The objective of the study was to observe the various clinical features, histopathological and immunofluorescence findings in patients with autoimmune vesiculobullous disorders. The overall M: F ratio of autoimmune vesiculobullous disorders in the study was 1: 1.4. Trunk was the most common site of involvement in all types of autoimmune vesiculobullous disorders. Overall trunk was the most common site of onset of lesions in autoimmune vesiculobullous disorders but in pemphigus vulgaris mucosal onset is more common than trunk and extremities. Incidence of autoimmune vesiculobullous disorder was 0.11% of the total number of patients attending the skin OPD. Pemphigus vulgaris constituted the most common subtype of autoimmune vesiculobullous disorder in this study, followed by pemphigus foliaceus. Pemphigus group of diseases were most common in the 4th decade while bullous pemphigoid was most common in the 7th decade. Histopathological examination showed features typical of each subtype of autoimmune vesiculobullous disorder.

Ankylosing spondylitis and rheumatoid arthritis are the most common chronic inflammatory rheumatism. Their localization at the level of the hip stresses severely the functional prognosis. We report a retrospective series of 40 total hip prostheses performed in 32 patients with inflammatory coxitis, collected in the Traumatology and Orthopedics Department at the Mohammed V Military Hospital in Rabat between 2008 and 2016. The average age at the time of the intervention was 42 years with a clear male predominance. All patients were followed in consultation with a clinical and paraclinical examination. Coxitis following ankylosing spondylitis is the most frequently encountered in our series (65.6%). The rating of Postel Merle d'Aubigné was used to assess the functional status of the hip before and after surgery. The total hip prosthesis was cementless in 37 cases and cemented in 03 cases. The clinical results for the 32 patients after a mean follow-up of 04 years were very satisfactory in (88%) of the cases. The objective of this study is to evaluate our functional results and to show the interest of total hip arthroplasty in this type of pathology, in order to improve the quality of life of these often young patients

Employees are the major drivers of any form of business and good employee performance is the most important need for the current competitive business environment to run successfully. Many organisations have started to attach a great emphasis towards the attitudes of workers towards the various instruments they use for performance appraisals. Performance Management and Performance Appraisal are very important tools; it helps to motivate employees to work hard and improves overall company’s productivity. The need to design instruments that motivate the employees through the entire of performance management process cannot be overemphasized.

This complete enumeration, cross-sectional comparative record-based study was conducted at a municipal medical college in Maharashtra state, India. First-year MBBS students undergo formative assessment (one terminal examination and one preliminary examination) before they appear for First MBBS University examinations (summative assessment). Marks scored by the First-year MBBS students in terminal and preliminary practical examinations during the seven year period (2011-2017) were statistically analysed. In the terminal practical examination, the gender difference in the average marks scored in terminal practical examinations was statistically significant (Z=2.226; p=0.026) only for Batch 2013, while in the preliminary practical examination the gender difference was statistically significant for Batch 2011 (Z=2.094; p=0.036) and Batch 2017 (Z=2.139; p=0.032). The marks obtained in preliminary practical examination exhibited less variability as compared to that in the terminal practical examination. This study may serve as a springboard towards further research on student assessment in the subject of Physiology

Abstract: The purpose of the study was to find out the effect of specific training on cholesterol among university hockey players. To achieve this purpose of the study, thirty men hockey players were selected as subjects who were from the various faculties, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar. The selected subjects were aged between 19 to 24 years. They were divided into two equal groups of fifteen each, Group I underwent specific training and Group II acted as control that did not participate in any special training apart from their regular sports and games practices. The subjects were tested on selected criterion variable such as cholesterol prior to any immediately after the training period. The selected criterion variable such as cholesterol was to assess body fat monitor. The analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) was used to find out the significant differences if any, between the experimental group and control group on selected criterion variable. The 0.05 level of confidence was fixed to test the significance, which was considered as an appropriate. The result of the present study has revealed that there was a significant difference among the experimental and control group on cholesterol.

A combination of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone is used as an oral contraceptive and also for the treatment of premenstrual dysphoric disorders, acne and hirsutism. In this study, a derivative spectrophotometric method has been developed and validated for the simultaneous determination of drospirenone and ethinylestradiol. First order derivative spectrum was used for the determination of ethinylestradiol at 211 nm and drospirenone at 298 and 302 nm. The developed method was linear over the concentration range of 0.25-2.5 μg/mL and 20-200 μg/mL for ethinylestradiol and drospirenone, respectively. The within-day and between-day precision and accuracy were acceptable for both compounds (CV<2.5% and error<2.4%). The proposed method was used for simultaneous determination of ethinylestradiol and drospirenone without any separation before analysis

This research aims to determine the effect of emotional intelligence, complaining behavior and job satisfaction on the performance of employees. The object of this research is the employee at the office of Dinas Penanaman Pelayanan Modal Terpadu Satu Pintu Kota Tangerang Selatan. This research was conducted on 86 respondents by using quantitative descriptive approach. So the data analysis used is statistical analysis in the form of multiple linear regression test. The results of this study indicate that partially and simultaneously, emotional intelligence, complaining and job satisfaction have significant effect on employee performance at the office of Dinas Penanaman Pelayanan Modal Terpadu Satu Pintu Kota Tangerang Selatan.

In present study an attempt has been made to prepare new polymers depending on Cellulose viscous pulps to study the adsorption activity for removal of heavy metal ions from single aqueous solution. Barley and Corn Straw have been used for the extraction of crude pulps. Grafted viscous pulp has been prepared by using acrylamide as a monomer and benzoyl peroxide as an initiator in different ratios at different conditions of temperature and time. Epichlorohydrin was used as cross linking agent under the optimum conditions of grafting for the preparation of Grafted cross linked viscous pulps. The grafting percentage, grafting efficiency percentage and swelling behavior of new polymers were also studied. The structures of these compounds were established by using FTIR and elemental analysis. For the removal of chromium and nickel ions from an aqueous single metal solution the graft pulp copolymer and grafted crosslink viscous pulps were used as adsorbents. The results of the present study revealed that the ratio of pulp to monomer 1:4g/g, ratio of cellulose to initiator 1: 0.3g/g, grafting time 3 hours and grafting temperature 70 ◦C showed the optimum conditions of grafting. All the polymers synthesized in the present study showed the activity to remove heavy metal ions from an aqueous solution and the maximum activity have been shown when the cross linking agent was used in the synthesis

A simple, precise and gradient RP- HPLC method has been developed and validated for Aciclovir raw and in tablet formulation. The proposed method was validated to obtain official requirements including accuracy, linearity, precision, selectivity and stability. The estimation was developed on C(18) column reversed-phase using the mobile phase composition as Phosphate buffer: methanol in the ratio (60:40 %. v/v). 1ml /minute was the flow rate and the maximum absorption were observed at 290 nm using Shimadzu SPD-20A Prominence UV-Vis detector. Aciclovir showed a precise and good linearity, the concentration range was 5-25 μg/mL. The RP-HPLC, assay showed the highest purity ranging 99.59 to 100.97% for Acyclovir tablet formulation. 100.19 % was the mean percentage purity. The Aciclovir retention time was found to be 3.01 minutes. The method accuracy was showed by statistical analysis.

Photoxidation of palm oil, like other forms of oils/lipids oxidation has adverse effects on the physicochemical qualities of the oil including depletion of essential antioxidants and formation of free radicals which could be injurious to tissues. Unfortunately, this widely consumed edible vegetable oil is usually stored or displayed for sale in plastic containers under direct sun light and unknowingly subjecting the oil to photoxidation. This work therefore sought to evaluate the possible effect of long term consumption of palm oil exposed to light on some reproductive parameters in male wistar rats. Male wistar rats weighing 85g to 120g and aged 19 to 23 weeks were randomly divided into a control and photoxidised palm oil (PPO)-fed groups of five rats each. The control group was fed on normal rat chow while the PPO diet group was fed on photoxidized palm oil diet. The duration of feeding was 13 weeks after which the rats were euthanized, blood samples collected while testes were harvested from them for determination of relevant parameters. The result showed a significantly reduced seminal pH in the PPO-fed group compared with control (P<0.01). Sperm motility (%) and viability (%) were significantly decreased (P<0.01 and P<0.01 respectively) in the PPO-fed group compared with control. The PPO-fed group had significantly decreased (P<0.001) sperm count and a significantly increased percentage of morphologically defective sperm cells (p<0.05) compared to the control. Serum testosterone, follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and Luteinizing hormone (LH) were significantly decreased (P<0.001, P<0.01 and P<0.001 respectively) in the PPO-fed rats compared with control. In conclusion, long term consumption of PPO diet impairs reproductive function in male wistar rats

Grain starch in general has wide array of applications in industry, food preparation, paper surface coating and textiles. Many of the important functional properties of starch including the emulsion capacity, water and oil absorption, least gelation concentration and foaming capacity can be substantially improved from physical and chemical modifications. In this review, current and advances in grain starch modification technology was examined and the functional properties compared with the unmodified sample. Chemical modifications such as crosslinking starch granules with variety of cross-linkers such as citric acid improved the functional properties of acha starch significantly. The least gelation concentration (LGC) increased from 6% to 8% and the pasting viscosity also decreased to 25Cp Other chemical modification techniques examined include oxidation and acid treatment or mild hydrolysis. Several starch oxidizing agents were reviewed and the effect of sodium hypochlorite (3% active chlorine) on acha starch was compared to the native starch. Oxidation further reduced the pasting viscosity of native sample from 30Cp to 20Cp whilst the least gelation concentration was also reduced to 6%. Acid treatment affected the pasting viscosity of acha starch substantially (15Cp) whilst the LGC increased to 14%. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) of modified samples showed effects on starch granule morphology

Dermatoglyphics is the branch of science concerned with the study of prints on the fingers, palm, soles, and feet. This branch of science is an offshoot of anatomical sciences. Dermatoglyphics as an aspect of science has been studied widely by lots of ardent researchers and have been used to solve lots of problems relating to peoples’ identity and ancestry. Although, dermatoglyphics can be studied at three levels (1, 2, and 3) only level 1 (arches, loops, and whorls) have been explored. 99.9% of the works on dermatoglyphics is at level 1 but very few Nigerian indigenous works have been done at level 2 (bifurcations, trifurcations, bridges, ridge ending, enclosures, dots, opposed bifurcations, double bifurcations, island etc). This raises the question, what about level 2 and 3 study? Aim & Objectives: It is possible for one to think that the reason researchers have not dealt extensively on level 2 dermatoglyphics is lack of procedural knowledge and the understanding of the concept. Hence this study was done to explicitly showcase the procedures dermatoglyphics at level 2. Materials and Methods: Data Capture: The use of digital print scanner with very high resolution not less than 9000x4800 dpi (Hp G3110 Scanjet Scanner) which ensures the images are clear and visible. 2)Transfer of Prints: The captured prints are then transferred to a laptop system (computer) via a set of USB cords for examination. 3)Examination of Prints: The prints are assembled into the various categories following the objectives, each print intended to be studied will be zoomed and magnified using the magnification tool in the laptop (computer) for clarity and visibility. I) Make a straight horizontal and vertical line across the print on each finger or toe which divides it into quadrants. II) Examine each quadrant for digital patterns present. Taking note of the morphology of the patterns known. III) Identify and group the patterns seen for each finger or toe. IV) Summation- sum up the patterns for the left and right hands or foot, V) Compute into a statistical tool for analysis. Conclusion: There was marked difference between the males and females in the distribution of the patterns with the females having consistently higher values. Though the females had higher value of the Paul’s Index.

Medicated soaps for external uses are necessary to avoid related infections or diseases caused by some microorganisms. In the present study, four medicated soaps: Dettol, Protex, Dermoviva, and AB+ were investigated for their antimicrobial activities against Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Escherichia coli, Salmonella sp and Candida albicans. Marseille soap was used as control. The antimicrobial effectiveness of selected medicated soaps was determined using paper disc and well methods. Soaps tested in the present research work showed varied levels of activity against the tested microbes. Among them, AB+ was the most active product, while Protex showed the lowest activity against the tested organisms’ species.

The roles of sex hormones have been under the scope of study for so long by physiologists as well as clinicians. Their actions on the cardiovascular system are undeniable and evidence is growing. Many research investigated the connection between the levels and the protective mechanisms on CVS physiology. It is a popular belief among clinicians that estrogens are powerful protectors of cardiovascular events; but, the notion that testosterone is as well was a novel concept. Testosterone was associated for the longest time with the bad and negative effects on the CVS, such as, increasing the risk for cardiac hypertrophy.

The aim of the study is to explore the psychological concerns and complexity in human relationships in D.H Lawrence‟s selected novels. D. H. Lawrence is a well-known English novelist whose novels represent an extended reflection upon the dehumanizing effects of modernity and industrialization. In them, some of the issues Lawrence explores are emotional health, vitality, spontaneity and instinct. The novelist has a great concern for the welfare of man who has lost faith in domestic life. His novels which discusses the complex human relationships and explores the ways of strengthening the domestic life.