Effect of Androgens, Estrogens and Progesterone on Periodontal Tissues

Hormones are specific regulatory molecules that have potent effects on the major determinants of the development and the integrity of the skeleton and oral cavity including periodontal tissues. Sex hormones have long been considered to play an influential role on periodontal tissues, bone turnover rate, wound healing and periodontal disease progression. This review focuses on the effects of endogenous sex hormones on the periodontium and the goal is to inform and update practitioners’ knowledge about the impact of these hormones on periodontal status

Network Traffic Threat Detection and Reporting System Validation through UML

In today’s digital world, computer network security experts struggle to manage security issues effectively. Reporting the network data in graphical form helps the expert to take decision in more effective and efficient way. Visualizing the network traffic seamlessly is a big challenge but an integrated network traffic visualization approach can resolve such issues effectively. The work presented here focuses on structural, behavioral and architectural modeling of an Integrated Network Traffic Visualization System (INTVS) and validating  it through unified modeling language. The adopted modeling can accommodate the analysis and designing of INTVS effectively, which is demonstrated in this study. Keywords:  Network traffic visualization, Network Security, INTVS framework,  INTVS modeling

Vibration of rectangle plate with variable density and Poisson’s ratio

The effect of variation in density and Poisson’s ratio is examined, on the vibration of rectangle plate with linear variable thickness. Bi parabolic temperature effect on the plate is also studied and vibrational modes of rectangular plate is calculated by using Rayleigh Ritz method. Authors also compared the present finding with the published results

Critical review of Parada Shodhana, Jarana and Marana processes

Rasashastra is a branch of Ayurveda, related with the formulations involving drugs of metal/mineral origin. The different perspectives secured under this department are their origin, varieties, physical and chemical characteristics, therapeutic properties and their uses. Parada has the capability of consuming all the metals and minerals by which it attains high therapeutic value over other medicines. Shodhana is the process, which not only removes the Doshas but also increases strength and potency of the drug. Depending upon the nature of the metal and the disease for which they are meant to be used, the specific process for purification vary from one metal to the another and the process is repeated for several times. While Jarana is the process in which Parada reverts back to its original state without being subjected to processes like Galena, Patina, etc. In Marana removes the harmful effects produce various diseases in our body. In which metals/minerals should be converted into suitable form using Marana process

ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE PROFILING OF DAIRY WASTEWATER DEGRADING NATIVE EFFICIENT MICROBIAL ISOLATES

Objective: The objective of this study is to make sure biotreatment process used for treatment of dairy wastewater (DWW) is safe for human and its surrounding environment; microbes were evaluated for their antibiotic resistance profile against commonly prescribed antibiotics. Methods: Microbes were isolated using spread plating and streaking method and used to treat DWW. Reduction in organic load in DWW was determined by comparing physicochemical parameters (PCP) of DWW before and after treatment process. After selection of efficient microbial isolates, they were evaluated for their antibiotic resistance profile using antibiotic disc diffusion method. Results: In this work, 53 microbes were isolated from DWW, and these microbial isolates were screened for DWW degradation capacity by analyzing PCP. Four microbial isolates E3, E5, E11 (bacterial isolates) and F5 (fungal isolate) showed highest reduction in chemical oxygen demand (COD), biological oxygen demand (BOD), and dissolved oxygen (DO) were selected for profound degradation of DWW under optimized conditions. Efficient four microbial isolates individually performed better under anaerobic conditions by showing maximum reduction 84%, 75%, and 77% in COD, BOD, and DO, respectively. After 72 hrs of antibiotic susceptibility testing, E3 strain had shown 100%, E5 90%, E11 70%, and F5 80% susceptibility to antibiotics. Conclusion: The present study concluded that four microbial isolates had the potential of reducing the organic load of DWW along with lessor or negligible adverse effect on human or its surrounding environment and they appear to be most promising strains for treatment of DWW.Â

DataHub: Collaborative Data Science & Dataset Version Management at Scale

Relational databases have limited support for data collaboration, where teams collaboratively curate and analyze large datasets. Inspired by software version control systems like git, we propose (a) a dataset version control system, giving users the ability to create, branch, merge, difference and search large, divergent collections of datasets, and (b) a platform, DataHub, that gives users the ability to perform collaborative data analysis building on this version control system. We outline the challenges in providing dataset version control at scale.Comment: 7 page

Observational study to characterize socio-demographic data and clinical presentation in patients with acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a common inflammatory disease with high global morbidity and mortality. It is characterized by poorly reversible airway obstruction. The major risk factor associated is smoke exposure which leads to chronic respiratory failure. Various chronic medical conditions commonly coexisting with COPD include coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, osteoporosis and muscle weakness. Co-morbid conditions should be managed appropriately along with treatment of COPD. Present observational study was undertaken to characterize socio-demographic data, clinical presentation and possible co-morbidities (cardiac, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension) in COPD patients. The observed data was analyzed to study prevalence of all parameters gender wise and relation with diagnostic technique i.e. chest X-ray and electrocardiography (ECG) for cardiac screening. Therefore, in the following study, elderly and male patients were prominently affected by COPD with common symptoms of cough, breathlessness, expectoration, fever and chest pain. Diabetes is one of the co-morbidities observed in this set of patients. Hence, random blood sugar (RBS) and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) parameters were deranged in this cohort of patients. Additionally, ECG was also observed to be abnormal in few patients. Conclusively, this study highlighted various demographic features, clinical symptoms and comorbidities responsible for health burden of COPD patients

Healing Effect of Propolis in Medicine and Dentistry: A review

Propolis is a natural product derived from plant resins collected by honeybees. Propolis has maintained its popularity over a long period of time.  The pharmacologically active molecules are flavonoids, phenolic acids, and their esters. Propolis has a degree of anti microbial action against fungi such as Candida Albicans and some bacteria including a range of oral micro organisms and viruses and may be as effective as acyclovir against herpes simplex virus. In addition, propolis and its components have anti-inflammatory, immunomodulatory activities, and antitumor activity. In dentistry, Propolis has been used in dentifrices, as a storage medium for teeth that have avulsed, in periodontal therapy . Its use in canal debridement for endodontic procedures has been explored. Because of its strong, anti-infective activity, propolis has often been called a natural antibiotic.†Many studies show its strong inhibitory effect on a wide variety of pathogenic organisms.Propolis extract used as mouth rinse procure  anti microbial activity against streptococcus mutans present in the oral cavity. Subgingival irrigation with Propolis extract as an adjunct to periodontal treatment may also be more effective than scaling and root planning alone. Propolis extract possesses anti-plaque activity and improves gingival health. The extract might be used as an alternative measure to prevent periodontal and gingival problems.It has promising role in future medicine as well as dentistry

Neem : A Boon in Medical and Dental Therapies: A review

In traditional medicine most of the diseases have been treated by administration of plant or plant product. Neem, the versatile medicinal plant is the unique source of various compounds. It is considered as a valuable source of unique natural products for development of medicines against various diseases and also for the development of industrial products. Neem, an elegant medicinal plant was found to be the source of various bioactive compounds of medicinal and cosmetic importance. Each part of the neem tree has some medicinal property. This review gives a bird's eye view mainly on the biological activities of the neem and some of their compounds isolated, pharmacological actions of the neem extracts, and plausible medicinal and dental applications