Palynology at Lucknow

Malaria at Kapurthala Dispensary, Lucknow

By C. D. CHATTERJI, b.sc., m.b., b.s. The Kapurthala Dispensary is situated on the outskirts of Lucknow, and patients attend the dispensary not only from the interior of the town but also from outside the city. The popularity of the dispensary is rapidly increasing, and it offers a good field for study, but unfortunately there is no equipment for pathological studies. Hence my observations have...

childhood encephalopathy in Lucknow, India

Eighty-six randomly selected children between 6 months and 12 years of age admitted with acute unexplained encephalopathy over a one year period were examined for evidence of Japanese encephalitis. One or more indicators of the infection were present in 36 (41.8%). Viral isolation from brain tissue was possible in 2 of 12 patients and from cerebrospinal fluid in 19 out of 62 patients. Serologic...

Palynology as a Tool in Bathymetry

Keratomycosis in Lucknow.

Virchow first introduced the term mycosis for fungal infections. Leber (I 870) first described a case ofkeratomycosis due to Aspergillus and first established an early clinical diagnosis by mycological methods. Since his report more than thirty species of saprophytic fungi have been identified as causative agents of keratomycosis. A review of the literature for the last 20 years shows an increa...

Principles and methods for automated palynology.

Pollen grains are microscopic so their identification and quantification has, for decades, depended upon human observers using light microscopes: a labour-intensive approach. Modern improvements in computing and imaging hardware and software now bring automation of pollen analyses within reach. In this paper, we provide the first review in over 15 yr of progress towards automation of the part o...