Evaluation Of Rice Extract As A Potential Stabilizer In Plain Yogurt

The objectives of the present study were to examine the microbiological (viability of L. bulgaricus, S. thermophilus, and bifidobacteria), chemical (pH, titratable acidity, and total solids), and physical(syneresis) qualities of yogurt enriched with rice extract as a stabilizer during 28 days of storage at 4°C. Additionally, viscosity measurements and consumer acceptability were determined for yogurt enriched with rice extract

Assess the prevalence of peripheral artery disease and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Type II Diabetic Clients residing at Choolai in Chennai and to prepare a health education module.

This descriptive study aimed to assess the prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Type-II Diabetic clients residing at Choolai in Chennai and to prepare a health education module. The objectives of the study were to assess the prevalence of Peripheral Artery Disease, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy among Type – II Diabetic clients, to associate the selected demographic variables with the findings of Peripheral Artery Disease, Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, to correlate the findings of Peripheral Artery Disease with Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy. The sample consisted of 300 subjects who are having diabetes mellitus for more than 3 years. Simple random sampling techniques were adopted to select the subjects. The tools were Diabetic Neuropathy Examination Scale, Ankle Brachial Index and Intermittent Claudication questionnaire. The prevalence of peripheral artery disease was 26% (78) and the prevalence of diabetic peripheral neuropathy was 32% (96). Diabetic complications were responsible for the development of PAD and DPN. There was substantial correlation between Peripheral Artery Disease and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy (k=0.64, P=0.001), because (22%) of clients had both Peripheral Artery Disease and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy and they were more prone to get foot ulcers. So the community health nurse and health workers should focus more on these complications and check the diabetic patient’s foot regularly and teach them about foot care

An Intelligent Gain based Ant Colony Optimisation Method for Path Planning of Unmanned Ground Vehicles

 In many of the military applications, path planning is one of the crucial decision-making strategies in an unmanned autonomous system. Many intelligent approaches to pathfinding and generation have been derived in the past decade. Energy reduction (cost and time) during pathfinding is a herculean task. Optimal path planning not only means the shortest path but also finding one in the minimised cost and time. In this paper, an intelligent gain based ant colony optimisation and gain based green-ant (GG-Ant) have been proposed with an efficient path and least computation time than the recent state-of-the-art intelligent techniques. Simulation has been done under different conditions and results outperform the existing ant colony optimisation (ACO) and green-ant techniques with respect to the computation time and path length

Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa: an underutilized fruit with high nutraceutical values: a review

Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Bael) fruit, a member of the Rutaceae family, is a major cultivated fruit plant in tropical and subtropical regions in countries of southeast Asia. Bael fruit has been a major topic for studies in recent years mainly due to its high nutritional (carbohydrates, proteins, minerals, and vitamins) value and presence of various phytochemicals, which attributed to its high medicinal value. These phytochemicals include various compounds, e.g., alkaloids, flavonoids, and phenolic acids (protocatechuic acid, gallic, and ellagic acid). The fruit extract of bael has been also an important study area for its pharmacological activities, including antidiarrheal, antioxidant, antidiabetic, hepatoprotective, radioprotective, anticancer, antiulcer properties. The current review mainly highlighted the nutritional and pharmacological activities of bael fruit. The nutritional profile and phytochemical profile were discussed in the review, along with their concentration in the fruit. Moreover, the experiments carried out in vivo and in vitro of bael fruit extracts with respect to their pharmacological activities were also discussed in the article. The recent literature based on nutritional and pharmacological values of bael fruit showed its high potential as a food and pharmaceutical product. Despite having high nutritional and pharmacological value, research related to molecular mechanisms of bael fruit is still limited, and clinical trials are needed to ensure its safety as a product in the food and pharma industries

Thromboembolism and anticoagulation after fontan surgery

This review attempts to answer the common questions faced by a clinician regarding thromboembolism and thromboprophylaxis in patients following Fontan surgery. The review is in an easy to understand question and answer format and discusses the currently available literature on the subject in an attempt to arrive at practical clinically relevant solutions. Patients who have undergone the Fontan operation are at a high risk for thromboembolism. Based on available evidence, there is a strong rationale for thromboprophylaxis. However, it is not clear as to which agent should be administered to prevent thromboembolic events. While the available evidence suggests that antiplatelet agents alone may be as good as oral anticoagulants, there is a need for a large multicenter randomized control trial comparing these two common strategies to deliver a clear verdict

Catalysis by hydrotalcite materials

733-752The search and exploitation of selective new catalytic material based on abundant materials in earth have been always interesting and also challenging. Hydrotalcites both natural and synthetic ones have been extensively examined in recent times as catalytic-materials for a variety of organic transformations. In all these reactions reported in literature, hydrotalcites have been precursors and active phases mostly resemble the conventional mixed oxides though they exhibit totally different catalytic property in terms of the Turn Over Number (TON) and also selectivity. Some of these catalysts derived from hydrotalcites promote typical base-catalyzed reactions. These systems also exhibit both acid and base sites adjacent to each other and thus responsible for the observed unusual selectivity

Morphological and molecular characterization of Colletotrichum musae isolates from various banana (Musa spp.) cultivars

Forty Colletotrichum musae isolates were recovered from ten different banana cultivars (Musa spp.) exhibiting the symptoms of both crown rot and anthracnose. The isolates were characterized morphologically and with molecular tools. Based on morphological characters in culture, the 40 C. musae isolates were included in four groups. Group I consisted of fast growing isolates with pinkish to light orange mycelia; group II included isolates with sparse, slow growing, suppressed, light orange mycelia; group III consisted of isolates with dense, fast growing, orange mycelia; and group IV included isolates with profuse cottony mycelia, mostly white to very light orange colour. Twelve isolates of C. musae were further selected and tested with RAPD primers for their genetic diversity. The RAPD dendrogram grouped the 12 isolates of C. musae in three clusters. Based on RAPD patterns, the similarity index (SI) within C. musae isolates ranged from 41.66 to 100%. Thus, the RAPD analysis revealed a high genetic variability in C. musae isolated from different banana cultivars. This might explain the differences in cultural characteristics of different isolates