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Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, Vol 6, Issue 2, Jul-Dec, 2015

Arun H. S. Kumar

Advancement in biochemical diagnostics and regenerative medicine leading to integration of dentistry into 360° health program

Anbuselvan G Jegatheeswaran1, Arun H. S. Kumar21Indian Academy of Dental Specialist, Tamil Nadu, India.2Editor in Chief, Journal of Natural Science, ...
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Epidemiology and symptoms of red eyes in patients from Northern Iran

Knowledge and attitude of dental surgeons in India toward ocular complications of intra-oral local anesthesia

Kavitha Patil1, Vinod Kumar2, Karishma Munoli11Department of Ophthalmology, Raichur Institute of Medical Sciences, Raichur, Karnataka, India.2Department of Pedodontics and Preventive ...
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The adherence of fibroblasts on to (a) Osseo-graft (Group-I)

Osteostimulatory effect of bone grafts on fibroblast cultures

Hameed Fathima, HarishDepartment of Dentistry, Sri Muthukumaran Medical College and Research Institute, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.159978 ABSTRACT Objective: We ...
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Whorl pattern, loop pattern, arch pattern and their subtypes

Dermatoglyphic patterns and salivary pH in subjects with and without dental caries: A cross-sectional study

Andamuthu Yamunadevi1, Janardhanam Dineshshankar1, Safeena Banu2, Nilofar Fathima2, Ganapathy1, Thukanayakanpalayam Ragunathan Yoithapprabhunath1, Thangadurai Maheswaran1, Vadivel Ilayaraja11Department of Oral Pathology, Vivekanandha ...
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Sabouraud's dextrose agar slope showing more than one type of colony (white and cream)

Oral Candidal and Streptococcal carriage in Down syndrome patients

Gouse Mohiddin1, Aravindha Babu Narayanaswamy2, K. M. K. Masthan2, Anitha Nagarajan2, Abikshyeet Panda1, Shyam Sundar Behura11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial ...
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Rugae pattern analysis using dental cast of subjects

Dimensional and morphological analysis of various rugae patterns in Kerala (South India) sample population: A cross-sectional study

Manickam Selvamani1, Shilpa Hosallimath2, Madhushankari2, Praveen Shivappa Basandi2, Andamuthu Yamunadevi31Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Mahe Institute of ...
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Illustrating nine different sites of measurement. 1 – Pulp floor 2 – Coronal buccal wall

Predentin thickness analysis in developing and developed permanent teeth

Praveen S Basandi1, Ram Manohar Madammal2, Ravi Prakash Adi3, Mandana Donoghue4, Sushruth Nayak5, Selvamani Manickam61Department of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, ...
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Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood tuberculosis

Recent advances in the diagnosis and treatment of childhood tuberculosis

Mani Kant Kumar, Prashant Kumar, Anjali SinghDepartment of Pediatrics, Narayan Medical College and Hospital, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.159988 ABSTRACT ...
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Epidemiology and symptoms of red eyes in patients from Northern Iran

Vestibular stimulation: A simple but effective intervention in diabetes care

Kumar Sai Sailesh, R Archana, JK MukkadanDepartment of Physiology, Little Flower Medical Research Centre, Angamaly, Kerala; Department of Physiology, Saveetha ...
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Sociodemographic profile of participants (n = 400)

Knowledge, attitude, and practices related to cervical cancer among adult women: A hospital-based cross-sectional study

Agam B Bansal1, Abhijit P Pakhare1, Neelkamal Kapoor2, Ragini Mehrotra3, Arun Mahadeo Kokane11Department of Community and Family Medicine, All India ...
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Features of lifestyle patterns

Influence of lifestyle patterns on perceptions of obesity and overweight among expatriates in Abha city of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Gaffar Sarwar ZamanDepartment of Clinical Biochemistry, College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.159995 ABSTRACT Background: ...
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X-ray diffraction pattern for Mn 2 O 3 nanoparticles

Toxic effects of Mn 2 O 3 nanoparticles on rat testis and sex hormone

Masoud Negahdary1, Zahra Arefian2, Hajar Akbari Dastjerdi2, Marziyeh Ajdary31Yazd Cardiovascular Research Center, Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences, Yazd, Iran.2Department ...
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Wax strips made from fiber stencil as per ADA specification no. 12

Effects of fluconazole, chlorhexidine gluconate, and silver-zinc zeolite on flexural strength of heat-cured polymethyl methacrylate resin

Naveen S Yadav, Sneha Saraf, Sunil Kumar Mishra, Puja HazariDepartment of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Implantology, Peoples Dental Academy, Bhopal, Madhya ...
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Gingival crevicular fluid sample collection

Estimation of alkaline phosphatase in the gingival crevicular fluid during orthodontic tooth movement in premolar extraction cases to predict therapeutic progression

Yamini Jeyraj1, Anil Kumar Katta2, Venkataramana Vannala3, Divya Lokanathan1, SN Reddy4, K Rajasigamani41Department of Orthodontics, Chettinadu Dental College and Research ...
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Comparison of baseline variables between prehypertensives and normal subjects

Lipid profile but not highly sensitive C-reactive protein helps distinguish prehypertensives from normal subjects

T Bharath1, P Manjula21Department of Physiology, JSS Medical College, SS Nagar, Mysore, Karnataka, India.2Department of Physiology, Vijayanagar Institute of Medical ...
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A photomicrograph of liver section of hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury control group

Protective effects of fish oil, allopurinol, and verapamil on hepatic ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats

Basim Anwar Shehata Messiha, Amira M Abo-YoussefDepartment of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Beni Sueif University, Beni Sueif, Egypt.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160003 ABSTRACT ...
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Epidemiology and symptoms of red eyes in patients from Northern Iran

Fast foods and physical inactivity are risk factors for obesity and hypertension among adolescent school children in east district of Sikkim, India

Sumit Kar1, Bidita Khandelwal21Department of Community Medicine, Sikkim-Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.2Department of Medicine, Sikkim-Manipal Institute of ...
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PCR-RAPD profiles obtained with forward and reverse primers (a) Azatobacter, (b) Trichoderma and markers on left side

Isolation, screening, and molecular characterization of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria isolates of Azotobacter and Trichoderma and their beneficial activities

Parameswari Kasa, Hemalatha Modugapalem, Kishori BattiniDepartment of Biotechnology, Sri Padmavati Mahila Visva Vidyalayam (Women's University), Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160006 ...
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Distribution of study subjects

The antiplaque efficacy of propolis-based herbal toothpaste: A crossover clinical study

Nagesh Bhat1, Salil Bapat1, Kailash Asawa1, Mridula Tak1, Pulkit Chaturvedi1, Vivek V Gupta1, Pradeep P George21Department of Public Health Dentistry, ...
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Prevalence of ocular symptoms associated red eye

Epidemiology and symptoms of red eyes in patients from Northern Iran

Asadollah Farokhfar1, Kiumars Nowroozpoor Dailami1, Mohammad Ali Heidari Gorji1, Naiereh Aghaie21Department of Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran.2Department ...
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Epidemiology and symptoms of red eyes in patients from Northern Iran

Nutrition and health status of school children in urban area of Ahmedabad, India: Comparison with Indian Council of Medical Research and body mass index standards

Nehal Patel1, Geet Gunjana1, Shital Patel2, Rashmi Thanvi1, Paresh Sathvara1, Rajesh Joshi11Department of Paediatrics, GMERS Medical College, Sola, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, ...
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Patient flow (according the consort chart)

Effect of intraoperative infusion of low-dose ketamine on management of postoperative analgesia

Sarvjeet Kaur1, Richa Saroa2, Shobha Aggarwal11Department of Anaesthesiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India.2Depratment of Anaesthesiology, ...
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Phenotypic confirmatory disc diffusion test — showing an increase in zone size of >5 mm for ceftazidime-clavulanic acid

Phenotypic detection of extended spectrum β-lactamase and Amp-C β-lactamase producing clinical isolates in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A preliminary study

S Sageerabanoo1, A Malini2, T Mangaiyarkarasi3, G Hemalatha41Department of Microbiology, Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College, Perambalur, Tamil Nadu, India.2Department of Microbiology, ...
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Tubercular Spondylodiscitis — Sagittal T1, T2 and STIR images show anterior wedging of C6 and C7 vertebral bodies

Utility of magnetic resonance imaging in the differential diagnosis of tubercular and pyogenic spondylodiscitis

Ritu Dhawan Galhotra, Tanica Jain, Parambir Sandhu, Vineet GalhotraDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Dyanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160016 ...
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Comparison between isolation rates of Enterococcus in different clinical samples from different regions of India

Antibiotic resistance pattern of Enterococci isolates from nosocomial infections in a tertiary care hospital in Eastern India

Atreyi Chakraborty1, Nishith K Pal2, Soma Sarkar1, Manideepa Sen Gupta11Department of Microbiology, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.2Department of Microbiology, ...
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Relationship between lipid and lipoprotein metabolism in trimesters of pregnancy in Nigerian women: Is pregnancy a risk factor?

A prospective study assessing clinicians attitude and knowledge on radiation exposure to patients during radiological investigations

Paramdeep Singh1, Simmi Aggarwal1, Amteshwar Mohan Singh Kapoor1, Rupinderjeet Kaur2, Amarpreet Kaur31Department of Radiology, Guru Gobind Singh Medical College and ...
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Consort diagram

Anti-thyroid peroxidase antibody positivity during early pregnancy is associated with pregnancy complications and maternal morbidity in later life

Raghunath Bhattacharyya1, Kasturi Mukherjee2, Anjan Das3, Madhuri Ranjana Biswas3, Sandip Roy Basunia3, Anindya Mukherjee41Department of G and O, College of ...
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Ksharasutra in a glass bottle

Comparing Ksharasutra (Ayurvedic Seton) and open fistulotomy in the management of fistula-in-ano

Gouranga Dutta1, Jayanta Bain1, Ajay Kumar Ray2, Soumedhik Dey3, Nandini Das4, Biswanath Das51Department of Plastic Surgery, Institute of Post Graduate ...
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Recurrent costs

Evaluating the cost effectiveness of national program for control of blindness in Jorhat district, India

Nasrin B LaskarDepartment of Community Medicine, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences and Central Referral Hospital, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160024 ...
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The structure of shatavarin IV: Steroidal saponin from Asparagus racemosus

Immunomodulatory potential of shatavarins produced from Asparagus racemosus tissue cultures

Mashitha Vinod Pise, Jaishree Amal Rudra, Avinash UpadhyayBiotechnology, Hislop School of Biotecnology, Hislop College, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160025 ABSTRACT Medicinal ...
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Preliminary phytochemical study

Protective effects of ginger and marshmallow extracts on indomethacin-induced peptic ulcer in rats

Sameh S Zaghlool1, Basim A Shehata2, Ali A Abo-Seif1, Hekma A Abd El-Latif31Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Faculty of Pharmacy, ...
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High-performance liquid chromatography chromatogram of glimepiride and glibenclamide in rat serum.

Detection of antidiabetic activity by crude paratoid gland secretions from common Indian toad (bufomelano stictus)

Prasad NeeratiDepartment of Pharmacology, DMPK and Clinical Pharmacology Division, University College of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kakatiya University, Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India.DOI: ...
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Intercellular synchronization among stressed cells coupled via Ca +2 diffusion

Case reports on atypical presentation of Plasmodium falciparum malaria in pediatric patients

Shubhankar Mishra, Sunil Kumar Agarwalla, Ashok Kumar NandaDepartment of Pediatrics, M.K.C.G. Medical College, Brahmapur, Odisha, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160028 ABSTRACT Variable atypical ...
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Cutaneous neurofi bromas over trunk and extremities

Giant malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor with cauda equina syndrome and subarachnoid hemorrhage: Complications in a case of type 1 neurofibromatosis

Tushar B Patil, Maneesh Kumar Singh, Rakesh LallaDepartment of Neurology, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160029 ABSTRACT ...
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Magnetic resonance images demonstrating aggressive hemangiomas of T12 and L5 vertebral bodies

Rare case of multiple aggressive vertebral hemangiomas

Parag Suresh Mahajan, Abhilash Pulincherry Jayaram, Vidya Chander NegiDepartment of Clinical Imaging, Al-Khor Hospital, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160030 ...
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Pre-operative IOPAR

The radiculous’ premolars: Case reports of a maxillary and mandibular premolar with three canals

R Praveen1, Sophia Thakur2, M Kirthiga3, S Shankar1, Veena S Nair1, Priya Manghani11Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, M.R. Ambedkar ...
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Complicated coronal fracture of maxillary left central incisor number 21

Esthetic and biologic mode of reattaching incisor fracture fragment utilizing glass fiber post

M Manju1, Srinivas L Shanthraj2, KC Savitha3, Ntasha Sethi41Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Dr. Syamala Reddy Dental College, Hospital ...
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Frontal view showing deviated mandible toward defect

Prosthetic management of hemimandibulectomy patient with guiding plane and twin occlusion prosthesis

Pavankumar R Koralakunte1, Sunitha N Shamnur2, Rudraprasad V Iynalli2, Shadakshari Shivmurthy21Department of Prosthetic Dental Sciences, College of Dentistry, Hail University, ...
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Interaction among Homogeneous Glycolytic Oscillating Networks Arranged in a Certain Topology

A rare case of femoral herniation of female internal genitalia

Vivek Ambedkar1, Abhilash Singh2, Jayanta Bain3, Lal Mani Singh41Department of Plastic Surgery, University College of Medical Sciences and GTB Hospital, ...
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Intra oral photograph showing perforation of the palate

Mucormycosis causing maxillary osteomyelitis

Manickam Selvamani1, Mandana Donoghue2, Shiva Bharani3, GS Madhushankari41Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology and Microbiology, Mahe Institute of Dental Science ...
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Extra-oral view depicting cervical lymphadenopathy

Oral Kaposi’s sarcoma: Sole presentation in HIV seropositive patient

A. Sri Kennath J Arul1, A Ramesh Kumar2, Sonika Verma1, A. Sri Sennath J Arul31Department of Oral Pathology, Best Dental ...
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Two patients showing left and right mandibular enlargement of craniofacial dysplasia (c and d) Raynaud's phenomenon in 1st patient during different phases showing acrocyanosis (arrows)

Monostotic fibrous dysplasia with Raynaud’s phenomenon

K. V. S. Kumar1, K Aravinda2, K Narayanan31Department of Endocrinology, Command Hospital, Chandimandir, Haryana, India.2Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, ...
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Clinical examination revealing

Management of chronic suppurative osteomyelitis in a patient with pycnodysostosis by intra-lesional antibiotic therapy

Saurabh Kamat1, Kannan Sankar1, Natt Janakiraman Eswari1, Vikas Gahlawat1, Bernard Nithin Joseph Jude2, Anjna Negi11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, ...
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Intraoral photograph (a and b) and models of maxillary and mandibular teeth

Karyotype, Pedigree and cone-beam computerized tomography analysis of a case of nonsyndromic pandental anomalies

Umesh Dharmani1, Ganesh Ranganath Jadhav2, Charan Kamal Kaur Dharmani3, Akhil Rajput4, Priya Mittal5, Sathish Abraham6, Vinay Soni11Department of Conservative Dentistry ...
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Magnetic resonance imaging pitutary coronal T2-weighted sequence demonstrating an iso-intense mass of the clivus displacing the normal pituitary gland cephalad

An unusual initial presentation of hepatocellular carcinoma as a sellar mass

Nihar Shah1, Yana Cavanagh1, Hamid Shaaban2, Beth Stein1, Sohail N Shaikh1, Dharmesh H Kaswala3, Walid Baddoura21Department of Gastroenterology, St. Joseph's ...
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Interaction among Homogeneous Glycolytic Oscillating Networks Arranged in a Certain Topology

Breast abscess in a case of duct atresia caused by CO 2 -auxotrophic small colony variants of Staphylococcus aureus: Case report and review of literature

Sayan Bhattacharyya1, Nitesh Kumar Jaiswal1, Manoj Kumar2, Mohammad Aftab Alam Ansari1, Asim Sarfraz11Department of Microbiology, All India Institute of Medical ...
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Response of antioxidative enzymes to arsenic-induced phytotoxicity in leaves of a medicinal daisy, Wedelia chinensis Merrill

Enterobius vermicularis infestation masquerading as cervical carcinoma: A cytological diagnosis

Kalyani Raju, Seema Verappa, Srinivas Murthy VenkataramappaDepartment of Pathology, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.160047 ABSTRACT Small ...
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Gastric antral vascular ectasias in body of the stomach

Development of hyperplastic polyps following argon plasma coagulation of gastric antral vascular ectasia

Nihar Shah1, Yana Cavanagh2, Dharmesh H Kaswala3, Sohail Shaikh41Department Gastroenterology, Saint Joseph's Regional Medical Center, NJ; School of Health and ...
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