Endometrial Stromal Tumours are rare mesenchymal neoplasms of the uterus, the cells of which resembles stromal cells of proliferative endometrium. Grossly, most common appearance of Endometrial Stromal Nodule is a circumscribed solid mass. We report a case of Endometrial Stromal Nodule which has undergone complete cystic degeneration and has acquired a unilocular tender coconut-like cystic appearance which is very unusual.

Bronchogenic cysts (BC) are rare tumours in the mediastinum, but well known to thoracic surgeon. We report a case of symptomatic mediastinal bronchogenic cyst (MBC) in adult who operated on by full thoracoscopy, and we discuss a surgical technic.

Several studies have highlighted the health hazards of cigarette smoking and other forms of tobacco consumption to include addiction, cancers, cardiovascular diseases, respiratory disorders, and electrolyte disturbances. However, none has reported the effect of aqueous leaf extract of tobacco on blood glucose and plasma concentrations of many electrolytes. This study was designed to find answers to these questions. Ten male albino Wister rats were randomly divided into test and control groups of 5 rats each. Each test rat was given 100 mg of aqueous tobacco leaf extract dissolved in 1.5 mls distilled water once daily for 21 days through an orogastric tube. Each control rat received 1.5 mls distilled water once daily for the same duration. After 21 days, blood samples were collected from each rat for the estimation of plasma concentrations of glucose, sodium, potassium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, and calcium. Blood samples were collected and plasma concentrations of glucose, sodium, potassium, chloride, and calcium determined. There were no significant differences in plasma glucose, sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, and calcium in the test and control groups of rats. However, there was a significant decrease in plasma potassium in the test group compared to the control group of rats as shown by the mean values of 5.7 ± 0.25 mmol/L and 6.60 ± 0.25 mmol/L respectively and P value of 0.0005. Orogastric administration of aqueous tobacco leaf extract produced statistically significant reduction in plasma potassium, but not in plasma glucose, sodium, chloride, bicarbonate, magnesium, or calcium in male albino Wister rats.

Blood transfusion system is a basic necessity of health care delivery system. As off now more than 700 antigens and about 30 blood group systems have been identified. ABO and Rhesus (Rh) blood group systems are most important tool for blood transfusion, parental testing, legal medicine and in population genetic study. It is immensely important to identify the working pattern of a blood bank of rural West Bengal as it will facilitate to generate appropriate policies for better service. The main objective of the study is to determine age and sex wise frequency and distribution of ABO and Rh blood group pattern among blood donors and working pattern of newly developed blood bank and compare with other data from similar studies. Retrospective study was conducted at Blood bank of Khatra Sub-divisional Hospital, West Bengal over a period of one year. Blood group of the donors was determined by standard monoclonal antisera test by tube agglutination technique. Out of 1802 blood donors, 88.62% were male and 11.38% were female. 63 donors were deferred due to hypertension and diabetes. The commonest blood group observed was O+Ve followed by B+Ve and the rare one was AB-Ve. The study had a significant implication regarding the inventory management of blood bank and transfusion services for the patient admitted in the sub-divisional hospital of rural West Bengal and also necessary for the health planners while making efforts to face the future health challenges in this region

Breast lump constitutes a significant population affecting all ages and ethnic groups. They are a cause of concern to patient and hence are reported early in OPD. BBD is a complex of reactive/inflammatory lesions, proliferative and fibroepithelial lesions some of which mimic malignancy clinically or mammographically and poses diagnostic dilemmas to both clinicians and pathologists. FNAC, Histopathology and other ancillary techniques are essential for exact pathogenesis. This study was carried out with the aim to study Incidence of Benign and Non neoplastic breast diseases out of total breast lumps presenting in OPD, 2.Frequency of individual benign breast disease 3. Distribution with age and sex. This is an observational type of study conducted in department of pathology, SMS medical college, Jaipur over period of one year (1st January 2016 to 31st December 2016). Out of total 469 cases received for histopathology, 326(69.50%) were found to be benign lesions. Commonest benign lesion was fibroadenoma 160 cases (52.45%) in females and gynaecomastia 39 cases (11.96%)in males followed by and granulomatous lesion, 23 cases ( 0.8%) and fibrocystic change 20 (0.6%). BBD accounts for 70 to 80 % in Indian population as seen in different studies. In our study, benign breast diseases comprised greater proportion (69.50%) than malignant disorders. Since, the prognosis and treatment of benign and malignant lesions are wide apart, and some proliferative benign lesions tend to convert into malignancy, so it is necessary to identify these lesions at the earliest and initiate appropriate treatment surgery or medical.

This study aims to predict the possibility of adopting zero-based budgeting (ZBB) system in Borno State. To ensure this, the study considered viability as predictor variable that was perceived to have contributed to adoption of ZBB in the state. ZBB has resurfaced as a prominent topic of discourse due to the economic downturn experienced in Nigeria as well as the failure of the existing traditional budgeting system to meet the economic objectives of the government. The focal point of discourse, therefore, dwelt on Borno state because it is adversely affected as a result of the revenue volatility witnessed in the country as well as the level of budget implementation with the existing budgeting system in the state experienced decade of monumental budget indiscipline at all levels of government. In view of this, Binary logistic regression was employed to examine whether the predictor variable have significant influence or not on the dependent variable, that is, the adoption of ZBB. Stratified sampling technique was used to arrive at a sample size of 103 drawn from the total population of 139. The findings of the study established that the adoption of ZBB in the state is politically feasible and offers more appealing opportunities in minimizing costs and prioritizing government‘s needs while adding value to the operational efficiency in the budgeting system. It is therefore, pertinent to recommend the establishment of implementation plan that are consistent with synergistic principle and application of ZBB which ensure aggregate fiscal discipline and enhanced technical efficiency through transparency and accountability.

Acute biphenotypic leukemias (LAB) are defined by the presence on the same blast cells membrane and cytoplasmic markers belonging to at least two different hematopoietic lineages. We report the case of an infant of 22mois with LAB highlighting the capital interest of hematological cytology, immunophenotyping and cytogenetic study.

Salt consumption is essential but has a negative health impact when taken in excess. Therefore, this research is aimed at investigating the possible role of Moringa oleifera leave extract on lipids and antioxidant enzymes following salt loading. 24 male albino Wistar rats weighing between 180-240g were used for this study and were divided into four groups (n=6). They were given either normal rat feed and drinking water, high salt diet (8% NaCl diet) + 1% NaCl drinking water and/or Moringa oleifera extract (600 mg/kg b.w., orally, once daily). After six weeks of feeding, the animals were sacrificed and blood collected through standard method for analysis. The salt fed untreated rats had significant (p<0.05) increase in Triglycerides (TG) level, Atherogenic indices (P<0.05), Malondialdehyde (MDA), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (P<0.01). These parameters were significantly (p<0.05) reduced to near control values following extract treatment. Salt fed untreated rats were also observed to have significant (P<0.05) reduction in High density lipoprotein (HDL), Catalase (CAT) (P<0.01), Glutathione peroxidase (GPx) (P<0.05), Superoxide dismutase (SOD) and Albumin (ALB) (P<0.01), but the reverse was the case following extract treatment. In conclusion, consumption of Moringa oleifera leaf extract ameliorates the adverse effects of salt loading on the atherogenic, antioxidants and other indices thereby preventing possible outcome of cardiovascular disease, atherosclerosis and other related ailment. It is therefore being recommended for further research and possible use in the manufacture of drugs that are necessary in management of cardiac and other related ailments.

Dengue virus (DENV) is the most common mosquito-transmitted human flavivirus worldwide, and it is well-established that DENV and Zika virus are closely related, resulting in substantial antigenic overlap. The infection is caused by any of the four dengue virus (DENV) serotypes transmitted by Aedes aegypti and albopictus mosquitoes. Despite the public health relevance, data on the prevalence of DENV infections among febrile patients in Jos, North Central Nigeria are limited. We aimed to determine the sero-prevalence of Dengue virus infection among febrile patients. Cross sectional study was conducted among 118 participants presenting with pyrexia at the Jos University Teaching Hospital. Participants who were malaria negative using rapid diagnostic tests (mRDT) with specific symptoms defined as probably dengue by WHO (fever and symptoms such as headache, rash, nausea/vomiting, joint pain, fatigue, retro-ocular pain and haemorrhage) were screened for dengue immunoglobulin G and M (IgG and IgM) using Dengue NS1 Antigen and IgG/IgM antibody duo panel RapiCardTM InstaTest and ELISA-based kit.

Authentication is the usage of one or multiple mechanisms to show that who you declare or claim to be. Authentication ensures that users are granted to some resources or services after verifying their identity. The essential characteristics of every authentication system are to provide high security for their users. Multifactor authentication model always improves or enhances the security compared to single-factor authentication model. This new model makes use of three factors-biometric Fingerprint Hash code, One Time Password (OTP), and Password. Fingerprints are not fully secret compare to passwords, because if passwords are leaked which can be easily revocable using another password and which is not true in case of fingerprint biometric security system. If an authentication system uses only fingerprint biometric features, it is not easy to change fingerprint, because fingerprint is static biometric, which never change much throughout the lifespan. In this paper, as per ABCD analysis various determinant issues related to Multifactor Authentication Model for Verification/Authentication purpose are: (1) Security issues, (2) User-friendly issues, (3) Input issues, (4) Process issues, (5) Performance Evaluation matrix Issues. The constituent critical elements of Multifactor Authentication model determinant issues are listed under the four constructs - advantages, benefits, constraints and disadvantages of the ABCD technique and tabulated. The analysis has brought out many critical constituent elements, which is one of the proofs for the success of the new methodology.

Abstract: The function of the immune system is to protect our system from pathogens entering our body and react immunologically to cells from a genetically different person. At the same time, the immune cells maintain tolerance to our own body cells and do not reject them. This is called as self-tolerance. However, in case of autoimmune diseases and cancer, the immune system identifies our cells as foreign and generates immune reactions resulting in severe damage to the affected organ. However, on the other hand, the cancer cells are eliminated or rejected by our immune system in the early stages but support their growth at later stage. These immune reactions controlling the self-tolerance are mediated by T regulatory cells which maintain immune homeostasis under healthy condition by keeping the effector CD4+ and CD8+ T cells under regulated state. Upon loss of immune balance T regulatory cells cannot suppress the effector T cells’ activity resulting in autoimmune or autoinflammatory reactions. This review will discuss the various subtypes of T regulatory cells and their role in autoimmune diseases and cancer.

Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome (SMR) is a rare orofacial granulomatosis of controversial etiology. It combines recurrent facial palsy, upper labial edema and a plicated tongue. Through a case of SMR we recall the clinical and therapeutic peculiarities of this pathology. 36-year-old patient, who presented in our consultation for labial and gingival edema of progressive worsening, evolving by outbreaks for five years. The interrogation reveals in the antecedents the notion of transient facial paralysis. Examination shows prominent lip edema in the upper lip, edema and superior gingival hypertrophy and a plicate tongue. The diagnosis of SMR was retained. Patient was put on prolonged corticosteroid treatment in degressive dose, which led to a clear clinical improvement with disappearance of the edema not recidivism after a decline of nine months. The SMR is an orofacial granulomatosis manifested by a symptomatic triad: recurrent paralysis or facial paresis, macrochelitis and a plicate tongue. This triad is rarely complete, and some minor signs can be observed. The diagnosis is mostly clinical and confirmed by histology. But a non-contributory histological analysis should not reject the diagnosis of SMR when the clinical symptomatology is obvious. Systemic corticosteroids are the most recommended treatment. It improves the quality of life and avoids or space recurrences. The prognosis remains good

Abstract: Biodiversity has become one of the major environmental issues of our time especially with the on-setting climate change. The basic problem is the increased rate of extinction as a result of expanding human population, over exploitation of natural resources, land clearing and land use development for mono agriculture without vast integration of trees into crop production. Biodiversity refers to the life forms on earth and include the millions of plants, animals, birds and micro-organisms, the gene they contain and the intricate ecosystems they help to built into living environment. If the biological wealth of the world is to be maintained, the benefits of biodiversity in agroforestry need an international recognition. It forms the major part of our life-support systems. It constitutes the source of all our food and much of our raw materials. In order to create the necessary consciousness that would lead to wise use of land and conservation of biodiversity, the knowledge of the benefits of biodiversity in agroforestry should be wide spread. This paper highlights some of these benefits.

Despite deviant workplace behavior has increasingly become a serious problem in today’s organizations and has been reported to significantly affect on both individual and organizational effectiveness and performance, numerous organizations have ignored and not yet prepared to cope with this problem seriously. This present study aims at enhancing the body of knowledge in the area of workplace deviance by exploring the differences between employees and employers at a selected government bank in Thailand. A sample of 143 respondents was gathered for data collection through a modified version of deviant workplace behavior questionnaire. Results of independent samples t-test analysis indicated the significant difference in employees and employers with respect to deviant workplace behavior (t = -2.005, p = .047). These results suggested that employees were less likely to demonstrate deviant workplace behavior than employers. Discussion, limitations, and recommendations for further studies were also discussed.

Abstract: This study examined the ecotoxicological evaluation of commercial fish pond in Ogbogoro, Port Harcourt, and Rivers State Nigeria using the histological assessment of Clarias gariepenus, using African Aquaculture Centre (ARAC) as a reference site. The sampling involved harvesting of twenty table sized fish from Ogbogoro commercial fish pond and ten table-sized of the same species from ARAC. The histological assessment involved the determination of the qualitative and semi-quantitative analysis of the gills of the harvested fishes. Histological alterations observed were based on circulatory disturbances (CD) which includes hyperemia, haemorrhage, vacuolation. Regressive change (RC) which includes necrosis and progressive change (PC). Results showed that tissue samples of gills showed an almost equal prevalence in histological alterations in OGB as compared to ARAC, where gill was 16.67% against 16.68%. The Histological Alteration Index, that is, mean fish Index (FI) for OGB is 14.7, making it slightly greater than ARAC, which is 14.6. It was concluded therefore that the OGB fish pond was moderately polluted.