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Effects of limited access dressing in chronic wounds: A biochemical and histological study
Authors: Honnegowda Thittamaranahalli Muguregowda , Kumar Pramod , Udupa E G Padmanabha , Sharan Anurag , Singh Rekha , Prasad Hemanth K. , Rao Pragna 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACT
Background: Negative pressure wound therapy has emerged as an attractive treatment modality for the management and healing of chronic ulcers. Though numerous clinical studies are available, there is a lack of biochemical and histological studies evaluating the healing of chronic wounds. Materials and Methods: In the present study, a total 60 patients were divided into two groups: Limited access dressing (LAD) group (n = 30) and conventional dressing group (n = 30). Various biochemical parameters such as hydroxyproline, total protein and antioxidants such as reduced glutathione (GSH), glutathione peroxidase (GPx), catalase (CAT) and oxidative biomarker malondialdhyde (MDA) are measured in the granulation tissue. Histologically amount of inflammatory infiltrate, angiogenesis, and collagen deposition are studied to assess wound healing. Results: Patients treated with LAD have shown significant increase in the mean (±standard deviation) hydroxyproline (77.3 ± 30.1 vs. 32.3 ± 16.18; P = 0.026), total protein (13.89 ± 9.0 vs. 8.9 ± 4.59; P = 0.004), GSH (7.4 ± 1.91 vs. 5.1 ± 1.28; P = 0.039), GPx (122.3 ± 59.3 vs. 88.7 ± 34.11; P = 0.030), CAT (1.80 ± 1.14 vs. 0.9 ± 0.71; P = 0.002) and decrease in MDA (13.4 ± 5.5 vs. 8.6 ± 3.8; P = 0.004). Histological study showed comparatively fewer inflammatory cells, increased and well organised collagen bundles, and more angiogenesis in the LAD group when compared with that with conventional dressing after 10 days of treatment. Conclusion: In the present study, we have found beneficial effect of newer intermittent negative pressure therapy in combination with moist environment (LAD) on chronic wound healing by increasing collagen deposition and angiogenesis; and reducing oxidative stress and inflammatory infiltrate.
Role of platelet-rich plasma in chronic alopecia areata: Our centre experience
Authors: Singh Sukhbir 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACT
Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) in the treatment of chronic alopecia areata (AA). Material and Methods: This is a prospective study that was conducted at Kamal Hospital, Kaushambi in which 20 patients who attended the outpatient department were enrolled for the study. All the patients had h/o patches and taken various line of treatments for a duration of 2 years. All the patients were biopsy-proven positive for AA disease. There was no randomisation done since all of them were healthy young adults. The patients′age ranged from 25 to 35 years, and none of them had any co-morbidities. Results: Of 20 patients, only one patient had a relapse. None of the patients had any side effects, and all of them tolerated the procedure well. Conclusion: We wish to conclude that PRP has a definite role in treating AA infections. However, still more long-term follow-up, studies are required for further validation of results and labelling it as a 100% cure for people suffering from AA with recurrences which are so common.
Successful pregnancy “during” pedicled transverse rectus abdominis musculocutaneous flap for breast reconstruction with normal vaginal delivery
Authors: Chai Siew Cheng , Umayaal Shahlini , Saad Arman Zaharil Mat 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTA transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous (TRAM) flap is a popular choice for breast reconstruction. Pregnancies in women following a TRAM flap present concerns regarding both safety and the integrity of the abdominal wall. We report a case of a patient who was pregnant during immediate breast reconstruction with pedicled TRAM flap and had a successful spontaneous vaginal delivery. We also conducted a literature review using PubMed on pregnancy post TRAM flap, type of reconstruction, timing of pregnancy after TRAM flap, complication, and mode of delivery, which are summarised in this report. We concluded that patients may have safe pregnancies and normal deliveries following TRAM flap breast reconstruction regardless of the time frame of pregnancy after the procedure. Therefore, TRAM flaps can continue to be a reconstruction option, even in women of childbearing age.
Sarcoidosis presenting as acute pancreatitis
Authors: Sharma Vishal , Rana Surinder S. , Chaudhary Vinita , Sharma Ravi K. , Nahar Uma , Gupta Dheeraj , Dutta Usha , Bhasin Deepak K. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractHypercalcemic states may result in acute pancreatitis. Sarcoidosis has been rarely reported as a cause of acute pancreatitis. A 42-year-old female came with abdominal pain and was found to have acute pancreatitis. Evaluation revealed hypercalcemia and evidence of pulmonary infiltrates and mediastinal lymphadenopathy. Transbronchial lung biopsy revealed noncaseating granulomas consistent with sarcoidosis. In conclusion, sarcoidosis may result in acute pancreatitis by causing hypercalcemia.
Awareness of Bisphosphonate Use and Its Dental Complications among the Dental Practitioners
Authors: Khalid Imran , Galinde Jyotsna , Sidana Sunil , Kokane Gauri 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTObjectivesTo assess the awareness, among dental practitioners, of the use of bisphosphonates (BP) and its complications related to dental extractions as well as to outline protocol for its prevention and management.Materials and MethodsA cross-sectional descriptive study was carried out in department of oral and maxillofacial surgery, MGM Dental College and Hospital, Kamothe, Navi Mumbai, in December 2013. Data collection was carried out by a selfadministered questionnaire distributed among interns, postgraduate students and staff members at the hospital.ResultsTotal of 159 people were included in to the study. Out of which 95 were interns, 25 were postgraduate students and 39 were staff members. Four out of 39 staff members, six postgraduate students out of 25 and 18 out of 99 interns were unaware of trade name of drug alendronate as Fosamax. Eight staff out of 39, six postgraduate students of 25 and 23 interns out of 95 were unaware of term BRONJ. Thirty-three out of 39 staff, 20 out of 25 postgraduate student and 81 out of 95 interns were aware of clinical use of BP. Thirty-eight out of 39 staff, 23 out of 25 postgraduate student and 93 out of 95 interns were familiar with BP. Fourteen out of 39 staff, three out of 25 postgraduate students and 25 out of 95 interns were aware of guidelines on treating patients on BP. Thirty-seven out of 39 staff, four out of 25 postgraduate students and 21 out of 95 interns have asked patients about past history of BP use.ConclusionThere is a lack of complete awareness about BP use, its dental complications and prevention and treatment strategies for BP-related osteoradionecrosis of jaws. Bisphosphonates and its related dental complications and management should be included in the undergraduate dental curriculum.How to cite this articleKokane G, Sidana S, Galinde J, Khalid I. Awareness of Bisphosphonate Use and Its Dental Complications among the Dental Practitioners. J Contemp Dent 2015;5(1):1-6.
Occlusal Rehabilitation of Severely Mutilated Dentition
Authors: Khanna Tulika S , Gurav Sandeep Vivek 
Published: April 2015

ABSTRACTSevere caries, attrition, abrasion, erosions of anterior teeth lead to loss of anterior guidance. This in turn causes attrition of posterior teeth and loss of occlusal vertical dimension. To gain the space for esthetic rehabilitation in these cases is challenging task. The required space can be achieved by crown lengthening and increasing the occlusal vertical dimension within physiologic limits. Unmethodical alteration of vertical dimension may lead to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and masticatory muscle problems. Careful treatment planning and stable occlusion are key point of successful treatment. This case report describes the methodical multidisciplinary approach used to treat severely mutilated dentition.How to cite this articleGurav SV, Ram SM, Khanna TS. Occlusal Rehabilitation of Severely Mutilated Dentition. J Contemp Dent 2015;5(1):48-52.
Book Reviews
Authors: Briller Sherri 
Published: April 2015

Nature's Embrace: Japan's Aging Urbanites and New Death Rites (Satsuki Kawano) Ruth ToulsonAging, Society, and the Life Course, 4th Edition (Leslie A. Morgan and Suzanne R. Kunkel) Samantha SolimeoRemembering Home: Rediscovering the Self in Dementia (Habib Chaudhury) Mary Durocher
Introduction to the group submission: “Silver Linings: Older People Defying Expectations”
Authors: DuBois Lindsay , Gambold Liesl 
Published: April 2015

This group of articles looks at these issues in a variety of contemporary contexts. Robbins-Ruszkowski examines Universities of the Third Age as sites which offer alternatives to dominant discourses about aging in contemporary Poland. The Argentine elders DuBois describes engage in political activism in attempts to alter policies with respect to retirees, but also as an end in itself. Gambold´s study of older women who retire abroad to Mexico and France shows how these women use international retirement as a way to live old age differently. The articles thus describe older people actively engaged in redefining what it means to be old.
Dressing the Older Woman in Post-Mao China: Perspectives from Official Feminist Mass Media and Ordinary Chinese Women
Authors: Shea Jeanne L. 
Published: April 2015

This article examines Chinese discourses on dressing the aging female body as a window into the tensions involved in the historical transformation of habitus in early post-Mao China. Drawing on Chinese media articles and ethnographic interviews conducted with Chinese women in their 40s-60s, the analysis compares depictions of new official ideals for older women’s dress that appeared in Chinese government-sponsored feminist media with ordinary older Chinese women’s personal sensibilities about dress. Assessing the applicability of dominant western feminist theories of gender, dress, and age, this article provides a historicized culture-specific application of practice theory, examining older women’s struggles with competing moral logics associated with past and present, and with official media versus personal experience. Overall, it documents experiences of ambivalence and compromise accompanying lifecycle adjustment in embodiment in the context of rapid social change.
Surgery-for-Life: Aging, Sexual Fitness and Self-Management in Brazil
Authors: Edmonds Alexander 
Published: April 2015

This article draws on ethnographic fieldwork on plastic surgery to explore tensions in aging norms and ideals for women in Brazil. I situate my analysis in relation to debates about a “de-chronologized life course.” Some scholars argue that the life course in late capitalism has become less standardized. In this account, chronological age diminishes in importance as consumers are defined by life style choices available to all ages and the period of youth extends into middle age and beyond. In Brazil consumers embrace plastic surgery as a means to “manage” aging, mental well-being, and reproductive and sexual health. This promise of a flexible and optimized aging trajectory seems to echo the notion of a de-chronologized life course. I argue, however, that medical discourse and patients’ accounts show ambivalence about aging and conflicts in the ideal of medically-managed sexual fitness for women. Drawing on analysis of changes in family structure and women’s health regimes, I argue that passage through the life course, rather than becoming more flexible, is in some ways becoming more rigidly defined by biological processes.
Jóvenes investigando… (Work in Progress).
Authors: Egea Vivancos Alejandro , Arias Ferrer Laura 
Published: April 2015

No es novedad mencionar lo tremendamente solitario de la tarea del investigador en la Universidad española, pese a los esfuerzos de cooperación y multidisplinariedad. Este aspecto nos estremecía hasta el punto de desear firmemente un cambio.
No es novedad mencionar lo tremendamente solitario de la tarea del investigador en la Universidad española, pese a los esfuerzos de cooperación y multidisplinariedad. Este aspecto nos estremecía hasta el punto de desear firmemente un cambio.
Hacia una arqueología de la España bizantina: breves notas a propósito del seminario "Work in progress".
Authors: Vizcaíno Sánchez Jaime 
Published: April 2015

Presentamos un breve resumen acerca de las líneas que han guiado nuestro estudio de la presencia bizantina en España. Insistimos en el debate que rodea estas cuestiones, y analizamos la posibilidad de determinar un patrón arqueológico para esta presencia, haciendo hincapié en sus diferencias respecto a la visigoda, y dentro de los contextos materiales de la Antigüedad Tardía.
We present a brief abstract about the lines which have guided our study of the Byzantine presence in Spain. We insist on the debate which involves these questions, and analyse the possibility of fixing an archaelogical pattern for this presence, emphasizing its differences respect the visigoth pattern, and inside the materials contexts of the Late Antiquity.
Reflexiones en torno al estudio de la economía en Prehistoria.
Authors: Martínez García Valentín 
Published: April 2015

Es nuestro objetivo, dentro de la investigación histórica, la comprensión de las sociedades, como éstas se organizaban y se administraban a sí mismas. Consideramos, como pretendemos dejar patente en las líneas que componen este artículo, que la economía es la expresión más social de una sociedad, y que por tanto, el análisis de la economía dada a estudio es la vía más apropiada para aproximarnos a su conocimiento. En este artículo desglosaremos que se ha de entender por economía, dejando atrás viejas concepciones y guiándonos por la ciencia económica más actual, además de esbozar en el mismo algunos de los interrogantes y reflexiones que debemos plantearnos para conocer el sistema económico de las sociedades a estudio.
It is our goal, in historical research, to understand societies, how those were organized and administered themselves. We believe, as we want to make clear in the lines of this paper, that the economy is the most social expression of a society and, therefore, the analysis of a given economy is the most appropriate way to approach to its knowledge. In this paper we disentangle what economy is, abandoning old ideas and guiding us by the current economic science; in addition to outline at the same time some of the questions and thoughts that we need to ponder to understand the economic system of the societies being studied.
Aplicaciones SIG en el análisis de las sociedades del pasado: un caso de estudio: las primeras comunidades campesinas del Levante Peninsular.
Authors: García Atienzar Gabriel 
Published: April 2015

La aparición y desarrollo de la Arqueología Espacial permitió plantear nuevos interrogantes sobre el modo de vida de las comunidades del pasado. En el seno de esta rama de la Arqueología, el empleo de herramientas como los Sistemas de Información Geográfica (SIG) permiten manejar una gran cantidad de información de manera ágil y ordenada lo que, en definitiva, permite abrir nuevas vías de aproximación. En este trabajo presentamos el análisis de las sociedades neolíticas del Levante de la península Ibérica sirve como marco general para la aplicación de estas nuevas herramientas, aunque atendiendo a las diversas problemáticas que han surgido en torno a su uso en los últimos años.
The emergence and development of the Spatial Archaeology allowed raise new questions about the way of life of the communities of the past. Within this branch of the Archaeology, the use of tools such as the Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to handle a large amount of information quickly and orderly what, in short, allows us to open new avenues of approach. In this work presented an analysis of Neolithic societies in Levant of the Iberian Peninsula served as general framework for the implementation of these new tools, although in response to the various problems that have emerged around its use in recent years.
Evolución de los patrones de asentamiento en época ibérica: una propuesta de estudio del mundo ibérico murciano a través del análisis del poblamiento.
Authors: López-Mondéjar Leticia 
Published: April 2015

Como han demostrado los últimos trabajos llevados a cabo en la línea de la arqueología del paisaje, el análisis del poblamiento y, de forma particular, de los distintos criterios que definen el patrón de asentamiento de los núcleos ibéricos ofrece nuevas perspectivas de aproximación a esta cultura. En éstas, los Sistemas de Información Geográfica constituirán una herramienta fundamental para abordar el análisis de muchos de esos aspectos. Además, este nuevo enfoque, desarrollado ya en otros ámbitos peninsulares, y que permite llevar a cabo un estudio global y diacrónico de dichos asentamientos, se revela aun de mayor interés en el ámbito regional murciano, donde apenas si contamos con estudios en esta línea.
The recent works in line with the landscapeʼs archaeology have showed the utility and the importance of the Iberian settlement pattern and offer news perspectives to approach the Iberian culture. In connection with this, the Geographical Information Systems constitute an essential tool to analyzer many of these aspects. This new approach, developed already in other peninsular areas, allows, in the Iberian Southest, a diachronic and global study of the Iberian age. Furthermore, it presents the greatest interest in Murcia, where scarce studies are found in this line.
Love
Authors: Jankowiak William 
Published: April 2015

No culture is ever completely successful, or satisfied, with its synthesis or reconciliation of love and sex, though every culture is compelled to attempt one. No matter how socially humane, politically enlightened, spiritually attuned or technologically adapted, failure is the name of the game. Dissatisfaction to some degree is everywhere, since societies rarely, if ever, can have both. Its dissonance sounds in all spheres of culture. To date, either cultural anthropologists or evolutionary oriented researchers have confronted this eternal human conundrum.
Evolutionary theory is relentless in documenting the sex link differences in erotic perception and behavior, while virtually silent in its examination of emotional intimacy. In this entry I have explored the human pair bond from the other side of the equation ‐ emotional intimacy. Specifically I have argued that love in all its variations has a consistent theme: it is dyadic or it is 186‐nothing. Moreover, the universality of the human pair bond is evident in the rise of favorite wife or husband in polygynous family systems. This strongly suggests that human as are more emotionally monogamous than they are sexually monogamous.
A simple, single stage technique to harvest optimal ethmoid bone grafts for caudal septal deflections
Authors: Yao William C. , Bleier Benjamin S. 
Published: April 2015

BackgroundCurvature of the caudal septum is a challenging area to surgically address because it is a tip supporting structure. Several methods to straighten the caudal septal deviation have been described to date. One commonly described technique is the placement of a bony septal batten graft. However, the harvest and subsequent ex vivo shaping of the bone graft can be difficult and lead to fracture of the graft superstructure. Here we discuss a novel single stage endoscopic approach to harvest a preformed batten graft and apply it to correct a caudal septal curvature deformity.MethodsDescription of a novel endoscopic technique for the single stage harvest of a bone graft for the correction of a caudal septal deflection utilizing an open Jansen‐Middleton septum forceps.ResultsWe have successfully utilized this technique in 10 patients with a caudal septal curvature deformity with no complications. All patients had symptomatic improvement of nasal obstruction symptoms.ConclusionThe open Jansen‐Middleton septum forceps allow for a reproducible, single stage, harvest of a bone graft from the perpendicular plate or vomer when addressing a caudal septal deformity using an endoscopic septoplasty approach.
Dynamic flux balancing elucidates NAD(P)H production as limiting response to furfural inhibition in Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Authors: Pornkamol Unrean , Franzen Carl J. 
Published: April 2015

AbstractAchieving efficient and economical lignocellulose‐based bioprocess requires a robust organism tolerant to furfural, a major inhibitory compound present in lignocellulosic hydrolysate. The aim of this study was to develop a model that could generate quantitative descriptions of cell metabolism for elucidating the cell's adaptive response to furfural. Such a modelling tool could provide strategies for the design of more robust cells. A dynamic flux balance (dFBA) model of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was created by coupling a kinetic fermentation model with a previously published genome‐scale stoichiometric model. The dFBA model was used for studying intracellular and extracellular flux responses to furfural perturbations under steady state and dynamic conditions. The predicted effects of furfural on dynamic flux profiles agreed well with previously published experimental results. The model showed that the yeast cell adjusts its metabolism in response to furfural challenge by increasing fluxes through the pentose phosphate pathway, TCA cycle, and proline and serine biosynthesis in order to meet the high demand of NAD(P)H cofactors. The model described here can be used to aid in systematic optimization of the yeast, as well as of the fermentation process, for efficient lignocellulosic ethanol production.
On the Role of Interfaces in Planar‐Structured HC(NH2)2PbI3 Perovskite Solar Cells
Authors: Seol Dong‐Jin , Lee Jin‐Wook , Park Nam‐Gyu 
Published: April 2015

AbstractPlanar‐structured HC(NH2)2PbI3 (FAPbI3) perovskite solar cells were prepared via a two‐step deposition process. To investigate the role of interface, the perovskite morphology was intentionally modified by varying HC(NH2)2I concentration. Surface and grain sizes of the deposited FAPbI3 became rougher and larger as the HC(NH2)2I concentration decreased from 58.2 to 40.7 mM. Average photocurrent was improved but photovoltage deteriorated slightly with decreasing concentration. Consequently, the average efficiency was improved from 7.82 % to 10.70 % and the best efficiency of 12.17 % was obtained at 40.7 mM. Photoluminescence (PL) at TiO2/FAPbI3 interface was reduced with decreasing concentration, which was, however, reversed at FAPbI3/spiro‐MeOTAD one. By correlating PL data and the photovoltaic performance, we concluded that the TiO2/perovskite interface plays a crucial role in determining photocurrent while the perovskite/spiro‐MeOTAD interface is important in governing photovoltage.
New Triterpenoid Glycosides from the Roots of Camellia oleiferaAbel
Authors: Li Xia , Zhao Jianping , Li Xiaoran , Liu Yanli , Xu Qiongming , Khan Ikhlas A. , Yang Shilin 
Published: April 2015

AbstractFive new triterpenoid saponins, oleiferosides I–M (1–5, resp.) were isolated from the roots of Camellia oleifera Abel. Their structures were elucidated by a combination of 1D‐ and 2D‐NMR spectroscopy, mass spectrometry, and chemical methods. All the compounds were identified as oleanane‐type saponins with sugar moieties linked to C(3) of the aglycone. In addition, cytotoxic activities of these saponins were evaluated against four human tumor cell lines (A549, B16, BEL‐7402, and MCF‐7) by using the 3‐(4,5‐dimethylthiazol‐2‐yl)‐2,5‐diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) in vitro assay. All of the compounds showed significant cytotoxic activities against the tested cell lines.