Cervical ectopic pregnancy: a rare complication

Cervical ectopic gestation is a rare site and frequently confused with neoplastic process. Profuse bleeding can occur if the placenta is mistaken for a tumor and a biopsy is taken which may lead to hysterectomy. Cervical gestation also can be mistaken for an incomplete abortion where Products Of Conception (POC) are retained within the cervical canal may lead to diagnostic dilemma. We are presenting a case of cervical ectopic which was successfully managed conservatively

Selection of Optimal Processing Condition during Removal of Methylene Blue Dye Using Treated Betel Nut Fibre Implementing Desirability Based RSM Approach

Adsorption of Methylene Blue onto chemically (Na2CO3) treated ripe betel nut fibre (TRBNF) was studied using batch adsorption process for different concentrations of dye solutions (50, 100, 150 and 200 mg/L). Experiments were carried out as a function of contact time, initial solution pH (3 to11), adsorbent dose (10 gm/L – 18 gm/L) and temperature (293, 303 and 313 K). The adsorption was favoured at neutral pH and lower temperatures. Adsorption data were well described by the Langmuir isotherm and subsequently optimised using a second-order regression model by implementing face-centred CCD of Response Surface Methodology (RSM). The adsorption process followed the pseudo-second-order kinetic model. The maximum sorption capacity (qmax) was found to be 31.25 mg/g. Thermodynamic parameters suggest that the adsorption is a typical physical process, spontaneous, enthalpy driven and exothermic in nature. The maximum adsorption occurred at pH 7.0. The effect of adsorption was studied and optimum adsorption was obtained at a TRBNF dose of15 gm/L

Dara Shukoh, Abul Kalam Azad and eclectic traditions in India

In the contemporary world, multiculturalism and secularism are facing a serious threat from resurgent religious fundamentalism. Mughal Prince Dara Shukoh was the symbol of cultural pluralism. However, it is useful to remember that many saints and thinkers in India, before and after this liberal and eclectic prince, made sincere efforts to promote mutual understanding between different communities which in its turn created an environment of mutual appreciation. Meaningful dialogue between different communities is the sine qua non for human progress. The present paper aims at understanding the ideas and works of Dara Shukoh in this broader context.Academics in India are mainly interested in Azad since he became a public figure. But the present paper aims at exploring the period of his blossoming in its proper historical setting. His future ideas and actions could be properly understood through this exercise. We have tried to study Dara and Azad in the light of South Asia’s eclectic traditions.Šiuolaikiniame pasaulyje kaip rimta multikultūriškumo ir sekuliarizmo grėsmė iškyla religinio fundamentalizmo įsigalėjimas. Mogolų princas Dara Shukoh buvo pliuralistinės kultūros simbolis. Tašiau verta prisiminti, jog daug šventųjų ir mąstytojų, Indijoje gyvenusių ir iki, ir po šio liberalaus ir eklektiškai nusiteikusio princo, kilniaširdiškai darbavosi skleisdami savitarpio supartimo dvasią tarp atskirų bendruomenių ir taip radosi abipusės tolerancijos aplinka. Prasmingas įvairių bendruomenių dialogas žmonijos pažangai jau tapo sine qua non. Šiame straispnyje žvelgiama į Daros Shukoh idėjas ir darbus šiame plačiame kontekste. Azad kaip viešas asmuo pritraukia daugiausia akademinės visuomenės dėmesio. Tačiau šiame straipsnyje siekiama apžvelgti jo klestėjimo laikotarpį atsižvelgus į istorinę aplinką. Tokiu būdu galima tinkamai įvertinti jo tolesnes mintis ir veiksmus. Mes tyrėme Daro ir Azado veiklą Pietų Azijos eklektiškosios tradicijos aspektu