SOILS OF BISWANATH COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE FARM: SURVEY AND LAND USE PLANNING

Not AvailableSoil is a unique living entity. It has its origins in physical, chemical and biological interactions between the parent materials and the atmosphere. The very existence of mankind depends on this natural resource. This resource has to be guarded against depletion of its individual intrinsic values for sustainable agricultural production. There is a growing realization on the scientific management of soil health both at the national and international level. Scientific management of soil needs location and site specific information pertaining to the nature of soil and other land resources, their constraints, potential and suitability for various crops and other uses. In this context soil survey plays an important role in exploiting the potential soil resources and basic information and principles for their better utilization. It is appreciated that our faculty members of the Department of Soil Science, AAU Jorhat and the Scientist from AICRP(DA), BNCA, AAU Biswanath Chariali have conducted a detailed soil survey of the farm of Biswanath College of Agriculture and prepared a soil survey report covering all the aspects pertaining to scientific management of the land resource. I sincerely hope that the report will provide the desired information on the soils of the area and offer the guidelines to develop better land use planning.Not Availabl

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Treatment algorithm for oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in epistaxis patients

Background and objectives: There is currently little published guidance on the management of anticoagulant and antiplatelet medication in patients admitted with epistaxis. The routine practice of withholding such medication in an attempt to control the epistaxis is common in the UK. However, this practice is not evidence-based, is often unnecessary, and can be associated with significant morbidity. This study introduces a treatment algorithm for oral anticoagulant and antiplatelet therapy in epistaxis patients, validated through a completed audit cycle. Methods: One hundred patients admitted with epistaxis to the University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust were studied via a two-audit cycle covering the implementation of a new treatment algorithm formulated jointly by the otolaryngology and haematology departments. Results: On admission, 58 per cent of patients were taking some form of anticoagulant or antiplatelet medication. The number of patients having such medication withheld decreased significantly between the two audits, for all drugs studied (i.e. aspirin, clopidogrel and warfarin). There was no significant increase in re-bleeding or re-admission rates between the audits. Conclusion: Implementation of this treatment algorithm would help standardise management for epistaxis patients taking anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs, and should reduce morbidity associated with unnecessary routine discontinuation of such medication

Pattern recognition by pentraxins

Pentraxins are a family of evolutionarily conserved pattern-recognition proteins that are made up of five identical subunits. Based on the primary structure of the subunit, the pentraxins are divided into two groups: short pentraxins and long pentraxins. C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid P-component (SAP) are the two short pentraxins. The prototype protein of the long pentraxin group is pentraxin 3 (PTX3). CRP and SAP are produced primarily in the liver while PTX3 is produced in a variery oftissues during inflammation. The main functions of short pentraxins are to recognize a variery of pathogenic agents and then to either eliminate them or neutralize their harmful effects by utilizing the complement pathways and macrophages in the host. CRP binds to modified low-densiry lipoproteins, bacterial polysaccharides, apoptotic cells, and nuclear materials. By virtue of these recognition functions, CRP participates in the resolution ofcardiovascular, infectious, and autoimmune diseases. SAP recognizes carbohydrates, nuclear substances, and amyloid fibrils and thus participates in the resolution of infectious diseases, autoimmuniry, and amyloidosis. PTX3 interacts with several ligands, including growth factors, extracellular matrix component and selected pathogens, playing a role in complement activation and facilitating pathogen recognition by phagoeytes. In addition, data in gene-targeted mice show that PTX3 is essential in female fertiliry, participating in the assembly of the cumulus oophorus extracellular matrix. PTX3 is therefore a nonredundant component ofthe humoral arm of innate immuniry as well as a tuner of inflammation. Thus, in conjunction with the other components ofinnate immuniry, the pentraxins use their pattern-recognition properry for the benefit of the host