Based on the LQAS exercises leprosy prevalence in the state of Tamil Nadu in India was above 7 per 10000. LQAS method using clusters was validated for monitoring leprosy elimination in high endemic areas. Use of cluster sampling makes this method further useful as a rapid assessment procedure. This method needs to be tested for its applicability in moderate and low endemic areas, where the sample size may need increasing. It is further possible to consider LQAS as a monitoring tool for elimination programmes with respect to other disease conditions.
Nebulized spray pyrolysis has been employed to deposit thin films of cation-deficient on substrates. The epitaxial nature of these films has been established by x-ray diffraction as well as high-resolution electron microscopy of the interface. The films show magnetoresistance around 210 K at 6 T.
Pemphigus vulgaris is a rare chronic blistering skin disease. It is classified as a type II hypersensitivity reaction, with the formation of antibodies against desmosomes, components of the skin that function to keep certain layers of skin bound to each other. As desmosomes are attacked, the layer of skin separate and the clinical picture resembles a blister. Over time the condition inevitably progresses without treatment lesions increase in size and distribution throughout the body, behaving physiologically like a severe burn.
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