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Road traffic injuries constitute the leading cause of death among children and young adults aged 5-29 years worldwide. This descriptive study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) of young drivers regarding the adverse effects of risk-taking behaviors and to examine the association between practice levels and selected demographic variables. The study was conducted at KMCT College of Nursing and School of Nursing, Manassery, Kozhikode. A total of 100 students who drove two-wheelers were recruited over two days using a convenience sampling technique. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire, tabulated, and analyzed with appropriate statistical tests. Among the 100 participants, the majority (68%) demonstrated moderate knowledge levels, 54% exhibited low risk tolerance attitudes, and 96% reported good driving practices. Findings revealed a significant association between practice level and the type of two-wheeler commonly used. The study highlights that a considerable proportion of young drivers continue to exhibit low risk tolerance attitudes and inadequate knowledge. These findings underscore the importance of targeted awareness programs to enhance knowledge, foster positive attitudes, and promote safer driving practices among young riders.

Pseudohypoparathyroidism (PHP) is a rare endocrine disorder due to end-organ resistance to parathyroid hormone (PTH), resulting in hypocalcemia and hyperphosphatemia despite elevated PTH levels. It usually presents in children with distinctive features known as Albright Hereditary Osteodystrophy (AHO). We report a 33-year-old man who presented with wrist pain, muscle spasms, and tingling in his hands. Laboratory investigations revealed hypocalcemia, hyperphosphatemia, and elevated serum PTH, with normal serum magnesium, renal function, and vitamin D levels, suggestive of PTH resistance. The patient was managed with calcium and vitamin D supplementation. This case highlights the diagnostic challenges of adult-onset PHP in the absence of classical features of AHO and emphasizes the importance of recognizing biochemical patterns of PTH resistance. Timely diagnosis and management can lead to symptom resolution and prevent long-term complications, such as skeletal abnormalities, neurological symptoms, cataracts, and dental abnormalities.

Abstract This case report describes a rare occurrence of a mucocele originating from the Blandin and Nuhn glands, located on the anterior ventral aspect of the tongue. Mucoceles in this region are uncommon, accounting for <10% of reported cases. The patient presented with a swelling, which was diagnosed based on clinical evaluation and histopathological examination. The lesion was surgically excised, followed by an uneventful postoperative recovery. This case underscores the rarity of mucoceles in the glands of Blandin and Nuhn and highlights the importance of precise diagnosis and management in such cases.

Schizophrenia is a mental disease that can drastically affect oral health. Hence, this remains a significant factor that affects oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL). Assessing the OHRQoLin schizophrenic patients is one of the primary needs. The oral health impact profile is an impressive range of instruments that assesses the impact of oral conditions on well-being and quality of life. A 100 schizophrenic individuals were randomly selected from the Psychiatry Department of Government Hospital, Patna, Bihar, India, and grouped into two groups: (a) Group I with.group-based sessions and (b) Group II with one-on-one interactions. Inclusion criteria: (a) Individuals who received the clinical confirmatory diagnosis of schizophrenia, (b) Patients who regularly reported to the psychologist for periodic evaluation, and (c) Patients who could follow instructions. Exclusion criteria: (a) Patients or their caregivers who were unwilling to participate in the study, (b) Patients with any other mental health disability other than schizophrenia, (c) Patients with muscular or nervous system disorders, and (d) Patients who could not follow instructions. Patients were educated on the modified Bass technique, and mean ± standard deviation plaque scores were compared at the baseline and after 12 weeks of intervention. Statistical analysis was performed using the Chi-square analytical test and paired "t-test." Statistically significant differences were observed in plaque scores in both groups (P < 0.001). Educational training tools help in improving oral health in schizophrenic patients.

Plasmacytoma refers to a distinct and localized growth of plasma cells that are neoplastic and monoclonal in nature. Solitary plasmacytomas (SP) can be categorized into two groups based on their location: solitary bone plasmacytoma (SBP), which most commonly occurs in the vertebrae and secondarily in long bones, and extramedullary plasmacytoma (EMP), encompassing SPs found outside the bone. Long bones are frequently affected in solitary plasmacytomas. SBP specifically in the jaw is a rare condition, leading to challenges in diagnosis and often resulting in misdiagnosis. SBP carries a higher risk of progression to myeloma, and the primary treatment option is radiotherapy (RT). By employing RT alone, approximately 30% of SBP patients and 65% of EMP patients can achieve long-term disease-free survival (DFS). This article presents a case of a 40-year-old female patient diagnosed with solitary plasmacytoma of the mandible, with detailed documentation of clinical, radiographic, and histological features.

Addictive behavior toward the use of smartphones has turned out to be a commonly present phenomenon in this digital era. An individual's overindulgence in smartphone devices has turned into an obsessive and compulsive disorder. This addiction has been found to influence the physical, social, and psychological wellbeing of the studied population. This observational study aimed to assess smartphone addiction and its impact on knowledge, cognitive, and psychomotor skills in students pursuing dentistry in India. This prospective and cross-sectional survey-based study comprised 100 dental undergraduate students who were selected by a random sampling technique. The age range of subjects ranged between 18 and 22 years with equal gender distribution (50 each male and female). A prevalidated questionnaire containing 30 items encompassing five variables, that is, applications related to healthcare, entertainment, shopping, communication, and education were used to assess the response. Based on scores, patients were categorized as addicted or with no addiction. For evaluating the knowledge, cognitive, and psychomotor skills of students, theory-based examinations were held in different subjects as per the semester year of selected students while psychomotor skills were assessed by conducting clinical or preclinical examinations conducted by two separate examiners who following mutual agreement were assigned appropriate scores. All scores were categorized into four grades, that is, from grades I to VI. Students with smartphone addiction exhibited lower performance in both theory-based and clinical/preclinical assessment examinations with a majority of them scoring grade III or IV. Smartphone addiction reduces the academic knowledge, cognitive, and psychomotor skills of dental students.

The branched pitting corrosion often occurs on copper tubes used in heat-exchanger units in air-conditioners and leads to leakage of heat-exchanger fluid for several months. Figure 1 shows a photograph of this unique localized corrosion formed by galvanostatic polarization in the laboratory. The morphology is characterized by the fractal structure in which pits of several ten micro-m diameter are formed at copper surface and smaller pores are developed on the pit walls randomly. This localized corrosion has been reported with some names: ant-nest corrosion, formicary corrosion, unusual corrosion, branched pits and pinhole corrosion [1]. It’s well known that the occurrence of this localized corrosion is related to trace phosphorus in copper and presence of low molecular weight carboxylic acid such as formic acid. However, the origin to form branched structure has not been clarified. We reported an impedance method to analyze the branched (fractal) pore electrode with transmission line model (TLM) [2, 3]. Impedance spectrum of simple cylinder pore electrode on Nyquist plane normally describes straight-line of 45 degree slope in the high frequency range. In the case of electrode with fractal pores, the slope of straight-line decreases depending on the fractal dimension [3]. In this study, we employed this impedance analysis to investigate the initiation and growth of branched pores in ant-nest corrosion of copper.

Continuous patient care and the use of multiple medical machines are two challenges facing today's healthcare sector in terms of patient's healthcare. During the pandemic situation, many people isolated in their home, such as covid-19 positive patients, elderly people living away from their families, bedridden patients, etc., need regular health checks and controls, but during this pandemic is lacking. Recent advances in the Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) has been able to give good results in collecting health data of patients at home environment. Deep learning (DL) applications can able to run on edge nodes, it locally processes, computes and analyzes data from IOMT devices to make inferences on patient health information. This ensures the privacy and security of the patient's physiological information and also and allows patient health information to remain at the patient's side. Send all this information to healthcare professionals and relatives of patients. This framework will provide safety for isolated patients and a health support systemas a whole.

Almost all organizations collect feedback to improve the quality of service provided. Frequent and ongoing feedback analysis is inevitable for the development of any organization. But handling this huge amount of data is time-consuming and not economical. In the present feedback system, qualitative analysis of data is not possible. It may require huge manpower to analyze the feedback. Also, the currently used grading system is not useful in conveying the exact emotions of students. To overcome this, a system is proposed that gives summarised feedback and works on sentiment analysis. The summarised feedback contains deep key phrases. Key phrases can provide highly condensed and valuable information that helps in acquiring the main idea of the content. It attempts to capture the deep semantic meaning of text content. Here, the Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) algorithm is used for keyphrase extraction and sentiment analysis

The present study was aimed to evaluate the morphologic changes of nose and lip after Lefort 1 osteotomy using clinical and cephalometric parameters A prospective study to evaluate soft tissue changes after Lefort 1 osteotomy which includes 30 individuals of 18-35 years of age presented with dentofacial deformities. Our Study employs the measurement of nasolabial variables using Vernier caliper and lateral cephalograms. These values were recorded and tabulated under T (pre-operative) and T(6 months Post-operative). The final soft tissue changes were analyzed with paired t- test. Our study revealed statistically highly significant (p&amp;#60;0.001) increase in Alar base width, Nasolabial angle, Nasal tip angle and statistically significant (p&amp;#60;0.05) decrease in nasal tip protrusion. Alar base widening is a definitive sequela after Lefort 1 osteotomy even after adopting techniques like alar base cinch suturing and V-Y closure. This warrants that further modifications or innovations are required for preventing these undesirable morphological changes.