27 research outputs found
IMPACT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC AND LOCKDOWN ON THE MEAT CONSUMPTION PATTERN IN INDIA: A PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS
The people of India have a wide variety of eating habits that vary according to ethnicity, geography, and culture. The consumption of meat primarily covers the protein requirement of the Indians, and three out of four are non-vegetarians. There is a need to understand the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated countrywide lockdown on the meat consumption pattern of the Indian non-vegetarians. A countrywide survey was conducted among the consumers to study the impact of COVID-19 on the meat consumption pattern using a self-administered electronic questionnaire distributed through emails and online social networking platforms. A total of 416 responses were collected from the consumers belonging to different states and union territories. The data were analyzed as per the standard procedure. The meat consumption pattern of the non-vegetarians was found to be altered during the COVID-19 pandemic and the lockdown period. The majority of the consumers could not obtain a sufficient quantity of meat and meat products during the lockdown period due to various reasons such as the increased cost and decreased availability of livestock. The myths and rumors associated with meat consumption and the emergence of SARS-CoV-2 further weakened the meat trade in certain areas. Based on the findings of this survey, it is safe to confirm that the meat consumption pattern among Indian consumers was affected badly during the countrywide lockdown
Mapping global trends in adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cell research: a bibliometric analysis using Scopus database
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Canine platelet-rich plasma research
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Not AvailableSperm of humans, non-human primates, and other mammalian subjects is considered to
be antigenic. The effect of changes in autoimmunity on reproductive cells such as spermatozoa and
oocytes play a critical but indistinct role in fertility. Antisperm antibodies (ASAs) are invariably
present in both females and males. However, the degree of ASA occurrence may vary according to
individual and gender. Although the extent of infertility due to ASAs alone is yet to be determined,
it has been found in almost 9–12% of patients who are infertile due to different causes. Postcoital
presence of spermatozoa in the reproductive tract of women is not a contributory factor in ASA
generation. However, ASA generation may be induced by trauma to the vaginal mucosa, or by anal
or oral sex resulting in the deposition of sperm inside the digestive tract. It is strongly believed
that, in humans and other species, at least some antibodies may bind to sperm antigens, causing
infertility. This form of infertility is termed as immunological infertility, which may be accompanied
by impairment of fertility, even in individuals with normozoospermia. Researchers target ASAs for
two major reasons: (i) to elucidate the association between ASAs and infertility, the reason ASAs
causes infertility, and the mechanism underlying ASA-mediated infertility; and (ii) to assess the potential of ASAs as a contraceptive in humans in case ASAs influences infertility. Therefore, this
review explores the potential application of ASAs in the development of anti-spermatozoa vaccines for
contraceptive purposes. The usefulness of ASAs for diagnosing obstructive azoospermia, salpingitis,
and oligoasthenoteratozoospermia has been reviewed extensively. Important patents pertaining to
potential candidates for spermatozoa-derived vaccines that may be utilized as contraceptives are
discussed in depth. Antifertility vaccines, as well as treatments for ASA-related infertility, are also
highlighted. This review will address many unresolved issues regarding mechanisms involving ASAs
in the diagnosis, as well as prognoses, of male infertility. More documented scientific reports are
cited to support the mechanisms underlying the potential role of ASA in infertility. The usefulness of
sperm antigens or ASAs (recombinant) in human and wild or captive animal contraceptive vaccines
has been revealed through research but is yet to be validated via clinical testing.Not Availabl