Successful management of cesarean scar pregnancy complicated by an arteriovenous malformation

Background: Cesarean scar ectopic pregnancies are rare, with an incidence of approximately 1 in 2,000 pregnancies. The trauma of a cesarean section and a subsequent cesarean scar pregnancy can lead to the formation of an arteriovenous malformation (AVM). The resulting intractable bleeding is difficult to manage and can result in an emergent surgical intervention that could jeopardize a female's ability to become pregnant in the future

Evaluating Biophysical Attributes of Environmentally Degraded Landscapes in Northern Ethiopia using LANDSAT ETM data and GIS

Biophysical attributes of environmentally degraded landscapes in Adwa district, northern Ethiopia, were evaluated using LANDSAT ETM data and GIS. Satellite remote sensing (RS) has captured the spatial distribution and variability of Adwa land covers (75% classification accuracy, 73% Kappa statistic). GIS-based analysis of degraded land’s biophysical attributes has revealed associations between land-cover types, landform elements and major soils groups in the district. Agricultural farms were located closer to human settlements, while woodlands furthest away from settlements. Moreover, wooded croplands were found between arable and woodlands, indicating encroaching human activities through agricultural expansion. Forests and woodlands were dominant on high mountains, steep slopes and depressions, while degraded shrublands and scrublands were prominent on Leptosols and on dissected uplands and hills. On the other hand, agriculture was prominent on rolling hills and uplands, concave-shaped foot-slopes, and on the soils of the district characterized as Fluvisols and Vertisols. This study provides base-line information and add to land cover knowledge for this and similar regions. Additionally, it has identified associations among biophysical attributes in degraded Ethiopian highlands have important management implications for both under-developed and over-utilized areas.Keywords: Land cover, land degradation, soil erosion, land rehabilitation, deforestation, Ethiopian highland

Evaluation of wound healing activity of Hibiscus rosa sinensis linn in albino rats

Background: From debridement to the appearance of healthy granulation tissue is the maximum time during which the patient suffers more economically and psychologically. Due to high cost expenditure in hospitalisation, dressing material cost and loss of daily earnings during this period which puts a psychological pressure over patient and family especially in India where majority of the population is still below poverty line. Also access to quick treatment is yet not possible to majority of population living in rural with no access to basic healthcare.Methods: It was an experimental study wherein Wistar rat models were used to check for the wound healing property of Hibiscus Rosa Sinensis (HRS) compared with one of the common standard drugs of treatment for available today, betadine. To observe the wound healing property of the HRS flower extract, the experiment was divided into 2 parts i.e. excision wound model and incision wound model. The groups were treated with respective medication along with a control group of rats.Results: At the end of the experiment, it was observed that HRS flower extract increased the wound breaking strength as compared to control but not as effectively as compared to the betadine ointment.Conclusions: HRS flower extract helps in early epithelization and helps in decreasing the wound size. Betadine is associated with adverse events like life threatening allergic reactions, water retention, etc

5-HT obesity medication efficacy via POMC activation is maintained during aging

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«Jagriti Yatra»: Un viaje en tren alrededor de la India

El objetivo de este trabajo es transmitir la experiencia de haber realizado un viaje muy especial, de exploración y descubrimiento, en tren, alrededor de India: el Jagriti Yatra. Durante 15 intensos días, con más de 450 jóvenes de diversas partes de India y del mundo, pude recorrer más de 8.000 km y 15 ciudades de Norte a Sur y de Este a Oeste, visitando diferentes emprendi- mientos sociales y organizaciones que respondieron con éxito e innovación a diversos desafíos globales dentro de sus comunidades locales. Se comparte el aprendizaje de tal odisea, fruto de la observación, la diversidad y la interacción con diferentes role models y con los mismos participantes, explorando un país extenso y atrapante, con enormes desafíos y problemáticas pero también con enormes oportunidades: la India del siglo XXI