OBJECTIVE Numerous types of water-occluding earplugs are available as a means of preventing infection in patients with external and middle ear disease. However, little is known about the comparative efficacies of these earplugs with prolonged water exposure. In this study, we assessed the water impermeability of various earplug materials to prolonged water exposure. MATERIALS AND METHODS Nine...

BACKGROUND Some national guidelines recommend the use of water alone for napkin cleansing. Yet, there is a readiness, amongst many parents, to use baby wipes. Evidence from randomised controlled trials, of the effect of baby wipes on newborn skin integrity is lacking. We conducted a study to examine the hypothesis that the use of a specifically formulated cleansing wipe on the napkin area of ne...

Natural dye extracted from aerial parts of Barleria prionitis and different kinds of textile fabrics dyed with the natural dye were investigated for their antifungal activity. Antifungal activity of natural dye and dyed fabrics was assessed against standard strains of five fungi namely Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, A. parasiticus, Fusarium moniliforme and Penicillium canescens using agar-we...

Figure 2: Formation of a polypeptide by reaction of amino acids. (R , R and R may be the same or different 1 2 3 side groups). These contaminants are removed during processing. Clean wool, together with other animal fibres, belongs to a group of proteins known as keratins. Unlike cotton and the majority of synthetic fibres, wool does not have a homogeneous structure. Wool fibres have highly com...

Figure 2: Formation of a polypeptide by reaction of amino acids. (R , R and R may be the same or different 1 2 3 side groups). These contaminants are removed during processing. Clean wool, together with other animal fibres, belongs to a group of proteins known as keratins. Unlike cotton and the majority of synthetic fibres, wool does not have a homogeneous structure. Wool fibres have highly com...

Objective: Purtscher’s retinopathy is the retinal damage following trauma or non-traumatic systemic disease, which may contain cotton-wool spots (CWSs), and cause Purtscher flecken, atrophy of optic nerve, hemorrhage posterior pole eye. Case Presentation: A 28-year-old male patient fell down from a height 10 m was admitted with swelling ecchymosis peri-orbit right The patient’s vision at level ...

m Numerous studies have documcntcd the high frcqucncy rate of the HIV-infection of the eye The first disorccr 1s a microvascular disease of the conjunctiva and of thg retina. The most common rebnal mamfcstations are cotton-wool spots or retinal microaneurysrm This study was performed to find out whether the white-noise field campimetry shows evidences of ocular ml<rocirculation changes in HIV-i...

m Numerous studies have documcntcd the high frcqucncy rate of the HIV-infection of the eye The first disorccr 1s a microvascular disease of the conjunctiva and of thg retina. The most common rebnal mamfcstations are cotton-wool spots or retinal microaneurysrm This study was performed to find out whether the white-noise field campimetry shows evidences of ocular ml<rocirculation changes in HIV-i...