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In today’s world, the personality of a person is first assessed by his looks and the beauty of the face is the prime attraction. Beauty of the face creates a sense of pleasure to sight. Although the beauty of face is important to all but it is of prime concern to adolescents. Yuvan Pidika is one such disease illustrated in Ayurveda which affects the beauty of face. This disease has been described under kshudraroga in many classical texts. Yuvan Pidika is characterized by symptoms like swelling, pain, redness, itching etc. caused due to vitiation of Kapha, Vata, Rakta dosha. Yuvan Pidika can be correlated with Acne Vulgaris in modern science. Acne is a chronic inflammatory condition of the pilosebaceous follicles affecting 85% of teenagers and thus causing a great harm to psycho-social development of youth in this era. Thus, an attempt has been made to explain cause, expression and management of Yuvan Pidika in ayurvedic perspective.

Catheter-associated urinary tract infections (CAUTI) are the most common healthcare problem in hospitals. In this study, we isolated and the Daldinia starbaeckii (An endolichenic fungus from Roccella montagnie) and its biomass extract was used to simultaneously synthesize and deposit DSFAgNPs on the inner and outer surfaces of the catheter tube using chitosan biopolymer via In-Situ deposition method. Perfectly designed D. starbaeckii extract functionalized DSFAgNPs were characterized by UV spectroscopy, FTIR, SEM, EDS, TEM, and XRD. The microbial efficacy of DSFAgNPs & DSFAgNPs coated catheter (CTH3) was evaluated against nine human pathogenic gram (+/-) ive strains. Results indicated DSFAgNPs showed significant biological activity against both gram (+/-) ive bacteria with an average MIC of 4µl/ml. The most promising activity was observed against Helicobacter pylori. CTH3 treated bacterial strains showed a significant reduction in colony formation unit (CFU/ml) in broth culture assay. Antibiofilm activity of CTH3 showed strong inhibition of biofilm formation (85%).

The purpose of the study is to determine the stress level and coping among mothers of new born admitted in NICU. A sample of 45 mothers of neonates admitted in NICU was selected by purposive sampling method. Data were collected using four types of self-report tools, Semi- structured questionnaire for collecting data about socio-demographic information, Parental stress scale to assess the level of stress into three categories and a Likert scale to assess the different coping strategies adopted by the mothers. It was found that 68.9% mothers reported moderate level of stress and 84.4% of the mothers adopted effective coping strategies. The study has implication in the field of nursing practice, nursing education, nursing administration and nursing research. Based on the study finding the recommendation was made for comparative study in different setting and study administrating new technique of teaching., {"references":["1.\tDighe, M. P., Muckaden, M. A., Manerkar, S. A., & Duraisamy, B. P. (2011). Is there a role of palliative care in the neonatal intensive care unit in India?. Indian journal of palliative care, 17(2), 104.","2.\tHeidari, H., Hasanpour, M., & Fooladi, M. (2017). Stress management among parents of neonates hospitalized in NICU: a qualitative study. Journal of caring sciences, 6(1), 29.","3.\tVinod, K. P. (2017). Assess the parental stress among mothers of neonates admitted in NICU. Int J Appl Res, 3, 167-8.","4.\tChourasia, N., Surianarayanan, P., Adhisivam, B., & Vishnu Bhat, B. (2013). NICU admissions and maternal stress levels. The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 80(5), 380-384.","5.\tGurgani, S., & Jogi, S. (2018). A Study to Estimate the Level of Stress and Coping Strategies among Mothers Whose Neonates are Admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Lalla Ded Hospital, Srinagar, Kashmir. International Journal of Midwifery Nursing, 1(2), 1-44.","6.\tRajalakshmi, S., & Kalavathi, S. (2017). A study to assess the level of stress and coping strategies among mothers of preterm infants admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at selected hospital, Puducherry. International Journal of Advances in Nursing Management, 5(1), 45-50.","7.\tShanmugam, V. (2015). Stress and Coping Strategies among Mothers' of Neonates, admitted in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Asian Journal of Nursing Education and Research, 5(3), 363."]}

BACKGROUND The coronoid process of mandible is thin, triangular projection, gives attachment to two muscles of mastication i.e. Temporalis & Masseter. Coronoid process being membranous bone is used as autogenous bone graft for cranio-maxillo-facial surgeries & has medicolegal importance. The study was done to determine the shape & size of coronoid process of mandible in both male & female, compared with previous studies. METHODS The study was conducted on 110 dry human mandibles in the Department of Anatomy, Subharti Medical College, Delhi-Haridwar Bypass Road, Meerut (U.P.). The measurement was done with the help of vernier callipers & the values were analysed to determine the shape and size of coronoid process of mandible in both male and female and was compared with the previous studies. It is useful for cranio-maxillo-facial surgeons, in correction of Alveolar defects, in the study of anthropology & medicolegal issues. RESULTS Results showed that 60% of population was with triangular process followed by 29% of hook shape & least being round shape i.e. 11%. Gender-wise calculation of length, breadth with standard deviation was calculated and compared. CONCLUSIONS The detailed knowledge of variation in shape of coronoid process is important to anatomists, forensic experts, maxillo-facial surgeons & to anthropologists. In the present study the triangular shape coronoid process is predominant in both male & female. It is used as graft for reconstruction of bony defect & in non-united fractures of mandible and also has medicolegal significance

This paper presents cascade amplifier with parametric variation using CMOS technology which can be stimulated at lower technology node. Amplifiers used for high frequency operations and higher bandwidth designed by BJT technology undergoes various limitations like small scale integration, power consumption and high frequency operation. CMOS Technology has an edge over BJT in various terms like low power dissipation, large-scale integration and high speed. This paper reflects the advantages of using MOSFET Technology for direct coupled common emitter followed by common base amplifier where we try to apply parametric variations in the proposed work which directly reduces the leakage current and hence power consumption in CMOS Technology. This research depicts trusted changes in power consumption for CMOS based cascade amplifier as compared to conventional cascade amplifier. The research paper also shows high performance by changing “w/l” ratio as a process parameter for a particular Technology node. In this paper, chip variations and environmental variation including FinFET Technology are taken into account with material properties to reduce the power consumption of cascade amplifier in the standby mode. The proposed work has several applications in high frequency amplifier design where parameters associated with amplifier can be improved by parametric variation and proposed FinFET based amplifier design.

Usnea longissima, fruticose lichen growing in the temperate region, is well known traditional medicinal herb and a reservoir of some unique secondary metabolites. Traditionally it has been commonly used as an antimicrobial agent for the treatment of ailments like tuberculosis, ulcers and skin diseases, etc. In our study, we evaluate antimicrobial, antiquorum sensing (QS) and antioxidant activity of Usnea longissima secondary metabolites extracted in acetone, methanol, and 70% hydroalcoholic solvents. Antimicrobial activity of extracts was evaluated against fungus (Aspergillus niger, Candida albicans) and six bacterial (Agrobacterium tumefaciens, Escherichia coli, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Pseudomonas aerogenosa, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus mutans) strains. Whereas anti-QS activity was tested against biosensor strain Chromobacterium violaceum (CV) MCC 2290 and antibiofilm activity was checked in two gram-negative bacteria (P. aeruginosa and E. coli), two gram-positive bacteria (Bacillus cereus and Staphylococcus aureus) and fungus (Candida albicans). Results of experimental data indicated that methanolic extract exhibited maximum activity against A. tumefaciens (24±0.2 mm) and C. albicans (30±0.3 mm) with the minimum inhibitory concentration of 300µg/mL and 200µg/mL respectively. Interestingly, we also observed that all extracts effectively inhibited quorum sensing in C. violaceum and biofilm formation in Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aerogenosa, Staphylococcus aureus, at the concentration (100-300 µg/mL), for Candida albicans (50-150 µg/mL). Usnea longissima extract showed strong reducing power and hydroxyl radical activity and low DPPH scavenging activity. The present study suggested that U. longissima possesses potential antimicrobial and antiquorum sensing activity. These biological properties could be attributed to its significant antioxidant potential which validates its traditional use as an antimicrobial herbal source.