Graphene quantum dots (GQDs) are a novel carbon nanomaterial from the graphene class, known for their unique physicochemical properties and diverse range of applications. However, toward the sustainable application of GQDs, their synthesis methods remain the main roadblock due to high production costs and the release of toxic byproducts. For this reason, developing sustainable and economical fabrication methods for GQDs remains one of the most pressing and promising areas of research.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFA novel Gram-stain-negative, aerobic rod-shaped bacterial strain, which was catalase- and oxidase-positive, designated as DMV24BSW_D, was isolated from the estuarine waters of the Bhavnagar (India) coast of the Arabian Sea. Its 16S rRNA gene exhibited 99.52% similarity with Neopusillimonas maritima 17-4A, followed by 97.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Preventable causes of death accounts for 810 women per day. Care provided during the child-bearing and after the childbirth is of vital importance. Despite of the facts, many women in developing world deprive of this service.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: The classical theory of Müllerian origin of upper vagina fails to explain complex urogenital malformations like OHVIRA syndrome; the Acien's hypothesis, however, unravels the hidden embryopathogenesis. As per Acien, Wolffian (mesonephric) ducts instead of Müllerian ducts and sinovaginal bulbs, give rise to the vagina. The new hypothesis, however, retains the concept of origin of the ureters (with ureters inducing renal development) by the former and the uterus by Müllerian ducts.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAnn Indian Acad Neurol
March 2016
Posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome with spinal cord involvement (PRES-SCI) is a recently described entity with a handful of cases reported in literature. We describe a case of PRES in setting of Henoch-Schönlein purpura (HSP) with involvement of brain stem and spinal cord.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFSmall cell carcinoma (SCC) of lung is a highly malignant tumour and is notorious for early and widespread metastasis at the time of presentation. However, metastasis to pancreas occurs uncommonly. Metastatic lesions comprise of 3% of all pancreatic malignancies.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntracranial aneurysm in paediatric age group is rare and association of the aneurysm with congenital vertebral artery anomaly is further rarer. We describe such a case in an 11-year-old male patient who consulted a paediatrician about headache and vertigo, and a noncontrast CT (NCCT) head revealed peripherally calcified hyperdense mass in prepontine and basal cisterns. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) including contrast enhanced magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) revealed partially thrombosed giant serpentine aneurysm of right vertebrobasilar artery and contralateral hypoplastic vertebral artery with fenestration.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol
February 2014