Role of Urinary Biomarkers in the Postoperative Follow-Up of Ureteropelvic Junction Obstruction: A Preliminary Report.

Background: While the role of urinary biomarkers in differentiating non-obstructive dilatation (NOD) from ureteropelvic junction obstruction (UPJO) has been documented, there are limited reports on their utility in post-operative follow-up. This study aimed to document the values of urinary biomarkers: carbohydrate antigen (CA 19-9), neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) and kidney injury molecule (KIM-1) following pyeloplasty.

Methods: In this prospective study, children with UPJO (those who worsened on ultrasound, or on renogram, or became symptomatic underwent dismembered pyeloplasty).

A cross-sectional study on psychiatric comorbidity, coping strategies, and quality of life in women diagnosed with breast and cervical cancers attending a tertiary care center in South India.

Background: Breast and cervical cancers pose significant health challenges for Indian women, impacting their psychological well-being and quality of life.

Aim: To compare psychiatric morbidity, explore coping strategies, and evaluate quality of life among women with these cancers.

Materials And Methods: A cross-sectional observational study among women aged 18 years and above attending a tertiary care hospital Oncology unit diagnosed first time with breast or cervical cancer, providing informed consent, were recruited by purposive sampling between September 2019 and August 2020.

Circularly polarized dual-band resonance in a miniaturized implantable antenna using combined hexagonal and rhombic patches.

The design and characterisation of a novel dual-band implantable antenna with compact size is presented in this research. The antenna, which is [Formula: see text] in size and operates at two critical frequencies-0.954 GHz in the UHF band and 2.

Bifunctional hierarchical WO nanorods@Br-doped g-CN Z-scheme heterojunctions for efficient tetracycline photodegradation: Optimization of key parameters, toxicological assessment, and electrocatalytic hydrogen evolution reaction.

In this study, graphitic carbon nitride (CN) and tungsten trioxide (WO) were successfully incorporated into bromine (Br)-doped graphitic carbon nitride (BCN) using an in-situ hydrothermal method. The photocatalytic efficiency of the resulting WO/Br-doped CN (WBCN) composites for the removal of tetracycline (TC) antibiotics under sunlight irradiation was evaluated. The mass ratio of WO to Br-doped CN (BCN) significantly influenced TC adsorption and photocatalytic degradation, with an optimal ratio of 9:1.

Exploration of flame characteristics of gasoline engine fuelled by gasoline-pentanol blends using combustion endoscopy.

Alcohol-based fuels have shown high compatibility with spark-ignition (SI) engines, which require improvements in fuel efficiency and emissions reduction to meet modern environmental standards. While extensive research has been conducted on ethanol and other lower-order alcohols, there has been comparatively limited investigation into higher-order alcohols like butanol and pentanol as fuel alternatives. Previous studies on pentanol-gasoline blends in SI engines have demonstrated improved engine performance and reduced emissions.