Morphometric Studies on Euphlyctis Cyanophlyctis (schneider, 1799)

Statistical analysis with traditional morphometry was performed to analyse the intra population variation in Euphlyctiscyanophlyctis(Anura:Dicroglossidae) from Pearl valley(N 12°41'E 77°39') of Anekaltaluk, Bangalore Urban district. Random samples (N=10) of individualswere collected from different sites to measure 11 morphometric parameters. Significant correlation was obtained between the parameters viz., snout vent length, head length, head width, eye diameter, tympanic diameter, eye- nasal distance, inter-orbital distance, thigh length, foot length, first finger length and first toe length. Regression analysis were performed for two morphometric variables viz., head length and the Snout vent length and fitted regression equation y=0.477x - 0.670 (R² =0.302) was obtained for the specie

Functional and Radiological Outcome of Periprosthetic Fractures following Primary Hip Arthroplasty

INTRODUCTION: Periprosthetic fractures of the femur after hip arthroplasty represent a difficult treatment challenge. The results of management of periprosthetic fractures have varied greatly due to factors such as bone quality, fracture pattern and method of treatment including non operative measures, reduction fixation, or revision surgery. These treatments have historically been fraught with high incidence of complications, treatment failures and compromised outcomes. Despite these problems, surgical treatment has become the standard in treating the majority of periprosthetic femur fracture. AIM OF THE STUDY: To assess the functional outcome of patient who underwent treatment for periprosthetic fracture following hip arthroplasty. MATERIALS AND METHODS: It is a prospective and retrospective study of 15 patients, 12 male and 3 female, conducted in Government Kilpauk Medical College and Hospital, with average follow up was 12 months. Outcome was analyzed functionally by HARRIS HIP SCORE and radiologically. Inclusion Criteria: Patient who underwent treatment for periprosthetic fractures following hip arthroplasty. Age >18 years. Exclusion Criteria: Medically unfit patients, Age<18years, periprosthetic fractures following Revision THR. Instruments: Revision long stem. Locking plate, SS wire. RESULTS: Out of 23 patients, 2 showed excellent, 3 patients showed good outcome, 7 showed fair outcomes, 3 showed poor outcome.4 patient died during follow up, 4 patient were lost in follow up. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates good functional outcome in periprosthetic fracture with few complications

Testudines of India: A Review on Diversity, Threats and Conservation Initiatives

The present review is a collection of the available literature resources related to Testudines of India. Different aspects of diversity studies pertaining to turtles in India is presented in this review along with threats and conservation initiatives in different parts of India in different timeline

Intraspecific Variation in Shell Morphometry of Bellamya Dissimilis (Mueller, 1774) (Architaenioglossa: Viviparidae) from Three Different Lakes of Bangalore Urban District

Gastropda is the largest class in the phylum mollusca comprising of shelled organisms. Most gastropodan snails and clams are filter feeders and play an important role in the freshwater ecosystems by maintaining the water system clean. The present study is in relation to the fresh water snail, Bellamya dissimilis (= Idiopoma dissimilisis) commonly found in freshwater streams, ponds, stagnant water etc. It is native to India; Myanmar; Sri Lanka; Thailand (Map 1 from IUCN Redlist v2013.2) and reported from different parts of India (punenvis.nic.in; higharcs.org)

Shell Banding Pattern and Chromosomal Studies on the Giant African Snail, Achatina Fulica (Bowdich) (Achatinidae: Gastropoda)

A pioneer report on the shell banding, chirality (shell coiling) and chromosomal studies on populations of the giant African snail, Achatina fulica (Bowdich) (Achatinidae: Gastropoda) occurring in Bengaluru region is detailed in this paper. Shell coiling in A. fulica was found to be dextral and significant variation in banding pattern within and between populations was observed. The chromosome number from well spread diakinesis and metaphase stages of meiosis in ovotestis is found to be n=30 and 2n=60, which is similar to earlier works, also the similarity in different stages is in agreement with the earlier reports

The Importance of Multimodal Emotion Conditioning and Affect Consistency for Embodied Conversational Agents

Previous studies regarding the perception of emotions for embodied virtual agents have shown the effectiveness of using virtual characters in conveying emotions through interactions with humans. However, creating an autonomous embodied conversational agent with expressive behaviors presents two major challenges. The first challenge is the difficulty of synthesizing the conversational behaviors for each modality that are as expressive as real human behaviors. The second challenge is that the affects are modeled independently, which makes it difficult to generate multimodal responses with consistent emotions across all modalities. In this work, we propose a conceptual framework, ACTOR (Affect-Consistent mulTimodal behaviOR generation), that aims to increase the perception of affects by generating multimodal behaviors conditioned on a consistent driving affect. We have conducted a user study with 199 participants to assess how the average person judges the affects perceived from multimodal behaviors that are consistent and inconsistent with respect to a driving affect. The result shows that among all model conditions, our affect-consistent framework receives the highest Likert scores for the perception of driving affects. Our statistical analysis suggests that making a modality affect-inconsistent significantly decreases the perception of driving affects. We also observe that multimodal behaviors conditioned on consistent affects are more expressive compared to behaviors with inconsistent affects. Therefore, we conclude that multimodal emotion conditioning and affect consistency are vital to enhancing the perception of affects for embodied conversational agents

An uncommon variant of rare type of muscular dystrophy

The muscular dystrophies are a group of hereditary degenerative diseases characterised by progressive myopathy. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare genetically heterogenous type of muscular dystrophy characterized by early contractures (especially in the neck, elbows and ankles), slowly progressing muscle weakness more prominent in humeroperoneal region, onset in early childhood and cardiac problems. Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is commonly inherited in an X linked recessive pattern and rarely autosomal dominant inheritance or autosomal recessive fashion. Here we report a case of autosomal recessive type of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy from our hospital

Medicinal Plants Diversity in Muthathi Wild Life Sanctuary, Karnataka, India

Muthathi is a dense and dry deciduous forest, which is the home of Cauvery Wild Life Sanctuary. In this study the outcome documentation of medicinal plants and its diversity uses in Muthathi Wild Life Sanctuary (MWLS) and inclusive forest is reported. Conventional medicines or traditional medicines are very important part of an Indian culture. Information related to different plants which are used by confined community in the treatment of many common diseases in the area was collected. Records on the use of medicinal plants are collected using structured interview of about local healers and thorough observations and conversations with local communities. The most frequent ailments described are anti-cancer, anti-diabetes, anti-inflammatory, peptic ulcer, jaundice, skin and urinary problems. This study presents new research determinations and perceptions on the search for new drugs based on local uses of medicinal plants