N1) out of whom 88 were positive, which accounted for 17.12% positivity. The mean age was 31.15 years with a range of 11-90 years, with equal distribution among males and females (males: 45, females: 43). The epidemic peaked in the month of January (n = 44.50%). Fever (95.45%) was the most common clinical manifestation followed by cough (85.22%), breathlessness (51.22%), and myalgia (50%). The majority were in category C (59.09%) based on the severity of the illness. All the patients were hospitalized and treated with oseltamivir. Of all the positive patients, 39 (44.31%) were advised home isolation after discharge for 5-7 days in view of the mild disease. Hypertension, diabetes, existing lung diseases, cardiovascular diseases, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, and pregnancy were found to be the major risk factors. Women in the third trimester of their pregnancy were found to be at a higher risk. Our study had an overall mortality of 14.77% (n = 13). Mortality was higher among pregnant women (n = 1/6, 16.66%) compared to nonpregnant women (n = 5/37, 13.51%). Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) and acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) were the most common causes of death. Conclusion: Swine flu activity has come down significantly, with a single case being reported in the month of April and none in May in 2015 at our center.
Implementation and user acceptance of research information systems

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to present empirical evidence on the implementation, acceptance and quality-related aspects of research information systems (RIS) in academic institutions. Design/methodology/approach The study is based on a 2018 survey with 160 German universities and research institutions. Findings The paper presents recent figures about the implementation of RIS in German academic institutions, including results on the satisfaction, perceived usefulness and ease of use. It contains also information about the perceived data quality and the preferred quality management. RIS acceptance can be achieved only if the highest possible quality of the data is to be ensured. For this reason, the impact of data quality on the technology acceptance model (TAM) is examined, and the relation between the level of data quality and user acceptance of the associated institutional RIS is addressed. Research limitations/implications The data provide empirical elements for a better understanding of the role of the data quality for the acceptance of RIS, in the framework of a TAM. The study puts the focus on commercial and open-source solutions while in-house developments have been excluded. Also, mainly because of the small sample size, the data analysis was limited to descriptive statistics. Practical implications The results are helpful for the management of RIS projects, to increase acceptance and satisfaction with the system, and for the further development of RIS functionalities. Originality/value The number of empirical studies on the implementation and acceptance of RIS is low, and very few address in this context the question of data quality. The study tries to fill the gap.
Rheological Investigation of GO Doped p(APTMACl) Composite Hydrogel

Abstract The aim of the present work is an approach towards the exploration of comprehension of rheological work on polymer composites synthesized by ex-situ dispersion of graphene oxide (GO) in poly(3-acrylamidopropyl trimethyl ammonium chloride (APTMACl) cationic hydrogel template. FTIR was carried out for confirmation of polymer synthesis and existence of GO in hydrogel network. The rheological investigation via frequency sweep curve (shear measurement) and oscillatory sweep (dynamic mechanical analysis) at different temperature 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 and 45 °C was performed. The storage (G′) and loss (G′′) moduli as a function of angular frequency, yield stress, tangent loss, damping factor and retention property were also studied to confirm the visco-elastomeric nature of the GO@p(APTMACl) composite and their semi solid response at different range of temperature. Various rheological models like Bingham model, modified Bingham model and Ostwald’s power law were applied. The temperature dependency was further tested via Arrhenius-Frenkel-Eyring equation. The sample showed best fitting in the modified Bingham model, which justified the pseudo plastic semi solid behavior of GO@p(APTMACl) composite within the linear visco-elastic region (LVER). All the properties from rheological study show best mechanical property and make the composite hydrogel good for drug delivery and for other environmental applications.