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Diseases among Sewage Workers
Abstract: Urbanization has caused many health and environmental problems; to solve some of these problems, latrines and sewage systems were invented and are still being improved. This development has resulted in exposures of the sewage workers to the multitude of chemicals used in our homes and in the industries. With increasing demands on the sewage systems and new environmental regulations, the transportation and treatment of wastewater has increased in technical complexity. …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 1–5 Read article
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Accidentally Diagnosed Hepatic Hydatid Cyst: A Case Report
Abstract: Hydatid disease is a parasitic infection by a tape worm of Genus Echinococcus. It is a zoonotic disease that occurs throughout the world. The life cycle of E. granulosus alternates between herbivores and carnivores (Such as sheep & Dogs). Man is an accidental intermediate host and a dead end in parasites life cycle. The oral entry of parasite finds its host organ as intestinal mucosa where they develop into adult …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 10, Issue 2, 2021 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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The Predatory Bacteria, Bdellovibrio and Like Organisms (BALOs): An Emerging Savior for Human Welfare
Abstract: Bdellovibrio and like organisms (BALOs) are capable of killing other Gram negative pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria dwelling in a diverse environmental niches such as soil, freshwater and ocean. The predatory nature of BALOs can be a viable alternative to conventional use of antibiotics to treat ocular, periodontal, respiratory and fish pathogen infections since the incessant use develops resistance against them. Unique property such as potential to survive in ecologically hazardous …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 19–33 Read article
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Analysis of Natural Pigments and its Application on Various Fields towards the Eco-Friendly Environment
Abstract: The pigments that are found naturally in the environment are most likely to be said as "earth colour" or "earth pigment". The traditional pigments are observed to have all the substances that are available on the natural environment and are of more economic values. The pigments as a natural dye are observed to be safe, highly efficient and eco- friendly. These organic colorants are observed to contain oxygen, carbon with …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Microbiology and Virology · Vol. 9, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 9–19 Read article
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Cure Fraction Estimation for Traumatic Lumbar Puncture in Patients with Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Abstract: The foremost aim of this research was to estimate the proportion of long-term survivors for traumatic and bloody lumbar puncture in patients suffering from acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). To decide the resonance point of platelet for predicting traumatic event the receiver operating characteristics curve was used. Logistic regression and Cox proportional hazard regression was used to detect risk factors for the traumatic event and any relapse, respectively. To appraise the …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2018 · pp. 12–21 Read article
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Uranium Content Anomalies in Groundwater of Barnala District of Malwa Belt of Punjab (India) for the Assessment of Excess Cancer Risk
Abstract: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS) has been used to measure the uranium content of the groundwater samples of Barnala district of Malwa belt of Punjab (India). Out of total 115 habitations covered under this survey, 110 are having uranium content more than 60 ppb (safe limit of AERB for India). The aim of this study is to investigate the uranium content of the groundwater in the Malwa belt of …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 8, Issue 1, 2019 · pp. 19–26 Read article
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Uranium Content Anomalies in Groundwaters of Fazilka District of Punjab (India) for the Assessment of Excess Cancer Risk
Abstract: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS) has been used to measure the uranium content of the ground water samples of Fazilka district of Malwa belt of Punjab (India). Out of total 217 habitations having more than 60 ppb of uranium (safe limit of AERB for India), 30 have been selected for the present investigation. The aim of this study is to investigate the uranium content of the ground water in …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 6, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 21–26 Read article
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Uranium Content Anomalies in Groundwater of Patiala District of Punjab (India) for the Assessment of Excess Cancer Risk
Abstract: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS) has been used to measure the uranium content of ground water samples of Patiala district of Punjab (India). Out of total 810 habitations covered under this survey, 94 were having uranium content equal or more than 30 ppb (safe limit of the World Health Organization). The aim of this study was to investigate the uranium content of groundwater in the Patiala district of Punjab …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2019 · pp. 13–19 Read article
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Uranium Content Anomalies in Groundwater of Moga District of Malwa Belt of Punjab (India) for the Assessment of Excess Cancer Risk
Abstract: Inductively coupled plasma mass spectroscopy (ICPMS) has been used to measure the Uranium (U) content of the ground water samples of Moga district of Malwa belt of Punjab, India. Out of the total number of habitations covered under this survey, 203 were having U content more than 30 ppb (WHO safe limit). Out of 203 habitations, we sorted out 56 with U concentration of more than 100 ppb in groundwater. …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 8, Issue 3, 2019 · pp. 18–24 Read article
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A Review on Estimation of Hb Percentage and Electrophoretic Pattern in Low Hb Count Cancer Patient
Abstract: Haemoglobin is a protein in the red blood cells that carry oxygen. Hb evaluation is a fast, valid and trustworthy method to detect blood deficiency. Direct cyanmethemoglobin has been the gold standard method for Hb estimation but there are many other methods available as well, for example, haemoglobin colour scale, Sahli method, Lovibond-Drabkin method, Tallqvist technique, copper sulphate method, HemoCue, automated haematology analysers and complete blood count to name a …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 12, Issue 1, 2023 · pp. 29–32 Read article
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Unusual Foreign Bodies in Gastrointestinal Tract: A Three-year Experience in a Tertiary Care Hospital
Abstract: Background: Majority of foreign body ingestion occurs in paediatric population with a peak incidence between ages of 6 months and 6 years. In adults, foreign body ingestion occurs more commonly in those with psychiatric disorders, developmental delay, alcohol intoxication, and in incarcerated individuals seeking gains via release to a medical facility. Materials and Methods: This prospective observational study was done in a tertiary care hospital of northern India over a …
Published in Research and Reviews : Journal of Surgery · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2022 · pp. 25–29 Read article
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A Crisis Situation Due to Uranium and Heavy Metal Contamination of Ground Waters in Punjab State, India: A Preliminary Report
Abstract: Punjab is facing a crisis situation due to high levels of uranium (U) and heavy metals in underground water table of Punjab. Uranium poisoning in Punjab first made news in March 2009, when a South African Clinical Metal Toxicologist, Carin Smit, visiting Faridkot city in Punjab found surprisingly high levels of uranium in 88% of the blood samples collected from the Baba Farid Centre for Special Children in the Malwa …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 7, Issue 2, 2017 · pp. 6–11 Read article
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A Preliminary Report on Groundwater Contamination of Majha Belt of Punjab due to Heavy Metal Arsenic
Abstract: Punjab is facing a crisis situation due to high levels of heavy metals in underground water table of Punjab. ICAR has reported arsenic beyond safe limit in 13 districts of Punjab. According to PWSSD report, there are 2748 habitations out of 6884 surveyed in Punjab, which fall under quality affected (QA) category (40% nearly). Out of all QA habitations in Punjab, 60% fall in Majha belt of Punjab, namely, Amritsar, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 7, Issue 3, 2017 · pp. 27–33 Read article
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Selenium Contamination of Groundwater of Majha Belt of Punjab (India)
Abstract: Punjab is facing a crisis situation due to high levels of heavy metals in the underground water table of Punjab. Majha belt of Punjab, namely, Amritsar, Gurdaspur and Tarn Taran districts have high Arsenic and Selenium contents in groundwater. In this preliminary report, groundwater quality data pertaining to Selenium is reported. Selenium Acceptable Limit (AL) for groundwater is fixed at 0.01 mg/l (ppm) by the Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS). …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 8, Issue 2, 2018 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Evaluation of Metal Pollution in Wetlands Using Fish as an Indicator
Abstract: The current study has attempted to document the heavy metal pollution in wetlands using fish as an indicator. Heavy metals are one of the most toxic, persistent and widespread groups of contaminants in aquatic systems. Their effects may often occur and remain unrecognized at the individual level but slowly, over a period of time, show up at a population level. Over a few decades globally there has been growing interest …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 28–38 Read article
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Study of Nickel Toxicity and Recovery in Freshwater Major Carp Catla catla
Abstract: The present work was carried out to examine the hazardous effects of chronic intoxication of nickel ions in Catla catla, a fresh water major carp. Fingerlings were exposed to sublethal concentrations of nickel sulphate solution (5 ppm and 10 ppm) for 21 days and histotoxicity in liver, brain and intestine was studied periodically. Normal architecture of hepatocytes was disrupted. The histopathological manifestations observed in the liver were congestion of hepatocytes, …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 1, Issue 1-3, 2011 · pp. 63–73 Read article
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Experimental Study on Cyanoacrylate as Wound Adhesive
Abstract: Cyanoacrylates (CAs) have been widely used as surgical glues; however, the high cost of medical CA-based glues limits their use in developing countries. Another possible alternative is the low cost α-CAs which are normally used in commercial glues. The lack of toxicity studies of such agents is considered the main obstacle in their medical application. In the present study, we have evaluated the toxicity profile of commercial glue in comparison …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 2, Issue 1, 2012 · pp. 10–14 Read article
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Determination of Pesticide Residues in Agricultural Soil using High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC), Gazipur District, Bangladesh
Abstract: This study was undertaken to determine the presence of pesticide residues in some agricultural soils of Gazipur district in Bangladesh. The collected soil samples were analyzed for some selected pesticides such as DDT, methoxychlor, acephate, fenthion, fenitrothion, parathion, ethion, carbaryl, carbofuran and cypermethrin by using high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with PDA detector. The results showed that none of the soil samples were contaminated with organochlorine and pyrithrium pesticides. Soil …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2015 · pp. 1–7 Read article
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Alteration in Metabolic Enzymes of Albino Rats under Cadmium Stress and their Modulation by Mentha Piperita
Abstract: Cadmium is a heavy metal posing severe risks to human health without any physiological function in the human body. Cadmium is found regularly in soil, rocks and ores, thus natural exposure is an important aspect, but increasing industrial application has put it in the category of bio-hazardous metals. Anticorrosive agents, stabilizer in PVC products, colour pigments, neutron-absorber in nuclear power plants, the fabrication of nickel-cadmium batteries and Phosphate fertilizers carry …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 3, Issue 3, 2013 · pp. 1–4 Read article
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Radon Monitoring in Underground Water of Punjab State and Thermal Springs of Himachal Pradesh
Abstract: The source of Radon gas is generally within the rock strata in the form of an intermediate decay product of the U/Th radioactive series. It migrates from the earth’s crust to atmosphere by diffusion in the aqueous media. Radon monitoring is carried out to study health hazard effects. Scintillometry technique was used for measurement of Radon concentration in groundwater of Gurdaspur district and Parbati valley of HP. Radon concentration values …
Published in Research and Reviews: A Journal of Toxicology · Vol. 11, Issue 1, 2024 · pp. 16–20 Read article