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Role of Diatom Test in Forensic Science for Examination of Drowning Cases

Diatom analysis is a valuable tool in forensic science and it is useful in diagnosis of drowning cases. The basic principal of the “diatom test” in drowning is based on correlation between diatoms are present in the medium where the possible drowning took place and inhalation of water causes penetration of diatoms into the alveolar system and blood stream. These diatoms are deposit into the brain, kidneys and other organs. For solving of drowning cases, hard bones (sternum and clavical) as well as soft tissues (lungs and liver) of drowned bodies and sample of water in which possible drowning take place are usually sent to the Forensic Science Laboratories for detection of diatom. In present study, 7 drowning human cases are examined. Acid digestion test method on laboratory rats were used on the basic for evaluation of diatoms methods as supporting in forensic of drowning. Result revealed from examined of 7 human cases are suspected for drowning, four cases are positive (death due to drowning) while three cases are negative (death other than drowning). [Ajay Kumar, Manoj Malik and Anita Kadian. Role of Diatom Test in Forensic Science for Examination of Drowning Cases. Report and Opinion 2011;3(9):1-5]. (ISSN: 1553-9873). http://www.sciencepub. net.
Methimazole affected spermatogenesis and enhanced proliferation of testicular macrophages in albino rats

The present work studied the effect of the antithyroid drug, methemazole (MMI) in testis of rat. Moreover, the effect of MMI on testicular macrophages was studied. The MMI-treated rats received diet food and 0.1% methimazole drinking water for 30 days. The results showed that MMI caused reduction in body weight of the animals. Histological examination of the testis revealed significant decrease in diameter of seminiferous tubules and inhibition of spermatogenesis. A significant increase in the number of macrophages was recorded in the testicular interstitium. The highest number of macrophages was found in close proximity to Leydig cells followed by peritubular location. The lowest number was observed in perivascular location. Macrophages are necessary to remove cellular remnant like apoptotic material or cell debris in inflammable tissue. So the increase in macrophage number recorded in this work suggests that either apoptotic or inflammable processes rise in rat testicular interstitium after exposure to methimazole.
CORRELATION OF 2D:4D RATIO AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE: A STUDY IN NORTH INDIAN MALE POPULATION

Background: Human 2D:4D ratio attract considerable research interest because they exhibit sexual dimorphism and are linked to several traits.The objective of this study is to find whether 2D:4D ratio could be used as a marker for predisposition to CAD as assessed by coronary angiography in north Indian male population. Material and Methods: This study includes 200 males; 100 subjects with CAD and 100 subjects without CAD between age 18-80 years. Finger lengths were measured twice for both hands using digital caliper. The results were tabulated and subjected to statistical analysis. Results: 2D: 4D ratio was found more in men with CAD & p value was statistically significant. Cohen’s effect size was small for right and medium for left hand. Conclusion: The present study supports a positive correlation between high 2D:4D ratio and CAD in males. High 2D:4D ratio is predictive of CAD and may be used in diagnosis and in early life style intervention in Indian men.
Tuberculosis Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis – From Epidemiology to Treatment Design

Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) and extensively resistant tuberculosis (XDR-TB) are present in most regions of the world and represent a serious threat to the control of tuberculosis. They usually result from errors somewhere along the chain of management of the disease that favoured the selection of resistant mutants, progressively replacing drug-sensitive strains and transmitted to further patients. The currently recommended strategies for the control of this serious situation is the rapid identification of drug-resistant strains, careful drug management of patients with second-line drugs and prevention of the transmission of mycobacteria to contacts. Optimal selection and number of drugs and duration of treatment are not clearly defined. Prevention of the creation of additional cases of MDR-TB is crucial.
Pengaruh Lumpur Sawit Fermentasi dengan Neorospora sp terhadap

FENITA, Y. , U. SANTOSO and H. PRAKOSO. The effect of fermentation of sludge with Neorospora sp on the egg performances and quality of laying hens. JITV 15(2): 88-96. The purpose of this research is to produce enriched eggs (high concentration in protein, amino acid and β-karoten) but law in lipid and cholesterol content. An experiment was conducted to study the utilization of fermented palm oil sludge (LSF) using neurospora sp for layer. The present study was done based on Randomized Design in which 100 layer were distributed to five treatment group as follow: Layers were fed diet with (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% LSF). Experimental results showed that LSF significantly (P < 0.05) affected egg mass production, feed comsumption, feed conversion, and HU and highly affected (P < 0.01) yolk colour. The best treatment was with 10% LSF. LSF had no effect on egg weight, shell thickness, albumen index and yolk index (P > 0.05). LSF reduced egg smell, improved taste of egg and yolk colur (P < 0.05). Protein and fat, contents of eggs were significantly reduced (P < 0.05) and cholesterol content of eggs was significantly reduced (P < 0.01). Utilization LSF increased the content of β-karoten yolk (P < 0.01), and modified the composition of amino acid in yolk. In conclusion, utilization of LSF improved egg quality, reduced egg cholesterol dan lipid and modified the composition of amino acid in yolk.
The Relevance of Financial Information to Investors since the Implementation of International Financial Reporting Standards: Evidence from the Financial Firms in Taiwan

Following the trend of capital market globalization, many countries have begun to use unified accounting standards. The resulting, financial statements are consistent and can thus attract foreign investment, and reduce the costs of multinational companies with regard to preparing financial statements. After the implementation of the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), the earnings and book value of the shareholders’ equity are more relevant to stock prices, and this is also the case in Taiwan. Because the financial statements are different before and after incorporating IFRS, this has had a significant influence in the Taiwanese financial industry. This study analyzes and explains the impacts of the earnings and book value of equity on stock prices. We take a sample of financial firms in the years 2012 and 2013 for empirical research, and the results show that the earnings per share and book value of equity have a positive and significant impact on stock prices, with the earnings per share being most significant. The results also support the hypothesis proposed in this paper: There is a decline in the value relevance of earnings, but an increase in the value relevance of book value of shareholders’ equity, after implementation of IFRS. This implies the implementation of IFRS has valuable relevant information for capital market investments.
Reviving the Gums from Dark to Pink-Gingival Depigmentation: A Case Series

Pigmentation of gingiva is most often a physiologic phenomenon resulting from deposition of endogenous melanin by melanin granules of melanocytes in the epithelium. Although not a medical problem or a disease entity, it is a major concern among young individuals as it hampers esthetics. To restore the ‘pinkness’ of the gums, various techniques such as scalpel method, bur abrasion, electrosurgery, LASER, free gingival grafts & cryotherapy have been broadcasted. Though advancement in this field is vast, scalpel technique still trends to be a gold standard for gingival depigmentation. The present case study thus reports gingival depigmentation with different techniques such as scalpel technique (partial thickness flap), electrosurgery, rotary and LASER, also comparing the outcome, advantages & disadvantages of each technique.
Focussing on Decoding Contractions in English Sentences to Inform ESL Educational Practice

The thesis presented herein is that English is obsessive towards some of its character-set, and this is evident with the grammatical use of letters D, S, M, R, L and V. It is expected that critical investigation of this obsession will inform Educational Practice – especially Teaching and Curricula – and this could enable increased success for ESL student cognizance of grammatical associations, thereby supplanting the need for rote-learning, to some degree. This is not to say that teachers must become concerned necessarily with grammar research at a macro-level – and accordingly this paper concerns itself with informing the readership on micro-level grammar. This goal is to be achieved through a method of providing a suite of examples, and while noting grammatical inter-relationships, also acknowledging that the examples conform to an underlying but seldom (if at all) mentioned theme of operation in English; namely, a penchant for reuse.
Seismo Electric Field Fractal Dimension for Characterizing Shajara Reservoirs of the Permo-Carboniferous Shajara Formation, Saudi Arabia

The quality and assessment of a reservoir can be documented in details by the application of Seismo magnetic field. This research aims to calculate fractal dimension from the relationship among Seismo magnetic field, maximum Seismo magnetic field and wetting phase saturation and to approve it by the fractal dimension derived from the relationship among capillary pressure and wetting phase saturation. In this research, porosity was measured on real collected sandstone samples and permeability was calculated theoretically from capillary pressure profile measured by mercury intrusion contaminating the pores of sandstone samples in consideration. Two equations for calculating the fractal dimensions have been employed. The first one describes the functional relationship between wetting phase saturation, Seismo magnetic field, maximum Seismo magnetic field and fractal dimension. The second equation implies to the wetting phase saturation as a function of capillary pressure and the fractal dimension. Two procedures for obtaining the fractal dimension have been utilized. The first procedure was done by plotting the logarithm of the ratio between Seismo magnetic field and maximum Seismo magnetic field versus logarithm wetting phase saturation. The slope of the first procedure=3 Df (fractal dimension). The second procedure for obtaining the fractal dimension was determined by plotting the logarithm of capillary pressure versus the logarithm of wetting phase saturation. The slope of the second procedure=Df 3. On the basis of the obtained results of the fabricated stratigraphic column and the attained values of the fractal dimension, the sandstones of the Shajara reservoirs of the Shajara Formation were divided here into three units. The obtained units from bottom to top are: Lower, Middle and Upper Shajara Seismo magnetic field Fractal Dimension Units. It was found that fractal dimension increases with increasing grain size and permeability.
Incidence and Severity of Viral and Fungal Diseases of Chili Pepper (Capsicum frutescens) in Some Districts in Ghana

Aims: To assess the incidence and severity of viral and fungal diseases infecting pepper in some major producing areas in Ghana and to identify farmers’ agronomic practices that influence disease incidence and severity. Study Design: Descriptive survey involving household and field surveys. Place and Duration of Study: Sekyere South district of the Ashanti Region, Komenda-EdinaEguafo-Abirem district of Central Region, Kintampo South district of Brong-Ahafo Region and North and South Tongu districts in the Volta Region, between April 2013 and September 2013. Methodology: Questionnaire with both open endedand closed endedquestions was administered to 30 pepper farmers purposively selected from each of the selected district in each Region in order to determine the farmers’ awareness of the fungal and viral diseases and their Original Research Article Asare-Bediako et al.; IJPSS, 7(3): 147-159, 2015; Article no.IJPSS. 2015.140 148 agronomic practices which could affect the disease spread in their farms. Thirty hot pepper fields from each district were selected randomly and forty (40) plants from each of the fields were observed for disease incidence and severity. Pepper diseases assessed were pepper mosaic, phytophthora leaf blight, cercospora leaf spot, fruit rot and leaf anthracnose. Results: There were high incidences (up to 86.3%) and severities (11.8-32.1%) of pepper mosaic disease, leaf anthracnose, anthracnose fruit rot, phytophthora blight and cercospora leaf spot in all the fields surveyed. Majority of the farmers use seeds from their own farms (30-60%), practice monocropping (50-73.7%), rotate their pepper crops with tomatoes and garden eggs (43-60%) and manage diseases in their farms using synthetic pesticides (50-70%). Conclusion: The adoption of poor agronomic practices by the farmers was the major contributing factor for the high incidences and severities of viral and fungal diseases in their farms.
A 5-year Follow-up of a Controlled Mobile Core Lumbar Disc Prosthesis Part 1: Clinical Results

Purpose: Total disc replacement is an alternative to arthrodesis in degenerative disc disease in young patients suffering from persistent chronic back pain refractory to conservative treatments. The aim of this study is to assess the efficacy and safety of a mobile-core lumbar prosthesis. This study reports both clinical (Part 1) and radiological (Part 2) assessments. Methods: Four hundred and eleven patients were included in a prospective and multicenter study with 5-year follow-up. The clinical assessment investigated ODI, VAS (lumbar and radicular) score, quality of life (SF-36), medication consumption, professional status, and complication occurrence after surgery. Results: ODI significantly decreased at 5 years after surgery with an average improvement of 27.3%. Low back pain and radicular pain significantly decreased. SF-36 significantly increased for both the mental and physical components. Medication consumption also significantly decreased at 5 years. Professional status was improved with an increase in the proportion of working patients and a decrease in sick leave up to 5 years after surgery. All complications were reported with an overall reoperation rate of 14.6% (regardless the cause and the level of the lumbar spine). Conclusion: This study showed satisfactory clinical results and patient satisfaction at 5 years’ follow-up and confirmed the safety and efficacy of this lumbar total disc prosthesis with specific controlled-mobility core. *Corresponding author: Joël Delécrin, Department of Orthopaedics, Hôtel Dieu Hospital, Service de Chirurgie Orthopédique, 1 place Alexis Ricordeau – 44093, Nantes – France, Tel: +33 (0)2 40 08 48 45; Fax: +33 (0)22 40 08 49 08; E-mail: joel.delecrin@chu-nantes.fr Received November 10, 2016; Accepted November 24, 2016; Published November 26, 2016 Citation: Delecrin J, Beaurain J, Dufour T, Huppert J, Allain J, et al. (2016) A 5-year Follow-up of a Controlled Mobile Core Lumbar Disc Prosthesis: Clinical Results. J Spine 5: 344. doi: 10.4172/2165-7939.1000344 Copyright: © 2016 Delecrin J, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Assessment of Drug Prescribing Pattern among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Health Centers found in Arada Subcity, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Background: The physiological changes that occur in pregnancy challenge both health care providers and pregnant women managing disease states during pregnancy using medications given the fear of teratogenic effects and the potential for fetal harm. Objectives: To assess drug prescribing pattern among pregnant women attending antenatal care in health centers in Arada subcity, Addis Ababa. Methods: A retrospective cross sectional descriptive study was carried out on pregnant women who attended the antenatal clinics of health centers from June 2012 until March 2013, using the information gained from antenatal care follow-up cards by using data abstraction format. Results: The study was done by enrolling 314 pregnant women among whom 299 (95.2%) pregnant women used at least one drug during their pregnancy including iron/folic acid combination (excluding vaccination) and forty two different drugs were prescribed during all pregnancy stages. The most commonly used drugs were vitamin/mineral supplements, antibiotics, analgesics, and gastrointestinal drugs. A high proportion of drugs were prescribed from US FDA category A, followed by category B and C. A small percentage of drugs 2.44% and 5.09% were prescribed from drugs with positive evidence of risk (US FDA category D) during second and third trimesters, respectively. No drugs from proven fetal risk (US FDA category X) were prescribed. Conclusion/recommendation: A considerable proportion of pregnant women were exposed to drug, including those with Positive evidence of risk to the fetus, during pregnancy. Health care providers should weigh the therapeutic benefits of the drugs to the mother against its potential to the developing fetus before prescribing.
Metallic Nanoparticles as Alternative Antimicrobials

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com treating these and other bacterial infections currently exist; there is still an essential need for new and improved approaches for bacterial destruction. Nanomedicine is one approach to overcome challenges of conventional drug delivery systems based on the development and fabrication of nanostructures. Various types of nanoparticulate systems have been tried as potential drug delivery systems, containing metal nanoparticles, biodegradable polymeric nanoparticles, nanogels, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN), nanoliposomes [4]. Out of these all, inorganic metallic nanoparticles have received increasing attention due to their high stability [5]. Nanoparticles (NPs) are typically no greater than 100 nm in size and their biocidal effectiveness is recommended to be due to a combined effect of their smaller size and high surface-tovolume ratio, which facilitate intimate interactions on microbial membranes [6]. Most used metal oxide nanoparticle include silver (Ag), iron oxide (Fe3O4), titanium oxide (TiO2), copper oxide (CuO), and zinc oxide (ZnO) [7]. Anti-microbial properties of Metal oxide nanoparticles exhibit through reactive oxygen species (ROS) generation. The deterioration of Gram-negative bacteria (E. coli) and Gram-positive bacteria (S. aureus) with TiO2 and Ni doped TiO2 nanoparticle was investigated in the absence and presence of irradiation by [8]. Antibacterial activities of iron oxide nanoparticles were reported against Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Serratia marcescens by [9]. The results suggested by [10] that the use of ZnO NPs as an efficient fungicide in agricultural and food safety applications. They investigated activity of zinc oxide nanoparticles against two pathogenic fungi (Botrytis cinerea and Penicillium expansum). In this research, TiO2, ZnO and ZVI nanoparticles were prepared and their potentiality to inhibit growth of various microbes was assessed. The synthesized nanoparticles were characterized by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM). The antimicrobial effect of three nanoparticles against Bacillus subtilis, Staphylococuus aureus & fungi Aspergillus niger was evaluated.
Pattern of Fractures and Dislocations in Road Traffic Accident Victims in a Tertiary Care Institute of Central India

Introduction: Due to the rapid economic transition, there is an increase in a number of automobiles on the road and rapid increase in road traffic accident (RTA). Aim: The study was conducted with the aim to evaluate the pattern of different types of fractures and dislocations in the RTA victims in a tertiary care institute. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted at Chirayu Medical College and Hospital situated on the Bhopal-Indore State highway with heavy traffic load. The data of 748 RTA victims admitted to the hospital were collected from January 2013 to December 2015 and analyzed. Results: Most of the victims were young in the age group of 15-30 years 254 (33.9%). Most of the accidents were due to the driving of two wheeler 440 (58.8%) patients. Conclusion: As seen there is an alarming increasing trend of trauma cases in the last decade. Trauma causes significant financial and social burden requiring prioritized focus and attention. A cost-effective policy should be kept in mind in the triage of trauma patients. Similar studies help in making policy and planning for trauma patients and decrease the morbidity and mortality. Further research should be done to better understand RTA and prevention strategies.
Securing Broadcast Authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks Against DoS Attack

Timed Efficient Stream Loss-tolerant Authentication (TESLA) and digital signature are security implementations of broadcast authentication in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Both approaches, however, are considered vulnerable to DoS attacks. Encountering this attack requires a scheme that addresses two security measures: prevention and detection. This paper provides a hybrid solution between prevention and detention scheme. , namely Combined Prevention and Detection Scheme (CPDS). The prevention part is based on the dynamic window scheme installed at each sensor node. The detection part adopts the Fuzzy Logic Intrusion Detection Scheme (FL-IDS) installed at monitor nodes. Both parts work coherently where the detection part relies on predefined information provided by the prevention part. The evaluation metrics includes the average broadcast delay of authentic messages and the energy consumption. The implemented CPDS scheme improved the average broadcast delay of authentic messages by 75% and 43% compared to Authentication first mode and Dynamic window scheme respectively. In terms of energy consumption, CPDS was evidently more efficient by 60% and 30% compared to Authentication first mode and Dynamic window scheme respectively.