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Development and Validation of a RP-HPLC Method for Estimation of Prulifloxacin in Tablet Dosage Form. Indian J Pharm Sci 2012; 73:577-9. [PMID: 22923873 PMCID: PMC3425072 DOI: 10.4103/0250-474x.99019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2010] [Revised: 08/04/2011] [Accepted: 09/08/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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A simple, precise, rapid, accurate and economic reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic method has been developed for the estimation of prulifloxacin in tablet dosage form. The separation was achieved by using octadecylsilane column (C18) and KH2PO4 buffer: acetonitrile adjusted to pH 7.3 with triethyl amine in proportion of 10:90 v/v as mobile phase, at a flow rate of 1.0 ml/min. The detection was carried out at 278 nm. The retention time of prulifloxacin was found to be 2.4 min. The limit of detection and limit of quantitation were found to be 0.14 μg/ml and 0.42 μg/ml respectively. The accuracy and reliability of the proposed method was ascertained by evaluating various validation parameters like linearity, precision, accuracy and specificity according to ICH guidelines. The proposed method provides an accurate and precise quality control tool for routine analysis of prulifloxacin in tablet dosage form.
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Formulation and Characterization of Sustained Release Floating Microballoons of Metformin Hydrochloride. TROP J PHARM RES 2012. [DOI: 10.4314/tjpr.v11i4.6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022] Open
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Treatment practices in pulmonary tuberculosis by private sector physicians of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh. THE INDIAN JOURNAL OF CHEST DISEASES & ALLIED SCIENCES 2012; 54:161-163. [PMID: 23008922] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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BACKGROUND Majority of the qualified medical practitioners in the country are in the private sector and more than half of patients with tuberculosis (TB) seek treatment from them. The present study was conducted with the objective of assessing the treatment modalities in pulmonary tuberculosis by the private physicians in Meerut City, Uttar Pradesh, India. METHODS A cross-sectional study was carried out covering all the private physicians (graduates and postgraduates in Medicine and Chest Diseases) registered under the Indian Medical Association, Meerut Branch (n = 154). The physicians were interviewed by a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire about the treatment modalities practiced by them. RESULTS Only 43.5% private physicians had attended any Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) training in the past five years. Only 33.1% of them were aware of the International Standards of Tuberculosis Care (ISTC). Fifty-three different regimens were used to treat the patients. Majority of physicians (76%) prescribed daily regimens while 24% administered both daily and intermittent treatment. None of the private physicians prescribed exclusive intermittent regimen. Eighty-seven different treatment regimens were used for the treatment of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) with none of them prescribing standard treatment under RNTCP. CONCLUSION As majority of private practitioners do not follow RNTCP guidelines for treating TB, there is an urgent need for their continued education in this area.
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Mathematical Model for Design Parameter Analysis to Improve the Performance of a Desiccant Wheel. Chem Eng Technol 2012. [DOI: 10.1002/ceat.201100536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Conformationally controlled mechanistic aspects of BACE 1 inhibitors. Cent Nerv Syst Agents Med Chem 2012; 12:28-37. [PMID: 22280413 DOI: 10.2174/187152412800229116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2011] [Revised: 12/04/2011] [Accepted: 12/05/2011] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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This study highlights conformationally controlled mechanistic aspects of peptide inhibitors for BACE 1. Peptide inhibitors with reduced molecular weight tend to have cyclic conformation leading to reduced interactions with catalytic motif. Conformation plays a major role in determining potency of peptide inhibitors. An attempt has been made at designing lead compound with reduced molecular weight along with proper conformation suitable for active site and retention of specificity analogous to natural substrate. Reduced molecular weight should hopefully lead to enhanced bioavailability.
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Apparent diffusion coefficient with higher b-value correlates better with viable cell count quantified from the cavity of brain abscess. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol 2011; 32:2120-5. [PMID: 21903917 DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a2674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE DWI by using higher b-values provides tissue diffusivity with less T2 shinethrough effect. VCD in the abscess cavity correlates with ADC values. The purpose of this study was to investigate which b-value-derived ADC correlates better with VCD. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty patients with brain abscess underwent conventional MR imaging and DWI with b = 1000, 2000, and 3000 s/mm(2) on a 3T MR imaging scanner. ADC values were quantified by placing regions of interest inside the abscess cavity in all sections where the lesion was apparent on coregistered ADC maps derived from different b-values. VCD was measured on pus aspirated. RESULTS An increase in b-value was associated with a decrease in ADC values in normal parenchyma as well as in the abscess cavity. The most significant negative correlation of VCD was observed with b = 3000 s/mm(2) (r = -0.98, P = .01). CONCLUSIONS VCD in the abscess cavity can be best assessed at b = 3000 s/mm(2) secondary to the reduction in the T2 shinethrough effect. DWI with b = 3000 s/mm(2) is of promising value in the assessment of the therapeutic response of brain abscess.
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Derivation, Characterization and Differentiation of Buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) Amniotic Fluid Derived Stem Cells. Reprod Domest Anim 2011; 47:704-11. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2011.01947.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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MP-01.22 Postoperative X-ray Chest After Supracostal Puncture: Mandatory After Every Case of Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy? Urology 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2011.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A novel method of plasmid isolation using laundry detergent. INDIAN JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL BIOLOGY 2011; 49:558-560. [PMID: 21800509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Since the discovery of plasmid, various methods have been developed to isolate plasmid DNA. All the methods have one common and important target of isolating plasmid DNA of high quality and quantity in less time. These methods are not completely safe because of use of toxic chemicals compounds. The developed protocol for plasmid extraction is based on the alkaline lysis method of plasmid preparation (extraction atpH 8.0) with slight modifications. Cell lysis reagent sodium dodecyl sulfate is replaced by lipase enzyme present in laundry detergent. A good plasmid preparation can be made, which is well suited for subsequent molecular biology applications. By taking safety measures on count, contaminants like, RNA and protein can be completely avoided with maximized plasmid yield. The resultant plasmid quality and quantity can be well comparable to other prevalent methods.
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Brevibacillus laterosporus strain BPM3, a potential biocontrol agent isolated from a natural hot water spring of Assam, India. Microbiol Res 2011; 166:216-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.micres.2010.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2009] [Revised: 02/28/2010] [Accepted: 03/01/2010] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In silico design of a peptidomimetic carrier for levodopa. INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE : IJBS 2011; 7:44-50. [PMID: 23675219 PMCID: PMC3614811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2010] [Accepted: 01/27/2011] [Indexed: 10/29/2022]
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Ab initio molecular orbital calculations at the Hartree Fock level utilizing 6-31G basis set have been performed on small cyclic peptides and peptidomimetic compounds to explore their utility as carriers of levodopa (L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) to enhance its brain bioavailability. A cyclic peptidomimetic compound with hydrophobic CH2NH backbone is suggested as possible carrier. This carrier is predicted to efficiently carry Levodopa held by non covalent interactions encompassed in its cyclic backbone without chances of expulsion before delivery inside brain. Carrier is expected to undergo passive diffusion alongwith the drug held inside. Once inside the brain, drug may be delivered enzymatically or non enzymatically.
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Terpenoid Compositions and Enantio-differentiation of Linalool and Sclareol inSalvia sclareaL. from Three Different Climatic Regions in India. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2010.9700406] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Enantioenriched (3S)-(+)-Linalool in the Leaf Oil ofCinnamomum tamalaNees et Eberm. from Kumaon. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH 2010. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2010.9700407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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DC-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin mediates internalization of HIV-1 into human podocytes. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2010; 299:F664-73. [PMID: 20630938 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00629.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 has been demonstrated to contribute to the pathogenesis of HIV-associated nephropathy. In renal biopsy studies, podocytes have been reported to be infected by HIV-1. However, the mechanism involved in HIV-1 internalization into podocytes is not clear. In the present study, we evaluated the occurrence of HIV-1 internalization into conditionally immortalized human podocytes and the mechanism involved. Human podocytes rapidly internalized R5 and X4 HIV-1 primary strains via an endocytosis-dependent pathway, without establishing a productive infection. The HIV-1 internalization was dendritic cell-specific ICAM-3-grabbing nonintegrin (DC-SIGN) receptor mediated. The role of DC-SIGN was confirmed by using specific blocking antibodies and transfection with small interfering (si) RNA/DC-SIGN. Since podocyte HIV-1 trafficking was not altered by pH-modulating agents, it appeared that HIV-1 routing occurred through nonacid vesicular compartments. Interestingly, transfection of podocytes with neither siRNA/caveolin-1 nor siRNA/clathrin heavy chain inhibited podocyte viral accumulation. Thus it appears that clathrin-coated vesicles and caveosomes may not be contributing to HIV-1-associated membrane traffic.
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Deletion of NFKBIA in malignant gliomas. J Clin Oncol 2010. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.28.15_suppl.2025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Comparative evaluation of ARDS patients with and without H1N1 infection at a tertiary care referral center. Int J Infect Dis 2010. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2010.02.1722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022] Open
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The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic is nearly 20 years old. HIV infection is characterized by profound immunodeficiency resulting in an increased incidence of opportunistic infections and neoplasms. However, the greatest paradox is the occurrence of certain autoimmune disorders in the setting of HIV. These include diffuse interstitial lymphocytosis syndrome (DILS), reactive arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It has also been seen that even in the absence of these well-defined diseases, various rheumatological manifestations such as arthralgias, arthritis, myopathy, vasculitis, and sicca syndrome are commonly associated with HIV. To the best of our knowledge, the association of HIV with scleroderma has not previously been reported.
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Public health law in India: a framework for its application as a tool for social change. THE NATIONAL MEDICAL JOURNAL OF INDIA 2009; 22:199-203. [PMID: 20120996] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/28/2023]
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Public health law focuses on the nexus between law, public health and the legal tools applicable to public health issues. Though there have been consistent interventions to address public health concerns in the past, there exists a need for a contemporary framework to appropriately use modern legal tools for complex health challenges. We identify a checklist of imperative indicators to assess whether public health legislations would be an effective form of intervention to bring about the desired social change.
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Role of IκBα as a negative regulator of EGFR and a molecular determinant of prognosis in glioblastoma multiforme. J Clin Oncol 2009. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2009.27.15_suppl.2028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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2028 Background: Glioblastoma multiforme is a complex disease that involves the deregulation of overlapping signaling pathways. Constitutive activation of the transcription factor nuclear factor-κB (NF-κB) has been broadly associated with various human cancers, including glioblastomas, and their therapy resistance and may be due to cross-coupling with other oncogenic pathways, such as epidermal growth factor signaling. Methods: Multidimensional analysis involving gene and transcript data for the endogenous NF-κB modulator IκBα/NFKBIA and clinical patient profiles of 482 glioblastomas/high-grade gliomas from multiple institutions in the United States and The Cancer Genome Atlas Pilot Project. Functional analyses using LN229, U87, and U118 glioblastoma cells, and human embryonic kidney 293T cells with transgene phenotypes for IκBα. IκBα promoter and coding sequence and promoter methylation analyses in a resistance model of 15 glioblastomas cell lines with in vitro and/or in vivo resistance to O6-alkylating agents. Results: We have identified a regulatory circuit between NF-κB and EGFR signaling in glioblastomas, where IκBα binds to EGFR and attenuates EGFR signaling by immobilizing its kinase domain into an inactive conformation. We found the NFKBIA gene at 14q13.2 deleted in 25% of glioblastomas and its occurrence mutually exclusive with EGFR amplification. Loss of NFKBIA associates independently with patient survival. Functional analyses uncover a bona fide tumor suppressor role for IκBα in glioblastoma cells, where it functions to constrain tumorigenic and migratory potential, and induce spontaneous cellular senescence, and apoptosis in response to treatment. IκBα expression is an independent predictor of patient prognosis in multiple glioblastoma populations. Glioblastomas with initially high IκBα expression significantly repress IκBα upon tumor recurrence, suggesting an acquired mechanism to evade its tumor-suppressive and/or chemo-sensitizing effects during tumor progression. Conclusions: IκBα is a molecular determinant of biological tumor behavior and patient survival in glioblastoma multiforme. Deletion of NFKBIA could present an alternate mechanism to activate EGFR signaling in EGFR non-amplified glioblastomas. No significant financial relationships to disclose.
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Perspectives in designing anti aggregation agents as Alzheimer disease drugs. Eur J Med Chem 2009; 44:3866-73. [PMID: 19497645 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2009.04.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2009] [Revised: 03/01/2009] [Accepted: 04/02/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Ab initio molecular orbital calculations at the Hartree-Fock level have been performed for middle portion of amyloid beta that can be best utilized to design intercalative type of preventive drug molecules. Metal induced self assemblage tendency of 16-23 residues' piece of Abeta and its affinity for different metal ions have been investigated in detail. Based on energetics of self aggregation and charge complementarity aspects, two intercalative type of lead compounds have been designed; their preventive mode of actions have been predicted and compared to other drugs of this category. Designed compounds may also exercise their preventive action by removing metal toxicity. Exact mode of action would perhaps depend on relative concentrations of metal ion and amyloid beta.
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Mechanistic aspects of benzothiazepines: A class of antiarrhythmic drugs. Eur J Med Chem 2009; 44:1-6. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ejmech.2008.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2007] [Revised: 02/08/2008] [Accepted: 03/05/2008] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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A New One-Pot, Three-Component
Synthesis of 2,3,5-Substituted or Annulated-6-(Methylthio)pyridines. Synlett 2008. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0028-1083529] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Turing instability in reaction-subdiffusion systems. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2008; 78:026116. [PMID: 18850906 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.78.026116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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We determine the conditions for the occurrence of Turing instabilities in activator-inhibitor systems, where one component undergoes subdiffusion and the other normal diffusion. If the subdiffusing species has a nonlinear death rate, then coupling between the nonlinear kinetics and the memory effects of the non-Markovian transport process advances the Turing instability if the inhibitor subdiffuses and delays the Turing instability if the activator subdiffuses. We apply the results of our analysis to the Schnakenberg model, the Gray-Scott model, the Oregonator model of the Belousov-Zhabotinsky reaction, and the Lengyel-Epstein model of the chlorine dioxide-iodine-malonic acid reaction.
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Preparation of Water-Soluble Albumin Loaded Paclitaxil Nanoparticles Using Emulsion-Solvent Evaporation Technique. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2008. [DOI: 10.2174/157340708784533410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Effect of high temperature on Pseudomonas putida NBRI0987 biofilm formation and expression of stress sigma factor RpoS. Curr Microbiol 2008; 56:453-7. [PMID: 18219523 DOI: 10.1007/s00284-008-9105-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 11/26/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pseudomonas is an efficient plant growth-promoting rhizobacteria; however, among the limiting factors for its commercialization, tolerance for high temperature is the most critical one. After screening 2,500 Pseudomnas sp. strains, a high temperature tolerant-strain Pseudomonas putida NBRI0987 was isolated from the drought-exposed rhizosphere of chickpea (Cicer arietinum L. cv. Radhey), which was grown under rain-fed conditions. P. putida NBRI0987 tolerated a temperature of 40 degrees C for < or = 5 days. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report of a Pseudomnas sp. demonstrating survival estimated by counting viable cells under such a high temperature. P. putida NBRI0987 colony-forming unit (CFU)/ml on day 10 in both the absence and presence of MgSO4 x 7H2O (MgSO4) in combination with glycerol at 40 degrees C were 0.0 and 1.7 x 10(11), respectively. MgSO4 plus glycerol also enhanced the ability of P. putida NBRI0987 to tolerate high temperatures by inducing its ability to form biofilm. However, production of alginate was not critical for biofilm formation. The present study demonstrates overexpression of stress sigma factor sigma(S) (RpoS) when P. putida NBRI0987 is grown under high-temperature stress at 40 degrees C compared with 30 degrees C. We present evidence, albeit indirect, that the adaptation of P. putida NBRI0987 to high temperatures is a complex multilevel regulatory process in which many different genes can be involved.
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Isolation and screening of Streptomyces in soil of protected forest areas from the states of Assam and Tripura, India, for antimicrobial metabolites. J Mycol Med 2007. [DOI: 10.1016/j.mycmed.2007.08.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Acute toxicity levels and ethological responses of Channa striatus to fertilizer industrial wastewater. JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL BIOLOGY 2007; 28:159-162. [PMID: 17915742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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The present paper deals with the toxicity of fertilizer's industrial wastewater on snake head fish Channa striatus (Bloch) previously named as Ophiocephalus sp., at different concentrations viz., 20, 40, 60, 80 and 100 percent on the behavioural changes and mortality. The exposed fish showed hyperactivity viz., jumping, operculum movement, distance travelling, somersaulting at higher concentration such as 60, 80, and 100 percent within 48 hr. At lower concentrations such as 20 and 40 percent exposed fish showed hyperactivities viz., linear movement and eye movement within 48 hr. The LC50 values of industrial wastewater were also determined viz. 89, 75, 70 and 69 percent at different duration of exposure time i.e. 48, 72, 96 and 120 hr respectively. The obtained data revealed that LC50 value decreased with increase of exposure.
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Takayasu's arteritis: an Indian perspective. Eur J Vasc Endovasc Surg 2007; 33:578-82. [PMID: 17383909 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2006.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2006] [Accepted: 12/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kinetic equations for reaction-subdiffusion systems: derivation and stability analysis. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2006; 74:066118. [PMID: 17280132 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.74.066118] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2006] [Indexed: 05/13/2023]
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We derive general kinetic equations for reacting and subdiffusing entities based on a nonlinear continuous time random walk formalism proposed by Vlad and Ross [Phys. Rev. E 66, 061908 (2002)]. Reaction and diffusion processes are separable in a typical reaction-diffusion system, and their combined influence on the evolution of the density of a species is a simple sum. Our derivation shows that this is no longer true for subdiffusive entities undergoing reactions. The strong memory effects in the transport process, i.e., the non-Markovian nature of subdiffusion, results in a nontrivial combination of reactions and spatial dispersal, which we discuss in detail. We carry out a linear stability analysis of the derived reaction-subdiffusion system to understand the effects of memory on pattern formation. We find that the Turing instability persists in the subdiffusive system. However, the memory modifies the Turing threshold and the characteristics of the band of unstable modes close to this threshold.
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Assessment of total thrombus load in symptomatic patients with venous thromboembolism. Clin Appl Thromb Hemost 2006; 12:369-72. [PMID: 16959693 DOI: 10.1177/1076029606291408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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Pulmonary embolism (PE) and Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) are separate but related aspects of the same dynamic process termed as venous thrombembolism (VTE). The existing Asian literature has shown a wide variation in the prevalence of VTE, with very limited data from the Indian subcontinent. Between January 2001 and July 2004, 1,552 patients with clinically suspected lower limb DVT underwent a combined ascending radionuclide venogram and lung perfusion scan for assessment of the total thrombus burden. Of 744 patients with radionuclide venography proven DVT, 294 (40%) had a high probability lung scan. Nearly half of these patients were asymptomatic for pulmonary embolism. The high prevalence of PE in patients with DVT suggests the need for evaluation of thrombus load in the venous as well as pulmonary circulation. A combination radionuclide ascending venography with lung perfusion scan is a useful and reliable single test for this purpose.
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Snapshots in surgery. Pulsatile scrotum. Br J Surg 2006; 93:1223. [PMID: 17078119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/12/2023]
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Chemical Composition of the Essential Oil of the Twigs and Leaves ofAegle marmelos(L.) Correa. JOURNAL OF ESSENTIAL OIL RESEARCH 2006. [DOI: 10.1080/10412905.2006.9699091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Mixing in microscale flows with rotating chains of paramagnetic particles can be enhanced by adjusting the ratio of viscous to magnetic forces so that chains dynamically break and reform. Lattice Boltzmann (LB) simulations were used to calculate the interaction between the fluid and suspended paramagnetic particles under the influence of a rotating magnetic field. Fluid velocities obtained from the LB simulations are used to solve the advection diffusion equation for massless tracer particles. At relatively high Mason numbers, small chains result in low edge velocities, and hence mixing is slower than at other Mason numbers. At low Mason numbers, long, stable chains form and produce little mixing toward the center of the chains. A peak in mixing rate is observed when chains break and reform. The uniformity of mixing is greater at higher Mason numbers because more small chains result in a larger number of small mixing areas.
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Dynamics of rotating paramagnetic particles simulated by lattice Boltzmann and particle dynamics methods. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 153:145-50. [PMID: 17187446 DOI: 10.1049/ip-nbt:20060009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Novel biochemical sensors consisting of rotating chains of microscale paramagnetic particles have been proposed that would enable convenient, sensitive analyte detection. Predicting the dynamics of these particles is required to optimise their design. The results of lattice Boltzmann (LB) and particle dynamics (PD) simulations are reported, where the LB approach provides a verified solution of the complete Navier-Stokes equations, including the hydrodynamic interactions among the particles. On the other hand, the simpler PD approach neglects hydrodynamic interactions, and does not compute the fluid motion. It is shown that macroscopic properties, like the number of aggregated particles, depend only on the drag force and not on the total hydrodynamic force, making PD simulations yield reasonably accurate predictions. Relatively good agreement between the LB and PD simulations, and qualitative agreement with experimental data, are found for the number of aggregated particles as a function of the Mason number. The drag force on a rotating cylinder is significantly different from that on particle chains calculated from both simulations, demonstrating the different dynamics between the two cases. For microscopic quantities like the detailed force distributions on each particle, the complete Navier-Stokes solution, here represented by the LB simulation, is required.
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Successful pregnancy in untreated limited Wegener's granulomatosis. THE MEDICAL JOURNAL OF MALAYSIA 2005; 60:492-4. [PMID: 16570714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/08/2023]
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A thirty four year old female presented with upper and lower respiratory symptoms in the third trimester of pregnancy. After the delivery of a healthy baby, the symptoms progressed to involve multiple organ systems and eventually a diagnosis of limited Wegener's Granulomatosis (Carrington-Liebow syndrome) was made. The extremely rare combination of WG and pregnancy, especially the onset of disease in late pregnancy is discussed. The successful outcome of pregnancy even without treatment of WG is the highlight of the case.
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Prevalence of parenterally transmitted hepatitis viruses in clinically diagnosed cases of hepatitis. Indian J Med Microbiol 2005; 23:44-7. [PMID: 15928422 DOI: 10.4103/0255-0857.13873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
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Hepatitis B virus (HBV) is the most important causative agent of blood borne hepatitis in humans. Hepatitis D Virus (HDV) infection occurs either as a coinfection or superinfection in HBV carriers. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the major cause of transfusion non-A, non-B hepatitis and continues to be a major cause of human liver disease throughout the world. The present study was conducted on 70 clinically diagnosed cases of viral hepatitis to study the prevalence of parenterally transmitted viral hepatitis. The serum samples were tested for HBsAg, HBeAg, IgM anti-HBc, anti-HBe, anti-HCV and anti-HDV using separate ELISA kits. Of the 70 serum samples tested, 28 (40%) were positive for HBsAg out of which 3 (4.28%) were positive for HBeAg also. Five (7.1%) of the HBsAg positive cases tested positive for IgM anti-HBc also. HBsAg alone was found in 17 (24.28%) cases. The prevalence of anti-HCV was 3 (4.28%) in 70 cases. Thus early screening of clinically diagnosed cases of viral hepatitis is essential for establishing diagnosis and treatment to prevent long term sequelae.
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PREVALENCE OF PARENTERALLY TRANSMITTED HEPATITIS VIRUSES IN CLINICALLY DIAGNOSED CASES OF HEPATITIS. Indian J Med Microbiol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/s0255-0857(21)02712-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Interaction of Ising-Bloch fronts with Dirichlet boundaries. PHYSICAL REVIEW. E, STATISTICAL, NONLINEAR, AND SOFT MATTER PHYSICS 2004; 70:036218. [PMID: 15524623 DOI: 10.1103/physreve.70.036218] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2004] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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We study the Ising-Bloch bifurcation in two systems, the complex Ginzburg Landau equation (CGLE) and a FitzHugh Nagumo (FN) model in the presence of spatial inhomogeneity introduced by Dirichlet boundary conditions. It is seen that the interaction of fronts with boundaries is similar in both systems, establishing the generality of the Ising-Bloch bifurcation. We derive reduced dynamical equations for the FN model that explain front dynamics close to the boundary. We find that front dynamics in a highly nonadiabatic (slow front) limit is controlled by fixed points of the reduced dynamical equations, that occur close to the boundary.
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Polyacrylonitrile-grafted Plantago psyllium mucilage for the removal of suspended and dissolved solids from tannery effluent. Colloid Polym Sci 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s00396-003-0895-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Study of 106 cases of mediastinal masses. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s12055-004-0423-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Effect of urokinase in acute on chronic vascular occlusion of lower limbs—A study of 50 cases. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s12055-004-0419-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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A rare case of benign pleural fibrous mesothelioma: A surgical experience. Indian J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2004. [DOI: 10.1007/s12055-004-0435-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Giant cell reparative granuloma of the base of the skull presenting as a parapharyngeal mass. Neurol India 2003; 51:260-2. [PMID: 14571021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/27/2023]
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Giant cell reparative granuloma is an infrequent non-tumoral lesion affecting the maxillary and mandibular bones and only rarely, the cranial bones. We report a case of giant cell reparative granuloma of the base of the skull in a 12-year-old female who presented with a parapharyngeal mass. Computerized Tomography (CT) showed the intracranial extension and destruction of surrounding bones.
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