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Pulmonary Candidiasis: Incidental Cause of Death Made on Autopsy

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Kanwardeep Kaur Jhajj ¹, Paramjit Kaur ², Samarjit Kaur Sandhu ¹, Sarita Nibhoria ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Pathology GGS Medical College & Hospital, BFHUS, Faridkot, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Transfusion Medicine GMC &H Chandigarh, IN

Source

Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 6, No 2 (2012), Pagination: 61-63

Abstract

An autopsy case report of 30 year old female patient having widespread bed sores, dyspnea and high grade fever who died within an hour of admission to the hospital. An autopsy was conducted and viscera consisting of parts of lungs, kidneys, liver, spleen and heart were sent for histopathological examination. Histopathological examination of lungs revealed presence of chronic inflammatory infiltrate along with numerous colonies of round to ovoid fungal spores. Differential diagnosis of Candida and Cryptococcus was kept and using PAS and mucicarmine stains pulmonary candidiasis was confirmed. The present case highlights pulmonary candidiasis comes under category of severe mycoses and is an incidental diagnosis made on autopsy.

Keywords

Pulmonary candidiasis, Cryptococcosis, PAS, Mucicarmine

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Fitness Cost Associated with Resistance to Bacillus thuringiensis Cry1ac Toxin in Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)

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Authors

Paramjit Kaur ¹, Vinod Kumar Dilawari ¹, Virash Kumar Gupta ¹, Satnam Singh ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, Punjab, IN

Source

Journal of Biological Control, Vol 26, No 4 (2012), Pagination: 314-320

Abstract

Transgenic cotton producing a Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) Cry1Ac toxin is widely used for controlling the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera. The lessons learnt from the usage of insecticides suggest deployment of effective resistance management strategies to preserve the long-term utility of Bt-cotton. Consequently, it is important to understand the interaction of Cry1Ac toxin with distinct populations of the resistant alleles (homozygote resistant RR, susceptible SS and heterozygote RS or SR) keeping in mind the fitness cost associated with resistance. The present studies were under taken to understand the in vitro response of all such allelic populations. A critical analysis on the effects of Bt-toxin on different development stages shows that irrespective of the allelic genotype, the toxin exerts inhibitory influence on all the developmental stages. This effect is visualized as an enormous decrease in larval, pupal and adult weight, wing expanse of adults, adult life span and sex-ratio that was coupled with increase in time taken to pupate, pupal duration and total developmental period. Majority of the emerged adults possessed different types of abnormalities (wingless, deformed wings). They did not mate to lay eggs and if eggs were laid, they normally did not hatch, thus resulting in total loss of population(s). Cry1Ac toxin exerts a high cost of fitness on H. armigera and in this context susceptible and heterozygous genotypes were the most affected.

Keywords

American Bollworm, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bt Toxin, Fitness Cost, Resistance, Transgenic Cotton.

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Seminogram in Male Partners of Infertile Couples

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Vijay Kumar Bodal ¹, Ruku Malik ¹, Sarbhjit Kaur ², Manjit Singh Bal ¹, Paramjit Kaur ², Ranjeev Bhagat ¹, K. D. Singh ³, Ankita Goel ¹

Affiliations
1 Pathology, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, IN
2 Gynecology & Obstetrics, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, IN
3 Physiology, Government Medical College, Patiala, Punjab, IN

Source

International Journal of Medical and Dental Sciences, Vol 3, No 1 (2014), Pagination: 276-284

Abstract

Background: Infertility is defined as failure to conceive within one or more years of regular unprotected coitus. The infertility state is dependent on the female factor as well as masculine factor; an altered masculine factor is designated when any cause or causes of infertility reside in the male. The masculine factor as a cause of infertility is present in 40-50% of cases hence the importance of an integral evaluation of the male alterations and its fertility.

Objectives: The present study aims to assess the seminal patterns of male partners of 100 infertile couples for various parameters and their possible contribution to infertility.

Material and Methods: The present study was conducted on male partners of 100 infertile couples who were referred by Gynecology and Obstetric department to Pathology Department, Government Medical College, Patiala for semen examination. The semen was collected by masturbation in all cases in a clean dry detergent free container. After liquefaction and mixing, basic analysis was done which includes volume, viscosity, pH, spermatozoal concentration, motility and morphology. Data was evaluated by means of chi-square test.

Results: Of 100 seminogram, 43% showed alterations in the seminal indexes; with asthenospermia in 39.5%, Oligoasthenospermia in 30.2%, Oligospermia in 16.2%, and Azoospermia in 13.9%.

Conclusion: Male factors were mostly responsible as a cause of infertility. Asthenospermia was the most common type of semen defect present in these infertile males. Most of the males with semen defect were of age group >30yrs. Incidence of semen defect among males increased with duration of infertility.

Keywords

Infertile Couple, Seminogram, Sperm Count, Sperm Motility.

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Educational Data Mining: Review

Behaviour of Laboratory-Selected Cry1Ac-Tolerant Strain of Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) on Bt-Cotton

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Authors

Paramjit Kaur ¹, Vinod Kumar Dilawari ¹

Affiliations
1 Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141 004, IN

Source

Current Science, Vol 112, No 07 (2017), Pagination: 1579-1583

Abstract

The effect of Bacillus thuringiensis toxin Cry1Ac on the behaviour of a laboratory-selected resistant population (72-fold) of Helicoverpa armigera on Bt-cotton was evaluated. Compared with non-Bt-cotton and Cry1Ac toxin incorporated in semi-synthetic diet, resistant larvae reared on Bt-cotton had only 0.13% survival and slower development. The results suggest that Cry1Ac from Bt-cotton exerts a greater toxic effect in terms of larval mortality coupled with decline in larval growth rate compared to semi-synthetic diet.

Keywords

Bt-Cotton, Cry1Ac Toxin, Helicoverpa armigera, Resistant Population.

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Consumption Rate and Predatory Preference of the Predaceous Mite, Neoseiulus californicus to Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi on Strawberry in California, USA

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Authors

Paramjit Kaur ¹, Frank G. Zalom ²

Affiliations
1 Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - 141 004, IN
2 Department of Entomology, University of California, Davis, US

Source

Current Science, Vol 116, No 12 (2019), Pagination: 2097-2101

Abstract

We studied the predatory efficiency and preference of Neoseiulus californicus to Tetranychus urticae and Eotetranychus lewisi on strawberry. The results indicated that N. californicus preferred to consume E. lewisi and cause more mean per cent reduction (90.00–96.66) compared to T. urticae (60.00–80.00). Although N. californicus appeared to prefer E. lewisi, its efficiency in feeding upon T. urticae makes it a useful natural enemy in an IPM programme for the control of T. urticae and E. lewisi on strawberry.

Keywords

Eotetranychus lewisi, Neoseiulus californicus, Pest Management, Strawberry, Tetranychus urticae.

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RFID Technology in Libraries

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Anil Kumar ¹, Paramjit Kaur ²

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1 Lyallapur Khalsa College, Jalandhar, Punjab 144001, IN
2 Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, Punjab 143005, IN

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Information Studies, Vol 16, No 4 (2010), Pagination: 229-242

Abstract

The base of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) was established in the 1940s. Business organizations have been exploring and implementing RFID to acquire, manage and provide security to their products. New technologies are of interest both for their potential of increasing the quality of service and for improving efficiency of operations. In the era of globalisation and liberalisation and application of hi-technologies, the world has shrunk into a small frame, as it were. In this paper the components and technical features of a modem RFID library system are described to provide guidelines for the evaluation of different systems. It also briefs about tentative cost of implementing RFID system in a library and how it functions and describes the role of librarians. Also discusses the advantages and disadvantages of RFID system in libraries.

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Radio Frequency Identification, RFID, Cost of Implementation.

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Seasonal Incidence of Mites on Kinnow in Punjab

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Rajwinder Kaur ¹, Manmeet Brar Bhullar ², D. R. Sharma ¹, P. K. Arora ³, Paramjit Kaur ²

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1 Krishi Vigyan Kendra, Gurdaspur 143521, Punjab, IN
2 Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, IN
3 Regional Research Station, Abohar 152116, Punjab, IN

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Indian Journal of Entomology, Vol 84, No 2 (2022), Pagination: 356-359

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Field surveys were conducted at ten days intervals from February 2016 to September 2017 in six Kinnow orchards at three locations (Ludhiana, Abohar, Hoshiarpur) in different agroclimatic zones of Punjab to evaluate the population dynamics of mites on kinnow. The study revealed the occurrence of Brevipalpus phoenicis (Geijskes), B. californicus (Banks), Tetranychus urticae Koch, Eutetranychus orientalis (Klein) and Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) as the most common phytophagous mites. The predatory mites viz., Euseius alstoniae Gupta, E. finlandicus (Oudemans) and Cunaxa setirostris (Hermann) were also found. The study showed that weather factors affected mites similarly in different fruit zones of Punjab. There was a negative correlation between mite abundance and rainfall at all locations. The families viz. Tenuipalpidae, Tarsonemidae and Cunaxidae exhibited a negative correlation with temperature and a positive with maximum relative humidity (RH). Tetranychidae had positive relationship with temperature and a negative one with maximum RH. Mite species peaked differently during various months but were more abundant in the arid (Abohar) followed by central (Ludhiana) and submontane zone (Hoshiarpur) of Punjab.

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Brevipalpus californicus, B. phoenicis, correlation, Cunaxa setirostris, Euseius alstoniae, Euseius finlandicus, Eutetranychus orientalis, Tetranychus urticae, Kinnow, Population Dynamics, Weather Factors.

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Seasonal Incidence of Phytophagous and Predatory Mites on Capsicum Under Nethouse

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Saloni ¹, Manmeet Brar Bhullar Bhullar ¹, Paramjit Kaur ¹

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1 Department of Entomology, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana 141004, Punjab, IN

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Indian Journal of Entomology, Vol 84, No 2 (2022), Pagination: 445-448

Abstract

Capsicum is a popular vegetable crop grown under protected cultivation, but it provides congenial microclimate for insects and mites. The present study evaluates the seasonal incidence of mites on capsicum under nethouse conditions (2017, 2018). Simple, partial, and multiple correlation/regression coefficients of the incidence of mites with weather parameters revealed that the yellow mite Polyphagotarsonemus latus (Banks) exhibits significant negative correlation with minimum temperature and significant positive correlation with morning relative humidity (RH). With two spotted spider mite Tetranychus urticae Koch and predatory phytoseiid and stigmaeid mites, it was observed that there exists a significantly positive correlation with maximum, minimum and mean temperature but a negative one with morning RH. The weather parameters individually do not have much effect on mite incidence when other weather parameters were kept constant (partial correlation); however, all weather parameters had significant effect on mite incidence (multiple correlation). Preference of two spotted spider mite and yellow mite for different plant canopy level was also worked out; it was found that T. urticae preferred middle canopy followed by top and bottom ones, while P. latus preferred top canopy followed by others.

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Capsicum, Nethouse, Tetranychus urticae, Polyphagotarsonemus ltus, Phytoseiids, Stigmaeids, Temperature, Relative Humidity, Plant Canopy, Multiple Correlation, Regression Coefficients.

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