Assessment of DNA damage is of primary concern when the pollution-related stress in living organisms has to be determined.The reason for this concern comes from the evidence that damages in DNA often lead to mutations which are potential threat for the sustainability of organisms and ecological systems.To Screen Covers monitor genotoxicity of the m
Improved Velocity Determination Method by the Integration of Multi-GNSS Satellites’ Doppler and Phase Observations
Velocity determination as one of the widely used spatial information is essential for the location-based services.Concerned researches about Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) velocity determination mainly focus on copyright phase observations, which ignored the merits of multi-type observations transmitted by multi-GNSS satellites.To increa
Functions of a group-based parenting program for parents of children with mental health issues-some observations from a tertiary care center
Child and adolescent mental health issues have a wide prevalence and cause serious burden and stress to the psychosocial health of parents and caregivers.Psychosocial interventions have proved to be useful adjuncts to pharmacological treatment in childhood psychiatric conditions because of their long standing nature and psychosocial implications.Th
Prevalence of HIV infection among siblings of HIV positive children in Calabar, Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Early diagnosis and treatment of paediatric HIV is key as mortality of untreated patients is very high in the first two years of life, and reaches 80% by four years.Case finding efforts for children Twine especially outside Prevention of mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) is inadequate.Targeting siblings of index HIV-exposed and inf
Exogenous ochronosis after prolonged use of topical hydroquinone (2%) in a 50-year-old Indian female
Ochronosis is a rare disease characterized by speckled and diffuse pigmentation symmetrically over the face, neck, and Paddles photo-exposed areas.It is characterized histologically by banana-shaped ochre-colored deposits in the dermis.It can present in exogenous or endogenous form.We report a case of exogenous ochronosis in a 50-year-old Indian wo