SOFT TOOL DEVELOPEMENT FOR CHARACTERIZATION OF LUNG NODULE FROM CHEST X-RAY IMAGE

CAD (Computer Aided Diagnosis) is a concept established by taking into account equally the roles of physician and computer to comment on disease. With CAD system, the performance given by computer does not have to be comparable to or better than that by physician, but need to be complementary to that by physician. To reduce the false positive and false negative diagnosis in determining whether the tumor is malignant or benign, doctors are taking help of CAD system. CAD using image processing technique has become one of the major research subjects in medical imaging and diagnostic radiology. Radiologist uses the CAD system output as a ‘second opinion’ and make the final decision to conform the disease. In present paper, suspicious area is segmented from the chest X-ray image after doing pre-processing of the image. Characterization of lung nodule means describing distinctive essential features. By doing segmentation, the features are extracted from the segmented region. All features are calculated from their respective mathematical formulas. Calculated features values vary according to arrangement of pixels in the image. Further this information can be used as an input to the CAD system for determining whether the segmented suspicious tumor area is malignant or benign. The proposed system will not replace the doctor’s role in detection of cancer but it will help doctor to take correct decision in short time with accuracy. It will act as second opinion before conformation of cancer

Osmolytes: Proline metabolism in plants as sensors of abiotic stress

Proline accumulation occurs in a large range of plant species in retaliation to the numerous abiotic stresses. An exclusive research pattern suggests there is a pragmatic relation between proline accumulation and plant stress tolerance. In this review, we will discuss the metabolism of proline accumulation and its role in stress tolerance in plants. Pertaining to the literature cited clearly indicates that not only does it acts as an osmolyte, it also plays important roles during stress as a metal chelator and an antioxidative defence molecule. Moreover, when applied exogenously at low concentrations, proline enhanced stress tolerance in plants. However, some reports point out adverse effects of proline when applied at higher doses. Role of proline gene in seed germination, flowering and other developmental programmes; thus creation of transgene overexpressing this gene would provide better and robust plants. In this context this review gives a detailed account of different proline gene over-expressed in all the trans-genic crops so far

Low-energy Antiproton Interaction with Helium

An ab initio potential for the interaction of the neutral helium atom with antiprotons and protons is calculated using the Born-Oppenheimer approximation. Using this potential, the annihilation cross section for antiprotons in the energy range 0.01 microvolt to 1 eV is calculated.Comment: 13 pages, 7 figures, LaTe

DETERMINATION OF ATORVASTATIN CALCIUM IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS BY REVERSE PHASE-HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY

A simple, sensitive and reproducible reverse-phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method has been developed for the quantitative estimation of Atorvastatin calcium in the pharmaceutical formulations. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a 250 × 4.6 mm, 5μ, Waters symmetry column. The flow rate was 1ml/min and eluent was monitored by absorbance at 246 nm using a mixture of Methanol and Acetonitrile (pH 3.

Molecular detection of Wolbachia endosymbiont in reptiles and their ectoparasites

Wolbachia, a maternally transmitted Gram-negative endosymbiont of onchocercid nematodes and arthropods, has a role in the biology of their host; thus it has been exploited for the filariasis treatment in humans. To assess the presence and prevalence of this endosymbiont in reptiles and their ectoparasites, blood and tail tissue as well as ticks and mites collected from them were molecularly screened for Wolbachia DNA using two sets of primers targeting partial 16S rRNA and Wolbachia surface protein (wsp) genes. Positive samples were screened for the partial 12S rRNA and cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 (cox1) genes for filarioids. Of the different species of lizards (Podarcis siculus, Podarcis muralis and Lacerta bilineata) and snakes (Elaphe quatuorlineata and Boa constrictor constrictor) screened from three collection sites, only P. siculus scored positive for Wolbachia 16S rRNA. Among ectoparasites collected from reptiles (Ixodes ricinus ticks and Neotrombicula autumnalis, Ophionyssus sauracum and Ophionyssus natricis mites), I. ricinus (n = 4; 2.8%; 95% CI, 0.9–7) from P. siculus, N. autumnalis (n = 2 each; 2.8%; 95% CI, 0.9–6.5) from P. siculus and P. muralis and O. natricis (n = 1; 14.3%; 95% CI, 0.7–55.4) from Boa constrictor constrictor scored positive for Wolbachia DNA. None of the positive Wolbachia samples scored positive for filarioids. This represents the first report of Wolbachia in reptilian hosts and their ectoparasites, which follows a single identification in the intestinal cells of a filarioid associated with a gecko. This data could contribute to better understand the reptile filarioid-Wolbachia association and to unveil the evolutionary pattern of Wolbachia in its filarial host

STABILITY-INDICATING RP-HPLC METHOD FOR ANALYSIS OF TELMISARTAN IN THE DOSAGE FORM

A simple, rapid, precise, rapid, sensitive and reproducible reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method has been developed for quantitative analysis of Telmisartan (TELM) in pharmaceutical dosage forms. Chromatographic separation of TELM and its degradation products was achieved on a C18, 250 × 4.6 mm, 5μ, Waters symmetry column

DETERMINATION OF TELMISARTAN AND FORCED DEGRADATION BEHAVIOR BY RP-HPLC IN TABLET DOSAGE FORM

A simple, rapid, precise, rapid, sensitive and reproducible reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic (RP-HPLC) method for determination of Telmisartan in tablet dosage form was developed and validated. Chromatographic separation was achieved on a 250 × 4.6 mm, 5μ, Waters symmetry column in gradient mode, with mobile phase consisting of a mixture of solution (10 mM potassium dihydrogen phosphate, pH 3.