Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis

Idiopathic hypertrophic pachymeningitis is a rare form of granulomatous meningitis. It is mainly a diagnosis by exclusion. Here we are presenting a case of a young female presented with multiple cranial nerve palsies who was diagnosed to have hypertrophic pachymeningitis with the help of MRI brain. All available investigations showed negative results and so possibility of Idiopathic Hypertrophic Pachymeningitis was considered. The patient responded well to steroid therapy

Risk Assessment and Strengths Based Case Management in Elderly Care– Scope of Social Work Practice

Social workers have a significant role in ensuring the wellbeing of older people. Social work brings a range of specialized skills and methods of interventions in improving the quality of life of older adults. Conducting proper assessment is an important task of social workers while engaging in the provision of support services. In contrast to the ubiquitous deficit-based assessments, strengths-based assessments provide social work practitioners with methods to assess strengths and abilities and thereby develop strengths-based interventions. Though risk-assessment is necessary to prevent problems occurring, understanding clients’ strengths is an integral resource in the helping process. Assessments giving equal importance to risks and strengths are inevitable in formulating and implementing specific activities to facilitate their independent living in the community. This paper highlights the significance of biopsychosocial assessment, risks/strengths assessment and strengths-based case management of older adults. This paper also presents an inventory of risks and strengths reported by older adults who attended case work and counselling sessions with the author during her role as a social worker in a multidisciplinary community health care setting in Australia

Seasonal variation in yield and yield contributing characters of selected cocoa clones

Cocoa, the only source of chocolate, is divided into three groups viz. Forastero, Criollo and Trinitario. This study was taken up to gauge the performance of 12 years old cocoa clones of three types. Among these, Forastero was found to perform well under tropical conditions in all three seasons. The performance of Forastero was unrivaled with pod weight 429.95 g and wet bean weight 117.79 g. All three varieties performed well under post-monsoon season exploiting advantages of monsoon. When correlated with weather, it was observed that number of rainy days, rainfall and relative humidity had a negative correlation with number of pods, whereas mean sunshine hours had a positive correlation with pod weight, wet bean weight, and TSS. In order to comprehend the significance of weather parameters, canonical correlation was estimated. The high value indicated that all the weather parameters influenced the characters to a great extent. Rainfall, temperature and relative humidity were the three climatic factors influencing the yield parameters. High R2 value obtained in prediction model suggested that it could be efficiently used in the prediction of yield and yield contributing characters of cocoa. &nbsp

Hydrothermal synthesis and characterization of new one-dimensional tellurates, A₂[Te₃O₈(OH)₄] (A = Cs, Rb, K, Na)

2244-2249New isostructural tellurates, A2[Te3O8(OH)4] (A = Cs, Rb, K, Na), have been synthesized under hydrothermal conditions and characterized by X-ray diffraction, thermal and infrared spectroscopic studies. These compounds contain, as determined from single crystal X-ray diffraction study of the potassium compound, linear [Te3O8(OH)4 ]2- anions and, for charge compensation, A+ ions. Alkali metal ions of these tellurates undergo a partial ion exchange with one another

Noemacheilus menoni, a new species of fish from Malappara, Periyar Tiger Reserve, Kerala

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Not AvailableStudy was conducted to enhance storage life of cocoa (Theobroma cocoa L.) seeds through encapsulation and germination inhibition at College of Forestry, Kerala, India. The extracted embryonic axes of the seeds were encapsulated with calcium alginate and kept under different storage media alone as well as in combination with osmolytes under varying levels of relative humidity. Embryonic axes with quarter potion of cotyledon were ideal for preparation of synthetic seeds. Among different storage media, greater longevity and viability were observed in ½ MS media while least longevity was observed in dry cotton. Maximum longevity of 70 days was observed in synthetic seeds stored in cotton with 250 mM sorbitol. Longevity was less than 10 days in dry cotton due to absence of moisture content. The incorporation of MS media in the encapsulation reduced the longevity of synthetic seeds. In addition, MS media was found to reduce the activity of inhibitor. Addition sobitol (250 mM; 500 mM) in the encapsulation media enhanced longevity to 65 days. Duration of desiccation was positively correlated with seed longevity. Synthetic seeds stored with wet cotton and 250 mM sorbitol for 55 days and transferred to wet cotton for germination had longevity of 89 days with 80% germination. The results of present study indicate that it is possible to enhance the storage life of cocoa seeds from two weeks to three months by encapsulation and altering storage environment.Not Availabl

Behavioural Intention of Students to Enrol for Integrated and Honours Programmes as per NEP 2020

National Education Policy 2020 perceives an education system grounded in Indian ethos that significantly contributes to transforming India, or Bharat, sustainably into an inclusive and dynamic knowledge community by offering high-quality education for all, thereby attempting to make India a global knowledge superpower. The development of India into a democratic, just, socially conscious, cultured, and compassionate country preserving liberty, equality, fraternity, and justice for all envisioned in its Constitution depends greatly on higher education. In addition to developing well-rounded individuals with critical 21st-century skills in the arts, humanities, languages, sciences, social sciences, professional, technical, and vocational fields, such education will also foster an ethic of social engagement, soft skills as well as a rigorous specialisation in a particular field or fields. NEP 2020 will open a new horizon to young graduates by focusing on better teaching-learning methods and revolutionising the higher education sector. Since these calls for a major change in the traditional undergraduate programmes, it is essential to understand students’ perceptions towards this move and how they respond to such a change. This study aims to understand the behavioural intention of students to opt for integrated and honours programmes as envisaged by the NEP. The study adopted an exploratory as well as a descriptive research design. Sample respondents selected for the current study are the students pursuing their Plus-two course or those who completed it, waiting for their higher education in Kerala. The study results revealed that the behavioural intention of students to enrol for integrated and honours programmes is influenced by many factors: their perceived enjoyment, innovation anxiety, self-efficacy, performance expectancy, ease of learning, and usefulness

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