Gluteal rhabdomyosarcoma in a newborn – A case report

Rhabdomyosarcoma is the most common soft tissue malignancy of childhood; however, can be seen very rarelyin the neonatal period also. It may arise anywhere in the body; head and neck, and genitourinary regions beingthe most frequent sites. Truncal and gluteal rhabdomyosarcoma is relatively rare occurrence. We report aneonate with embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma arising from the gluteal muscles at birth. Ultrasonography andMagnetic resonance imaging raised the possibility of hemangioma lymhangioma. Total excision was done andchemotherapy given. The child had a recurrence after 6 months where the nodule along with the scar wasexcised. A chemoport was introduced and the child underwent further 4 cycles of chemotherapy afterrecurrence. He is well on 2 years follow up without any disability

Frequencies of feline blood types in Hungary

Feline blood group determination is done as a routine diagnostic method in numerous countries. Blood transfusion reactions and feline neonatal isoerythrolysis (FNI) can be avoided with the identification of different feline blood groups. The present study is the first investigation in Hungary during which 100 cats have been examined from all over the country. These cats were out of six breeds: European domestic shorthair, Persian mix, Persian, Abyssinian, Siamese and British shorthair. In the Hungarian feline population European domestic shorthair are most common but other breeds also occur. European domestic shorthair, Persian mix, Abyssinian, Siamese and British shorthair individuals all belonged to blood type A (100%). Blood type B was found very rarely and only in Persian cats. One-third of the Persian cats were categorised into blood type B, whilst type AB was not found during the study

The development of cross-cultural recognition of vocal emotion during childhood and adolescence

Humans have an innate set of emotions recognised universally. However, emotion recognition also depends on socio-cultural rules. Although adults recognise vocal emotions universally, they identify emotions more accurately in their native language. We examined developmental trajectories of universal vocal emotion recognition in children. Eighty native English speakers completed a vocal emotion recognition task in their native language (English) and foreign languages (Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic) expressing anger, happiness, sadness, fear, and neutrality. Emotion recognition was compared across 8-to-10, 11-to-13-year-olds, and adults. Measures of behavioural and emotional problems were also taken. Results showed that although emotion recognition was above chance for all languages, native English speaking children were more accurate in recognising vocal emotions in their native language. There was a larger improvement in recognising vocal emotion from the native language during adolescence. Vocal anger recognition did not improve with age for the non-native languages. This is the first study to demonstrate universality of vocal emotion recognition in children whilst supporting an “in-group advantage” for more accurate recognition in the native language. Findings highlight the role of experience in emotion recognition, have implications for child development in modern multicultural societies and address important theoretical questions about the nature of emotions

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Not AvailableRanges and pastures are the backbone of the animal rearing in arid zone. The climatic adversities, fodder availability for large animal population in the region completely depends on these pastures. Heavy grazing pressure, poor management and poor rainfall conditions are only responsible for poor yield and low carrying capacity (0.68 ACU ha-1) of these ranges and grasslands. The restoration by reseeding and introduction of perennial grasses, shrubs and bushes are the only option for increasing the productivity. Response to 20 kg N ha-1 application to grasses appeared to be favorable in arid regions having less than 300 mm rainfall. Growing trees such as Prosopis cineraria, Acacia nilotica and Ziziphus nummularia, and grasses Cenchrus ciliaris, C. setigerus, Dactyloctenium scindicum, Panicum antidotale, and Lasiurus scindicus together has also been a traditional practice in the Thar Desert. The agri-horti-silvicultural system having fruit trees + fodder crops + fast growing nitrogen fixers tree species providing good fodder for animals is another option for increasing the intensity of crops and increase productivity per unit area. Additionally, grazing management like rotational grazing is most important for maintaining the sustainable production.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableRanges and pastures are the backbone of the animal rearing in arid zone. The climatic adversities, fodder availability for large animal population in the region completely depends on these pastures. Heavy grazing pressure, poor management and poor rainfall conditions are only responsible for poor yield and low carrying capacity (0.68 ACU ha-1) of these ranges and grasslands. The restoration by reseeding and introduction of perennial grasses, shrubs and bushes are the only option for increasing the productivity. Response to 20 kg N ha-1 application to grasses appeared to be favorable in arid regions having less than 300 mm rainfall. Growing trees such as Prosopis cineraria, Acacia nilotica and Ziziphus nummularia, and grasses Cenchrus ciliaris, C. setigerus, Dactyloctenium scindicum, Panicum antidotale, and Lasiurus scindicus together has also been a traditional practice in the Thar Desert. The agri-horti-silvicultural system having fruit trees + fodder crops + fast growing nitrogen fixers tree species providing good fodder for animals is another option for increasing the intensity of crops and increase productivity per unit area. Additionally, grazing management like rotational grazing is most important for maintaining the sustainable production.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableIn this paper, a PRAstudy was carried out in Khorwad watershed located on the bank of the river Mahi in Umreth taluka of Anand district in Gujarat state during December, 2011. The farmers’ perception towards adoption of bamboo in Mahi ravineswas studied with the help of PRAtechniques in detail. Mapping of social habitation and resources availability in Khorwad watershed was done. It was found out that few farmers of Khorward watershed were cultivating bamboo in ravine wastelands and boundaries of their farms, whereas they were cultivating crops and fruits trees on leveled lands on upper side of Mahi ravines. Seasonal analysis of bamboo cultivation activities in Mahi ravines is also dealt in the paper. The different activities of bamboo cultivation were carried out by the farmers and they were very much busy in the month of April to June. The transect walk was also carried out along with the local farmers to verify and observe the information provided by the villagers during PRA exercise. The preference of bamboo adoption inMahi ravines by the farmers was studied and it was found out that the 33.3 per cent of farmers of Khorwad village preferred bamboo plantation in ravine beds. A few farmers of other villages preferred bamboo plantation in ravine wastelands. The problems faced by farmers in bamboo adoption in Mahi ravines were found out with the help of matrix analysis technique. The farmers of Khorwad watershed perceived the wild animals attack and termite attack as major problems in theMahi ravines area in bamboo cultivation.Not Availabl

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Not AvailableRanges and pastures are the backbone of the animal rearing in arid zone. The climatic adversities, fodder availability for large animal population in the region completely depends on these pastures. Heavy grazing pressure, poor management and poor rainfall conditions are only responsible for poor yield and low carrying capacity (0.68 ACU ha-1) of these ranges and grasslands. The restoration by reseeding and introduction of perennial grasses, shrubs and bushes are the only option for increasing the productivity. Response to 20 kg N ha-1 application to grasses appeared to be favorable in arid regions having less than 300 mm rainfall. Growing trees such as Prosopis cineraria, Acacia nilotica and Ziziphus nummularia, and grasses Cenchrus ciliaris, C. setigerus, Dactyloctenium scindicum, Panicum antidotale, and Lasiurus scindicus together has also been a traditional practice in the Thar Desert. The agri-horti-silvicultural system having fruit trees + fodder crops + fast growing nitrogen fixers tree species providing good fodder for animals is another option for increasing the intensity of crops and increase productivity per unit area. Additionally, grazing management like rotational grazing is most important for maintaining the sustainable production.Not Availabl

Quantitative estimation of the strength of specific interactions in polyurethane elastomers, and their effect on structure and properties

Two sets of segmented polyurethane (PU) elastomers were prepared from crystalline MDI, butanediol and a polyester or a polyether polyol, respectively. The molar mass of both polyols was 1000 g/mol. The –OH functional group ratio of polyol/total diol was kept constant at a value of 0.4, while the ratio of the isocyanate and hydroxyl groups (NCO/OH) changed between 0.90 and 1.15 in the polyester, and 0.94 and 1.15 in the polyether polyurethanes, respectively. One step bulk polymerization was carried out in an internal mixer and the samples were compression molded for testing. Advanced molecular modeling was used to estimate the strength of various specific interactions quantitatively in the polymers studied. Fifteen different specific interactions were identified in polyester while thirteen in polyether PU considering only hydrogen bonds. Estimated binding enthalpy changes between 11 and 26 kJ/mol. The results proved that hard–soft and not hard–hard segment interactions control phase separation of linear segmented polyurethanes. A new model was developed to quantify the relative importance of specific interactions acting between the two types of segments. The calculations predicted better solubility of the soft phase in hard domains in polyester than in polyether polyurethanes. Besides the mutual solubility of the phases, their size and mechanical properties also depend on these interactions shown by the study of phase structure using a novel combination of various methods in a wide length scale. Properties are determined by different aspects of morphology. Transparency depends on the amount of ordered hard phase, stiffness and hardness on phase composition, while ultimate properties on stoichiometry, which determines molecular weight and the number of physical cross-link point