The occurrence of a bronchopleural fistula (BPF) continues to represent a challenging management problem, and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. Bronchoscopic closure of BPF with instillation of n-butyl-cyanoacrylate glue is an effective, economical, minimally invasive and safe technique for managing BPFs. We present a case that was successfully treated with this method. *Correspo...

In this research paper, we have discussed the estimation of location and scale parameters of Weibull distribution using concept of generalized order statistics by the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE) and an alternative linear estimates (Gupta) from Type II singly and doubly censored samples. Tables of coefficients for best linear estimator and alternative estimator of μ and λ have been obt...

The effects of UVC exposure on the track etch rate Vt and the detector sensitivity V of CR-39 SSNTDs were investigated through the diameters and depths of alpha-particle tracks. Both the bulk etch rate Vb and Vt increased but V decreased. The track diameters and depths were used to derive a V function for CR-39 detectors with and without UV irradiation. © 2008 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

The human cervical carcinoma cell line ME180 was examined for human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA and RNA. The integrated DNA of a presumably new HPV type showing a relationship closer to HPV39 than to HPV18 was cloned and sequenced. HPV sequences from the E6-E7-E1 region are expressed as poly(A)+ RNAs.

Gupta and Livne (1988) modified Nash’s (1950) original bargaining problem through the introduction of a reference point restricted to lie in the bargaining set. Additionally, they characterized a solution concept for this augmented bargaining problem. We propose and axiomatically characterize a new solution concept for bargaining problems with a reference point: The Tempered Aspirations solutio...

Sir, Long term administration of psychotropic drugs produces significant biochemical changes, that often become manifest only after their withdrawal. Various clinical syndromes described are : rebound insomnia following benzodiazepene withdrawal (Kale et al., 1980), mania after imipramine withdrawal (Gupta et al., 1986) and hypomania following lithium withdrawal (Gupta, 1987). Such a process ma...

This species superficially resembles Scaptodrosophila paratriangulata (Gupta, 1971) in having cross striped abdominal tergites, apically rounded wing, ocellar triangle brownish black, heel of the genital arch not pointed and the row of teeth of surstylus not convexed. However, this species distinctly differs from S. paratriangulata in having dark coloration, basal apodeme of aedeagus (usually l...