Antifungal properties of extracts of Ocimum tenuiflorum and Datura stramonium against some vegetable pathogenic fungi

A study was carried out to evaluate the antifungal properties of Ocimum tenuiflorum (also known as Ocimum sanctum) and Datura stramonium extracts on Fusarium oxysporum and Rhizopus stolonifer using the well in agar method. The in vitro studies have been performed by using leaf, stem bark and root bark chloroform, alcoholic and aqueous extracts. All extracts showed antifungal activity. The stem bark alcoholic extract of D. stramonium showed maximum activity; while minimum activity was observed with root aqueous extract of O. tenuiflorum against the fungi under investigation. Results showed that radial growth in all the test organisms was impaired by the addition of the extracts in the culture medium used. The test organisms differed in their reaction to the different extracts but on the whole, growth inhibition increased with the concentration of each extract. The antifungal activity for both the plants and for both the organisms was found is in increasing order i.e. root bark < leaves < stem bark

Critical Analysis of Clinical Document Clustering Technique with Special Reference to Non-Matrix Factorization

Clinical records containing significant prescription and side effect data, a huge number of documents are normally analyzed. A critical piece of the data in those reports contains unstructured substance, whose examination by PC assessors is difficult to be performed. We proposed a joining system for isolating medication names and sign names from clinical notes by applying Nonnegative Matrix Factorization (NMF) and multi-see NMF to bundle clinical notes into vital gatherings reliant on test incorporate networks. Our exploratory outcomes demonstrate that multi-see NMF is a best technique for clinical record bunching. In addition, we find that utilizing extricated prescription/side effect names to group clinical archives beats simply utilizing words. Bunching calculations are regularly utilized for exploratory information examination. Vast measure of information investigated

Chondroid Syringoma of Dorsum of the Nose

IntroductionChondroid syrigomas are rare, usually benign tumors occurring predominantly in the head and neck area. These are also known as mixed tumors of skin. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult and generally histopathology examination confirms the diagnosis.  The usual presentation is that of a slowly growing mass.Case ReportA rare case of chondroid syringoma on dorsum of external nose in 30 year old female patient   is presented.DiscussionChondroid syringoma presents as slow‐growing, painless, subcutaneous or intracutaneous nodule in middle‐aged adult males. The tumor is often initially confused with more common dermatologic skin disorders such as sebaceous cysts, dermoid cysts, neurofibromas, dermatofibromas, basal cell carcinoma, histiocytoma and seborrheic keratosis. The treatment of choice is surgical excision with negative margins with follow-up to detect recurrences

Frontoethmoid Mucocele causing Unilateral Proptosis

Introduction  Mucoceles occur most frequently in the frontal and ethmoidal sinuses, without gender prevalence. Presenting symptoms can include facial pain, headache, nasal obstruction, diplopia, decreased visual acuity, orbital globe displacement, facial swelling and meningitis, depending on the anatomic area involved. The gold standard in terms of diagnostic precision is computed tomography scan. Case Report The present study describes case of frontoethmoidal mucocele with orbital involvement that was treated by transnasal endoscopic approach obtaining good outcomes, demonstrating safety and efficacy of this surgical approach. Conclusion  Transnasal endoscopic management of mucoceles is preferred due to minimal trauma and less morbidity

Influence of different palladium precursors on the properties of solution-combustion-synthesized palladium/ceria catalysts for methane combustion

A series of Pd/CeO2 catalysts was prepared by solution combustion synthesis (SCS) using different Pd precursors. The powders were characterized by complementary techniques such as BET surface area measurements, X-Ray diffraction analysis, X-Ray photoelectron spectroscopy, temperature-programmed reduction, temperature-programmed oxidation, and high-resolution TEM. The results obtained evidenced the formation of a Pd-Ce solid solution on all SCS samples. This solid solution is in the form of an ordered supercell structure only in the SCS catalyst prepared from palladium nitrate. This was correlated to the heat of reaction between Pd(NO3)(2) and the fuel. The samples were tested for methane catalytic combustion, and the reaction rates on all SCS samples were approximately twice that of the impregnated counterpart, irrespective of the precursor. This was attributed to the presence of the Pd-O-Ce solid solution, which gave rise to strong Pd-ceria interactions.Postprint (author's final draft

Cardiogenic shock following Dacryocystorhinostomy- an Alarming Experience

This is a case report of 40 year old patient, posted for dacryocystorhinostomy (DCR), who suffered ventricular tachycardia and pulmonary oedema, after sub mucosal intranasal application of epinephrine soaked pellets under general anesthesia

Chondroid Syringoma of Dorsum of the Nose

IntroductionChondroid syrigomas are rare, usually benign tumors occurring predominantly in the head and neck area. These are also known as mixed tumors of skin. Preoperative diagnosis is difficult and generally histopathology examination confirms the diagnosis.  The usual presentation is that of a slowly growing mass.Case ReportA rare case of chondroid syringoma on dorsum of external nose in 30 year old female patient   is presented.DiscussionChondroid syringoma presents as slow‐growing, painless, subcutaneous or intracutaneous nodule in middle‐aged adult males. The tumor is often initially confused with more common dermatologic skin disorders such as sebaceous cysts, dermoid cysts, neurofibromas, dermatofibromas, basal cell carcinoma, histiocytoma and seborrheic keratosis. The treatment of choice is surgical excision with negative margins with follow-up to detect recurrences

Frontoethmoid Mucocele causing Unilateral Proptosis

Introduction  Mucoceles occur most frequently in the frontal and ethmoidal sinuses, without gender prevalence. Presenting symptoms can include facial pain, headache, nasal obstruction, diplopia, decreased visual acuity, orbital globe displacement, facial swelling and meningitis, depending on the anatomic area involved. The gold standard in terms of diagnostic precision is computed tomography scan. Case Report The present study describes case of frontoethmoidal mucocele with orbital involvement that was treated by transnasal endoscopic approach obtaining good outcomes, demonstrating safety and efficacy of this surgical approach. Conclusion  Transnasal endoscopic management of mucoceles is preferred due to minimal trauma and less morbidity