Laparoscopic heminephrectomy in nonfunctioning right moiety of a horseshoe kidney: Technical challenges and method to deal with

Laparoscopic heminephrectomy in nonfunctioning right moiety of a horseshoe kidney: Technical challenges and method to deal with

July 8, 2014

Santosh Kumar Agrawal1, Saurabh Sudhir Chipde1, Pallavi Agrawal21 Department of Urology and Renal Transplant, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences and Post Graduate Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India2 Department of Gynecology and Obstretics, Sri Aurobindo Institute of Medical Sciences and Post Graduate Institute, Indore, Madhya Pradesh,…

Surgical correction of excessive gingival display in class I vertical maxillary excess: Mucosal strip technique

Surgical correction of excessive gingival display in class I vertical maxillary excess: Mucosal strip technique

July 8, 2014

M Jananni1, M Sivaramakrishnan2, Thomas J Libby31 Department of Periodontology, Indira Gandhi institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India2 Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Indira Gandhi institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, India3 Department of Periodontics, Meenakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospital, Chennai, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.136290 ABSTRACT    …

Methodological accuracy and firm interpretation of enzymatic analysis: The usefulness of Bisswanger’s “Practical Enzymology”

Methodological accuracy and firm interpretation of enzymatic analysis: The usefulness of Bisswanger’s “Practical Enzymology”

July 8, 2014

Apostolos Zarros1, Stephanie D Boomkamp21 Institute of Cardiovascular and Medical Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland, UK2 Strathclyde Institute of Pharmacy and Biomedical Sciences, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland, UK DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.136293 Sir,Despite the enormous technological and scientific progress…

Perspectives from the academic leadership camp (IV) of the AIMST University, Malaysia

Perspectives from the academic leadership camp (IV) of the AIMST University, Malaysia

July 8, 2014

Rajagopal Premkumar1, Subhash J Bhore21 Vice-Chancellor, Chancellery, AIMST University, Semeling 08100, Kedah, Malaysia2 Department of Biotechnology, Faculty of Applied Sciences, AIMST University, Semeling 08100, Kedah, Malaysia DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.136296 Sir, The demand for higher education in biomedical sciences is rapidly growing due to the increasing number of…

Anatomy and physiology of peer review process, can it be unbiased?

Anatomy and physiology of peer review process, can it be unbiased?

February 18, 2014

Arun H.S KumarUniversity College Dublin Belfield, Dublin 04, IrelandArun H.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127269 Peer review is the process of evaluating someone’s work by at least one or more respective subject experts, which has several formats and is currently applied in several domains. I will…

Chemoprevention of oral cancer: Green tea experience

Chemoprevention of oral cancer: Green tea experience

February 18, 2014

Vijayalakshmi Ramshankar1, Arvind Krishnamurthy21Department of Preventive Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Gandhi Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India2Department of Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute (WIA), Sadar Patel Road, Adyar, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, IndiaDOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127272 ABSTRACT Oral cancer has a well characterized progression from premalignant oral epithelial…

Botulinum toxin: The Midas touch

Botulinum toxin: The Midas touch

February 18, 2014

PS Shilpa, Rachna Kaul, Nishat Sultana, Suraksha BhatDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Vydehi Institute of Dental Sciences, No. 82, EPIP Area, White Field, Bangalore, IndiaDOI:10.4103/0976-9668.127274 ABSTRACT Botulinum Toxin (BT) is a natural molecule produced during growth and autolysis of bacterium called Clostridium…

Acute respiratory infections among under-5 children in India: A situational analysis

Acute respiratory infections among under-5 children in India: A situational analysis

February 18, 2014

Kalaiselvi Selvaraj1, Palanivel Chinnakali2, Anindo Majumdar1, Iswarya Santhana Krishnan11 Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Post Graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India2 Dept of Community medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, Puducherry, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127275 ABSTRACT     Acute respiratory…

Dentin hypersensitivity following tooth preparation: A clinical study in the spectrum of gender

Dentin hypersensitivity following tooth preparation: A clinical study in the spectrum of gender

February 18, 2014

Kusum Yadav1, Anjali Sofat2, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir3, Virat Galhotra41 Department of Prosthodontics, PGIMER, Rohtak, Punjab, India2 Department of Prosthodontics, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India3 Department of Public Health Dentistry, Gian Sagar Dental College and Hospital, Rajpura, Punjab, India4…

Enhancement of Hippocampal CA3 Neuronal Dendritic Arborization by Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract Treatment in Wistar Albino Rats

Enhancement of Hippocampal CA3 Neuronal Dendritic Arborization by Glycyrrhiza glabra root extract Treatment in Wistar Albino Rats

February 18, 2014

Kosuri Kalyan Chakravarthi1, Ramakrishna Avadhani21 Department of Anatomy, Santhiram Medical College, Nandyal, Kurnool District, Andhra Pradesh, India2 Department of Anatomy, Yenepoya Medical College, Yenepoya University, Deralakatte, Mangalore, Karnataka, India DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.127279 ABSTRACT     Background: In the traditional system of medicine, the roots and rhizomes of Glycyrrhiza glabra (Gg)…