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sj-docx-1-jpc-10.1177_21501319231206911 – Supplemental material for COVID-19 Infections and Inflammatory Markers in Patients Hospitalized During the First Year of the Pandemic
No full textSupplemental material, sj-docx-1-jpc-10.1177_21501319231206911 for COVID-19 Infections and Inflammatory Markers in Patients Hospitalized During the First Year of the Pandemic by Parkavi Kalaiselvan, Pitchaporn Yingchoncharoen, Jerapas Thongpiya, Arunee Motes and Kenneth Nugent in Journal of Primary Care & Community Health</p
Reno productive activity of Ipomoea digitata in gentamicin induced kidney dysfunction
Get PDFKidneys endowed with million units termed as “nephrons†that act as natural sieves. The kidneys provide the final common pathway for the excretion of many drugs and their metabolites and therefore are frequently subjected to high concentrations of potentially toxic substances. Administration of several antibiotics like Gentamicin causes kidney dysfunction. Rats treated with Gentamicin developed significant kidney dysfunction was observed from increased level of urea, creatinine, sodium and decreased level of protein, potassium and non enzymatic antioxidants such as vitamin C and vitamin E. The plant, Ipomoea digitata is found to have nephroprotective activity. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Science, PRIST University, Vallam, Tanjavur – 613 403, Tamilnadu, India**Department of Zoology, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar - 608 002, Tamilnadu, India1Corresponding author, Email: [email protected] This Article As: A. Kalaiselvan, T. Anand and M. Soundararajan.Reno productive activity of Ipomoea digitata in gentamicin induced kidney dysfunction. J. Ecobiotechnol. 2(2): 57-62
Virtues in Purananuru by Auvaiyar
Get PDFIf a man has good moral behavior then he must have been trained well by the elders. The virtues given by Auvaiyar in ‘Purananuru’ are to be followed by others to led a good life. Virtues among the people must be a natural outcome. When a person is hungry, he should be given food by the others. Giving food to others and satisfying a person’s hunger is a kind of virtue. Virtue is the primary source of all human needs. Auvaiyar points out that one who have good thoughts and moral behavior will get plenty of goodness. Similarly, if the king of a country decides to help others, he will come forward to help no matter time or situation it is. The king thinks giving food and gifts to soldiers is the best virtue. At present people are selfish, they earn and spent it for themselves but the kings of Sangam period helped others by giving what they had. They are happy to help the needy. One should help others when they are in dangerous situation. The person who received the help will not forget it as long as he lives, charity is a gift, the land of the virtuous people will always be rich, king’s helping mentality and the nature of helping the needy are discussed well in this article
Thol Tamil Samugathil Palli Sol Keatal
Get PDFDifferent beliefs and practices are found in human life from birth to death. These beliefs are created by the people and are followed and protected by the mother’s community. Man has been living with nature since ancient times. Beliefs appeared in natural human life. Hope can be traced back to ancient Tamils and still prevails in Tamil Nadu today. The hope of seeing the omen in it is found all over the world. Proverbs show that people have faith in omens. Our ancestors wrote the book 'Gauli Shastri' because the lizard omen is very important in our society. The word lizard played a major role in Tamil life during the Sangam period. It is possible to know that people have lived by the benefit of the lizard. There is hope from the public that the sound of the lizard will predict what will happen next. The purpose of this article is to illustrate the lizard word that has been around for a long time in folklore
Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Leaf Area Estimation Using Allometric Model
Get PDFAbstract: Allometric relationship (LA = aL W , where a, b and c are the parameters) was fitted between bc the true leaf area and extreme linear measurements viz. length and width of groundnut (Arachis hypogeae L.) leaves to obtain the total leaf area without having to make the time-consuming area measurements directly. Groundnut (var. CO2) was raised at Coconut research station, Aliyar Nagar, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore from which one hundred and twenty seven leaves were randomly selected at flowering stage. The allometric relationship between true leaf area and extreme linear measurements were fitted by ordinary least square (OLS) method. The predicted allometric model for the leaf area of groundnut was TLAm = 0.8955 L W . Also, using the same extreme linear 1.0842 0.7569 measurements and true leaf area, average 'K' factor was determined as 0.821 to use in the estimation of leaf area by using the formula TLAm = k * L * W. Both the model's predictability was tested for their validity using R and chi square tests. The allometric model fitted well to predict the true leaf area by 94%.
Aetiology, management and prognosis of jaundice in adult patients with acute severe intestinal failure
No full textIntroduction:Acute severe intestinal failure, otherwise known as Type II intestinal failure (IF), refers to patients with complex metabolic, septic and nutritional problems which develop following major abdominal catastrophes. Jaundice and liver dysfunction is a common complication encountered in such patients. While liver dysfunction is well- recognised in short bowel syndrome, there is very little published information regarding jaundice in Type II IF.Aims:To estimate the prevalence of jaundice in Type II IF, identify predisposing factors and determine the influence of jaundice on outcome.Results:Three hundred and sixty two patients (163 Male) were admitted with Type II IF between 01.04.2000 and 31.03.2009. The median (range) age of the study population was 53 (18-80) years. Of these, 92 (25.4%) patients were jaundiced (serum bilirubin >50nmol/L) at some point during their admission. There was no difference in the demographics or primary diagnosis leading to Type II IF when jaundiced and non- jaundiced patients were compared.Sixty-two patients (67.4%) had microbiologically or radiologically proven infection at the time of jaundice, which appeared to be the most common associated factor. Increased age (p=0.001), longer duration of jaundice (p<0.001) and shorter length of small bowel (p=0.005) were statistically significant indicators of bad prognosis.Fifty of the jaundiced patients (54.3%) died and patients with jaundice had a shorter mean survival than those without (p<0.001). Survival at 1 year was 90% for non- jaundiced patients, but only 62% for jaundiced patients (p<0.001). The 5-year survival rates for non-jaundiced and jaundiced patients were 78% and 45% respectively (p<0.001).Conclusion:Jaundice is common, associated with infection and a significant adverse prognostic factor in patients with acute severe intestinal failure
Growth Characters, Physiological Parameters, Yield Attributes and Yield as Influenced by the Confectionery Groundnut Varieties and Plant Population
No full textAbstract: Field experiments were conducted at Coconut Research Station, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Aliyar Nagar during Rabi 2002-'03 and Kharif 2003. The treatment consisted of four groundnut varieties viz., TG 41, TG 42, CO 3 and VRI 2 and four plant spacing viz., 30 x 10, 30 x 15, 45 x 10 and 45 x 15 cm. The results indicated that the variety VRI 2 had the highest LAI, CGR and DMP as compared to other varieties. The highest total chlorophyll content was noticed with TG 42 and the lowest values were observed with VRI 2. The highest RGR, soluble protein content and nitrate reductase activity were observed with CO 3 during both the seasons whereas; TG 41 groundnut variety registered the highest NAR than that of other varieties. With regard to yield attributes viz., hundred kernel weight, shelling percentage and SMK percentage were highest with TG 41 groundnut variety and the next best variety was CO 3 during both the seasons of study. Regarding plant spacing, wider spacing of 45 x 15 cm significantly had the highest CGR and RGR. With respect to LAI, DMP, NAR, peg to pod per cent and pod yield, the closer spacing of 30 x 10 cm significantly had the highest values during both the seasons
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