Presentation of mania in a case of scrub typhus

Scrub Typhus that is caused by Orienta tsutsugamushi is a zoonotic disease found commonly in north east zone of India. It is also known as tsutsugamushi fever as it clinically appears as an acute febrile illness with significant lethality if not treated timely. Neurological consequences are though very rare can occur in this illness. Here we present a case of 25 years old female with a history of tsutsugamushi fever developing organic manic disorder as a consequence of the illness

Engineering Materials for Progressive All-Solid-State Na Batteries

Following the prevalence of the Li-ion battery for electrical energy storage systems (EESs), the world is looking toward alternative, cost-effective, electrical EESs for portable electronics, electric vehicles, and grid storage from renewable sources. Na-based batteries are the most promising candidates and show similar chemistry as Li-based batteries. All-solid-state sodium batteries (AS3Bs) have attracted great attention due to safe operation, high energy density, and wide operational temperature. Herein, current development of solid-state crystalline borate- and chalcogenide-based Na-ion conductors is discussed together with historically important Na-β-alumina and Na superionic conductors (NASICONs). Furthermore, we report on engineering a ceramic Na-ion electrolyte and electrode interface, which is considered a bottleneck for practical applications of solid-state electrolytes in AS3Bs. A soft Na-ion conducting interlayer is critical to suppress the interfacial Na-ion charge transfer resistance between the solid electrolyte and electrode. Several Na-ion conducting ionic liquids, polymers, gels, crystalline plastics interlayers, and other interfacial modification strategies have been effectively employed in advanced AS3Bs.</p