Knowledge attitude and practice towards prevention and early detection of chronic kidney disease among high risk patients

Background: It is well recognized that chronic kidney disease (CKD), if left, untreated would  slowly progress to end-stage renal disease (ESRD)., A targeted approach is to enhance the knowledge of CKD among the public, especially in high risk population, and encourage them to practice a healthy attitude and practice that may help in early detection and thereby better management of CKD. Such a study  to assess the baseline data has not been done in India. Aims and Objectives: To inculcate the knowledge attitude and practice towards prevention and early detection of CKD among high risk patients attending a tertiary care centre. This Observational study was carried out on all patients with diabetes and/or hypertension attending General medicine out-patient or in-patient  in a given period of time. Patients more than 18 years of age with diabetes and/or hypertension were included while patients with chronic kidney disease were excluded. Methodology: A standard questionnaire obtained from an author of similar study is given to patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria. Is this National Kidney Foundation's Kidney Disease Outcome Quality Initiative (KDOQI)? If so mention it.&nbsp

Performance of Chia (Salvia hispanica L.) under Spacing and Nutrient Management Practices in Cauvery Command Area

An investigation was carried out at the Zonal Agricultural Research Station, Vishweshwaraiah Canal Farm, Mandya, Karnataka, spanning from September to December in both 2020 and 2021. The purpose was to analyze how varying spacing and nutrient management practices affect the yield and growth rate of chia plants. The study involved two different spacings (S) and six levels of organic nutrients (N). Employing a 2 × 6 × 3 factorial experiment design within a randomized complete block framework with three replications, the experiment was conducted over a two-year period. The spacing of 60 cm × 15 cm (S2) resulted in notably higher absolute growth rates (1.00 and 1.87 g/day, respectively at 30 – 60 and 60 – 90 DAS) and biomass duration (221.84, 893.45 and 2182.73 days, respectively at 0 – 30, 30 – 60 and 60 – 90 DAS). Conversely, for relative growth rate (1.67 and 1.19 g/g/day × 10-2, respectively at 30 – 60 DAS and 60 – 90 DAS) and leaf area ratio (2180.90, 1967.19 and 1522.35 cm2/g × 10-2, respectively at 30, 60 and 90 DAS), higher values were observed with 45 cm × 15 cm spacing (S1). Among the various organic nutrient levels, the highest absolute growth rate (1.09 and 2.01 g/day, respectively at 30 – 60 and 60 – 90 DAS) and biomass duration (259.18, 1009.48 and 2403.23 days, respectively at 0 – 30, 30 – 60 and 60 – 90 DAS) were recorded with N6, while greater relative growth rate (1.86 and 1.20 g/g/day × 10-2, respectively at 30 – 60 DAS and 60 – 90 DAS) and leaf area ratio (2616.15, 2206.54 and 1723.31 cm2/g × 10-2, respectively at 30, 60 and 90 DAS) were found with N1. The interaction between spacing and organic nutrient levels did not yield any significant differences with respect to absolute growth rate, biomass duration, relative growth rate and leaf area ratio

Gallium-Doped Boehmite Nanotubes And Nanoribbons. A TEM, EDX, XRD, BET, And TG Study

Gallium doped boehmite nanostructures with varying gallium content have been prepared at low temperatures via a soft-chemistry route in the presence of poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) surfactant. The effect of gallium content, hydrothermal temperature and mixing procedures on the growth of boehmite nanostructures was systematically studied. The resultant boehmite nanostructures were characterized by transmission electron microscopy (TEM), energy-dispersive X-ray (EDX) microanalysis, X-ray diffraction (XRD), N2 adsorption and thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Nanotubes with average length of ~90 nm, internal and external diameters of 2~5 nm and 3~7 nm respectively were formed when added gallium molar percentage ≤5 %; when added gallium percentage>10%, an amorphous phase dominated the sample with a mixture of nanosheets, nanotubes and nanoribbons was also formed. Synthesis at slightly higher temperatures (120 °C) for added gallium molar percentage ≤5 % resulted in longer nanotubes. For high gallium content boehmites large crystals are formed when hydrothermally treated at 120 °C. The detailed characterization of the resultant gallium doped boehmite nanostructures is presented