scholarly journals Paraneoplastic dermatomyositis: a case report from North-East India

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (5) ◽  
pp. 705
Author(s):  
Nandakishore Thokchom ◽  
Nandita Bhattacharjee ◽  
Linda Kongbam ◽  
Erika Salam
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Gastrointestinal Tract ◽  
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma ◽  
Muscle Weakness ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Autoimmune Myopathy ◽  
Indian Male ◽  
Carcinoma Ovary

<p>Dermatomyositis is a rare autoimmune myopathy with distinctive cutaneous changes. It has been associated with a wide range of malignancies like carcinoma ovary, lung, breast, gastrointestinal tract and non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma. The malignancy can be concurrent or can occur before or after the onset of myositis. We report a case of dermatomyositis in a 63-year-old Indian male with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. The characteristic cutaneous features and muscle weakness developed concomitantly with the onset of nasopharyngeal carcinoma.</p>

scholarly journals Bleomycin-induced flagellate pigmentation: a case report from North-East India

2019 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 879
Author(s):  
Nandakishore Thokchom ◽  
Nandita Bhattacharjee ◽  
Linda Kongbam
Keyword(s):  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Case Report ◽  
Germ Cell ◽  
Targeted Therapies ◽  
Side Effect ◽  
Ovarian Teratoma ◽  
Germ Cell Tumours ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Cutaneous Adverse Effect

<p class="abstract">Bleomycin is an antitumour antibiotic commonly used in the management of Hodgkin’s lymphoma and germ cell tumours. Flagellate pigmentation is a very specific and rare cutaneous adverse effect of bleomycin. It is characterised by linear, painless, pruritic, hyperpigmented lesions simulating marks of whiplashes over trunk and extremities. With the advent of targeted therapies resulting in the infrequent use of bleomycin, this unique side effect is also uncommonly encountered nowadays. Here, we report a case of bleomycin-induced flagellate pigmentation in a 35-year-old Indian female with ovarian teratoma. The characteristic patterned hyperpigmented patches developed following 2nd cycle of chemotherapy with bleomycin, etoposide and cisplatin.</p><p class="abstract"> </p>

Effect of rodents on seed fate of five hornbill-dispersed tree species in a tropical forest in north-east India

2009 ◽  
Vol 25 (5) ◽  
pp. 507-514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nandini Velho ◽  
Aparajita Datta ◽  
Kavita Isvaran
Keyword(s):  
Tropical Forest ◽  
Tree Species ◽  
Camera Traps ◽  
Seed Fate ◽  
Seed Survival ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Dysoxylum Binectariferum ◽  
Seed Fates

Abstract:Hornbills are important dispersers of a wide range of tree species. Many of these species bear fruits with large, lipid-rich seeds that could attract terrestrial rodents. Rodents have multiple effects on seed fates, many of which remain poorly understood in the Palaeotropics. The role of terrestrial rodents was investigated by tracking seed fate of five hornbill-dispersed tree species in a tropical forest in north-east India. Seeds were marked inside and outside of exclosures below 6–12 parent fruiting trees (undispersed seed rain) and six hornbill nest trees (a post-dispersal site). Rodent visitors and seed removal were monitored using camera traps. Our findings suggest that several rodent species, especially two species of porcupine were major on-site seed predators. Scatter-hoarding was rare (1.4%). Seeds at hornbill nest trees had lower survival compared with parent fruiting trees, indicating that clumped dispersal by hornbills may not necessarily improve seed survival. Seed survival in the presence and absence of rodents varied with tree species. Some species (e.g. Polyalthia simiarum) showed no difference, others (e.g. Dysoxylum binectariferum) experienced up to a 64% decrease in survival in the presence of rodents. The differing magnitude of seed predation by rodents can have significant consequences at the seed establishment stage.

scholarly journals Skin color variation: A study on Eastern and North East India

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (3) ◽  
pp. 13-16
Author(s):  
Sumit Maitra ◽  
Diptendu Chatterjee ◽  
Arup Ratan Bandyopadhyay
Keyword(s):  
Ethnic Groups ◽  
Skin Color ◽  
Skin Pigmentation ◽  
Color Space ◽  
Color Variation ◽  
Phenotypic Traits ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Significant Difference

Background: Skin pigmentation is one of the most variable phenotypic traits and most noticeable of human polymorphisms. Skin pigmentation in humans is largely determined by the quantity and distribution of the pigment melanin. The literature review on skin color variation revealed a few works on skin pigmentation variation has been conducted in India from Southern, Western and Northern part. Aims and Objectives: To best of the knowledge, the present discourse is the first attempt to understand skin color variation from Eastern and North Eastern part of India among three populations. Materials and Methods: The present study consisted of 312 participants from Chakma and Tripuri groups of Tripura, North East India, and participants from Bengalee Hindu caste population from West Bengal. Skin color was measured by Konica Minolta CR-10 spectrophotometer which measures and quantifies the colors with a 3D color space (CIELAB) color space created by 3 axes. All the skin color measurements from each participant were taken from unexposed (underarm) left and right to get a mean and exposed (forehead) to sunlight. Results: The distribution of skin color variation among the three populations demonstrated significant (p<0.05) difference in lightness for unexposed and exposed indicating lightness in unexposed area. Furthermore, the present study revealed significant difference (p<0.05) in skin color among the ethnic groups across the body location and all three attributes (lightness, redness and yellowness). Conclusion: Generally, skin color variation may be elucidated by two main factors: individual differences in lightness and yellowness and by and large due to ethnicity, where diversity in redness is due to primarily due to different body locations. Variation in lightness have more characteristic probability. The present study first time reports the wide range of quantitative skin color variation among the three ethnic groups from Eastern and North East India and highest yellowness (b*) among the population from North East India.

scholarly journals Classic Kaposi Sarcoma from North-East India: A case report

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 291-293
Author(s):  
Linda Kongbam ◽  
◽  
Nandakishore Thokchom ◽  
Erika Salam ◽  
◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Kaposi Sarcoma ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Classic Kaposi Sarcoma

A Review of Institutional and Developmental Issues in North-East India

2020 ◽  
Vol 66 (2) ◽  
pp. 206-218
Author(s):  
Nicodim Basumatary ◽  
Bhagirathi Panda
Keyword(s):  
Rule Of Law ◽  
Institutional Factors ◽  
Eastern Region ◽  
Political Issues ◽  
Developmental Issues ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
The North ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
North Eastern

Developmental issues of the North-Eastern States of India cannot be studied inisolation without accounting for the varied politico-socio-economic and institutional factors. This study covers a wide range of the socio-political issues and developmental gaps in the North-Eastern Region (NER) of India. It presents a broader picture and gives an understanding of the issues of governance and development prevailing in this region. Many issues pertain to paucity of developmental outcomes, ethnicity, demand for statehood, insurgency, absence of rule of law, corruption and so on, suggesting state’s ineffectiveness and people’s incompetence to take development to the front stage. An effort has also been made to trace the literature that deals with these issues.

Rhinosporidiosis of lacrimal sac: A rare case report from north east India

2011 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 40
Author(s):  
Manasi Saha (Ray) ◽  
Abhijit Datta ◽  
PhaniKumar Sarkar
Keyword(s):  
Case Report ◽  
Rare Case ◽  
Lacrimal Sac ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Rare Case Report

scholarly journals Information Sources Utilization among Potato Farmers in North East India

2022 ◽  
Vol 22 (1) ◽  
pp. 44-49
Author(s):  
Rajib Das ◽  
◽  
K. K. Jha
Keyword(s):  
Mass Media ◽  
Information Sources ◽  
Sources Of Information ◽  
North East India ◽  
Related Information ◽  
North East ◽  
Societal Needs ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Informal Information ◽  
User Friendly

Information technology has transformed many other aspects of human endeavor and has helped create systems for responding to a wide range of societal needs. The benefits of pertinent farm related information in empowering farmer are significant and remain to be exploited. Potato is one of the most important crops grown successfully in North East India but farmers have limited access to the updated information. A research study was undertaken in four major potato growing states of NE including Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura with a sample of 480 farmers. It was found that potato farmers preferred to utilize informal information sources more than formal as well as the mass media sources with respect to using inputs and taking pertinent decisions with respect to sustainable potato cultivation. Farmers urgently require timely and reliable sources of information for taking important farm management decisions. Therefore, it is recommended to popularize the strategic use of mass media including user friendly ICT tools for better and faster outreach to the target farmers.

scholarly journals The Effect of Sino-Indian War, 1962 on Ethnic Communities of Arunachal Pradesh

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 168-182
Author(s):  
Fauzia Farmin Sayeda ◽  
Barnali Sarma
Keyword(s):  
Careful Analysis ◽  
The State ◽  
Arunachal Pradesh ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Indian Government ◽  
North East India ◽  
North East ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Indian War ◽  
The Government

The study is an attempt to analyse the socio-economic consequences of Sino-Indian war of 1962 on the ethnic communities of North-East Frontier Agency (NEFA), the present state of Arunachal Pradesh, geospatially located in North-East India. A careful analysis of the pre-independent history of the region suggests that both Ahoms and British rulers followed a policy of non-interference in the region as it was predominantly a tribal area. After independence, the Indian Government also followed the policy of minimal governance. The vital issues of infrastructure were also not given much emphasis until the war of 1962. As the Government realised the strategic importance of the state, a significant change in government policy can be witnessed. Apart from initiating development in infrastructure of the state, efforts were also made to nationalise the frontier. The present research aims to document the socio-economic changes brought by the war, using a critical analysis of a wide range of sources.

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