Introduction: Superior adhesive strength in luting agents is of paramount significance in fixed partial denture success. In this in vitro study five cements were tested for retentive qualities, using both lathe-cut and hand-prepared specimens. Materials and methods: A total of 104 freshly extracted tooth specimens were prepared. Seventy of them were lathe-cut and 30 specimens were hand-prepared...

Three new species of leafhoppers, Scaphoideus ramamurthyi sp. nov. (from Meghalaya: Barapani), Scaphoideus menoni sp. nov. (from Kerala: Valluvady) and Scaphoideus viraktamathi sp. nov. (from Kerala: Kannavam) from India, are described and illustrated. Also, the female of S. varna Viraktamath & Mohan, previously known only from Myanmar is described with a new record for India. Taxonomic notes o...

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences Review and Research Page 59 Available online at www.globalresearchonline.net Vidya Viswanad , N.A Aleykutty, B. Jaykar, Subin Mary Zachariah, Litha Thomas Amrita School of Pharmacy, Ponekkara, Cochin-41, Kerala, India. Pusphagiri College of Pharmacy, Thiruvalla, Kerala, India. Vinayaka Mission's College of Pharmacy, Salem, Tamil Nadu, India. *Cor...

Sathya Subramani, Praghalathan Kanthakumar, Delinda Maneksh, Anita Sidharthan, Shoma V. Rao, Vinodh Parasuraman, and Elizabeth Tharion Department of Physiology and Surgical Intensive Care Unit, Christian Medical College, Vellore, Tamilnadu; Department of Physiology, Dr. Somervell Memorial C.S.I. Medical College and Hospital, Karakonam, Kerala; and Department of Physiology, Travancore Medical Co...

Sand buried wood materials were collected from the beaches of Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Pondicherry and screened for marine fungi. A total of 27 arenicolous marine fungi were encountered including 19 Ascomycetes, 1 Basidiomycete and 7 Mitosporic fungi. The present study records the maximum number of arenicolous marine fungi reported so far. Ceriosporopsis capillacea, Dryosphaera tropicalis and Sav...

The natural occurrence of vertical transmission of dengue viruses in Aedes albopictus (Skuse) mosquitoes was examined in the state of Kerala in southern India. Adults and larvae of Ae. albopictus collected from Kerala were screened for dengue viruses by using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay with dengue-specific monoclonal antibodies. The possibility of the vertical transmission of dengue viru...

Population Registry of Lifestyle Diseases (PROLIFE) is a prospective cohort study aimed at the long-term follow-up of the residents of seven contiguous villages in Kerala, India. There were 161 942 subject enrolments as of 1 July 2002. The study was initiated by Health Action by People (HAP), a non-profit public health research organization. Kerala, with a population of 431 million in 2001, has...

Surface samples have been collected from Kerala coast, Valapatanam-Azhikode deposit of northern Kerala coast. The average heavy minerals percentage shows 30.32 %. The heavy mineral assemblage of samples from area showed an appreciable percentage of opaque followed by sillimanite and zircon. The chemical analysis carried out for the present investigation, is detailed as Ferrian ilmenite. X-ray d...

Experimental study using coir geotextiles in watershed management S. Vishnudas, H. H. G. Savenije, P. van der Zaag, K. R. Anil, and K. Balan Water Resources Section, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands UNESCO-IHE, Delft, The Netherlands College of Agriculture, Trivandrum, Kerala, India Government College of Engineering, Thrissur, Kerala, India Received: 15 August 2005 – Accep...

Kerala in south India grows several cash crops such as banana and pineapple, the crop residues of which are sources of natural fibres that can be used in hand papermaking. Kerala, however, does not have a tradition in hand papermaking. The following is an account of an attempt to popularize the art and craft of hand papermaking among self-help groups as a means of self-employment and waste util...