the fish assemblage and diversity in relation to water quality of three coastal rivers sita, swarna and varahi of udupi district, karnataka, india was studied. 71 species representing 7 orders, 20 families and 41 genera were recorded from 21 sites along the three rivers. species composition varied longitudinally in relation to the environmental factors of the habitat. the downstream change in t...

Sinorhizobium meliloti is an alpha-proteobacterium able to induce nitrogen-fixing nodules on roots of specific legumes. In order to propagate in the soil and for successful symbiotic interaction the bacterium needs to sequester metals like iron and manganese from its environment. The metal uptake has to be in turn tightly regulated to avoid toxic effects. In this report we describe the characte...

Vijay Tendulkar, the frontline of Indian theatre, is well known for sensitising his audience and readers dogmas this cultural society. The social order , once framed are discerning women as weaker sex eventually trapping rights levered in name structure weaved by myth. Though engrossed with a pack nobility femininity portrayed myths like Ramayana often show fragility loaded abundance female pro...

OBJECTIVES We examined whether bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) revascularization is associated with any increased in-hospital mortality and complications compared with single internal thoracic artery (SITA) revascularization. BACKGROUND Despite proven long-term benefits, BITA revascularization has been slow to be adopted because of fear of increased early morbidity. METHODS We eva...

BACKGROUND Recent interest has focused on the use of arterial conduits in diabetic subsets. To date, the long-term benefits of bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting in this subgroup remain in question. METHODS Two hundred eighty-five consecutive oral-treated diabetics operated on nonemergent basis (1996 to 1998) were compared according to the surgical technique, left-sided skelet...

Shigella flexneri possesses at least two putative high-affinity manganese acquisition systems, SitABCD and MntH. Mutations in the genes encoding the components of both of these systems were constructed in S. flexneri. The sitA mntH mutant showed reduced growth, relative to the wild type, in Luria broth (L broth) containing the divalent metal chelator ethylene diamino-o-dihydroxyphenyl acetic ac...

OBJECTIVE To study the correlation between the sensitivity threshold values of the different points assessed by the Humphrey visual field analyzer (24-2 Swedish interactive threshold algorithm [SITA] standard strategy) in glaucoma patients. SUBJECTS, MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospective cross-sectorial study. One-hundred and four eyes of 104 glaucoma patients, defined by the appearance of the opt...

Sita is a novel language for modeling intelligent behavior in dynamic environments. The central modeling principle is the distinction of recognition and action as the two complementary basic skills essential for situated behavior. The underlying computational model combines an incremental bottom-up logic programming mechanism with a concurrent process calculus. This principle allows for the cle...

BACKGROUND We compared short-term outcomes of patients with chronic dialysis receiving bilateral internal thoracic artery (BITA) grafting with single internal thoracic artery (SITA) grafting using propensity score analysis. METHODS Between 2002 and 2008, 656 consecutive patients underwent isolated coronary artery bypass grafting (99.1% off-pump). Of these, 56 patients with chronic dialysis an...