Screening of some medicinal Plants for Antimicrobial Properties - Phytochemical and Pharmacological Studies of a Selected Medicinal Plant

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Antibacterial activity of Eucalpytus citriodora Hk. oil on few clinically important bacteria

The antibacterial activity of Eucalyptus citriodora oil was evaluated. The volatile oil was extracted by steam distillation method. The tested bacterial strains were Escherichia coli ATCC 25922, Staphylococcus aureus, Proteus mirabilis NCIM2241, Pseudomonas aeruginosa ATCC27853, Proteus vulgaris NCTC8313, Salmonella typhimurium, Enterobacter aerogenes ATCC13048, Pseudomonas testosteroni NCIM 5098, Alcaligenes fecalis, Bacillus cereus ATCC11778 and Citrobacter freundiiATCC10787. Piperacillin and Amikacin were used as the positive controls. The activity of the oil increased with increase in concentration but decreased after a certain level. The study suggests that isolation of the active compound from oil would give more satisfactory and promising results

Difference Cordial of Operational Graph Related to Cycle

Let G be a (p; q) graph. A bijective vertex labeling function f : V (G) ! f1; 2;pg is called adifference cordial labeling if for each edge uv, assign thelabel jf(u) f(v)j then jef (0) ef (1)j 1, where ef (1)and ef (0) denote the number of edges labeled with 1 and not labeled with 1 respectively. A graph with a difference cordial labeling is called a difference cordial graph. In this paper, we prove that cycle with one chord, cycle with twin chords and cycle with triangle admit difference cordial labeling

Clinical and radiological outcome of arthrocentesis followed by autologous blood injection for treatment of chronic recurrent temporomandibular joint dislocation

This study was conducted to evaluate the functional outcome and MRI findings of arthrocentsis followed by autologous blood injection (ABI) into the joint space for management of chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation. Total ten patients with bilateral chronic recurrent condylar dislocation were included in the study. Arthrocentesis of both TMJ was performed on each patient, followed by the injection of 2 ml of autologous blood into the superior joint compartment and 1 ml onto the outer surface of the joint capsule. Preoperative and postoperative assessment included; thorough history, clinical examination of TMJ, maximal mouth opening, frequency of dislocation, TMJ radiographs (open and closed mouth position), MRI, recurrence and presence of facial nerve paralysis. At the end of 3 months follow-up 8 patients (80%) had successful outcome with no further episodes of dislocation, whereas two patients reported with recurrence. Post-operative MRI showed significant improvement after ABI, compared to pre-operative MRI. There were no degenerative changes to the bony and soft tissue components of TMJ. ABI is a simple, safe, minimally invasive and cost-effective technique for treatment of chronic recurrent TMJ dislocation. MRI evaluation showed an improvement in the anatomical and spatial relationship of the osseous and soft tissue components of the TMJ

Biodegradable Protein-Based Photoelectrochemical Cells with Biopolymer Composite Electrodes That Enable Recovery of Valuable Metals

The development of new technologies that use sunlight as an energy source is adding to pressure on finite natural resources and the challenges of recycling and disposal. Looking to nature for material assistance, we describe a proof-of-concept flexible and biodegradable photoelectrochemical cell based almost entirely on pigments, proteins, polysaccharides, and graphene platelets. In addition to being largely environmentally benign, such devices present opportunities for the recovery of valuable components such as, in the present case, the geologically scarce metal indium and the precious metal gold. Recovery is achieved through dissolution in ethanol followed by physical separation of the heavy element, leaving a residue made up from common elements that can be recycled through natural biodegradation. Potential applications for flexible, biomolecule-based photoelectrochemical cells are considered

A CROSS-SECTIONAL PHARMACOVIGILANCE STUDY ON ADVERSE DRUG REACTION IN A TERTIARY CARE TEACHING HOSPITAL

Objectives: This study was conducted to identify and report the adverse drug reactions (ADRs) which are occurring in pediatric and medicine departments in a tertiary care hospital at Vadodara. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted for 6 months in-patient at a tertiary care teaching hospital. We enrolled the patients based on inclusion criteria and data was analyzed with the help of MS excel 7 and Graph pad Prism. Further, the assessments of type, severity, and preventability of reported ADRs were done using Wills and Brown classification, modified Schumock and Thornton severity scale, modified Hartwig and Siegel preventability scale. Results: Data were collected from a total of two hundred patients of which twenty-six (13%) patients were affected with ADRs. Among twenty-six patients, females (64%) were more affected with ADRs when compared to males (36%). According to the department, most ADRs were observed in the medicine ward than in the pediatric. The highest number of ADRs was associated with antibiotics (46.1%). Based on the type of ADRs, Type B ADRs (77%) were more observed followed by Type A (7%) and Type C (8%). Conclusions: The information obtained from our study will help clinical pharmacists and healthcare professionals to take precautions in the future and adopt certain measures for preventing the ADRs and hence help in promoting safer and rational drug use in institutions and improving the quality of patient care

The Wide Fuel and its Characteristics

Water in diesel emulsion is an optional fuel, has a potential to reduce the formation of both nitrogen oxides, carbon dioxides and particulate matters in diesel engine. Thus the performance of this emulsified fuel strongly depends on the type of emulsion, stability of emulsion, amount of surfactant and the physio-chemical properties. In this study, water in diesel emulsion fuels of 5%, 10%, 20%, 25% water by volume was prepared by a mechanical stirrer. Physical and chemical properties of emulsion were examined as this properties could influence the spray characteristic of the emulsion which can affect the ignition delay and flame propagation, the carbon contents for emulsified fuel with 10% and 20% were low droplet size of the emulsion was found to be less than 2 µm. The water content in the emulsified fuel also include the amount of surfactant density and viscosity was found to be higher for all of the water in diesel emulsion the pure diesel

Estimation of thyroid profile in patients with diabetes mellitus in New Civil Hospital, Surat

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) and thyroid diseases are the two common endocrinopathies seen commonly in the population. There is inter-dependence between insulin and thyroid hormones for normal cellular metabolism so that DM and thyroid diseases can mutually influence the other disease process. The excess or deficit of one hormone may result in functional derangement of other. Diabetes being a most common endocrine metabolic disorder, the variety of thyroid abnormalities may co-exist and interact with DM. Early detection of thyroid dysfunction and its treatment can delay the long-term complications of DM. The present study was planned to determine prevalence of thyroid dysfunction in DM patients and therefore to provide the appropriate guidelines.Methods: The study was cross-sectional. 100 patients were enrolled for the study. Among them 50 were control (non-diabetic) and 50 were cases (diabetic). They were enrolled in the study from medicine outpatient department’s and inpatient department’s according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. Their thyroid profile (free T3, T4 and thyroid stimulating hormone) was done by chemiluminescence assay method.Results: Results were analyzed by unpaired-t-test. Prevalence of thyroid dysfunction was found significantly high in DM patients. p<0.05 value considered as statistically significant.Conclusions: Screening for thyroid disease among patients with diabetes mellitus should be routinely performed for early detection and treatment of thyroid dysfunction to delay the complications of diabetes

Synthesis and antimicrobial activities of some thieno[3,2-d][1,3]thiazine nucleosides derivatives

New thieno[3,2-d][1,3]thiazine nucleosides derivatives were synthesized and structures of the new compounds were confirmed on the basis of elemental and spectral data. Some of the synthesized compounds were screened for antibacterial and antifungal activity