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Background: Acne is very common among adolescents, which may sometimes persist into adulthood, and acne scars continue to have a profoundly negative impact on quality of life. Of all the various modalities available, fractional lasers have shown effective results. Aims and Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy and safety of fractional carbon dioxide (CO2) laser resurfacing in atrophic facial acne scars. Materials and Methods: The study included 104 subjects aged =18 years with atrophic acne scars on face of more than 6 months of duration recruited over a period of 1 year. All the patients were treated with fractional CO2 laser (600 W power and wavelength 10,600 nm). Four sessions of fractional CO2 laser resurfacing were done at 6-week intervals in each patient. We compared the improvement rate of scars after every session at 6-week interval, 2 weeks after the last session, and finally 6 months after the last laser session. Results: The difference between the mean baseline score (3.43) and mean final score (1.83) using Goodman and Baron's qualitative scar scale was found to be statistically significant (P = 0.001). Mean improvement increased from first treatment session to the end of the treatment course from 0.56 to 1.62 indicating the role of the number of sessions in the overall improvement of acne scars. With regard to overall satisfaction, maximum number of patients were either very satisfied (55.8%) or satisfied (25%) as compared to those who were only slightly satisfied (11.5%) or completely unsatisfied (7.7%). Conclusion: Fractional ablative laser gives excellent results in the management of acne scars and has emerged as an appealing non-invasive option for this indication. Being a safe and effective option for atrophic acne scar treatment, it can be recommended wherever available. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Byline: Iffat. Shah, Sumaya. Zeerak, Peerzada. Sajad, Safia. Bashir, Yasmeen. Bhat, Syed. Mubashir Sir, Hair is an important appendage of the human body, serving a variety of functions. However, abnormalities [...]

Byline: Iffat. Hassan, Sumaya. Zeerak, Sanaullah. Kuchay, Safia. Bashir, Yasmeen. Bhat, Syed. Mubashir, Farhan. Rasool, Gousia. Sheikh, Peerzada. Sajad Background: A wide variety of systemic diseases and internal malignancies have [...]

Byline: Iffat. Hassan, Safia. Bashir, Shahnaaz. Taing Background: Pregnancy is associated with multiple skin changes, most of which are physiological in nature, being the direct result of expected modifications of [...]

Background: Across the globe, skin disorders represent a frequent occupational concern for many health professionals including veterinarians and there is a serious impact of skin diseases on their lives and careers. But little is known about the prevalence and distribution of skin diseases (especially occupational) within this important professional group across Asia, especially India. Materials and Methods: The study was a cross-sectional study carried out over a period of one year in which veterinarians and veterinary workers of Kashmir valley were screened for various skin diseases and occupational dermatoses. Results: The study group comprised 910 veterinarians and associated workers working across the valley with the majority being males; 846 workers (93%). The mean age of the group was 38.53 years. Out of these, 267 veterinarians and associated workers (29.3%) were found to have skin lesions. Of the 267 cases, 165 (61.80%) had non-infectious lesions, while the rest had 102 (38.20%) had infectious skin diseases. The main non-infectious lesions included friction-related disorders, eczemas, pigmentary disorders, papulosquamous disorders, and many others; while the infectious lesions were of fungal, bacterial, viral, and parasitic etiology. Fungal infections, eczemas, and melasma were more common in them, indicating an occupational etiology. Conclusion: A huge group of skin diseases was seen in veterinarians and veterinary workers, with some diseases showing an occupational nature. To reduce the burden of skin diseases in this particular group, proper prevention measures need to be instituted at work places by veterinary governing bodies of the state. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Employee attitudes are imperative to management because they settle on the behavior of workers in the organization. The frequently held judgment is that "A satisfied worker is a fruitful worker". A satisfied work force may generate agreeable feeling within the organization to perform well. Hence job satisfaction and commitment has become a major topic for research studies. The specific problem addressed in this study is to measure the impact of various determinants on job satisfaction and commitment on performance. It considered which rewards (intrinsic and extrinsic) determine the job satisfaction of an employee and performance. It also considered influence of gender, age, education and experience of employees on job performance. Data were collected through a field survey using a questionnaire from teaching and non teaching staff of public and private Universities at D.I.Khan. Regression analysis revealed that there exists positive high correlation and positive significant impact of age, education experience, job satisfaction, affective commitment and organizational citizenship behavior on performance of employees. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In this research work an attempt was made to "compare the effectiveness of instructional technology regarding educational attainments of students at elementary level". A sample consisted of 8th class of male and female elementary school student. These students were divided into two equal groups i.e. control group and experimental group. Results of this research work indicated that instructional technology in which projected aids were used affect the educational attainments of students at elementary level. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Psoriasis is a chronic hyperproliferative inflammatory disease of the skin, genetic predisposition to which is well-established. The late cornified envelope genes LCE3B and LCE3C are involved in maintaining the integrity of skin barrier especially following skin barrier disruption. The deletion of these genes would lead to an impaired epidermal response following damage to the skin barrier thus predisposing to psoriatic lesions. This study aimed to evaluate the common deletion of late cornified envelope genes (LCE 3B/3C) in psoriasis patients of Kashmiri ethnic population of North India., Materials and Methods: It was a hospital-based, case-control study which included 100 psoriasis cases and an equal number of controls. Blood samples were obtained, and DNA was extracted from all the samples by a kit-based method. To determine the LCE3C_LCE3B-del genotype, a three-primer polymerase chain reaction assay was performed., Results: The genotype for the common LCE3C_LCE3B deletion in 100 psoriasis patients and 100 controls was determined. Among the cases, 17 cases were homozygous for insertion genotype (I/I), 40 cases were heterozygous for insertion/deletion genotype (I/D) and 43 cases were homozygous for deletion genotype (D/D), compared to controls where 20 cases were homozygous for insertion genotype (I/I), 45 cases were heterozygous for insertion/deletion genotype (I/D), and 35 cases were homozygous for deletion genotype (D/D). The del/del frequency was higher among psoriatic patients compared to controls (43% vs. 35%) although the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.507)., Conclusion: We hereby infer that LCE3C_LCE3B deletion does not appear to be associated with the risk of psoriasis in our population.