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GASTROINTESTINAL HELMINTH PARASITES OF SLAUGHTERED SHEEP WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO AGE, SEX AND SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION IN
No full text*Author for Correspondence The presence of helminth parasites in Sheep impairs their growth. With this background the present study was carried out to determine the prevalence of different endohelminth parasites in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir State. Visceral samples were collected from different abattoirs of different areas of district doda and were examined for any probable helminth parasite. Results showed that various helminth parasites were prevalent with different levels of infestation. Nematode parasites were more prevalent followed by trematodes and cestodes. The different helminth parasites observed included Trichuris ovis, Chabertia ovina, Dicrocoelium dendriticum and Monieza expansa. The occurrence of various endohelminth parasites calls for intervention measures like mass chaemotherapy of all the sheep in the district
Societal problems in the novels of Kamala Markandaya with special reference to A Handful of Rice
No full textMarkandaya’s novels are pregnant with different themes and as a woman novelist her novels give us a glimpse of personal life as well.Markandaya’s novels give a glimpse of all such social issues that have roots in the Indian culture and are still existing in many rural Indian societies.A Handful of Rice is a bolt from blue by Kamala Markandaya to make the readers aware about the plight of people. The author depicts the trauma that people face because of hunger and starvation. The novelist highlights that hunger is the root cause of all social evils. It forces a person to go from bad to worse. This thing has been highlighted in the character of Ravi
Digital breast tomosynthesis for early detection of malignant breast microcalcification: A hospital-based cross-sectional study
No full textBackground: Breast cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths in women. Early detection by screening is crucial for improved survival. Digital breast tomosynthesis (DBT) may offer better visibility than conventional screening. This study aims to assess the diagnostic accuracy of DBT in detecting malignant breast microcalcifications compared to histopathological findings.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was done at the Department of Radiology and Imaging, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, from July 2022 to June 2023 and enrolled 35 women suspected of having breast cancer. Each patient underwent DBT and histopathology tests. The diagnostic accuracy of DBT in detecting malignant breast microcalcifications was assessed compared to the gold standard of histopathology.
Results: The average age of the participants was 48.6 years. Palpable breast lumps (91.4%) were the most common clinical presentation. Among them, 80% had malignant microcalcifications diagnosed by DBT, primarily with linear (40.0%) and segmental (28.6%) distribution. Histopathology identified 80% of cases as malignant, with ductal carcinoma in situ (34.3%) being the most prevalent type. DBT demonstrated high sensitivity (100%) and specificity (85.7%) in detecting malignant microcalcifications, resulting in an overall accuracy of 97.1%.
Conclusions: DBT has high diagnostic accuracy for detecting malignant breast microcalcifications and can be considered a valid tool for the early detection of breast microcalcifications, particularly in the context of diagnosing breast cancer
WITHDRAWN: Bioanalytical strategies for isolation and characterization of pharmacological chaperones – A class of protein pharmaceuticals from medicinal plants
No full textThis article has been withdrawn at the request of the author(s) and/or editor. The Publisher apologizes for any inconvenience this may cause. The full Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal can be found at http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy
Synthesis of molecular imprinting polymers for extraction of gallic acid from urine
No full textThe molecularly imprinted polymers for gallic acid were synthesized by precipitation polymerization. During the process of synthesis a non-covalent approach was used for the interaction of template and monomer. In the polymerization process, gallic acid was used as a template, acrylic acid as a functional monomer, ethylene glycol dimethacrylate as a cross-linker and 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile as an initiator and acetonitrile as a solvent. The synthesized imprinted and non-imprinted polymer particles were characterized by using Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy. The rebinding efficiency of synthesized polymer particles was evaluated by batch binding assay. The highly selective imprinted polymer for gallic acid was MIPI1 with a composition (molar ratio) of 1:4:20, template: monomer: cross-linker, respectively. The MIPI1 showed highest binding efficiency (79.50%) as compared to other imprinted and non-imprinted polymers. The highly selective imprinted polymers have successfully extracted about 80% of gallic acid from spiked urine sample. © The Author(s) 2018
Molecular and insecticidal characterization of Vip3A protein producing Bacillus thuringiensis strains toxic against Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
No full textVegetative insecticidal proteins (Vip) represent the second generation of insecticidal proteins produced by Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) during the vegetative growth stage of growth. Bt based biopesticides are recognized as viable alternatives to chemical insecticides, the latter cause environmental pollution and lead to emergence of pest resistance. In order to perform a systematic study of vip genes encoding toxic proteins a total of 30 soil samples were collected from diverse locations of Kashmir valley, India and characterized by molecular and analytical methods. 86 colonies showing Bacillus like morphology were selected. Scanning Electron Microscopy observations confirmed the presence of different crystal shapes, PCR analysis of insecticidal genes revealed predominance of lepidopteran specific vip3 (43.18%) followed by coleopteran specific vip1 (22.72%) and vip2 (15.90%) genes in the isolates tested. Multi-alignment of the deduced amino acid sequences revealed that vip3 sequences were highly conserved whereas vip1 and vip2 showed adequate differences in amino acid sequences compared to already reported sequences. Screening for toxicity against Helicoverpa armigera larvae was performed using partially purified soluble fractions containing Vip3A protein, mortality levels observed ranged between 70% and 96.6% in the isolates. LC50 values of two of the native isolates JK37 and JK88 against H. armigera was found to be at par with that of Bt kurstaki HD1, suggesting that these isolates could be developed as effective biopesticides against H. armigera.The accepted manuscript in pdf format is listed with the files at the bottom of this page. The presentation of the authors' names and (or) special characters in the title of the manuscript may differ slightly between what is listed on this page and what is listed in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript; that in the pdf file of the accepted manuscript is what was submitted by the author
Erratum to: Recent developments in immobilizing titanium dioxide on supports for degradation of organic pollutants in wastewater-A review
No full textThe name of the author S.I. Mustapha contains errors in the original article. © 2017, Islamic Azad University (IAU)
