May 2018

The ectopic pancreas is defined as normal pancreatic tissue in a different anatomical structure or site, without vascular, neuronal or anatomical continuity with the pancreatic gland (Gaspar et al., 1973). It is rare and its finding is incidental, in most cases it is asymptomatic, the usual location is in the stomach and thirdly in the jejunum, the diagnosis of certainty is made after tumor resection and histopathological study.

Background: Mechanical ventilation is a life support treatment. Prolonged mechanical ventilation, defined as ventilation for 21 or more consecutive days with medical support.It has been shown to have significant effects on lung levels of inflammatory cells and soluble mediators. Low level laser therapy has become one of the most commonly used protocols in various physical therapy sub-specialties and cases. It has biostimulative and tissue regenerative properties as well as antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory and analgesic effects. Objective: This study was conducted to investigate the therapeutic effectiveness of non-surgical gallium arsenide laser (905 nm) as an anti-inflammatory agent and its reflection on mechanical ventilator parameters, as well as inflammatory markers, in prolonged mechanically ventilated patients. Subjects and methods: this randomized control study was conducted on thirty prolonged mechanically ventilated patients. Their age ranges from 50 to 60 years old of both sexes. Patients were randomly assigned into two groups. Group 1 (study group): fifteen patients (9males, 6 females), were enrolled into low energy gallium arsenide laser therapy daily for ten days in addition to the routine ICU physical therapy program, while, Group 2 (control group):fifteen patients (10 males,5 females), received routine ICU physical therapy program only. CRP, ESR, ventilator PEEPand ventilator pressure support were measured in both groups. Results: There was a statistical significant decrease in the mean values of CRPand ventilator pressure support of the study group compared with that of the control group post treatment and there was no statistical significant difference in the mean values of ESR and PEEP between the study and control groups post treatment. Conclusion: low energy laser therapy (905 nm) has a significant effect on inflammatory markers and weaning in prolonged mechanically ventilated patients.

In the 1980's Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) was virtually unheard of in India. A diagnosis of ASD in India was rare, and there was little information available. The majority of children with ASD routinely received a diagnosis of mental retardation. Others were diagnosed as having ‘Minimal Brain Dysfunction’, were called slow learners or deemed to have behaviour problems. The prevalence rate of ASD is approximately 1 in 500 or 0.20% or more than 2,160,000 people in India. The incidence rate of ASD is approximately 1 in 90,666 or 11,914 people in India. If attending school at all, children with ASD mostly were found in facilities for the mentally retarded, where the same intervention techniques were provided to all children. Generally women are subjected to social, cultural and economic disadvantages, making it more difficult for them to take part in community life. They also experience inequality in hiring, promotion rates and pay for equal work, access to training and retraining, credit and other productive resources, and rarely participate in economic decision making. Girls and Women with ASD face significantly more difficulties in both public and private spheres in attaining access to adequate housing, health, education, vocational training and employment, and are more likely to be institutionalized. Women and girls with disabilities experience double discrimination, which places them at higher risk of gender-based violence, sexual abuse, neglect, maltreatment and exploitation. The World Bank reports that every minute more than 30 women are seriously injured or disabled during labour and that those 15-50 million women generally go unnoticed. Nowadays, both educational and workplace environments become increasingly competitive, autistic children specifically, prevalence rates for sexual abuse are estimated to be 16.6% and 18.5% of children with ASD have been physically abused. Promoting gender equality and empowerment of girls and women are essential to the achievement of the internationally agreed development goals. In India, appropriate legislation and services for people with disabilities are few. This paper explains what are the provisions, legislation and schemes available for empowerment of the girls and women with ASD.

Indoor environmental conditions, attributes of indoor air quality, their mutual correlation and SBS effect studied for non-air-conditioned residential areas of composite climate. As in residential areas like other buildings, toilets are most neglected areas as far as light and ventilation is concern. Author focused on this issue to improve IAQ and reduce SBS effect. 100 cases (50 directly ventilated and 50 indirectly ventilated cases) are taken as case studies/ sample studies and qualitative and quantitative data collected through resident’s personal interview and physical survey of residences (information about temperature, humidity, air velocity, Carbon dioxide concentration and areas of toilets and their ventilator/window collected by using mechanical/digital instruments) respectively. For assessing the indoor air quality level CO2 concentration is measured. Although CO2 is not directly responsible for SBS effect or dangerous; but it is considered as a representative of air pollution and very easily measurable too. After detailed analysis, it is concluded that direct ventilation is preferable for maintaining desired level of air change and indoor air quality.

Since 1930, we have speculated among the "harmony" between Quantum Mechanics and the Philosophies of India, though there has not been many studies on this subject. This research article aims to be a contribution to this purpose, describing three Quantum Physics experiments and interpret their results through the perspective of Indian Philosophies.

The development of information technology offers many innovative methods that promote the development of educational technologies. Smart students use these technologies for their own purposes. Visiting classes, from the point of view of students, can easily be replaced using remote computer technology. However, experience shows that the presence in the class is a positive factor for improving the quality of the learning material. The offered by us ball-rating system, gives an opportunity to increase students' interest in attendance at training sessions and promotes their direct participation in classes within the walls of the university

WHO (2001) identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from ages 10 to 19 years. (WHO 2014) The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of intelligence on mental health of adolescent students. Survey method of research approach was used for the present study. The population selected for the present study comprised of adolescents studying in Government/Aided Hindi medium intermediate schools and a total of six schools were selected. Sampling technique selected for the present study was Non- Probability convenient sampling and total sample size was 300 adolescents. The tool used for data collection was Mental Health Battery (MHB) by Singh and Gupta (1978) and General Mental Ability Test by Jalota (1982). The major findings of the study revealed that approximately 41.33% adolescents had good mental health; 35.66% had average mental health, and 8.0% adolescents had poor mental health. The findings also revealed that Mental health was positively and significantly related to intelligence which means that higher the intelligence, better the mental health of adolescents.

Nutrients are the substances present in food which helps in the nourishment of the body tissues and are essential for the growth and development of the body. Without sufficient nutrients the body may not function optimally and severe inadequacy of these nutrients can lead to many diseases. Oral health and nutrition have a synergistic multi directional relationship. Zinc is a trace element of valuable importance which is present naturally in oral cavity at various sites such as dental plaque, dental hard tissues and saliva. Oral manifestations can be the presenting symptom for zinc deficiency, and thus a careful medical history and proper examination is critical to ensure that diagnosis and treatment are not delayed. This review appraises the biological functions of zinc and its role in oral health and in progression of various diseases.